Amanda Sorrells - ETX Teaching

This product includes multiple variances of a plot diagram so that you and your students have choice in how you use them. Other items included: -Large plot element labels for an anchor chart or bulletin board. -Small plot element labels for student use when creating diagrams. -Index cards with plot element events from four different picture books. This offers student choice for individual or group comprehension checks! For my convenience, I printed these on colored paper. See details on my inst

Unit study over "After the Fall" by Dan Santat "After the Fall" is an great follow up book to the classic nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty." Its such a fun story about overcoming fears, plus, it can be used to practice multiple reading skills! Activities and skills covered include: *Illustration and Summary *Character Change *Theme *Open-Ended Comprehension Questions with Cause and Effect writing activity *Two Plot Diagrams (differentiated) *Vocabulary NOTE: Preview does not contain all pages.

My students LOVE this story and I love using AUTHENTIC literature in skill practice. Our class time is limited, so I like to incorporate as many skill practices as possible. That includes integration of writing! This product includes: *Generating Questions *Vivid Vocabulary *Open Ended Qs *Multiple Choice Qs *Parts of Speech *Character Change *Illustration *Summary *Problems and Solutions *Text Connections Use my affiliate link to get your own copy today! https://amzn.to/3XFNDKNAfter using my C

It's that time of the year again! Educators and students alike are struggling to want to be at school. Join me in reviewing Reading Vocabulary for the STAAR test in a seasonal and engaging way! This product contains 50 vocabulary words with definitions! These words were gathered from content we taught throughout the year as well as key words that have been spotted in STAAR questions. I have also included instructions for review game options to help keep learning and reviewing exciting! Thank y

This project is a student favorite! It is the perfect extension activity after teaching story plot and plot elements. It is meant to allow students to express themselves through writing, while expressing their knowledge of plot elements and developing characters and conflicts. PLUS it gives students to opportunity to look at their writing reflectively in order to understand where they need to elaborate. This product includes: Enhanced Story Map Character Traits notes Character development with

This is the second edition of Plot Diagram and Sequencing based off a teacher favorite from my TpT store. I have created the activity with 4 more well loved children's books! This product includes multiple variances of a plot diagram so that you and your students have choice in how you use them. Other items included: -Large plot element labels for an anchor chart or bulletin board. -Small plot element labels for student use when creating diagrams. -Index cards with plot element events from four

After using my Creepy Carrots Unit with my fourth graders I KNEW I had to get them some comprehension practice over Creepy Pair of Underwear...I mean what fourth grader doesn't love reading a book about underpants!? My goal is always to make their practice as fun as possible for them, and as simple to check as possible for us! This unit covers everything listed on the cover photo, and it's an ELAR bundle that includes writing focused TEKS as well. Snag your own copy of --- > Creepy Pair of U

Who else loves Andrea Beaty's picture books for children! I KNOW I do. This unit study focuses on her book "Sophia Valdez, Future Prez." This story (like her others) focuses on a child with big dreams and the characteristics it takes for her to get there! Sophia is a helpful member of the community that sees a need for change and does what she has to to make it happen! This unit study's activities include: *Summary and Illustration *Character Change *Text Connections *Comprehension Questions *Th

I absolutely LOVE this series by Aaron Reynolds! These books are filled with great vocabulary, figurative language, and humor! See also, Creepy Pair of Underwear and Creepy Carrots. These practice sheets would be perfect to use to spiral in content that has been taught, or as a pretest if it hasn't been taught to check knowledge of skill and comprehension of the text. This unit includes: Generating Questions Vivid Vocabulary Dictionary skills Comprehension Questions Inferencing Figurative Langu

Use these task cards as a quick assessment of your students' comprehension of representing multiplication with strip diagrams! These cards are perfect for students to complete in a station! There are just enough problems for them to display their knowledge of using strip diagrams with multiplication, without presenting them with an overwhelming stack of task cards. Plus, the easy-to-use, easy-to-grade answer document makes it simple for us to provide fast feedback to our students. Thank you fo

