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Encourage students' good behavior and celebrate their efforts using these digital jars with "emoji marbles". Decide what the marbles represent and then move them to the "jar" to reward good behavior. You can do the weekly or daily reveal of how many marbles students have earned. There are various formats to accommodate your needs. There is a list of ideas for "rewards" and the labels of the jars are editable. Take a look at the preview! All labels and titles are editable!BUNDLE this resource w

This is a digital research report/book template that supports all stages of the research and writing process. This was designed with Google Classroom in mind. The resource includes brainstorming opportunities, note-taking space (gathering), source tracking, graphic organizers (planning), research reflection and the presentation itself (final product). The slides are already titled (and editable ones awaiting student input), and you can customize the final template for your students. You determin

These graphic organizers help students organize their research for their biography writing. The note templates are organized by the following topics: RESEARCH QUESTIONS TOPICS OF INTEREST CHILDHOOD EARLY LIFE FAMILY (1) FAMILY (2) ALL ABOUT MAJOR EVENTS LIFE EVENTS TIMELINE MAJOR EVENTS FAMOUS QUOTES FAMOUS WORDS FAVORITE QUOTE ACHIEVEMENTS HONORS INTERESTING FACTS FUN FACTS CHALLENGES INFLUENCES NUMBER FACTS TODAY INFLUENCES LEGACY EDUCATION SKETCHES PRIMARY SOURCES RESEARCH GOALS SOURCE TRACKE

This is a set of 13 brochures - one version has prompts (see below) and the other version is blank. The brochures with prompts drive the research and the blank ones allow more freedom as to how students want to organize their research. These work great for centers and for enrichment opportunities. View the preview for more ideas on how to use these brochures in your unit. PLANETS: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Neptune, Uranus OTHER: Pluto, Earth's Moon, Earth's Sun, Meteorites, M

This is a digital resource that builds English learners' vocabulary. This is a great newcomer and beginning English learner activity. ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROMStudy names of kitchen items. Label kitchen 2 versions (drag/drop).Kitchen item cards (study tool)Label kitchen item cards (drag/drop).Fill in the blank (with picture support).Fill in the blank (some support).Fill in the blank (I can statements).Spelling practice.Create three sentences (w/prepositions).Create five sentences (w/preposition

This resource provides practice opportunities as students explore close reading signposts you are teaching them! The tasks increase in rigor, so you pick and choose what your students are ready for!

This bundle includes two reading journals, one for fiction and the other for nonfiction text. They each provide stop and jot opportunities as students interact with the text. Note students' jots are great discussion points during reading conferences - great for Reading Workshop! Both resources include the following: INCLUDED: A list of ideas for students to help them find parts of the text that might be worthy of a Stop & Jot. Sentence starters to help students expand on their initial sticky n

This is a digital resource that builds English learners' vocabulary. This is a great newcomer and beginning English learner activity. It begins with introducing living room items and progresses to students labeling a living room's parts. Next it moves onto students completing sentences with a focus on basic prepositions (under, between, next to, on top of). Students then play with language and make their own sentences to describe where items are in the living room (movable words). Lastly, studen

This set of graphic organizers accompanies the novel Fish in a Tree! There is a printable version and a digital version set to go in Google Classroom (text boxes already in place). They focus on character traits of the main characters, however, have opportunities to study minor characters that have significance in the story as well (like Oliver, Suki, Shay, etc.). Preview the set for a better idea of the layout of the organizers and prompts. The topics of the organizers are: Character bubble map

This is a Research Report/Project Template that supports all stages of the research/ writing process. This was designed for Google Classroom in mind. This includes brainstorming opportunities, note-taking space (gathering), source tracking, graphic organizers (planning), and the presentation itself (final product). The slides are already titled and you can customize the final report template for your students. Text boxes are already set to go! Use the editable slides to add any element you wish.

Use these digital logs for students to record evidence and their thinking about specific parts of the text they encounter in their reading of literary and nonfiction text. Assign students the slideshow in Google Classroom along with a reading assignment, or they can use it with their independent reading books. This makes it very easy to monitor student progress in Google Classroom. FICTION LOG: Resource comes with:2 formats for notetaking (12 total). Student instructions How to Use Text B

This collection of Notice and Note signpost resources will be a great addition to your close reading instructional materials. The bundle includes digital journals for both genres (for Google Classroom) and printable materials that you can use as well. There is also a close reading of an image activity which is great for sub plans (Google Classroom ready). See the previews for all the materials to see if this is the right resource for you.

This is a set of 8 Body System brochures/trifolds. This resource includes a set of brochures with research prompts and a set without prompts (blank). These brochures are simple in design, ready for student input & creativity! Consider the following ideas for their use in your classroom: CONSIDER THESE IDEAS FOR THE BROCHURES:Students can record research notes on the brochures for a report/project - help organize information.Assign the different topics you want students to research about a partic

Incorporate these activities into your Rock Unit of Study. These resources work together and provide students opportunities to research rocks, classify them, study their properties, share their findings and produce writing to showcase these findings. View the previews for each item to see if this would work for your classroom. There is even an End of Year Journal Reflection activity that ties everything all together! All these activities are DIGITAL (except for the "Rock Share and Research Mats

This resource comes with a printable and digital version. The digital version was made with Google Classroom in mind with all text boxes in place. The materials work well with a class read aloud of The Chocolate Touch or book clubs. In this resource, you will find: Comprehension questions (factual & inferential questions, and a "chocolate challenge" question).Chapter reflection opportunities.Chapter specific tasks.A student journal with several tasks for students to complete as they read the s

This is a digital resource that builds English learners' vocabulary. This is a great newcomer and beginning English learner activity. ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROMStudy names of bathroom items. Label bathroom 2 versions (drag/drop).Bathroom item cards (study tool)Label bathroom item cards (drag/drop).Fill in the blank (with picture support).Fill in the blank (some support).Fill in the blank (“I” statements).Spelling practice.Create three sentences (w/prepositions).Create five sentences (w/prepositi

This is a set of 6 brochures of explorers from the Age of Exploration. One version has prompts (see below) and the other version is blank (12 total). The brochures with prompts drive the research and the blank ones allow more freedom as to how students want to organize their research. These work great for centers and for enrichment opportunities. View the preview for more ideas on how to use these brochures in your unit. Prompts: Childhood Education Route(s) take (students sketch on globe) Inter

This resource contains printable and digital Research Mats for 8 Body Systems (black/white for printable version & color for digital version). The printable version also comes with a set of research mats without prompts (blank). The digital version includes a set without prompts as well (editable). There are two "mats" for each body system. The prompts and body systems are listed below. Students have a research mat reference slide/page to assist in their research efforts. The sequence of activ

These templates offer the space for students to organize details they gather from text through doodles/drawing, words, phrases, color, listing, etc. There are four variations for each of the 8 body systems included in this resource. The systems included are: Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Circulatory, Lymphatic, Excretory, Respiratory and Digestive. Included are a few activity ideas, but this resource is versatile - make it your own! A couple of ideas are listed below. Resource Ideas:Once student

This is a Research Report/Project Template that supports all stages of the research/ writing process. This was designed with Google Classroom in mind. The resource includes brainstorming opportunities, note-taking space (gathering), source tracking, graphic organizers (planning), and the presentation itself (final product). For the actual report component of the assignment, the slides are already titled (and editable ones awaiting student input), and you can customize the final template for you