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Presidents' Day other (social studies) literature circles
February Reading Passages | Close Reading Text Evidence | Reading Comprehension
The passage and the questions are all on one page for easy reference.Topics include:Comprehension Question types: key details, main idea or topic, word meaning, text structure, authors purpose, and genre.These reading comprehension passages can be found inside the February Math and Literacy (1st grade) Valentines Day Craft (Early Finishers)The questions for each passage varies. These passage cover a variety of nonfiction standards.What's Inside: 1 Fiction 8 Nonfiction PassagesGroundhog DayAbr
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Presidents Day Reading (Differentiated) -George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
CLICK THE PREVIEW TO SEE MORE!Presidents Day reading! These differentiated reading passages on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are a great way for your students to learn history about two of our nation's greatest presidents. Included are two non-fiction passages about each president. Passage A is slightly more advanced than passage B. Also included, KWL chart, Venn Diagram, Comprehension pages, Presidential trading cards AND Coloring and writing page. Common core aligned. Included:+ George
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2nd - 5th
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Bad Kitty for President Literature Guide (Common Core)
My students LOVE Bad Kitty. Perfect Book to motivate low readers, students beginning chapter books, or students who don't enjoy reading! Also a great book to have students read around election time or President's Day! This packet contains a 28 student page guide to use with the book "Bad Kitty for President" by Nick Bruel. This book works well for a class read aloud, reading group, or independent study. Its ATOS book level is a 4.5 for Accelerated Reading and is worth 1 point.
This guide contai
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2nd - 4th
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Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Novel Study and American History Study
This product is a novel study for the book Capture the Flag by Kate Messner. Social Studies is easily integrated into this unit due to the content of the novel. The story is a mystery about the flag that inspired the song "The Star-Spangled Banner" being stolen. Three kids go on an adventurous search for the stolen flag. Throughout the text there are historical references to Revolutionary Americans, American Symbols, American History, and American Government.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Abe Lincoln at Last! Literature Guide (Common Core Aligned)
Perfect Book for President's Day! This packet contains a 33 student page guide to use with the book "Abe Lincoln at Last!" by Mary Pope Osborne. Do you want a book to show your students how Abe Lincoln grew up along with some Magic Tree House magic involved? Then this is the perfect book guide for you. This book works well for a class read aloud, reading group, or independent study. Its ATOS book level is a 3.5 for Accelerated Reading and is worth 2 points.
This guide contains:
- 1 Packet Cover
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2nd - 4th
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NC State Symbols Reading Passage
This an introductory reading passage to the North Carolina State Symbols. Students will learn about some of the most popular state symbols that shape North Carolina. There is a sequencing worksheet to follow after the passage, in which students are to list and describe the four symbols discussed in the passage in chronological order from when they were adopted as a state symbol.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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The Boys in the Boat: A Novel Study Using Socratic Seminar
Hello! My name is Shelly Smith, and I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Elementary Literacy. My students get results that are much higher than our district/state average! I believe much of it is due to the way in which literacy is taught in my classroom. Welcome to my Literacy Studio!
I believe you will be extremely pleased with this unique and rigorous approach to literacy that hooks students from the very beginning. This study is based on the novel The Boys in the Boat. All of the CCS
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5th - 7th
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EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
Grades:
4th - 7th
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes: A Book Test and Key by Jean Martin
This is a comprehension test plus answer key for Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. There are thirteen multiple choice questions and two short response questions. There are fifteen questions in all. Created by Jean MartinNOTE: I also have a novel study for this book which you might want to take a look at (just click on the bold words). The novel study includes this book test, so if you purchase it you will also receive this comprehension test at no extra cost.
Grades:
4th - 6th
American Symbols An Emergent Reader and Activities
This 8 page book is a perfect supplement for your unit on American Symbols or President's Day. Each page has predictable text and pictures to color.
Also comes with sentences from the book and work mats. You can laminate the words, cut them apart and have kids put them back together on work mats. There's a place for kids to write the sentences. Perfect for a center! I also included a page for each American symbol where kids will illustrate and write.
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*American Flag
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PreK - 1st
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Duck for President Book Companion and Activities (includes election activities)
An assortment of activities that will explore the book Duck for President using story elements, comprehension, character study and analysis. Includes vocabulary and definitions, story sequence cards, anchor charts, graphic organizers, worksheets as well as election activities.Includes the following:Table of contentsLarge Vocabulary cardsVocabulary word wall cardsVocabulary definition cardsVocabulary word to definition matchKWL chart (graphic organizer)Elections - can, have, are (graphic org
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Revolutionary War on Wednesday Magic Tree House #22 Comprehension Novel Study
This unit is designed to engage students with the book while helping you assess their comprehension. There is a worksheet for each chapter of the book (10 chapters), with a variety of question types to help students inference, connect with the ideas, consider new vocabulary, and understand more of what they read. Each chapter worksheet also includes a set of word work activities to practice common core skills, such as parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, possessives, contractions, irregular p
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Thin Wood Walls Literature Unit
Thin Wood Walls is a great book written by David Patneaude about the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. This book is great for reading during your ELA or History lessons. Included in this unit:List of resources/videosVocabularyComprehension questions for each chapterHaiku mini lessonCompare and Contrast
Grades:
6th - 12th
My American Flag-Independent Craft and Writing
My American Flag-Independent Craft and Writing
(Great for Presidents' Day!)
