Amy Damaska

Looking for a new way to encourage, reinforce, and reward good behavior? HATCH A CHICK!Here's How it Works!Read the poem. I gave a copy to each student and also displayed it in class for daily reinforcement. Each student will get an egg to decorate. They must take care of the egg according to your choice of duration and requirements. On hatch day, students will come into to school to find their "hatched chick" on their desks! I have used marshmallow peeps, squishy chicks, and small stuffed chic

INCLUDES:Respond to Reading Comprehension Activity: Students will use the story to answer questions. Great for text evidence practice and story test prep. Vocabulary: A vocabulary practice page- students will use the weekly vocabulary words to complete a fill-in-the-blank progressive story. Analyzing the Selection: I made this to replace the Analyzing the Selection portion of the weekly test. For the first page, students use the story to write detailed answers that will be used to write a graded

This is a bundle of resources for the Unit 5 Lesson 1 story, A Brand-New American Family. INCLUDES:Respond to Reading Comprehension Activity: Students will use the story to answer questions. Great for text evidence practice and story test prep. Vocabulary: A vocabulary practice page- students will use the weekly vocabulary words to complete a fill-in-the-blank progressive story. Sequencing Events Cut and Paste Activity: Student will read detailed story events and place them in the correct place

This is a bundle of resources for the Unit 4 Lesson 6 story, Winston and George. INCLUDES: Respond to Reading Comprehension Activity: students will use the story to answer questions. Henry and Felix: A vocabulary practice page- students will use the weekly vocabulary words to complete a fun story about a Felix, hungry fox and Henry, a protective goose. Let's Predict: Students read to an assigned page and make and revisit their predictions of the story events. Spelling Word Wall Words:This is a

I made these resources to help supplement the Open Court story, Cinderlad INCLUDED:Spelling word wall cards~ All 10 regular words ~ 5 challenge words ~ Option to print the 5 challenge words in red ~ Fun clip art that goes along with the story Vocabulary PracticeStudents will use the vocabulary words to fill in a progressive story that goes along with the weekly selection. What I Know/What I Think ActivityStudents will write what they know about the story, CInderella. Then using that background k

I made these resources to help supplement the Open Court story, D is for Democracy INCLUDED:Spelling word wall cards~ All 10 regular words ~ 5 challenge words ~ Option to print the 5 challenge words in red ~ Fun clip art that goes along with the story Vocabulary PracticeStudents will use the vocabulary words to fill in a progressive story that goes along with the weekly selection. Classify and Catergorize Comprehension Activity with Reference GuideUsing the story and/or reference guide, student

These are 4 story frames for the Open Court story, United States Citizenship. The first three have a main idea and details activity The last story frame has a Venn diagram to compare and contrast rights and responsibilities. These have corresponding page numbers to help guide instruction. Can be used together or separately. THIS IS ALSO PART OF A BUNDLE. CLIP ART CREDIT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/dg-design-damm-good-designhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/isabelulahttp

HOW IT WORKS:Each student receives a set of paper paw prints-or earns them over time if doing a teacher/ staff led initiative.When a kindness or good behavior is shown, they can give or receive a Positivity Paw.The paw could include on the back the student's name, what they did (kind act or behavior), and the giver's name.This could be a class / schoolwide program and could even be incorporated into a bulletin board!To get and keep students motivated, individual and/or class rewards can

INCLUDES:Read to Respond Comprehension Activity: Students will use the story to answer questions. Great for text evidence practice and story test prep. Vocabulary: A vocabulary practice page- students will use the weekly vocabulary words to complete a fill-in-the-blank progressive story. Spelling Word Wall Words:This is a fun way to display the weekly spelling words This includes all 10 regular spelling words and the 5 challenge words. There is also an option to print the 5 challenge words in re

This is a collection of 3 resources to use for the Open Court Story, Flower Power. INCLUDED:Analyzing the Selection: I made this resource to replace the Open Court Analyzing the Selection portion of the weekly test. This is a writing frame with a word bank. Using time order words, students fill in the frame which then could be used to construct a writing. Respond to Reading: Using the story, student will answer the questions using text evidence. Vocabulary Practice: A fill-in-the-blank progressi

I made these resources to help supplement the Open Court story, The Flag We Love. INCLUDED: Spelling word wall cards~ All 10 regular words ~ 5 challenge words ~ Option to print the 5 challenge words in red ~ Fun clip art that goes along with the story Vocabulary PracticeStudents will use the vocabulary words to fill in a progressive story that goes along with the weekly selection. Building Background Organizers~ Our American Flag- can, has, is chart ~ Background knowledge organizer Story Frame

Bring a little luck to your classroom this spring with the Shamrock Behavior and Kindness Challenge!How it works:Each student (or the class) is given a special shamrock to care for. The shamrock represents responsibility, kindness, and positive behavior throughout the school day. Students "take care" of their shamrock by showing good school behaviors. Some examples could be: -Using kind words -Following directions the first time -Helping classmates -Staying on task -Showing respect to other

This is a 2-page comprehension activity for the second grade Open Court story, The Stranger and the Soup. Make sure you set margins in Microsoft Word to NARROW for perfect printing.

This is a fun way to display the weekly spelling words for the Open Court story, Winston and George. This includes all 10 regular spelling words and the 5 challenge words. There is also an option to print the 5 challenge words in red The picture matches the theme of the story. You can also use them on a word wall or in a spelling center. Find the cute clip art here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/teaching-richarichi

This is a 3-page comprehension pack for the Open Court story, All About Earthquakes. It has a fact file activity and a 9 question Respond to Reading page. Set your margins to narrow for perfect printing.

I made this test to replace the Unit 5 Lesson 1 grammar test for the Open Court story, A Brand-New American Family. However it can be used for any friendly letter assessment. Clip art credit: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/dg-design-damm-good-designhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/isabelula

This is a fun way to practice making predictions! Students will read to an assigned page and write a prediction of what may happen next. They then revisit their predictions to see if they were correct and write what actually happened. CUTE CLIP ART CREDIT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/victoria-saied

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I made this organizer as a introduction to the Open Court Unit 6 Week 3 Story, Cinderlad. Students will write what they know about the story, CInderella. Then using that background knowledge, write what they think CInderlad will be about.

This is a story map to go along with the Unit 6 Week 3 Open Court story, Cinderlad. Students will identify the main characters, setting, one of the problems a character faced, steps they took to solve the problem, and the solution. A great way to review the story and reinforce story elements!