POWER Prep

Need a short story that can be read in one period? Looking for an appropriate story to share with your kids for Halloween? Look no further...... A favorite for my 6th graders, this lesson is perfect for Halloween. While you read the scary story "Family Dinner," play scary music to set the mood. The story is sure to engage students. There are questions that follow, that most students will be eager to do after reading the story. This is probably one of my favorite lessons to do with my kids.

Scary Halloween Story for (2 days or double block) There are guided notes for 2 days, as well as pre reading, post reading, during reading activities, and an anticipatory guide. The story is The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe day 1 = point of view day 2 = theme and answer the focus question

Scary Halloween lesson for "The Jigsaw Puzzle" by J.B. Stamper. There is a do now, guided notes, guided practice, a demonstration of learning, stop and jot questions (to lead to theme), pre-reading, and then independent practice with the story where students find the theme and two pieces of evidence to support their theme. The lesson is a little long (~60 minutes), but a lot can be cut out. The longest part will be reading the story. I am planning on doing this lesson on Friday with my kids

Worksheet goes over finding theme in poetry. The packet features guided notes, and guided activities with several poems. Students will practice finding the theme with multiple poems! Answer key is not provided.

Here is a freebie of one of my favorite worksheets I made when I taught 6th grade reading so that you can see some of my work! Teach students all about poetic structure with this packet, where the teacher models a skills and then students practice it! Great for general poetry practice, and poetry units. I no longer have the answers to the guided notes, which is why I am providing this resource for free.

Using the Brown V. Board article, teach students how to respond to articles using sentence stems (perfect for LEP and SPED students, as well as struggling readers). This lesson offers scaffolding for struggling students, but can easily be adapted to increase rigor. The worksheet also utilizes AVID strategies (3-2-1 Nonfiction) Request the ppt in the comments section!

BUNDLE!!! (4 lessons in 1 purchase!) Worksheet #1 Step by step guide to brainstorming. EXTREMELY helpful for students taking STAAR writing. This worksheet and the powerpoint that goes with it break down brainstoring for students into understandable chunks. My students loved doing this brainstorming worksheet. Worksheet #2 reading lesson that pairs with the prewriting lesson Worksheet #3 Language arts lesson turning thesis statements into strong topic sentences. EXTREMELY useful for tes

The best worksheet to teach your kids hyperboles! All you have to do is change the teacher name to your name! My students loved this worksheet and so will yours.

Definitions of common text features for expository texts for students to keep!

A nice little reading log you can use to track your students' independent reading. My classroom theme was " Adventure Time" when this was used