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Critical thinking Common Core RF.2.4 resources
End of the Year Camping Activities: Theme Camp Days With Camp Themed STEM Bundle
Do you dread the end of the year hustle and bustle? There is just so much to do and so little time! Not anymore, my friend. End of the year activities have never been more engaging, time-producing for teachers, and just plain AWESOME than with this End of Year Camp Themed Week Long Unit BUNDLE with Camp STEM included! Keep teaching until the end WHILE giving yourself TIME to get everything done at SCHOOL. This BUNDLE includes both the Digital and Print camp unit PLUS Camp STEM Challenges all in
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
MINI MYSTERIES BUNDLE: 46 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Reading comprehension skills are sure to improve with these engaging activities and worksheets. Kids love a good mystery... and they won't be disappointed with the 46 "who-dunits" detectives Sam Sherlock and Bree Cody encounter in this captivating skills-based set of mysteries. Question pages encourage fact-finding, analyzing clues, predicting outcomes, and solving each mystery! The high-interest format is sure to involve even the most reluctant readers. Guaranteed to be a favorite for both s
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2nd - 7th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Beach Day Activities With Bubble Day & End of the Year Activities Beach Themed
This week-long Beach Themed Week for 1st and 2nd graders offers fun end-of-year activities, memory book creation, math review, science, and social studies exploration. Keep kids engaged and allow teachers to work at school with this exciting end-of-year adventure!Instead of feeling like pulling your hair out the last week of school, enjoy your students AND get things done with this end-of-the-year beach/surf-themed unit. The beach unit has activities for reading, writing, math, science, and soc
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in:Â End-of-the-Year Activities Beach Theme Beach Days Activities Bundle
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
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
End of the Year Activities: Last Day of School Theme Weeks End of Year 2nd Grade
Do you dread the end-of-the-year hustle and bustle? There is just so much to do and so little time! Not anymore, my friend. Get ready for a classroom transformation! End-of-the-year activities have never been more engaging, time-producing, and just plain AWESOME than with these End of the Year-Themed Weeks! There is even an all about me worksheet included in each theme week. Keep teaching until the end WHILE giving yourself TIME to get everything done at SCHOOL. Also perfect for summer review.*
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Cause & Effect Fairy Tales - Fact or Opinion - Reading Comprehension
This loaded resource is a FUN way for your students to practice CAUSE and EFFECT, FACT and OPINION, and Building Sentences! There are over 150 pages to pick and choose which activities are appropriate for your students to practice cause and effect, fact, and opinion and scrambled sentences (build-a-sentence) with favorite fairy tales. Save MORE THAN 20% when you buy this BUNDLE! This resource is perfect for 1st and 2nd graders, and many of our 3rd graders love it too. Be sure to check the prev
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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SHORT MYSTERY STORY READING - The Haunted Mansion... Digital Resource + AUDIO
How Good of a Detective are YOU?! Readers are sure to get caught up in this short, suspenseful mystery featuring Sam Sherlock and his dog Watson! This engaging "whodunit" is followed by specific reading comprehension questions that encourage fact-finding, analyzing, making inferences, and predicting outcomes... all to help students ultimately solve the mystery! This digital resource comes with professionally-narrated audio and sound effects! (Check out the product preview to see tons of sample
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Not Grade Specific
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Reading Comprehension Weekly Warm-ups - Grades 2-3 - Print and Digital Resources
Increase your students' reading comprehension and language proficiency with these weekly close reading passages, questions, and activities. Combining the science of reading research with practical exercises boosts student performance. Easy print and use format. Printable PDF and digital Google Slides™ included.KEY BENEFITSEnhance Reading Skills: Uses science-based reading research to improve comprehension and language proficiency through close reading, cloze reading, and synonym exercises.Engagi
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2nd - 3rd
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End of the Year Activities: Superhero Days With Superhero Themed STEM Bundle
Do you dread the end-of-the-year hustle and bustle? There is just so much to do and so little time! Not anymore, my friend. End-of-the-year activities have never been more engaging, time-producing for teachers, and just plain AWESOME than with this End of Year Superhero Themed Week Long Unit with Superhero STEM included! Keep teaching until the end WHILE giving yourself TIME to get everything done at SCHOOL. This BUNDLE includes the print Superhero unit PLUS Superhero STEM Challenges all in one!
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Room Transformation Bundle | Theme Days for the Primary Classroom
A collection of theme day activities and/or room transformation plans and activities. These were designed with first and second graders in mind. Theme days and room transformations are such a big hit in my classroom. They are fun and engaging and something to break up the routine and keep excitement for learning at the forefront! These are a great option for review days, once a quarter or seasonally. I will be adding more as I complete them.Here's What You Get:Back to school read aloud (20 socia
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Literature Circles (Book Club) Graphic Organizers with Extensions!
Literature Circles are a fantastic way to incorporate a love of reading in students by encouraging independent learners with higher level conversations! Great for grades 1-8, these graphic organizers will last you all year! There are many jobs/roles to choose from and additional pages of similar roles to increase by ability throughout the year.
