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This is a quick and easy way to assess letters, sounds, and blends. The file includes both letter and sound presentation sheets for students, as well as progress monitoring sheets for teachers. This is perfect for beginning, middle, and end of the year assessments, benchmark testing, progress monitoring, or collecting data for MTSS/RTI or other student intervention programs. The file includes templates that can be printed and laminated for student use that include: - Capital letters (random orde

Written Expression Curriculum-Based Measures (CBM) help a teacher to objectively assess students’ writing performance. Writing samples are scored in a combination of three ways: •Correct Writing Sequences (CWS) •Total Words Written (TWW) •Correctly Spelled Words (CSW) This data can be used to inform classroom instruction. It can also be used as a progress monitoring tool for approaching learners or students with special needs that require a written expression goal in their IEP. There are nationa

If you use the Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!! Phew! plot diagram model, this set if for you! This set of printable features the traditional plot diagram mountain with space for students to list the Uh-Oh! moments of the story and the Phew! moment at the end. There are three formats of the diagram: Three spaces for Uh-Oh moments with smaller text boxesThree spaces for Uh-Oh moments with larger text boxesTwo spaces for Uh-Oh moments with larger text boxes for writing. The last version is intended for teachers in

Peter H. Reynolds' book The Word Collector is a fantastic picture book about the importance of words. It is a great jumping off point for teachers to grow student vocabulary and a fun way to work on word studies. This file includes I am a Word Collector sheets that students can use to collect their own words. The sheets come in three sizes, depending on what grade level you need them for. Students can collect and define new words, as well as generate synonyms and use the words in sentences. Al

This resource set is for teachers using the STEAL acronym to teach characterization. (STEAL - Says, Thinks, Effect on Others, Actions, Looks). It has several versions of resources, depending on the age and ability of your students. We use the printed sticky notes as a check for understanding during a whole-group read aloud. We also give the students sticky notes to track characters as they read their book club books and/or as an independent reading task during learning stations. The set includes

This Poet-Tea packet will help you get ready to host your own Poet-Tea. A Poet-Tea is a book-tasting party where students explore poetry, while sipping tea. Included in this packet are: -Teacher hints on hosting a Poet-Tea -Poet-Tea invitations -Poet-Tea scavenger hunt, for students to complete during the tea party A Poet-Tea can be held at any time. Students will spend their time exploring poetry books and anthologies and getting a taste for what the genre offers.

Looking for a way to keep track of your students' independent reading? We developed this independent reading book conference log to help us keep track of what our students were reading. We wanted to be able to track several different things on the same sheet so that we could look at patterns and develop our readers. This reading conference log tracks with check boxes and number scoring: -genre -comprehension level of different story elements for both fiction and nonfiction (characters, setting,

This product is everything you'll need to teach students how to make inferences with shoes - yes, real shoes. Just click and print! *Teacher will need to provide four pair of shoes for this lesson. All other pictures, text, and activities are included. This is a collaborative lesson that has students working step-by-step through making inferences based on observations and then evaluating those inferences with text evidence. It's a fun, hands-on activity that will have students highly engaged. In

This set features seventeen pages of test-taking vocabulary work. Each sheet focuses on two separate words and can be used in any order. The intent is to explicitly teach the meaning of words often found in questions and directions on assessments, especially standardized tests. Each pair of words was selected specifically so that they are not similar, connected, or dependent on each other. The words are defined using the sense of the word as if it would be used on an assessment. Each page is div

This is a Westward Expansion themed mood and/or tone activity. These five short passages all were intentionally written for students to study author's word choice and how word choice helps develop the mood and/or tone of the piece. Teachers looking to integrate social studies and ELA can use this as an independent activity or as a station. These are also good for snipping and inserting into digital notebooks for students to work on or for use as an exit ticket. The passages touch on pioneer life

This is a set of goal posts and footballs that teachers can use to create a Freckle Math/ELA bulletin board. This is great for tracking coin clubs and rewarding student achievement. Motivate students by moving their footballs through the uprights. There are two versions of goal posts included: Black and white copy that can be printed on gold or yellow paper. This makes for an easy bulletin board set up. Colored goal posts can be printed and laminated as is. Build hype by using the #FreckleFan

This is a Tacky Tasting invitation. Invite your students to participate in a holiday book-tasting with these Tacky Tasting invitations. Invite guests to wear a tacky holiday outfit and indulge in cookies and milk. Spend time "tasting" books and getting a feel for a new genre or collection of books. Great for those just-before-the-holiday days that teachers are looking to fill with engaging activities. Invitations are generic, with an empty spot left to insert your book-tasting's time and date.