Teacher’s Notes: While reading Fish in a Tree, I wanted to do something different with my students, so for each chapter we took notes with important story elements. If the chapter was short, we practiced writing a summary together. You will notice that I had the students organize their notes, and I collected them for a grade. This held students accountable when they missed a chapter. I do have an answer key for these chapters, but they are all hand-written. I will try to type them and add t
This packet includes:
- A word search
- A word search answer key
- A crossword puzzle
- A crossword puzzle answer key
- Creative Writing Prompts
- Using Creating Writing Prompts Ideas & Suggestions for your Classroom
This packet would fit upper elementary and middle school students.
Prior to this culminating activity, students read the book Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. In order to assess student understanding, I taught students about an assessment type called the One-Pager. As an educator, One-Pagers are a way to assess students understanding of a variety of topics, but they find them engaging and the students who enjoy art have an opportunity to shine. You can create any criteria for the One-Pager. For Fish in a Tree, I selected the things you see on this ch
http://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25/
Use the website above to watch the video and fill in the blanks.
The first time, we watched to just watch the video.
Then, I gave out the worksheet with the fill in the blanks and paused and discussed as we filled it out together.
Finally, we had a discussion about what was happening in the world and filled out the chart and the number of dots that represented a million people (estimates) for each of the 7 Continents.
The Answer Key i
This packet includes various vocabulary activities that correspond with the vocabulary words used in the Read 180 ~ Stage B ~ Workshop 1: Identity Crisis.
~Vocabulary List
~Vocabulary Worksheet with defitions to complete
~Definition Worksheet with vocabulary words to add
***Coming soon. Various vocabulary activities - crossword puzzle, etc.
This is my first time uploading to TpT.
Students enjoyed finding their own multisyllabic words that were a part of this worksheet. You could do this activity with any book that you are reading aloud - or even a short story that you read together in class. The feedback I received from students: After they started the worksheet, they wished it was a little bit shorter, or they wished it was divided into Parts 1 and 2. At the end of this document, you will notice that I divided the assignment (independent learning portion) into two part
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Using the elements of a fictional narrative (character(s), sequence (plot), setting (when and where), conflict and narrator (POV)), students have the opportunity to edit another classmates fictional narrative. This could also be used for a self-edit. Students have learned how to complete a plot mountain in prior learning activities, so they are asked to complete a plot mountain for the fictional narrative they read/edited on the second page.
Skibidi Riz: Classroom Expectations Acronym Chart Resources: Unlock a fun and memorable way to establish classroom rules with our "Skibidi Riz" teaching resource! This resource is designed to help teachers create engaging and effective classroom expectations using the popular "Skibidi Riz" acronym. It includes: 1. Blank Acronym Chart: A customizable chart where you can fill in your own classroom expectations using the "Skibidi Riz" format. This interactive tool allows you to tailor the ex
Teaching multiple classes during a day can make it difficult to notify each student when they have a required ZAP (Zeros Aren't Permitted). To streamline the notification process, I have created little slips to hand to each student, so they remember and know which assignments are expected to be finished. Students have access to their online gradebook, but this notification slip seems to help students finish the required work. We also email (or call) home to guardians when students attend ZAP.
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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This slideshow/powerpoint goes with another listing in my products. I would have this projected on the classroom wall as students have the worksheet that I created. These are real examples of personal narrative openings created by eighth graders. Students have their own worksheet where they assess whether the hook/lead is: engaging, somewhat engaging/somewhat boring, and boring. Then, they choose one hook/lead to fix/edit.
Students have an activity for learning the words: analyze, claim, emphasize, elaborate, author's purpose, author's perspective, connotation, denotation, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion, and argumentative essay. This activity was inspired by Code X for ELA in sixth grade. These words are extremely useful definitions to learn and apply for all learners in all areas.
Includes:
-Chart Activity
-Definitions for the Activity
-Answer Key for the Activity
-Assessment
-Answer Key to Assess
There is a word bank with the 8 parts of speech, along with the answer key. This is a great way to pre-assess or use as a formal assessment. I have a digital version (Google Forms) of this available as well.
In my store, there is a powerpoint that goes over VCCV syllables. Students did this together in class. Then, students use this resource independently to show me what they have learned. Since the words follow the same pattern, students feel very successful after practicing. One of the most important things we can give to our struggling readers - or even build with our emerging readers - is confidence.
This activity will walk you through how to administer a brief pretest (formative assessment) for students in middle school. First students take a pretest (google form) or the pre-test is the worksheet (just copy and paste the worksheet questions into a google form). The worksheet is then done together (or individually). Finally, students play a blooket (link provided) to reinforce the learning targets necessary to build the foundation for reading success.
This product has both the PowerPoint and document for a mini-lesson covered hooks/leads and using real examples from personal narratives to determine whether a lead is engaging, somewhere in between, or even boring. Teachers can use the presentation, along with the worksheet to keep students engaged. Students will also have a chance to change one hook (edit) to make it more engaging. It would be very easy for the teacher to take real hooks/leads written in the rough drafts of personal narrati
As a way to help students review our learning targets, I created Prehistoric Rotation Stations. There are 10 stations. Two of the stations include time to catch up on other stations. I did revise some of the directions based on student feedback. This is mostly used in conjunction with Chapter 2: Section 1 of the Ancient World History Digital Textbook of the Michigan Open Book Project. An answer key is provided, so you would be able to use this with other prehistory units as well. The rota
Learning to Read: Lesson 2: Letter Sounds
- Uppercase Letter Chart
- Lowercase Letter Chart
- Uppercase Letter Sound Mastery Chart
- Lowercase Letter Sound Mastery Chart
- Bonus Lesson Idea!
- Bonus Letter and Sound Flashcards
PreK - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Students struggled with the concept of the Western Calendar (B.C. and A.D. (religious) or secular B.C.E. and C.E.), so we used the concept of a personal timeline to solidify and advance student learning. Step 1. Introduce the religious and secular calendars and what the labels represent. Step 2. Assign students the worksheet to brainstorm events from prior to, and after, their birth. Students will need to interview someone at home. If this is not possible, I allow historical events as well -
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Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, World History
Teacher Information:There are so many ways to use these flashcards.In my classroom, we created the flashcards using the “top” of the card only. Previously, students had created an answer key (this review sheet is in my Teacher Pay Teachers) that was stored in their classroom binder, so they had to find the answer for the back of their flashcard. I had students write these, but you could have students cut the pieces out and glue them to the front and back of the cards.Students who needed suppor
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Reading, Reading Strategies
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