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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

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 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

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

Use these fun and engaging "games" to encourage review of grammar skills. Students will practice using verbs appropriately within sentences. In this pack, you will find: - Action Verb "I Have, Who Has." Directions and 24 cards are included. - Verb "Scoot" and recording sheet. Students practice agreement; was/are, am/are. Thank you for downloading! Following my page and leaving feedback is much appreciated! Credits: KG Drops of Jupiter Font KG Always a Good Time Font KG SecondChances Chalk

Engage your students with this motivational tool as you guide them in mastering Khan Academy math skills. This incentive program can work as a sticker system or students can simply fill the skills amounts in with their choice of coloring utencil. As they complete their card and succeed in mastering the alloted skills per grade level, students can earn tangible awards at teacher discretion. Students are encouraged to set a personal goal on a monthly basis and work towards reaching it! *Included

What better way to engage your students than to teach with sweet treats? Your students will love this 3D shape extension activity that includes: - a "menu" visual poster including the sweet treats and what three dimensional shape they represent - a sorting mat - 4 pages of standard based questions including fill in the blank and multiple choice regarding 3D shape collection - a Tree Map sorting 3D shapes that have curved vs. flat surfaces; Students will be able to manipulate their sweet treat

This is your one stop shop to practice with words having suffixes -ly, and -ful! This beach themed pack will keep your students engaged! Included in this pack: -Words with Suffixes -ly, -ful Poster -Read the Room activity in which students will walk around the room to find ten cards including words that have the -ly and -ful suffix. Students will use the cards found to create a sort and record their work on a corresponding Tree Map. -Movable Alphabet: Students will move, manipulate, and build w

This pack exercises the ability to recognize and use action verbs appropriately. Within this pack, you will find: - Standards Poster - Action Verbs Anchor Chart - Action Verb Example/Non-Example Tree Map Cut & Paste - Action Verb Dice Activities - Recording Sheets - Print and Go worksheets that can be used as homework extensions, word work, or assessments Thank you for downloading! Your feedback is much appreciated! CLICK HERE to check out a year long, grammar assessment bundle! Credits: K