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3rd grade critical thinking school counseling guided reading books
Executive Functioning Stories & Activities Bundle | EF Skills Read Alouds
Use this complete set of executive functioning stories to teach kids the skills they need, including organization, planning, attention, flexibility, perseverance, planning, time management, and more. Kids will read along with each fun animal character while learning about executive functioning skills. Every story also includes an educator guide, story review worksheet, coloring page, role-playing activity to practice the skill, a contract, and more.Overall, these stories are a fun and interacti
Grades:
K - 4th
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The Stories that Julian Tells Comprehension Questions
These are questions I've created to go with the book The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron. I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks. This book is a Guided Reading Level N, Lexile level 520L, and DRA 28-30.
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Super Bowl Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Football & Super Bowl 24
The Big Game- Super Bowl 24 is right around the corner. This Big Game football printable for kids allows students to interact with text while learning all about the history of the Super Bowl. Your students will focus on asking and answering questions, main idea, word meaning, text features, and illustrations making meaning in the text.Standards Covered:RI.1 (Asking and Answering Questions)RI. 2 (Main idea)RI. 4 (Word meaning)RI.5 (Text Features)RI. 7 (Illustrations to match the text)An assessmen
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Ruby Finds A Worry: activity set for coping with worries
This activity set is a great companion for "Ruby Finds A Worry" by T. Percival to talk about worries and coping skills. This companion activity set is primarily designed for in-person learners but does include a virtual learning activity for online learners.Set Includes:* Book Extension activities for in person* Sticky note printables for interactive reading* Cooperative task cards and ideas for use* Parent handout*Access to the printable and virtual "Feel Better Plan"TermsCopyright © PawsitiveS
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Great Big Book Companion Bundle
Social Story-Transitioning from Break Time to Work
A short story about what to expect when transitioning from break to work time. It is 4 pages divided into 8 half-sheet book pages.Created using Boardmaker Online, a paid program.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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Teach Inappropriate Touch to Pre-School and Elementary Children BUNDLE
Need an easy, age-appropriate way to teach the difficult topic of good touch/bad touch to preschool and elementary children? Joey Wants to Know is the children's book that will meet that need! It features an adorable young kangaroo named Joey who wants to understand the difference between good touch and bad touch. Joey's questions are answered in this informative story when his mother explains appropriate and inappropriate touch and what to do if it happens. Full of colorful illustrations and lo
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Grades:
K - 5th
Comparing Inherited Traits: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BUTTERFLY OR MOTH?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsMetamorphosisLife Cycle: Larvae (smooth vs fuzzy)Life Cycle: Pupae (chrysalis vs cocoon)Antennae (clubbed vs
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Social Story for Improving Work Habits for Elementary Students, Coloring Book
This is a coloring book social story that can teach students about the importance of doing their schoolwork. You can use it for just one student or a whole class. A social story is a short narrative describing a challenging social situation in a clear and reassuring manner that is easily understood.Use this coloring book SOCIAL STORY for students TK through 5th grade to help them learn reasons why they should do their schoolwork. Great for students with Autism, Emotional Disturbance, ADHD, or wi
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher's House Comprehension Questions
I have created higher order thinking comprehension questions for each chapter of Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar.
I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.
Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE
Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story! STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:How the Whale Got His Throat Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length) How the Camel Got His Hump Thinking Focus: Ethics Math Strand Focus: Operations How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Thinking Focu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
I Can Be Friendly to Others
"I Can Be Friendly to Others" is a social narrative, an evidence-based practice found effective for teaching social and behavior skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as others with who demonstrate social and behavioral deficits. It is based on the Social Stories™ strategy, developed by Carol Grey. It is written at a second grade reading level but can be adapted for use with children either younger or older, in general and special education classrooms.
"I Can Be Friend
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
A Bundle of Behavior Stories
“A Bundle of Behavior Stories” contains five stories designed to teach and reinforce classroom behavior skills. These stories include:
• I Am a Learner
• I Can Follow Directions
• I Can Keep My Body Calm
• I Can Stop and Think
• I Can Use My Classroom Voice
Each of these stories is available individually but the bundle represents substantial savings over buying them separately. The stories are written between a 1st and 3rd grade level and can be delivered in whole group, small group or indivi
Grades:
K - 4th
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Add a cultural twist to your fairy tale unit with Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. There are many versions of the Cinderella tale, but this one is believed to be the original version - written 1,000 years before the European one.Our response activities were crafted using the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, a framework for focusing on higher-order thinking skills. The taxonomies (classifications) are arranged from simple and concrete tasks to complex and abstract ones. There are 3 activit
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
I created this packet of reading response comprehension questions to use with my “independent” readers who are ready to dig deeper into what they are reading. This Magic Tree House The Knight at Dawn is a 2.9 reading level.
