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We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. --B. F. Skinner
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This product includes 14 original mini lessons for teaching narrative writing. Each includes a "weak" writing example, and a way to revise it to ...
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This simple power point introduces students to how text features help the reader. Following the power point, you may have students search in var...
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QAR is a highly effective way to teach students how to determine what kind of answer is needed for a particular question. This activity includes...
Students often can identify the names of text features, but have difficulty understanding how text features help the reader. This is a fun, hand...
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Tone is difficult to teach students. This is a simple power point that gives a definition, words that describe tone, practice identifying the to...
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Writing hooks or leads are difficult for students. This resource packet includes authentic examples of various hooks by real authors and a mini-l...
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This sheet will help you plan out 2 weeks of writer's workshop plans, including editing and revising mini-lessons and guided writing time.
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This document includes 5 mini-lessons to improve students ability to compose opinion writing.
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Writing On Demand is a key component of the Common Core State Standards. This packet is an introduction to writing on demand, or quick writing p...
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This teacher-friendly packet includes a description of close reading, a key strategy in meeting Common Core State Standards. It focuses on an ea...
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This document contains eleven mini-lessons that can be used for teaching persuasive and informative writing. Each lesson includes a "weak" writi...
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This lesson extends student's understanding of what text features are and how authors use them. It begins with a sorting activity to review type...
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This is a simple Quiz-Quiz-Trade game. It is designed to reninforce what text features are, why authors use them, and how they help the reader. ...
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This complete 2 week lesson plan includes specific editing and revision mini-lessons, a sample to use for modeling, and explicit instructions for...
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Oral Reading Fluency is a wonderful measure of students' reading progress and is highly correlated to reading comprehensions. This handy sheet wi...
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Oral Reading Fluency is a wonderful measure of students' reading progress and is highly correlated to reading comprehensions. This handy sheet wi...
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Oral Reading Fluency is a wonderful measure of students' reading progress and is highly correlated to reading comprehensions. This handy sheet wi...
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This lesson uses the traditional song, "I Love the Mountains" to inspire your students to write poetry. This lesson includes a very simple forma...
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This set includes four writing rubrics: one for each text type/purpose for writing (opinion, informative/explanatory, narrative) and a blank one ...
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This is a Smartbook File that includes a lesson plan and pages to do a Probable Passage activity for Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey. Probable passages...
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ceglaser
Thanks! Great prompts.
May 20, 2013
rroye7
Thanks
May 19, 2013
velizm
Excellent resource.
May 8, 2013
memastandrea
great explanation! Thanks so much!
May 8, 2013
rachel1586
Great writing prompts!
May 7, 2013
jodakre
Thanks!
May 6, 2013
dawnl3
good job!
May 5, 2013
cristikay
Great place to start building a 4th grade unit.
May 1, 2013
Hope Cliff
Thank you!
April 29, 2013
katieharp
Thank you!
April 25, 2013
Dawn Homatas
Great common core material.
April 23, 2013
Alex Paterson (TpT Seller)
Great Idea!!
Love QAR. Makes life so much easier when the students know wat kind of question you are asking!
Love QAR. Makes life so much easier when the students know wat kind of question you are asking!
April 19, 2013
adwilliams210
Great resource!
April 8, 2013
lezliepayne
Some of the cards seemed too related to a story and not general enough for beginers just learning QAR.
April 6, 2013
B B Productions (TpT Seller)
Thanks for the feedback! The questions are pulled from a variety of sources, and about a variety of texts. The goal is for students to look at the question itself to analyze its demands. They don't need to know the story, and it is better if they don't. I have used this activity successfully with second graders and up. I hope you can too.
April 6, 2013 
rhondat21
Would've probably been good if I would've paid attention to the format. Don't have Smartboard software
April 3, 2013
B B Productions (TpT Seller)
Sorry to hear that you don't have the software. If you want a PDF replacement, email me at babteach@gmail.com. Thanks!!
April 3, 2013
theresaant55
loved it
March 28, 2013
theresaant55
very useful
March 28, 2013
froglena
Good way to explain.
March 26, 2013
kellirorr
great!
March 19, 2013
Kara Jamet
thank you
March 18, 2013
caster
thanks
March 17, 2013
bootcamp7
Great Resource to add to our expository text features unit!
March 17, 2013
bootcamp7
Great Resource!
March 17, 2013
theswags
Great Resource!
March 10, 2013
googirl
helpful!
March 10, 2013
snowak24
Thank you.
March 10, 2013
Rachel Buckley
Very helpful CCSS information.
March 9, 2013
jessicaclark
great thanks
March 8, 2013
kaylynnjb
These are wonderful! Thanks!
March 8, 2013
dwbryant
Not very detailed for Common Core but overall usable.
March 7, 2013
Carol Connor
Great resource!
March 3, 2013
suzmerc
Great!
February 27, 2013
ssallred
Good
February 25, 2013
sweetheather7
Great activity for prof. development! A nice application of content for teachers in a user friendly format most teachers have used with their students!
February 22, 2013
purplejam
A good resource! Thanks!
February 21, 2013
kvalentine
very helpful! Thanks
February 20, 2013
lrebman
This is great, thanks!
February 17, 2013
boldingkboldingk
Great stuff
February 13, 2013
Patti Allyn (TpT Seller)
I love the way you have broken down the opinion writing process. Great practice.
February 10, 2013
MrsSOnline
Good intro to text features.
February 8, 2013
mummabell
thanks
February 8, 2013
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
sdennie re: Close Reading Packet
I need to do a parent presentation on close reading and students will be modeling how we learn. Does this packet include a slide with a text as well as questions? I love the explanation of close reading you have here.
February 9, 2013
B B Productions (TpT Seller)
This packet is actually a PDF and includes a description of close reading, characteristics of close reading, a template for creating a close reading lesson, and a sample lesson with original text. If you are looking for a power point, I have one that matches this packet that I have presented at a local reading conference. I would be happy to email it if you would like. Contact me at bbproductions00@gmail.com for the powerpoint.
February 9, 2013
rschmetz re: Close Reading Packet
I just purchased your close reading packet. It seems like there may be a sheet missing on text dependent questions for integration of knowledge and ideas. Would you be able to send that to me. Thanks
renee.schmetz@yahoo.com
renee.schmetz@yahoo.com
January 13, 2013
B B Productions (TpT Seller)
The packet is now updated. Sorry for the inconvenience!
February 9, 2013
Kristi Ramirez (TpT Seller) re: Fluency Spreadsheet Grade 3
Hi, I teach third grade, and I am looking for a sheet to grade my students weekly oral reading. We use a sheet now, however, am looking for a better one. Is this what this fluency sheet is used for?
Thank you
Thank you
July 30, 2012
B B Productions (TpT Seller)
Hello,
This sheet is actually more for benchmarking. It includes columns for fall, winter, and spring, and is color-coded according to how students perform. It doesn't actually covert to grades.
This sheet is actually more for benchmarking. It includes columns for fall, winter, and spring, and is color-coded according to how students perform. It doesn't actually covert to grades.
July 31, 2012
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I am currently an elementary Reading Teacher. I have worked in Title 1 and non-Title 1 schools and have taught first and third grades. I
MY TEACHING STYLE
My teaching style includes lots of opportunites for students to interact through cooperative learning and discussion. I believe that students should have multiple opportunities to read and write authentic texts throughout the day
HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT
National Board Certification in Literacy
MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
B. S. in Elementary Education Pennsylvania State University M. Ed in Curriculum & Instruction Certification in Reading K-12 Frostburg State University (Maryland)
ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
I am originally from Philadelphia, but I live with outside Annapolis with my family.
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