Mike Whitt

Support your students with the various aspects of writing paragraphs. Included are slides for whole group instruction and independent practice with topic and concluding sentences and using a single paragraph outline to guide writing lengthier pieces.

This includes a large graphic organizer and another sheet that includes smaller versions to be used as more of an independent worksheet. The boxes are color coded to help students see the connection between adding the tens and then adding the ones for the partial sums addition algorithm.

These slides provide you with an easy to follow and implement sequence of teaching all sentence-level activities from The Writing Revolution. Activities follow the sequence of introducing the topic (subordinating conjunctions, for example), providing students with opportunities to practice with the topic in a controlled and structured setting, followed by a slide that follows the same format, while allowing for the teacher to imbed the learning into other current content focus areas (teaching an

Memory words from Superkids units 1-4. Included in this Google Slides presentation are the following (editable) activities: -Slides for initial instruction with each memory word. Instruction follows the Heart Word routine that encourages students to segment the memory words into their sounds and identify the parts/sounds in the word that are spelled irregularly and therefore, need to be remembered by "heart." -Slides for reviewing all words in units 1-4 following initial instruction -Slides that

Flash cards and tests are included for each of the following addition strategies: Plus 0 Plus 1 Plus 2 Doubles Doubles +1 Equals 10 Make 10 Remaining facts There are also cumulative tests to use as students progress through the strategies, which are presented in order of increasing difficulty levels. Here's how I use this: -Students start with the plus 1 flash cards in the stack. These plus 1 flash cards can be printed in all the same color. After this strategy is presented to kids, they pract

This includes a large graphic organizer and another sheet that includes smaller versions to be used as more of an independent worksheet. The boxes and lines are color coded to help students see the relationship between each part of the products being multiplied.

These badges act as achievements that students can unlock/work towards as they progress through a personal narrative writing unit. These badges not only serve as motivation for working through a writing piece, but they also break down the necessary elements of narrative writing into manageable chunks.

Memory words from Superkids units 5-8. Included in this Google Slides presentation are the following (editable) activities: -Slides for initial instruction with each memory word. Instruction follows the Heart Word routine that encourages students to segment the memory words into their sounds and identify the parts/sounds in the word that are spelled irregularly and therefore, need to be remembered by "heart." -Slides for reviewing all words in units 5-8 following initial instruction -Slides that

Memory words from Superkids units 9-12. Included in this Google Slides presentation are the following (editable) activities: -Slides for initial instruction with each memory word. Instruction follows the Heart Word routine that encourages students to segment the memory words into their sounds and identify the parts/sounds in the word that are spelled irregularly and therefore, need to be remembered by "heart." -Slides for reviewing all words in units 9-12 following initial instruction -Slides th

Graphic organizers that students can use as a support for solving word problems using the Three Reads Math Language Routine that is built into Illustrative Mathematics. There is a lower elementary graphic organizer with pictures to support each step of the Three Reads strategy, as well as an upper elementary version without pictures.

Graphing Activity Using M&M's