Katie Crystal

This personal narrative writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get: --An outline of the specific CCSS covered --A detailed 3 week lesson plan --Anchor papers to help students see what quality personal narrative writing pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day --A brainstorming web for pre-writing --A sequencing graphic organizer --A rough draft template --A word choice menu to help students use st

This CCSS aligned informative writing unit contains lesson plans, student printables, rubrics, anchor papers, and other materials needed to teach the information gathering process for research-based writing. Specifically, this pack includes: --Detailed day by day lesson plans broken into 3 categories: -2 weeks for the research and note-taking process -2-3 weeks for writing a multi-paragraph research paper OR -2-3 weeks for writing a nonfiction book --"My Research Noteb

Here is the Ultimate Writing Office! It is an interactive folder designed for students to use as an aid while they prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish. It also provides privacy since it is in itself a partition. You can use these during your reading/writing workshop to build student enthusiasm and improve students' writing craft! Here is what this pack includes: Cover: Steps of the Writing Process Pencil Poster What Can I Write? Pencil Poster Writer at Work Poster Inside: Time to Revise P

This Reading Foldables Pack contains 21 foldables around 10 different topics as follows: Main Idea and Details (1 foldable) Ask and Answer Questions (2 foldables) Fictional Story Elements (2 foldables) Cause and Effect (3 foldables) Character Traits (1 foldable) Summarizing (3 foldables) Evidence Based Responses (1 foldable) Vocabulary Development (4 foldables) Making Predictions (2 foldables) Making Connections (2 foldables) Please check out the preview to see detailed and up-close pictures of

This opinion writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get: --An outline of the specific CCSS covered --A detailed 3 week lesson plan --Anchor papers to help students see what quality opinion writing pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day --A pre-writing chart to brainstorm --An OREO (Opinion, Reasons, Evidence, Opinion Restated) graphic organizer --An Opinion Writing Self-Evalutation tied to the C

This spelling menu pack was designed to make spelling practice, homework, and/or word work in the classroom engaging, interactive, meaningful, and fun as well as to provide a means in which to differentiate! Specifically, this pack contains: --9 spelling menus each with 9 different activities (for a total of 81 activities!) --7 spelling activity templates --a pre- and post-test template --bin and folder covers for organization *This pack contains a set of spelling menus with explicit homework di

This personal narrative writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get: --An outline of the specific CCSS covered --A detailed 3 week lesson plan --Anchor papers to help students see what quality personal narrative writing pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day --A brainstorming web for pre-writing --A pre-writing graphic organizer --A sequencing graphic organizer --Personal revising and editing che

Do you want your students to lead their own meaningful discussion as they engage in critical thinking without you orchestrating the process? Like other academic skills, student-led discussion needs to be taught explicitly. This pack is designed to give you the tools you need as the teacher to do just that! Here's what is included in this pack: --16 Meaningful Discussion Stems Posters (3 different sizes) --How to Be a Respectful Listener and Speaker Posters --Student-Led Discussion Rubrics and Re

This explanatory writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get: --An outline of the specific CCSS covered --A detailed 3 week lesson plan --Anchor papers to help students see what quality explanatory pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day --A "What I Will Need" brainstorming paper --A spelling menu to help students with ideas as well as spelling --Several graphic organizers to choose from based on

Help your students build reading comprehension skills while achieving student accountability during independent reading, guided reading, reading workshop, or even at a listen to reading station! This study guide asks literal, inferential, and evaluative questions to build higher level thinking and includes vocabulary development as well. Breaking the book into 16 sections, this study guide comes with a detailed answer key, citing page numbers of where to find text evidence. *This study guide pr

This bundle contains 3 writing units for 9+ weeks of teaching at a discounted price. In this bundle, you will get detailed lesson plans and all the materials needed to teach each of the writing text types as addressed in the CCSS: Personal Narrative, Opinion, and Explanatory/Informative writing. To see the units as individual products, click on each title below: "My Worst OUCH Story" Common Core Personal Narrative Unit"The Best Pet" Common Core Opinion Writing Unit"How to Make My Favorite Sandwi

This file contains 2 games, one “Vertebrate or Invertebrate Guess Who?” game and one “Vertebrates Only Edition Guess Who?” game, which fit wonderfully in the context of a “Classification of Living Things” science unit. When playing these games, students practice vocabulary as they classify living things as invertebrates or vertebrates. They also have to break the category of vertebrates down more specifically into the categories of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians and know the chara

In this pack, you have materials for 2 different “States of Matter Guess Who?” game boards. These work wonderfully in the context of a “States of Matter” science unit as learning or review games. When playing these games, students practice vocabulary and classification as they identify items as solids, liquids, and gases. They also have to break down each category of solid, liquid, and gas more specifically by asking questions about the item’s characteristics/properties. These games are great fo

Practice counting and adding to 10, 20, and beyond through this interactive and fun game! "Witch's Brew" is geared for students ages 3-6 and can be used as a learning tool at home or as a station in the school setting to practice counting and cardinality. This activity includes: --5 leveled game boards --40 playing cards --detailed game setup and play directions for varied versions to play --modification and extension tools to help support and challenge students This game is meant to grow with y

Buy the Reading Flipables Pack and Reading Foldables Pack as a BUNDLE here and save! The flipables and foldables cover these 12 topics: Fictional Story Elements Main Idea and Details Character Traits and Evidence Asking and Answering Questions Summarizing Vocabulary Development Making Predictions Making Connections Cause and Effect Evidence Based Responses Literature Circles Book Report Please check out the preview to see each flipable and foldable up-close!

Use this Peer Editing Checklist to help your students work in partners to edit their rough drafts! This checklist comes from a fully developed personal writing unit. To access the full set of revising & editing checklists as well as graphic organizers and so much more in the context of a personal narrative writing unit, click the link below! "My Many Memorable Firsts" Common Core Personal Narrative Writing Unit

Help your students build reading comprehension skills while achieving student accountability during independent reading or at a listen to reading station! This study guide was designed to use with Mary Pope Osborne’s novel Midnight on the Moon, book #8 from the Magic Tree House series. While this packet was designed with second graders in mind, it could fit the needs of 1st-3rd grade depending on your students’ ability, interest, and reading stamina. Check out the preview to see the packet in fu

This bundle contains 3 writing units for 10+ weeks of teaching at a discounted price. In this bundle, you will get detailed lesson plans and all the materials needed to teach each of the writing text types as addressed in the CCSS: Personal Narrative, Informative, and Opinion. To see the units as individual products, click on each title below: "My Many Memorable Firsts" Common Core Personal Narrative Writing Unit"My Animal Research Project," A CCSS Aligned Informative Writing Unit"Everyday Heroe

This opinion writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get: --Detailed day by day lesson plans --Student Printables Including: *Brainstorming Web *OREO foldable (graphic organizer) *Opinion Writing Content Checklist *Word Choice Revising Checklist *Editing Checklist *Examples of the printables filled out --Anchor Papers (one for lower grades, one for upper grades) to use as the teacher during the modeling process --Rubrics to

These generic incentive charts each have a 20-box grid perfect for filling with stickers, stars, or checks that students earn as they work towards a reward. Featured in 16 colors, these charts are an ideal tool to aid in whole class, small group, or individual behavior management as students track their success. Simply print, cut, and enjoy!