Through the Trees Teaching

A quick and simple collection of resources for teachers to use when providing introductory instruction and practice on determining the central idea of an informational text! Great for use before practicing this skill with core texts. Includes: - A worksheet for students: cloze notes, an example with modeled thinking, and a practice exercise (can be hole-punched and kept in binders for review!) - Aligned presentation leads students through cloze notes, example and modeled thinking, and sugge

A printable handout for student engagement and quick formative assessment. Easily print and cut (two half-sheets per page). Perfect for daily bell work and exit ticket responses. Suggested Use: Print double-sided and cut to create 5.5"x8" handouts (Tips: print ahead for the whole month/quarter! Can be printed on any color paper.)Distribute new sheets to students at the start of each new week.Each day, post your bell work and exit ticket prompts somewhere clearly visable to students (i.e. proje