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This powerpoint is a 3 part series geared towards teaching children about the different colors of people and to build confidence and pride in your own skin! In order to teach this lesson, you will need the book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz and a big smile! Day 1: learning about skin colors and our similarities and differences Day 2: Reading The Colors of Us and discussing the feelings and perspective of the main character. Day 3: Scholars write what makes them special and make hand prints u

This powerpoint presentation can be used as a teaching aid to help young writers through the editing process of their book reviews (opinion pieces about books they have read). This powerpoint is aligned with the Lucy Caulkins 1st grade writing curriculum.

Guided Reading lesson plan for scholars working towards achieving level G (STEP 5) Lesson plan includes lessons for 3 days and accompanying worksheets to help scholars activate their schema and answer questions. Lessons are geared towards Reading A-Z book Bonks Loose Tooth and The Chase (both level G books). Ample opportunities for teacher to model the skill and for students to practice.

Worksheet for scholars to make self-to-text connections with independent texts they read. Document is in a PDF format.

This worksheet bundle is helpful for any student who is practicing their counting and 1-to-1 correspondence skills. This tool is also helpful in having students recognize the matching digit counted. Teaching virtually? This worksheet can be used during instruction via the screen share options. Children can share their thinking and why, as you use your cursor to model proper counting.

This word search allows children to practice their uppercase and lowercase letter recognition skills of letters A through H. Children can color or circle the letters that are indicated at the top of the page.

Download this compact guided reading lesson plan template for you to use with your students! Has sections dedicated to word work/phonics work, comprehension, word solving, and discussions. Bonus: section where you can keep track of students you need to listen to as they read.

This is a great exit ticket, homework review or in-class worksheet to help scholars practice identifying and writing with common nouns.

Thi anchor chart aligns with the University of Chicago STEP literacy program implemented in classrooms all across the country. Just download and print through a poster maker or printer.

A University of Chicago STEP aligned, Character's Mental State anchor chart that will is helpful to use during Guided Reading or any other literacy lessons.

This download includes two sets of worksheets for scholars for a three-day Colors of Us reading activity (see my other items for the powerpoint lesson) The first worksheet includes single lines and dotted paper for scholars with difficulty while writing (i.e. gripping a pencil). The second worksheet is a venn-diagram to compare the similarities and differences between two students.

1st Grade Dolch Sight Word Flash Cards that can be sent home with families to use with scholars. Teachers can also integrate this into their daily/weekly classroom routines. 6 words per page.