An wonderful addition to this set is EXTENSION GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! This is not "when you're finished do a worksheet or go on the computer"!!! This is cr
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Sports Day End of the Year STEM & Activities End of the Year Science Activity
Do you dread the end-of-the-year hustle and bustle? There is just so much to do and so little time! Not anymore, my friend. End-of-the-year activities have never been more engaging, time-producing for teachers, and just plain AWESOME than with this End of Year Sports Themed Week Long Unit with Sports STEM included! Keep teaching until the end WHILE giving yourself TIME to get everything done at SCHOOL. This BUNDLE includes the print Superhero unit PLUS Superhero STEM Challenges all in one!Be sur
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Reading Comprehension Weekly Warm-ups - Grades 2-5 - Print and Digital - FREE
Increase your students' reading comprehension and language proficiency with these weekly close reading passages, questions, and activities. Combining the science of reading research with practical exercises boosts student performance. The FREE version has a sample activity from grades 2-3 and an activity from grades 4-5. Easy print and use format. Printable PDF and digital Google Slides™ versions included.KEY BENEFITSEnhance Reading Skills: Utilize science-based reading research to improve compr
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2nd - 5th
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MINI MYSTERIES READING - The Case of the Killer Whale GOOGLE SLIDES + AUDIO
How Good of a Detective are YOU??? Teachers and Students LOVE our Mini Mysteries Stories, and here's your chance to try one out! Best of all, it's our interactive Google Slides version- terrific for in-class AND virtual learning! Readers are sure to get caught up in this short, high-interest mystery featuring Sam Sherlock and his dog Watson! This engaging "whodunit" is followed by specific questions that encourage fact-finding, analyzing, making inferences, and predicting outcomes... all to hel
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2nd - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Making Inferences with Picture Books|Comprehension Strategy|2nd Grade Bundle #3
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with "Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman"Fly Away Home" by Eve Bunting"Peppe the Lamplighter" by Elisa Bartone"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister These resources have been carefully designed to include all the components necessary for effective instruction. They are super flexible and can be used for whole group instruction, as a supplement to your read aloud, for small group work, and centers. No matter how you use these resources, t
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2nd
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Reading Comprehension Game Using Fairy Tales
Your students will love this comprehension game using Fairy Tales! Students should be familiar with the four Fairy Tales (The Three Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood) before playing this game.Teachers are saying:"SUCH a great literacy center! My kiddos loved it! Way to go! Thanks!""Quality product! I will continue to use this product each year in my classroom.""Awesome game to review comprehension and story elements. Thank you for this resour
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Fiction and Non-Fiction
This packet contains reading stories, fiction and non-fiction with comprehension questions to answer after reading. The reading stories can be used in grades K-4th.
They can be used as reading stations, as partner work, small groups, whole group, early finisher work, assessments, individual work, or as a needs based lesson for students that are struggling with the skill of comprehension. This is especially useful for the ESOL population as comprehension seems to be a skill that some may struggle
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K - 3rd
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Dr. DooRiddles A3: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 2-3
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for 2nd and 3rd graders is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships b
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Capturing Change - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What patterns of change do we see in nature?Description:Through photography, students will identify a pattern in nature that changes over time. Students will describe the pattern and the science behind it by writing a photo story to be displayed in a community art exhibition. Changes such as plant and animal life cycles, seasons, and weather may be explored.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended lessons based in real life situations or simulations, c
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â PBL Bundle (Grades K-2) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Healthy Breakfast Choices
This activity encourages students to make healthy choices in selecting their breakfast menu. Students are asked to identify healthy breakfast foods according to each of the five food groups by circling healthy food choices from the food pictures at the bottom of the page. Students then write the food name on the correct section of the plate - dairy, fruit, vegetable, fruit, grains or protein. Alternate Activity: Students could write or draw pictures of their breakfast menu that day on each foo
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2nd - 4th
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FALL Speech Therapy Activities-RIDDLES-Inferencing-Free
Target a variety of speech and language skills with these Fall-themed Riddles. Kids will be motivated and engaged and won't even realize they're learning categorization skills, listening comprehension, inferencing, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving. You can also target expressive language description goals by asking students to provide their own descriptions of pictures. These speech activities also facilitate articulation carryover/generalization.Printable and Teletherapy-Friendly!
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K - 5th
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Also included in:Â Fall Articulation Games- S, Z, R- Tic-Tac-Toe Game BUNDLE
Sentence Scramble and Comprehension (critical thinking in Gr. 1 and 2)
This unit addresses standards RF.4 and L.2 in grades one and two.
The unit includes… objectives and 26 sentence scramblers that can be used as student workbooks and/or as center cards. The answer key has been provided for self-checking.
The sentence scramblers are a fun activity that encourages young students to think critically. In addition to sorting/writing the sentences correctly, students need to show their comprehension by adding details to the illustrations; making sure that the illu
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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