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Martin Luther King Day short stories resources for GATE
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Activities Bundle
These engaging Lamb to the Slaughter activities will help your students with making inferences, citing textual evidence, and persuasive writing. Students LOVE Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, and these activities really bring your short story unit to life.✅ Pre-Reading Simulation✅ Persuasive Essay✅ Optional presentation and discussionLAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER Activities:Pre-Reading Simulation: Students will work to discover Mrs. Maloney's guilt and motive. In this simulation, students will have
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8th - 11th
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The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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The Three Little Pigs STEM CHALLENGE
Are you ready to start STEM challenges in your classroom? Or are you ready to ENHANCE your already awesome STEM lessons? This is the PERFECT packet to do so!! Your students will love making straw, stick, and brick houses. In this packet you will find a three day STEM lesson plan that corresponds with the story of the Three Little Pigs, a STEM notebook. STEM reflection sheet, and STEM reflection journals. These challenges will get your kiddos up and moving while learning. STEM challenges are the
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: STEM Bundle Pack
January STEM Winter STEAM Activities Project with Reading New Year Science
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The January STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It gives you FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES AT that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passages IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activities! Watch your ki
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3rd - 6th
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Differentiated Lessons for Plot, Character, and Theme Using Pixar's "La Luna"
This set of standards-based lessons focuses on plot elements, characterization, conflict, and theme. Within each focus area, there are pages for use with students that are "approaching standard" and "on standard." There are additional pages for students who have mastered the standard and are ready to level up that focus on the coming of age genre and a paired non-fiction text (TED talk). Check out the preview for examples.My goal in teaching with films is to give students an understanding of lit
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6th
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Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Wife's Story" Student Workbook Short Story Mini-Unit
Looking to freshen up your short story playlist? Student favorite, The Wife's Story is super fun story to do with all different levels of students. My student workbook mini units are an engaging way to teach short stories and leave students with a lasting impression. Included is everything you need to teach this short story, including:*Author Bio Page*Pre-reading Discussion Questions*Vocabulary with quiz*Vocab Activity*Short Story with Note Space*Reading Comprehension Questions*Creative Writing
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Fun & Creative Summer School ELA Bundle for Middle & High NO PREP!
Black History STEM Activities Civil Rights and February Stem Design Challenge
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Civil Rights Monument 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! Use your creativity to honor our civil rights heroes and let the STEM adventure be
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3rd - 6th
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The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
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4th - 6th
The BUNDLE: A Deep & Complex Look at Aesop's Fables
A Deep and Complex Look at Aesop's Fables with STEM and Logic PuzzlesThis resource is designed to help you introduce Sandra Kaplan's icons of Depth and Complexity using Aesop's fables. It includes background information for the teacher, along with 11 lessons introducing the icons. Each fable focuses on a single icon to allow students to grapple with the content. Included in this resource are 11 accompanying Logic Puzzles which further critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. A STEM
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2nd - 5th
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes 40 fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels J-M. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. There are a total of 40 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Forms. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 2 pages of comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short ans
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
January Brain Teasers & Challenge Puzzles | Boom Cards | Digital &Print
Are you looking to engage and differentiate for your:early finishers?gifted and talented students?students who just love a challenge?Then this product is perfect for you! It includes 20 fun and challenging brain teaser puzzles of all types. My students have LOVED solving these puzzles as a reward for completing their other work. I LOVE that they are self-checking which frees me up to help the students who need it.★★★★ Preview this deck in action here ★★★★It includes 20 varied January-themed Bo
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3rd - 8th
Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level M. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level M is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this link to vie
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2nd - 3rd
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level K. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level K is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this lin
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2nd - 3rd
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Test by Theodore L. Thomas Author's Purpose Questions and Activites
This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the message/theme of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and a short contructed response question. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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STEM STEAM Challenge: Martin Luther King Jr. Edition "I Have a Dream" Challenge
With young students, a balance scale is a great way to physically demonstrate what equality looks like. Using one to balance two different colored cubes can be a great discussion starter for sharing Dr. King's famous dream. In this challenge, students will design, construct, and test their own balance scales using some simple, every day objects.
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-ch
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1st - 4th
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Quiz & SCR
This product includes a ten question multiple choice quiz and two short constructed response questions based on Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery."
Multiple choice questions focus on parts of a story, foreshadowing, theme, and story events. There are two short-constructed response questions. One is for honors/GATE students, the other is for all students. The SCR's are perfect as SBAC test prep!
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8th - 10th
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Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
Symbolism Flipbook and PowerPoint - Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Are you looking for a fun way to practice analyzing symbolism in “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe? This symbolism flipbook moves from identifying concrete attributes of a symbol to getting into the nitty-gritty analysis. Your “Masque of the Red Death” symbolism project includes:A step-by-step PowerPoint showing how to construct the Flipbook (You can edit the requirements for each flap)A full Teacher's Guide for each flap of the Flipbook for Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe,
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7th - 10th
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4 Just So Stories - Differentiated Reading Passages - Pourquoi Tales
Your students will love these lively pourquoi tales. This resource includes originals plus three differentiated adaptations of four Just So Stories. Passages are included as a printable PDF, eBook, and digital Easel Activities, which allow kids to annotate directly on the pages. “How the Camel Got His Hump”“How the Jaguar Got His Spots”“The Beginning of the Armadillo”“The Elephant’s Child”Open the preview to take a closer look.Reach every child in your classroom! Multiple levels let you challeng
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4th - 6th
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Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish Author's Purpose and Short Answer Questions
This product contains questions require students to identify and examine the strategies the author uses to convey his purpose. They are higher-level rather than content based questions. It also includes a short constructed response question requiring text evidence. Answers are provided for both activities.
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8th - 11th
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The Storm by McKnight Malmar Author's Purpose Unit
The unit contains various activities which require students to analyze the story, identify literary devices and determine why the author used them. It comes with a suggested lesson plan for the order of activities. The vocabulary chart uses context clues, the imagery and literary device charts ask students to find examples, and the higher-level thinking questions have students look closely at the author's words to determine his meaning. It also has two short constructed response questions on ir
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7th - 10th
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They're Made Out of Meat Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used by the author and the purpose for each. It also has a vocabulary chart in which students are given a word in context and asked to identify the meaning. Answers are provided for both activities. Writing suggestions are included to give students choices for practice.
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7th - 10th
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Google Classroom Distance Learning Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level G. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your first-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level G is the equivalent of a first-grade reading level.This resource was created in Google Slides. Each short story includ
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1st - 2nd
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Rikki tikki tavi Socratic Seminar
Engage your high-level students after they read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by hosting a Socratic seminar! This structured, whole-class discussion activity is an excellent alternative to a traditional worksheet or test for checking comprehension and assessing students' analysis of the text.The seminar includes fourteen open-ended questions that invite students to analyze character, plot, theme, conflict, stereotyping, motivation, and personification in this classic animal story. There are also two follow
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
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