Students will: write responses to text dependent questions about key details in the text, apply their knowledge to new situations, make inferences and draw conclusions, participate in collaborative co
Grades:
K - 3rd
Inappropriate Touch Children's Book: Teach Good Touch Bad Touch
Need an easy, age-appropriate way to teach the difficult topic of good touch/bad touch to preschool and elementary children? Joey Wants to Know is the children's book that will meet that need! It features an adorable young kangaroo named Joey who wants to understand the difference between good touch and bad touch. Joey's questions are answered in this informative story when his mother explains appropriate and inappropriate touch and what to do if it happens. Full of colorful illustrations and lo
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Teach Inappropriate Touch to Pre-School and Elementary Children BUNDLE
If I Built a School by Dusen Growth Mindset Design and STEM Lesson Plan
If I Built a School by Chris Van Duesen Language Arts, Spatial Reasoning Lesson Plan and STEM; This lesson includes language arts, architectural design, & mapping skills. In addition to studying "If I Built a School" story, students learn about the architectural design of Bjarke Ingles Group and emerging building concepts and elements. ⭐️ Bundle & Save ⭐️Purchase If I Built Series Bundle to get this lesson PLUS If I Built A Car and If I Built A House Lesson Plan. This pack includes: Pre,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: If I Built Series by Chris Van Dusen STEM Bundle
Comparing Inherited Traits: FROG OR TOAD? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with FROG OR TOAD?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsAmphibian MetamorphosisLife Cycle: Eggs (clusters vs chains)Body Covering (smooth skin vs bumpy skin)Locomotion (J
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Social Story Coloring Book for Understanding and Controlling BIG EMOTIONS
Help your students learn about emotions and strategies for controlling emotions with this Social Story Coloring Book. Children have a range of feelings and emotions during the school day. Some have to learn skills for managing their emotions, so that they can avoid having behaviors, such as aggression, yelling, crying, or eloping at school. The goal of this social story to share information in a way that makes sense to children in order to help them understand their own experiences. This story i
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Also included in: Emotional Regulation Worksheet Activities BUNDLE; Grades K-8
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - SEL Wrinkled Heart Activity - Digital Resources
During this lesson I give each student a heart to hold. I read the book out loud to them. Each time they heard a student in the story bullying and not using nice words they wrinkled the heart a little. At the end we tried to smooth out the heart. The students learn that their not-so-nice words wrinkle someone else's heart and it's hard to fix it once it's said. A meaningful way to teach empathy, love, and kindness to students of ALL ages! Establishing a caring SEL lesson is an import component o
Grades:
K - 4th, Not Grade Specific
My Father's Dragon Advanced Book Study PLUS Thinking Skills and Math Tasks
This is an advanced book study unit for My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett. This book is soon to be an animated feature film on Netflix! (Release: October 2022)As my father and the dragon passed over the Ocean Rocks they heard a tiny excited voice scream, ‘Bum cack Bum cack! We dreed our nagon! I mean, we need our dragon!’~My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Stiles GannettThis novel study guide is designed to use with high-level 1st and 2nd-grade students and was specifically designed with gifted
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Social Story-When My Schedule Changes
A short story about what to do when your schedule changes. It is 4 pages divided into 8 half-sheet book pages.
Created using Boardmaker Online, a paid program.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord Novel Guide
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord for grades 3-5. Tess is coming of age and starting to understand and appreciate her life a lot more once her family home becomes a foster home for Aaron, a 13-year-old boy. As the story develops, both Tess and Aaron learn to make their own luck in a way by letting go of trying to control life and holding on to the idea of what life should be like, and embracing their life while making the best out of it. This novel unit includes:Learning ObjectivesPre-reading activityC
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Elementary Novel Guides
Animal Classification: Inherited Traits MEGA-BUNDLE
Enrich your study of animal classification while you meet your NGSS/TEKS standards with the Inherited Traits MEGA-BUNDLE, from my Animal Classification series. This comprehensive 179-page bundle focuses on standards relating to the inherited traits, life cycles, and adaptations of eight animal groups: amphibians, arachnids, birds, crustaceans, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles. RESOURCES INCLUDED:8 ACTIVITY BOOKS use a cut-and-glue format to illustrate the defining traits of each animal group
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-2
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