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Critical thinking writing-essays guided reading books
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
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
Lord of the Flies Complete Unit - No Prep Required, Includes Digital Copy
This Lord of the Flies Unit has everything required to teach this unit. All of the thinking and preparation have been done for you.Everything you need to teach The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is found in this unit.❒ Includes journal prompts to further students’ understanding and understand thematic development in the novel.❒ PowerPoint presentation with historical context and background information❒ (Optional) PowerPoint presentation about the origins of evil furthering understanding
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Peak Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for Peak by Roland Smith. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class.
Included in the Novel Study:
*Introduction to the Book
*Suggested Pacing Calendar
*Author Information with links to videos about the book and author
*Mount Everest Trivia Sheet with link to an age appropriate website
*Map it Out Activity for kids to map camps on Everest
*3 sets of Vocabulary Words in a test format
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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
The Chrysalids Comprehensive Unit - Engaging Activities, Assessments, Digital
Introducing "The Chrysalids Unit," an all-inclusive teaching resource for John Wyndham’s novel "The Chrysalids." This comprehensive unit includes 17 engaging lessons to captivate and challenge your students.Each lesson is carefully designed to reinforce learning and encourage critical thinking. The lessons start with a clear introduction to the topic and a review of the previous lesson, ensuring that students have a solid foundation upon which to build.To make the learning experience even more i
Grades:
9th - 11th
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Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
Grades:
K - 2nd
Franny K Stein Frantastic Voyage comprehension / writing ideas
Are you looking for a fantastic chapter book for a read aloud or guided reading? Look no further because Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage will capture the attention of every child in your class including the boys!First you need the book Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage by Jim Benton. Vocabulary cards are provided for each chapter. Thought provoking questions are included for each chapter. The pages can be copied and made into a booklet or run off separately and gl
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Silly Opinions | Digital Writing Prompts | Intro to Opinion Writing | Engaging
Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks.These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating their
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class.
Included in the Novel Study:
*Introduction to the Book
*Suggested Pacing Calendar
*Author Information with links to videos about the book and author
*Puzzles and Solutions section with suggested rebus, pictogram and anagram puzzles with solutions
*Alliteration Summary and Examp
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Grades:
4th - 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
If I Built A School Writing
Easy and fun first writing assignment for your students! I read the book If I Built A School and use it as a mentor text for students to think like an engineer and write about what their dream school would look like.Product includes:+ Brainstorm Google Jamboard slides+ Brainstorm thinking map+ 2 different final copies.+ Page to draw dream school*Created on a google slide so you can either assign on google classroom and delete the text box of lines, or print to have them write a paper final copy.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
George by Alex Gino Novel Study / Key (Author endorsed!)
"George," a novel by Alex Gino, tells the story of Melissa, whose classmates and family know her by the name of George. The message "Be Who You Are" comes across as a strong central theme in this excellent novel about a transgender youth who wants to be Charlotte in the school play, a monumental task for a girl who everyone thinks is a boy. This novel study was created with input and suggestions from the author of the novel - Alex Gino!
This detailed novel study includes a text-dependent qu
Grades:
4th - 6th
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
Fly Away Home by Bunting Lesson on Homelessness
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting Lesson Plan teaches students about the realities of homelessness. It addresses the common myths and brings into light the urgency of homelessness in America. Themes of family, homelessness, and belonging. This resource includes: Learning Objectives Reading Comprehension QuestionsFacts about Homelessness in AmericaExtension Resource on HomelessnessText to text connection Text to world connection Nearpod Teacher Access included on the last page of the fileIf you have a
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznik Novel Unit History of Film and Animation
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik Novel Guide is perfect for teaching the history of film and animation, inferencing, character analysis, story development, new vocabulary and the role of art in literature. Pdf & Nearpod Novel Guide BESTSELLERThis is a highly engaging novel with abundant vocabulary and creative story telling. A true gem.This resource includes: • Reading comprehension questions
• Character analysis
• Essay questions,
• Vocabulary activities
• Nearpod Teache
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Elementary Novel Guides
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
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool Novel Unit
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool Novel Guide This amazing coming of age story is set at the end of the World War II. Two boys, Early and Jack burdened with loss and grief, find their way from being “washed away”. “Navigating Early” is a captivating novel. It can be read out loud in lower grades or a formal novel study in higher grades.This Novel Unit is includes: Lesson Objectives Chapter by chapter short answer/ reading comprehension questionsNew VocabularyWord Search Activities Foreshadowi
Grades:
6th - 9th
Boris: On The Move Novel Study (Book #1)
This resource includes 32 written response questions including text dependent, inference based, and sequencing questions. This is a complete novel study featuring three choices for a final project for students to complete after finishing the novel. This is a great resource for your whole class, guided reading group, or for early finishers to complete for independent work. Save 20% by purchasing the Boris Novel Study Bundle for the Entire Series!Enjoy! ☮Resources for the following books are also
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Boris Novel Study Bundle - Entire Series!
The Lost Hero Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class. There are also pre and post reading activities that will introduce/review Greek myths and gods.
Included in the Novel Study:
* Introduction to the Book
* Suggested Pacing Calendar
* Greek Creation Myth article and activities
* 14 major Greek gods and goddesses chart and quiz (Zeus, Hades, Poseidon,
He
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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
Roxaboxen, Alice McLerran- A Complete Book Response Journal
This lovely story is a true story of the magic of children's imagination as they create their own town. I have also used this with my mapping unit as this journal includes a "Make your own" town map with a map key. This book journal includes many story elements, as well as a "Diary" where students can step into a characters shoes as they respond to story events. This journal also includes graphic organizers, constructed response writing, vocabulary, and much more!
Pre-reading Activities:
- Fi
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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
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