Literacy bee

Take pictures of your staff holding this cute mugshot sign to promote the freedom to read during Banned Books Week! Insert photos into one of two provided poster templates for an easy and eye-catching library display sure to get your readers reaching for those banned books!

Students average the distance of 3 test flights after measuring the distance of each. They then compare actual average with predicted distance.

This ELA center instruction sheet provides instructions and I Can statements for K-5. All ready to go on one sheet (front and back) to be laminated for student use with a Fiction Buddy Reading center. I Can statements are based on ELA Common Core standards.

Common Core: Listening Center Instruction Card with I Can statements built in for K-5. Ready to print and laminate front to back for immediate implementation with your listening center! Students will know your expectations and can be directed toward several I Can statements for their grade level- based on the Common Core.

Students read each sentence and look up provided words in a dictionary. They then choose the best definition of how the word is used in the sentence and write the definition in the space provided add an illustration.

Students look up basic words in a thesaurus and find replacements making sentences more specific and detailed. Students then draw a representation of the new word meaning.

The teacher keeps one of these for every student. Each time a strategy is implemented, the date is recorded. This is very handy when talking with parents or easy to staple to other documentation going to administrators. Can also be copied and given to parents periodically as a behavior progress report.