Reading Interactive Notebooks Literature - Literary Elements for Common Core. This Reading Interactive Notebook is the true original - over 55,000 copies sold!After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for every concept I taught to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade literature students. Now that I’ve used this in my classroom for over a year, I have compiled all of my reading interactive notebook lessons for teaching literary elements here.Each of the 2

BEST SELLER! This packet contains 90+ PRINT-AND-GO reading response worksheets, games, and activities that can be used with ANY BOOK! They are easy to use and SO easy to print off. The worksheets and activities in this packet are perfect for small group instruction, centers, and whole group instruction (ideal for grades K-3). Since these reading comprehension graphic organizers and activities are generic, they can be used for a variety of stories, genres, and reading levels. (PACKET UPDATED: JUL

The Hunger Games Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit Bundle with Lessons Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - Digital Download UPDATED for distance learning with a DIGITAL version of my Survival Guide that can be shared on a secured platform with your students. They can type directly into the document!This is a comprehensive literature guide for the entire novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It correlates with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 6-12 in En

**Grades 4-5 Version** Level AThe topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Literature Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 24 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.Most lessons are 2 pages, so I

5 WEEKS INCLUDED in this meaningful & rigorous weekly reading homework aligned to the 3rd, 4th & 5th grade standards! Are you looking for homework or reading station resources to assist repeated readings and your Common Core instruction? This time-saving set includes a printable PDF and an EDITABLE PowerPoint file for you to include this fables, folktales & myth unit in your classroom! (UPDATED June 2019) so this 5 WEEK product is now FULLY EDITABLE!This means your zip file contains

Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th

This Reading Interactive Notebook: Literature for Grades 2-3 is the latest in my series of interactive notebook products for reading and ELA. This notebook is truly interactive with templates that fold and flip for the students to interact with. This product is NOT simply pages and pages of definitions and descriptions for students to glue into their notebooks. Each of the 15 lessons in this notebook includes a color photo of the finished product, teacher’s notes (what to write in or on the te

Poetry Resources for Reading, Writing, and Understanding Poetry, Volume 1 This (and ALL of my poetry resources) IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE. Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 is also available; it includes my newer resources that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This bundle contains my resources for teaching poetry, which includes teaching poetic devices and figurative language, reading/interpreting poetry, and writing original po

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def

This is a year-long bundle of 576 differentiated 2nd grade reading comprehension passages and questions on three different levels. These reading fluency passages are a game changer! Digital 2nd grade reading comprehension passages and questions are also included! ⭐️Download the preview file to see each title and get FREE passages to try!⭐️Take a closer look at the reading passages HERE!Want to improve reading fluency?Each of the 2nd grade reading comprehension passages include a word count and a

Digital graphic organizers are perfect for the classroom using Google Classroom with their kiddos. Included here are 36 graphic organizers that you can share with your students through Google Classroom or Google Drive, which they can then type directly into, and then share back with you! These are perfect for distance learning!Directions are included on how to copy these files directly into your Google account. I hope this makes things easy for you, and super easy to share with your students.Th

These Interactive Reading Notebooks are for 2nd and 3rd grades and include activities for teaching literature and informational text with interactive notebooks. Here are the two products that are bundled: Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks *Elementary Edition* Interactive Reading Informational Text Notebooks *Elementary Edition* Please view the original item descriptions above for preview pages as well as more detailed information about the two items included in this bundle.

Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for Any Novel or Story (Grades 6-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle. A YEAR'S WORTH: Over 90 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. (Many can be used for 5th grade students, as well.) You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! Read on for all the skills practiced.Students will practice numerous skills, including: making inferences (inferr

Themes, What is the Big Idea? Identifying the theme of a story is a higher order skill and requires the reader to make an inference. The author doesn't tell the reader what the theme is and students are required to infer. This skill is difficult for most students and this skill is frequently evaluated on state reading tests, it is important that students identify themes with reasonable reliability. If we properly teach themes it will be easier for the students. This lesson includes 14 common

**Grade 6 Version** Level BThe topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Literature Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 24 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.Most lessons are 2 pages, so I run

These reading response foldable tri-folds will keep your students working hard during guided reading and reader's workshop. The reading brochures are great to use with fiction and nonfiction texts! There are 26 reading skill and strategy booklets included. Very easy to print, fold, use, and store. Get your students writing about their reading in an engaging way!Find the DIGITAL VERSION HERE!Great to use for:small groupwhole groupresponding to read aloudsindependent readingpartner readingliteratu

Provide your students with morning meeting activities focused on common themes in literature to encourage social and emotional growth, character education, and community building at its best with theme-based morning meeting units. Themes include: belonging, kindness, compassion, conflict, and perseverance. NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES for the teacher, student notebooks, and editable lesson plans!Engage your students with activities like read alouds, whole group discussions, videos and song lyrics,

Short Story of the Month Club, 6th GradeGrab this collection of popular Short Story Units tailored for 6th grade reading! I created these units specifically around the CCSS for grade 6, but they can absolutely be used in grades 5-8 - please check the preview file to verify this. Try the first month free! Click here.The Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6, is a bundle of short story units created specifically to cover the Common Core standards for grade 6 using short stories that I promise you

These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this set are great to stretch your 4th and 5th graders, and still appropriate for many students in middle school as well. The passages in this set are differentiated. Two levels are provided: on grade level for 4-5 and on grade level for 6-7.I have included printable AND Google Ap

You've taught your students reading skills and reading strategies all year long, and you want to be sure they remember. With these 24 Reading Skills and Strategies posters, you can give them the reading comprehension confidence they need to succeed.Use these reading comprehension posters as references during read alouds or to help students to set reading goals. They are perfect for both whole group and small group instruction.Check out this blog post to see examples and get more information abo

These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this set are great to stretch your 4th and 5th graders, and still appropriate for many students in middle school as well. The passages in this set are differentiated. Two levels are provided: on grade level for 4-5 and on grade level for 6-7.I have included printable AND Google Ap

Graphic organizers are an essential tool for differentiating and supporting all students in your classroom. This pack includes 100 graphic organizers that can be used with any fiction books or reading passages. If you are looking for a paper and digital version, click here!This resource is packed full of a wide variety graphic organizers to practice skills and strategies needed while reading fiction! These organizers have been thoughtfully aligned to the ELA Common Core for Grades 1-6. Take

Common Core Reading and Writing Bell Ringers Exit Slips BUNDLE, Volume 1 This IS included in my growing bundle: ALL of My Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources. Do you need a collection of ready-to-print bell ringers/exit slips that you can use all year long? Try my bundle of 155 unique activities that can be used more than once throughout the year. *Newly updated to include back-to-school icebreaker activities AND signs to hang on your bulletin board or other display to showcase student work. I

********PDF (Original) with Google™ PDF Link Included:You have Full Permission to Modify for your students. It’s yours- ENJOY! ********You can purchase to download the PDF to use on ANY platform********It has been requested by many teachers to place on Google so they can share it for Distance Learning. You are free to create a Google Slides, Doc, etc. or use and modify it with ANY other digital platform. Questions: jharrod@247teacher.us100+ pages of intense instruction addressing 100% of the Rea