Creative Core Integrations

Natural Disaster Fluency Bundle Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether used for fluency, or for nonfiction comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about Natural Disasters. Ways I’ve used them:1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each passage includes · Full color version for

Earth Science Nonfiction Fluency – BUNDLE Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. These are also available as part of my Rockin’ Rocks Unit.Double your ‘bang for the buck’ by practicing fluency, nonfiction text and science! These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high interest scienc

FREEBIE! Tsunami Fluency (and Comprehension)Whether used for fluency, or for nonfiction comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about Natural Disasters. Ways I’ve used them:1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each passage includes · Full color version for phrasing · Print friendly · Comprehension page

Earth Science Nonfiction Fluency – Metamorphic RocksThese are also available as part of my Rockin’ Rocks Unit.Double your ‘bang for the buck’ by practicing fluency, nonfiction text and science! These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high interest science and social studies topics • comprehension q

Hydrosphere Fluency Bundle Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether they’re used for fluency, or for comprehension, these numbered reading passages are an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water. Ways I’ve used them: 1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each passage includes · F

Earth Science Nonfiction Fluency – LAYERS of EARTH Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. These are also available as part of my Rockin’ Rocks Unit.Double your ‘bang for the buck’ by practicing fluency, nonfiction text and science! These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high intere

Simple Machines Language Arts BUNDLE My 3rd through 5th graders came to me with a natural timidity about writing that has blossomed into quality work that I only wish I could produce at their age! Writing across the curriculum has helped immensely. This bundle has four parts (please see the preview) – essential questions with unit folder cover; nonfiction text features (with vocabulary foldable), essay prompts, and matching quiz. Essential Questions Posters and Journal Cover • Essential

Light Energy Mini Book Please see the preview. This print friendly mini-book is perfect for integrated reading and science lessons. It explains Light Science terms at an elementary level (grades 2-4), using rich text features, clear graphics and support pages. Topics from Table of Contents · What is Light · Natural & Artificial · Electromagnetic Spectrum · Colors · How Light Moves · Rainbows · Light Moves Through · Shadows · Speed of Light Nonfiction Text Features Included • Title Pa

Earth Science Nonfiction Fluency – EARTHQUAKES Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. These are also available as part of my Rockin’ Rocks Unit.Double your ‘bang for the buck’ by practicing fluency, nonfiction text and science! These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high interest s

Water Cycle Fluency Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether used for fluency, or for comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water. Ways I’ve used passages: 1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each passage includes · Full color ver

Light Energy Nonfiction Fluency BundlePlease see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Have you ever noticed that the lowest readers, who need fluency practice the most, are the most resistant to plowing through a page of boring fluency text? These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high intere

Light Energy Nonfiction Fluency – REFLECTION This is part of the Light It Up – Integrated Science Language Arts Unit BUNDLE ! Have you ever noticed that the lowest readers, who need fluency practice the most, are the most resistant to plowing through a page of boring fluency text? These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in t

Where Is Earth's Water? Fluency & Comprehension PassagePlease see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether used for fluency, or for comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water. Ways I’ve used them:1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate Each passage

Earth Science Nonfiction Fluency – VOLCANOES Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. These are also available as part of my Rockin’ Rocks Unit.Double your ‘bang for the buck’ by practicing fluency, nonfiction text and science! These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more accessible • using content vocabulary with a definition in the text • integrating high interest sci

Light Energy Nonfiction Fluency – Moon Shadows This is part of the Light It Up – Integrated Science Language Arts Unit BUNDLE ! Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Have you ever noticed that the lowest readers, who need fluency practice the most, are the most resistant to plowing through a page of boring fluency text? These passages address several key fluency issues – • breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers • adding a simple picture to make it more acc

Groundwater Fluency BundleAs a THANK YOU to my followers, this passage from the Hydrosphere Fluency BUNDLE is FREE! Please see the preview for highlights from the Bundle. Whether used for fluency, or for comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water. Ways I’ve used them:1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together 2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers 3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days 4. Close read (wit

Whether it’s making a Rube Goldberg machine, or making work easier: the topic of simple machines always catches the interest of students. These Simple Machine Fluency passages include easy explanations with vocabulary defined in the text. I have used science-based fluency passages with students in grades 3-8 and have found them especially useful with middle school resource students (special education). Please see the preview for highlights from the Simple Machines Fluency Bundle and ways to inc

Rockin’ Rocks - 7 English Idiom Writing Prompts Please see the preview. Idioms can be so hard to understand, especially for language learners. Integrating them into a science unit makes them fun and often hilarious. Each prompt includes a graphic organizer for the prewrite; organizer with prompt space; and a simple prompt version. Some versions include writing reminders about capitalization, indenting, and re-reading for sentence fluency. Most idioms include a sentence-level scaffolded

Rockin’ Rocks Mini-Bundle of 16 Writing Prompts Please see the preview. This Writing Bundle includes Science writing; Idiom writing; Quote writing; and Stone Soup Parody • Rockin’ Rocks Science Writing Prompts There are three writing prompts currently in this set, with plans to add more. Included: • Comparing books about the same topic by different authors (I always use Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans as one of the books) • Summary in my Hand (for fiction or modify for nonfictio

This is part of my Sound Integrated Language Arts BUNDLE as seen in the preview. Students enjoy using this text feature organizer as a scavenger hunt. Two versions included: One appropriate for most non-fiction books on sound and another that complements Sound by Science A-Z. Text features included • Table of contents • Index • Glossary • Captions • Text box • Illustration • Bold text • Diagram and labels • Graph Vocabulary for the matching quiz and foldable • Pitch • Sound • Volume •