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Weekly Mentor Sentences from popular stories model after Patterns of Power by Jeff Anderson. Included: -2nd Nine Weeks Mentor Sentences slides -Six different mentor sentences. Each mentor sentence includes: -Book title, picture, author -Focus phrase (Example: "I use pronouns to substitute for nouns") -Day 1: Invitation to Notice -Day 2: Invitation to Compare & Contrast -Day 3: Invitation to Imitate -Day 4: Invitation to Edit

Weekly Mentor Sentences from popular stories model after Patterns of Power by Jeff Anderson. Included: -1st Nine Weeks Mentor Sentences slides Six different mentor sentences, each including: -Book title, picture, author -Day 1: Invitation to Notice -Day 2: Invitation to Compare & Contrast -Day 3: Invitation to Imitate -Day 4: Invitation to Edit

This could be a great mini lesson when introducing division using the equal groups strategy. Can also be used as a math station or in a virtual classroom! Included: -Division definition slide -What does equal mean? discussion slide -5 slides for practice Students will count the total number of objects on each slide, and then divide into a specific number of groups.

This can be used as a quick digital or in-person mini-lesson, activity, or assessment for explaining the difference between rights and responsibilities during a citizenship unit. Included: -Rights vs. Responsibilities definition sort -Examples sort

Stop & Jots are a helpful skill to teach students to monitor their thinking while reading. Stop & Jots can be used for a variety of purposes including: active participation, reading accountability, concept check, self-monitoring, share out, and much more. Included: -Stop & Jot poster visual -What goes on a stop & jot?

Weekly Mentor Sentences from popular stories model after Patterns of Power by Jeff Anderson. Included: -3rd Nine Weeks Mentor Sentences slides Nine different mentor sentences, each including: -Book title, picture, author -Day 1: Invitation to Notice -Day 2: Invitation to Compare & Contrast -Day 3: Invitation to Imitate -Day 4: Invitation to Edit

Weekly Mentor Sentences from popular stories model after Patterns of Power by Jeff Anderson. Included: -4th Nine Weeks Mentor Sentences slides Four different mentor sentences, each including: -Book title, picture, author -Day 1: Invitation to Notice -Day 2: Invitation to Compare & Contrast -Day 3: Invitation to Imitate -Day 4: Invitation to Edit

Help your students slow down and analyze word problems before solving using the C.U.B.E.S strategy. This digital activity is an engaging way for students to solve several addition and subtraction 2-step problems. Included: -12 total problems -Cover slide - 2 word problems per day (Monday-Friday) -Digital C.U.B.E.S strategy - moveable circles, lines, boxes, etc. -Step 1 text box for student work -Step 2 text box for student work Each problem takes 10-15 minutes to read, discuss, apply C.U.B.E

A quick way to check your student's understanding and progress with the two multiplication strategies: repeated addition and equal groups. Included: -1 exit ticket -3 repeated addition problems -3 equal groups problems *Digital

Number talks are an important aspect of any math block! Number talks get your students thinking before a mini lesson and build their mental math skills. Included: -54 number talks -Number Talk Hand Signals posters Concepts Covered: -Place Value -Rounding -Addition -Subtraction -Counting Money -Multiplication Strategies

This fun interactive game can be used to introduce or review fractions, models, numerators, & denominators. How To Play: 1. Divide your students into two 'teams' 2. Call a player from each team up to the board 3. Two fractions will be displayed - either in pictorial form or numerator/denominator 4. Call out one of the fractions Ex: " 1/3" , " 1 of three parts", "a fraction with a 3 in the denominator" etc. 5. The first player to slap the correct fraction gets a point for their team

This is a great resource for students working on an animal research writing project. Can be used digitally or as a hard copy for in person learners. Included: -Cover Page -Table of Contents page -Introduction page -Physical Characteristics page -Diet page -Habitat page -Adaptations page -Life Cycle page -Fun Facts page -Conclusion page -Glossary page

This activity is a great way to assess your students Map Skills. Can also incorporate perimeter. Can be used as an independent or partner activity or a summative assessment. Included: -Direction slide: Directions for each day of the week (Example: Monday- create a title and compass rose) -map grid -compass -key -scale After students have created their map they will create 3 directions, using cardinal directions, for getting from one place to another on their map. This is a great digital act

Help students understand the structure and function of basic plants and animals. May be used as independent practice/ partner activity, or formal assessment. Included: -Facial Structure & Function -Plant Structure & Function -Animal Structure & Function Each work page includes a word bank of each structure and a 'fill in the blank' for the corresponding function.

This is a great way to check your student's understanding after a lesson or to wrap up the week. Can be used digitally or in person! Quick Exit ticket assessing: -What does equal mean? -Keywords -Equal Groups

How do I wrap up my Poetry Reading Unit? With this fun, engaging scavenger hunt. Students can work with a partner or independently to 'hunt' for basic poetry characteristics, patterns, and meanings. Included: -Directions -Poetry Scavenger Hunt Activity page -10 topics to hunt for

Plant Adaptations research assignment. Students will use provided website and/or web to research four different ecosystems of their choice and explore the adaptations plants have in each of those ecosystems. Included: -Website link -Student recording sheet w/ four boxes for four ecosystems

Text previews are an important reading skill for all ages. Get your students thinking BEFORE reading by making a text preview! "I can preview a text" poster visual with sentence stems. Students can use this to help get them thinking, talking, and sharing when making text previews.