Engaging Special Learners

Get ready to travel the world this December as you learn about the history of gingerbread! Perfect for the winter holiday season! This virtual field trip covers the history of gingerbread, how it gained popularity and made its way to America, how the gingerbread man and houses came to be and much more! It is an organized Google Slides presentation, ready for you to complete with your whole class, small group or even assign it individually! This virtual field trip will start by giving your stud

Do you need a fun, NO-PREP, DIGITAL and PRINT, Thanksgiving activity to do with your students? Look no further! These resources were made to go with the picture book "How to Hide a Turkey". In this story, there are a group of children who create a disguise to keep turkey safe. You can choose from over 40 differentiated organizers to customize your activity to your student's needs! What's Included: Hide Your TurkeyStory MapStory Sequencing (6 pictures/label)Story Sequencing (Beginning, Middle,

Get ready to travel the world this November as you learn about the history of Thanksgiving! Perfect for the fall season! This virtual field trip will include videos, photos and facts that cover background information about Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Pilgrims, Squanto and how the first thanksgiving was celebrated. After this, students will learn how Sarah Hale and Abraham Lincoln helped Thanksgiving became a national holiday. Then they will travel to modern-day US, to learn about current Tha

Do you need a NO-PREP, DIGITAL & PRINT Thanksgiving activity to go with the book "Balloons on Broadway"? Your students will love listening to this true story about Tony Sarg, the puppeteer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! You will find over 70 organizers to use with this book targeting a variety of skills! The organizers are differentiated so can be used with multiple grade levels and ability levels. Printable organizers include black and white OR color options with lines, no lines and

Do you need a fun, NO-PREP, DIGITAL and PRINT, Thanksgiving activity to do with your students the week before Thanksgiving? Look no further! "Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie" is a fun twist on a Thanksgiving story. In this book, Peyton's family is hosting Thanksgiving and each person brings a different pie. BUT Peyton is a VERY picky eater. This year, she decides she will try a pie...but which one? You can choose from over 100 different versions of organizers to differentiate your activity to me

Do you need a fall NO-PREP activity to go with the book "Thanksgiving Rules"? This story is told from the point of view of a young boy who shares his "rules" for having the best Thanksgiving Day! You will find over 50 DIGITAL & PRINT organizers to use with this book targeting a variety of skills! The organizers are differentiated so can be used with multiple grade levels and ability levels. Printable organizers include options with lines, no lines and sentence starters. Digital organizers i

Do you want a fun NO-PREP Halloween creative writing activity to close out your narrative writing unit? In this PRINT and DIGITAL download, you will find 18 graphic organizers for students to develop parts of a scary story. The digital versions included with text boxes! Ready to assign and start today! What Types of Organizers Are Included:Create Your Main CharacterChoose a SettingCreate a Problem and SolutionDevelop a Story PlanWriting Paper (final copy)5 spooky setting backgrounds (for st

Do you need fun, NO-PREP, DIGITAL & PRINT activities to do before Thanksgiving break? In this Balloons Over Broadway and Milly and the Macy's Parade BUNDLE you will find activities to complete after reading these books that encompass multiple skills! From identifying story elements, sequencing, analyzing characters and identifying theme to identifying problem and solution, cause and effect or comparing and contrasting! All activities are DIFFERENTIATED so that you can find the right fit for y

Do you need a better way to teach vocabulary? In this resource, you will find, over 120 vocabulary flashcards created as a companion to the novel, "The One and Only Ivan". Each flashcard includes: a student friendly definitionexample sentencepicture cueWhat Are Tier 2 Words?The words chosen are “tier 2”. These words are most likely to appear frequently in a wide variety of texts and contexts in oral conversations. Words were selected with the following criteria, “importance and utility”, “con

Do you need fun, engaging, NO-PREP activities to teach your students about the history of Thanksgiving? This is the perfect bundle for you! It features 2 book companions for Balloons Over Broadway and Milly & The Macy's Day Parade, and a virtual field trip to provide background for the history of this holiday. Each resource includes multiple activities to do with your students. Check out the previews and details below! Also make sure to check back for more TpT products. And leave a review on

