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Free close reading unit plans
Non-fiction Close Reading Articles (FREEBIE)
This 16 page product contains 4 non-fiction close reading articles 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 animals:
-chameleons
-giraffes
-sea turtles
-wolves
I introduce the product with examples of how I use the articles in my personal classroom.
This packet is aligned with the Common Core, specifically the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to dete
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K - 3rd
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Giggle, Giggle, Quack Read Aloud Unit
Looking for a supplemental packet to go with your read aloud Giggle, Giggle, Quack?This packet includes all you need for a weeks worth of activities to enhance the read aloud.Included in this read aloud unit:Vocabulary 4-square: stare and snickerStory Map (Character, Setting, and BME)Duck Character TraitsLetter to BobFirst, Next, Last FoldableFirst, Next, Last Writing Thank you for the interest in this read aloud unit. If you enjoyed it please go check out other resources in my store.Look me up
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K - 2nd
ANIMALS A-Z /ALLIGATORS Nonfiction Close Read Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade FREE
TRY ALLIGATORS CLOSE READING for FREE! If you love it, go grab ANIMALS A-Z Close Reading BUNDLE with 26 ANIMAL packs less than $1 each!ANIMALS A-Z includes: ALLIGATORS, BEARS, CATS, DOGS, ELEPHANTS, FISH, GIRAFFES, HORSES, IGUANAS, JELLYFISH, KANGAROOS, LIONS, MONKEYS, NEWTS, OSTRICHES, PIGS, QUAILS, RABBITS, SNAKES, TURTLES, URCHINS, VULTURES, WHALES, X-RAY FISH, YAKS & ZEBRAS.ALLIGATORS Nonfiction Passage for Early Elementary with Text Dependent Questions. Close reading passage for Kinder
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K - 3rd
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FREE AP English Language and Composition (AP Lang) Curriculum Map
Are you new to teaching AP Lang or curious about how other teachers organize their AP Lang class? Let me show you what my curriculum looks like!This free resource is a detailed look at how I have aligned my curriculum to the CED units while still including the activities and texts that make the class fun and engaging for students. If you are new and overwhelmed, consider the yearlong curriculum bundle with all of ready-to-go materials you need for an engaging and successful year of AP Lang.
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10th - 12th
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The 7 Continents: GOOGLE Digital Distance Learning FREE Resource
FREE Social Studies Continents resource which includes a sample of digital activities as well as a complete GOOGLE presentation on the continent of Europe. Included with your download:· EDITABLE GOOGLE Presentation Slideshow on Europe (9 slides)· 12 Digital Continent Activities PLEASE NOTE: This is a sample of our 185 page 7 Continents Social Studies Google ResourceIn the full resource, each of the 7 Continents includes:· an EDITABLE GOOGLE Presentation for continent overview· EDITABLE interacti
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1st - 3rd
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Freebie for January: New Year's Day Passages w/ activities, Google Slides™, PDFs
"New Year's Day" Informational Passage written at 4 Levels + 10 Activities: Multiple choice, True and False, Matching, & Reading Comprehension Pages: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Idea- 4 Levels Close Reading Passages ALL READERS COVERED will have the same vocab, content, questions, story. You choose their reading level. Keep All your readers on the same story- no one left out!- Covers All Readers 1st-5th Grade- 3 pages of Text Dependent Questions C
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Not Grade Specific
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Cynthia Ozick "The Shawl" | Free Short Story Unit Plan, Honors & AP Literature
Looking for a powerful addition to your unit on the Holocaust or genocide? “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick is sparse, memorable, and beautifully written. While the story itself is very short, your students will be inspired by the challenging text.This story pairs well with Night by Elie Wiesel, 1984 by George Orwell, Animal Farm by George Orwell, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, or any other text that deals with themes of war, oppression, trauma, or death.When you teach this powerful short story
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9th - 12th
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Play Unit
SuperSummary’s Play Unit for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare delivers a wealth of classroom-ready, text-specific teaching materials in a comprehensive unit. Our complete unit challenges students to think and learn with pre-reading context questions, writing and discussion prompts, and reading check & comprehension quizzes, plus a rigorous activity, text pairing suggestions, and differentiated essay topics. Also featured are two graphic organizer worksheets for processing and analyzin
