3rd grade social studies literature circles for special education

Character Education, English Language Arts, Special Education

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.6

...

Also included in: The Egypt Game and Hoot Novel Study Bundle

Those Shoes Differentiated Writing Activity | Wants and Needs

Created by

Miss Ashlee's Class

"Those Shoes" by Maribeth Boelts is a touching story of kindness and teaches the difference between wants and needs. This differentiated writing activity was created to compliment the book “Those Shoes” by Maribeth Boelts and is a great companion activity to any kindness unit. The writing prompt comes with three versions of differentiation to reach all ability levels, ranging from writing a short paragraph to choosing error-free picture choices. This resource includes:Shoe Flap Page – to color,

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

Also included in: Kindness Activity BUNDLE | Building Character | Special Education Resource

Thank You Sarah Hale November Activities Sarah Saves Thanksgiving Book Companion

Created by

Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

Add a little history to your Thanksgiving activities this year. Your 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will love learning about the life and legacy of Sarah Hale, the single mother of five, composer of Mary Had a Little Lamb and first female magazine editor. Sarah singlehandedly took on the task of having Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. She is a real-life example of perseverance.This unit can stand alone with the accompanying story Sarah Saves Thanksgiving (written by me) o

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving, U.S. History

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Also included in: Thanksgiving ELA Enrichment Activities Bundle

I Survived Hurricane Katrina Mega-Pack

Created by

Step into the storm of century with this Mega-Pack for "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis. This historical fiction is a leveled for 4th grade but could easily be used in 3rd-5th. This product pack was created to correlate with Common Core Standards and includes: Lesson Plans (10 Days) Reading Comprehension Questions (ALL CHAPTERS) Answer Keys Chapters Quizzes w/Answer Key (ALL CHAPTERS) Extensions: Hurricane KWL Character Analysis Hurricane Research & Writing Character

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Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Differentiated Teaching with Rebecca Davies

George Washington's Socks Novel Study Unit

Created by

Now you can teach challenging reading comprehension skills through novels without having to spend all those hours preparing for literature circles or book clubs. Rest assured your students are developing stronger text analysis and critical thinking skills with these George Washington’s Socks novel study activities.This no fluff novel study format engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.Instead, each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Early Intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy

SPEEDY SPEECH ARTICULATION THERAPY

Created by

Monae's Speech House

Do you have multiple schools or a high caseload? Use these SPEEDY SPEECH ALL-IN-ONE cards to taget articulation goals. Includes speech ladder, isolation, syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. Perfect for busy SLPs working on articulation, phonology, or apraxia goals. Speedy Speech ~ The Ticket to Good Speech & Language!*****CONTENTS:Includes: initial, medial, final /p, b, m, n, t, d,k, g, f, v, s, z, l, r, sh, ch,j, th/ and initial /sp, sm, sn, st, sk, sw/ , /l/ blends, /r/ blends and

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

Prove It Thanksgiving Reading Passages | Native Americans, Pilgrims, November

Created by

Hollie Griffith

These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of November and the Thanksgiving season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Native Americans, The Lakota of the Great Plains, The Wampanoag Tribe, and Pilgrims.These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must go back to the text to support their answers with EVIDENCE.These passages can be used for many purposes: close reading, a quick assessment, targeted small groups, whole

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.1.1

, RI.1.2

, RI.1.4

, RI.1.5

, RI.1.6

...

Also included in: Prove IT Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions FOR THE YEAR

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic 1912 Pack

Created by

DOWNLOAD ALL THE CHAPTER RESOURCES AND SAVE! This 53 page product was created to be used with the book "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic 1912" by Lauren Tarshis, and is aligned to the Common Core standards. This book is rated a Reading Level 4, but could easily be used at the end of third grade or the beginning of fifth grade. The product download includes: *Multiple-choice/Short Answer quizzes w/answer keys for all the chapters in the book *Open-ended reading comprehension questions for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Literature Circles

There Was An Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon: Book Companion

Created by

The Speech Table

This book companion can be used for identifying vocabulary from the story, describing, story retell, or sequencing. Each activity comes in color and black/white.Activities:- Dough Mat- "Dab it! Color it!" Page- Adapted Book- Story Retell Activity: Feed the Old Lady- Sequencing Activity- Sensory Bin Set (10 images)- Vocabulary Cards- "Mini Posters" for whole group activities- Sentence Strips with Visuals: Three- to five-word combinations.- Open-ended activity for speech or language: Use dot maker

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Magic Tree House #1 Book Companion

Created by

The Social Emotional Teacher

BUY THIS PRODUCT IN A BUNDLE (MTH Books 1-4) AT WITH 20% SAVINGS: MAGIC TREE HOUSE BUNDLE: Books 1-4 OR Save $9 on 8 Book Companions with this MEGA BUNDLE: Books 1-8 This product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#1) DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to Prehistoric Times where they learn about dinosaurs! This book would be perfect for use with a Dinosaur Unit!! These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of

Subjects:

