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Free Sample Life Cycle Units - Butterfly, Chicken, Plant, Frog, & Insect
This is a free sample of the compare and contrast reading passages with Venn Diagrams from my life cycle units. The complete units include a KWL, reading passages for all life cycle stages with REAL pictures and an opportunity to engage students with a turn and talk, interactive notebook foldables for vocabulary and life cycle, labeling the parts of each item, coloring, sequencing, unit assessment, and more!Find the individual units or for in a discounted bundle here:Frog Life Cycle Unit and In
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2nd - 6th
Leveled Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions & Activities | FREE SAMPLE
One week of ready to go lessons for an original Leveled Reading Comprehension Passage! Features comprehension questions, vocabulary, writing, critical thinking, and art activities based upon a high-interest, informational article about tigers. Perfect for your third, fourth, or fifth graders!Plan to set aside about 25 minutes to 1 hour per day over the course of 1 week. You may choose to use this for teaching new skills, guided practice, independent practice, reading groups, easy sub plans, or h
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3rd - 5th
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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States of Matter Reading Passages, Free
These FREE printable and digital reading passages are all about Matter and the 3 States of Matter! There are two nonfiction reading passages, a set of reading comprehension questions, and a graphic organizer to guide student-led research. The States of Matter reading passages cover the following information:What is a matter? (Anything that has volume and mass)Simple definitions of volume and massAtoms as the 'building blocks' of matterMatter exists most often in three states: solid, liquid, and
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2nd - 4th
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Common Core Lifecycle Unit First Grade Butterfly, Frog, Apple Tree, & Pumpkin
This unit is designed in order to allow students to explore the life cycles of plants and animals, specifically pumpkin, apple tree, butterfly, and frog. It uses Common Core Exemplar texts as well as additional poetry, digital, fiction, and non-fiction literature resources as the basis for instruction. The unit is designed to last approximately two weeks and provides eight lessons. The timing is flexible and can be adjusted for individual student needs and differentiation. This unit is desig
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PreK - 2nd
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Informational Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric and Mentor Essay FREE
Informative writing kit for easy scoring/feedback, peer evaluation, and mentor sample evaluation. These tools will help your students quickly and thoroughly learn the elements and process of informational writing. Download for FREE. How to use: Students can color-code the sample essay to find all of the elements such as thesis statement, hook, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, etc. and discuss as a class or in stations.Students can use the rubric expectations to write their own essays.St
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6th - 10th
Free Sample Economics Unit
Product Description:
Free sample of Non-fiction unit on community helpers while focusing on opinion writing, vocabulary, and lower elementary economics.
Free Sample Includes:
Good and Services Anchor Chart
Non Fiction Text- Baker
Baker Take away
Opinion Writing
Full product Includes:
4 Weeks of lesson plans
Anchor charts
Original texts (10 non-fiction stories)
All work for unit is provided in the product (20+ pages of student response pages)
Vocab cards sorted and labeled
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K - 3rd
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1st and 2nd Grade CCSS ELA: Writing for the Whole Year!
This piece includes writing for the whole year for first and second grades. It covers, personal narratives, fictitious narratives, reports of information, explanatory reports and opinion pieces.It offers the following: rough draft templates, prompts, word banks and grammar reminders for each prompt, formal writing paper, letters to parents explaining the type of writing your students are learning and when homework assignments are due, home practice pieces, rubrics, self & peer editing checkl
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K - 2nd
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Frogstreet Pre-K Curriculum Map
A pacing quide/map to an entire year of learning with Frogstreet Pre-K.Includes all themes broken down into weeks, along with, character education, literacy, letter knowldge, and math. Does not include vocabulary list or wonderful word of the week.
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PreK
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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Also included in:Â AP English Language and Composition CURRICULUM BUNDLE full year CED Aligned
Rights and Responsibilities - Government and Citizenship INB FREE Sample
This Rights and Responsibilities Interactive Notebook page is one notebook template included in my fullGovernment and Citizenship Interactive Notebook Unit.
See the full Government and Citizenship Interactive Notebook Unit here. The full unit includes 13 student notebook templates, full teacher directions with photos of all templates, grading rubrics, a final unit project and a final unit test!
