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Reciprocal Teaching is a highly effective, engaging, reading strategy. Why use Reciprocal Teaching? It helps students practice these four, incredibly important reading strategies: predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing (swap out strategies for variety and extra practice) Actively working together allows students to collaborate and learn from each other Use this strategy with the curriculum you have in any content area Once students use these strategies often enough, they begin to

Students will practice and enhance their ability to solve multi-step word problems with this fun and exciting Bingo Game! Students use the game board to write in their own numbers (answers), then solve the word problems and cross off the answer to create Bingo! Students can play individually or with a partner for peer teaching and collaboration at its finest. Leave the Bingo cards in a designated area and create a built-in movement break as they complete problems and choose new ones. My studen

This bundle includes: *Geometry flipbooks for ten geometry terms: ray, line, line segment, angle, right angle, obtuse angle, acute angle, perpendicular lines, parallel lines, intersecting lines. Copy front to back to draw a visual representation, and a written explanation *You're the architect: create a geometry drawing including the geometry terms above, as well as others. A checklist makes expectations clear, but engaging *Abstract angles artwork: students will use a checklist for different ty

Students will use this sort to kinesthetically practice their consonant clusters phonics patterns. Included in this sort are six consonant clusters: spr, scr, shr, thr, spl, and str. There are 36 words that students will sort into these six categories (six words in each pattern). After students are finished sorting, they'll write the words on the recording sheet, then check their answers against the key (included).

Ten phonics games for your students that will teach, reinforce, and engage concepts you’ve been working on in the classroom! My students are excited to play, and love interacting with the words in exciting ways! A compilation of phonics games, game boards and spinners, “four” corners style, and word choice board games! Phonics skills included: long i; long o; long e; ch & tch; digraphs: sh, wh, ph, th; complex consonant clusters: str, spr, scr, shr, spl, thr; ar & or; silent letters; soft c &

This sort provides students a hands-on method of practicing their phonics pattern, more specifically, the long o. This sort includes o spelled "oa," "o-e," "ow," & "o." Students will sort the word cards into the appropriate categories, write them on their recording sheet, and then check their answers against the key. This product is great as a menu option, literacy center, early finishers, word work... There are 26 words to sort into the 4 categories. Enjoy!

A fun way for your students to practice their phonics understanding! They'll sort words in the ir, or, er, ar, and ur patterns. This package includes a student recording sheet and answer key. Laminate for durability and reuse many times!

Students will use this interactive notebook flipbook & lesson plans to learn more about the United States regions. The book can be printed back to back to create a guided outline for students' research. They can also use the blank map of the United States to study states and regions.

These workshop tags are directly correlated to the Common Core for third and fourth grade. The beginning of each design is the header, or the category. Each tag following relates to a minilesson within that category. These tags are great for planning purposes, as well as helping students recall concepts that were previously taught. These tags can be printed, laminated, and added to a bulletin board throughout the year to show in a very tangible way, what has been learned. Please let me know

These reader's workshop tags are completely aligned with the CCSS for level three & four reading. There are five main areas: comprehension strategies, text structures, fluency, reading for literature, and reading for information. Under each of these areas are tags that represent the standards. Each tag represents a minilesson, focus lesson, or reader's workshop session. There are 57 full color tags. As the lessons are taught they can be added to a bulletin board that can be referred to all yea

Finally! A fun way to practice division that engages the kinesthetic learners! Use these task cards as a menu option, center work, early finishers, or just extra reinforcement! Students will use these task cards to practice and master their division skills with 1x3, 1x4, and 2x2 digits. This product aligns with CCSS in Mathematics

This product includes all seven literature circle roles: *Discussion Director *Connector *Summarizer *Word Wizard *Illustrator *Investigator *Passage Master Bonus: "Reading Groups" page - including most of the above roles - can be used as an overview when learning literature circles, or as a review for all students. Each role has their own page(s) for students to fill out in conjunction with any reading groups or literature circle book! I have used these with my classes and they are highly en

Students will use these 25 task cards to practice and enhance understanding of rounding principles. Cards are up to the millions place and can be used as a challenge or reinforcement. Students scan the QR Codes using a FREE QR code scanner, then the question pops up as text and students complete the problem. They write down the answer on the recording sheet and check their answers against the key. QR codes are highly engaging and motivational for students.

This freebie will get your kiddos sorting and learning their phonics in a fun, engaging way. Simply print, laminate (if desired), cut apart, and get learning! Enjoy!