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Spring literature circles for Gifted and Talented
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s
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3rd - 7th
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Reader's Theater Scripts, Spring Reading Comprehension Fluency 1st and 2nd Grade
Looking for fun reading activities for spring? This set includes 13 readers theater scripts and partner plays to practice reading comprehension and fluency in the spring! This is a great way for students to practice fluency and expression.Readers Theater is always a great team building activity for partners or groups of three or four! The script themes range from rain to St. Patrick's Day to frog-themed fiction.There are 13 spring-themed reader’s theater scripts within this unit. They range betw
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1st - 2nd
The Very Impatient Caterpillar and The Little Butterfly That Could Read Aloud
This Interactive Read Aloud is perfect for spring or the end of the year. The Very Impatient Caterpillar is a great story about a caterpillar who doesn't want to wait to become a butterfly. In addition to being perfect for any caterpillar and butterfly unit, it is also great for end of the year social emotional learning. Students learn what it means to be patient. The Little Butterfly That Could is perfect for improving a student's growth mindset, while learning about how butterfly's migrate.You
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K - 1st
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Ant Craft | Insect Craft and Activities
Spring is here and so are the insects! If you are studying about bugs this Spring these cute little ant crafts will be a hit with your students!This little ant will be a cute craft for your kids to create. He would look great on a Spring bulletin board or in the hallway outside of your room.It is a great Spring craft activity to add to your Spring lessons.Use this craft while learning about all of your Spring insect activities. This craft includes:Ant Craft that can be made in red or black.An
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PreK - 3rd
Enrichment Book Club Pages (literature circle) Depth and Complexity Icons
A set of student response pages based on Dr. Sandra Kaplan's 11 icons of Depth and Complexity. Perfect for Gifted or Talented students, or students in need of enrichment activities. The pages are open ended enough to work with any book or story (even movies or plays!) but detailed enough to give students a clear expectation. I used it in my grade 2/3 gifted class as well as for gifted students in my regular grade 6 class, successfully! 11 pages included (1 for each icon!) Fun "Hashtag" Style tit
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5th - 6th
Text Dependent Question Stems
My text-dependent question stems are the perfect way to get your students back into the text to find answers to higher-level questions. There are 84 different stems that fit key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas. There are also examples given for each question and ideas on how to use them in your guided reading groups and reading lessons. Help Your Students Find Evidence From the TextWhen reading, students are expected to use evidence from different t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary
Too Many Carrots Activity | Read Aloud Activities | Spring Craft | Rabbit Craft
This is a read aloud kit that provides you with targeted lessons, crafts, and literacy activities for up to 5 days using the mentor text, Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson in a Kindergarten or First Grade classroom to help build up story comprehension. (updated 3/3/21)* * SAVE BIG and grab this kit in the APRIL Bundle | 40% off BUNDLE price * *Included in this Resource:• Read Aloud Questioning Card for Comprehension • Lesson Plan Overview (5 Different Activities, Possible 5 Days) *** includes: how
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K - 1st
Also included in: April Read Aloud BUNDLE | Spring Activities | Interactive Read Alouds
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
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1st - 5th
Spring Read Aloud Activities | Sequencing | Retelling Spring Craft Craftivity
Engage your little learners in hands-on story book retelling practice that will result in a meaningful craft that shows off all their hard retelling work. Not to mention, it will look precious displayed during the spring! In this SPRING RETELL BUNDLE, you'll get access to 11 high-quality titles to sprinkle retell practice throughout the spring season. The kits are perfect for a fun mini lesson or a literacy center! Activities Support these 13 Titles :*NOTE: If you own the March and April Kits,
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Grades:
K - 1st
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Frog
Book companions make great speech therapy tools and this book by Lucille Colandro is a great book for your spring lesson plans. Your students are sure to love listening to all the crazy things this old lady eats.
This packet was developed for preschool to 2nd grade to utilize in speech therapy. It is 50 pages and targets sequencing, comprehension questions, following directions, vocabulary, basic concepts, and much more.
This packet is a companion to the book. You will need to purchase the boo
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Book Club: Spring Bundle One
Advanced Novel Study for the Westing Game with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was written for gifted fifth graders, and would be most appropriate for children ages 10 and older. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers. They will also need to be organized in their reading approach to keep track of details and clues and solve the mystery.Students will meet objectives f
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4th - 7th
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Miss Rumphius Activities and Book Companion For Spring and Earth Day
Miss Rumphius is one of my favorite picture books to read to my class during the spring months. It’s also a wonderful book to use in our Earth Day activities. This Miss Rumphius Literature Guide and included activities are a great way to get your students excited about critical thinking while exploring story details. With sequencing activities, sorting facts vs opinions, a character map, vocabulary activities, and more, your students will dig deep into the story of Miss Rumphius and her beautifu
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society with Depth and Complexity
This novel study guide is designed to use with high level 4th and/or 5th grade students, and was specifically designed with gifted students in mind. It could also be used with middle school grades. The level of depth in questioning and discussions will be at teacher discretion based on student readiness.In designing this unit, a main focus was guiding students to think deeply about underlying themes, ethical issues, and connections to the real world. Specifically, I want my students to use this
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4th - 6th
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Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral
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1st - 6th
Spring Passages, Spring Close Reading Passages Nonfiction Comprehension
Are you looking for high-interest Spring reading passages to help your students practice their close reading strategies? This fall nonfiction close reading comprehension passages pack comes with 12 weeks of activities.New to close reading? There is a how-to introduction within the product that breaks down each day's tasks for the week. This is an introduction to each day's tasks plus three general graphic organizers in case you want to supplement Asking Questions, Main Idea/Detail, and Fact Find
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1st - 2nd
Apple Letter and Number Clips-Fine Motor
Work on those fine motor skills, letters and numbers with these Apple themed clips. Grab your clips or cover with pom poms when you say a letter or number.This includes:*Capital and lower-case letter clips*Beginning letter sound clips*0-9 number clips*In ABC order and number order and mixed up*Beginning sounds are in ABC order and mixed up*Comes in color and black and whitePlease let me know if you have any questions, I am always here to help. Thank you for your support and I would love it if yo
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Letter and Number Clip Bundle-Fine Motor
Advanced Novel Study: Charlotte's Web with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was designed for use with gifted second through fourth graders, but could be modified and/or scaffolded to meet the needs to students in grades 2-5. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers.Students will meet objectives for deep thinking using a combination of discussion, independent and/or
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2nd - 4th
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The Wind Blew: Literacy, Language and Listening Book Companion
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins is a classic story story (sold separately, online or in stores) in which characters continue to lose items to the wind. This literature unit is filled with six different follow-up activities and games to target listening, language and literacy! Following reading, engage your students in activities targeting:1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)- 2 Sets are included, one with full details, and one with minimal visuals.2. Comprehension Qu
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PreK - 2nd
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Read Aloud Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Read Aloud Book Study Companion Comprehension Packet with activities including quiz, sequencing, vocabulary, writing, and more, based on the classic fairy tale book by Beatrix Potter (book not included). This 54-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 54 Pages Total Include:1. TABLE OF CONTENTS2. 10 Comprehension short-answ
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K - 2nd
Tops & Bottoms: A Language Book Companion
This unit is a book companion for Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens.The unit focuses on language aspects for the book.
There is SO much you can do with this book, which means this pack will probably grow in the future, but for now these activities were what we did during speech and language intervention.
This book companion is 31 pages in length. It features the following activities:
•Emotions: Describe 3 different parts in the story and how the characters felt.
•Vocabulary: 8 tier 2 vo
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Spring ELEMENTARY Speech and Language Super Bundle
Spring Reading Comprehension Poems
Spring Reading Comprehension poems are a great way to practice reading comprehension. Why? Read, Rhyme, Remember is a fun, {quick}, and engaging way to integrate seasonal learning, rhyming and reading comprehension.★Be sure to download the preview for a free spring poem with comprehension activities!★Note: These activities are also included in this money-saving bundle: Reading Comprehension Poems For the YEAROn each page, students will: read the poem three times, find and circle rhyming word
Grades:
1st - 2nd
March READ ALOUDS Activities | Spring Crafts | Spring Read Alouds
Looking for a fun and interactive read aloud, matching lessons and engaging activities that meet various core standards within your week of learning? This bundle will have you covered for up to 4 weeks of learning fun during the month of March! You’ll SAVE BIG (40% off) with the Crafting Comprehension Read Aloud BUNDLE! There are 4 different read aloud kits included to use throughout the month.The kits offer targeted lessons that accompany a text, story crafts, and varied literacy activities to
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Grades:
K - 1st
Life Cycles Reading Comprehension Passages | Butterfly Life Cycle
Get your students engaged with these "Life Cycle Reading Passages" and activities while meeting their reading level needs! This is perfect for your life cycle unit, reading nonfiction texts, and for guided reading groups. The questions for each passage vary. These passages cover a variety of nonfiction standards.Included:Butterfly Life CycleGreat White Shark Life CycleFrog Life CycleLima Bean Life CycleBee Life CycleLadybug Life CycleChicken Life CycleSea Turtle Life CycleLife Cycle of an AntCo
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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