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Common Core RL.6.6 resources for Gifted and Talented
Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
Grades:
6th - 8th
"Theme Park" Book Report For Any Novel, Step-by-step Directions!
No-prep, Book Report to Celebrate Any Novel! After reading any novel, your students will create a theme park based on their novel's overall theme using the guidelines included with this resource.With this project, your students will take an in-depth look at the theme and main ideas of their novel to create their exciting theme park. The students will be responsible for turning in their ride descriptors, planning sheets and complete "Theme Park Guide" to handout to their visitors as they enter
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4th - 6th
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Some Places More Than Others Novel Study
This novel study of Some Places More Than Ever by Renee Watson is divided into 6 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 6 sections. Each section includes the following:10 Comp
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor Novel Study
This novel study of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter is divided into 8 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 8 sections. Each section includes the foll
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Analyzing Point of View through Historical Fiction
Teach point of view/ character perspective through historical fiction. This product includes graphic organizers to accompany the picture book Encounter by Jane Yolen and the chapter book Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad. (You do not need to read the entire chapter book in order to use this organizer). Students will be asked to use text evidence to support their responses.I hope you and your students enjoy these activities!*Feedback and Followers*Click the GREEN ★ to follow my store and get notifica
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
Grades:
5th - 12th
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6th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
Grades:
6th
Because of Mr. Terupt Literature Study
Because of Mr. Terupt is a great read, but also a GREAT book to get your students thinking about point of view and perspective. This literature study focuses on those two things and more! As the characters each tell the story from their own point of view, your students also will learn about how an author develops characters, creates interactions between characters and how characters change because of others.
With higher level comprehension questions, test-prep quizzes, and MORE for each mont
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4th - 7th
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STEM Through the Months: Back to School and Fall Bundle
Thematic STEM/STEAM lessons and projects for Back-to-School (August), September, October and November. This 265 page edition also includes STEM/STEAM journals that you can use throughout the year.Individually, September, October, and November are $5.95 each. Also included is the $10.95 Back To School with STEM/STEAM Journals. This bundle at $21.95 is a very sweet Back-To-School deal. Designed for teachers and students, these activities help you make and create wonderful classroom experiences.
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Stay A Novel Study By Bobbie Pyron
This novel study of Stay by Bonnie Pyron is divided into 8 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 8 sections. Each section includes the following:10 Comprehension questionsVoc
Grades:
3rd - 6th
A Wonder-Filled Novel Study
Thank you R.J. Palacio for writing Wonder, one of the best adolescent books ever, because it’s jam-packed full of both academic and life lessons. In my humble, but experienced opinion, every middle school student should have the opportunity to read, own, digest, and gnaw on all the contents in this spectacular book.
It is up to all the teachers and parents out there to help each child have the aforementioned experience with Wonder. As both a reading and English teacher for y
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Grades:
5th - 7th
The Mystwick School of Musicraft Novel Study
This novel study of The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury is divided into 8 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 8 sections. Each section includes the following
Grades:
3rd - 6th
STEM Through the Months: April
"STEM Through the Months: April" includes lessons and projects for Children and Nature Awareness Month, Earth Day, Poetry Month, Math Awareness Month and STEM lesson starters for each and every day in April. This edition is designed for teachers, parents and students. Using daily, weekly and monthly-themed events as a springboard, poetry as a language arts component and the maker movement for inspiration, students will build cross-curricular connections as they explore STEM - Science, Technology
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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Black Brother, Black Brother Novel Study
This novel study of Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewel Parker Rhodes is divided into 6 sections. Each section covers 25 -35 pages. This allows students to improve comprehension and writing skills while developing a love for reading. The units are designed to help reach a variety of learning styles. You can have students complete all activities or assign specific skills to individual students or groups.Easel Activity!Easel activity is divided into 6 sections. Each section includes the followin
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Independent Reading Book Projects
Encourage your students to read and interact with their own choice novels! These book projects surpass regular book reports. They allow students to creatively think and engage with their independent reading books to create, beautiful quality products. With this product, you will receive 15 creative, diverse book project ideas AND a complete rubric to help you grade the students' completed work!
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mythological Photographic Storyboard - Digital Storytelling
A myth is a traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people. The purpose of myths is to account for the origins of something, explain aspects of the natural world, or delineate the psychology, customs, or ideals of society. (americanfolklore.net)
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, w
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Every Soul a Star Bibliotherapy Approaches
Use this book guide to Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass to engage students in social and emotional learning through bibliotherapy. Originally designed for gifted learners, this approach is valuable for all students. This set includes introductory activities, sample questions, and a follow-up Scrabble challenge. An extension menu is also provided.
More great ideas coming from Intelligence Having Fun!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Question Cubes for Reading; differentiate through Bloom's!
These cubes are designed to make differentiation look the same, but serve the purpose of asking different questions based on the Bloom’s Taxonomy (thinking levels). The cubes that include Knowledge and Understanding also prompt students to think at the higher level as this is what is required through the Common Core.
They would be a great help for teachers, homeschoolers, tutors and parents who want to stretch their child's reading ability at home.
This work is licensed under a Creative Comm
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2nd - 8th
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Dynamic Discussions build Reading Comprehension using Collaboration strategies
I originally designed Dynamic Discussion in 2004 as a tool to support my fourth and fifth grade students to utilize while using the newspaper as their daily shared text. Today it supports Common Core instruction.Dynamic Discussions provide a collaborative forum using “accountable talk” or academic discourse using open ended-questions to dig deeper and to gain greater understanding after reading text. Increase student engagement, build confidence and empower students to take their learning to th
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Not Grade Specific
Counting by 7s & Rain Reign: A Comparison
Two great novels, two talented authors, two best-selling books, two strong characters with diagnoses... Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin have A LOT in common! Created as an independent study, this guide can be used for single students or for an entire class!In this comparison study, students will compare and contrast the plots of the novels, the two main characters, the two diagnoses of the main characters, and perspectives on current research involving gif
Grades:
5th - 8th
Author Study Adventure!
Your students (& administrators ;) will love these Author Study Project components! Even your most reluctant students won’t be able to resist the allure of choice when it comes to showing off what they discovered. There are two Author Study Project Products – a Choice Board with a rubric and a Choice Menu designed with the gifted student in mind. The Choice Menu is also great for allowing students to engage with their own personal learning style. The Author Study Goals, Discussion Points, &a
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Perceiving Poetry: A Week of Comprehension & Response (for morning work, etc.)
This packet contains five poetry response worksheets with suggested answer keys. Use as a week of morning work or to augment an existing poetry unit. Students will practice several skills, including:- identifying the subject and tone of a poem- articulating the difference between poetry and prose- considering how parts of a poem affect the whole- considering the relationship between text and graphics
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6th - 8th
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The Worm Poem and Hatchet Connection
Students analyze the poem, The Worm, and compare it to the novel, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. There are extension activities to go along with Chapter 10, where Brian eats a turtle egg. The activities and questions make the connection between the poem, the novel, and the students' life. It uses critical thinking by relating their lives along with coming up with their own criteria for eating a tasty worm or raw insect pretending they're our Top Chef judges.
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4th - 6th
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Esperanza Rising: Novel Study Chapters 3 and 4
This Google Slide must-have will guide students through chapters 3 and 4 of Esperanza while focusing on plot and characterization.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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