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This handy little 2-page graphic organizer is just the thing you need to help your students stay focused during read-aloud. It also works great f...
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This set of fun polka dot headers designed by Marisa Curtis, of First Grade Glitter and Giggles, are perfect for displaying the literacy genres i...
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Depth and Complexity
These tasks cards have been specifically written with careful consideration to how Depth and Complexity uniquely lends itse...
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This set of 56 Reading Comprehension Task Cards (4 per page) are perfect for small groups, individualized instruction, centers and more!
Since c...
These free reading comprehension cards help students think critically and better understand stories and texts they read. Using the cards, studen...
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This Literature Circles Packet includes my version of Literature Circle jobs, activities, and instructions.
There are five jobs included in t...
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To Kill a Mockingbird Discussion Questions & Answers: This bundle contains 62 pages of student handouts and a comprehensive teacher's answer ...
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Use Avery labels to color-code AND display the book level and points on the spines of your
Accelerated Reader classroom library books, book sets...
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Download this freebie page for a quick idea to assess your readers by the chapter! Includes pictures of sample mini-folder created from...
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Literature circle are an excellent way to promote comprehension and discussion of literature. This download includes an explanation and a student...
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This is a graphic organizer that I created to guide my students using the Acronym: T.H.E.M.E. to help them clarify their thinking and uncover the...
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A FREE Christmas gift to you!
"Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a Christmas poem much loved by young and old. Longfellow, arg...
Bloom's Taxonomy
This flip-chart can be easily printed and assembled for each of your students. Students can use this learning tool to develop ...
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Students will engage prior knowledge as they read the familiar tale of Cenicienta (Cinderella) as told from her first-person perspective. As they...
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Here are eight individual pages of handouts for students to use as they read with their literature or reading groups. They are very engaging and ...
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This is a printable work page for students to use as they discuss a common novel with their Literature Circles or Book Groups. This page allows s...
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Here is a set of bookmarks that are GREAT to distribute to your students during independent reading time. These bookmarks can be used as a guide ...
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CONNELL GAMES provide teachers with a means to supplement existing resources, enhance student inte...
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Author’s Craft and Literary Devices Reference Sheet/Study Guide (Common Core Aligned)
This 5-page product includes:
-A Cover Sheet
-A 2-page...
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Want to try Literature Circles in your Middle School/Language Arts classroom, but don't know where to start? This is a guide that will help you ...
Help your students have an enjoyable literature circle experience with the Literature Circles: Curriculum Materials MEGA Unit All-in-One DEAL. O...
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I designed these cards to either hang on my board or put onto binder rings for easy access during small group and whole group instruction. (I la...
This document includes Spanish and English versions of two sets of 12 questions that can be used to discuss any story. One set is labeled “Adva...
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This file includes the lesson plan, handouts, and extras for use in teaching "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes. Using both Common Core 9-10 a...
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As students read, they can use these handy bookmarks not only to mark their page but also to remind them of six helpful strategies: visualize, cl...
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This survey is a great way to get to know your students' reading habits at the beginning of the year.
These book marks, which come three to a page, can be given to students to use during book discussions. They contain prompts that will help the st...
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Ways to Use Your Post-it Notes
Ways to Use Your Post-it Notes (Birds)
Reading with Post-It Quick Reference
Extending Yo...
Literature Circle Role Sheets are a great way to keep groups organized and on task.
These role sheets include the roles and space to complete t...
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I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of THE HUNG...
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Novel-based Newspaper Project
Authentic Assessment
My 7th and 8th grade students enjoy authentic assessments that allow them to creatively share...
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This is a novel study for the book Holes. It is a 30 page document that includes:
A character trait worksheet with answer key
Chapter questions ...
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CONNELL GAMES provide teachers with a means to supplement existing resources, enhance student inte...
This is a literature unit for The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I love this book!
Great study on World War II.
Page 1 - Cover
Pages 2-4 - V...
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This differentiated menu is to be utilized with literature circle work. On it are 24 choices of responses that students can select for their lit...
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Are you tired of the literature circle? The Book Club package is an alternative to the traditional literature circle and can be adapted to any b...
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This is a tool teachers can use in Reading and Writing class to model how to do effective visualizations of scenes from stories. The tool break...
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Socratic Circles: Engage your students in high-level dialogue through Socratic Seminars. This resource details the steps for implementation of So...
30 brief life lesson stories for use in intermediate and secondary classrooms. Themes: bullying, positive attitudes, achieving potential, difficu...
This packet will give your students an interactive unit that is similar to literature circles. Each student will need a partner that he or she wi...
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Collaborative Strategic Reading is a research based instructional strategy to improve students' reading comprehension skills. This set includes ...
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This guide is for teen reading groups who are tackling The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The guide breaks the reading into 5 one-week sec...
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Use this to create a flip book that will enable your students to write their own questions using the 6 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
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Reciprocal Teaching is a research based instructional strategy to improve students' reading comprehension skills. This set includes a reference ...
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Reading comprehension is one of the most vital aspects of learning for emerging readers. It is also one of the most difficult to master. When I f...
Set of ten bookplates using a Dr. Seuss theme. Characters from "The Cat and the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham," "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fis...
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This is a 13-Day literature guide. It is designed for students to read and work in groups of 4-5. The guide is organized so that it can be comple...
This is a journal to go along with the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. It can be used before or after reading the chapters. It is goo...
Independent reading and reflection is critical to a student's comprehension of the text. The reading response is to be used by students as he/she...
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Annotating is a foundational skill that helps students comprehend any text on their own. It's an essential skill to have when they are preparing...
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