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Free literature lessons
Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ FREE Bonus Lesson! Making Inferences
This freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on making inferences. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 3 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 4-8.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your reading classroom? I've also included at the end of this freebie a 3-page Getting Started Guide / FAQ for interactive notebooking.If you are c
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3rd - 9th
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FREEBIE Hey, Little Ant Opinion/Persuasive Writing
This is a great quick activity to do as a mini lesson on opinion or persuasive writing. After reading the book Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, students will complete a writing graphic organizer and then write. Hope you enjoy!
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K - 3rd
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Enemy Pie Read Aloud - FREE Reading Activities - Pi Day - Reading Comprehension
"Enemy Pie" is just one example of our Interactive Read-Alouds. We have over 100 read-alouds to meet ALL the Reading Literature Core Standards. If you teach this lesson plan in its entirety, we promise you will be hooked! Each of our read-aloud packs include rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response-to-text writing activities including a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans to help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading a
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
The Good Egg Read Aloud FREE - Reading Comprehension Activities
These The Good Egg read aloud activities will teach your students they don't have to be perfect with week-long lesson plans and book activities.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events, and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson, provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it, and respondi
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K - 2nd
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Unit Grade 7
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot (Plot Pyramid)Citing Text EvidenceContext CluesSimiles and MetaphorsAnalyzing Characters’ ActionsAnalyzing DialogueFree Verse PoetryComparing Poem to Short Story w/Similar ThemesEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This i
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7th
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Polar Express Freebie
This product includes activities to enhance your study of the book "The Polar Express".
Included are:
Retelling (beginning, middle, and end)
Story Elements (character, setting, problem, solution)
Movie vs. Book box and t chart
The First Gift of Christmas writing
How to Make Hot Chocolate writing
Polar Express ABC Order
Tickets for a Polar Express celebration (color and black and white)
A letter from Santa (color and black and white)
This freebie is offered under Scrappin Doodles Freebie Lice
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1st - 2nd
Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
This is a free file from a larger product called Poetry Comics: Metaphor, Tone, and Personification. These lessons follow the same format as the free sample, except a worksheet is added afterward to reinforce the skills taught in the comic. Also check out Poetry Comics Vol 2.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School Language Arts Bundle
Point of View PowerPoint
This is a presentation to introduce students to Point of View. This addresses common core standards for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade standards.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Reading PowerPoint Bundle
FREE Emergency Sub Plans!
This FREE SAMPLE of Emergency Sub Plans shows how easy it can be to print up K-2 lesson plans at the last minute! **This short sample is part of my No Prep Sub Plans for The Day the Crayons Came Home. My No Prep Sub Plans are PERFECT for teachers who are looking for engaging activities and resources when they have to be out unexpectedly! Whether you have a planned or unplanned absence from school, I know how DIFFICULT it can be to arrange lesson plans last minute. My Emergency Lesson Plans are N
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K - 2nd
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6TH - 8TH ELA LESSON PLANS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM MAP READING / WRITING
A FULL YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA is planned, sequenced, and CCSS aligned, and I would like to share it ALL with you. Please enjoy this free scope and sequence, lesson plans, standards alignment, and smart map kit. You can use this sequence and all of the resources in this bundle even if you are on a semester, trimester, or any calendar schedule. Scroll down to SEE MORE FAQs.No purchases are necessary to use ANY OR ALL of the tools in this full planning kit. Your own resources will work perfec
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6th - 8th, Staff
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The Monkey's Paw WW Jacobs COMPLETE Short Story Unit Middle School
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Unit for Middle and High SchoolThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot ReviewCiting Text EvidenceContext Clues & Situational CluesTypes of ForeshadowingMood (and Mood Shifts)Analyzing DialogueEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit
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7th - 10th
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Novel Brochure Google Classroom Freebie Editable Google Slides Template Activity
Novel Brochure - Pamphlet for Google Classroom Freebie!This resource allows students to create a pamphlet that can be edited for ANY novel! The file contains a Google Drive link that can be used for Google Classroom. **Be sure to MAKE A COPY of the link and save to your own Google DriveEnjoy! Ratings on freebies are greatly appreciated! :) YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:5th Grade Novel Studies Bundle (5 Novels)Wonder Novel StudyHoles Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyEsperanza Rising Novel StudyBridg
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3rd - 8th
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Inferring and Drawing Conclusions Halloween Riddles
This product has some riddles for Halloween for students to infer and draw a conclusion about what the object is. It is made to work with partners and display the illustration on a whiteboard or document camera for class to see to give hints for younger readers.If you are using this with older students you won't need to show the picture.There is a sheet to record words that are helpful for inferring and drawing a conclusion.
