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Metacognition This is my companion for the second chapter of Tanny McGregor’s Comprehension Connections. It will not substitute her delightful book. For each of my lessons, I make a Powerpoint and anchor charts. I put the anchor charts on my white board and we write on them I also have the large anchor chart printed to make a neat poster. I use half size charts so that the students can put it in their reading journal. Since I give you a filled in version and and empty version, you can differen

What could be more difficult than explaing compound and complex sentences to your students. This unit explains dependent clauses, independent clauses and their connection to coordinating conjunctions and subordinate conjunctions. This unit will help students solve the mysteries of this compound and complex topic! This cute detective unit contains: 1- 32 slide PowerPoint complete with animation. It is saved in two different versions. (The newest version has the best animation.) 4- Anchor Chart

No one can deny that the use of transition words can really spice up student compositions. These actiities will help students make good choices in choosing appropriate transition words for their writing. Included in this file is the following: 1 PowerPoint presentation with 31 slides in 2 different formats, the newer version has animation 8 versions of the Anchor Chart in color or black and white-full size or the white board, half size for journals– totally filled in or with spaces for not

Adverbs can be tricky for students. This product helped my students understand the job of and adverb including, comparative and superlative as well as adverbial clauses. This includes: 1- PowerPoint Presentation- 13 slides (Full Color) 4- Worksheets that focus on student writing (Black and White) 1- Word Sort (Color) 1- Set of 12- QR Task Cards in two different sizes (Color) 1- Poster Anchor Chart (Black and White as well as Color) 1- Interactive Notebook anchor chart that is half size (Black a

My students had a hard time using irregular verbs. I created these activities to help them. There is one PowerPoint with 36 slides. It tells what irregular verbs are, why we have them, and discusses the common patterns. This presentation introduces students to Past Participles, The powerpoint includes activities for students, but you can modify them for your own needs. There are two anchor charts. Once chart discusses what irregular verbs are. The other chart details the top 25 most used irr

Help students learn to use quotation marks correctly with these fun tools. There is a PowerPoint presentation with matching Anchor Charts. The Anchor Chart Posters are in full color and black and white. There are also Anchor Charts for interactive notebooks with spaces for taking notes or all filled in for differentiation. Five worksheets will help check for understanding. I've also included twenty task cards that are self checking with a QR Scanner. This has been a favorite in my classroom.

These are the handouts and the PowerPoint I use with the third chapter of Tanny MrGregor’s Comprehension Connections. This cannot be used with out reading her book. It will not take the place of her book. There is 1 T Chart for the class to fill in on the white board 1 Empty T Chart half size that students can put in a journal 1 Large Filled Target 1 Half Size Filled Target 1 Half Size Empty Target 1 Page for Recording song drawings 1 Editable PowerPoint with links to YouTube for Song “Rache

This unit tells about the Declaration of Independence's five different parts and explains why they are important. The 30 page slide PowerPoint presentation also introduces us the to some of the major leaders. I wanted to make sure that my students understood what this declaration meant to the people at the time. There is a foldable complete with three different ways to differentiate. A half size version of the declaration is supplied for student journals. Included is a page of writing prompts

Let this grammar hero help your students relate to the concept of prepositions, object of the preposition and prepositional phrases. In this unit, there is: 1 PowerPoint in two different formats (old and new) with animations in the newer format 4 Worksheets with keys and grading ideas QR Activity Cards Anchor Charts in color and black and white, complete or with blanks for differentiation, in large format size for interactive boards or small for interactive writing notebooks. The students in my

This PowerPoint and Anchor Chart set focus on First Person and Third Person. PowerPoint- 8 slides linked to Youtube versions of the Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Students focus on the role of the narrator and the pronouns used. Anchor Charts- 1 chart done 12 different ways. Full size, half size, color, black and white, filled in completely, totally empty, and fill in the blanks

The handouts and PowerPoint I use with the fourth chapter of Tanny MrGregor’s Comprehension Connections. This cannot be used with out reading her book. I make anchor charts and PowerPoints for all of my lessons. If you use this book, this might make the organization of the lessons easier. There are: 4 color and B&W anchor charts filed in and empty, whole size and half size A set of Quotes with illustrations An editable Power Point- The slide show has titles for all of the different activities t

This bundle has all of the idiom items in my store. This bundle is filled with everything your students will need to become experts on idioms used in the United States. 1-Idiom of the Day PowerPoint with 186 slides containing different idioms with explanations and pictures and Frayer Charts for journaling 1-43 slide, Idiom PowerPoint that will explain what idioms are and why we should use them with many examples 3– Sets of Task Cards– Each set has 10 cards with QR Codes for self-checking, a

Idioms can be so difficult for students to comprehend, yet they are so important to add voice in writing and comprehending the writing and speech of others. Help your students by making idioms an everyday part of instruction. This PowerPoint has 186 slides each containing a different idiom. Each idiom is used in a sentence. There is a literal picture of each idiom as well as a definition. Included is a Frayer type model so students can record the idioms and make it their own. The chart is i

These activities are out of this world. Students will enjoy learning and using idioms successfully as they engage in these activities. This unit contains: 1-43 slide, Idiom PowerPoint that will explain what idioms are and why we should use them with many examples 3– Sets of Task Cards– Each set has 10 cards with QR Codes for self-checking, a traditional key and answer document. Anchor Chart– Featuring idioms that describe feelings for writing- 2 sizes– Full for Poster and white boards, Hal

I teach fourth graders. One of my classes is a co-teach classroom. I love it, but my co-teacher is not there for the full class time. I needed to find a way for students to handle their emotions when the co-teacher was not there to help me. I loved the idea of a “Calm Basket.” But, that didn’t serve my needs. I want all of my students to be able to communicate and say what is wrong, how they are feeling, and what would make them happy. I want to empower the students to solve their own pro

These are the anchor charts and the PowerPoint presentation I use in my classroom. The anchor charts are in color and black and white. It is given to you in 21 different ways, so you can use it as you wish. I use the color anchor chart on my presentation board. I print the large black and white anchor chart at staples as a blueprint (very cheap.) The anchor charts are on half sheets for students. The students place them in a composition notebook that we keep as our Writer's Bag of Tricks. I pr