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Enjoy Cinderalla stories? Try the Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin. It is a Native American version of Cinderella which makes for a delightful read aloud! Pair it with these activities and you'll cover Point of View, Literary Elements, Theme, and Character Development. Including printable and digital activities, students will review state-assessed standards in an engaging way. Younger students can demonstrate their listening prowess with the Listening Comprehension Check and older students c

Try these activities after reading Armadillo Tattletale by Helen Ketteman. You and your students can explore the story's vocabulary, literary elements with the enclosed graphic organizer, contrast the difference between what Armadillo heard and what he said, infer how he changed throughout the course of the story with the Character Development Trifold, discuss classes of animals with the Animals Mini-Book, as well as strive to understand the difference between tattling and informing. When you

Weslandia by Paul Fleischman makes for a good read! This picture book companion includes fun worksheets and hands-on activities to touch on point of view, identifying relevant textual evidence, inferring character traits of the main character, analyzing literary structure, locating cause & effect relationships, and many other skills. Most of the activities are available as Google Slides or Forms. Vocabulary Fan Story Elements Arc & Theme Graphic OrganizerCharacter Analysis: What do you think

Have your read Eyes that Kiss in in the Corners by Joanna Ho yet? It's a fantastic story that is perfect for exploring figurative language and point of view while simultaneously appreciating diversity during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Vocabulary Cards for displayFigurative Language BookmarkFigurative Language worksheetSimiles Please worksheetFigurative Language Scavenger Hunt foldablePoint of View Bookmark w/FoldableSelf-Love Butterfly craftivityAsian American & Paci

A novel study for David Lubar's hilarious book Punished...The novel study includes vocabulary practice, daily reading comprehension checks, character analysis, literary elements/theme graphic organizer, and end-of-book assessment. It's now available digitally and in color. Consider reading the book Punished! and use this novel study with third graders to prepare for standardized testing or use it in literacy circles and/or intervention groups for fourth and fifth graders.

Are you ready for the first day of school?! Are you excited, anxious, sorry to say goodbye to summer, or all of the above? It's okay. We all feel that way, and the book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg reveals how common those feelings for everyone. The picture book companion activities are designed to help students reflect upon their feelings the first day of school, moderately measure comprehension, introduce social skills, and explore the basics of community building. The picture boo

Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg is a wonderful way to end the school year. As a read-aloud or independent reading practice activity, the book sets the tone for a great end to a challenging school year. Most of the activities are available for use with Google Slides or Forms. There is a comprehension check as well as many other activities that allow students to reflect upon their school year in a fun way. Let's ensure that no one suffers from the last day blues...including you! Activities

Plan your first day of school and your last day of school at the same time!

Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a wonderful story that follows a little girl as she walks home from school with her mother. It works as a read-aloud at the beginning of the school year as well as the end of the year and so do the companion activities. The companion activities are in-color and black-and-white, as well as are printable and and most are available as Google Slides or Google Forms. Literary Elements Graphic OrganizerCharacter Analysis: Kora-JalimusoTextual Eviden

8 Back to school activities that make the first week of school a little bit easier. These worksheets could be used as a work packet on the first day of school or given as morning meeting activities each morning the first week of school or as your backup-backup-backup during the first weeks of school. Use it as you see fit for quick and fun discussion starters. Most activities are in black & white and in color as well as Google Slides. Included activities: Back to School Coloring Page/Pac

It's the end of the year! Congratulations! You're almost done! Finish the year in a good space with your students. Fill the special time you have left by sharing experiences and reflecting on all the goodness that occurred this school year. It is printable and digital, so you can assign activities in Google Classroom. The following activities are included: Ten-Word Wrap-Up: Students describe this school year in 10 words.My Favorites: 7 slidesFriends & Friendship: 2 different optionsHow I C