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Here are daily lesson plans for the entire Duck for President unit for the first grade! The lesson plans are written in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 72 pages including 40 extra worksheets, vocabulary cards, posters and templates to make your instruction a breeze! This plan als

Here are daily lesson plans for the entire Spiders Unit for the first grade! The lesson plans are written in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 98 pages, with 60 extra worksheets, vocabulary cards and references to CKLA passages to make your instruction a breeze! Check out the pr

Here are daily lesson plans for the entire Frogs Unit for the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. If you are new to the Guidebook, or struggle with how to put it all together, this will help! The lesson plans are written in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 111 pages, including extra workshe

Here are daily lesson plans for the entire Rumplestiltskin or sometimes called the Fairy Tale Unit for the first grade! The lesson plans are written in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 160 pages, including extra worksheets, vocabulary cards and references to CKLA passages to ma

Need help getting started with this unit? Here are daily lesson plans for the entire Weather kindergarten unit! Most lessons are in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 82pages-including 15 extra worksheets, vocabulary word cards, poems, task cards, and directions for the cold read t

Here are daily lesson plans for the entire From Seed to Plant kindergarten unit! The lesson plans are written in a 5-day format that many have requested, although there are a few lessons that are shorter due to the Guidebook tasks. Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. This plan inculdes 92 pages, including 20 extra worksheets, vocabulary cards and references to CKLA passages to make your instruction a breeze! From

Basic exit tickets for math lessons for use in grades 1-3.

Do you need to display the academic vocabulary words on your bulletin board or classroom wall? This is the perfect freebie to ensure that the words are displayed throughout the unit. Post them to use during a daily review, and always refer back to them as you move through the unit. Play a simple game- "I'm thinking of a word that means to take a chance..." and students search for that word, or other simple fun things you do to review words in your classroom. Remember they are all connected with

Do you need to display the academic vocabulary words on your bulletin board or classroom wall? This is the perfect freebie to ensure that the words are displayed throughout the unit. Post them to use during a daily review, and always refer back to them as you move through the unit. Play a simple game- "I'm thinking of a word that means to take a chance..." and students search for that word, or other simple fun things you do to review words in your classroom. Remember they are all connected with

Here is a bundle of 5 Cumulative Writing Tasks for all second grade units in the K-2 Louisiana Guidebook. Please check out the individual units in my store for more information. This Bundle Includes: -Cinderella Unit -Thirsty Planet Unit -Ox Cart Man Unit -The Best Place Unit -Famous Americans Unit

Here is all you need to complete the cumulative writing task for the second grade Famous Americans unit. Task overview explains the student expectations as suggested by the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. Included are graphic organizers to guide student thinking, and writing paper to complete the task with ease. Activities include: -Task Overview -Let's Look at the Writing Task (2 Versions) - George Washington Poem (In Case You Don't Have Access to the Suggested Book) -Let's Look at the Writing Task/Ge

Here is all you need to complete the cumulative writing task for the second grade Ox Cart Man unit. Task overview explains the student expectations as suggested by the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. Included are graphic organizers to guide student thinking, and writing paper to complete the task with ease. Activities include: -Task Overview -Let's Look at the Writing Task - Let's Brainstorm! -Friendly Letter Review Cut and Paste -Friendly Writing Task Paper

Here is all you need to complete the cumulative writing task for the second grade The Best Place unit. Task overview explains the student expectations as suggested by the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. Included are graphic organizers to guide student thinking, and writing paper to complete the task with ease. Activities include: -Task Overview -Let's Look at the Writing Task - Here's what I think, Wolf! (3 Versions) -Friendly Letter Writing Review Cut and Paste -Friendly Letter Writing Task Paper

Here is all you need to complete the cumulative writing task for the second grade Thirsty Planet unit. Task overview explains the student expectations as suggested by the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. Included are graphic organizers to guide student thinking, and writing paper to complete the task with ease. Activities include: -Task Overview -Let's Look at the Writing Task - Why Do We Need Water on Earth? -Good Writers Need... Poster -Illustrate and Draw Writing Paper

Here is all you need to complete the cumulative writing task for the second grade Cinderella unit. Task overview explains the student expectations as suggested by the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook. Included are graphic organizers to guide student thinking, and writing paper to complete the task with ease. Activities include: -Task Overview -Let's Look at the Writing Task - What Lesson Did You Learn? -How Does Each Story Teach a Lesson? (2 Versions) -Writing Task Paper

Window, by Jeannie Baker, is a wordless picture book that goes hand in hand with The Little House from the Ox Cart Man unit. This is a great book to show how things change over time, just as it did in The Little House. This will certainly enhance your lessons as students learn to use the illustrations to gain meaning. They tell their version of the story as they gather clues throughout the book. You will find several printables to use during your instruction to meet your classroom needs. Inc

Here are daily lesson plans for the entire A is for America kindergarten unit! Each daily lesson contains CCSS standards, objectives, procedures, and materials to make your instruction easier. Materials correspond to A is for America Literacty Activities found in my store. Don't forget to leave feedback or suggestions regarding your needs for guidebook instruction!

This Unit 6 bundle includes homework for the entire unit. Each lesson or story in this unit contains a Monday-Thursday, or four day format. Change it up and use these as morning work, daily review, or test prep. Students love them-each day is different and challenging! All skill practice is aligned with Journeys scope and sequence and covers target skills, spelling and grammar. Stories in this Unit 6 bundle: -The Mysterious Tadpole -The Dog that Dug for Dinosaurs -Yeh-Shen -Two of Everything -No

This freebie includes everything you need for an optional writing task for CKLA's "Seasons of Farming" from the Ox Cart Man guidebook unit. You will find a graphic organizer for brainstorming, writing task paper, and a rubric for guidance in the instruction of the task and grading the finished product. Incuded items: - Graphic Organizer for Brainstorming - A Farmer's Problems and How He solves Them - Writing Task Paper - Rubric

These supplemental activities follow the Louisiana K-2 Guidebook for Seasons of Farming and From Farm to Market (CKLA). You will find 33 pages of great activities to align with the guidebook lessons. Check my store for additional products for the Ox Cart Man guidebook unit. Activities included: -Fill in the Blanks Vocabulary Practice -Vocabulary Cards and Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Page -Farming KWL -What's the Topic? -Farmer/OxCart Man Venn Diagram -How Do Farmers Protect Crops From Drough