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Transform Your Classroom with Engaging Reading Strategies Posters!Elevate your students' reading skills with these groovy Reading Comprehension Strategies Posters. Perfect for classroom walls, these posters provide visual reminders and practical tips to help young readers become more proficient and confident. Check out the preview for a closer look! What's Included?-16 ready to print posters VisualizeMaking InferencesStory ElementsText FeaturesMaking PredictionsAuthor's PurposeRereadAsk Questio

At the heart of every word problem lies the foundation of a growth mindset. When it comes to building your students' self-confidence when solving word problems, there's no better approach than the 3 Reads Protocol! In this evidence-based strategy, students read a word problem three times, each with a specific focus. First read: Focuses students' attention to the context and vocabulary of the word problem Second read: Students name what is countable or measured. Third read: Students analyze the

Making Meaning (Third Edition), 4th Grade, Unit 7: Nonfiction Text StructureUse these accompanying slides and resources for Unit 7 in the Making Meaning curriculum! This resource can help guide you through each day and the various components within each lesson. They also offer great visual supports when discussing read alouds, asking questions, setting timers for IDR and reading conferences, and stating learning objectives. Once purchased, a copy will add to your Google Drive where you can then

This resource is specifically designed to match the Native American book series on Epic and a link to the collection of books is included. If you do not have an Epic Books account you can create one for FREE! The goal is to give students an opportunity to learn about and research ONE Native American tribe of their interest. Take this project to the next level by having students present and share their knowledge about the Native American tribe they studied! All 25 books in the collection are w

Get that classroom library organized with these colorful book genre labels! These labels will lure your students into a welcoming environment that gets them excited about reading! Each genre label has 5 color versions and a black and white option as well. An editable version is provided if there is a specific genre label you do not see included in the list below. There are two size versions included in this resource-- a larger size and a smaller size. Easily print the size according to your d

These colorful place value posters are a great visual to add to your classroom! Whether you teach first grade or fifth grade, place value is referred to throughout the entire year as it is the foundation for all math concepts. Displaying this set in your classroom will provide the visual supports that you and your students can utilize each day! Included in this resource are four different options that represent place value from the hundredths to the millions place. Simply select the option that

No classroom is complete without a daily schedule! These colorful daily schedule labels are a must have for your classroom! They will fit perfectly anywhere in your room without taking up too much wall or whiteboard space! There are 5 color versions available for each subject card and an editable version for each color as well. Does your school call it Reading, Reader's Workshop, Reading Centers, or Reading Rotations? Not a problem, because this resource contains a wide variety of names for ea

One of your very first impressions you have on your students and families is through your meet the teacher letter! Use this template to easily create a letter that sets the scene for the welcoming classroom community your students will soon experience. Included in this resource are templates for grades K-5 and an open-ended template for a specific subject or content area. Fully editable through PowerPoint, your letter making will be easy, user friendly, and ready to print when finished. I hope

Nonfiction text features help readers learn more about the topic at hand. It's so important to teach students how to recognize these text features to deepen their knowledge and understanding about the text. No matter what grade, students should always have visuals surrounding them to support their understanding of what each text feature is. With these 18 colorful, student friendly, and engaging posters, your students can refer these visuals when reading and learning about nonfiction texts. You

Toss out the basic 'A for Apple, Z for Zebra' alphabet posters and replace them with these Math A-Z posters! The bright letters and pictures on each poster will really catch your students' eyes. These posters will enhance the visual representations that align with {26} math skills for ANY GRADE LEVEL. Simply download, print, and display in your classroom for a colorful math vocabulary wall! My students have time and again proven how these posters assist in developing background knowledge. Ch

The question-answer relationship (QAR) strategy is a powerful reading comprehension tool that teaches students how to recognize different types of questions and where to look for the answers. This strategy helps readers understand that some answers can be found directly in the text while others require inferential thinking. The QAR strategy is evidence-based and is an accredited tool widely endorsed by reading experts across the nation. Using QAR gives readers the opportunity to extend their th

Making Meaning (Third Edition), 4th Grade, Unit 6: Making InferencesUse these accompanying slides and resources for Unit 6 in the Making Meaning curriculum! This resource can help guide you through each day and the various components within each lesson. They also offer great visual supports when discussing read alouds, asking questions, setting timers for IDR and reading conferences, and stating learning objectives. Once purchased, a copy will add to your Google Drive where you can then display

When writing in the nonfiction genre, students are tasked with an approach that differs from the skills the have utilized in creative writing. One of the most distinguishing pieces of the expository writing process is the steps students must follow when gathering and researching information about their topic. While these procedures are notable to the process, it can be extremely intimidating to students--especially if a student is a struggling reader or writer. So, how do we keep the content r

Making Meaning (Third Edition), 4th Grade, Unit 5: Making InferencesUse these accompanying slides and resources for Unit 5 in the Making Meaning curriculum! This resource can help guide you through each day and the various components within each lesson. They also offer great visual supports when discussing read alouds, asking questions, setting timers for IDR and reading conferences, and stating learning objectives. Once purchased, a copy will add to your Google Drive where you can then display

Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reyonlds is a fantastic story to teach the relationship between character conflict and theme. When readers understand and recognize story elements, they are more likely to identify the theme of the story--the most important piece! A character's conflict is the most significant part in a story's plot because it develops into an important life lesson. Readers can often overlook how a character changes or grows based off the their conflict. It is crucial that we teach

The challenges students face in geometry do not come from procedural or math misconceptions. Rather, students struggle in this realm of math because of the overwhelming vocabulary that they are expected to learn and memorize. The use of academic vocabulary is at it's all time high when students embark on geometrical related tasks. From acute triangles to terms like justify and attribute, students are front loaded with vocabulary words that directly impact their understanding and overall perform

Making Meaning (Third Edition), 4th Grade, Unit 4: Analyzing Text StructureUse these accompanying slides and resources for Unit 4 in the Making Meaning curriculum! This resource can help guide you through each day and the various components within each lesson. They also offer great visual supports when discussing read alouds, asking questions, setting timers for IDR and reading conferences, and stating learning objectives. Once purchased, a copy will add to your Google Drive where you can then

Teaching is hard. Teaching students to accept their mistakes is even harder! The most powerful tool teachers can use after an assessment is a student error analysis and reflection. Providing students with the time to analyze their mistakes and to determine what type of mistake they made is such a meaningful learning experience. It also helps teachers understand a silly mistake vs. misconception. Included in this resource are 5 self-analysis and reflection templates where students can work thro

Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks. These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating thei

Personal narrative writing can be hard for many students. Writing about our own lives and reflecting on our memories is much harder than writing about facts or opinions. Using a guided writing approach, this resource will support your day to day lessons as your model and scaffold students through the many components seen in a personal narrative writing piece. These digital graphic organizers and examples provide students with explicit instruction on what to include in each slide and which part