To prepare for independent activity:
Make a copy of the flag for each student.
Each student will also need four 4.5in x .5in red strips and three 9.5in x .5in red strips.
blue crayons
q-tips
white paint
make a sample project to refer to
Students glue the red strips in the appropriate places. They color the star section blue with a crayon. Then they use the q-tips to dot the white paint in each star. When the craft
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Abe Lincoln at Last! Magic Tree House #47 Comprehension Novel Study
This unit is designed to engage students with the book while helping you assess their comprehension. There is a worksheet for each chapter of the book (12 chapters), with a variety of question types to help students inference, connect with the ideas, consider new vocabulary, and understand more of what they read. Each chapter worksheet also includes a set of word work activities to practice common core skills, such as parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, possessives, contractions, irregular p
Grades:
2nd - 5th
WE ARE ALL BORN FREE Book Companion - Human Rights Activities
We Are All Born Free is a picture book of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You can find a copy online, or at your local library to accompany this book companion This story is perfect for learning about human rights in a kid-friendly way. Product Details✦ Human Rights Lesson Plan✦ Discussion Questions✦ Writing Prompts about the Declaration of Human Rights✦ Inference Activity✦ Craft a Human Right ✦ Contrast Laws vs. Human Rights✦ Create a Declaration of Students' Rights ✦ We Are All Born
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Joe Biden Foldable Emergent Reader ~Color & B&W~ PLUS Printable
Are you teaching your emergent readers about our 46th president Joe Biden?Would you like THEM to be able to read an informational book about our 46th President with pride & confidence?How about a printable that details facts from the book- teaching students how to reference back into a book for information?Look no further! You are all set with a reader about our current President of the United States! There is even a 'fun fact' page about Kamala Harris!Use it during President's Day and/or w
Grades:
K - 2nd
Abe Lincoln and the Civil War: Four Informational Text Passages & Printables
Check out this resource about Abraham Lincoln and the turbulent times of the Civil War. Four informational text passages are included along with challenging questions to make your students think about history while they sharpen their reading skills. The high interest passages are: Abraham Lincoln on the Road to the White House, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry, and Mathew Brady. These topics are also covered in Patricia Polacco’s book, “Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln”. Using picture books is an excell
Grades:
4th - 6th
2 American Symbol Emergent Readers
This is a set of 2 emergent readers focused on the American symbols. The readers cover the American Flag, the Bald Eagle, The Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and Mount Rushmore. There is:
1 - reader with all words to highlight sight words and touch points for one to one
1 - reader with missing words and missing symbol meanings for fill in the blank and touch points for one to one
For more Presidential fun:
Presidents Day Emergent Reader, Sort, and Writing
Thanks for looking!
Cara
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Texas Writing Project, Biography on Texas Heroes: Step-By-Step Guide
No-prep, Texas "Hero" Biography Interactive Notebook Guide! With this interactive notebook, students will complete a step-by-step guide to writing a biography on a Texas hero of their choice. This is an excellent product to guide your students through writing a detailed, organized and informative biography. Students will research, take notes and even learn how to integrate their own personal thoughts about the hero into the biography. This is perfect for distance learning as well!Students will
Grades:
4th - 6th
Literacy Circles for Novel/Book Study High School (Remote/Distance & In-Person)
This 5-week unit is everything you need to complete a rigorous novel study. Students are grouped by novel or other larger text and complete roles that rotate on a weekly basis. The unit is designed to encourage a deep dive into any larger body of work and then create a product that shows an outgrowth of learning. Students will collaborate and create with this unit. It works well in conjunction with other lessons and is a great way to break up the week so students are consistently reading indepen
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Election Day Worksheets
Build reading fluency while teaching American Government! These are perfect for the Presidential Election 2020. These 9 reading passages will help your students understand the U.S. Government while helping them increase fluency. All you need to do is to print and go! Reading passages include: Government ServicesAbraham LincolnGeorge WashingtonMaking LawsCivic DutiesVoting for Public OfficeExecutive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial BranchPlease download the complete preview! Each reading passage
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches - Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated texts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington and President Obama's speech given at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington given in 2013. The included zipped folder also includes an unmarked copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical componen
Grades:
6th - 12th
Abraham Lincoln Reader's Theater w/ GREAT vocabulary activities too!
Are you looking for a way to integrate social studies information with reading? Then this Reader's Theater is the product for you! This product will keep your students excited and enthralled while learning about history, as well as practicing their fluency, oral expression, and comprehension skills too! Students will learn about Abraham Lincoln's life from boyhood through the Civil War, as well as the tragic visit to the Ford Theater, where Lincoln's life ended. Also included with this kid
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2nd - 5th
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