Grab this 34 page FREE packet to use when teaching story elements (character, setting, problem and solution) in your classroom. Many of the worksheets/graphic organizers can be used for any text.
Enjoy!
This packet of reading responses will help your students comprehend when reading fiction, non-fiction, or even when they listen to a book/cd digitally. Perfectly aligns to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Enjoy!
-Rachelle
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This packet contains colorful posters to teach 20 non-fiction text f
Just grab a highlighter and go!
This activity can be used for many purposes! Use it for small group instruction, RTI, morning work, homework, etc!
There are 2 activity mats for each letter:
-Students cover the focus letter (pictured in the left-hand corner of each mat) throughout the grid. If
This 26-page freebie has some simple reproducibles that I have made throughout the year for my Word Work station.
Included in this packet:
Read-Write the Room {Long and Short Vowels, a, e, i, o, u}
Rainbow Write Recording Sheet
Boggle Word Builders {6 game boards, recording sheet and blank board}
A bio poem is a simple poem written about a person, and it follows a predictable pattern. You can have students write Bio Poems about themselves, or they can write about famous historical figures, book characters, people they admire, and so on. This free poetry lesson includes directions, graphic or
***I'm pleased to share that this intervention menu (along with my Critical Thinking Language Frames) was selected for inclusion as a professional learning resource in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Digital Library. Read more about it here.***
I've compiled this 10-page RTI treasure of
This freebie contains work for blends and digraphs, including beginning sounds, word identification, and cut & paste sorts.
Enjoy and please leave feedback if you like this product- it inspires me to make more freebies!
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This is a list of 174 different Character Traits. So often when I was teaching I wanted a list of traits so that my students could look at the list while describing characters. This also helps students get to know and understand different character traits.
Mrs. R.
NOTE: This Parts of Speech Flipbook is now available in a full-sized, primary standard font, easier to assemble version, with tons of graphic organizer options for each part of speech (including nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, ADVERBS, and linking verbs). Parts of Speech Flip Book Full-Sized.
Just click file and print, and that is it! This winter activities file contains over a dozen pages that are ready-to-go for your little ones to practice their math, reading, and writing skills.
Skills include:
making ten, ten frames, number bonds, tally marks, base ten, ending sounds, CVC words, s
**UPDATED 3/26/15** This packet includes 39 sight words (Pre-Primer Dolch Word List) practice pages. Each page includes a trace it, write it, find it, use it in a sentence, and build it for each sight word. These pages are great for homework, practice pages, stations, interventions, or for reinforc
Whatever you call it... silent e, bossy e... this station will help your students practice the skill of adding an e to the end of words to change it to a new word.
Students will need to first read the word with the short vowel and then add the e to the end to make a new word.
A recording sheet is
The sentence buddy serves as a great visual aide for kiddos who are learning about the parts of a complete sentence: capital letter, noun, verb, and punctuation marks.He came to be after an impromptu song I created about capitals and periods- which is also included in this pack!
If you enjoy this p
This resource is HUGE!! It is the largest freebie that I offer. I hope you enjoy this resource and find its contents useful. Please Come visit my blog at theteachingreef.blogspot.com.
Also, check out these links to my units, my Daily Centers Classroom Pack {7 Classroom Centers} and "Editable" Dai
All of the Kindergarten Common Core Language Arts Standards are included. The document is 68 pages in length. Each individual standard is on one page so that you can easily place them in sheet protectors. It includes very cute graphics that match each standard. It is written out as "I can" state
This resource includes 24 eye-catching prompt cards for during guided reading. During reading breaks, a student can choose a card and complete the task or answer the question. These prompt cards will increase student engagement and foster comprehension during reading.
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Contraction Cut and Paste #2 is a simple worksheet designed to reinforce a lesson that has been taught about contractions. It is a list of different contractions (other than the ones listed on Contraction Cut and Paste #1 or #3). Students simply cut out the contractions and paste them next to the m
Use this set of 24 free reading strategy task cards to help your students practice these important skills. Students can answer on notebook paper and use the included recording sheet to keep track of the cards they have completed. Another option is to use these orally in small groups. A suggested ans
Thanksgiving Turkey - Writing Activity
"I am thankful for..."
Instructions:
Give each of your students one turkey and a page of feathers. Have them brainstorm what they are thankful for and then write one idea on each feather. Colour the turkey and the feathers, cut them out and glue the feathers
September 2015 Note: TECH ISSUES? READ BELOW!
If you are getting an error that says "Windows cannot complete this extraction. The destination file could not be created. "
I'm assuming you are on a PC: You need to drag the Zip folder from the downloads folder to the desktop and unzip there.
If you
100th Day of School Freebie {Printables}
This freebie includes printables that can be used on the 100th Day of School.
Includes:
100 Things Bag
100 Froot Loop Necklace
I Can Write to 100
Stamp to 100 Book
If I Had $100...
When I am 100 Years Old...
I can Write 100 Words
100th Day Snack
Gr
I would give my students a sheet with character traits, and their heads would spin trying to locate a word amongst the sea of words! So this chart will hopefully help students organize their thinking when selecting a character trait. Traits are arranged in alphabetical order in the following categ
Diving Deep for Synonyms and Antonyms
Our 21 slide PowerPoint presentation will take your students to the majestic ocean as they explore understanding synonyms and antonyms.
This presentation includes:
* explanation of synonyms and antonyms
* practice slides for use with a T-chart
* 4 quick infor
You'll receive 18 colorful word family sliders when you print this activity! Ideal for small group instruction when teaching your students identify "chunks" in words.
If you like this activity be sure to leave feedback as you receive TpT credit.
Julie
For more teaching ideas and activities be
Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!
This includes Week 1 of my Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading. Purchase the full product here.