Looking for a fun fall read aloud to engage your students in multiple reading skills? This DIGITAL and PRINT resource has over 20 differentiated organizers for you to choose from that target various reading skills after reading the story "Bella's Fall Coat". The digital versions are ready to go with text boxes! In "Bella's Fall Coat" Book Companion. In the story, the little girl has fun with her grandma doing her favorite fall things. When she outgrows the coat her grandma made her, she doesn

Are you looking for a variety of fun and engaging questions to use with "The One and Only Ivan"? This is the perfect novel for book clubs or a whole-class novel read aloud since there are so many skills you can highlight! In this resource, you will find about 50 discussion questions to guide your students reading and thinking of characters and conflicts that come up in story. This resource has discussion questions for before reading, during reading, and after reading. "The One and Only Ivan"

Thank you for your interest in "A Very Brave Witch" Book Companion. In the story, the witch is celebrating Halloween and shares what all witches are afraid of: humans! She, however, is not afraid of humans and wants to prove it. She bumps into a human and her thoughts about them change. The resource is complete with 18 graphic organizers for you to choose from to use with your students. What's Included:story mapstory sequencing (beginning, middle, end)story summary (somebody, wanted, but, so

Do you need a fun, NO-PREP, DIGITAL and PRINT, VALENTINE'S DAY activity to do with your students this February? Look no further! These resources were made to go with the picture book "How to Help a Cupid". In this story, there are a group of children who help a cupid who has gotten hurt. There are also sections that provide general information on Valentine's Day and cupid. You can choose from over 100 pages of differentiated organizers to customize your activity to your student's needs! In add

Get ready to travel the world this December as you learn about the history of nutcrackers! Perfect for the winter holiday season! This virtual field trip covers the history of nutcrackers, where they originated, how they gained popularity and made their way to America. You will learn about what nutcrackers symbolize, who created the first nutcracker story and how it was turned into the famous ballet that you can still see today all over the world! This is an organized Google Slides presentation,

Are you looking for a FUN and ENGAGING way to have your students practice reading this THANKSGIVING season? Look no further! Just choose a game board and print! This Orton Gillingham based resource can be used with any skill/sound you are working on. If you are using Wilson, you can just use the cards provided with that step. If not, I've provided blank editable cards for you to add your own words! There are also several ready-made game boards ready to play on! WHAT'S INCLUDED:BLANK GAMEBOA

Do you need a NO-PREP, DIGITAL & PRINT, Thanksgiving activity to go with the book "Milly and the Macy's Parade"? This is inspired by the true story behind the first Macy's Parade in 1924. It is a great story to teach about history, traditions, celebrations and bringing different groups of people together. This story pairs well with Balloons on Broadway for a compare and contrast activity too! You will find over 70 organizers to use with this book targeting a variety of skills! The organizers a

Are you reading fiction Gingerbread Man books this December holiday season? This DIGITAL and PRINT, NO-PREP resource was designed to be used with ANY and ALL fiction Gingerbread Man books! Some of our favorites included on our Gingerbread Man List are: Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Man Loose on Christmas, The Gingerbread Girl, Tough Cookie, and more!This resource includes 150+ pages (with differentiated options) of gingerbread-themed fiction reading comprehension responses that you can simply

Get ready to travel the world this December as you learn about the history of gingerbread and nutcrackers! Perfect for the winter holiday season! These are a BUNDLE of organized Google Slides presentations, ready for you to complete with your whole class, small group or even assign it individually! Each virtual field trip will start by giving your students some hints as to where their first stop will be. Students will make predictions, then access prior knowledge about each topic. Students will

Looking for a picture book to read aloud that can teach multiple reading skills? This GROWING bundle of fiction interactive read aloud guides includes questions focusing on predictions, analyzing characters, character change, making inferences, and identifying theme! Each title below comes with vocabulary with child-friendly definitions to introduce to your students as well as an interactive read aloud question guide! Jot these on post-its and keep them in your mentor texts forever! Wh