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This Nonfiction Text Features Quiz was designed for gifted/above average 5th graders. It contains various questioning strategies and requires students to be able to synthesize and make inferences. There is also a Below Level version as well as an On Level version of this assessment.

Many students tend to struggle with following recipes & directions, & the state of Virginia always finds ways to make the comprehension questions for these functional texts EXTRA tricky! This simple project is easy for students to make. It is a great way to celebrate Earth Day while bringing the functional text to life. The step-by-step instructions include color photographs, 16 questions, & a key. Happy Earth Day! Enjoy!!!

This Nonfiction Text Features Quiz was designed for average 5th graders. It contains various questioning strategies and requires students to be able to synthesize and make inferences. There is also a Below Level version as well as an On Level version of this assessment.

This Nonfiction Text Features Quiz was designed for 5th graders who may require accommodations in order to access grade level content. In comparison to the "Above Level" and "On Level" versions of this assessment, this version contains simplified wording, bolded words, "hints," and fewer answer choices on selected items. It still requires some "higher level thinking," as Special Education students and struggling learners are still expected to be able to complete the standards with "increased

These individual behavior passes can be used as part of a behavior/incentive plan for individual students. The day is broken into 5 sections, which could be modified to fit the student's schedule. We allowed the student to choose a pass for the day. Throughout the day, his/her teachers would mark how they had behaved in each class. At the end of the day, if they had received enough "positive" marks, they earned the pass to keep and use. This can be phased/adjusted as the child's behavior im

This product was created specifically for teachers in Virginia who are using Houghten Mifflin, United States History to 1865. This is a cross-curricular preview of the unit using text features (Reading SOLs 5.6 a,c; as well as 6.6a)

These "Passes" can be printed and used as incentives for good behavior. I also have a version that can be used for individual behavior plans.

This is a cute little exploration of character development which would be appropriate for most any grade level where plot is involved in storytelling. The students can "doodle" on the stick figure at the top to show the physical characteristics of their favorite characters and can then find text examples to support in-depth character traits and descriptions. After completing the text and chart, they can analyze how their character changed throughout the text and how this was important to plot

FUN! FUN! FUN! Instead of just numbering students off into groups in the "old fashioned way," I have them close their eyes, and I put stickers/labels on their foreheads! When I say, "Go!" they start roaming the room, looking for their "matches." You don't have to put the stickers on their foreheads -- the possibilities are endless, but the kids do enjoy the silliness, and it is just an fun way to review basic skills while separating for group/partner work. This set includes commonly confuse

Let's face it! Many of our boys are OBSESSED with sports! Use this simple chart to encourage positive behavior in the classroom. Simply print, laminate, add velcro dots, & proclaim the "rules" to the game! HWP = Homework Pass = more time for football practice!

FUN! FUN! FUN! Instead of just numbering students off into groups in the "old fashioned way," I have them close their eyes, and I put stickers/labels on their foreheads! When I say, "Go!" they start roaming the room, looking for their "matches." You don't have to put the stickers on their foreheads -- the possibilities are endless, but the kids do enjoy the silliness, and it is just an fun way to review basic skills while separating for group/partner work. This set includes synonyms. For f

FUN! FUN! FUN! Instead of just numbering students off into groups in the "old fashioned way," I have them close their eyes, and I put stickers/labels on their foreheads! When I say, "Go!" they start roaming the room, looking for their "matches." You don't have to put the stickers on their foreheads -- the possibilities are endless, but the kids do enjoy the silliness, and it is just an fun way to review basic skills while separating for group/partner work. For this activity, students find a

FUN! FUN! FUN! Instead of just numbering students off into groups in the "old fashioned way," I have them close their eyes, and I put stickers/labels on their foreheads! When I say, "Go!" they start roaming the room, looking for their "matches." You don't have to put the stickers on their foreheads -- the possibilities are endless, but the kids do enjoy the silliness, and it is just an fun way to review basic skills while separating for group/partner work. This set includes Native American

Page 1 is a "Click and Drag" sort where students can match the description to each type of figurative language. On page 2, students "Click and Drag" checkmarks to identify all of the examples of figurative language.

Page 1 is a "Click and Drag" sort where students can match the description to each type of figurative language. On page 2, students "Click and Drag" checkmarks to identify all of the examples of figurative language.

This sheet is intended to accompany the "Students Grouping Labels - Strength of Words, Synonyms" sticker activity. I wanted to upload them together but couldn't figure out how, so this one's free!