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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 one of the best resources you will find on TpT for the teaching of dystopian fiction to middle and high school students. If you do not agree, you can have your money back! The is a UNIQUE self-paced dystopian fiction book club unit that emphasizes student choice which in turn increases student motivation and engagement. The goal of this unit is that students work completely INDEPENDENTLY of the teacher. The teacher’s work is all upfront, setting up the unit, printing and laminating the

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

Personalized learning is the biggest BUZZ word in education at the moment, but there are very few resources out there that give administrators, curriculum leaders, and innovative teachers a 'step-by'step' approach of how to take what is already happening in the classroom and repackage this learning in a way that is personalized for students. This resource is a unique and revolutionary framework for the implementation of a personalized learning unit at the elementary age range. It can be applied

This is a very comprehensive resource to be used as part of a 1st or 2nd grade unit on Space and the Solar System. This is a tic-tac-toe menu covering nine possible learning centres/activities/class investigations about space concepts. Teachers can have students select the activities to complete based on interest, or a class can work through each activity as an entire unit of study. Examples of activities: Why we have day and night Life Cycle of a Star A 2D model of the solar system Facts ab

'Everything Matters' is a Grade 2 NGSS Science Unit with 8 engaging learning performance tasks that it a print and use resource for the Matter and Its Interactions Grade 2. With engaging hands-on investigations for students on matter and changing matter, this unit is a complete, comprehensive resource. Additionally, this unit includes supporting resources such as anchor charts, a CER template, printable student notebooks, and vocabulary cards. Within this unit please find over 100 pages filled w

ailed and thorough packet includes a variety of ways to effectively integrate Ipad technology into your Columbia Teachers College Grade 1 Unit For 1st grade classrooms that are 1:1 or 1:2 or even have a small set of 4-6 iPads per class. The unit perfectly outlines 5 mini lessons directly from that unit and gives the teacher guidance on how to integrate tech into a workshop lesson using a specific iPad app. All lessons come with a student sample of what the finished product should look like.

This is a superb resource for students' writing classes. The sheet lists with numerous examples varies types of different transitional techniques that can be used for both fiction and nonfiction writing. These techniques go beyond the obvious normally taught to young writers and provide strong mentor samples for students to imitate. The resource would be a perfect addition to the writer's notebook. Perfect from 5th-8th grade. Check out my BUNDLED version of leads, endings, and transitions here.

This is the perfect motivational chart system to be stuck on student's desks. There are 10 colorful pages all themed on a month-by-month basis. The idea is that the charts are used to collects tallies or happy faces as part of a classroom reward, positive reinforcement motivation system. Ideal for any K-4 classroom teacher who seeks to implement a powerful motivational system for her students. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Licen

This is a superb resource for students' writing classes. The sheet lists with numerous examples varies types of different ending techniques that can be used for both fiction and nonfiction writing. These techniques go beyond the obvious normally taught to young writers and provide strong mentor samples for students to imitate. The resource would be a perfect addition to the writer's notebook. Perfect from 5th-8th grade. Check Out Openings/Leads Techniques HERE Check out my BUNDLED version of l