The Functional Copy Machine

*Product is available in both English and Spanish* Do you students struggle with processing and comprehending word problems? This word problem map will help them strategize and complete single and multi-step word problems through scaffolding their planning process. You can print individual copies, print and laminate for re-use, and minimize and print on smaller paper for interactive notebooks.

Main Idea and Key Details are two of the hardest skills to teach to students. When in doubt, start with images! Use these three graphic organizers with images of different natural disasters to lead your students through a gradual release with the main idea and key details in images before jumping into texts! The product includes an I Do, We Do, You Do section to support gradual release and formative assessment.

Help your students get used to identifying synonyms and antonyms with picture supports! In this activity, students will first read 15 pairs of synonyms and antonyms and then cut and glue the pairs into a T-Chart depending on their classification. Pictures are included to support students in need of either decoding or language-based supports so they, too, can participate and practice the skill of identifying synonyms and antonyms.

Make five paragraph essays on the causes and effects of the American Revolution more accessible for your students! This graphic organizer uses the RACCER structure to support students as they outline a simple 5 paragraph essay.

Use this graphic organizer to help your students organize and track notes on how characters change and develop over the course of a narrative. These two organizers can be used independently, as guided practice, or in literature circles.

Do your students struggle with decoding complicated prompts? Use this anchor chart to help them isolate key words in order to define their purpose for writing and choose their evidence/reasoning/details. This chart can be projected for whole class work or printed 4:1 page to find on the corner of a desk on in an interactive notebook. Take the guess work out of decoding prompts and help students

Ready to integrate strong sentence writing and content review into your unit on the American Civil War? Use this week long set of content embedded sentence structure warm-ups in your class to remind your students of important historical facts while also developing their ability to move beyond the simple sentence. The week is structured as a slow release model that guides students through a short teacher model on Monday and slowly removing scaffolding until they are composing their own sentences

Are your students studying Compare and Contrast? Use this guided mini-lesson, scaffolded notes packet to model a short writing mini-lesson everyday using compare and contrast signal and transition words. This resource has five days worth of short, slow release writing mini-lessons meant to only take 10-12 minutes in an "I do, we do, you do" fashion. Day 1: Identify compare and contrast words in writing Day 2: Choose the correct compare and contrast word (multiple choice) Day 3: Fill in the blan

Use this basic review worksheet to reinforce initial L-Blends with your students. Picture support is included to support ELDs and others.