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Need a way to teach westward movement in an engaging novel study?! This Novel Study packet and powerpoint can be used to guide you through an entire novel study for Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard! There is daily lessons and chapter questions. There is also vocabulary, important timeline events, prompts, activities, an assessment, and a project. The bundle includes: 2 different cover options for packetslides that showcase all kinds of aspects of westward m

Looking for Envision Math based focus walls, with standards, and vocabulary for the entire year? I've got you covered with an all inclusive multicolored set! There are 7 different color options! This file contains Topic Cards, Vocabulary Cards, and I Can Statements! These are all the concepts that follow Envision Math 2.0. All Common Core Fourth Grade Standards are covered and include I can statements for easier student understanding. These have tons of uses: math focus wallvocabulary cards for

Need a way to teach westward movement in an engaging novel study?! This Novel Study packet can be used to guide you through an entire novel study for Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard! There is daily lessons and chapter questions. There is also vocabulary, important timeline events, prompts, activities, and an assessment. The packet includes: 2 different cover optionscomprehension questionsvocabulary bookmarks- students can write context clues or their own d

Looking for vocabulary curriculum and tests for the entire year? I've got you covered with student pages, teacher references, and bi-weekly vocab tests for the whole year. This file contains the word lists that go along with the 4th Grade Benchmark Advance vocab words from each unit, skills introduced in each unit, and 4th grade academic language. Each test has a multiple choice section that asks for definitions, synonyms, and antonyms. As well as, a fill-in-the-blank sentence section, with a w

Do you love using interactive notebooks with your students? Organization is everything! The addition of cardstock dividers will be an awesome addition to your notebooks. This product is designed for 9.75 X 7.5" composition books. It is delivered through PDF. Plus, set up is as simple as 1, 2, 3! We use these in my 4th grade classroom to set up our interactive journals. These can be used for other grade levels and curriculums if necessary. These help keep students organized and I make mine out o

Want an engaging and awe-inspiring way to prepare students for state standardized testing?! I use this classroom transformation to reward students for the prep work we do going into state testing. This includes practice tests or even just practicing a skill. What's included: PowerPoint with instructionsTribe namesPoint trackerStudent name tags match with PowerPointKindness Shout-outsPostersI also transform my room to match the jungle theme of Survivor and I purchased a few coordinating puzzles

Need a classroom visual for data and goal tracking? These large poster-sized data trackers are designed to spice up any data wall! These class data trackers can also be used to set quarterly/term goals and track testing progress. They are designed to be printed as large posters. They can be printed as papers and taped together or printed at a local print shop. (Instructions included!)Goal setting and student data tracking are an essential part of developing responsible learners in any classroom

Looking for an engaging ELA unit? This novel study for Holes, by Louis Sachar , contains plenty of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary, reading response activities, assessments, and more! The comprehension includes topics like figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing. There are focus skills and standards to display in your classroom with or without objectives. This novel study is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. There are

Looking for Benchmark Advance (National Ed.) based focus walls, for close reading and writing "I Can" statements for the entire year? I've got you covered with an all inclusive multicolored set! There are 7 different color options! This file contains I Can Statements for close reading and writing for every unit! These are all the concepts that follow Benchmark Advance curriculum. These have tons of uses: ELA focus wallObjectives for small groupParent updatesStudent ELA notebook inserts__________

This download contains 26 different posters in each of the three versions. Version 1= Green with Leaf Theme Version 2= Pastels Version 3= Black and white Version 4= Neutral/ Beige background These posters are themed around upper elementary and above reading, academic, and language vocabulary.The ELA posters included are: Author's Purpose Biography Compare and Contrast Dialogue Evidence Figurative Language Genre Homonym Inference Justify Key Events Literary Elements Metaphor Narrator Onomatopoei

Do you love using interactive notebooks with your students? Organization is everything! The addition of cardstock dividers will be an awesome addition to your notebooks. This product is designed for 9.75 X 7.5" composition books. It is delivered through PDF. Plus, set up is as simple as 1, 2, 3! We use these in my 4th grade classroom to set up our interactive journals. These can be used for other grade levels and curriculums if necessary. These help keep students organized and I make mine out

Need a quick 1-2 week poetry unit for your upper elementary classroom that includes student journal pages, vocabulary, activities and more? I've got you covered! This file contains vocabulary cards, poem analysis strategies, activities for centers, student practice pages, and anchor charts! This product includes POETS - Poem Analysis Strategy (pgs. 2-5_Anchor chartsStudent interactive journal pagesPractice page with the strategyStrategy questionsPoetry Vocabulary (pgs. 6-11)Vocab cards with exa

The following is an editable is a two part book report using the same book for 4th grade students with templates and instructions. This project covers multiple modalities and gives students options in project choice. There is a 1 week menu that is smaller assignments and a 2 week project that is either a cereal or pizza box.

Looking for student centered goal setting, data tracking, and reflections for the entire year? I've got you covered with an all inclusive student binder set. It’s all easily editable! This file contains goal setting for each quarter, tracking for assessments, tracking for class assessments (like fluency, and QSI), writing reflections, and essay topics. They are even grade relevant for 2nd-5th grade! What‘s Included: Multiple cover optionsQuarterly or blank goal setting pagesDRA trackerMAP score

This is a figurative language comprehension quiz/ quick assessment. It has three sections: Vocabulary Matching, Multiple Choice Questions, and a Reading Comprehension Passage. I have included a full answer key and quick reference key. This quiz covers the following types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. I utilize this quiz in my classroom after focusing on each type of figurative language through using a note taker, and identi

Need a way to teach westward movement in an engaging novel study?! This PowerPoint template can be used to guide you through an entire novel study for Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard! There is daily lessons and chapter questions. There is also vocabulary, important timeline events, and prompts. The power point includes comprehension questions, vocabulary webs (synonym/antonym/ parts of speech/ definition/ sentence use), timeline of events, crossword (wit

Want to get students reading?! My students are obsessed with reading challenges. This listing includes 30 and 50 Book Challenge parent letter and individual student tracker. We utilize the tracker as a sticker cheat that they get to place stickers on. Comes with different tracker types. Now with EDITABLE parent letters. This product was designed to carry out the philosophy of encouraging readers and provides all the tools you need to carry this vision out. File includes: -Parent Letter -Bookmark

Are you looking for easy reusable student friendly writing posters and student notebook pages? Look no further! This product includes 16 different writing strategies and concepts. Students can follow along in their own journals with these easy to use pages that will match the teacher's anchor chart! Printing flexibility allows for either printing full-page posters, interactive anchor charts, or mini (half page) posters/anchor charts for students' reading notebooks! There are different versions f

Need a way to wrap up your westward movement novel study?! This trifold brochure template can be used to guide students through a fin al project after your novel study for Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard! This brochure will guide students through: Students will draw and write aboutWho they think the hero of the story isWhat the biggest mistake the group made wasThe best decision the group made wasWant the Novel Study to go with it? Patty Reed's Doll Nov

Power point to use as daily morning greetings for students, editable. Over 90 journal prompts that alternate with a math slide (I forget to integrate math into our daily warm-up so I put in place holder slides). Journal prompts are thought provoking, would you rather, Social Emotional Learning, and quote analysis type questions.