Christine Roach

Give this survey to your students and have them fill it out candidly to send home, and guarantee a laugh from mom. This is a pdf with an English and Spanish sheet.

Five question reading comprehension quiz correlated to the book "The Hat" by Jan Brett. Covers reading skills of inferencing, identifying setting, characters, problem and resolution.

T-chart word sort of compound vs non compound Spanish words. Quick cut and paste activity for assessment or partner/word work. Enrich or add to activity by having students break down and define each component word.

Here is a Graphic Organizer I created to introduce the idea of character traits to my 1st graders. I wanted students to start thinking deeply about characters motivation and makeup. Students will draw the character, use words to describe appearance, actions, feelings and thoughts in the story. This effectively allows students to begin to analyze internal and external character traits in an easy way. Use it weekly, starting by completing it together, then gradually releasing students to complete