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Close reading songs for parents
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
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4th - 6th
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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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Read & Draw Literacy Center - Following Directions Activity 1st Grade
Help your first grade students show their reading comprehension skills by following written directions! This literacy center comes with 25 activity cards with room for students to draw pictures. Use them at reading stations, for early finishers, as morning work, or as a low prep language activity to leave for a supply teacher.Laminate the cards and put them at a literacy center with dry erase markers. Students read the sentences and draw pictures to show their understanding. Teachers can che
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1st - 2nd
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High School reading comprehension, Socratic Seminar, Annotation, ela High School
High School reading comprehension, Socratic Seminar, Annotation, ela High SchoolReady to revolutionize the way your students learn? Tired of battling plagiarism and quick-fix essay generators like ChatGPT? We've got the solution!Introducing innovative Socratic Seminar, Annotation, and Visual Essay tools - designed specifically for ELA middle and high school students.⭐Reduce cheating and plagiarism⭐Spend less time marking essays and more time giving helpful feedback⭐Capture students’ ideas more e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Sight Word Songs : A GROWING BUNDLE Sight Word Practice Heart Words
Here are all my Instagram and Tik Tok sight word songs! In this bundle you will get:Sight word slides (in big, bold print): look, what, for, I, for, said, was, you, they, down, my, the, are, and the vowel cheer that I createdSlides that have the lyrics written so students / teachers can read and sing alongMy voice recording on each slide that pairs with the sight word + lyric slides so you don't have to sing or memorize these songs!YouTube links so you can have students watch me on YouTube as an
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K - 3rd
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MyView 4th Grade - ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE
While using the myView curriculum, teachers have to flip back and forth while searching for the standards and weekly topics. This one-page resource can be posted on a bulletin board or sent home as a guide for students and parents.Included in the “Week at a Glance” are the following items:- Genre- Spelling Words- Weekly Question- Target Skills- Vocabulary Words with definitions- Language Topics- Word Study- Writing TopicsBundle Includes:Unit 1:Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Unit 2:Week 1Week 2Wee
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4th
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Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Character Education MEGA (Growing) BUNDLE
This bundle will include EVERY character education resource in my store, and will grow as new resources are created. Save BIG when you buy early! Click the links below to see a more detailed preview of each of the products you will receive in this HUGE bundle. Currently Included in This Bundle Resources to Connect with ParentsCharacter Education Parent Letters BundleCharacter Education Parent Letters Bundle - Spanish VersionCharacter Education Homework Menus Character Education Homework Menus -
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K - 4th
Asking and answering questions | Reading Comprehension | Fiction vs Nonfiction
Reading Comprehension Questions:Students must remember to ask questions before, during, and after reading to help students improve reading comprehension by checking for understanding. These asking questions reference sheets can be used for fiction or nonfiction texts. They can be printed as posters, displayed during small group time or given to parents when reading at home with their child.4 pages included:Fiction reading comprehension questionsNonfiction reading comprehension questionsGood Read
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Fiction vs Nonfiction | Summarizing | Interactive Notebook
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative Ideas for the High School Classroom 200 PAGES and 63 SLIDES! When it comes to Holocaust literature, there are few books that can compare to Maus. Written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their experiences during the Holocaust. The book is unique which helps to bring the story to life in a way that few other books can. Maus is an excellent choice for high school stud
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Paired Passage- Poetry, Song Lyric Questions for "Mother to Son" and "Dear Mama"
This assignment is a set of 8 response questions for a paired reading of "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes and "Dear Mama" song by Tupac Shakur. Poem and song lyrics are not included due to copyright restrictions, but can easily be found online.
Each question asks for a written response that includes text evidence. I suggest using this as a two-day activity in which students spend the first day doing close-readings of both the poem and the song lyrics, and the second day spent writing the
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8th - 11th
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Reading at Home - Help of Parents
This is a one page reference sheet I give to parents at conferences to help their students at home. I gives tips on how to support and compliment their reading.