Full Product Description:
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hy
My 5th grade kiddos asked for 'cool' bookmarks this week. Obliging, I whipped up some personalized bookmarks with reading strategies on the back. This is about as cool as it gets, friends. :)
The fronts of these bookmarks are editable (on PowerPoint 2007), so you can add your students' names! Pleas
This FREE download contains a Noun, Verb, and Adjective Sort with a sorting mat, 24 word cards to sort, and a recording sheet. I hope your kids enjoy practicing with nouns, verbs, and adjectives!
Jamie Rector
UPDATE!!! The missing four letters are now here and ready to use : )
2nd Update! Many people could not get the number handwriting pages to print. Here is the link to them on google drive : )
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5gx4_IVmkHOYkhpQWFFVjNKanc/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a set of literacy an
Amazing Polka Dot - Alphabet Header - FREE
Updated 7/2014 - Re-download. Thank you for your feedback.
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These are large printable letters of the Englis
I hope you enjoy this back to school FREEBIE! Back to school can be such a hectic time. Make it easier and just click file, print, and that is it! This file contains pages that are ready-to-go for your little ones to practice beginning of the year skills.
Skills include:
letter writing, uppercase/l
Assess your student's knowledge of the Dolch 220 sight words with the Make, Take & Teach sight word assessment. Assessment materials, directions for administration, student recording forms and progress monitoring graphs are included. This assessment correlates with all Make, Take & Teach si
Building FLUENCY and CONFIDENCE is such an important aspect in learning how to read. This I Can Read Simple Sentences NO PREP Sampler packet is from our I Can Read Simple Sentence BUNDLE! The hands-on and engaging activities included in this sampler packet will make reading and fluency into a GAME
This simile unit is my gift to you and features fun and creative ways to involve and motivate students while teaching similes. The pages included are:
1. Simile Definition Poster
2. I Sense a Simile- student activity and sample
3. It Came From Planet Simile- simile/art activity (includes three diff
Use these forms to get a quick "snapshot" assessment of your students during guided reading. Great communication tool for parents as well!
For more rubrics, check out these packs:
Reading Response Prompts and Rubrics Pack
1st Grade Math Rubics
Kindergarten Writing Rubrics
Writing Rubrics Pack
Teaching children how to use punctuation in their writing, and how to use punctuation to read with fluency in reading, is an expectation of the Common Core. This free download is just what you need to help teach your kiddos this important skill in a fun way! Included here are seven punctuation so
My popular Spelling Roll-A-Word inspired me to create a more comprehensive set of dice games to be used to enhance your reading and language arts class!
Included in this set are:
-Spelling Roll-A-Word (same as my original)
-Vocabulary Roll-A-Word
-Dictionary Roll-A-Word
-Thesaurus Roll-A-Word
-Read
This worksheet is great for any story! It is part of my Story Skills / Story Elements Pack. It contains the following sections:
Wonderings (Where students can ask questions before reading)
Vocabulary
Genre
Point of View
Author's Purpose
Character Analysis
This freebie includes puzzle piece templates for a two-part puzzle and a four-part puzzle- perfect for matching activities! I have included an image of the entire puzzle, as well as the individual parts for each.
**I have updated the file to also include the 8 transparent versions of all the piece
A fabulous little back to school lesson that fits in with an all about me unit, and incorporates math and literacy.
This is a cute little welcome back to school worksheet I created to fit in with your unit on names. We plan to do lots with our names this year!
Peace, Heather J
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Give your students hands-on practice with literacy devices with these 8 figurative language puzzles. Students will read “Grandma’s Garden”, identify types of figurative language in the story, and then, define the literacy devices.
Included in this freebie…
Student Center Directions
Grandma’s Gar
The ORIGINAL Text Detectives for Color-Coded Comprehension and Text Evidence! :) This bundle includes 5 sample passages to let you try my best-selling Text Detectives packs before you buy!
Do your students have trouble finding text evidence to support their answers to basic comprehension questions?
This freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on making inferences. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.
This lesson includes 3 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 4-8
Here's a set of ink friendly Reading Strategies Posters and Bookmarks for word-solving (decoding)...strategies included are:
Eagle Eye
Lips the Fish
Stretchy Snake
Tryin' Lion
Skippy Frog
Chunky Monkey
Flippy Dolphin
Careful Caterpillar
Some districts use Careful Caterpillar, so this also includes
Alphabet Phonics Letter of the Week B
UPDATED: April 2016
****The Phonics Letter of the Week MEGA BUNDLE is now available for purchase!****
I have made this Phonics Letter of the Week unit to address the Kindergarten(Prep) level of learning. The contents of this packet provide teachers with a va
Updated 5/18/14: Added more writing pages and even more American heroes! This freebie now includes: fire safety week, Veterans Day, Memorial Day and 9/11.
After our American hero discussions about 9/11, I've decided to add an additional 20+ pages. This freebie was very helpful to implement with my
Need a few activities for prefixes and suffixes?! Here's what you'll find in this little freebie:
-Prefix flapbook with labels
-Prefix sort
-Suffix flapbook with labels (2 sets)
-Suffix Sort
This presentation introduces five common text structures (chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem/solution, and description) with examples, review, and discussion. This is a good starting point if you are just beginning with teaching text structure.
For ready-to-use tex
This freebie features information pages about these penguin species: Emperor, King, Gentoo, Adelie, Macaroni and Little.
The pages are written in an easy-to-read format making it easier for young students to study these birds and write reports. They can read the information page, record key facts
Here is a collection of poems and activities that I put together to use throughout the year with my students. None of the poems are original- but they sure are fun to learn!
There are poems related to each month, season, and holiday throughout the school year.
**Revised March 2013**
All of the au
This is just some quick little CVC review worksheets for your kiddos to use!
Enjoy!
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