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The Alaskan Iditarod Race is an exciting event! Designed for students to research and learn the history behind this iconic event! A 5 day mini-unit, with easy to follow plans that streamline just the right amount of nonfiction and fictional texts for students to be engaged. Included are resources for the trade book: Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod, by Robert J. Blake. This captivating tale tells the story of a lead sled dog named Akiak who, while competing in the Iditarod race, injures her paw

40+ weeks of daily grammar lessons and growing! These supplemental materials help with implementing quick and easy grammar lessons. After studying Jeff Anderson’s Patterns of Power, the framework makes sense! I’ve put a fun weekly writing routine spin on this plan and infused lots of opportunities for real writing in the elementary classroom. The slides include a weekly writer’s workout routine with daily writing prompts. The focus/mentor sentences are from a rich variety of children’s literatu

Have you ever heard of the popular Flat Stanley Project? This year long social studies project has students asking every day, "Did we get any Flat Stanley mail?!?" After reading the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown, students create their own Flat Stanley and begin a chain letter to help learn about other places in the world. Your class will gain a more global perspective while identifying states and countries on a map. Will your Flat Stanley go to the beaches of Florida? Travel to see the Lon

Do you have an amazing phonics program? Do you need something quick and easy to reinforce each lesson? Something that doesn't require a million copies, and prep time?? These activities are quick and easy for students to complete independently to practice each phonics skill. This collection covers you for half of the school year! Included: 50 lesson suggested pacing guide 1-3 practice pages for each lesson This is part of a larger product that you can purchase in a bundle and as a separate 100 le

Verdi, by Janell Cannon is a fun read aloud for the primary classroom. This story teaches the important lesson that it is ok to grow up and change is good. This HUGE collection of activities (over 50 pages) will provide you will numerous options for reading engagement and response. Most of the activities come in a variety of response styles to allow for differentiation/enrichment and/or meet the needs of your specific grade level (K-3). Here is an outline of the skills/activities included:compre

Another great mini-unit for writer's workshop. Includes mini-lesson suggestions, parent letters, planning page, 3 different covers/writing page options, timeline, about the author page, acrostic poem template, and of course a fun "All About Me" craft. Enjoy! ✨ Follow me✨ to check out other writing units, interactive read alouds, book companions, and much more in my store! Also, don't forget you can earn TPT credits from leaving feedback on your purchases that you can apply to future TpT excellen

First Day of School Lesson Plan | 2nd Grade | Full-Day Activities + Printables Start your school year off right with this engaging, low-prep Welcome Back to School Lesson Plan designed specifically for Second Grade! Whether you're a first-year teacher or a seasoned pro, this resource gives you everything you need for a smooth and meaningful first day. ✅ What’s Included: A full-day lesson plan (can be easily adapted to a half-day) Icebreaker activity: “Find a Friend” Bingo to build classr

Salt in His Shoes, a Michael Jordan story, is a must read for bringing SEL discussions into your classroom. This product has been designed to use as an interactive read aloud; one of the best ways to expose your students to higher level questioning - thinking within, beyond, and about a text that is slightly above their independent reading level. These resources include a focus on connections, vocabulary, author's purpose, opinions, recalling facts and so many more literary elements! A huge coll

A multigenre collection of both nonfiction and fiction text resources - everything you need for teaching a unit about jellyfish. Included: 8 Text resources & QR codes 17 Nonfiction response pages 10 Nonfiction text & questions 5 Fiction read aloud responses 12 Specific to text read aloud responses 13 Writing responses and writer's workshop resources Craft template/ideas

Using mentor sentences can accelerate your instruction of grammar. This adjective lesson plan uses mentor sentences from the trade book Dragon Knight by: J.R. Krause. This lesson plan is outlined with emphasis on student-led learning and guided, authentic practice. Included: 3-5 day lesson plan QR code for Dragon Knight Writing prompt activity (x2) Student anchor chart Author's Word Palette extension activity ✨ Follow me✨ to check out other writing resources and units, SOR resources, sound wal

A strong foundation in phonics and decoding builds fluent readers. Teaching RED words or irregular words requires explicit instruction. This product will provide the background and framework for teaching the spelling of irregular words, featuring a multi-sensory approach. Learn the difference between irregular, sight words, and high frequency words and become a pro at implementing a routine for teaching these important words. Includes: Background Information Teacher lesson plan template 3 SAMP

A multigenre collection of both nonfiction and fiction text resources - everything you need for teaching a unit about jellyfish. Included: 8 Text resources & QR codes 17 Nonfiction response pages 10 Nonfiction text & questions 5 Fiction read aloud responses 12 Specific to text read aloud responses 13 Writing responses and writer's workshop resources Craft template/ideas

Are you using the 6 Traits of Writing and looking for a way to incorporate these writing minilessons into your classroom decor? This product showcases the 6 traits - color coded - and the minilessons that expand on each writing skill. This menu board will help guide and differentiate writing instruction, features minilesson ideas, while also boosting up your classroom decor. ✨ Follow me✨ to check out more writing resources, seasonal resources, interactive read aloud 2nd grade text sets, room tra

Sample mini-lessons to consider and several templates will help you plan your next fun informative writing unit. Grading rubric included.

The CAFE reading strategy menu board in a whimsical, neutral boho rainbow style, features 43 strategy cards including blanks as you develop/refine your own teacher language for reading strategies as we all transition into SOR practices. This product will become a staple resource in your classroom as your students grow as readers and expand their reading strategies. Also included is a student skills tracker handout - great for a reader's notebook and keeping students accountable. They can highlig

Looking for another standards aligned short informative writing unit? This 10 day mini-unit focuses on writing question and answer books (Q & A books). Students study mentor texts, learn about question words, practice writing questions and answers, study the importance of illustrating, editing and revising, as well as publishing their own Q & A book. ✨ Follow me✨ to check out other interactive read aloud 2nd grade text sets and much more in my store! Also, don't forget you can earn TPT credits

Do you have an amazing phonics program? Do you need something quick and easy to reinforce each lesson? Something that doesn't require a million copies, and prep time?? Here are 10 quick and easy activities for students to complete independently to practice suffixes. This collection covers you for half of the school year! Activities include: cut and paste, spelling practice, fill in the blanks, word search, BINGO game, sentence writing, illustrating, grammar. Looking for more phonics practice

Have you heard about using "Mentor Sentences" to teach grammar or make your writing lessons more meaningful? Are you getting started with using Writer's Notebooks in your classroom? Here is a 7 week grammar unit using mentor sentences to target the correct use of capital letters. Lesson Sequence: - titled by “Focus Phrase.” Pick and choose the skills that your students need! What Do Capital Letters Do?4.1 - I capitalize names 4.2 - I capitalize the pronoun I 4.3 - I capitalize months and days 4

Mentor sentences are a great way to effectively teach grammar. Follow this daily writing routine to infuse meaningful grammar practice into your writing instruction. This freebie gives you a snapshot of what one week of quick grammar lessons can look like. Just 10-15 minutes a day! Check out my store for an entire semester of resources like this one by clicking HERE!

Getting started with Writer's Notebooks? Heard about "Mentor Sentences?" Here is a quick getting started guide and several printable Writer's Notebook options. Like what you see? Check out the FREEBIE Grammar Minilessons Using Mentor Sentences and Grammar Mentor Sentences | Grammar Mini-lessons | Daily Writing Routine resources in my store! Happy Writing!