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End of Year U.S. History literature circles
Mystery Readers Theater End of Year Reading Activities Holiday Theatre Scripts
This fun and engaging end of the year activity is a perfect reading mystery activity for your students! Who Freed the Fish is a super fun reader's theater script! In this whodunnit mystery reader's theater activity, students will learn to become detectives and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out what happened to the Field Day goldfish! With lots of suspects and circumstantial evidence, the students will have to take good notes, make lots of inferences, and think like a real detectives
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4th - 6th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Kindergarten Activities, Craft Headbands Worksheets & Writing
Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with this updated, easy-to-use, and high-interest unit! This engaging unit includes exciting activities, writing prompts, adorable crafts, viewer instructions, party ideas, and so much more! You will even receive a bonus file with directed drawing and a foldable!This resource is jam-packed with everything you need to celebrate a solar eclipse near you or conduct an in-depth study about them. Due to the scientific nature of this product, the activities will work f
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PreK - 1st
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1-ESS1-1
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Book Unit
Al Capone Does My Shirts
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*No Prep!
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*Great for Whole Class, Guided Reading Groups, Literature Circles, and More!
This is a novel study for Al Capone Does My Shirts Gennifer Choldenko. Over 30 pages of student work, plus an answer key!
Al Capone Does My Shirts is divided into eight sections for study. Each section contains four chapters. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary, and a Common Core Standard taught in each section. There are multiple-choice q
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4th - 6th
Book Clubs Discussion Cards Literature Circles 2nd 3rd 4th Grade Activities F/NF
Enjoy Book Clubs MADE EASY with Book Club discussion cards for any text, fiction or nonfiction, and Book Club activities that kids love! Like Literature Circles, your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students (5th grade, too!) engage in powerful reading conversations around articles, passages, picture books, chapter books, and more!❤️❤️❤️ What are Book Clubs?Like Literature Circles, Book Clubs are simply small groups of students meeting to discuss a shared text. Perfect for building reading comprehension
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2nd - 5th
Reading Comprehension Response Printables & Graphic Organizers for Any Book
This unit contains 30 reading response activities that your students can use during guided reading, whole class activities, or for independent work. Each reading response sheet is 1/2 page to save paper AND so your students can make a little "My Reading Booklet"Here's the reading response activities/graphic organizers included:1. Title Page for student booklet2. Describe a Character3. Cause and Effect4. Compare Two Characters (Venn Diagram)5. Letter to the Author6. What's the Main Idea7.
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1st - 3rd
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
The Very Impatient Caterpillar and The Little Butterfly That Could Read Aloud
This Interactive Read Aloud is perfect for spring or the end of the year. The Very Impatient Caterpillar is a great story about a caterpillar who doesn't want to wait to become a butterfly. In addition to being perfect for any caterpillar and butterfly unit, it is also great for end of the year social emotional learning. Students learn what it means to be patient. The Little Butterfly That Could is perfect for improving a student's growth mindset, while learning about how butterfly's migrate.You
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K - 1st
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Thank You Sarah Hale November Activities Sarah Saves Thanksgiving Book Companion
Add a little history to your Thanksgiving activities this year. Your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will love learning about the life and legacy of Sarah Hale, the single mother of five, composer of Mary Had a Little Lamb and first female magazine editor. Sarah singlehandedly took on the task of having Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. She is a real-life example of perseverance.This unit can stand alone with the accompanying story Sarah Saves Thanksgiving (written by me) o
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Thanksgiving ELA Enrichment Activities Bundle
Bitmoji Bookmarks
These adorable and relatable bookmarks are sure to make your kids smile! Use them as gifts, prizes in your class store, or classroom behavior incentives! A How To Use Guide is included in the resource to help you with making and inserting your Bitmoji Avatar into the editable bookmark template! *NO Bitmojis ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE. This is meant to be personalized with any image of your choice!FIle is an editable PowerPont File_______________________________________________________________
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2nd - 7th
May Read Aloud Activities | End of Year Activities | Story Retelling
Looking for a fun and interactive read aloud, matching lessons and engaging activities that meet various core standards within your week of learning? This bundle will have you covered for up to 4 weeks of learning fun during the month of MAY! By grabbing this kit, you're saving BIG!! Each of these 4 read aloud kits will offer targeted lessons that accompany a text, story crafts, and varied literacy activities to last a week using a single mentor text in a kindergarten or first grade classroom.**
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K - 1st
George Washington's Socks Novel Study Unit
Now you can teach challenging reading comprehension skills through novels without having to spend all those hours preparing for literature circles or book clubs. Rest assured your students are developing stronger text analysis and critical thinking skills with these George Washington’s Socks novel study activities.This no fluff novel study format engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.Instead, each
