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Around the World in 30 Books ELA, Writing, and...

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Where the Red Fern Grows Novel Study

By Amelia Capotosta

A no-prep novel study for Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls! Ignite a passion for reading in girls and boys in your classroom with this comprehensive novel study pack! Filled with 200 pages of hands-on activities that your students will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

$16.00

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Year Long Literacy Centers Bundle | 3rd to 5th Grade ELA

By Amelia Capotosta

Get your entire year's worth of ELA centers all in one large bundle for upper elementary grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th! Students love the hands-on and engaging literacy activities for August through May. Included are the print and digital versions for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$101.00

$67.10

211

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A Novel Study for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

By Amelia Capotosta

This comprehensive novel study is for the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In this pack you will find over 300 pages of unique, rigorous, and hands-on content to take student comprehension to the next level AND create lasting reading

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$22.00

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Reading and Literacy Anchor Charts - GROWING BUNDLE

By Amelia Capotosta

These JUST PRINT reading anchor charts come in large poster size for teaching and classroom displays and mini student versions for interactive notebooks! These literacy anchor charts will make teaching different ELA skills easier!Each Anchor Chart

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English Language Arts

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

$9.50

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Around the World in 30 Books ELA, Writing, and Social Studies Unit

By Amelia Capotosta

Around the World in 30 Books is a great way to teach writing, social studies, and ELA standards! Your students will LOVE this unit as they will experience 30 amazing stories all while getting a vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and social studies

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English Language Arts, Geography, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Cultural Activities

$49.00

$24.50

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Back to School Essentials {Mega Pack}

By Amelia Capotosta

**UPDATED 7/6/16**This fully editable MEGA bundle of Back to School Essentials will help you start the year off right! If you're feeling the back-to-school crunch, then why not make it a little easier on yourself? This pack has everything you need

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For All Subject Areas

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Classroom Forms

$16.25

$14.25

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Teaching Morphology Unit with prefixes, roots, and suffixes

By Amelia Capotosta

This is a complete morphology unit including explicit teaching lesson plan, most common morphemes word list, morphology journal pockets for each morpheme, vocabulary notebook header and divider tabs, morph wall headers + cards, word lists for each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Handouts

$8.00

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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe End of Novel Project

By Amelia Capotosta

This end-of-novel project for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is an interactive lap book that is filled with activities that practice symbolism, imagery, and a variety of other literary elements. This interactive folder is a unique way of

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

$14.00

239

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March Literacy Centers + Digital Bundle

By Amelia Capotosta

These literacy centers are ready for you to print and go! The perfect way to spiral review important ELA standards. These centers are St. Patrick's Day, Women's History Month, and Basketball themed, and cover skills such as main idea, text

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$9.00

$7.50

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The Tiger Rising Novel Study

By Amelia Capotosta

The Tiger Rising Novel Study is filled with pages of rigorous activities to go with the book, making learning hands-on and engaging. This novel is filled with vivid vocabulary, rich descriptive writing, and beautiful figurative language. Authentic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

$14.50

106

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Classroom Signs and Bulletin Boards Set

By Amelia Capotosta

Six classroom bulletin boards/signs to create a calm, focused, and inviting classroom environment. Your students will love the messages that these signs provide! If you download the preview, it will show you the directions for each so you can plan

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English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$5.00

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Mentor Text and Mentor Sentence Unit for Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

By Amelia Capotosta

This nonfiction mentor text is the perfect book to cover multiple literacy skills! Use this engaging 1-2 week unit, that covers multiple Reading, Language, and Writing standards. This short text is engaging and leads to higher level thinking. All of

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English Language Arts, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$4.00

214

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Tuck Everlasting Novel Study BUNDLE with DIGITAL format for Distance Learning

By Amelia Capotosta

This Tuck Everlasting Novel Study is filled with pages of rigorous activities to go with the book, making learning hands-on and engaging. Tuck Everlasting is filled with vivid vocabulary, rich descriptive writing, and beautiful figurative language.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

$19.00

108

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Essay Writing: Teach your students to write a multi-paragraph essay

By Amelia Capotosta

This is a fully-planned writing unit. This 2 week structured writing unit uses a color-coding system to help your students successfully structure their writing and produce quality multi-paragraph essays. This unit works great as test prep, too! With

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$6.50

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Comprehension Sticky Notes: FICTION AND NONFICTION BUNDLE

By Amelia Capotosta

This Comprehension Sticky Notes Bundle is the perfect addition to any ELA classroom or lesson. With a focus on grades 3-5, your students will be engaged in higher-level comprehension activities and best of all, it's easy to use and low-prep for YOU!

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

$33.75

$29.00

194

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Hatchet Comprehensive Novel Study

By Amelia Capotosta

This Hatchet Novel Study is filled with pages of rigorous activities to go with the book, making learning hands-on and engaging. Authentic texts will turn your most reluctant students into passionate readers, and Hatchet is the perfect novel for

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

$17.00

133

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Reindeer Games December Literacy Centers + Digital Bundle

By Amelia Capotosta

It's time for some more holiday fun and cheer! Keep those kiddos engaged and learning during one of the craziest times of the year!These unique activities are common core aligned and are easy to implement in your classroom! Included in this pack is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Centers

$11.00

$8.00

158

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Sled Dogs and Woodsong Research and Novel Study

By Amelia Capotosta

Sled Dog racing, especially in Alaska, is an incredibly engaging and exciting informational topic for your students to learn about! I have combined informational research with authentic texts AND a nonfiction novel study of the book Woodsong by Gary

Subjects:

Science, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Unit Plans

$17.00

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Commas, Apostrophes and Quotations with Macaroni

By Amelia Capotosta

Teaching apostrophes, commas, and quotation marks? Here's an interactive and fun way to review some boring grammar rules! These task cards are low-prep and easy to use. All you need is a printer, some cardstock, and macaroni noodles!Included in this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$2.00

502

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EDITABLE Blogging Literature Circles {Technology Centered}

By Amelia Capotosta

**As of 4/13 this product is now Editable!** Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. Blogging literature circles support 4 key components of learning: active

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Literature, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

$8.50

633

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught 6th grade for 2 years and very much enjoyed it. I am now teaching 4th grade and upper elementary is definitely where my heart belongs!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Interactive and hands on: I encourage my students to explore the curriculum and learn through engaging and hands on lessons.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors Degree in Middle Childhood Education Grades 4-9 Content Focus-Language Arts and Social Studies Grades k-12 Reading Endorsement Masters Degree in Instructional Technology K-12

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

To learn more about me and my classroom visit my blog at: AmeliaCapotosta.com

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Other (Science), Social Studies - History, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Computer Science - Technology, Drama, ELA Test Prep, Geography, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Instructional Technology, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text

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