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This is an end of text assessment that focuses on the standard skills learned throughout the unit. There is a regular ed version and a Modified copy included. -Main Idea -Identifying Important details -Compare and Contrast - There are two comparisons to Porpoise in peril, and The Girl Who cracked open the World

This is an end of text test for Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption within the ReadyGen program. It includes multiple choice, open ended, and short response questions.

Stereotyping and bullying have become a major problem in our society. I have taken a creative approach in dealing with this by integrating the topic into a creative writing assignment that satisfies the common core standard of argumentative/persuasive writing. Included is a fun "Wreck it Ralph" writing paper for final drafts. -Students can start the lesson off by watching the movie trailer of "Wreck it Ralph" on you tube and discuss the dilemmas at hand. Students can then focus on the writing

This is the first lesson of the Ready Gen Anchor book, "Mary Anning." This is listed as lesson 9 within the teacher's edition, but is the first lesson of this text. The slides include all parts of the reading lesson, but does not include the writing section. Inside you will find unlock the text interactive page where students can click on images to take them to connected Youtube videos/images/websites about the topic. There are also the following slides: foundational skill slide, vocab slide wi

This is a mini web quest I created for my 3rd grade students to use near the end of a unit on rocks. They all loved it! It is completely editable. I have included links on the images. If you hold down the "ctrl" button and click the image of the rocks, the corresponding website pops up. *I did not attach a video to the dinosaur because I know different school districts have different restrictions. However, this is completely editable and you can add any videos that work with your district.

Math Center Activity: Students use their birthdays in order to write numbers in word, expanded, and standard form. -Recommended that students be provided with the place value chart provided to help them properly read the number as some can be large depending on the birth date. Included: Math Center instructions- Student Friendly Place value charts Birthday cake Place value activity cut out Grading Rubric

This is the second lesson of the Ready Gen Anchor book, "Mary Anning." This is listed as lesson 10 within the teacher's edition, but is the 2nd lesson of this text. The slides include all parts of the reading lesson, but does not include the writing section. Inside you will find unlock the text interactive page where students can click on images to take them to connected Youtube videos/images/websites about the topic. There are also the following slides: foundational skill slide, vocab slide wit

This is a TDA for when students have finished reading Porpoise in Peril. The TDA focuses on characters actions, thoughts, and the events within the story progressing the plot of the text.

This is an open ended response that I often use as a constructed response. There are two versions included, one that is is SPED friendly that provides more guidance and one for students on level. This goes along with the book, "Earthquakes" from ReadyGen. Focuses on students being able to make inferences.

This is the fourth lesson of the Ready Gen Anchor book, "Mary Anning." This is listed as lesson 12 within the teacher's edition, but is the 4th lesson of this text. The slides include all parts of the reading lesson, but does not include the writing section. Inside you will find unlock the text interactive page where students can click on images to take them to connected Youtube videos/images/websites about the topic. There are also the following slides: foundational skill slide, vocab slide wit

Students compare whole numbers by rolling dice with a partner and entering the values into the Dragonball Z game record sheet. There are comprehension questions for students to focus on independently when the game is completed.

This is the third lesson of the Ready Gen Anchor book, "Mary Anning." This is listed as lesson 11 within the teacher's edition, but is the3rd lesson of this text. The slides include all parts of the reading lesson, but does not include the writing section. Inside you will find unlock the text interactive page where students can click on images to take them to connected Youtube videos/images/websites about the topic. There are also the following slides: foundational skill slide, vocab slide with

I had a particularly difficult class one of my years of teaching and out of necessity, created this little document. Some students were consuming all of my guided reading time with their undesirable behaviors. This was greatly detracting not only from the other students, but from the target student themselves seeing as the time was wasted on just getting them to stay on task. I used this after I had exhausted all forms of discipline and could not afford to keep wasting the other student's valuab

A short constructed response created to sample how much student's have learned at the end of an introductory unit to fourth grade Social Studies. Provided is a regular version and a slightly modified version for those with special needs.