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Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts BUNDLE

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Mystery Genre Unit Bundle {Reading & Writing}

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$13.20

Fiction Choice Board for Any Novel

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Reading Anchor Chart Bookmarks for Fiction

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Halloween Writing: Scary Story Narrative Unit with Google

By Cait's Cool School

Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop scary stories. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. This writing unit will work at

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10, W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3c, W.5.3d, W.5.3e, W.5.10...

$7.00

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Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts BUNDLE

By Cait's Cool School

Using these morning messages will help you build relationships, grow a positive, inclusive classroom community, and develop social emotional skills. Over 300 prompts are included in this huge set! Questions are a combination of thought-provoking,

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

$42.00

$29.40

262

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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study Comprehension Questions

By Cait's Cool School

These are designed to be given after students have read a portion of the novel. The novel is divided into eight sections: Ch. 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-18, 19-20, and 21-22. There is also a Quick Check for evaluating the whole novel at the end

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.2, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.6, RL.6.10, RL.7.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6...

$5.50

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Christmas Writing: Elves on Strike Narrative Unit with Google Version

By Cait's Cool School

Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop stories about holiday elves. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. Now includes

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10, W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3c, W.5.3d, W.5.3e, W.5.4...

$7.00

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Love that Dog Novel Study Bundle includes Google™ Version

By Cait's Cool School

This bundle combines a tab book with a variety of comprehension activities including a writing extension PLUS with a set of comprehension quick checks to use for assessment. Now includes Google™ versions of both products! Perfect for distance

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.10, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.10...

$9.50

$7.60

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Christmas Writing: 12 Days of Poetry Booklet with Google Version

By Cait's Cool School

These mini-lessons are designed to be a fun, easy way to integrate poetry during the busy holiday season. Six lessons are skill lessons, which means they are on a specific part of the poetry, or a pre-writing exercise. The other six are designed for

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.10, RL.4.5, RL.4.10, RL.5.10, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, W.3.4, W.3.5...

$4.75

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Lapbook for Novel Study

By Cait's Cool School

Lapbooks are a fun and engaging ways for students to keep track of their learning while reading a novel- and what better book than Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! This lapbook is perfect for the holiday season with your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.10, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.6, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.5.6...

$5.00

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Love that Dog Novel Study Comprehension Questions

By Cait's Cool School

Now includes GOOGLE FORMS version for each assessment! Perfect if you're doing distance learning. Grab this set before the price goes up!These are designed to be given after students have read a portion of the novel. The novel is divided into four

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.10, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.10...

$4.50

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The Wild Robot Novel Study Comprehension Questions

By Cait's Cool School

These are designed to be given after students have read a portion of the novel. The novel is divided into nine sections: Ch. 1-13, 14-25, 26-34, 35-44, 45-50, 51-58, 59-64, 65-72, and 72-80. Each Quick Check has four multiple choice questions and

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.6, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.10...

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (1.27 MB)

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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief BUNDLE (Lapbook & Comprehension Questions)

By Cait's Cool School

This bundle combines a lapbook with a variety of comprehension activities with a set of comprehension quick checks to use for assessment.The Percy Jackson Lapbook is engaging way for students to track their comprehension while reading Rick Riordan's

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.6, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.3...

$10.50

$8.40

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Mystery Genre Unit Bundle {Reading & Writing}

By Cait's Cool School

Students become reading and writing detectives with this interactive, engaging ELA unit focusing on mysteries. Students are encouraged to not only be detectives, but also to put on their thinking caps and create their own detectives, suspects, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.7, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.5.5, RL.5.9, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.3...

$16.50

$13.20

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Narrative Writing: Historical Fiction Story Unit Print & Digital

By Cait's Cool School

Fun, engaging narrative writing unit that encourages your students to use their understanding about historical fiction and travel to a new time and place. Using this travel log, students will develop each part of their narrative, including research

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.6, W.4.10, W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3c, W.5.3d, W.5.3e...

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (5.49 MB)

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Because of Mr. Terupt Novel Study Activities

By Cait's Cool School

These task cards work well as discussion or writing prompts while reading "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea. Get students thinking about their reading and extending their learning as they make connections, draw conclusions, evaluate author's

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.7, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.5, RL.5.10, RL.6.1...

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (9.48 MB)

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Matilda Novel Study Activities with DIGITAL Versions

By Cait's Cool School

Engaging activities to go with Roald Dahl's classic Matilda! Students will make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections, discuss character traits, make inferences, and evaluate a novel. Through discussion and writing activities,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.10, RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.10, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.10...

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (4.01 MB)

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Descriptive Writing: Best Part of Me Unit with Digital Option

By Cait's Cool School

Inspired by the book, this writing unit promotes a positive environment as students describe their favorite part of themselves. This unit includes:lesson plansorganizers for studentstwo model examples with additional analysis to help students choose

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.4, W.3.5, W.3.10, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10, W.5.1, W.5.1a, W.5.1d, W.5.4, W.5.5...

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (2.02 MB)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lapbook for Novel Study

By Cait's Cool School

Lapbooks are a fun and engaging ways for students to keep track of their learning while reading a novel. Students will use character traits, create a story map, and extend their learning as they evaluate the novel. Updated as of July 2018: more

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (3.20 MB)

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Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for August

By Cait's Cool School

This month long set includes 26 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (12.46 MB)

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Mystery Genre Vocabulary: Detective Book Mission

By Cait's Cool School

Book missions turn your students into detectives! Combine this critical thinking lesson with a picture book and students will show that they can identify mystery genre characteristics. Watch students develop these skills on their own, fully engaged.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.9, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.9, RL.6.10

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (2.47 MB)

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Matilda Bundle! Read Aloud Activities and Lapbook

By Cait's Cool School

This bundle will keep students engaged as they interact deeply with the text, evaluating characters, identifying the parts of the story, making text connections, and evaluating the text as a whole.The Matilda Novel Study Activities include

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Interactive Notebooks

$11.50

$9.20

Bundle

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Digital Parent Communication Log EDITABLE

By Cait's Cool School

This parent call log is a Google Sheets product designed to make parent communication easier. The bonus of using this is that you can access or edit at school or at home, wherever you need to make the call. Store in your drive and use it every year

Subjects:

Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Classroom Forms, Google Apps

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.23 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

11th year of teaching, 4th year of teaching at the college level in addition to elementary. I've taught 3rd-5th grade, in addition to English 101 and remedial English at the college level.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm very laid back, flexible, and creative. I love creating open-ended problems and "missions" for students to tackle that are motivating.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Liberal Arts Degree, with a minor in English from University of Notre Dame of Maryland. Masters in Arts of Teaching from Loyola University Maryland. Certified for Elementary Education and English 6-12.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love teaching and I love creating new teaching projects to motivate my students :)

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Graphing, Science, Social Studies - History, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

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