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3rd - 4th
American Heroes (Biography) FREEBIE - Abraham Lincoln
American Heroes FREEBIE: This freebie contains a timeline activity for Abraham Lincoln. This is just a sample of the complete American Heroes No-Prep Unit
Heroes included in the complete unit are:
- Susan B. Anthony
- Neil Armstrong
- John Chapman
- Amelia Earhart
- Benjamin Franklin
- Helen Keller
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Abraham Lincoln
- Barack Obama
- Rosa Parks
- Paul Revere
- Sally Ride
- Jackie Robinson
- Betsy Ross
- Harriet Tubman
- George Washington
The complete unit contains t
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1st - 4th
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Also included in:Â American Heroes (Biographies) BUNDLE
LIFT OFF! Decodable Readers Scope & Sequence for Fiction and Nonfiction
LIFT OFF! Decodable Readers are the perfect addition to your structured literacy or Orton Gillingham lesson. These science of reading aligned resources can be used with students who are on grade level, students who need a dyslexia intervention, and older students that need controlled text at their reading level.This free scope and sequence shows the progression of skills, along with the book titles for both fiction and nonfiction sets.These easy to use books feature:a simple booklet format made
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K - 6th
Also included in:Â Nonfiction LIFT OFF! Decodable Readers Bundle- Level 1
Free Biography Research Writing | Topic and Conclusion Sentences
This FREEBIE is a sample of our Biography Research Unit. It includes Topic and Concluding Sentence starters. These sentence starters will give your students a starting point for mastering these tricky sentences in a biography paragraph. In the complete Biography Research Unit, you will find everything you need for your students to research a famous subject and write a biography report, as well as resources to create an awesome culminating activity!In the complete resource you will find:• Writing
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2nd - 5th
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Procedural (How To) Writing Unit for PK-2
This procedural writing unit is perfect for pre-k through second grade. Students will brainstorm topics, write, revise, and publish their own how-to manuals! Choose from three different types of writing paper depending on your student's writing level. Print the inside pages double sided, add the cover, fold in half, and staple!Check out my instagram account: My Brave BookshelfEnjoy!Lindsay Horeis
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PreK - 2nd
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Text Structure - Cause & Effect vs. Problem & Solution
Students having trouble determining the text structure between Problem and Solution vs. Cause and Effect? This product is for you! My students were struggling determining the difference between the two text structures because they are very similar. I did research and came up with a fun, and black and white way to determine the difference between the two. Includes: - Step by Step Practice- Underlining and Highlighting- 7 Different Practice Passages THIS HELPED MY STUDENTS TREMENDOUSLY!!!
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3rd - 6th
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4th Grade Interactive Writing Units: Informational Text | Google Classroom
How they WorkCreated in Google for Google Classroom. There are five weeks of writing lesson plans for the Informational Unit! The plans follow Steps of the Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Publishing, and Reflecting.Includes the Following Products: 5 weeks of lesson plans (PDF)25 Informational Unit Mini Lessons (Google Slides)List of digital mentor texts using Sora, ReadWorks, and Epic!Informational Interactive Notebook (Google Slides) - Students will brainstorm topics,
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3rd - 5th
Community Helpers FREEBIE
Community Helpers FREEBIE: This freebie is a sample of the Community Helpers No-Prep Unit. The complete unit has been completely revised and updated for the new school year! Your students will stay engaged with the hands-on activities. It can be used during your Social Studies block as well as your Reading/Language Arts block. The interactive activities can also be used as centers.
This freebie includes a Firefighter Reading Comprehension Activity.
The complete unit includes the following 24
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Social Justice Unit-Ghost Boys
**If you wouldn't mind leaving a review, that would mean the world to me!!*(Click "My TPT" "My Purchases" "Free Downloads" to access)**If you already downloaded this unit prior to June 30, 2020, I've added an optional introduction activity that connects the newly released (free) BrainPop video about the Black Lives Matter Protests to a class discussion. This is a 10 day unit (with an optional intro activity) that is designed to be used with the novel, Ghost Boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes. It inco
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4th - 9th
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War of 1812 Listening & Learning Domain 5 CKLA Grade 2
I made this to accompany the CKLA Listening and Learning Domain 5
It includes the photos to display as well as Essential information, discussion questions and Think-Pair-Share portion of the lesson. At the end of the product are ten pages of vocabulary words to go with each lesson. This is the FIRST LESSON! You can find the completed Domain in my store.
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/War-of-1812-Listening-Learning-Domain-5-CKLA-Grade-2-2497697
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2nd
Turkeys
Turkeys - Looking for a great turkey unit aligned with Common Core? This is the turkey unit for you! Here is a freebie from my Turkey Unit. It is jam packed with meaningful and fun activities your students will love! Easy prep and just the right amount of activities. This turkey unit includes links to turkey videos through QR codes, multiple turkey nonfiction passages, turkey writing craft, turkey vocabulary cards, turkey life cycle cards, turkey opinion writing, turkey observation cards, and m
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1st - 3rd
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Compare and Contrast Biography and Fiction
This activity allows students the opportunity to read a biographical selection and fictional selection on Michael Phelps. Students will then compare and contrast the two pieces.
This activity could be done in small group or pairs. Please let me know what you think.
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3rd - 5th
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2nd Grade Year Long ELA Scope and Sequence - Common Core
This is a resource that would have really helped me as a first year teacher, or as a teacher scrambling to align her ELA block to the Common Core for the first time. I developed this with my grade level team and thought I would share it for anyone to use for free. It contains the 2nd Grade ELA Common Core standards, as well as other important things that my team thought should be included (for example, we note throughout the year what CAFE menu items would be good to add to your bulletin boards
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2nd
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