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5th grade Back to School Common Core RL.8.1 resources
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Activities Middle School Summer
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect after-testing activities fun!This Reading Comprehension set includes 6 mystery picture activities.The sets have 20 short reading passages with 48 multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices
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4th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Passages Mystery Picture | Summer | Print & Digital
Looking to make reading comprehension fun and exciting? Mystery Pictures are the perfect solution. The summer mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages (Fiction and Non-Fiction) and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture. Once students answer the text-dependent questions, they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices. This fun color-by-number activity is an engaging way to rein
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5th - 8th
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Back to School First Day Jitters Reader's Theater Script for Grades 4-8
First Day Jitters? If you love the back-to-school book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, your students will love performing the reader's theater script even more. Based on the events from the silly picture book, I have created a reader's theater and reading literature toolkit that BIG KIDS will love to perform in those first days of school.This First Day Jitters for BIG KIDS resource includes:• 2-page 4-character reader's theater script• context clue word work• reader response questions• po
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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ELA Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! ELA Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Yoda reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer
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5th - 8th
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Classroom Etiquette Reader's Theater and Literature Toolkit
If you are looking for the perfect resource to start your school year that incorporates reading, responding, using context clues, summarizing, and journaling, all while setting up classroom expectations and etiquette, then this is the perfect tool for you!The start of the school year is an incredibly exciting time. It is full of anticipation of what is to come, but also filled with establishing routines and expectations for students. This Classroom Etiquette reading literature toolkit combines
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Back to School ELA Activities for Middle School
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Read Aloud Activities
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson is an engaging picture book that is perfect for students of all ages. The activities in this product are perfect for older students. Celebrate this book for a week or two with all of the wonderful activities provided. Pre-reading, vocabulary, figurative language, questions, inferencing, tone, theme, and self exploration are all included. Print and go or use TPT’s digital overlay tool and provide your students with a great digital option.*****Please fee
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Mentor Text Bundle Going Down Home with Daddy and The Day You Begin
First Week Of School / Back To School Activities 6th Grade ELA
Your first week of school is done! Get your students organized, create class culture, break the ice, and dive into a great short film to introduce your students to literary elements. 1: Would You Rather? Back To School Edition 2: Short Film Workshop-Selfie Cat 3: Student Agenda / PlannerIncludes:ICEBREAKER/GAME: WOULD YOU RATHER?Digital Game: Would You Rather? Back To School EditionTeacher Tracker/Planner: Track EVERYTHING in one placeStudent Tracker/Agenda/Password Keeper: Organize their whole
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology Research Project
It's Back to School time - plan ahead for a great school year!
Multiple Intelligence activities offer students choice of a variety of assignments to complete a Greek Mythology project. Student choice in both topic and activities makes this a highly motivating project.
CCSS Aligned Grades 4-8
Unit Includes:
Multiple Intelligence Theory Tic-Tac-Toe board assignment
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Handout
Project Handout
Tic-Tac-Toe Project Board
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3rd - 9th
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Investigate the Teacher First Day of School Inferencing Activity and Lesson
Have students get to know you, their teacher AND their classmates on the first day of school in this "Investigate the Teacher" AND classmates zero-prep, high interest lesson and activity.How does it work?In this back to school activity, students will select 4-5 images that reflects who they are as a person both inside and outside of the classroom. This introduction activity allows students to share who they are, while their peers get to learn different aspects of their classmates right from the
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5th - 8th
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First Day of School "Charles" by Shirley Jackson Lesson Plan & Activity for ELA
Get Ready for the School Year Ahead! Begin the school year by exploring Shirley Jackson's "Charles" to help students fall in love with reading. Discuss what makes a good story, read "Charles" as a class and watch your students gasp at the twist, and then use this story to discuss what makes a story good. Help students see that an author is a real person who makes real choices about their craft, and uses literary devices to make their story effective and engaging. Lesson plan also includes writin
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology Project
Greek Mythology with Common Core Fun!
Students Research and write about...
