Teaching with Tori

Among the Hidden Novel study with pacing, discussion questions, independent work, and mini projects.

5 tales and comprehension questions for minimal prep literacy groups or centers

5 animal passages with questions to check for comprehension. Minimal prep literacy groups.

a fun idiom project to see if students can complete the idiom and create a picture to match. Reveal the real idioms and create new posters. Tip: prep two copies.

Slides to display for your class with directions, announcements, etc.

Take notes during small groups and track success as well as goals

Intermediate response to reading choice board for informational texts

Choice board with response to reading options for intermediate students. Minimal prep literacy responses.

Response to reading, minimal prep

Goal setting stars. Provide students with a visual of their testing goals and creating action steps with students to achieve goals.

Help students enhance essay writing with transition words and phrases. Can print as poster, page hand out or quarter size page hand out.

Hold students accountable by providing this form to take home or lunch/recess to complete missing or unfinished work. Keeps everyone on the same page regarding missing work at school.

Assisting intermediate students formulate essays. Create a poster or small handouts for students.

Use to have prearranged partners within the classroom. Print one for a full page or 4 to a page to have quarter page size.

Main Idea Web

Higher level readers E/F

Strategies for emergent readers

Reading Behaviors for C-D level readers

check lists, note sheets and running record page for guided reading

Nonfiction Annotation