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Balanced literacy Common Core SL.6.1c resources
End of the Year Activities - Reading Comprehension Mystery Game - Team Building
The most engaging reading comprehension activities for the classroom and a great team building activity for end of the year. This mystery game is sure to improve reading comprehension skills while team building. Innovative and fun, students won't even know they're learning!Lord Bishop has been killed at the Bluestone Castle! Can you solve the mystery before it's too late?! This digital mystery will keep your students engaged and excited about learning. Do your students enjoy these mysteries?
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Literature Circles Unit
Your readers can use this product with any novel any time of year which means once you teach the roles, you can use this project again and again. This activity emphasizes group discussions by keeping the writing tasks short and sweet (like many of your students). Your readers can show off their strengths with this set of tasks through book clubs or Literature Circles with this twist. This reading product includes:instructions to set up book clubs or reading groups.lesson plan on how to teach the
Grades:
4th - 6th
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Small Group Activity Book Club Guide
Are you looking for a convenient method to amplify student voices in your upper grade classroom? Book clubs are an engaging and motivating way to reach all levels of learners. With this book club guide, you'll transform your thinking about small group instruction! This helpful guide: ☀️is low prep, just print and staple ☀️makes planning small groups a breeze ☀️works with any book ☀️is suited for a variety of grades and levels ☀️helps strengthen comprehension and speaking skills Included in thi
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3rd - 6th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret Lesson Plan, (Book Club - Analyze Text Structure)
Use The Invention of Hugo Cabret to Teach Analyze Text Structure
This Book Club Bundle for The Invention of Hugo Cabret is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Analyze Text Structure.
Here's What You'll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Analyze
Grades:
5th - 6th
The Lightning Thief Lesson Plan, (Book Club Format - Determining Theme) (CCSS)
Use The Lightning Thief to Teach Determining Theme
This Book Club Bundle for The Lightning Thief is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Determining Theme.
Here's What You'll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 10 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Determining Theme
- Chapter by Chap
Grades:
6th
Book Club Anchor Chart
A great resource for the classroom to remind students of what effective book clubs look like. This anchor chart/student reference sheet aligns to the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Reading.
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Book Club Charts
A Wrinkle in Time Lesson Plan (Book Club Format - Story Elements) (CCSS)
Use A Wrinkle in Time to Teach Story ElementsThis Book Club Bundle for A Wrinkle in Time is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies. This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Story Elements. Here's What You'll Get:- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Story Elements- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guid
Grades:
6th
Editable Discussion and Presentation Rubrics for 6th 7th 8th Speaking Listening
These middle school editable speaking and listening rubrics for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade were created to assess students' discussions, group work, presentations, collaboration, and socratic seminar discussions based on the common core speaking and listening standards.Download the preview to see all the rubrics that are included and how they are created and organized.The rubrics are 100% editable.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Insert Coin to Continue by John David Anderson: Educator's Guide
Insert Coin to Continue by John David AndersonDiscussion Guide for EducatorsThis discussion guides includes pre-reading activities, discussion questions for each chapter, and post-reading activities. Links to kid-friendly websites are included. Topics of websites covered are various accounts on the history of video games. Activities include ideas for debates, crafts, timelines, writing activities, and further research.Great for whole class, small groups, literature circles, or independent work
Grades:
4th - 7th
Percy Jackson Lightning Thief - EDITABLE Unit/lesson plans, student work, etc
This product includes everything you need to teach The Lightning Thief! A fully developed Unit Plan is included and contains a sample week with rationale and teaching points for why the week is laid out the way it is. A calendar of skills is also included in the Unit Plan. 35 pre-scripted lesson plans introduce new CCSS skills and provide ample opportunity for students to practice. Each teacher facing lesson plan matches with student facing work. There are two different formats - one that prints
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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Opinion Writing | Philosophy | Aristotle
Are you looking for an interesting and engaging way to teach OPINION Writing?Try a little PHILOSOPHY!Philosophy supports critical thinking and lifelong learning by encouraging students to ask how they might better themselves and the world around them. It opens up new worlds to explore that they might never have known existed by engaging them in discussions surrounding ethics, freedom, and other ideas that we often think are too complex for the younger crowd.Philosophy naturally encourages opinio
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Opinion Writing | Writing Prompts | Philosophy BUNDLE
Learn & Assess Active Listening Skills/Terms | Google Form Auto-Graded Quiz /10
Purpose: This quiz assesses students' understanding of active listening and related terms. Instructions:Read each question carefully, and answer all questionsThere are a total of 10 questions for 10 points Review your score and feedback (Note: incorrect responses are explained)Timeline: varies; approximately 10 minutesWhy purchase this resource?rich variety in questions, including direct (matching, m/c, t/f), inference, evidence-based, and application (analysis, logical predictive)auto-grades (n
