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While reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, you can use this student packet to show comprehension understanding, practice grades 3-5 language arts skills, capture student reflections and review predicting and visualizing. This packet includes 1-2 pages per chapter. Skills addressed: Plot Character Traits Predicting Visualization Compare and Contrast Problem/Soultion Cause/Effect Inferencing Character development Sequence of events printable vocabulary template cards at the end of

Math Mini-Assessments for all 3rd-5th Ohio Extended Standards!!! This resource provides you with mini-assessments for students with disabilities who fall into the mid-complexity range on the Extended Standards (linked to the Common Core). All math extended standards have been linked back to the Common Core so that you can easily identify which assessment to give to match grade level standards. **If you have students in inclusive settings, you can quickly print the correlating assessment for a

Big Al is a well known picture book by Andrew Clements. It teaches a lesson of friendship and not judging a person by appearances. This packet allows you to have students work on grades 3-5 Language Arts skills, including: character traits compare/contrast making connections problem/soultion summarizing vocabulary Designed to use as a guided reading lesson for struggling readers - so higher level skills with a lower level text.

Teaching about life cycles? Mealworms allow students to observe complete metamorphosis - little set-up, easy to do and minimal care required. You will need a few months to complete - but checking once a week on these little guys would be effective. Mealworms go through stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Your students will love watching the worms change to pupas and then into adults (beetles). TWO FORMATS 1. designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities - icons for observations

Freckle Juice is a great beginning chapter book and a classic Judy Blume story. This packet was designed to use in a guided reading setting with students who are working on upper grade level skills, but with text at a low readability. Skills included in packet: Character Description Comprehension Questions Writing Prompt (opinion) Problem / Solution Character Traits How to . . . mini writing Cause & Effect Inference Compare & Contrast Theme / Character Development (feeling)

This nonfiction book about the discovery of SUE, the T-Rex, engages students in a cross-curricular discussion during guided reading. This book is a level N (guided reading level) but is of high interest to a wide age-range of students. The packet includes skills: Setting Study Inference Skills Predicting Diagrams - drawing and labeling Vocabulary Summarizing Sequencing Opinion response Literal comprehension review - providing evidence from text Facts This packet was designed for students needin

This folktale offers a wonderful opportunity to review some ELA skills while learning a powerful lesson. The tale is about two brothers with very different names and the reader's job is to conclude why a name is so important. Skills addressed in the packet: Compare/Contrast Genre - folktale Plot - Sequencing; Problem/Solution Author's Purpose Drawing Conclusions Synthesizing Theme Text-to-Self Connection This packet was designed for students who need lower readability text (Level M/N) but hig

Money Unit - this packet provides activities, centers and worksheets for teaching: counting mixed coins counting mixed bills adding money reading and adding money in dollar and cents notation calculating change buying with money using "dollar more" strategy when buying These activities were designed for students with moderate cognitive disabilities in grades 3-5 - so lots of functional application of the skills.

While reading The Tale of Despereaux, use this student packet to check comprehension, practice grades 3-5 language arts skills, capture student reflections and review predicting and visualizing skills, plus MUCH, MUCH MORE! This packet includes: Mood/Theme Character Traits and Descriptions Plot (setting, characters, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution) Predicting Vocabulary work Visualization Compare and Contrast Problem/Solution Text Connections Cause/Effect Inferencing Chara

Kate DiCamillo writes heartfelt stories that deeply engage students and teach heartfelt life lessons. In this bundle, you will find my four novel study packets for: Because of Winn-Dixie Flora & Ulysses The Tale of Despereaux The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane These packets contain comprehension pages for each chapter, vocabulary work, as well as character studies and reflection questions. They will support your students understanding of the plot, making connections to the text, making in

Math Mini-Assessments for all 3rd-5th Ohio Extended Standards!!! This resource provides you with mini-assessments for students with disabilities who fall into the low-complexity range on the Extended Standards (linked to the Common Core). All math extended standards have been linked back to the Common Core so that you can easily identify which assessment to give to match grade level standards. **If you have students in inclusive settings, you can quickly print the correlating assessment for a

This picture book is a wonderful resource during black history month, civil rights discussions, or biography studies. Marian Anderson was a determined woman who overcame many obstacles to pursue her dream. Use as a close reading activity – reading multiple times for varying purposes. Begin with basic comprehension of the book and the sequence of Marian’s life. Dig deeper on the second and third reading – work on character traits, drawing conclusions about her obstacles and comparing and contra

As you read this story about Tacky at the Winter Olympics, support your students who need visual supports, visual choices, communication boards or adapted learning materials. Students will work on parts of a story/Wh- questions, sequencing the events, sorting based on season and topic/theme. The boards and choice cards can be laminated and affixed with Velcro so that materials are sturdy and can be used over and over again. This product was designed for students with multiple disabilities wh

You can't go wrong with a Leo Lionni book. Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse is a great book to promote discussion about friendship - How do you make a friend? What is a TRUE friend? This pack contains: 2 character trait pages - one for Alexander and one for Willy Inference page - describe thinking and illustrate 2 friendship pages Making Connections Create a new ending Designed for guided reading lesson with older students (4th /5th), lower reading level (Level L for F&P).

"Because of Winn-Dixie" is a perfect read for students in 3rd-5th grade. The main character, Opal, is easy to relate to while learning valuable life lessons. I use this book as a read aloud, allowing for class discussion and close reading instruction/practice as a whole group (or small group). This novel study packet would guide your instruction, chapter-by-chapter, highlighting a wide range of reading strategies and comprehension skills. This would work well as a whole class read, a literature

With the adoption of the Common Core Standards in Ohio, we are also implementing the Extended Standards - developed for students with cognitive disabilities. These solar system activities were designed to support instruction of the listed concepts: 1. Identify what can be found in the solar system 2. Recognize that the sun is a star 3. Recognize that Earth rotates on its axis 4. Recognize that Earth revolves around the sun while it rotates on its axis 5. Recognize that properties of the sun are

A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams is a great book to teach cause and effect and to discuss needs vs. wants. Use as a guided reading book (Level M for F&P) or a read aloud and complete the activities to practice skills: *Parts of a story *Cause and Effect *Making Connections *Needs / Wants Sort **Updated Feb. 2016 formatting and graphics updated comprehension pages added *theme *text-self connections *inferencing

Paul Zelinsky's retelling of Grimms' tale, Rumpelstiltskin, is a great fairy tale to read with your students. It is a level N, according to F&P reading levels. This packet was designed for students reading at a lower reading level (2nd -3rd) but working on higher level skills (4th-5th grade). Packet includes: Research Brothers Grimm Vocabulary cards Parts of a Fairy Tales - posters Use the posters to list the parts found in Rumpelstiltskin plot diagram Caldecott Honor - describe an illustratio

This packet is great for guided reading groups. Dr. DeSoto, by William Steig, is a wonderful story about character and problem solving as well as being rich with vocabulary. In this packet, you will find materials to teach or review: Parts of a story - plot 13 vocabulary cards and definitions for flashcards (one blank) Character Description Newberry Honor - opinion activity How To . . . brush teeth graphic organizer How To . . . final draft paper Toothbrush Craft to display with writing Outfoxed

This packet contains activities for teaching fives senses, body systems and parts of the body (internal and external). Activities use visually supported text and icon choices. Designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities working on the Extended Standards. These activities would be great for a health class modifications. Included in packet: 5 Senses Interactive Book Vocabulary Cards Body Systems - labeling My Body book with visual choices Five Senses worksheets Sorting tasks Lif