Creative Courage

This is a listing for a 10 day simulation on Oregon Trail. It is based on the book, Easy Simulations: Pioneers by Scholastic. This unit includes EVERYTHING you need to lead your students through a whole class simulation. The presentation begins with 2 days of introduction (with an optional 3rd day) followed by 10 days of decision making and simulation tasks. Students will use map skills to follow the pioneer's path across the US to Oregon. The kit includes EVERYTHING you need to complete

This quiz is to assess students knowledge of identifying the main idea of a passage. The students will be asked 10 questions. The first 2 are multiple choice about the definition of main idea. Then, there are 8 multiple choice questions (one question selecting checkboxes) asking students to identify the main idea and/or supporting details from a short nonfiction passage.

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a digital guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a digital guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

After reading quick comprehension quiz for the book The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff. Google Form with 8 multiple choice questions.

This project is a great way for your students to demonstrate their knowledge of natural disasters, text structures, and text features all in one! This listing includes a project description and instructions paper with a student reflection section, in addition to a student Google Docs template, teacher sample, and grading rubric! The project description & rubric are saved as PDFs for formatting and font purposes. Please feel free to reach out for an editable version if you need to make changes

This is 5 days of Google Slides lessons and activities for the 5 main Greek Mythology Allusions! Each allusion has a video or drama for students to learn and understand the meaning behind the allusion. Each lesson also has an activity for students to complete and apply their learning. The allusions covered are: Achilles' Heel - Video, writing activity using "Achilles' Heel", & Wonderopolois article. Pandora's Box - Scholastic Storyworks Play called, Pandora's Box with a 7 question quiz. Herc

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a 3-day guide to finding background knowledge, a 12-day guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

A great way to structure a response to reading is through the use of the acronym RACES. This stands for: Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence from the text, Explain your thinking, and Strong conclusion. This 5 day lesson will lead your class through the introduction as well as application of this RACES response concept. The lessons will practice and review each part of the RACES acronym, in addition to the construction of an actual RACES response with the use of the text, Fi

Looking for almost a month of guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a digital guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

This quiz is on NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES. The students will be asked 15 questions. The first 10 are multiple choice to identify each text features that is illustrated. Then there are 5 multiple choice questions asking students to apply their learning to short passages with text features. OTHER MATERIALS on Text Features in shop: - A 25 slide Text Features unit - Can be used over 3-5 days - A Text Feature Note Taking Anchor Chart

This quiz is on 4 TYPES OF CONFLICT. (Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, Character vs Society & Character vs Self) The students will be asked 10 questions. The first 4 are multiple choice about the definitions of each type of conflict. Then there are 4 multiple choice questions asking students to identify the type of conflict demonstrated in a short passage. And finally there are 2 true or false questions on the topic. OTHER MATERIALS on Types of Conflict in shop: - An 8 day Types

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a 3-day guide to finding background knowledge, a 12-day guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

This is a listing for a 3-5 day lesson on the FANTASY GENRE. There are videos to introduce the idea, an anchor chart for students to take notes on and a TDA to complete on the story Moongirl. (A link to the video version of the book is attached in the slide deck). The TDA is created as a fill in the blank to use as a scaffolded option. Teachers can delete or keep this within the document. Students are asked to create this TDA online by sharing within Google Classroom or LMS, but this can a

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a digital guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

This packet is a 13-day lesson plan for the book The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff. It is structured with before, during and after strategies for students to employ each day. The before consists of vocabulary and prediction tasks. The during tells students the required reading and comprehension questions. And the after section is an open-ended style response for the students to craft a 2-3 sentence answer. The book is divided into 13 parts. This packet is a perfect guide to lead

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book Swindle by Gordon Korman. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a 3-day guide to finding background knowledge, a 10-day guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading and an assessment!

This packet is a 13-day lesson plan for the book Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts by Frances O'Roark Dowell. It is structured with before, during and after strategies for students to employ each day. The before consists of vocabulary and prediction tasks. The during tells students the required reading and comprehension questions. And the after section is an open-ended style response for the students to craft a 2-3 sentence answer. The book is divided into 13 parts. This packet is a perfec

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan is an endearing tale about two very different students that find a way to connect and bond over a challenging time in their lives. This product is a 9 slide digital file on Google Drive that will provide background knowledge and information for students prior to reading the story. It contains videos and activities to engage learners. It can be completed independently or would also make for a great teacher-led lesson and discussion!

Looking for almost a month of a guided reading plans?!? This is the perfect bundle to lead your students through the book I Survived: San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 by Lauren Tarshis. Whether it is used whole class, small group, or independently, your students will be engaged in the reading each day! This bundle includes a 3-day guide to finding background knowledge, a 10-day guided reading packet, self-grading quiz & an essay question assessment! Almost a month of guided reading a