My students LOVE this story and I love using AUTHENTIC literature in skill practice. Our class time is limited, so I like to incorporate as many skill practices as possible. That includes integration of writing! This product includes: *Generating Questions *Vivid Vocabulary *Open Ended Qs *Multiple Choice Qs *Parts of Speech *Character Change *Illustration *Summary *Problems and Solutions *Text Connections Thank you for your support! Please following me on Instagram and Facebook for more cl

**Updated to include a note page that overviews all included genres.** These posters cover 16 different genres. They include the genre name, a brief definition, and three popular childrens titles for each. I also included the 16 genre names on blank posters for students to take learning into their own hands! Have students choose (or assign 1-2) genres, they can then research and define the genre, and find examples of it. [For examples, research and print or cut up old scholastic order forms!] As

These space themed posters make a great quick reference for students! They would be a great addition to the walls of an ELAR classroom OR a Science classroom! Each colored poster contains an image, name, and brief description or explanation of use. Text features included: *Bullet points *Bold Text *Caption *Diagram *Electronic Menu *Glossary *Graph *Guide Words *Heading *Hyperlink *Icons *Illustration *Index *Italics *Photograph *Subheading *Title *Subtitle *Title Page *Map *Timeline *Sidebar *

This resource is perfect to help students develop each step of the writing process! You can choose to have students focus on specific steps in the process, or you may have them work through the entire process with each prompt. This product includes: *10 Prompt options (each activity is available for each prompt) *Activity for creating plan/brainstorm *Page and checklist for writing an introduction *Page and checklist for writing body paragraph 1 *Page and checklist for writing body paragraph 2

I created these adorable condiment icons to display on my board because I needed a go-to spot for students to check for "what's next!" I mean how many times can we answer the "I'm done, now what do I do?" question before we completely lose our minds!? (For me, it's like twice, but that's neither here nor there NOW!) These make my life so much easier! Just print, laminate, and display on the whiteboard. Then you can change the listed activities as often as you would like. List the activities wit

This differentiated resource features 30 multiple meaning words with their dictionary entries and pronunciation guides. These pages can be printed as task cards OR used around the room in a "scoot" activity. Look for more details on how to create a "scoot" activity in your classroom on my instagram @etx_teaching After reading the words in a sentence students will identify the correct defintion, they will create sentences using the words, and students will create pictures to represent words

This is the perfect set for educators to break down author's purpose with students! My team and I have decided to create notebooks with our students this year. These notes are focused on ELAR TEKS 4.10 author's purpose skills. I have provided comprehensive notes breaking down the TEKS completely. There are completed notes, as well as note pages with fill in the blanks. (In color and in black and white options.) ELAR TEKS 4.10 includes: -Author’s Purpose & Message -Text Structure and Author’s P

It's time our readers TRAP open-ended questions, and knock those answers out of the park! Now that Texas teachers are facing STAAR redesign, it's more important than ever (as far as scores are concerned) to make sure that students can effectively answer open-ended questions thoroughly. Aside from testing, answering questions in complete and logical thoughts is simply a life skill that will benefit our kids throughout their lives. This strategy is short, sweet, and to the point, while ensuring th

This super cute and colorful calendar set is perfect for any fun-loving classroom! I created the months with the weather and/or holidays in mind, and the beautiful water colored donuts are works from both Digital Artsi and North Sea Studio. The cards were made to fit perfectly into hanging pocket chart OR if you choose to mount the cards to a poster, I have also provided the appropriate date cards. This product includes: *12 Month labels *7 Day labels with abbreviations for students reference

"Bone Soup" is an great season book to read and compare to the classic story "Stone Soup." My students loved discussing the new vocabulary included in this book. Plus, it's always fun to hear a twist on a classic, especially when it is aligned with such a fun holiday. Activities and skills covered include: *Generating Questions *Making Predictions *Inferences *Sentence Structure *Problem and Solution *Text Connections *Parts of Speech *Comprehension Questions *Multiple Choice (STAAR inspired) *