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Here are two worksheets to help students practice and improve their dictionary skills! Included is a worksheet labeling a dictionary entry. Students could complete this to see what they know already about the parts of a dictionary entry, or have it in their INB as a resource. This is a half sheet, so it could easily fit in an INB. This will also come with an answer key. The next worksheet is a dictionary relay race! This makes practicing dictionary skills a little bit more fun. Students will be

Do your kiddos do sustained silent reading? Use this log to keep track of student progress AND practice their questioning skills. Included in this is a SSR log and 9 task cards. Print them on colored paper and put them on a binder ring. Once students are finished silently reading, have them fill out their log and answer one question. Next time students read, have them answer a different question. Put it in their INB to keep it all in one place :) ENJOY!

Teach your students to write a friendly letter! This was a fun real world writing activity that my students LOVED! Through this mini-unit students will learn to write a friendly letter by sending a letter to either a nursing home, children's hospital, military affiliate, or family member. This purchase contains a PowerPoint that teaches the friendly letter Fill in the blank notes for students to complete while you go over the PowerPoint Choice board for the letter Idea graphic organizer Letter

Do you use a powerpoint slide to start every single class? I do. It's helpful to let students know EXACTLY what they need to do when they get to class. It's a great way to hold kids accountable. With these slides you'll have SO many options to pick what's best for your classroom. It includes: - Five different slide designs - Each design has TWO different font options (Fonts used include AGbosslady, KGlethergosolid, SSonlywithmyoxygen) download them if you'd like to match OR mix it up! :) - On

Do you use a powerpoint slide to start every single class? I do. It's helpful to let students know EXACTLY what they need to do when they get to class. It's a great way to hold kids accountable. With these slides you'll have SO many options to pick what's best for your classroom. It includes: - Two versions - Five different slide designs for every day of the week - Each design comes with a blank option in case my labels don't work for you! ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ ⚫Thank you for visiting

A great real world writing activity before students write their own review! Students will look at REAL (and funny) poorly written reviews to evaluate them and figure out what was done wrong. Then, students will brainstorm what needs to be done to improve them. By correcting bad reviews, students should be able to better write their own. There are multiple ways to do this activity - individual, partner, around the room, group, table, etc. You pick! :) ENJOY Follow me on Instagram @tiffinthemi

Do you use a powerpoint slide to start every single class? I do. It's helpful to let students know EXACTLY what they need to do when they get to class. It's a great way to hold kids accountable. Four of the slides are editable, so change it to fit your needs. You may need to use your own fonts, so download the ones I have listed below. They are free for personal use. Four of the slides are not editable and contain the fonts exactly as I used them. There are four different cactus themed slides to

Practice speaking and listening skills (and many other literary skills) through this "How-to" Speech Guide. Included in this guide: Instruction, Guidelines, and Important Dates Page Speech Graphic Organizer Speech Rough Draft Practice for the Speech Rubric Listening Guide How-to Speech Ideas AND Sign Up Sheet You have EVERYTHING you need to complete the speech! Teach the Four Basic Types of Speeches with this product https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Types-of-Speeches-3543268 Follow m

Use De Bono's six hats to get your students to think deeper about the text. These hats have the students think from one perspective assigned to them, in this case, their hat color. When students start discussing in their group, they must respond from the one perspective. This gets students to think creatively and challenges them to look closely at the text to support their perspective. This kit includes instructions with pictures. Six cards with hats described and a sentence stem to help strug