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1st grade test preparation writing-expository resources for GATE
The First Thanksgiving Book with Depth and Complexity
The First Thanksgiving Book with Depth and Complexity {single-teacher purchase} UPDATED 11/4/18See student examples of this unit! Make sure to click right to see more.I have created another jam-packed unit to help you teach the Depth and Complexity icons and close reading to primary students. I have taken the traditional story of The First Thanksgiving and added activities for annotation, responses, and close reading. I have also included a writing activity in this unit. It includes a sequenci
Grades:
1st - 3rd
CogAT Practice Packet for K-1 with Answer Key and Administration Directions
Are you looking for something to help your Kindergarten/1st grade child or class to use for practicing the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)? I teach Talent Development to Kindergarten and First graders as well as gifted resource to first grade through sixth grade. I have created this packet to use during Talent Development to help my K-1 students become familiar with what the questions may look like on the CogAT. I created all questions based on the types of questions that have been shared as pu
Grades:
K - 1st
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Also included in: CogAT Practice BUNDLE: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade
Research Logs - Gifted and Talented Projects -7 Units
Independent Research Logs
Topics Include:
Arctic
Tundra
Desert
Ocean
Rainforest
Grassland
Students are expected to:
Create a list of topics they'd like to study
Choose one of those topics to research
Generate open-ended questions about the topic
Locate sources to find the answers to their questions
Take notes and cite their sources
Focus their research
Write a report / draft
Create a product to show their learning
Grades:
1st - 6th
CogAT Practice #2 for K-2 with Answer Key and Administration Directions
Are you looking for something to help your Kindergartener, 1st or 2nd grade child or class to use for practicing the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)? I teach Talent Development to Kindergarten as well as gifted resource to first grade through sixth grade. I have created this packet to use during Talent Development to help my K-2 students become familiar with what the questions may look like on the CogAT. I created all questions based on the types of questions that have been shared as public kn
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in: CogAT Practice BUNDLE: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade
CogAT Test - Verbal Battery Booklet (Level 7 - Grade 1)
About the test. CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 7 is designed for students in Grade 1. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 136 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 7 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessary.Skills required for this test.The questions in the CogAT cover cognitive or
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1st
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CogAT Test - Quantitative Battery Booklet (Level 7 - Grade 1)
About the test. CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 7 is designed for students in Grade 1. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 136 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 7 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessary.Skills required for this test. The questions in the CogAT cover cognitive o
Grades:
1st
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CogAT Test Non-Verbal Battery Booklet (Level 7 - Grade 1)
CogAT ® Form 7 - Level 7 is designed for students in Grade 1. The questions are divided into 3 batteries – Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Reasoning, and each battery has 3 different subtests. There are 136 questions. Form 7 and 8 - Level 7 are equivalent in every way, except that the specific questions are different. This allows the school to give an alternative version of the same test when necessarySkills required for this test. The questions in the CogAT cover cognitive or aptitude abilit
Grades:
1st
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Number Series, Quantitative Patterns for CoGAT, GATE, NNAT
What are number series? These are quantitative (number based) patterns represented by objects in columns. The goal is to determine the next logical amount in the series by identifying the patterns. This activity encourages students to think outside of the box and is often used in Gifted & Talented admissions tests such as CoGAT, T&E, NNAT. It can be used for your differentiated instruction or math centers. Encourage students to explain their rationale as they solve these patterns. What's
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PreK - 3rd
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Text Dependent Explanatory Prompt Bundle
The new common core standards and PARCC assessments will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, reference materials, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
These writing prompts contain three texts each for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to
Grades:
1st - 6th
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Engineering Design: The Leprechaun Trap
This lesson guides elementary students through the engineering design process as they imagine and build a leprechaun trap. Students will also practice critical writing when they reflect on the design process.
The three-page lesson, created by Jennine Zepeda, introduces or reinforces STEM concepts like engineering design and creative problem-solving. It includes the lesson plan, a design planning page and a wanted poster for leprechauns.
Although fun all year, this project is especially good f
Grades:
K - 2nd
Visual Absurdities #3 (What's Wrong with the Picture?)
Here are some more fun scenes for students to find what is wrong in each picture. These help with critical thinking skills, observational skills, vocabulary, and expressive skills.This is a terrific way to start a class to get your students thinking!A couple of these are more subtle than the previous downloads, so an answer key is included.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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My Community Report - Social Studies, Oral Report, & Expository Writing
My Community Report is a great way to get students to identify and tell about various important parts of their local communities. Students take a photo (or draw a picture) and write about:
1.) Their neighborhood
2.) A local business in their community
3.) A government entity (City Hall, fire station, etc.)
