Meredith Schaefer

This making connections poster is great to help students remember text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world, and text-to-media as they're reading. Simple pictures and prompts provide a tangible, visual aid to help deepen students' comprehension by tapping into their schema. Easy to use as a mini-lesson or as an anchor chart. Matching "making connections bookmarks" can be downloaded for free from this seller. Full color, prints as an 17" x 11" poster, but can be easily reduced to letter size when

Handouts and worksheet to help students vocalize "thick" questions during reading to deepen their comprehension. Work through color anchor charts for questioning, thin questions, and thick questions. The file includes beautiful color printouts as well as black and white (for better copying for your students). One worksheet encourages students to fill in their own "thick" questions while reading. Great for reading partnerships, book clubs, mini-lessons, and so on. Matches reading CAFE strategies

Very versatile, comprehensive text-dependent question packet for Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (Guided Reading Level R). Questions are arranged per chapter of the novel (there are 9 chapters, with 5 multiple choice and 1 constructed response short answer question per chapter for a total of 54 questions, plus one extended response essay for the whole novel) and are designed in a progression of difficulty per chapter. (Chapter 8 questions are no harder than Chapter 1, but question

The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern - Guided Reading Level O/P A great book for teaching biography genre, theme of courage and perseverance, American Revolution time period The book is divided into 4 lessons. Can be used for guided reading lessons, small group, tutoring, or as a whole group. Each lesson break down includes: • A summary of the chapters/section, perfect for book introductions - especially if you're teaching this at a child's instructional level.

F is for Freedom by Roni Schotter - Guided Reading Level O/P F is for Freedom - historical fiction chapter book is divided into 8 guided reading lessons (ranging from 2-3 chapters in a lesson) Can be used for guided reading lessons, small group, tutoring, or as a whole group. Each lesson break down includes: • A summary of the chapters/section, perfect for book introductions - especially if you're teaching this at a child's instructional level. • Vocabulary to preteach • A blank space for

This full color "Enharmonics" handout explains the accidentals and shows the flats/sharps for the black keys. This file size is letter size for regular printers. However, it is vector artwork so you can enlarge it without it becoming blurry for a classroom anchor chart. The color is a royal blue background with white lettering. Accidentals are shown in yellow. Great for teaching instrumental students!

This full color "Note Values" handout shows the beat relationship for whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes. It includes pictures of the notes, name, and beat equivalent. This file size is letter size for regular printers. However, it is vector artwork so you can enlarge it without it becoming blurry for a classroom anchor chart. The color is a bright, cyan blue with yellow and black lettering. Great anchor chart for teaching music.

Helen Keller Courage in the Dark by Johanna Hurwitz - Guided Reading Level N/O A great book for teaching biography genre, theme of courage and perseverance The book is divided into 4 lessons. Can be used for guided reading lessons, small group, tutoring, or as a whole group. Each lesson break down includes: • A summary of the chapters/section, perfect for book introductions - especially if you're teaching this at a child's instructional level. • Vocabulary to preteach • A blank space for

This full color handout shows conducting beat patterns for Music Education. This file size is letter size for regular printers. However, it is vector artwork so you can enlarge it without it becoming blurry for a classroom anchor chart. The color is a bright, lime green with purple outline and lettering.

Robert and the Clickety Clackety Teeth by Barbara Seuling - Guided Reading Level M A chapter by chapter lesson outline for Robert and the Clickety Clackety Teeth. Can be used for guided reading lessons, small group, tutoring, or as a whole group. Each chapter break down includes: • A summary perfect for book introductions - especially if you're teaching this at a child's instructional level. • Vocabulary to preteach • Possible lessons that a specific chapter can be used to teach and practic

This product teaches author's purpose and theme to elementary students. It includes 2 anchor charts and student worksheet (a pair for author's purpose and a pair for theme). The worksheets could be used as a pretest and posttest, exit slip, or in place of reading response. Also included are two pages of links to articles and reading passages. The target audience for the links is 3rd grade. The anchor charts and worksheets could be used for other grades.

This full color "Circle of Fifths" handout shows the order of flats and sharps for Music Education. It includes major and minor keys. This file size is letter size for regular printers. However, it is vector artwork so you can enlarge it without it becoming blurry for a classroom anchor chart. The color is a bright, light yellow to yellow gradient with red and black lettering. Great for middle school and high school instrumental students!