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Get your students ready for state testing, or just get them to be stronger writers! Teach them the R.A.D.D. strategy for writing great constructed responses with text evidence. R.A.D.D. = Restate, Answer, Detail, Detail This template can be used with ANY open-ended response to a text. It is a great accompaniment to any close read. YOU WILL USE THIS PRODUCT OVER AND OVER! :)

The History of Valentine’s Day – Informational Reading & Comprehension (Grades 3-6)Students will explore the origins and evolution of Valentine’s Day through an engaging, grade-appropriate informational text. This activity introduces students to the historical roots of the holiday, including Saint Valentine, medieval traditions, and modern-day celebrations around the world. After reading, students demonstrate comprehension through five multiple-choice questions that assess key details, main idea

Characters, Setting, Problem, and Solution boxes, as well as "My favorite part" that primary/elementary students can write or draw, depending on level of literacy skills. Two pages: answer key included.

Simplified version of "Math About Me" back-to-school/introductory activity. This adds the child's name, and only asks for basic math operations (addition/subtraction). I'm doing a nautical theme in my classroom this year, and this will be one of my initial 'getting to know you' activities and student work I will display.

Sharing this Chinese/Lunar New Year packet I created for my fifth graders. Included: Four reading passages with an open-ended constructed response for each. (One passage also has multiple-choice questions.)Writing promptsDot-to-Dot Brain Break ActivityZodiac Chart with QuestionsI hope this will be as useful and informative to you as it was to me and my students!

Want a fun way to teach or review any type of vocabulary with your students? Have them each adopt a word! Once students have adopted a word, defined it, analyzed it, and drawn a picture or symbol to represent it - cooperative learning can take place. Students can teach or "quiz" each other on their words. This activity can be done across grade levels and content areas, and the template can be edited to type in the words ahead, or write them directly onto the paper. It is a great differentiati

Need a great, one-page template to help students organize their ideas for narrative writing? Look no further!

This Word doc will allow you to get to know your students at the beginning of the year. It also has a question for the student to ask the teacher something too. I put a sailboat icon on it to go with my nautical-themed classroom, then asked the kids (I have 3rd grade) to color the page, decorate it, draw a picture, etc.