Elementary Teaching

Promote student discourse and critical thinking with these ready to go organizers. Choose a high level then, then an activity from this packet to go with it!

This is a chapter-by-chapter book club plan for Frindle designed for fourth grade. Students read one chapter per day and then answer questions about the text. The plan is aligned to 4th grade ELA standards and focuses on key reading skills such as character development, theme, vocabulary in context, inference, and understanding the author’s message. It is structured to be low prep and flexible for small groups.

Keep track of student growth on CORE using this 1 page tracker sheet!

Print and tape to desks for an easy to use scaffold. This helps students to explain their thinking. The second page has Spanish translations.

This is a printable writing center. Print the pages, post the writing choices that align with the needs of your classroom. All you need is paper for students to have a sustainable, no prep, independent, literacy center!