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4th - 6th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels N - 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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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Benchmark Advance | Weekly Parent Newsletter | FULL YEAR BUNDLE | 4th Grade
As a teacher, I know how important it is to keep parents involved in their child's learning. I also know that I get phone calls and emails all the time asking for more information on the content being taught! That's why I created this product to keep parents informed and engaged in their child's education.THIS WEEKLY PARENT NEWSLETTER COINCIDES WITH BENCHMARK ADVANCE GRADE 4: (2022 Ed.).UNIT 1: Observing NatureUnit 2: Characters' Actions & ReactionsUnit 3: Government in ActionUnit 4: Underst
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4th
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MyView 5th Grade - ENTIRE YEAR BUNDLE
While using the myView curriculum, teachers have to flip back and forth while searching for the standards and weekly topics. This one-page resource can be posted on a bulletin board or sent home as a guide for students and parents.Included in the “Week at a Glance” are the following items:- Genre- Spelling Words- Weekly Question- Target Skills- Vocabulary Words with definitions- Language Topics- Word Study- Writing TopicsBundle Includes:Unit 1:Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Unit 2:Week 1Week 2Wee
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5th
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1st Grade Reading Fluency Passage
This FREEBIE is a perfect reading fluency passage to keep your students reading! Send it home for parents to hear their children read, or do it quick and easy in the classroom! This fluency passage is designed to read multiple times in a week and see students fluency increase! This is a beginning level for the school year. Check out our bundle for more passages if you like what you see! Other Products You May Enjoy!National Geographic Kids: Predator Face-OffNational Geographic Kids: Odd Animals
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K - 2nd
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Benchmark Advance | Weekly Parent Newsletter | FULL YEAR BUNDLE | 5th Grade
As a teacher, I know how important it is to keep parents involved in their child's learning. I also know that I get phone calls and emails all the time asking for more information on the content being taught! That's why I created this product to keep parents informed and engaged in their child's education.THIS WEEKLY PARENT NEWSLETTER COINCIDES WITH BENCHMARK ADVANCE GRADE 5: (2022 Ed.).UNIT 1: Cultivating Natural ResourcesUnit 2: Developing Characters' RelationshipsUnit 3: The U.S. Constitution
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5th
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Annotating Text, Annotation Bookmark, Middle School Reading Comprehension
Annotating Text, Annotation Bookmark, Middle School Reading Comprehension Using a yellow highlighter has become an annotation staple for high school students. Is this the best way to mark up a textbook or novel? Studies have shown that highlighters hinder retention and comprehension. Simple highlighting encourages a passive reading style rather than an active one. Students do not engage critically with the text when annotating with a simple highlighter. They are trying to absorb it all without r
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamilton Rhetorical Analysis
Introduce your students to the magic of the Hamilton musical, and the rhetorical strategies found within. This product focuses on two songs: "Cabinet Battle #1" and "Cabinet Battle #2." Within these songs, your students will analyze the rhetorical strategies used, including appeals such as Ethos, Logos, and Pathos, as well as common fallacies.
***DUE TO COPYRIGHT LAWS, THE SONG LYRICS ARE NOT PROVIDED. I have included a cheat sheet of common rhetorical strategies in place of that, and it is h
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9th - 12th
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CHRISTMAS SONG ANALYSIS [ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS] [MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDITION]
Are you stumped about what to do with students for the week(s) prior to the Winter Break? Don't worry about it! Let them analyze Christmas/Holiday music! The Christmas Song Analysis& Projects product for middle and high schoolers dispels the end of year chaos for you and adds excitement for them. This product has 6 PROJECTS and assignments, 17 songs with videos, lyrics provided to display on your Promethean OR for annotations, worksheets for the songs in the product, and a general set of que
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY BUNDLE
Figurative Language with Encanto's Surface Pressure song
Use the popular song "Surface Pressure" from Disney's Encanto to teach and review figurative language. This song contains so many examples of figurative language: idioms, similes, metaphors, onomatopeias, and hyperboles.Includes a whole group activity with the song and also task cards for student independent practice. Includes answer key for task cards.
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2nd - 7th
Comprehension Questions to Ask Your Child at Home
This is a one page list of questions to send home with your students to help facilitate parents in asking good questions about the books their child is reading at home.
You may also be interested in my Going Beyond "How was your day?" questions for parents.
Here is another parent packet you might be interested in:
Parent Strategies for Early Reading Success
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K - 4th
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