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Stretch a sentence with your students to help them add more details to their writing. When stretching a sentence, students answer 5 questions: who? doing what? when? where? why? There is a poster that includes these prompts to help students remember what to include as they stretch a sentence. This resource also includes a PowerPoint Presentation so that you can project the picture prompt and have students write a sentence about the picture on the provided worksheets. Finally, there are 36 task q

These worksheets and flashcards help students learn how to answer questions by restating the question. No more one-word answers! ***If you would like to have your students reference a text as they restate, check out Learn to RESTATE the QUESTION with Aesop's Fables. If you would like to teach your students the full RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Answer), see my other product: Learn the RACE strategy with Aesop's Fables.*** THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: Directions 9 Worksheets That Scaffold Lea

50 sheets of constructive student busy work! All of these pages are different from my original product: Student Busy Work (Constructive Fillers) which you can purchase here. Activities include: Logic Puzzles Writing Prompts Design Ideas Short Story Prompts Drawing Prompts And More! These pages are for students who have completed their required work and need something constructive to do before its time to transition to the next thing. When students get bored, they can become disruptive. Use th

There are 50 sheets of constructive student busy work included in this file! All of these pages are different from (but similar to) my second version: Student Busy Work (Constructive Fillers) Version 2.0 which you can purchase here. Activities include: Logic Puzzles Writing Prompts Design Ideas Short Story Prompts Drawing Prompts And More! These pages are for students who have completed their required work and need something constructive to do before it's time to transition to the next thing.

RACE strategy practice can be boring, but this Jeopardy-style game will keep your students engaged as they reflect on how to use the RACE writing strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) to write better constructed responses. This game includes 4 categories (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) with 4 questions each. Two to three teams can play using the embedded scoreboard. ⭐⭐ You must have PowerPoint and enable macros when you open the file. This product includes: ⭐ Directions ⭐ 1 Jeopardy Game ⭐

This Robin Hood worksheet-based escape room is the perfect activity for upper-elementary students to engage in while learning about the classic tale of Robin Hood. With a focus on problem-solving and teamwork, this escape room challenges students to think critically and work together to escape. The worksheet-based format makes it easy to integrate into your classroom curriculum and provides a fun, hands-on way to teach important skills. This escape room is designed to be a challenging, but ac

This bundle works best for interventionists, mixed-grade classrooms, or older students who need extra support understanding the RACE strategy.To start, teach your students the first steps to restating a question with 9 scaffolded worksheets and flashcards for practice. Then, have your students read Aesop's Fables and answer questions for 20 different stories. Students will restate the question and use words from the text in their answers. Finally, students will learn and apply the complete RACE

**This product teaches students how to use the RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain). If this is beyond your students' comprehension, start with teaching your students to restate the question first through my Learn to RESTATE the QUESTION with Aesop's Fables product.** Teach your upper-elementary students how to use the RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) using these adorable Aesop's Fables stories and questions! Knowing how to use this strategy is great for tests and is als

This lesson plan is specific to The Adventures of Robin Hood (Classic Starts), as retold from the Howard Pyle original. This lesson plan includes: 17 Chapter Comprehension Quizzes (one for each chapter, including the prologue) 2 Versions of the Final Test (with and without a writing prompt) Answer Keys for all comprehension quizzes and the final test Kahoot! Study Guide (for the final test) ⭐ What are you waiting for? Let me do the prep work so that you can get back to the heart and soul of tea

Important Note: This unit can only be used with The Adventures of Robin Hood (Classic Starts) version, as retold from the Howard Pyle original. ISBN-10: 140271257X ISBN-13: 978-1402712579 This bundle includes the following products, reorganized within the bundle for conciseness: Robin Hood (Classic Starts) Character SheetsRobin Hood (Classic Starts) Vocabulary UnitRobin Hood - Fun StuffRobin Hood (Classic Starts) Comprehension Quizzes and Final TestRobin Hood - Poetry TemplatesRobin Hood (Cla

Check out this FREE set of constructive time-filling worksheets for your early finishers. There are 8 pages of logic, creative writing, and design. If you like this FREE SAMPLE, check out my original 50-page version here. I also have a second 50-page version if you need more pages! Go to my store to find holiday and themed activity books as well! ⭐ What are you waiting for? Let me do the prep work so you can get back to the heart and soul of teaching! ⭐ Check out my blog for tips and tricks!