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Podcast Graphic Organizers/Planner (activities for all podcasts)
Get your students excited about the world of podcasts and help them develop their listening comprehension. There are so many fantastic podcasts for students of all ages to explore. This guide can be used in a classroom setting or at home. This is a PDF format for easy printing and sharing. See the Google Doc version if you would like the ability to customize it.You will find ideas and extensions that can work with any podcast!This guide is designed for educators and/or parents to use as a compan
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Book Club Set Up and Accountability Forms
This is a one stop shop for book club set up! These forms include book club rules and expectations of behavior, explanation of roles with the book group, accountability of group members through cooperative learning, an easy to fill out AND easy to assess student accountability rubric (one per book group!), Works grades 3 and up.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
5th-6th Grade Reading and Writing Story Bundle
The 5th-6th Grade Story Reading and Writing Bundle includes the Story Elements with Question Clues and Story Elements Dino Demise Map. The two materials can be utilized to introduce, model, practice, and integrate learner friendly strategies in comprehending and writing fiction and nonfiction stories with your readers and writers. Class charts, interactive student charts, and picture story maps provide multiple opportunities for teachers to reinforce the strategies and for students to use the st
Grades:
5th - 6th
Human Origins and Evolution Unit
Human Origins and Evolution Unit - Grade 6Written in accordance with MA History Frameworks (http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/hss/2018-12.pdf)This highly engaging unit invites middle school students to imagine themselves as paleo-archaeologists as they discover human origins and the evolutionary adaptations led us to who we are today. Topic 1: Studying complex societies past and presentStudents briefly touch on the work on paleo-archaeologists, connecting to number 3 under Topic 1Topic 2: Human
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Sentence Frame Posters: Agree/Disagree
Agree / disagree sentence frame posters for the classroom. Sentence frames that show how to agree with evidence and sentence frames for disagreement with evidence or questioning. Can be printed in these sizes:18 x 24in poster size8.5 x 11in paper
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K - 8th
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Also included in: 3 Rainbow Sentence Frame Posters- Partner Talk, Agree and Disagree
Story Elements Notes and Activites
All of my story element lessons in one place. Use the combination of these lessons to teach all of the story elements and get your students ready for any book you are reading this year. Each lesson is interactive and customizable to your preference and includes the following:- Character Notes and Activity- Conflict Notes and Activity- Setting Notes and Activity- Plot Notes and Activity- Theme Notes and Activity- Story Elements Choice BoardBONUS - Story Elements Quiz
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Dynamic Discussions build Reading Comprehension using Collaboration strategies
I originally designed Dynamic Discussion in 2004 as a tool to support my fourth and fifth grade students to utilize while using the newspaper as their daily shared text. Today it supports Common Core instruction.Dynamic Discussions provide a collaborative forum using “accountable talk” or academic discourse using open ended-questions to dig deeper and to gain greater understanding after reading text. Increase student engagement, build confidence and empower students to take their learning to th
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Podcast Graphic Organizers (podcast activities) - CUSTOMIZABLE
This is a CUSTOMIZABLE version of the Podcast Listening Guide (for Google Presentations).Get your students excited about the world of podcasts and help them develop their listening comprehension. There are so many fantastic podcasts for students of all ages to explore. This customizable guide can be used in a classroom setting or at home. This is a PDF & Google Presentation format for easy printing/sharing & customizing. The link is included with the PDF with directions. There is also a
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
6LA Distinguished Level I CAN Statements for 2020-2021 Gwinnett County AKS
Colorful, bold, full-page, DISTINGUISHED LEVEL I CAN Statements for 6th Grade Language Arts, aligned to the 2020-2021 Gwinnett County AKS. What do I mean by DISTINGUISHED LEVEL? These I CAN Statements use higher-level vocabulary, pushing students to go beyond "identify" or "determine". These statements use verbs to promote a higher level of teaching and learning. In my own classroom, I have seen students dive deeper into their abilities, resulting in a deeper understanding of what is expected, a
Grades:
6th
6LA Distinguished Level I CAN Statements for 2020-2021 Gwinnett County AKS
Colorful, bold, full-page, DISTINGUISHED LEVEL I CAN Statements for 6th Grade Language Arts, aligned to the 2020-2021 Gwinnett County AKS. What do I mean by DISTINGUISHED LEVEL? These I CAN Statements use higher-level vocabulary, pushing students to go beyond "identify" or "determine". These statements use verbs to promote a higher level of teaching and learning. In my own classroom, I have seen students dive deeper into their abilities, resulting in a deeper understanding of what is expected, a
Grades:
6th
6LA Distinguished Level I CAN Statements for CCSS
Simple, elegant, DISTINGUISHED LEVEL I CAN Statements for 6th Grade Language Arts, aligned to the Common Core State Standards. What do I mean by DISTINGUISHED LEVEL? These I CAN Statements use higher-level vocabulary, pushing students to go beyond "identify" or "determine". These statements use verbs to promote a higher level of teaching and learning. In my own classroom, I have seen students dive deeper into their abilities, resulting in deeper understanding of what is expected, and ultimately
Grades:
6th
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