Jennifer Widden

Students read the sentences, cut them out and glue them into the correct column. This is a great partner activity if author's purpose is a fairly new idea for students. It can be used as an assessment if students have a solid understanding of author's purpose. If students are working with partners or table groups, it works well to tell them that they must agree before gluing. That rule may generate some discussion. The sentences are in a table that can be edited to create multiple sessions f

This is a fantastic project! It is easy to follow, with no art skills required for the instructor. The teacher doesn't even have to draw. See the 4th grade student example for an idea of how younger students might do. Note: The last two pages of the PowerPoint are printable student practice pages. Students can create beautiful artwork by following along with the PowerPoint presentation. Presentation includes practice pages for drawing tulips for students to use with the printable handou

Students draw their own MOM flower pot by following along with an easy step-by-step PowerPoint. They will need construction paper, regular Sharpies, and crayons. Students can also finish by painting a background with watercolors. Includes two printable pages to provide scaffolding for younger students. One page has the MOM block letters already done. This way students can turn them into flowers and draw the pot, etc., without having to draw the block letters. A second printable page has

46 weeks of leveled sight word homework. Assign based on student reading levels. Students read each list of words three times per night, with parents marking correct words. I used these for my struggling readers to help them close the gap.

Students love this organizer! Use this to help children visualize the parts of a story. Students write the problem in the storm cloud, and the solution is written in the sun. In addition to reading, this can be sent home for homework or used as a pre-write organizer for writing. Students quickly memorize the parts of the organizer. Once students are comfortable with using it, you can encourage them to draw the parts on their own when pre-writing.

This flipchart uses engaging pictures and simple explanations to introduce students to Pacific Northwest Native Americans of long ago. View the preview for a sample of the 16 flipchart pages.

Introductory lessons on predicting / making predictions. This set of activities includes a journal insert in kid-friendly language that introduces students to predicting in reading. It includes a story with matching questions and matching graphic organizer, as well as a blank graphic organizer for making predictions. Students can use the blank graphic organizer to make predictions while listening to a teacher read aloud, predict using their own books during independent reading, or make predi

The purpose of this activity is provide students with a visual way to understand which parts of passage should be included in a summary. Before using this organizer, students should understand how a paragraph is organized, and be familiar with the main ideas, details, and elaboration. This worksheet has two pages - one that is filled in with prompts for students, and one that is blank for you to add the language that your students are familiar with.