Ancient History, English Language Arts, General Science

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 1-4

Story Retelling and Sequencing BUNDLE | Special Education and Autism Resource

Created by

Miss Ashlee's Class

Story Retelling and Sequencing BUNDLE | Special Education and Autism ResourceThese themed flap books are PERFECT practice for story retelling and sequencing. Each resource in this BUNDLE includes 4 short passages with visual support on an interactive flap book. Each passage includes 3 sentences with visual support for students to cut and paste in sequential order or students have the option to write a sentence independently. Students use the flap book as support to retell the story. Interactive

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Short Stories, Special Education

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Literature Study

Created by

The Punkin Teaches

Jean Fritz's "We're Writing the Constitution" is both informative and humorous, making it an engaging book for students and a fantastic resource for teaching the Constitution. This 57-page PDF includes a Student Reading Comprehension Packet that breaks the book into manageable chunks and is full of short answer comprehension questions as well as vocabulary study. Supplementary activities are included and cover: content specific vocabulary key figures synonyms & antonyms government branche

Subjects:

Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Early Intervention, Phonics, Special Education

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.1

...

IEP and RTI Reading Progress Monitoring for Decoding Skills BUNDLE!

Created by

Learning with McGuire

Over 170 pages of progress monitoring! This Bundle holds all of my decodable words progress monitoring sets. Progress monitor your students with ease in the following areas:-CVC Words-Digraphs-Initial Blends-Final Blends-Initial and Final Blends-R-Controlled Words-Silent E Words-Long Vowels-Diphthongs-Compound Words-Two Syllable Words-Multi-Syllabic WordsYou will also get teacher recording sheets to track their progress over the entire program. Put it all in a binder and you are ready for the ea

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

Last Week of School Reading Activities Social Studies Projects End the Year Fun

Created by

Peas in a Pod

Grab these Greek mythology readers theater scripts for your class! Practicing reader’s theater scripts is a fun way to build reading fluency! When the scripts incorporate gods and goddesses from ancient Greece and play out famous Greek myths this practice becomes interdisciplinary combining reading fluency, vocabulary, public speaking, and social studies. FANTASTIC end of the year project or addition to any reading curriculum!!Included in this resource: ~ FOUR Greek Myths Reader’s Theater Script

Subjects:

Ancient History, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.4.2

, RL.5.2

, RL.6.2

, RI.6.2

...

Also included in: Readers Theater Scripts Fables Folktales Fairy Tales Myths and Legends

The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

Created by

Everywhere Librarian

Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear

Subjects:

African History, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: It's Time for a Story 10 Book Bundle SET FOUR 155 Activities for 10 Titles

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 Mega Pack

Created by

Dive into "I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916" Mega Pack! This 42 page novel study is the perfect companion to the high-interest historical fiction and includes ALL the components of the individual chapter packs. I have also added a couple of additional bonus extensions! These text are fantastic to use for literature circles, whole group novel studies, or as enrichment projects. This product download includes: Higher-Level Reading Comprehension Short Answer Questions for ALL chapters Chapter

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Phonics, Reading Strategies, Special Education

Soft and Hard C and G Rule Introduction

Created by

SMARTER Intervention

Are you looking for a fun way to solidify the two sounds of C & G? You've found your resource! These activities and worksheets support teaching the Soft C /s/ and Soft G /j/ concept through word-level and sentence level instruction with visual anchors, word sort activities, and a fun game that can be used for centers or as an intervention small group activity. C says /s/ when followed by an e, i, or y and G can say /j/ when followed by an e, i, or y. We teach the concept through the instruct

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Games, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RF.3.3

, RF.3.3a

, RF.3.3c

, RF.3.4

, RF.3.4c

...

Oral Presentation Rubric Student Self Assessment Story Elements 2nd 3rd Grade

Created by

Promoting Success

You will download a story elements teacher and student self assessment rubric. Your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students will give an oral presentation to retell the story elements, including character, setting, problem, solution, and sequencing.The summarizing assessment is on a four point scale. A second student self-assessment is included which is the same as the teacher version except that it uses "I" statements. You will download both print and digital EASEL PDF formats for your convenience.B

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Special Education

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.2

...

Also included in: Student Self Assessment Rubric Social Studies Poster Summarizing Lit Circles

There Was an Old Lady Who Planted a Tree: Earth Day Book and Literature Unit

Created by

K Ratliff

Celebrate Earth Day with everyone’s favorite old lady! This literature unit includes a full-length original book, There Was an Old Lady Who Planted a Tree, and 4 literacy, language and listening activities for follow up! The book follows the Old Lady-book style with rhyming and repetition. Follow the old lady as she saves the earth by planting a tree, composting, picking up litter, riding a bike, recycling, hanging clothes out to dry and turning off lights and water. Each page also includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Mega-Pack

Created by

Set your reading block on fire with this novel study for "I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871" by Lauren Tarshis! This high-interest book series is always a winner with my students. In my classroom, we use the "I Survived" series for book clubs. They can also be used as a whole class or independent novel study. This 62 page novel study is aligned with ELA Common Core standards and includes the following: *Lesson Plans (10 days) *Reading Comprehension Questions and Answer Keys *Chapt

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types: