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This station was created to help students recognize which key details go with a certain topic. The students will read each card and sort it under the correct main topic. They will then record their answer on the recording sheet under the correct main topic.

Students will read each task cards and choose the sentence that is written with commas in the correct places. They will write their answer on the recording sheet.

Students will read a card and match it with its antonym (opposite). They will write their matches on the recording sheet.

This station was created to help students master closed syllables. The directions on the card will ask for either the word with one closed syllable or two closed syllables. Students will choose the correct answer from three words on the card. They will write their answer on the recording sheet. There is a card with an explanation and examples to help students. This station goes along with the material taught in Unit 2 Week 4 of the first grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series, but can be easi

This station was created to help students master main topic and key details. The students will read each detail card and sort in under the correct topic. The students will write the letter on the card under the correct column on their recording sheet. This material is covered in Unit 2 Week 3 of the first grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series, but can easily be used independently.

This packet contains 5 stations that review skills worked on during Unit 1. Question Quest - Students will spin the spinner and draw a card. They will come up with a question using the word they landed on and the card they drew. If they can come up with a question, they will roll the die and move that many spaces on the game board. The first person to get to the end wins. Read the Room Punctuation - Cards will be placed around the room. Students will go around the room and read the card, then d

This station was created to help students determine the difference between plurals and possessives. They read the sentence and sort under a possessive column or a plural column. They write the letter on the card in the correct column on the recording sheet.

This station was created to give students practice with ending punctuation. We place the cards around the room and students will read the card and decide what ending punctuation mark belongs at the end of the sentence. They will circle the correct mark on their recording sheet.

This station was created to go along with the material taught in Unit 6 Week 1 of the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders Series for first grade. It can easily be used on its own. The students will read each card. They will decide if the theme is kindness, courage, honesty, or independence. They will write the letter under the correct column.

This PowerPoint was created to review all of the skills taught in Unit 8 of the first grade Everyday Math series. We project it on the dry erase board and have students go up to the board to solve problems. They also use their individual dry erase boards to write answers on.

Students will read the story. They will decide which sentence gives them clues to the theme of the story. They will then decide what the theme of the story is.

Students will read the sentence. They will then choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence. These task cards focus on changing the y to i and adding -er or -est.

Students will read each card. They will decide if it is informational text, biography, realistic fiction, or fantasy. They will sort the cards into the correct column and write the letter on the line.

Students will read each sentence on the cards. They will then decide whether the underlined word is a noun, verb, or adjective and sort the card under the correct heading. They will write the letter on the line.

This station was created to go along with the material taught in Unit 6 Week 1 of the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series for first grade. It can easily be taught on its own. Players will take turns drawing cards. After reading the card, they will place a chip on the word that matches the meaning. The player that has the most spots wins.

This station was created to go along with the material taught in Unit 6 Week 1 of the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series for first grade. It can easily be used on its own. Students read the card and decide whether the point of view of the character is angry, confused, embarrassed, or proud. They will sort the cards under the correct point of view and then write the correct letter on the line.

This PowerPoint was created to review the grammar material taught during Unit 5 of the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series for first grade. It can be used on its own as well. The skills reviewed are listed below. It was designed to be projected on a dry erase board so students can work cooperatively. It has also been used with students writing their responses on individual dry erase boards. The skills reviewed in the PowerPoint are listed below. Joining words: so, because, and, or, but Capitaliz

This PowerPoint was created to assess the students on grammar material taught in the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series for first grade Unit 5. It can be used on its own as well. The skills assessed are listed below. Joining words: so, because, and, but, or Proper Nouns Adjectives Capitalization and Punctuation Adjectives that Compare Other adjectives: a, an, this, that Capitalization of days, months, and holidays Prepositions Abbreviations A recording sheet is provided as well.

This station was created to help students strengthen their reading comprehension using the strategy "Point of View". Students will read a short story card and determine the feelings of the character in the story. They will choose the correct point of view from three choices and write it on the line.

Students match the problem cards with the solution cards and write the correct letters on the line.