Supporting Lit

To be used with the Lucy Calkins Unit of Study for Narrative Writing, this was designed for a 4th grader to use as a checklist but would easily adapt to 3rd or 5th (or higher) to help guide self reflection. It's based off the rubric for narrative writing, but is written in a kid-friendly language. If you are looking to do this with informational writing, check out my Informational Writing Checklist for students.

6th grade Medieval Times choice activity board. There are nine options, but students pick one from each row/column. Two of the activities require a Brain Pop account login.

This interactive notebook page outlines the causes and effects of the French and Indian War as it led to the American Revolutionary War. *******Answers******* 1. England 2. land 3. furs 4. farm/live on the land/ survive 5. England 6. owned 7. debt

Teach the words supply, demand, needs and sale--very basic economic terms for 2nd-4th graders. Then, using the link provided (or search YouTube on your own for the "shop" scene in Frozen) you will show the clip one time for enjoyment. Then, pass out the page and point out the paragraph to fill in. Students will watch the clip one more time to try to fill in the blanks. They will then answer the short answer questions based on the clip, and you may even show it a 3rd time. This is just a sho

If you use note taking and have a minilesson on how to write conclusions, this short page will be perfect for you to download and print for your class. It is brief, small enough to cut down to fit into a composition notebook, and goes along with Lucy Calkins writing grades 3 and 4 (with my own twist, not word for word with her language). I made this file type a document so you would be able to adapt it and change to meet your personal language needs.

Observation chart to illustrate and describe clouds on three days. Students will discover patterns each day and use their information to name each type of cloud.