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Have you been searching for something that will help your students learn while also enjoying the process? This freebie was designed to engage students in text evidence review and compare and contrast review without them even realizing that they're learning! In this FREE product, you'll find the following materials: One sheet of public information on a Pokémon (Sandslash) Three short non-fiction texts on porcupines, pangolins, and armadillosA checklist to record similarities (omitting the diffe

Have you been searching for something that will help your students learn while also enjoying the process? This freebie was designed to engage students in text evidence review and compare and contrast review without them even realizing that they're learning! In this FREE product, you'll find the following materials: One sheet of public information on a Pokémon (Urasring) Three short non-fiction texts on Sun Bears, Grizzly Bears, and Asian Black BearsA checklist to record similarities (omitting

Are you looking for engaging texts for your students to practice their English Language Arts skills? Then, these are the texts you've been looking for! In this product, you have access to forty-five high-interest texts that will help your students warm up for the day. There is a text for every school day of a 9-Week Marking Period. Each text is unique, focusing on different skills and concepts that your students will be working on throughout the entire year. These concepts and skills range from:

The resources in this product will help your students understand and review the states, state capitals, and five regions of the United States of America (the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and Western Regions). What do I get with this product?Blank maps of each RegionA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on each RegionAn Answer Key for each Region PacketA Quiz for the RegionsA Modified Quiz for each Region (excluding the Southwest since th

Have you been searching for something that will help your students learn while also enjoying the process? This freebie was designed to engage students in text evidence review and compare and contrast review without them even realizing that they're learning! In this FREE product, you'll find the following materials: One sheet of public information on a Pokémon (Dubwool) Three short non-fiction texts on Suffolk sheep, Racka sheep, and Hebridean sheepA checklist to record similarities (omitting t

If you're searching for a visual way to have your students explore and understand the beauty of the five regions of the United States, then this is the resource for you! I created this website because I believed my Social Studies textbook lacked images to express the wonder of our nation. I also have textbooks from the early 1990s, which doesn't provide me with the most accurate information. The website itself is free and can be used in any capacity that suits your needs! You can use it to sup

Need a fun and engaging way for students to review text structure? Look no further! This board game will have students enjoying themselves as they review their content material. The types of text structures that are reviewed in this game are: 1. Description 2. Sequencing 3. Compare and Contrast 4. Cause and Effect 5. Problem and Solution The game comes with 48 text structures cards, two board games (one with a space-theme and one with an animal-theme), answer keys, game pieces, and extra cards f

Have you been looking for a free resource of 9/11 materials? Then, look no further! ** I usually pair these materials with the Discovery Channel video, Inside the Twin Towers (I send out a permission slip before showing the video), to give students a different perspective of the events of 9/11. This activities packet includes: (1) Two texts - one on the Twin Towers and the other on Flight 93 (2) A Sort and Ordering / Chronological Events on a Timeline Activity (3) A writing prompt (4) A KWL Cha

Are you struggling to find a resource that will challenge your students to write daily and enjoy the prompts they're responding to? These writing prompts are perfect for Homeroom/Resource periods, extension activities, bell ringers, exit/entry tickets, writing prompts at the end of your ELA block, small group sessions, discussions, etc. These prompts focus on random topics that range from would-you-rather questions, to personal questions, to opinion-based questions, to writing a short story bas

Highly engaging materials for students - no mess with loose leaf notes! This product comes with: * A 50 States and Capitals Booklet (Graphic Organizer) * The 5 Regions of the United States Booklets (Graphic Organizers) * Project Suggestions, Website Suggestions, and Song Suggestions * Bonus: "I Have, Who Has?" Game This product focuses on students learning and reviewing the 50 states and capitals, and understanding the geographic and demographic features of the 5 regions of the United States (th

TEACHER-TESTED! STUDENT-APPROVED!These Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Review Cards are ideal for centers/stations, small group work, for whole-group review, and more! This product comes with: 1. 40 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Review Cards 2. Graphic Organizer 3. Answer Key 4. Quick-and-Easy Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Notes for Reviewing the Concept 5. A poster for the classroom! If you find any errors, please contact me immediately and this product will be updated as soon as possible!

Are you struggling to find a resource that will challenge your students to write daily and enjoy the prompts they're responding to? These writing prompts are perfect for Homeroom/Resource periods, extension activities, bell ringers, exit/entry tickets, writing prompts at the end of your ELA block, small group sessions, discussions, etc. These prompts focus on random topics that range from would-you-rather questions, to personal questions, to writing a short story based on the prompt provided.

Are your students struggling with fluency, accuracy, retell/comprehension, and morphology? Many students today seem to be struggling with these basic reading skills. This booklet was designed to help older students (around grades 4-6) review long vowels within open syllables (long a, e, i, o, and u - with 'y' occasionally acting as a long vowel in the place of a long 'i' or a long 'e') within the context of a story. This resource was designed so that older students can feel like their reading i

Engage your students in the concepts of text evidence and inference without them even knowing that they're learning! This activity is a mystery, requiring students to dig into the text evidence to draw conclusions, ultimately determining the culprit of the crime. Students need to establish a claim, provide evidence to support the claim, and explain (the inference) how their evidence proves that one of the four students is guilty. Your students will be practicing important concepts and skills,

Are you looking for engaging texts for your students to practice their English Language Arts skills? Then, these are the texts you've been looking for! In this product, you have access to forty-five high-interest texts that will help your students warm up for the day. There is a text for every school day of a 9-Week Marking Period. Each text is unique, focusing on different skills and concepts that your students will be working on throughout the entire year. These concepts and skills range from:

Are your students struggling with fluency, accuracy, retell/comprehension, and morphology? Many students today seem to be struggling with these basic reading skills. This booklet was designed to help older students (around grades 4-6) review short vowel reading patterns (short a, e, i, o, and u) within the context of a story. This resource was designed so that older students can feel like their reading interventions are "just right" for them and aren't "too young for them", while giving them t

Are you struggling to find a resource that will challenge your students to write daily and enjoy the prompts they're responding to? These writing prompts are perfect for Homeroom/Resource periods, extension activities, bell ringers, exit/entry tickets, writing prompts at the end of your ELA block, small group sessions, discussions, etc. These prompts focus on random topics that range from would-you-rather questions, to personal questions, to writing a short story based on the prompt provided.

Are you struggling to find a resource that will challenge your students to write daily and enjoy the prompts they're responding to? These writing prompts are perfect for Homeroom/Resource periods, extension activities, bell ringers, exit/entry tickets, writing prompts at the end of your ELA block, small group sessions, discussions, etc. These prompts focus on random topics that range from would-you-rather questions, to personal questions, to writing a short story based on the prompt provided.

Are you struggling to find a resource that will challenge your students to write daily and enjoy the prompts they're responding to? These writing prompts are perfect for Homeroom/Resource periods, extension activities, bell ringers, exit/entry tickets, writing prompts at the end of your ELA block, small group sessions, discussions, etc. These prompts focus on random topics that range from would-you-rather questions, to personal questions, to writing a short story based on the prompt provided.

Are you looking for engaging texts for your students to practice their English Language Arts skills? Then, these are the texts you've been looking for! In this freebie, you have access to five, free-of-charge, high-interest texts that will help your students warm up for the day. Each text comes with the following features: A Daily Check-InAn Engaging Text with 2 Comprehension QuestionsA "Fix-the-Errors" Sentence Revision SectionA Word Morph ActivityA Daily RiddleAn Inspirational QuoteThese text