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Literature Guide & Play Unit
Romeo and Juliet Full Unit Scope and Sequence (Free)
If you are looking for inspiration or a starting point to teaching "Romeo and Juliet," look no further! This scope and sequence contains a detailed look at how we teach the entire text in 8-9 weeks! Use this guide to help inspire your own creations, download some of the activities we included, or purchase our entire unit bundle to have access to all of our favorite "Romeo and Juliet" activities, assignments and projects!Please note, that this is an ever growing and changing document as we contin
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: "Romeo and Juliet" Act 1 Activities Bundle
Paul Revere Close Read, Comprehension, and Writing Packet
This close read packet is an excellent resource for your social studies and reading informational instruction! It can be used in both a whole-group and small-group setting depending on the needs of your students. It contains 5 pages of activities including a biography, comprehension questions that invite students to dig deeper in the text to support their answers, a sequencing page, a cause and effect page, and a writing prompt. I hope this can be as beneficial to your 3rd grade as it has been t
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3rd
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Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare | EDITABLE Worksheets & Lessons for Act 1 | FREE
Get lit! I'm offering these worksheets for FREE to help you get an amazing start with teaching Romeo and Juliet. This resource features worksheets for all five scenes in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet — along with answer keys! This free 40-page resource is excerpted from a comprehensive 180-page COMPLETE UNIT on Romeo and Juliet. It features worksheets that students can fill out after they've read each of the five scenes in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The worksheets are divided into sections which inv
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8th - 11th
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Visualizing Verbalizing - First Man In Space Unit - Comprehension
This Smartboard Unit was created by me for classroom instruction. It is presented Sentence x Sentence, with vocabulary and comprehension, higher order thinking questions. This unit is READY TO GO! This lesson can be found on my store in the .Notebook file for Smartboard, also.
This unit is adapted from concepts learned from the Visualizing/Verbalizing Program by Lindamood-Bell for classroom Instruction, that helps students improve reading comprehension, language comprehension, and higher order
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1st - 12th
The Odyssey Full Unit Plan (Free)
If you are looking for inspiration or a starting point to teaching "The Odyssey," look no further! This unit plan contains a detailed look at how the The Odyssey could be taught! Use this guide to help inspire your own creations, download some of the activities we included, or purchase our entire unit bundle to have access to all of our favorite activities, assignments and projects for The Odyssey!Please note, that this is an ever growing and changing document as we continue to evolve and impro
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: The Odyssey Pre-Reading Bundle
The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Preview FREEBIE
"The One and Only Ivan" is a novel that will teach your students about compassion, animal rights, animal abuse, protection, caring for others, determination, death, etc. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will cringe with your students as you read this phenomenal story. This product will help guide you and your students through the first 36 pages of the novel with appealing printable text dependent comprehension questions and character trait maps!This is only the preview of my product! To pu
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3rd - 5th
Unit 1 WEEK 1 Teaching Slides FREE SAMPLE | 5th Grade | Benchmark Advance
5th Grade Unit 1 WEEK 1 FREE SAMPLE Benchmark Advance 2022 Supplemental SlidesIMPORTANT! Please be sure to check our "Stories Include" section to be sure that your particular version of Benchmark Advance lines up correctly. THIS IS A FREE SAMPLE OF 5TH GRADE UNIT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING SLIDES! This includes ONLY Week 1 Slides and Worksheets!For the full paid version, CLICK HERE!Features Include:Hyperlinks to Benchmark Universe materialAnchor charts are embedded within slidesStudent worksheets t
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5th
The Tempest Unit Plan
The Tempest - incredibly detailed scheme of work document on reading skills that includes activities and resources for over 15 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able), homework activities and more. What’s more, it’s completely FREE to download! Topics covered include characters, plot, structure, historical context, themes, language analysis and more.
