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3rd grade reading strategies thematic unit plans
Landforms Close Reading
***For a Goggle Classroom version of this product, click here!Close Reading: Landforms- This 66 page product contains 12 landform-themed nonfiction close reading passages with evidence-based questioning sheets to go with each. Each landform has a cover page with a definition, close reading article in color + black/white, and comprehension sheet. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading. The articles are about the following topics:-plateau-plains-mountain-coast-canyon-valley
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1st - 4th
Kevin Henkes Author Study Back to School Reading Comprehension Activities
This author study was created using Chester's Way, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly's Big Day, A Weekend with Wendell, Wemberly Worried, Sheila Rae the Brave, Julius Baby of the World, and Chrysanthemum. Students will work on the following skills: analyze/evaluate, beginning, middle, and end, text to self, text purposes, character comparison, character change, story sequencing, story mapping, main idea and details. opinion, and narrative writing, and much morel Loads of goodies from each bo
Grades:
K - 3rd
Picture It Visualization
Work on auditory comprehension using a visualization strategy. This pack includes 10 different practice sets using 10 different themes, and it can be used with a variety of ages and skill levels! You can do so much to reinforce this vital skill!***************************************************************************What awesome resources are included?★ Ten themes with eight stories per theme★ Worksheets for each story***************************************************************************W
Grades:
PreK - 12th
A Spotlight on Patricia Polacco: An Author Study
Patricia Polacco is now one of my favorite author�s to study with my students. Her stories really challenge and inspire young thinkers and learners. This unit encourages students to make connections, think deeply about their characters, and explore the many themes that Patricia incorporates into her stories. I hope that you and your students enjoy reading Patricia�s stories and learning through these activities as much as we did!
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-Author Introduction
-Ch
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Fairy Tale Activities Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This product is a bundle of 4 fairy tale units combined It is over 600+ pages and could be used over the course of an entire month. By purchasing this bundle you will receive a bonus packet to play "Guess that Fairy Tale" and display all the characteristics of a fairy tale. This unit is broken into 4 smaller units. One covers stories with the element three. The three main stories are The Three Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Another unit covers stories that
Grades:
K - 3rd
Rainforest Close Reading
Close Reading: Rainforest- This 68 page product contains 10 rainforest-themed non-fiction close reading passages with evidence-based questioning sheets to go with each. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading. The articles are about the following topics:
-toucan
-sloth
-tree frog
-jaguar
-blue morpho butterfly
-anaconda
-monkey
-boa constrictor
-crocodile
-iguana
Anchor charts to better explain close reading are also included.
I introduce the product with examples of ho
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion and Virtual Field Trip Bundle
Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion and Virtual Field Trip BundleBuckle up and head to NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This virtual field trip covers the history of the Thanksgiving Day Parade- from the Wondertown Windows to the behind the scenes of the magnificent parade that is broadcasted all over the world today! This virtual field trip will start by giving your students some hints as to where they will be traveling. Students will make predictions. Students will access prior kn
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K - 5th
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Tall Tales: Story Mapping & Literature Circles
If you are looking for some activities to put a little spin on your current tall tale study, this unit will be a perfect supplemental resource.This unit adds a little spice to the everyday literature study. During these activities, the students will use close reading strategies to identify a purpose for reading. Then, they will be given a task during literature circles to collect evidence and events from the tale to take back to a group. As the group members report, the students will create a st
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Jan Brett The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Cozy, The Mitten Tresselt Bundle
This Winter Unit features 5 books The Mitten by Jan Brett, The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt, The Hat by Jan Brett, The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett, and now recently added, Cozy by Jan Brett. There are also four passages included. Students will enjoy reading these stories while focusing on Jan Brett's borders and the foreshadowing she offers in her other story lines. There are comprehension activities, comparing and contrasting, and three different readers theater scripts. In addition, there are different
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Making Inferences Unit, Grades 3-5, Common Core Reading
This 60+ page Making Inferences unit focuses on identifying learning goals with students, teaching them how to develop strategies for becoming more effective readers, and then providing activities for them to practice these strategies in various ways. I've included fiction and nonfiction reading passages, anchor charts, graphic organizers, task cards, and other activities in this unit for inferring character traits, feelings, setting, author's viewpoint, and theme.*** Be sure to download the 20-
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Guided Reading Detectives Flip Flap Book®
Guided Reading Fun! This Guided Reading Detectives resource is PERFECT for your Guided Reading groups. So....get ready to have some FUN while you teach Guided Reading! You will be transforming your students into Super Sleuth Detectives as you make your way through the Common Core State Standards for Reading Literature...and you are going to have a BLAST doing it!This unit includes:* 25 double-sided Flip Flap® Books that address various comprehension lessons (cause and effect, beginning, middle,
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1st - 3rd
Gingerbread Cowboy Gingerbread Pirates and Gingerbread Boy in the City
This Gingerbread set includes activities to go along with The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires, Gingerbread Pirates by Kladstrup and The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski. The primary focus in these stories is sequencing and comparing and contrasting. There are anchor charts included, lesson plan guides, comprehension activities, writing, crafts and more. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. Please note that this is part of a larger
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Gingerbread Activities BUNDLE Boy Man Girl Baby Friends Cowboy Pirate
The Three Little Pigs Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This fun unit provides reading comprehension activities and writing activities to go along with many different versions of The Three Little Pigs. It is the perfect unit to compare text to text stories around the Three Pig's theme. The stories included are: The Three Little Pigs paper version, The Three Pigs by Marshall, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The Three Daisies, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, Pigs by Gail Gibbons, an
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Hospital Classroom Transformation and Theme Day!
Have your heard about Engagement Made Easy? I have been so inspired by educators being the Wild Card and creating memorable, rigorous experiences for their students. This is a room transformation that I've done successfully in my room a for a couple years that I'd like to share with you!This is a fun, engaging, and rigorous thematic day that can be done ANY time you'd like to add something a little extra to your teaching! All you need to do is print off this packet of challenges, set the stage w
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
March Book Madness
ARE YOU READY FOR IT? Implement March Book Madness in your classroom using this pack to take you all the way from the Sweet 16 to the championship game! To engage your students, these book companion packs will work on comprehension skills while you read each book. With this product, you can make 4 different comprehension packs to go along with the tournament. There is one for the Sweet 16 books, Elite 8, Final 4, and the championship game. There is also a cumulative activity for the winning book
Grades:
1st - 6th
Animals in Winter Hibernation and Migration Reading Comprehension Bundle
This fun unit will have your students learning all about animals in winter. The focus is on animals that hibernate, migrate, and adapt to survive changes in their environment. During this unit, your students will work on checking for understanding using 3 nonfiction books and 2 fiction books. There are many other strategies included as well such as character analysis, questioning, nonfiction text features and lots of writing and crafts. This was created for one week of whole group guided readi
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension | Balloons Over Broadway | November
This Thanksgiving reading comprehension unit is great for November since it is all about Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Using authentic literature like Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet is the best way to teach reading comprehension and engage your students! As well as incorporate social studies with Then and Now comparison and a STEM Challenge too! Perfect for the short week before Thanksgiving Break or anytime in November!This set includes:Story Comprehension Beginning, Middle, End (2 v
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Bundle Complete Set All Books
Sharks Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Informational Text Bundle
This is the perfect unit for students to learn All about Sharks! I always do this unit right after spring break, it would be a great unit during SHARK WEEK too. This unit focuses around 5 anchor texts: All about Sharks paper book included, Fly Guy Presents Sharks, National Geographic Sharks, Sharks by Gibbons, and Compare & Contrast Sharks & Dolphins paper book included. It also includes Bonus Activities for All about Sharks by Arnosky. Using theese books, students will work nonfiction
Grades:
K - 3rd
Pandas Nonfiction Book Informational Text Comprehension Panda Bear Report
Who can resist an adorable panda bear? This nonfiction unit is filled with activities to teach your students all about pandas and work on the reading informational text standards. This unit includes a mini reader that will teach them all about panda bears with a matching colorful book with real photos. This real book can be projected via the digital google link, downloaded as a powerpoint or shared as a pdf. You could even print it and put it in your classroom library. There are so many fun com
Grades:
K - 3rd
Read and Write About Folktales, Fables and Fairy Tales 2nd and 3rd Grade
Teach the similarities and differences in folktales: fairy tales, fables, tall tales and legends. Use for close reading or guided reading lessons with a focus on Retell Determine Moral Compare and Contrast Write Your own Folktale The unit can be taught as individual topics or taught as a whole. Activities supplement your classroom instruction while while students learn to compare and contrast two fairy tales from two different cultures. (RL2.9) Additional lessons focus on retelling folktales
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2nd - 3rd
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Literacy Unit {math tubs included}
What could be better than spending a whole week using a story about a chocolate factory to teach the common core standards?! This sweet literacy unit focuses on character analysis, character traits, story elements, and story structure using the classic children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. It includes printables to cover each of these comprehension strategies and anchor chart examples. A writing activity is included for each day of the 5-day unit, including poetry,
Grades:
1st - 3rd
February Printables | Second Grade Review Worksheets | Grammar, Reading & Math
Second grade printable worksheets are perfect for early finishers, morning work, math and literacy center activities, homework, or review! These February themed worksheets include activities targeting 2nd grade literacy, grammar and math standards. If you're looking for printable activities that require zero prep for teachers, but are fun and engaging for students, you're in the right place.Themes inside: Football themed for Super Bowl, Winter, Valentine's, & President's Day >> Save $$
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Click Clack Moo Activities Book Companion & Cow Nonfiction Informational Text
Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type is a funny story about cows who want electric blankets and will stop the milk to get what they want. This unit includes loads of multi-level reading comprehension strategies to go along with the story. I has writing extensions, some word work activities, a few math games, and two cow crafts to go along with the story. This has been recently updated and I did include the old resource as well.Reading Strategies:Predicting 3 optionsCharacters and SettingMain Idea a
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Doreen Cronin Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension Bundle
Autism Awareness Activities All My Stripes and Nonfiction Reader SEL
Teach about and increase Autism Awareness and Acceptance with this guided reading unit focuses on the story element of asking and answering questions, schema and misconceptions, while reviewing character, setting, problem and solution for the book All My Stripes. A printable nonfiction reader on Autism is also available to help teach your kids about Autism and what makes us different is what makes us unique. Great for classroom teachers and counselors too. Nonfiction printable book: "Understandi
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in:Â Special Needs and Inclusion Reading Comprehension Social Emotional Learning
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