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Do your students MOAN and GROAN when it's time to practice finding the main idea and details or the topic of a passage? Try these giggle-worthy texts all about animals farting! I can hear your students already laughing, being completely engaged, and practicing this skill! Can't you? This Includes:Topic vs Main Idea example (8.5 x 11 poster)5 informational worksheets about animals farting (skill = main idea/details and/or topic)5 practice activitiesanswer keysDon't forget that leaving feed

Looking for another way to help your students identify author’s reasons and evidence? Determining an author's reasons and providing evidence can be difficult for students to master, but with this set of 40 helpful and differentiated practice task cards, it can be easy! Much like main idea and key details for literature, an author makes a point in a text and needs support. With each task card, students will need to choose the correct answer that accurately supports the opinion (statement) on e

Help your students practice multiple meaning words in a fun way! This resource has 32 engaging multiple meaning words task cards, posters, graphic organizers, and differentiated quizzes for you to teach, review, and assess this important concept. Contents of this set include:★32 Task Cards (14 cards only have one correct answer; 18 cards require more than one answer) ★Student Answer Sheet ★Answer Key (Two versions of the same answer key are included: I wrote one answer key on a full sheet of pap

Your students will enjoy these eight posters and 32 task cards designed to reinforce their understanding of informational text structure in their reading and writing. Each card features a short informational paragraph and a choice of five text structures. In addition, there are posters for each of the five structures, plus a poster for the features for each text structure type and another poster for the key words of each text structure. These cards and posters work well for all students whether

Do your students understand better when they are using the close reading strategy in reading? Why not apply that strategy to math? These math worksheets follow the same easy to use strategy that students are used to when close reading a text. Close Reads are becoming more and more important as we continue to work toward meeting state and national math standards. Close reading of a math problem will help your students to make sense of any multi-step word problem and develop a guide for their wo

Your students will enjoy these 8 posters and 32 task cards designed to reinforce their understanding of informational text structure in their reading and writing. Each card features a short informational paragraph and a choice of five text structures. In addition, there are posters for each of the five structures, plus a page for the features for each text structure type and another for the key words of each text structure. This resource is designed 3rd, but can easily be used by gifted 2nd g

Multiple meaning words are an important part of standards from kindergarten through high school. I have found that children with critical thinking difficulties cannot visualize the different ways the words can be used. Therefore, pictures become very useful to help them visualize the differences. These 24 task cards with pictures will help make the concept more understandable. This resource is intended for 1st and 2nd grades, but will work for older students as well.Included in This Resource:

Practicing prefixes, suffixes, and root words doesn't need to be stressful! Your students will be laughing out loud as they use these 32 multiple choice task cards to reinforce prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words.Do your students have trouble figuring out the meaning of words when prefixes and/or suffixes are added to the root? Your students will be giggling as they read and solve each task card. Laughing + Learning = A Joyful Classroom Words Includedtransport, construction, cheerful, car

Keep your students engaged while reviewing our Solar System. This fun science resource has an original narrative with vocabulary "break the code" activities, writing, poetry, and extension activities as well. Your students will have a lot of fun reading about someone being abducted by aliens, and participating in all the activities included. Please take a look at the preview pages to see what is included in this engaging resource! This Resource Contains:★ Suggestions for Use ★ Differentiated Ide

Do you find that your students struggle with the rigorous format of multi-select questions that are on your new assessments? Then this bundle is perfect for you! The resources in this bundle focus on the math test item specifications (multi-select questions) for Florida Standards that are based on Common Core. This is a must have for every 3rd grade math teacher. This extra helpful resource is designed to help prepare your students for the multi-select questions that are assessed on the new

Practicing multiple meaning words doesn't need to be stressful! Your students will be laughing out loud as they use these 8 multiple choice task cards to reinforce multiple meaning words. This resource is perfect for small groups and is a free sample of my #1 best-selling resource. Click here to see the complete resource: Multiple Meaning Words Activities.The complete resource includes 32 task cards, 3 posters, 3 graphic organizers, and 4 differentiated quizzes for you to quickly assess your

This is a fun pack of 50 non-editable, lighthearted, and positive awards you can give your colleagues at the end of the year. Show your teaching team you love them, boost morale, and have a little giggle along the way. END OF THE YEAR AWARDS: End your school year by giving your colleagues these 50 ready-to-print awards! All you have to do is print, sign/date, and you are done. In this set you will receive 50 different awards. Click the preview button under the product images to see a few exampl

Reading Comprehension and Science Integration: Inside you will find 5 comprehension passages about Earth, 14 solar system vocabulary cards, 1 fact sheet about the planets, and answer keys!  These passages are focused on planet Earth. The passages are short, easy to follow, and read. They are great to use for extra practice or a comprehension check after a main idea and details lesson or a compare and contrast lesson. They were not created to teach a completely new skill - but to supplement your

This is a free sample of my Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Task Cards. This product contains the first 8 task cards, teacher answer key, and a student response page for you to use. Your students will be laughing out loud as they use these multiple choice task cards to reinforce prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words. The full set contains 32 task cards covering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade level vocabulary. You can find the full product here: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots These task cards are per

Do you ever wish there was some other way to present information to your class? If so, this is the activity for you! This can be academic or fun- your choice! Students have real chances to present information while helping to teach or review concepts with the class, or it can be non-academic and a great way to share about themselves! You may find this helpful for concepts you need to review before assessments or you may want to use it with a class that needs to experience teaching (instill re

How often do you ask (or remind) your students to provide evidence in their writing? This resource is the perfect support to help your students begin thinking about providing evidence in their writing. The task cards are perfect to place in centers, assign for homework, or play as a game of Scoot. The passages are perfect for a whole group lesson, small groups, center work, and homework. Determining author's reasons and providing evidence can be difficult for students to master, but with the

This Valentine Figurative Language Packet is filled with engaging worksheets to make it easy for you to plan meaningful, academic activities related to Valentine's Day, while remaining focused on curriculum. Celebrate Valentine's Day in your upper elementary classroom while also covering common figurative language/ literary devices used in poetry and fiction. Take a look at the preview pages to see what is included! Included in this packet:★ Literary Devices Vocabulary Cards: 2 per page (Allit

This NO PREP Christmas Figurative Language Packet is packed with engaging worksheets to make it easy for you to plan meaningful, academic activities related to Christmas, while remaining focused on curriculum. Celebrate Christmas in your upper elementary classroom while also covering common figurative language/ literary devices used in poetry or fiction. Take a look at the preview pages to see what is included! Included Worksheets:★ Literary Devices Cards: 2 per page (Alliteration, Antonym, H

Bullying is a major epidemic facing today’s schools and children.  From stealing someone’s lunch money to spreading rumors online, bullying takes place everywhere—and it’s up to students, teachers, and parents to put an end to it by fostering awareness, tolerance, and kindness. Teaching students to be upstanders, not bystanders, is an integral part of today’s curriculum. In these lessons and activities, students will think about the reasons people bully others and the potential consequences o

Your students will love these 8 posters and 32 task cards to reinforce the use of figurative language in their reading and writing. Each task card is designed as an easy read to expose students to a difficult concept with simple text. These cards work well for all students whether they are English speakers or English Language Learner (ELL) students. Included in This Resource★ Eight (8.5 x 11) posters that define Figurative Language, Alliteration, Hyperboles, Idioms, Metaphors, Personification