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Curriculum Based Measures are a quick and easy way to collect high quality student data to measure and show growth over time. CBM also provide teachers with the ability to analyze student data according to national writing norms. This product provides simple and specific directions for administering a 3-minute writing assessment, scoring, and tracking student data for writing. This product features a national norms chart focusing on grades 1-6 for three specific writing assessments including: T

Ready to start hitting your CCSS research standards? Use this unit plan to engage students in shared research or independent research of famous people - all the printouts you need to get the project finished! Includes ideas for student presentation and a Wax Museum event! Designed with second graders in mind! Includes: unit lesson plans, 14 printable biographies to use for close reading as well as reading response pages, fact collector page, graphic organizers, timeline template, paragraph writ

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

A complete research unit including handouts aligned with Common Core and parent explanation letter. All you need to provide are the nonfiction books! From guided, whole group research to cooperative learning and finally an independent research project. A brief overview - This unit focuses on: •Explaining the major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, Questioning in informational text, Text features, Distinguish between information provided by pictures

Theme Day & Room Transformation Bundle for Primary Classroom (Grades 1-3) Capture student enthusiasm all year with this comprehensive Room Transformation & Theme Day Bundle, designed for Grades 1–3 (especially 1st & 2nd). Engaging, ready–to–use plans and activities let you turn your classroom into an event — no heavy prep required. What’s Included:• Back to School Read-Aloud (20+ book companions) • Back to School Friendship Read-Aloud Bundle • Growth Mindset Unit • Apple Unit • Spider Un

Celebrate the viral “six-seven” trend in your classroom with this fun, low-prep 67 Day activity pack! Your students will be going "six-seeven" crazy! Designed for primary students, these activities turn the 67th day of school into a meaningful and playful learning experience. 67th Day of School – Six-Seven (6-7) Themed Activities | Day 67 Celebration Pack for Primary Grades Full Description:Bring the excitement of “6-7 day” into your classroom with this comprehensive and engaging 67th Day of Sch

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

Ready to dive into rich phonics instruction but not quite sure of all the science behind the sounds of our complex English language? This cheat sheet is a great resource to help you map out all the phoneme (sounds) and their corresponding graphemes (letters). As a bonus, a few word mapping resources are also included! If you're looking for more stop by my store for more SOR resources! ✨ Follow me✨ to check out all that I can offer: interactive read aloud 2nd grade text sets, room transformation

🏈 SuperFootballBowl Simplified: Football Reading, Word Work & Craft Activities 🏈 Perfect for 1st & 2nd Grade: Make SuperBowl week fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate with this no-prep literacy resource! This product introduces students to the Big Game using simple language, hands-on activities, and kid-friendly visuals—perfect for primary classrooms. ✨ What’s Included: 📖 Simplified Super Bowl Reading Passage Written specifically for 1st–2nd graders with short sentences and cle

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

Six plant inquiry activities that will keep your students engaged! Includes student lab pages for six inquiries, a pre-assessment and background knowledge for students, along with teacher notes for each lesson. The lab activities are based on the 5Es method for teaching science: Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The student lab pages include a materials list, procedures, and plenty of space to draw and write observations. You can copy all of the labs into a lab book for your

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

Cave habitats are a fun and unusual topic to explore! Students can learn about the plants and animals found in caves as well as how they depend on one another to survive! Ready to make a lasting learning experience for your students? Cover those windows and bring in flashlights! Time to create a one of a kind learning experience with a cave room transformation! All the learning materials and suggestions that you need to bring this day to life! *Designed with 2nd graders in mind*So... What's All

Engage your primary students (Grades K-2) with a Spider Thematic Unit that includes a full room transformation (“Spider Cave!”) + an in-depth spider research project. This cross-curricular unit blends science, literacy, writing, and student excitement for Halloween-/autumn-friendly fun. A full week long unit with lesson plans (OVER 100 PAGES!), suggested literature/read alouds, printables, center ideas AND spider cave room transformation ideas! This collection includes resources for language

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