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~ These behavior scenario cards are intended to help create and continue intentional and targeted conversations about classroom and school expectations. ~Allowing students time to share and problem solve together can serve as a meaningful reminder and scaffold for those who may struggle to make appropriate choices independently. ~These cards can be used at the beginning of the year to introduce expectations, during morning meeting as a continuous review or even in small groups or one-on-one

Having trouble getting your students to effectively retell a story? Include all the story elements? Determine the central message of a story? Ready to RETELL is an all-inclusive product for the intentional teaching of retelling and determining the central message of a story! ~ Ready to RETELL uses a multi-sensory approach to intentionally teach the “5 finger retelling” strategy. By pairing abstract academic vocabulary with a visual (picture icon) and kinesthetic movement (5 finger approach) yo

Do you teach 3rd grade using Reading Wonders? Do you need to quickly check if your students are nearing mastery of CCSS Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational Text (RI) standards?Then this Comprehension Quick Checks BUNDLE is for you! Aligned with stories from the 3rd grade Reading Wonders Reading Writing Workshop book, you can easily use these to see who is "getting it" and who is not. Standards included:3.RL.1 3.RL.2 3.RL.3 3.RL.4 3.RL.5 3.RL.6 3.RL.7 3.RI.1 3.RI.2 3.RI.3 3.RI.4

All teachers deserve thanks throughout the year! With this product instructional coaches, principals, assistant principals, really anyone in a role outside the classroom can give a little time as a sign of appreciation. You'll be amazed at how excited your teachers will be when they receive this small, but powerful gift! *These coupons are great for: -Holiday gifts -Teacher appreciation gifts -Recognition awards -Random acts of kindness -Spirit/Morale boosters *Just print and go; no other items

Do you teach 2nd grade using Reading Wonders? Do you need to quickly check if your students are nearing mastery of CCSS Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational Text (RI) standards?Then this Comprehension Quick Checks BUNDLE is for you! Aligned with stories from the 2nd grade Reading Wonders Reading Writing Workshop book, you can easily use these to see who is "getting it" and who is not. Standards included:2.RL.1 2.RL.2 2.RL.3 2.RL.4 2.RL.5 2.RL.6 2.RL.7 2.RI.1 2.RI.2 2.RI.3 2.RI.4

Not sure how to get your students to pay attention to the illustrations or pictures in an informational text? Struggling to teach students to find information from the words AND the illustrations in nonfiction? Using Illustrations will help you intentionally teach your students to use illustrations, pictures, or photographs in nonfiction text to find information about the topic. You will also have materials to allow students to practice finding information about a topic in the words of the text

Do you teach 1st grade using Reading Wonders? Do you need to quickly check if your students are nearing mastery of CCSS Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational Text (RI) standards?Then this Comprehension Quick Checks BUNDLE is for you! Aligned with stories from the 1st grade Reading Wonders Reading Writing Workshop Volume 4 book, you can easily use these to see who is "getting it" and who is not. Standards included:1.RL.1 1.RL.2 1.RL.3 1.RL.4 1.RL.5 1.RL.6 1.RL.7 1.RI.1 1.RI.2 1.RI

Need authentic, engaging and standards-based comprehension lessons for the book Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse? This Focused Close Reading pack will provide you with targeted, standards-based lesson plans for each day of the week along with extra center/project materials. This product works great in the Kindergarten, 1st grade or 2nd grade classrooms! Each day of the week you will focus on a targeted comprehension skill as you dive deeper into the story of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse exam

Learning to fluently read high frequency or sight words is a crucial skill that early readers need to master in order to continue to grow as a reader. This Teacher's Toolbox: Read It! Sight Word Kit provides everything you need to help your students learn their sight words fluently! NOTE: THE WORD LISTS USED IN THIS PRODUCT ALIGN TO mCLASS WORD RECOGNITION LISTS. HOWEVER, YOU CAN USE THIS PRODUCT WITHOUT ACCESS TO mCLASS ASSESSMENTS. This resource includes:~Step by step plans for getting st

Help your students understand how their amazing brains work with this engaging, week-long thematic unit designed for kindergarten and early primary learners! My Brain is Growing introduces young children to the basics of brain-based learning, emotional regulation, and metacognition in a fun, developmentally appropriate way. Perfect for your back-to-school routine, SEL launch week, or anytime you want to deepen your classroom community and support self-awareness. This low-prep, high-imp