2 sets of 8 pages of Spalding Manuscript Handwriting Practice Paper (1st set includes "just below the line above" line, 2nd set does not include this line.) at the primary level 5/8-inch spacingincludes the midpoint. some pages include traceable clock circles with 2, 4, 8, and 10 markedUse this practice paper to help students understand where the midpoint and "just below the line above" are. Use this paper to help students form their clock letters correctly. Help struggling students visualize

Use this lesson plan to teach your students how to write an imaginative (narrative) story! This lesson plan includes: teacher's manualposters for referencebrainstorming pageplanning pageplanning page rubricrough draft paperpeer conference slipsfinal draft paperfinal rubricextra activity: illustrationextra activity: 6-sentence storyDuring this lesson, students will take 2 weeks to be introduced to imaginative (narrative) writing, brainstorm ideas, and plan their writing. They will write a rough d

IMPORTANT: This unit plan is specific to the Classic Starts version of Robinson Crusoe. Check out my Google Forms version of the multiple-choice quizzes and final test. This unit plan includes: Teacher Tips Chapter Breakup Outline RACE Strategy Review Short-Answer Comprehension Questions Writing Prompts Short-Answer Answer Keys Rubrics for Short Answer Quizzes Rubrics for Writing Prompts Multiple-Choice Comprehension Quizzes Multiple-Choice Answer Keys Final Test Final Test Answer Key This is

These FREE reading comprehension worksheets for 5th graders are print-and-go and perfect for busy teachers who want to get their plan time back! Each reading comprehension worksheet has the relevant common core state standard and a place to grade included. These materials help you align your classroom to the common core literature standards. If you're not sure how to teach point of view to 5th graders, use these worksheets as tools to help your students describe point of view. (RL.5.6) Looking

This is a great game to practice Spalding phonograms in your classroom! There are 6 different sets so that you can find a set of phonograms that suits your students’ needs and ability levels. Look at the next page to help you choose the BINGO set that will work best in your classroom. This game can be played in a small group or as a whole class. There are 10 different student cards for each set. Consider color-coding your teacher draw cards and student cards so that you can keep track of eac

A pre-reading strategy is a great way to activate prior knowledge and prepare students for reading. Pre-reading strategies build background knowledge and encourage students like English language learners and struggling readers to comprehend a particular text. Before students begin reading, they can review key elements, see the big picture, and get a general understanding using a graphic organizer. During reading strategies are helpful comprehension strategies to assess student understanding duri

Introducing the perfect tool for teachers to easily grade students' work - the Interactive Editable Google Sheets Rubric Template! This rubric is specifically designed to make life easier for teachers. With this rubric, teachers can easily keep track of students' progress. The editable google sheets rubric template allows for detailed feedback and grading, making it easy for teachers to provide valuable insight and guidance. Once you have the rubric set up, you can fill it out on your computer a

Teach your students how to use the RACE strategy while they learn about the American Revolution! This resource has no prep besides printing, so it's ready-to-go-when you are. These passages and worksheets for practicing the RACE strategy will keep your kids engaged. There are 7 posters that you can also use as student reference pages to show students how to restate a question, how to cite a text, how to use quotation marks, and how to write a RACE response, as well as lists of sample citation ta

**This product contains practice pages from Comic Book Dialogue Writing Practice AND a comic book writing activity to turn into a short story with dialogue. If you would just like the practice pages, check out my product: Comic Book Dialogue Writing Practice instead.** This is a great way to use speech bubbles to help students practice writing dialogue! Teach your students how to write dialogue before using this fun activity to reinforce the concept. The comic book style is engaging for s