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Critical thinking guided reading books for Montessori
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Super Bowl Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Football & Super Bowl 24
The Big Game- Super Bowl 24 is right around the corner. This Big Game football printable for kids allows students to interact with text while learning all about the history of the Super Bowl. Your students will focus on asking and answering questions, main idea, word meaning, text features, and illustrations making meaning in the text.Standards Covered:RI.1 (Asking and Answering Questions)RI. 2 (Main idea)RI. 4 (Word meaning)RI.5 (Text Features)RI. 7 (Illustrations to match the text)An assessmen
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
The Stories that Julian Tells Comprehension Questions
These are questions I've created to go with the book The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron. I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks. This book is a Guided Reading Level N, Lexile level 520L, and DRA 28-30.
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2nd - 4th
Busy book/Busy binder MEGA GROWING BUNDLE
The busy book bundle is a great way to engage toddlers and prek kids alongwith learning the entire curriculum of the year. There are more than 10 activities in each book. This bundle includes products and more will be added soon:1. Busy binder for toddlers/PreK2. All about me binder3. Colors busy book4. Alphabet busy book5. Farm animals busy book6. Animals busy book7. CVC busy book8. Body parts busy book9. Number playdough mat10. Community helpers busy More and more binders will be added to thi
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Popsicle Stick Picture Puzzles
This resource contains 20 picture puzzle cards that students can use to refine their visual discrimination, practice ordering and sequencing, reinforce positional words such as next to, on top, below, behind, etc., and build fun picture puzzles using rainbow colored popsicle sticks. Printable sticks also included if you do not have colored popsicle sticks. There are a variety of difficulty levels, making this a resource that grows with students and can be used in a multi age learning space. Perf
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PreK - K
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Winter Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills
Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Winter-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 se
Grades:
PreK - 1st
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
Grades:
K - 2nd
Fall Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Autumn Homeschool Preschool | Tot School
Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Fall-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 sens
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Franny K Stein Frantastic Voyage comprehension / writing ideas
Are you looking for a fantastic chapter book for a read aloud or guided reading? Look no further because Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage will capture the attention of every child in your class including the boys!First you need the book Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage by Jim Benton. Vocabulary cards are provided for each chapter. Thought provoking questions are included for each chapter. The pages can be copied and made into a booklet or run off separately and gl
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Shape Stacking Puzzle Cards
This resource contains 20 picture puzzle cards that students can use to refine their visual discrimination, practice ordering and sequencing, reinforce positional words such as on top, below, behind, etc., and build fun picture puzzles using colored shapes. There are a variety of difficulty levels, making this a resource that grows with students and can be used in a multi age learning space. Perfect for morning tubs, early finishers, Montessori shelf work, indoor recess, sub plans, and more. If
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PreK - K
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Comparing Inherited Traits: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BUTTERFLY OR MOTH?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsMetamorphosisLife Cycle: Larvae (smooth vs fuzzy)Life Cycle: Pupae (chrysalis vs cocoon)Antennae (clubbed vs
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Valentine's Day Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool
Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Valentine's Day-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheet
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Spring Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills
Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Spring-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 se
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Marine Food Webs and Food Chains Card Sort Activity - Temperate Ocean Ecosystem
Engage students with this huge card sort activity to construct marine food chains and food webs. Use the suggestions to a lead discussion about how human activity affects temperate ocean food webs through climate change and the accidental introduction of invasive species. Use the provided labels to practice key vocabulary by assigning terms such as producer, detritivore, autotroph, etc to ocean organisms. ✨ Here’s What You’ll Get✨- 32 organism cards- Energy arrows- Labels (including but not limi
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
Also included in: Everything in My Store MEGA BUNDLE
Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher's House Comprehension Questions
I have created higher order thinking comprehension questions for each chapter of Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar.
I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.
Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Montessori Constructive Triangle Command Cards
This material is a popular extension to the Constructive Triangles set. Using command cards will help students enhance critical thinking skills while refining their mastery level of the triangle boxes and the polygons each box creates.
This set of 22 Sensorial command cards contains:
*5 cards for the Large Hexagon Box
*8 cards for the Small Hexagon Box
*5 cards for the Triangle Box
*4 cards for the Rectangle Box
All cards are shaped to match their corresponding boxes for aesthet
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K - 3rd
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Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE
Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story! STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:How the Whale Got His Throat Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length) How the Camel Got His Hump Thinking Focus: Ethics Math Strand Focus: Operations How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Thinking Focu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Four Seasons - Real Picture Sorting Activity Cards w/ Introductory Info Cards
Bring the four seasons to life in your classroom with these vivid photo flash cards! Work on visual discrimination and problem solving skills as you decide whether the pictures belong to winter, spring, summer, or fall. This activity comes with: • four information cards, one for each season • four headers (winter, spring, summer, fall) • 24 picture cards (six for each season) to be sorted into their appropriate seasonEach header has a different colored border, and each picture card has a reverse
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PreK - 1st
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Fly Away Home by Bunting Lesson on Homelessness
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting Lesson Plan teaches students about the realities of homelessness. It addresses the common myths and brings into light the urgency of homelessness in America. Themes of family, homelessness, and belonging. This resource includes: Learning Objectives Reading Comprehension QuestionsFacts about Homelessness in AmericaExtension Resource on HomelessnessText to text connection Text to world connection Nearpod Teacher Access included on the last page of the fileIf you have a
Grades:
4th - 6th
George by Alex Gino Novel Study / Key (Author endorsed!)
"George," a novel by Alex Gino, tells the story of Melissa, whose classmates and family know her by the name of George. The message "Be Who You Are" comes across as a strong central theme in this excellent novel about a transgender youth who wants to be Charlotte in the school play, a monumental task for a girl who everyone thinks is a boy. This novel study was created with input and suggestions from the author of the novel - Alex Gino!
This detailed novel study includes a text-dependent qu
Grades:
4th - 6th
Opposite Picture Cards with Real Photos
Work on critical thinking and problem solving skills with your students with these real photo opposite cards! This set comes with 36 picture cards to match by opposites. Flip the cards over to check your answers.Designed so your students can use the cards independently, the back of the cards are colour coded: orange backs are your control cards, and teal backs are your working cards. Once sorted into two piles, the child can confidently match the pictures on the working cards with the pictures o
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PreK - 1st
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Add a cultural twist to your fairy tale unit with Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. There are many versions of the Cinderella tale, but this one is believed to be the original version - written 1,000 years before the European one.Our response activities were crafted using the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, a framework for focusing on higher-order thinking skills. The taxonomies (classifications) are arranged from simple and concrete tasks to complex and abstract ones. There are 3 activit
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2nd - 4th
Christmas Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Tot School
Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Christmas-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72
Grades:
PreK - 1st
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznik Novel Unit History of Film and Animation
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik Novel Guide is perfect for teaching the history of film and animation, inferencing, character analysis, story development, new vocabulary and the role of art in literature. Pdf & Nearpod Novel Guide BESTSELLERThis is a highly engaging novel with abundant vocabulary and creative story telling. A true gem.This resource includes: • Reading comprehension questions
• Character analysis
• Essay questions,
• Vocabulary activities
• Nearpod Teache
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Elementary Novel Guides
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