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This Poetry Anthology Writing Unit of tools will help guide your lessons through teaching your students about the various structures and kinds of poems, including: Free Verse PoemsNarrative PoemsLyrical PoemsConcrete PoemsCinquain PoemsHaiku PoemsThe Types of Poetry Anchor Chart can facilitate daily lessons exploring the types of poems, then students can try it on their own in the drafting booklet that mirrors the same kinds of poetry. Each drafting booklet page has the description of that kind

Kindergarten Anchor Charts for all Grammar and Parts of Speech Skills TEKS-Aligned for all editing skills in kindergarten! K.10D edit drafts with adult assistance using standard English conventions, including:K.10Di complete sentencesK.10Dii verbsK.10Diii singular and plural nounsK.10Div adjectives, including articlesK.10v prepositionsK.10Dvi pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive casesK.10Dvii capitalization of the first letter in a sentence and nameK.10Dviii punctuation mark

I use this t-chart and cards for my students to complete a cut-and-sort. Some of the cards are the causes of the Revolutionary War and some are effects. I have students put this in their social studies ISNs to study, but you could also take it for a grade. The events include: - The French and Indian War - The Stamp Act - The Townshend Act - The Boston Massacre - The Boston Tea Party/The Intolerable Acts -The First and Second Continental Congress - The Declaration of Independence - The Articl

This is a graphic organizer that shows our current elected government leaders for each of the three branches of government. It includes the position name, a blank (to fill in the name of the person - see names below), and a picture to help students put a face to the names that they may hear about in the news. We put this chart in our social studies ISNs (Interactive Notebooks) for students to refer to when we learn about our government and the Constitution. This also explains how Representati

This product is perfect for a historical fiction unit for grades 2-6! It comes with an anchor chart that explains the importance of setting in historical fiction texts and it also has some comprehension questions for students to answer about their independent reading books as they read historical fiction.

This foldable is a great way for students to take notes on important American patriotic and political symbols, including: Uncle Sam American Flag Eagle Donkey Elephant Liberty Bell Once they cut on all the dotted lines, students can glue the middle column down and write notes under the flaps about each symbol. This is what I use to guide this lesson. Coordinates to Texas TEKS 5.17A - explain various patriotic symbols, including Uncle Sam, and political symbols such as the donkey and elephan

This activity was used to test my student's knowledge of main idea and details. After reading a story, the students wrote the main idea on the pizza crust and the details on the toppings. You can differentiate the activity by having students complete different numbers of toppings. This also includes a notebook anchor chart for students to refer back to when using main idea and details.

This foldable is aligned to the fourth grade social studies TEKS: 4.15B identify and explain the basic functions of the three branches of government according to the Texas Constitution You can fill in the name of the Governor so this foldable can be used from year to year, regardless of election results.

These resources are great to get students thinking more deeply about what they have read in narrative texts...and writing about it! The first page is a list of when to sticky note your thoughts when reading (i.e., making a prediction, experiencing a word you don't know, etc.). I have my students put this in their reading notebooks to refer back to and have on their desks during independent reading time. The next two pages are used to create a double-sided reading response based on what stu

This activity can be used to assess comprehension with higher-level thinking while reading the novel Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Students will put items in Bud's suitcase, then describe the item and why it would be included in his suitcase. This activity can be done independently, then can lead to partner discussions or a talk as a whole class. Students can also complete this with a partner, where students will have to discuss their ideas and agree on what to include.

Perfect for primary students! A wonderful way to practice thinking of adjectives related to a topic and also includes a QR code to a read aloud to get students' ideas flowing before writing.