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3rd - 5th
George Washington's Socks Unit
George Washington's SocksThought Provoking ActivitiesThis unit does not include chapter questions. The activities in this unit are meant to make the students go deeper in understanding and thinking about the story.Students will use the book, George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff, to predict, create chapter titles, analyze characters through trait recognition and comparison to themselves, character conflicts, find factual information in historical fiction, write an opinion piece, plot the
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4th - 6th
Independent Reading Project Unit Plans {for Secondary ELA}
Need something to fill in time between units or at the end of the year? Try this independent reading project unit to keep kids engaged and interacting with books they care about. This unit should keep your kids busy (in a GOOD way) for at least four weeks!This project saved me with second semester seniors. Any of your students complaining of "senioritis", the world's most made-up and incurable illness? Maybe you don’t teach seniors, but need an independent reading project to round up some sq
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7th - 12th
Beach Party - Activities for the Last Days of School
Let's be honest - the last few days of school are HECTIC! At that point in the year, it's crowd control. I had a lot of things I needed to get finished but I also needed to keep my friends busy! So I created this end of the year pack for us to have FUN on the last few days of school! This Beach Party pack contains 10 stations for your friends to visit. It includes:
*a newsletter for parents to know the date of the event and asking for trail mix donations
*a "have you ever been to the beach"
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1st - 3rd
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Literature Study
Jean Fritz's "We're Writing the Constitution" is both informative and humorous, making it an engaging book for students and a fantastic resource for teaching the Constitution. This 57-page PDF includes a Student Reading Comprehension Packet that breaks the book into manageable chunks and is full of short answer comprehension questions as well as vocabulary study. Supplementary activities are included and cover:
content specific vocabulary
key figures
synonyms & antonyms
government branche
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3rd - 6th
Hana's Suitcase: Exploring the Holocaust Literary Nonfiction Study Unit
This book companion for Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine can save you hours of prep for your literature circles or book clubs. Students will learn about the Holocaust through two different lenses while developing reading comprehension skills and vocabulary. This standards-aligned novel study for Hana's Suitcase engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text. Instead, it focuses on getting students to think de
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4th - 7th
Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII
Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII - A 20+ page package related to the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two (WWII). This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the atomic bombing of Japan. The discussion centers on the question: Was the United States justified in using the atomic bombs on Japan to end World War Two?
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, m
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6th - 12th
Reading Comprehension: The Irish Potato Famine and Immigration
This original, historical fiction reading passage was created to introduce immigration to students of all ages. The passage describes the adventure of a young girl, and her family as they leave Ireland and travel to America. The story describes details of the Irish Potato Famine, and gives insight into the immigration process. Fifteen text-dependent comprehension questions are featured after reading. All questions are designed to meet Common Core Standards. An answer key is provided. Key reading
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3rd - 5th
Wonder Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This pack of activities is an excellent way to add some rigor to your viewing of 2017 Wonder movie. It is not a book to film comparison guide. These activities are tailored specifically for this movie! You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your studies, and they would work with the novel as well. Add rigor to your movie-viewing experience with this low-prep, highly-engaging Wonder Movie Viewing Guide!Student Experience: Your students will have a WONDERful selectio
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5th - 9th
Katie's Trunk Mentor Text Unit
Katie's Trunk American Revolution Mentor Text
This unit was created to go with the book, Katie's Trunk by Ann Turner. It's about a Tory girl and her family right before the American Revolution- giving a different perspective than often taught. The unit includes activities for: inferring, synonyms (context clues), similes, character traits, writing using senses and imagery, and plotting the story.
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4th - 5th
Historical Fiction Passage for Reading Comprehension Questions Salem Witch Trial
Keep student interest in middle school with The Salem Witch Trials historical fiction passage for reading comprehension with questions. This engaging, low prep resource will be welcome in your classroom and your kids will love it! The story and student pages may be printed as worksheets or used digitally through Google or Easel documents. Easy set up makes this perfect for centers or substitute teachers.Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the middle school reading c
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6th - 9th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
I Survived THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, 1941 - Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
I Survived THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE, 1906 Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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