This BUNDLE includes the 1st grade Anytime, Any Book Comprehension Sheets and the 1st grade Common Core Conversation Cards. ****And a BONUS FREEBIE is included as well! To thank you for buying this 1st Grade Comprehension Mega BUNDLE I am including a free copy of my favorite Focused Close Reading packs for the book Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes. My Focused Close Reading packs pair perfectly with the resources in this Mega BUNDLE. ****~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Do you teach 3rd grade using Reading Wonders? Do you need to quickly check if your students are nearing mastery of CCSS Reading Informational Text (RI) standards?Then these Comprehension Quick Checks are for you! Aligned with stories from the 3rd grade Reading Wonders Reading Writing Workshop book, you can easily use these to see who is "getting it" and who is not. Standards included:3.RI.1 3.RI.2 3.RI.3 3.RI.4 3.RI.5 3.RI.6 3.RI.7 3.RI.8 Also included:~Reading Wonders story alignment ~Answe

Do your students need scaffolds to successfully think and write deeply about what they are reading? These Anytime, Any Book Comprehension Sheets will aid teachers in scaffolding complex, deep thinking and writing about any book. Multiple pages are provided for many standards to allow for “chunking” of instruction. This will aid in the gradual release of the learning responsibility.These comprehension sheets have a variety of uses:~ create anchor charts to use during teacher modeling and th

~Do you teach the CCSS RL 1.5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types? ~Do your students struggle to distinguish fiction from nonfiction texts? ~Do you need a quick, easy and effective way to help students understand the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts? This Teacher's Toolbox: Fiction Vs Nonfiction resource will do all that and more! This resource includes: ~Step by step

Need authentic, engaging and standards-based comprehension lessons for the book The Quickest Kid in Clarksville? This Focused Close Reading pack will provide you with targeted, standards-based lesson plans for each day of the week along with extra center/project materials. This product works great in the Kindergarten, 1st grade or 2nd grade classrooms! Each day of the week you will focus on a targeted comprehension skill as you dive deeper into the story of The Quickest Kid in Clarksvill

Do your students need scaffolds to successfully think and write deeply about what they are reading? These Anytime, Any Book Comprehension Sheets will aid teachers in scaffolding complex, deep thinking and writing about any book. Multiple pages are provided for many standards to allow for “chunking” of instruction. This will aid in the gradual release of the learning responsibility.These comprehension sheets have a variety of uses:~ create anchor charts to use during teacher modeling and th

Do your 1st grade students need scaffolds to successfully think and write deeply about what they are reading? These Anytime, Any Book Comprehension Sheets will aid teachers in scaffolding complex, deep thinking and writing about any book. Multiple pages are provided for many standards to allow for “chunking” of instruction. This will aid in the gradual release of the learning responsibility. These comprehension sheets have a variety of uses: ~ create anchor charts to use during teacher mo

~This product is intended to provide a consistent standards-based structure for picture book read alouds using the ‘Before’ ‘During’ and ‘After’ Reading method for grades Pre-K - 2nd. ~ These guides are great for beginning teachers, student teachers, volunteers, substitutes and even parents. As the classroom teacher who knows the needs of your students best, you may have to adapt or indicate which questions are the most appropriate for a particular time of the year. ~These guides can be used w

Need authentic, engaging and standards-based comprehension lessons for the book Ron's Big Mission? This Focused Close Reading pack will provide you with targeted, standards-based lesson plans for each day of the week along with extra center/project materials. This product works great in the Kindergarten, 1st grade or 2nd grade classrooms! Each day of the week you will focus on a targeted comprehension skill as you dive deeper into the story of Ron's Big Mission examining story structure,

Do your students need scaffolds to successfully think and write deeply about what they are reading? These Anytime, Any Book Comprehension Sheets will aid teachers in scaffolding complex, deep thinking and writing about any book. Multiple pages are provided for many standards to allow for “chunking” of instruction. This will aid in the gradual release of the learning responsibility.These comprehension sheets have a variety of uses:~ create anchor charts to use during teacher modeling and th