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2nd grade close reading resources for GATE
Winter Holidays Around the World Digital Escape Room-Christmas Updated No Google
Holidays Around the World is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to different winter holidays celebrated around the world. Each of the holidays represented has an informational paragraph about the holiday, a short video, and a game to play to find the clue for the escape room. The holidays represented are:Christmas in AmericaLas Posadas (Mexico)Kwanzaa (African inspired)Christmas in AustraliaChinese New YearDiwaliHanukkahSt. Lucia DayCheck out the preview and video to see more!How does
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2nd - 5th
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A Jim Henson Unit with Depth and Complexity - The Great Puppet Show
Jim Henson Mini-Unit UPDATED 9/29/19 Check out our first grade puppets! and my first graders put on a puppet show.This has been updated 9/29/19. Enjoy this adorable Jim Henson Mini–Unit. This unit is a biography companion. Use digital resources and library books to learn about this famous creator (these are not included). I have created activities to go alongside these resources. I have added some Depth and Complexity icons for you. There are different versions for grades K-3. You can che
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K - 3rd
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Moonshot by Brian Floca Apollo 11 PRIMARY GATE Lessons -- Rocket Model
Astronauts, space ships, and the moon . . . what kid doesn’t like that kind of stuff, huh? We should build a space ship!
Here’s another collection of lessons and activities for your primary gifted and talented groups. It’s full of hands-on activities across the curriculum, critical thinking questions, participatory reading, and age-appropriate primary source lessons. As always, you’ll get ready-to-print activity sheets, explanations, pictures to lead you through, and Common Core State Standa
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1st - 3rd
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Holidays Around the World - A Depth and Complexity Unit
Holidays Around the World - This is a standards based unit that is growing! Use this unit with all your wonderful holiday books! Check out this unit here! Or here!This unit was designed for the following concepts :Close Reading and AnnotationDepth and Complexity IconsSocial Studies StandardsVocabulary and WritingThis interactive unit includes activities for the following holidays Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa (Italy, Mexico, Israel, Germany and USA) - Now includes Chinese New YearSuitcase c
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1st - 2nd
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
STEM Activities New Hat for the Cat STEM Challenge with Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The New Hat for Cat Design Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activity! Design a hat for the cat! Put your thinking cap on and let the STEM adventure begin! WH
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2nd - 6th
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Design an Alien UFO STEM Design Challenge Alien Spacecraft STEM Project
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. This Alien Spacecraft Design Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activity! Put your thinking cap on and let the STEM adventure begin! WHO LOVES FREE STUFF? With
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2nd - 6th
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Locomotive by Brian Floca - Primary GATE Unit with Caldecott STEAM!
Another amazing Caldecott book and another load of opportunities across the curriculum for our primary GATE kids: hands-on and participatory activities, critical thinking, creativity, art and graphic design, and always best practices in gifted education. I’ve used this unit with 2nd graders, and it will definitely stretch to 3rd grade GATE.
You get 35+ pages of instructions, critical thinking questions and activities, and ready-to-print student activity sheets—assuredly more than you’ll ever
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2nd - 4th
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The Day the Crayons Quit *Point of View*
How do the crayons emphasize their point of view through the writing of their letter?Punctuation?Ask Duncan questions?Capitalization? Underline words?
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: The Day the Crayons Quit *Bundle*
Notice and Note with Mrs. Katz and Tush & Related Activities
This pdf has 21 pages (including the cover page, credits page, and teacher background information page).Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco is a guided reading level P (depending on whether you're looking at the revised levels) and the activities in this packet lend themselves to those reading levels and higher. They should be done with a bit of teacher scaffolding and interaction. They can be completed (with book reading) in three class periods.The design of the questions and activities alig
Grades:
2nd - 5th
STEM Challenge - Building Block Tower Challenge
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Building Block Tower Design Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage in addition to the fun STEM activity! Grab your Lego building blocks and let the STEM adventure begin! WHO LOVES FREE ST
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2nd - 6th
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The Day the Crayons Quit *Bundle*
Includes both my point of view activity and an extension activity for The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.Point of View Activity:What writing techniques do the crayons use to emphasize their point of view to Duncan?Used Punctuation MarksAsked Duncan QuestionsUse Capital LettersUnderlined WordsExtension Activity:Get your readers to make connections to the beloved story of Duncan and his box of crayons. Students will need to "think outside the box" and use their own creative thinking skills t
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2nd - 3rd
GATE / GT Depth and Complexity passages (fiction and non-fiction) - Elephants
Do you need a fun way to help your students take their learning/comprehension to the next the level?
The Depth and Complexity Icons are visual prompts designed to help students go beyond surface level understanding of a concept and enhance their ability to think critically. These critical thinking tools help students dig deeper into a concept (depth) and understand that concept with greater complexity.
