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St. Nicholas Day is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about St. Nicholas Day; there is a 1 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

Perfect for managing classroom time while still getting everyone what they need. No more students sitting bored or unsure what to do. This cute visual will help your students know the expectations as well as provide choice and positive reinforcement as they work across left to right; catching up on work, completing the must do activities, and finally picking something fun to do! In third grade I use this at the end of each unit, but in 5th grade (with more independent students) I used it every F

The Winter Solstice is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about The Winter Solstice; there is a 1 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

This digital resource is an interactive GOOGLE SLIDES mindfulness activity that feels similar to a "choose your own adventure" game. This resource is ready to use AS IS (although it is editable if you wish). To complete this activity students will only need a device and a separate sheet of paper. "What the Road Said" by Cleo Wade might just be my new favorite picture book! Simply reading the story aloud to my students wasn't enough for me, so naturally I created a mindfulness activity to use fo

You can use this resource in a number of ways, but I find it is really fun to use with the monthly Scholastic book fliers. I let my students cut out and paste on photos of the book covers for each category. This is great for sparking interest in new books and seeing what genres your students are familiar with, enjoy, and want to see more of in the classroom. You can also use it to introduce different book genres.

This resource, which accomponies one of my favorite picture books, "Those Shoes", is excellent for teaching or reinforcing theme. Use it individually, with the whole group, or with a small group to practice identifying themes and text evidence.

The story "The Word Collector" by Peter H. Reynolds is for students of all ages. Get your students engaged by turning simple word work into a challenge/ game. Print and use the Connect Four Challenge as is, or edit the template to fit the needs of your class (you focus on nouns/ proper nouns, verbs/ past/present/ future, adjectives, feeling words, vocabulary words, sight words, etc. ). This resource includes 2 pages: the connect four game board page, and an extension activity to turn found wo

Kwanzaa is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about Kwanzaa; there is a 2 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

Use this acitivty to accompany the read aloud "My Fantastic Elastic Brain" when teaching about Growth Mindset. This resource includes two pages to easily print and go! (or upload to an online learning platfrom as is). The first page includes fixed mindset statements for students to change over into growth mindset statements, and the second page is a blank partner version of the same activity where students would create their own fixed mindset statements and exchange with a partner who would turn

Explore a variety of holidays that are celebrated in December. This resource includes 7 different holidays each with an informational passage, reading comprehension quiz, and themed word search activity!

This resource will help your students build their skills when it comes to inferring. I have included 4 differentiated versions of this skill to match the individual needs of your students. Perfect for whole group, small groups, RTI, literacy centers, or independent work; These organizers work with nearly any text or video! Included:PDF ready to print and go! (4 pages)Editable Google Slides (4 pages)BONUS: I have included a bonus list of some of my favorite shorts from youtube to pair with these

Perfect for whole group, small groups, RTI, literacy centers, or independent work you can use the resources in this product to help your students build their reading skills. I have included differentiated versions for each skill to match the individual needs of your students. These organizers work with nearly any text or video, but I have also included a list of some of my favorite shorts from youtube to pair with these skill builders in case you want to use them with this resource, my students

This resource will help your students build their skills when it comes to talking about theme. I have included differentiated versions of this skill to match the individual needs of your students. Perfect for whole group, small groups, RTI, literacy centers, or independent work; These organizers work with nearly any text or video! Included:PDF ready to print and go! (4 pages)Editable Google Slides (4 pages)Skills practiced: Determining central idea/ universal theme (s)/ theme (s)/ supporting wit

This resource will help your students build their skills when it comes to talking about character traits. I have included 4 differentiated versions of this skill to match the individual needs of your students. Perfect for whole group, small groups, RTI, literacy centers, or independent work; These organizers work with nearly any text or video! Included:PDF ready to print and go! (4 pages)Editable Google Slides (4 pages)Skills practiced: Determining character traits, studying characters over time

Perfect for spooky season and lovers of "The Bad Seed"This resource accomponies a new picture book, "The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky" is excellent for teaching or reinforcing theme. Use it individually, with the whole group, or with a small group to practice identifying themes and text evidence.

The new year is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about New Years Eve; there is a 1 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

Christmas is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about Christmas; there is a 2 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

Hanukkah is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about Hanukkah; there is a 1 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.

Get this collection of all my THEME resources in one! This is a growing bundle, so be sure to check back and redownload from time to time.

Boxing is just around the corner! If you're looking for an inclusive and culturally responsive resource to use this holiday season, whether in person or virtual, this product is for you. Use this resource to teach you students about Boxing Day; there is a 1 page informational text (which includes bolded words for potentially unknown vocabulary), a 5 question text based comprehension quiz, and a wordsearch for some added fun.