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This Ronald McNair Unit focuses on theme and the lessons we can learn from this heroic man who has made a great impact on our history today. CLICK HERE to find an introductory lesson on THEME!CLICK HERE for a differentiated THEME lesson that can be used with the mentor text listed in this Ron McNair Unit as well as any other mentor text of choice! Within this document, you will find: - Teacher page: Mentor text suggestions - Two Ron McNair Influential Posters including famous & memorable qu

Looking to impress with a bright and modern alphabet line in your classroom? This D'Nealian alphabet line provides your students with clear lettter formation paired with bright & modern images. This document also provides you with an alphabet line that can be used to create a Bridge Map (Thinking Maps) display in your classroom. Thank you so much for downloading! Please remember to follow my store and comment on how this document was used in your classroom! I love to hear feedback! Check th

After reading "Groundhog Gets a Say" by Pamela Curtis Swallow, use this resource to exercise your students' understanding of fact and opinion. Within this document, you will find: -An anchor chart explaining fact & opinion and examples of each; You may choose to use these as headers to the sort -20 fact/opinion cards that can be used in a pocket chart and sorted This is an engaging and interactive activity that can be used to practice or act as an informal assessment within a small, literacy

The end of the year will rock using this mustache writing craftivity! Print on bright colored paper and use as a bulletin board! Included: - Foldable craftivity pieces to assemble - Circle Map planning page, allowing students to brainstorm a rockin' memory this year - Writing paper for final draft of prompt that is to be pasted into foldable (All for the following grade levels: K/1/2/3/4/5) - "If You Mustache, This Year Rocked!" Banner used for bulletin board or as a classroom, end of year

Print, laminate, and add this BRIGHT and fun anchor chart to any focus wall or bulletin board! CLICK HERE TO GET THE FULL ACTION VERBS PACK WITH MULTIPLE, ENGAGING ACTIVITIES! Credits: KG Drops of Jupiter Font KG Always a Good Time Font KG SecondChances Chalkboard Font KG Chasing Cars Font D'Nealian Style Family Fonts-Fonts4Teachers Stella Jumbo Papers and Clip Art-Teaching Super Power Doodle Face Pencil Clipart By Krista Wallden School Subject Kidlettes by Melonheadz

Are you sharing your students' frustration of weekly grammar tests? Are you working towards reducing the amount of tests given while increasing good instructional time in your classroom? This Grammar Plan has been carefully thought out and created to limit the number of grammar assessments to two-three cumulative tests per quarter, giving more instructional time for each skill. This plan directly aligns with first grade common core standards. This Grammar Assessment Plan contains the following

CLICK HERE to visit my blog and see how I use this product in my classroom! This year long, FRY sight/high frequency word bundle includes: -Both black & white and colored word lists organized by quarter. There are 4 Fry Word lists, 50 words per list. Included is Fry's first 200 words. These are great to slip into a page protector and into any homework folder/binder to encourage home practice. -Bold, easy to read word wall word cards for all four quarter lists. Print these off on colored pa

No prep, print and go! Adorable way to teach the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah! Inside, you will find: -A mini book that teaches students important aspects of the holiday including meaning, traditions, and customs. - Printable activities/response sheets - A printable recipe card for Challah, a traditional, Jewish bread that is shared during Rosh Hashanah. Thank you for downloading! Rosh Hashanah Common Core Aligned Writing PromptsCheck out this BUNDLE! Credits: KG Drops of Jupiter

Need a Bulletin Board idea that covers cause and effect and theme? Your students will have a blast reading A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon and completing a Cause & Effect Fold and Record activity! This pack includes: - A Cause & Effect banner for a bulletin board that will brighten up any hallway! - A Cause & Effect Fold and Record worksheet. Students will be given causes taken from the story and will be asked to record the effect. This is differentiated as students may write or ill