This packet contains :
2 passages (one FICTION and one NON-fiction) about AFRICAN ELEPHANTS
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: GIFTED and TALENTED depth and complexity activities and enrichment
Katherine Johnson | Famous Women
This Katherine Johnson Pocket Pal unit is just what you need to keep learning organized and right at your fingertips. Students will enjoy learning about this famous woman using the nonfiction reader, and they will be able to complete the accompanying activities independently, with a partner, in a small group, or with the whole class.
A BUNDLE of 15 Fabulous, Famous, and Fearless Womenis available here.
*All materials are in black and white. The color is shown for illustration only.
Staple al
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Famous Women Bundle Distance Learning Home School Independent Packet
Reindeer Nonfiction Pocket Pal Writing Activities Nonfiction Reading
This Reindeer Pocket Pal unit is just what you need to keep learning organized and right at your fingertips. Students will enjoy the nonfiction reader and they will be able to complete the accompanying activities independently, with a partner, in a small group, or with the whole class.
Staple all of your Pocket Pals together to create a fun book to have in the library or show off at an academic night.
Included in this unit you will find:
Nonfiction Reader Flip Book
Interactive Notebook Vocabul
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Mae Jemison | Famous Women
This Mae Jemison Pocket Pal unit is just what you need to keep learning organized and right at your fingertips. Students will enjoy learning about this famous woman using the nonfiction reader, and they will be able to complete the accompanying activities independently, with a partner, in a small group, or with the whole class.
A BUNDLE of 15 Fabulous, Famous, and Fearless Womenis available here.
*All materials are in black and white. The color is shown for illustration only.
Staple all of y
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Famous Women Bundle Distance Learning Home School Independent Packet
Close Reading Marks with GATE Icons
Printable close reading marks notes using Kaplan's Depth and Complexity and Content Imperative Icons (GATE Icons) to take notes using annotations within reading. For interactive notebooks.
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2nd - 6th
GATE / GT Depth and Complexity passages (fiction and non-fiction)
Do you need a fun way to help your students take their learning/comprehension to the next the level?
The Depth and Complexity Icons are visual prompts designed to help students go beyond surface level understanding of a concept and enhance their ability to think critically. These critical thinking tools help students dig deeper into a concept (depth) and understand that concept with greater complexity.
This packet contains :
2 passages (one FICTION and one NON-fiction) about SEA TURTLES
2 sepa
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: GIFTED and TALENTED depth and complexity activities and enrichment
Cold Weather Animals Pocket Pals Writing Activities Nonfiction Reading BUNDLE
This Cold Weather Animals Nonfiction Pocket Pals are just what you need to keep learning organized and right at your fingertips. Students will enjoy the nonfiction reader and they will be able to complete the accompanying activities independently, with a partner, in a small group, or with the whole class.
Staple all of your Pocket Pals together to create a fun book to have in the library or show off at an academic night.
Included in this unit you will find:
Nonfiction Reader Flip Book
Interact
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
A Deep and Complex Look at Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Stork
This resource is designed to help you introduce one of Sandra Kaplan's icons of Depth and Complexity (Details) using an Aesop's fable. It includes background information for the teacher, the fable, along with a lesson to introduce the icon. Each fable focuses on a single icon to allow students to grapple with the content. Included in this resource are accompanying Logic Puzzles which further critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. A STEM activity is also included with each fable to
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: The BUNDLE: A Deep & Complex Look at Aesop's Fables
Lola and Tiva: An Unlikely Friendship (Wonders Unit 1, Week 4)
Use this Depth and Complexity frame along with Lola and Tiva in Wonders Unit 1 Week 4. After close reading the story, Lola and Tiva, the frame assists in having your students give the main idea and details, their perspective on if a rhino makes a great pet and the transition of how Tiva grows to care for Lola over time. Use the information in the frame to retell the story, Lola and Tiva.
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2nd - 3rd
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FREE! Learning (Specific) Character Traits
Do you ever find yourself asking students to be specific about their character descriptions, only to find out that they are way too attached to the words “nice” and “friendly”? I created this product to help teach students a variety of specific character traits, with a progression of traits from Grade 2-4.
This product helps teach vocabulary while students read closely to find examples of character traits.
This document includes:
- “No More Mr. Nice Guy!” Character Traits master page for eac
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2nd - 5th
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{Thanksgiving} Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving SEL Activities Close Reading
These FUN and INTERACTIVE high-interest task cards of T'was the Night Before Thanksgiving are a perfect for Thanksgiving and will keep your students extremely engaged! Dive into these Thanksgiving interactive task cards and captivating book companion that will ignite your students' young minds. Begin your learning adventure today! #EducationMagicPerfect for Morning Work, Fun Fridays, Rewards, AR Testing, Reading Comprehension, phonics, synonyms and so much more!Huge Money-Saving Bundles!January
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Text Dependent Questions for "Memoirs of a Hamster"
This product features text dependent questions for the story "Memoirs of a Hamster" by Devin Scillian that meet EVERY third grade standard for literature and could easily be scaled up or down to meet second and/or fourth grades. Questions are broken into three parts (to be used for three different reads) and are color-coded for teacher convenience. Help guide your students to being better readers and deeper thinkers with TDQs!
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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