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This is a Google Slides presentation that includes chapter visuals from each chapter of the book, Number the Stars. Images included show the various locations the book takes place in, resistance fighters, clothing and jewelry mentioned in the book, etc. This is a great tool to support with a close reading or a read a aloud of the book. This especially assists those learners who benefit from visuals to enhance their learning

This is a Google Slides presentation for each chapter of the novel, "The Giver". Each chapter is included and features different imagery of the events of that chapter. This is great to display during read aloud and/or a whole class novel study. This helps the reader to imagine what is happening in the story, what the characters and setting look like, etc.

This is a Google Slides presentation with visuals from each chapter of the book: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. This is a great resource that could be utilized during small group book talks or a whole group read aloud. These visuals allow the reader to better imagine what is happening in each chapter of the book, which assists in comprehension and engagement.

This is a Google Slides presentation that includes visuals from each chapter of the book. This includes visuals of the magical land of Terabithia, the main characters: Jessie and Leslie, their families, classmates, homes, etc. This is a great tool to utilize during read aloud time, or literature circles to help students visualize what is happening in the book and what the characters, places, animals, etc., look like.

This Google Slides presentation includes different visuals from each chapter of the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar. For example, images of Stanley and Zero digging holes, the Warden, Kissin' Kate Barlow, Sam selling onions, Camp Green Lake current and past times, etc. This would be a great tool to use during a read aloud or a book club to increase comprehension and understanding of what is happening in each chapter. This especially is useful for visual learners since it assists them in picturing t

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary and vocabulary practice slides, background on Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson, pictures of the women, linked video options, minilesson on main idea and details, along with a teacher example and student practice slides in whic

This is a Google Slides presentation that includes visuals from each chapter of the book Scritch Scratch. This includes pictures of all of the historical places in Chicago, including, the Eastland Disaster, the Chicago History Museum, Resurrection Mary, Inez Clarke, the Hull House, Graceland Cemetery, Lincoln Park, Iroquois Theater, Dexter Graves, Lincoln Park, etc.

This Google Slides presentation features different images, ideas and scenery from each chapter of the book, The Night Gardener. This is a great visual for the engaging book, The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier. This is a 56 chapter fantasy book involving an evil force trying to take over a family. (This is a great upper elementary read aloud.)

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary practice, background on Martin Luther King Jr., pictures of MLK, a linked video option, minilesson on what an inference is and why we need evidence to support inferences, along with a teacher example and student practice slides in which they need to ma

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary practice slides, background on lunch counter sit ins (civil rights) and Ayanna Najuma, pictures of Ayanna Najuma and lunch counter sit ins, linked video options, minilesson on what an inference is and why we need evidence to support inferences,

This Google Doc contains the entire text from Chapter One of the novel: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe along with images from the chapter. There are also five W questions, i.e., why, who, what, etc. These are more open ended questions so there is not one right answer. This would be a great independent, small group or whole group activity. I would recommend annotating while reading for a close read and even showing a video clip from when Lucy first enters Narnia to ensure understanding.

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary, background on the California Gold Rush, minilesson on inferencing, along with teacher examples and student practice slides. This also includes the exit ticket slides in which students need to read an excerpt from the article, create an inference and hig

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary, vocabulary practice slides, background on different roadside attractions (ie Gum Wall, Cadillac Ranch, Ben and Jerry's Cemetery etc.) pictures of the attractions, linked video options, minilesson on main idea + text evidence, a teacher example,

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, vocabulary from the article, background on Abraham Lincoln, minilesson on inferring with pictures along with a teacher example and student practice slides.

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary, vocabulary practice slides, background on the Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, pictures of these figures, linked video options, minilesson on comparing and contrasting, a teacher example, along with student practice

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary, vocabulary practice slides, background on Native American images being used in sports, pictures of mascots/logos, a linked video option, minilesson on text evidence, teacher example and a student practice slide (and answers). This also includes

This includes the text from Chapter 5 of The One and Only Ivan along with short answer questions. This can be used as a filler activity or as a close read in which students read and re-read along with making thinking notes. Such as, how are the characters feeling, where does the story take place, etc.

This is a Google Doc that includes the entire text from chapter 47 of the book Holes along with four short answer comprehension questions. This is a great filler activity that can be completed whole group, small group or individually. This would also make a great close read in which students could annotate for feelings, theme, questions they may have, etc. The questions are open ended so there is more than one right answer.

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary, background on NYC tenement buildings, minilesson on text evidence, along with teacher examples and student practice slides. This also includes the multiple choice exit ticket slides in which students need to select which piece of text evidence best supports the pro

This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary, background on ostrich riding, minilesson on author's message, along with teacher examples and student practice slides. This also includes the exit ticket slides in which students need to read an excerpt from the article, determine the author's message a