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Caps for Sale is the perfect text to use as an interactive read-aloud! Use some or all of the discussion prompts provided to create a rich reading experience for your students. The Reader's Theater script can be used with the whole class and includes the role of narrator, peddler and monkeys. Alternatively, it works very well in small groups (which allows for more students to have speaking parts). Students will use textual evidence to answer questions on a multiple choice/short answer comprehe

Strega Nona is a humorous and memorable tale by Tomie dePaola that makes for the perfect interactive read-aloud. Use some or all of the discussion prompts provided to create a rich reading experience for your students. The Reader's Theater script can be used with the whole class and includes the role of narrator, Big Anthony, Strega Nona and villagers. Alternatively, it works very well in small groups (which allows for more students to have speaking parts). Students will use textual evidence t

This Historical Fiction Journal is a student guidebook through the genre of historical fiction. Influenced by Lucy Callkins 3-5 Historical Fiction Book Clubs Unit, this journal helps students compile factual information from their novel with their own visualizations and connections to notice BIG concepts like theme and mood/tone! Keep your students individually accountable during group book clubs by assigning the journal to be completed by the end of the unit. In combination with a group culmin

This rubric is formatted to assess the following aspects of Station or Center performance in Literacy and Math: Student Engagement (Are students on task through station and transitions?) Collaboration (Are peer-to-peer interactions positive and efficient?) Use of Materials (Are students using materials correctly and putting them away properly?) Completion of Work (Is student work complete and on time?) Presentation of Work (Is student work correct and neat?) There are separate rubrics for Lite

This is a response to reading guide to support reading comprehension for the text "Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart" I have used this booklet in conjunction with oral comprehension discussions in literature circles and guided reading. This guide would also work wonderfully with whole-group or buddy reading instruction as well!

10 Role-Sheets focusing on reading strategies for fiction and nonfiction - linked to Bloom's Taxonomy. Group planning pages that guide students through creating and maintaining a literature circle or book club. New to lit circles? Not satisfied with the role-sheets for your current clubs? I have created unique graphic organizers to target each level of Bloom's Taxonomy that can be used with virtually any genre.

Sequence Writing Paper for "How-To", "Sequencing", or "Retelling" Activities! Handwriting guide + illustration space. Enjoy!

This "I Have, Who Has" game features 31 High-Frequency words featured in the Kindergarten Treasures curriculum. This version has been uploaded as a Word file and is fully editable. Feel free to customize the cards with your own sight words or high-frequency words for any grade level. ***(Download the Preview for a FREE *uneditable* .pdf version)*** Words included in this set: I, can, we, the, like, a, see, go, to, have, is, play, are, for, you, this, do, and, what, little, said, here, was, s

*If you enjoyed the Historical Fiction Journal, you will LOVE The Mystery Solver's Handbook! Check out new and relevant organizers and prompts specific to the mystery genre!* The PERFECT companion for your next Mystery Unit! I used this handbook with literature circles, guided reading groups and in whole group instruction. It has well-written directions that my 4th/5th readers could comprehend independently AND works well as an interactive, teacher led graphic organizer in guided instruction.

This rhyming game is designed for individual, partner, or small-group implementation. Students at varied levels can enjoy reading or creating their own rhyming words. Common Core aligned! CCSS RF.K.2.a Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes). Recognize and produce rhyming words. Directions: Student will roll die and read the rhyming words in the column that matches the die. The 3 game boards in this kit are leveled easy, medium and challenging (Kindergarten

This Author Studies Handbook was designed for use in a 3-5 classroom as part of a book club unit. Using this packet, I was able to promote individual accountability that prepared my students for their book club discussions! Before trying this approach, my students were arriving Author Study book clubs with a simple summary of their individual novel. After I gave them the handbook, my expectations were clearer and they worked together, drawing upon their collective knowledge to study the author

This "I have, Who has" game uses the sight words from the Kindergarten Saxon Phonics curriculum. To play the game, shuffle cards and pass one card out to each student. The first student reads their card "I have 'the'. Who has 'to'?" and the student holding the card with 'to' continues the game. This is a quick and fun way to practice sight words daily. Words included: the, to, into, from, four, you, of, one, said, have, do, love, was, what, my, two, when, they, who, come, where, are, eight (2

Students will solve double-digit subtraction problems with regrouping to see if the answer provided is true or false. Also, students will analyse the answer to a 2-step subtraction word problem to see if the answer is correct. Practices: -2-digit subtraction with regrouping -Error analysis -Two-step subtraction word problems