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This poster set & aligned worksheets are perfect for those early finishers. Hang the posters up in the classroom for students to reference and keep worksheets readily available for them to access as needed. Posters can be printed for in-class visuals or displayed online for a digital visual. :) Included in this poster set: Write a poemWrite an essayCreate a persuasive posterWrite a review on your favorite book worksheet without lines worksheet with linesWrite a news article news article wit

This fun task card set quizzes students about character, setting, and plot. Students then complete a worksheet to show their mastery. Included: 26 task cards with paragraphs for students to read and analyzeThe worksheet that can apply to any task card1 poster about what context clues are, to help students analyze the stories1 poster with context clue definition and objectivesWant more reading?!Story Elements Task CardsMain Idea Task CardsTheme Visuals and GameCause and EffectPoint of ViewAuthor

This is a great resource for teachers to use when performing a Socratic Seminar in their classes. Included in this file: 3 sets of tracking sheets, each with different look-fors when performing a Socratic Seminar.Each set includes a teacher tracking sheet and 2 student tracking sheets. One where students are required to track the number of participants and provide examples from their partner and one where students only have to track their partner's participation.2 teacher sheets to track studen

This poster set is a great reference tool for teachers and students! Posters can be printed for in-class visuals or displayed online for a digital visual. :) Included in this file: Title sheet8 math practices with commonly used verbs8 math practices with questions to askTitle sheet8 math practices with commonly used verbs with clipart8 math practices with questions to ask with clipartWant more posters?Effort and Goal PostersClassroom Expectations PostersReading Questions PostersMath PracticesTyp

Songs are a great way to teach skills to students. Music is a universal language and for many students, can be a great way to remember concepts. This is a simple jingle to help students remember what contractions are and provides a few examples. This PDF includes a defining poster about contractions, the lyrics to the song, and a youtube link with a video of the song being sung using a Sock Puppet app. Want more ELA?! Pronouns SongOnomatopoeia SongWord Choice BookGrammar Mega BundleCustomer Ti

Songs are a great way to teach skills to students. Music is a universal language and for many students, can be a great way to remember concepts. This is a simple jingle to help students remember what pronouns are and provides a few examples. This PDF includes a defining poster about pronouns, the lyrics to the song, and a youtube link with a video of the song being sung using a Sock Puppet app. Want more ELA?! Onomatopoeia SongWord Choice BookGrammar Mega BundleContraction SongCustomer Tips:

Songs are a great way to teach skills to students. Music is a universal language and for many students, can be a great way to remember concepts. This is a simple jingle to help students remember what onomatopoeias are and provides a few examples. This PDF includes a defining poster about onomatopoeias, the lyrics to the song, and a youtube link with a video of the song being sung using a Sock Puppet app. Want more ELA?! Pronouns SongWord Choice BookGrammar Mega BundleContraction SongCustomer

This is a comprehensive 6-day MEGA unit that teaches students how to use specific nouns and verbs in their writing. Not only will student writing improve, but they really enjoy the lessons as well. It also follows TAP rubric standards. Includes: There is a unit Pre/post testEach lesson follows a gradual release model (I do, we do, you do) Included in each lesson:standards & objectivesreview of previous learningdaily sequence of eventsteacher modelsgroup worknotes on slides of what to say and

This is a 6-day CCSS aligned, 130 slides PowerPoint unit plan to teach students how to identify sensory words in the text, and how to use sensory details in their writing. The main purpose of this unit is to teach students why sensory details are important and how to include them in their writing, using a Write From the Beginning model. Each day's lesson includes: standards, objectives, daily agendasdaily reflection questions and discussionshigher-level thinking worksheets and activitiescolorf

This is a PowerPoint to teach 9 different types of poetry and students create a poetry book. Included in this 32 slide PowerPoint file: Standards and objectives for grades 3-5Poetry vocabulary review"Where do we see poetry?" discussion slideThe pages for the students' poetry book include an objective page, 10 pages for each type of poetry, and a reflection page.Animated slides that describe each type of poetry and provide an example of each.Higher-level questions after each type of poetryA refle