The Titans
The Olympians
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
The gods’ significance in every day lives of the Ancient Greeks
Choose a myth and show how elements of this story are still found in our literature of today
Choose a god/goddess – Roman Counterpoint – Planet or space object named for this god/goddess
Includes a graphic organizer for each topic
Grading Rubric
Step by Step Instructions
Common Core Standards Addressed
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4th - 8th
Aha! Moments: Theme PPT Mini-Lesson & Posters (Notice and Note Reading Signpost)
Kids love this lesson! Make analyzing theme easy. Complete with engaging slides, high-interest video clips, reading tips, sentence frames, and classroom posters. No prep needed! Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. So much more to come. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Get the bundle and save.Notice and Note Bundle: Reading Signposts Mini-Lessons and PostersScaffold the writing process.Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions BundleThesis Statement Worksheets
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Notice and Note Signposts: Mini-Lessons and Posters Bundle
Notice and Note Signposts: Mini-Lessons and Posters Bundle
Newly updated! Fun and done! Kids love these lessons. Students learn how to notice and note "aha moments," "tough questions, "words of the wiser," and memory moments" to better analyze conflict, motive, and theme in literature and film. Packed with engaging slides, examples, word banks, video clips, turn and talk opportunities, sentence frames, and posters. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. So much more to come. Take care of yourselves. Our world depends on it.You will find the Google
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5th - 8th
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First Day of School My Name by Sandra Cisneros Reading Reflection Middle School
"My Name" Reading Reflection Worksheet is a valuable resource for middle school teachers to foster inclusivity and create a welcoming classroom environment on the first day of school. Have students read the short story "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros, and use this worksheet to aid comprehension and encourage students to think deeply about the story. Once students have read the story and completed the reflection, you can invite students to share about the stories behind their own names, or journal a
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5th - 8th
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Fun Poetry Analysis | Citing Text Evidence | "Southbound on the Freeway" Riddle
Don't tell them they're analyzing poetry! Get them thinking and citing textual evidence. Kids will ask for more. Great for the first week of school! Engaging, painless, fun, and funny! Complete with an annotated poem, sophisticated sentence starters, embedded vocabulary, quiz, paperless game, and student-editable Google Slides version. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!For the Google Slides, scroll to the end of the PDF. It
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4th - 8th
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Theme PPT Mini-Lesson| Words of the Wiser | Notice and Note Reading Signposts
Perfect for teaching theme. Kids love this lesson. Students learn how to notice and note "words of the wiser" to better analyze theme in literature and film. Complete with engaging slides, examples, word banks, video clips, and turn and talk opportunities. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. So much more to come. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Check out my bundles and save a bundle.Notice and Note Bundle: Reading Signposts Mini-Lessons and PostersFrankenstein Bundle: Who's the Real
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Notice and Note Signposts: Mini-Lessons and Posters Bundle
Citing Textual Evidence Mini-Lesson | Analyzing Riddle Poetry | Fun | Practice
Fun and done! Students love poems to solve. Don't tell them they're analyzing poetry. Complete with five "riddle" poems, sentence frames, and more. Pair with the rest of my Riddle Poetry Bundle. Perfect for introducing your next poetry unit. Or get them hooked at the beginning of the year as you build community and kindle their curiosity. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Snatch the bundle and save.Analyzing Poetry Bundle: Riddle PoemsCelebrat
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5th - 8th
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Tough Questions Lesson | Notice and Note Reading Signposts | Conflict | Summary
Tired of summaries that sound like this: "And then...and then"? Help them pinpoint conflict and write more concise summary statements. This kid-tested mini-lesson includes engaging slides, video clips, sentence frames, and more. Pair with my Tough Questions Power Jot. So much more to come. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox. Make them feel brilliant. For the Google Slides, see the Teacher Tips on the PDF. Click the link and make a copy.Buy the bundle and save.Notice and Note Bundl
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Notice and Note Signposts: Mini-Lessons and Posters Bundle
The Story Teller by Doren Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Great for Back to School week or to encourage a better love of reading or poetry.Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "The Story-Teller" by Mark Van Doren. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short poems, short stories, and excerpts such as "There is no Frigate like a Book" by Dickinson, "Th
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2nd - 11th
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