The New Year classroom community literature circles

Reading Out of My Mind aloud with your students? Build classroom community with these Out of My Mind discussion questions. They will save you time and you will be prepared to get the discussion started after you read each chapter aloud.Looking for more Read Aloud Questions? Grab the whole bundle here!These questions are the perfect way to guide your students through the novel. After reading each chapter aloud, start a discussion with your students. How do I use the Out of My Mind discussion

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Reading Strategies, The New Year

Also included in: Read Aloud Discussion Questions: Bundle

Squirrels New Years Resolution Craft | Squirrels New Year Resolution Sequencing

Created by

Primary Scouts

Engage your little learners in *consistent* hands-on story book sequence and retelling practice that will result in a meaningful craft that shows off all their hard retelling work.This resource was created for K-1 learners to address core retelling skills and pairs with the book Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat MillerIncluded:6 Story Cards for Charting (Color & BW)*Pocket Chart/Anchor Chart Headers for: Title, BME, Characters/Setting Retelling Hand VisualRetelling Partner Game MatSqui

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Worksheets, Literature Circles, Lesson

Also included in: Winter Crafts Christmas December Activities | Sequencing Stories with Pictures

You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion

Created by

Fran Cook

You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

Science of Reading Centers | Heart Words | Center Rotation Slides

Created by

Learn with Miss Power

These slides include activities you'd find following the Science of Reading. Display these daily classroom slides to organize your guided reading center time! The center rotation slides give students clear class expectations and structure during small groups. There is also a slide to make your own custom activities! Simply edit the name of the activity or insert your own pictures. The reading centers can easily be projected on a Smartboard.The center rotation slides are easy to follow, save you

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, Reading

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

Student Pairing Cards | Student Grouping Cards | Partner Match Up - Food Theme

Created by

Enlightened Teachings

Picking student partners and grouping students will never be easier with these pairing and grouping cards in a fun food theme! Students will love the mystery in not knowing who their partners is!***This set is included in my Student Pairing Cards Bundle at a big discount! Click here for the BUNDLE!***STUDENT PAIRINGThere are 15 pairs of food partners – makes a total of 30 cards. These come in color and black and white for you to print on colored stock paper if you prefer. It’s as easy as print,

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: Student Pairing Cards | Student Match Up , Student Partner Match BUNDLE

Read Aloud Discussion Questions: Bundle

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Each one of these books are amazing novels that can lead to lively classroom discussions with your students. Read Aloud Discussion questions will help you get the conversations started after you read each chapter aloud.These questions are NOT meant for students to answer on their own. They are to be thought about and discussed in partners, groups or as a whole class.These questions are NOT meant to be a comprehension check or used as a written response. They are thought-provoking and interact

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

The Primary Partner - - Libby Klinner Teaching

First Week of School Book Companion BUNDLE - Activities for Back to School

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These book activities are perfect for the first week of school! There are 8 resources included with book companions for 11 different books. The crafts your students create will make the perfect back to school bulletin board! The books these activities are based on will teach growth mindset, acceptance of others, celebrating names, friendship, and more!What's Included:1. All Are Welcome Book Companion & Social Emotional Learning LessonThis book promotes inclusivity in the classroom. Use this

Subjects:

Back to School, Character Education, Classroom Community

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Literature Circles

Our Class is a Family: Classroom Community Writing and Drawing Book Craft

Created by

MaiStoryBook

Perfect book craft activity to accompany the School Time Back-to-School or End of the Year Classroom Community Read Aloud, "Our Class is a Family" by Shannon Olsen, Illustrated by Sandie Sonke~ a celebration of class community and all the special moments a class shares together. Great for Reading, Literacy, ELA Centers for all grade levels! Read aloud the story "Our Class is a Family" and then encourage students to create their own School Craft to reflect on and share about the important people

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, End of Year

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

Also included in: Our Class is a Family + Our School is a Family Craft Bundle, Classroom Community

Free Squirrel's New Year's Resolution Sequencing Activity

Created by

Tammy Sivley - The Space Coast Teacher

This fun FREE sequencing activity is a follow up to the book Squirrel's New Year's Resolution. It includes reproducibles the children will cut out and glue in the order squirrel meets the animals in the story. It also includes a Nut of the Month Calendar for the students to fill in. If you would like additional New Year's Activities, please take a peek at my Happy New Year Literacy and Math Unit. Enjoy!a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Squirrel's New

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, The New Year, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson, Centers

When I Grow Up... (CLASS BOOK)

