Lacey's Learning Corner

I made this when I was a theater teacher, but it can be used to compare a story to a play easily for grades K, 1, 2 in the regular classroom setting. As students progress into later grades they will be comparing and contrasting texts constantly on standardized tests and progress monitoring assessments. This is a fun way to get those discussions started because it involves a media piece and a text comparison. You can edit this page to say play instead of "Puppet Show" but I found that youtube is

This is a graphic organizer I made to get my students focused on not only identifying the main idea, but also drive them to figure out those supporting details. This is to be used repetitively with many forms of texts. The FSA for Grades 3 & 4 will ask them to not only identify the main idea, but to choose the details that support their choice. This graphic organizer gets them in a steadfast routine toward success in this domain!

This is a graphic organizer that can be used in cohesion with the Science Fusion student book. Science Fusion is a great resource for teaching lessons, but sometimes the overall goal for student learning can be lost with all of the visual clutter within the book. *I made this graphic organizer to break it down in a generic and easy to use format for students. Recommended use for grade 2-5. When you use this organizer "Think Sheet" your students will be able to grasp the material with no proble