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This unique mnemonic device titled C.O.M.M.A.S. lists, with examples, the six main uses of the comma. Each category has a brief explanation and a few examples for the students to immitate. It is an excellent tool for teaching this confusing grammar topic. When students need to remember how to effectively use the comma, they just need to think C.O.M.M.A.S. Customers who are impressed by this unique memorization tool should check out some of my other mnemonic techniques for grammar, reading, a

This is an outstanding 14 page unit that supports the Historical Fiction BOOK CLUBS for Reader's Workshop It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 4th-6th grade student during a course of study on historical fiction The resource perfectly walks students through a typical book club set up. The graphic organizers help students plan their reading, prepare their thinking, and organize their topics for discussions. The idea being that students (after the first set up session) c

For Writer's Workshop teachers covering the fantasy genre, this writing unit is a must. It is a resource containing 14 lessons that carry students all the way through one of the most challenging genres to write. The lessons fit perfectly with both the old and updated version the Columbia Teacher's College Writer's Workshop fantasy series of mini-lessons. The lessons also encourage students to use an amazing tech integration component resource ( a setting and symbolism database blog). Writing ski

This is a BUNDLED version of both my Fantasy Reading Unit AND my Fantasy writing unit offered at a discounted price. Buy all your Reading and Writing lessons for a month for the cost of two cups of coffee! - RECENTLY ADDED - .PDF VERSIONS AND WORD DOC. VERSIONS For Writer's Workshop teachers covering the fantasy genre, this writing unit is a must. It is a resource containing 14 lessons that carry students all the way through one of the most challenging genres to write. The lessons fit perfectl

This is an outstanding 15 page unit that supports the Fantasy Reader's Workshop Unit Book Clubs. It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 4th-6th grade book club group during a course of study on fantasy. The resource contains 10 graphic organizers that guide students through the preparation and discussion sessions for their book club meetings. Skills include: Nuanced Characters Major themes Multiplicity of Problems Symbolism Elements of Fantasy Archetypes Plot lines and

This is an outstanding 14 page unit that supports the Historical Fiction Reader's Workshop Unit. It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 4th-6th grade student during a course of study on historical fiction The resource begins as a tic-tac-toe menu of 12 unique reading skills that discuss character Reading skill titles include: The Power Role of Supporting Characters Historical Time Period Events from History The BIG Idea Main Character Discussion Backstory Unheard Voices

This video shows the unit in more detail. copy/paste link http://screenr.com/ezR7 First two minutes cover a Characters Unit then you get to see the Book Club unit in its entirety This is an outstanding 17 page Book Club unit that fits perfectly for ANY 4th-8th grade class working with book clubs or literature circles. This is a VERY comprehensive resource that provides the specific structure and organizational requirements for the Book Club/ Literature Circle format. There are a couple of se

This is an outstanding 13 page unit that supports the Fantasy Reader's Workshop Unit. It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 4th-6th grade student during a course of study on fantasy. The resource begins as a tic-tac-toe menu of 9 unique reading skills that discuss reading skill related to the genre. Skills include: Nuanced Characters Major themes Multiplicity of Problems Learning Curve Symbolism Elements of Fantasy Archetypes Plot lines and backstories Setting of fant

Forces and Motion: Pushes and Pulls is a Kindergarten NGSS Unit with engaging hands-on investigations for students. Additionally, this unit includes supporting resources such as an anchor chart and vocabulary cards Within this PowerPoint please find 25 slides filled with: A unit overview Guiding questionsEnduring understandingsVocabulary cardsAnchor chart5 Learning Performance Tasks (or 7 investigation stations) Check out for more N.G.S.S. products here coming from the H.I.V.E. (Hub of Innovat

This is an outstanding 11 page unit that support the Following Characters into Meaning Reader's Workshop Unit. It is an entire unit of reading skills that can be used by any 5th-8th grade student during a course of study on characters. The resource begins as a tic-tac-toe menu of 9 unique reading skills that discuss character. Reading skill titles include: This video shows the unit in more detail. copy/paste link http://screenr.com/ezR7 Objects that Reveal Characters Making Personal Connectio

This is an outstanding FOUR Unit resource that strives to provide thorough practice for students of the most important reading skills covered across four workshop units (including working in book clubs) Following characters into Meaning Fantasy Historical Fiction Advanced Book Clubs Watch the brief video below to see more about this excellent resource http://screenr.com/ezR7 (copy/paste link) Following Characters into Meaning Unit Skills Students practice: Objects that Reveal Characters Maki

This is a time saving resource for workshop conferences. There are two attractive cover pages for a teacher's binder for Reader's and Writer's conferences Both a reader's and writer's 1:1 conference graphic organizer - these will save you a couple of hours of prep time. A bookmark for kids to use for goals Took 4 hours to create. Yours for the price of half a cup of coffee.

This is the perfect resource to get your students to write effective paragraphs week after week. The resource is an 8 page unit that walks students through the process of writing paragraphs on a day by day basis. Students are given a different task to complete on their paragraph Mon.-Fri. A key factor in this unit is CHOICE. Students get to choose their topics based on their own interests. Another key factor is creating authentic reasons for writing. Students have to state their 'author's purpo

This is the perfect reading assessment to go with a third grade class studying the Reader's Workshop unit - Following Characters into Meaning using the book My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother by Patricia Polacco. The assessment is put together in a unique student friendly template (pictured). Excellent addition to the Reading Unit

Teaching your students to have a growth mindset is an important part of any classroom instructional approach. These are 12 beautifully designed 'growth mindset posters' in A4 size pdfs that would be prefect for any middle school or high school classroom. Each poster users a title of a key character trait; grit, attitude, perseverance etc. as the heading for the poster. More mature fonts make the message more appropriate for older students than almost all of the other resources on TpT.

This is a 50 page pdf. file of lined themed stationary perfect from PreK-2 writers. There are a wide variety of themes for all the typical holiday seasons: from Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Season, winter, spring, fall, beginning and end of school year and much more. Some pages are organized so that they can be made into booklets. Others can be used with an illustration. The pages are all in one single pdf. file. Onc click and you can print all the themed paper you need for your class f

This resource is a collection on individual activities to use at the end of year for rising 1st through 3rd graders. Class Newsletter Template This is used to get students to write their own 'end of year' newsletter to their parents. The template should be copied and used for students to feedback to parents on something that they have learned in the key subject areas Autograph Book Template This template works perfectly as a Year Book signing type activity. The teacher prints the pages and th

These two sessions are part of my series on Higher Order Thinking Skills that teach students how to be better 'students'. This session focuses on teaches students to connect with how they learned best in the past and use those skills to become great future learners. The lessons also continues into getting students to identify what characteristics they need to possess to become effective learners. These lessons are perfect for any stage of the year fro 3rd-10th grade. The first part of the sessi

This is the perfect resource for a whole class interactive assessment for the Mysteries Reader's Workshop Unit. The resource requires teachers to check out from their school library the book Ace Lacewing - Bad Bugs are My Business The resource comes in 2 parts. A teacher handout that specifically tells the teacher where to read to in the book and where and when to ask the students a question. The student resource is a made into a little booklet (teachers would just need to photocopy the word doc

This is a lovely activity for teachers to use around the holiday season to practice the difference between topic, main idea, and details. The resource contains one passage which the teacher uses as a model for students. There are then 4 passages for students to practice. Each passage contains content about holiday traditions around the world. There is a H/W activity and a challenge activity that encourages students to think about topic, main idea and details of all the passages read in the sessi