Created by

Preschoolers and Sunshine

When I Grow Up... (CLASS BOOK)This class book will be a great addition to your classroom library and will go great with your Community Helpers Theme!Directions1. Print cover page2. Print (pg. 3) for each student and draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up (optional: add a photo of each student)3.Laminate cover page 4.Bind pages together to make a class book

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Reading

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Book Social - The Recess Queen

Created by

Samantha Snow

You and your students are invited to a BOOK SOCIAL! What does that mean exactly?! Well, let us explain! Book Social is a collaborative project created by Samantha Henry @MrsHenryInFirst and Jordan Dunagan @heyheyfirstgrade. Book Social features books each month for the FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM that promote social skills and social thinking.Included in each book unit are:*Literacy Activities*Text Conversations (prompts to facilitate book and social skills conversation)*Reading Response Sheets &

Subjects:

Back to School, Character Education, Classroom Community

Grades:

1st

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

Black and White Classroom Decor | Daily Slides | Center Rotation Slides

Created by

Learn with Miss Power

This Black and White classroom decor bundle has products that fit any classroom theme (especially speckled black and white ones). This bundle will continue to grow / more products will be added to it later!!Included you'll find 3 products:1. Display these daily classroom slides to organize your center time! These Center Rotation Slides are a great visual so that your students know what they should be doing during reading small groups. This virtual schedule goes well with Black and White Classro

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Holes Questions - Holes Novel Questions - Read Aloud Discussion Questions

Created by

Reading the Holes novel aloud with your students? Build a classroom community with these Holes questions. They will save you time and you will be prepared to get the discussion started after you read each chapter aloud.>>Looking for more Read Aloud Questions? Grab the whole bundle here! <<These Holes questions are the perfect way to guide your students through the novel. After reading each chapter aloud, start a discussion with your students.How do I use the Holes discussion question

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

CCSS:

SL.4.1

, SL.4.1c

, SL.5.1

, SL.5.1c

, SL.6.1

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Fairness: Being a Fair Friend-Character Education

Created by

Teaching Amazing First

Help kids understand what Fairness and being a Fair Friend looks like. Character Education in the classroom is becoming more and more important. This is a great introduction and/or reminder of what it takes to be fair and to be a good friend. 7 pages of activities including fairness rules and situations, draw or write activities, cut and paste activities, and writing I can statements. Also includes writing pages for assessment. If you like these Fair Friend worksheets, check ou

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Literature Circles

Book Social - Scaredy Squirrel

Created by

Samantha Snow

You and your students are invited to a BOOK SOCIAL! What does that mean exactly?! Well, let us explain! Book Social is a collaborative project created by Samantha Henry @MrsHenryInFirst and Jordan Dunagan @heyheyfirstgrade. Book Social features books each month for the FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM that promote social skills and social thinking.Included in each book unit are:*Literacy Activities*Text Conversations (prompts to facilitate book and social skills conversation)*Reading Response Sheets &

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Literature, Reading

Grades:

1st

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

Fish in a Tree NOVEL STUDY

Created by

Katie Surly

One of my favorite quotes is "Every student can learn, just not in the same way or in the same day." "Fish in a Tree" lives out that quote in every page. Your class will be forever changed by this book, and challenged to be better together. Everyone can learn something by the wonderful and relatable characters in "Fish in a Tree" by Linda Mullaly Hunt. This novel study will engage students and ensure that reading this book is an unforgettable experience. What is included? -Introduction page to

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, English Language Arts

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Auld Lang Syne [Common Core Aligned Literacy Activities for the New Year]

Created by

The Wise Owl

Looking for a creative, yet rigorous set of reading and writing activities for the week after winter break that goes beyond the usual New Years Resolution writing task? This common-core aligned pack (aligned to Grade 3 standards, but appropriate for 2nd-5th grade) is a great way to get your students back into the routine of school. Watch your kids light up as they connect new ideas and information to the familiar tradition of singing “Auld Lang Syne” at midnight on New Years Eve! Included: 1

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, The New Year, Vocabulary

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

The Wild Robot Chapter Questions Bundle - The Wild Robot Novel

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The Wild Robot novel and The Wild Robot Escapes are amazing books that can lead to lively classroom discussions with your students. These Wild Robot chapter questions will help you get the conversations started after you read each chapter aloud. The Wild Robot novel questions are NOT meant for students to answer on their own. They are to be thought about and discussed in partners, groups or as a whole class. The chapter questions are NOT meant to be a comprehension check or used as a written res

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types: