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Creative writing Common Core RI.1.1 resources
Bubble Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Enjoy the last week of school with fun end of the year themed days. Bubble day is a great way to learn about bubbles and bubble gum while having fun too! Go outside and enjoy the fresh air with a bubble experiment. There are literature extension activities, word work activities, writing, math activities, crafts, manipulatives and so much more. Your students will LOVE this special day filled with fun. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Read all about Bubbl
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Ice Cream Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Countdown to Summer
Enjoy the last week of school with this fun end of the year themed day. Have a yummy day with your students celebrating and learning all about ice cream! It is the perfect way to end your year, engage your students, and still learn. There are activities to review math, word work, writing, crafts, and so much more. This would also make great summer camp activities for a week filled of fun.Colorful Door SignClass SurveyIce Cream Sundae FormMath Activities:120 Grid puzzles colorful 5 versionsGraphi
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Collection of Resources Bundle
Pumpkin Pie in a Cup
Are you looking for a fun treat to do with your class for Thanksgiving? Pumpkin pie in a cup is the perfect dessert to make with your students. You can use the mini book provided to follow the directions to make the pumpkin pie treat. While you make it, you will read directions, work on teamwork and end up with something delicious. Your students can also predict, survey, graph and do a little math with their data. In addition, there is a fun pumpkin pie in cup craft, class graphing tools, and
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Activities Task Cards BUNDLE
Bats Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension Fact Opinion
One of my favorite fall units to teach is this unit on bats. We transform our reading area into a batty cave, dress in black on the last day, and learn so many amazing things. During this week the focus reading strategy is fact vs. opinion although there is SO MUCH more included. Each day a different story will focus on fact vs. opinion, and loads of review comprehension strategies we have already learned. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strateg
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about different Arctic animals. Each unit includes a mini book for children to read and learn about their animal. There is also a full color book with real photos that matches and can be printed too. There are several nonfiction informational text activities that go along with the mini book as well as a research report template for them to complete. In addition there is a fun craft for your students to complete. This bund
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Pumpkin Unit Book Study Reading Comprehension Lifecycle, Spookley, & More
This unit was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. The theme for the week is pumpkins and the pumpkin lifecycle. The focus reading strategy is review of all concepts taught this far in the guided reading with a purpose series. It is a mixtures of 3 fiction and 3 non-fiction stories. Students will review main idea and details, characters and setting, predicting, retelling, comparing and contrasting, fact or opinion, fact and details, and text connections. There are da
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
April Fools' Day Literacy Activities and Crafts!!
Visit this site to learn more!!No "fooling"! There is lots of learning to be done on April Fools' Day!Reading Suggestions and comprehension activities;April Foolishness (Recall/Story Elements)April Fool! Watch Out At School (Sequencing/Summary)Arthur's April Fool (Sensory/Beginning, Middle, End)Down By the Bay (Create)Each story is accompanied by a 2 comprehension activity sheets.April Fool StoryWriting:Write a "wacky" storyWrite a paragraphWrite with detailsWord Work:Vocabulary Cards for posti
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: April Special Events Bundle
Owl Activities Nonfiction Text Features Comprehension Unit Informative Text
This fun unit will have your students learning all about owls and non-fiction text features. Tons of owl activities such as literature connections, writing, crafts and more are included in this pack. This was created for one week of whole group guided reading and writing. The theme for the week is OWLS. The focus reading strategy is table of contents and heading. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter,original strategy songs, comprehension strategies,literacy
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Giraffe Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension
This nonfiction unit is filled with activities to teach your students all about giraffes and work on the reading informational text standards. I love to learn about giraffes in the spring as we learn about mammals. This unit includes a mini reader that will teach them all about giraffes with a matching colorful book with real photos. This real book can be projected via the digital google link, downloaded as a powerpoint or shared as a pdf. You could even print it and put it in your classroom lib
Grades:
K - 2nd
Arctic Orca Killer Whale Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Writing Research
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about Harp Seals. You can begin by printing the mini books for the children to read and learn about the animal. There is also a full color version of the book with real photos. I print this and give it to the group when they are researching and doing their report. You can work on informational text comprehension such as digging for details, table of contents and headings. There are also a few writing activities to do as we
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
October Guided Reading with a Purpose
This is a bundle of my Guided Reading with a Purpose units 7-10 that I teach in the month of October. The themes included are bats, spiders, monsters, and halloween. The focus strategies are predicting, fact vs. opinion, fact and details, and main idea and details. This resource I jam packed with loads of other comprehension reading strategies too. Your students will LOVE hearing a different story each day and completing both nonfiction and fiction comprehension strategies. Each week includes
Grades:
K - 2nd
Arctic Fox Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Writing & Research Reports
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about Arctic fox. You can begin by printing the mini books for the children to read and learn about the animal. There is also a full color version of the book with real photos. I print this and give it to the group when they are researching and doing their report. You can work on informational text comprehension such as digging for details, table of contents and headings. There are also a few writing activities to do as we
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
President's Day Activities George Washington and Abe Lincoln Bundle
This bundle is a week reading comprehension unit to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and compare and contrast the two presidents. It is the perfect set of activities to use in February for President's Day. The focus of this unit is to introduce your students to a biography, its characteristics and to learn about timelines. However, there is so much more included such as crafts, writing, word work, nonfiction comprehension strategies, text evidence strategies, comparing and contras
Grades:
K - 2nd
Giraffes Elephants Zebras Hippos Lions Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text
This bundle of mini units is filled with activities about elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, and lions. Combined, it is a perfect for a week on jungle safari mammals. There are a mini books and full color books provided that you can read to teach your students some basic facts about each animal. Then, you can use the book to make writing connections, and write a little report. There are craft options with some fiction text connections too. There is a BONUS 35 page file on the book Rumble in t
Grades:
K - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers First, Second, Third Grade
Fiction and non-fiction reading graphic organizers for first, second or third grade students! These are a wonderful resource for small reading group activities, listening centers, literacy workshops, morning work, partner reading, read aloud activities, and more! They create a great discussion piece and get students talking about what they read or will read! Topics covered in this set:Character Related pages - Main Character description, character comparison to me, character comparison to cha
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Arctic Harp Seal Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Writing & Research Report
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about Harp Seals. You can begin by printing the mini books for the children to read and learn about the animal. There is also a full color version of the book with real photos. I print this and give it to the group when they are researching and doing their report. You can work on informational text comprehension such as digging for details, table of contents and headings. There are also a few writing activities to do as we
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
Now and Ben- Benjamin Franklin Close Reading
Here's a unit for the inventor Benjamin Franklin. Based on the Scholastic Book by Gene Barretta, Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin, these activities and lessons can easily fill a week with repeated readings.
Contents
Page 1 Title Page
Page 2 CC Standards
Page 3 Table of Contents
Pages 4-7 Recall / Retell
Pages 8 – 9 Time Line cards
Pages 10-11 Worksheet (timeline)
Pages 12 -16 Now/ Then (whole group)
Pages 17 – 23 Vocabulary cards
Pages 24 – 2
Grades:
K - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Are you looking for a way to use real children's literature to teach your students guided reading strategies in whole group? This bundle will provide a weekly focus theme and reading comprehension strategy for your whole group guided reading. It is designed for a first grade classroom but can be adapted either up or down. Each week will include daily lesson plans, posters, parent connect letter, original strategy songs, comprehension strategies, literacy connections, extension activities, sort
Grades:
K - 2nd
Hippopotamus Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension
This nonfiction unit is filled with activities to teach your students all about hippos and work on the reading informational text standards. I love to learn about hippos in the spring as we learn about mammals. This unit includes a mini reader that will teach them all about hippos with a matching colorful book with real photos. This real book can be projected via the digital google link, downloaded as a powerpoint or shared as a pdf. You could even print it and put it in your classroom library.
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Arctic Beluga Whale Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Writing & Research
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about Arctic Beluga Whales. You can begin by printing the mini books for the children to read and learn about the animal. There is also a full color version of the book with real photos. I print this and give it to the group when they are researching and doing their report. You can work on informational text comprehension such as digging for details, table of contents and headings. There are also a few writing activities t
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
I Can Statements 1st Grade ELA
This set contains 543 pages of I can statements in kid-friendly language. There are I can's that cover ALL the standards in the 1st grade Common Core English Language Arts curriculum. There is also an 8-page standards checklist to make sure you are covering each standard. Language Arts Topics Covered in this PackReading: LiteratureReading: Informational TextReading: Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageWhat's Included:81 different I can statements for each ELA standardFull-pag
Grades:
1st
Also included in: I Can Statements Bundle 1st Grade
Oviparous Animals | Chickens Aren't the Only Ones | Chicken Life Cycle Worksheet
Engage your students in meaningful and fun learning as they explore and study animal life cycles and learn all about animals that lay eggs, also known as oviparous animals. Centered around the book “Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones” by Ruth Heller, students will love learning about the life cycle of a chicken and other egg-laying animals with these engaging reading, writing, and science activities. This resource includes a lesson plan, informational comprehension questions, concept map, oviparous a
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle Complete Set All Books
Arctic Walrus Nonfiction Informational Text Reading Writing & Research Reports
This unit was created for my children to work on researching and learning about Arctic walruses. You can begin by printing the mini books for the children to read and learn about the animal. There is also a full color version of the book with real photos. I print this and give it to the group when they are researching and doing their report. You can work on informational text comprehension such as digging for details, table of contents and headings. There are also a few writing activities to do
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Also included in: Arctic Animals Research Nonfiction Informational Text Reports Bundle
November Guided Reading with a Purpose Pumpkins, Owls, Turkeys, & Election
This is a bundle of my Guided Reading with a Purpose units 11-14 that I teach in the month of November. The theme for the week 11 is PUMPKINS. The focus reading strategy is a review of all the skills taught up to week 11. The theme for week 12 is ELECTION. The focus reading strategy is COMPARE AND CONTRAST. The theme for week 13 is OWLS. The focus reading strategy is NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES. The theme for week 14 is THANKSGIVING. The focus reading strategy is CHARACTER ANALYSIS. Each week inc
Grades:
1st
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