This comprehension and writing bundle evolves from the beloved children's books written by Tad Hills; "How Rocket Learned to Read" and "Rocket Writes a Story." Students practice reading and writing skills while fulfilling standards by way of Rocket's adventures! This bundle includes: - Classroom Motivational Poster - Standards Cards: These are the standards met after completion of these activities. These cards can be printed, cut, and laminated and used as display on a bulletin board or on any

Looking to impress with a black, bold and modern alphabet line in your classroom? This D'Nealian alphabet line provides your students with clear lettter formation paired with bright & modern images. This document also provides you with an alphabet line that can be used to create a Bridge Map (Thinking Maps) display in your classroom. Thank you so much for downloading! Please remember to follow my store and comment on how this document was used in your classroom! I love to hear feedback! Che

This Wilma Rudolph Unit focuses on theme and the lessons we can learn from this heroic woman who has made a great impact on our history today. Within this document, you will find: - "Teaching with Mentor Texts & Media" Teacher reference page with links and QR codes to research extension resources - A literacy/reading standards poster that can be used to label any bulletin board or focus wall - "What is Theme?" Classroom Anchor Chart - Nine vocabulary cards that hold importance in understandin

Struggling to incorporate differentiation into your daily lessons? Cubing is an excellent strategy when doing so in your classroom! When responding to literature through cubing, students are given control of their learning! Cubing is an excellent way to differentiate lessons across subject areas. In reading instruction, it gives the teacher the ability to give an independent or group task to students while providing them with multiple opportunities to show what they've mastered. Students love

Struggling with unmotivated writers in your classroom?! Mention theire pets and watch their eyes light up and their want to share everything about their favorite, furry friends! Have a student without a family pet? Encourage them to brag about their make believe or stuffed one! Your students will have a blast expressing their opinions about what the best pet may be! Use this engaging opinion writing lesson using students' interests to motivate, using Thinking Maps (Flee Map) as an organization

This is a Cinco de Mayo themed pack that includes: -Comprehension practice based on an interactive read aloud using the mentor text, Cinco de Mouse-O! by Judy Cox. Worksheets containing corresponding comprehension questions including multiple choice and short response are included. Students are encouraged to answer like a scholar, in complete sentences. Questions support skills such as identifying "right there questions," inferring, theme/main idea, and story elements. - A Non-fiction text r

This adorable story will take your students through the fascinating journey of Johnny Appleseed. From his early years in Massachusetts, to Indiana where his traveling came to an end, your students will learn to love this kind hearted and compassionate man. Allow this heartfelt story of an American Legend teach your students comprehension strategies such as theme and characterization. Use as a mentor text or within small group literature circles! Choose to use either a black & white or color ve

Struggling to incorporate differentiation into your daily lessons? Cubing is an excellent strategy when doing so in your classroom! When responding to literature through cubing, students are given control of their learning! Cubing is an excellent way to differentiate lessons across subject areas. In reading instruction, it gives the teacher the ability to give an independent or group task to students while providing them with multiple opportunities to show what they've mastered. Students love

Use this all-inclusive document to introduce, review, or reteach your students' understanding of comparing numbers. These engaging activities exercise all learning styles. This no-prep pack includes: - Build and Draw task cards in which students use a model or drawing of tens and ones to build and compare two numbers. A recording sheet is provided. Use this as an informal form of assessment, individual practice, or a math center activity. Allow students to sort task cards based on their abilit

Use this no prep, practice to exercise students' understanding of counting and building numbers. Students also engage in place value practice. Use this all inclusive document as class work, homework, or as an assessment! Bright standard posters that can be displayed on any focus wall or bulletin board are also included! Common Core Standards: MAFS.1.NBT.1.1 - Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numeral and represent a number of objects with a w

What better way to practice this grammar skill than through interactive games for literacy centers or whole group instruction? -Students will be engaged as they manipulate word tiles when building their cooperative Tree Map in which adverbs that tell when or where are categorized. -Cater to your kinesthetic learners with an adverb "scoot" game! Place "scoot" cards on each of your students' desks and allow them to move around the classroom as they record answers. There is a corresponding reco