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2nd - 5th
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Rapunzel on Trial: Fairytales on Trial Fractured Fairytales and Point of View
Point of view can be difficult for students to grasp. With this unit, you'll teach POV using fractured fairytales and hold a mock trial where your students will put fairy tale characters on trial. You'll set up court, act as judge and jury, and decide which perspective is the most believable.Rapunzel on TrialRapunzel's mother was EVIL and locked her in a tower! Or was she? Your students will decide when you read two different versions of the story. Use any original version (even a video from you
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Fairy Tales on Trial (Fractured Fairy Tales & Point of View) BUNDLE
FREE! Analyzing Theme: a common core essay for ANY novel
This essay is aligned with the common core standards and works as a final essay for any novel or fictional text. This essay asks students to analyze how the theme of the story emerges, how it is refined, and how it is fully developed by the end of the novel.
This download includes a student handout sheet with room for brainstorming, an essay outline, and a graphic organizer.
This essay is CCSS aligned and covers the below standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy W2a.b.c.d.e (grades 7-12)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy
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7th - 12th
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The Mitten: Story Activities
This freebie includes:
-story elements worksheet
-sequence the characters cut & paste activity
-"Who's in the Mitten?" predictable reader book/ cut, match & paste
Enjoy!
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Lanier's Lions
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K - 1st
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The Dot Read Aloud Lesson and Activities FREEBIE | Back to School Growth Mindset
Ideal for grades 1 - 3, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds read aloud lesson teaches about students to believe in themselves. This is great for back to school read aloud or to instill a growth mindset in your students!This freebie includes day 1 lesson plan ONLY. This is a sample of the full resource, which includes 5 days of lesson plans. If you'd like the full version, click the link here ----> The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds FULL VERSIONCheck out my BACK TO SCHOOL read alouds resources!My Mouth is
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1st - 3rd
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Turkey Trouble and A Turkey for Thanksgiving Reading Response Sheets
Two of my favorite Thanksgiving/turkey themed read alouds are A Turkey for Thanksgiving and Turkey Trouble. In this free download, I have included a flap book for Turkey Trouble and a graphic organizer for A Turkey for Thanksgiving that both focus on story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution). Just read, print, and you are all set! Happy Thanksgiving!
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K - 3rd
The Night Before Summer Vacation Back to School Read Aloud - Literacy
What is this resource?This is a focused read-aloud companion pack for the book The Night Before Summer Vacation by Natasha Wing. The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers and students with a structured focus on vocabulary, text-based higher level questions, comprehension, and ELA-based skills through authentic and engaging children's literature. What is included?This resource includes a combination of ELA posters, Vocabulary Word Cards and definitions, Text-Based Questions, Writing Pro
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PreK - 2nd
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Fall Fiction Reading Comprehension Passage FREEBIE
If you are on the hunt for an engaging and standards-based way to enjoy the fall season with as the leaves change and temperatures cool off, check out this free AND differentiated Fall fiction Reading Passage!⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of a Fall Fiction 5 passage pack!⭐ The full download included printable and digital versions!Scarecrow Friends is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes illustrations...color and black/white versions are included.Thi
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3rd - 6th
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Types of Irony FREE Bonus Lesson! Interactive Reading Notebooks
Irony: Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ Free Bonus Lesson #2 ~ Types of IronyThis freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on the three types of irony: situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 2 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 6-10.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your readi
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5th - 11th
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FREE Literary Elements Foldables for Plot in Interactive Notebooks
This sample is a sneak-peek FREEBIE of my Literary Elements 90+ page resource guide! The focus of this mini-set is PLOT, and includes all the materials on plot from the resource guide. Included in the plot mini-set are cover page labels, interactive vocabulary flaps with optional typed definitions, plot mountain graphic, plot elements flipbook, sample pictures of the foldables in action, and an assessment on plot elements! The foldables are not meant to replace the fantastic stuff you already
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3rd - 8th
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FREEBIE: Step In! Step Out! {A Reading Lesson for DEEP Thinking}
I love getting students thinking deeply about a book! I use my "Step In - Step Out" reading lesson to have students do just that. Students "step in" to the story to analyze character choices, and they "step out" of the story to analyze author choices.Included in this free lesson is a detailed explanation of the strategy and how I use it with my students, printables to make anchor charts or mini stand-up charts (for a guided reading lesson), and three differentiated versions of an accompanying re
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2nd - 5th
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Reading & Writing Free Activities for Each Kindness Mentor Text (grades 3-5)
This free sample provides reading activities and a writing prompt designed to use with the mentor text, Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson from my resource, Better Than Basal for Volume 3. (Book not included.)Why is this better than a basal? Because YOU get to choose the order and even the skills you want to cover with each book! A GOOD mentor text will provide opportunities to teach or review a variety of skills, not the ONE the teacher manual says you have to teach.***************************
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3rd - 5th
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