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: The Tempest Complete Unit
Chapters 1-3 of The Great Gatsby | Discussion Questions, Vocab, Quizzes | FREE
Get lit! I'm offering this resource for FREE to help you get an amazing start with teaching The Great Gatsby. This resource features discussion questions, reading quizzes, and vocabulary lists for Chapters 1-3 of The Great Gatsby — along with answer keys!This free 60-page resource is excerpted from a 240-page COMPLETE UNIT on The Great Gatsby. The COMPLETE UNIT features an introductory slideshow on the life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald, discussion questions for all 9 chapters of The Great Ga
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare | EDITABLE Worksheets & Lessons for Act 1 | FREE
Get lit! I'm offering these worksheets for FREE to help you get an amazing start with teaching Macbeth. This resource features worksheets for all seven scenes in Act 1 of Macbeth — along with answer keys! This free 50-page resource is excerpted from a comprehensive 200-page COMPLETE UNIT on Macbeth. It features worksheets that students can fill out after they've read each of the seven scenes in Act 1 of Macbeth. The worksheets are divided into sections which invite students to engage with each s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Digital Readers Workshop Model Mini Lesson Template
Do you use Readers Workshop in the classroom? Whether you are using workshop model every day or curious about trying it out, here is a handy-dandy digital mini lesson planning template. Say goodbye to loose papers and hello to an easy to save (and edit) tool to help you plan all the great stages of a workshop mini lesson such as:Unit of studyTeaching PointMaterialsMentor TextSkills to be TaughtStrategies to Reach the SkillsActive EngagementLinkGRAMMAR PARTY!Complete Grammar Bundle (Save Over 50%
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4th - 9th
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Rabbits
Rabbit Craft
This freebie includes a rabbit craft, rabbit close reading passage, rabbit creative writing, and a way to record their new rabbit knowledge.Great addition to your rabbit unit. Grab it while you can!
Looking for a unit on rabbits to go along with this cute craft?
Check it out here! Rabbits
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1st - 2nd
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Lord of the Flies Unit Plan
Lord of the Flies - incredibly detailed scheme of work document on reading skills that includes activities and resources for over 19 lessons! Includes differentiated activities to three levels (core, support and more able), homework activities and more. What’s more, it’s completely FREE to download! Topics covered include characters, plot, structure, historical context, themes, language analysis and more.To work in conjunction with our Lord of the Flies complete scheme of work pack
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Lord of the Flies Complete Unit
Death By Scrabble: By Charlie Fish
Looking for a short story for your literature circle?
Charlie Fish has written a short story that will have readers talking! Who knew Scrabble could be a deadly game?
This story can be used to teach many literary elements.
Don't take my word for it.
Take the time to get familiar with Charlie Fish's "Death By Scrabble". You are sure to love it.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Symbolism in Narrative Text (Mini-Unit)
Symbolism in Narrative Text (mini-unit)Estimated to take 5 days to teach. Contains 3 books (all available on YouTube).Books promote diversity, inclusion, and empathy.SEL - No prep - Sub plans - long term substitute - culturally relevant literacy - fiction - picture books - easy - lesson unit plans - clear direct lesson - practice - flexible groups - multiple learning styles
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3rd - 7th
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Unit 1 WEEK 1 Teaching Slides FREE SAMPLE | 3rd Grade | Benchmark Advance
3rd Grade Unit 1 WEEK 1 FREE SAMPLE Benchmark Advance 2022 Supplemental SlidesIMPORTANT! Please be sure to check our "Stories Include" section to be sure that your particular version of Benchmark Advance lines up correctly. THIS IS A FREE SAMPLE OF 5TH GRADE UNIT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING SLIDES! This includes ONLY Week 1 Slides and Worksheets!For the full paid version, CLICK HERE!Features Include:Hyperlinks to Benchmark Universe materialAnchor charts are embedded within slidesStudent worksheets t
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Grades:
3rd
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