4.) Some place uniquely important to the student (could be their church, where they take dance classes, etc.)
This is an ideal home project or after school project that gives students the o
Grades:
K - 3rd
Digital Research Report Tasks / Notetaking Support & Report Templates / EMOJIS
This is a Research Report/Project Template that supports all stages of the research/writing process. This was designed with Google Classroom in mind. The resource includes brainstorming opportunities, note-taking space (gathering), source tracking, graphic organizers (planning), and the presentation itself (final product). For the actual report component of the assignment, the slides are already titled, but there are editable ones awaiting student input as well. You customize the final template
Grades:
1st - 5th
7 Steps to Research Posters (IIM: Independent Investigation Model)- BOHO
IIM Research Method BOHO PostersIIM (Independent Investigation Method) is a great way to teach research skills. I created these to use in my own classroom.See my other products: The Multisensory Bookworm
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K - 12th
Visual Absurdities #7
Having good visual discrimination is a skill that is needed in reading, writing, math, science and almost all other subjects. The ability to determine differences and similarities between objects helps us to understand and interpret the environment around us. These simple pictures will help students cultivate their visual discrimination in a fun way. I hope your students enjoy this newest download!
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PreK - 2nd
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Visual Absurdities #7
Having good visual discrimination is a skill that is needed in reading, writing, math, science and almost all other subjects. The ability to determine differences and similarities between objects helps us to understand and interpret the environment around us. These simple pictures will help students cultivate their visual discrimination in a fun way. I hope your students enjoy this newest download!
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PreK - 2nd
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Visual Absurdities #2 (What is wrong with the picture?)
These are fun scenes for students to find what is wrong in each picture. These help with critical thinking skills, observational skills, vocabulary, and expressive skills.This is a terrific way to start a class to get your students thinking!
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Charlotte's Web Reader Response Journal
This reader response journal has space for students to summarize all 22 chapters in their own words as well as discussion questions that require inferencing and higher order thinking. Two open ended questions are provided after every 5 chapters for a total 12 discussion questions.
See my other reader response journal:
Velveteen Rabbit Reader Response Journal
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Writing Prompts Fall BUNDLE
Expository Writing Prompts Fall BUNDLEEngage students in an expository and creative writing activity that will have them eager to share their product with anyone who will listen!Similar to the RAFT method, students choose from a menu of characters, settings and prompts on which to base their news story. Space is also provided for illustrations. Students will have a possibility of creating 25 different stories based on their menu choices! Please read below for ONE example of a student's choice.**
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1st - 4th
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Number Series #2 with an Abacus
These are more difficult patterns using an abacus. If your student has not done set #1 I highly recommend you start with the easy ones. This set has skip counting by two, AABB, ABC, AABAA patterns as well as 2 patterns happening within the same problem. These are a lot of fun for my students once they understand how they work. It would be an excellent challenge for a student who is bored with the typical patterns practiced in the classroom.
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PreK - 3rd
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Picture Concepts #1 (What 2 Pictures Go Together?)
Use these to get students thinking about categories and increasing vocabulary. This is a great tool to prepare for private school admissions, G.T. activities, brain games for classrooms, warm up for a tutoring lesson, or just to work on vocabulary. Be sure and ask why the pictures chosen go together!
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PreK - 1st
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Arthur's Perfect Pet MEA (Model Eliciting Activity)
Set includes lesson plan and guidelines for implementation, 2 data sets, 2 reading passages, 2 letter templates, graphic organizer, and rubric for grading.
Summary: In the story Arthur's Pet Business, Arthur shows his parents that he is responsible enough to deserve a pet dog and his mom gives him permission to get one. However, Arthur needs your help choosing the perfect dog. Help Arthur meet all the requirements needed to find the perfect pet for his family from the research he shares with
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Number Series Practice and Homework Set #1
These are number series. Both of these lessons are easy patterns using ABA or counting up or down. One could be used for direct teaching and the second for independent practice.
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PreK - 2nd
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Which One Doesn't Belong? for Verbal Reasoning, Expressive Language and Vocab
Which One Doesn't Belong?This critical thinking exercise presents a set of four items and the task is to identify which one does not belong to the group and explain why. It encourages individuals to analyze and evaluate the characteristics of the items and to identify the underlying patterns and relationships between them.What's Included?Seven pages of exercises. Each page has five rows of questions for a total of 35 different categories for which to identify. Younger students develop their cog
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PreK - 1st
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