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Balanced literacy Common Core L.6.5 resources
5th-7th Grade Word Work *No Prep * Vocabulary and Sentence Structure Practice
Weekly Word Work ***Updated*** Digital Copy [Distance Learning]This Weekly Word Work activity provides 40 weeks of vocabulary and sentence structure skills. New edition includes 120 pages to allow you to differentiate the lesson to meet your students' needs.Section 1- Words and Definitions are included. Great resource for struggling students.Section 2- Words are given but no definitions- This can be used for your more advanced students or if you would like to practice dictionary skills.Sectio
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4th - 7th
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Cyclops: The Monster in the Cave--Readers Theater from The Odyssey
Includes comprehension activity, key, and teacher notes! Liven up your reading curriculum and satisfy the Common Core with this kid-friendly classroom play based on the 9th book of Homer's The Odyssey. Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, "Cyclops" is suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Use it to introduce the original text, build fluency, and improve comprehension. Pair it with a Percy Jackson novel as part of a literature circle! Or j
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5th - 9th
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Figurative Language Activity: Idiom, Pun, Hyperbole, Similes, Metaphors, etc.
Figurative Language: These Figurative Language Cootie Catchers: are a great way for students to have fun while learning the different types of figurative language. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.Figurative language contents: (with pictures illustrating the concept) Alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersHyperbole: This bag weighs a tonIdiom: Raining cats and dogsMetaphor: Time fliesOnomatopoeia: AARGH! and PFOOM!Personification: The news travels quicklyPun
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3rd - 9th
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Halloween Activity - Figurative Language Task Cards for Fun October ELA Practice
Figurative Language is an important skill, and task cards are a great tool to help introduce, practice, and review metaphors, similes, idioms, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. The Halloween task cards are better than a figurative language worksheet, and minimal preparation is required to use the figurative language activity in a variety of ways: as a Halloween activity, with the whole class, as bell ringers, exit cards, & more! ✏️ The best part? You'll save valua
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4th - 7th
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Figurative Language Digital Boom Cards
These 24 interactive digital task cards on the BOOM Learning website review six types of figurative language. Figurative language can be tough for students to understand. These cards make reviewing figurative language easy and fun!Two card formats are included. Please view the preview to see examples.Definition Cards (6 cards) Example Cards (18 cards) The types of figurative language covered include: simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole and idioms.These digital task cards
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3rd - 5th
Figurative Language in Music/Songs Task Cards with QR Code
Figurative language in Music!! This download will allow students to review and practice different types of figurative language using popular songs. Included are 24 task cards with a QR code AND 24 task cards without a QR code. To use this simply download a QR reader (there are many available for free on the Internet). Have students read each task card and determine the figurative language used in each song’s expert. Students will use the QR reader to check their answer. This is perfect to use in
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4th - 8th
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Vocabulary Review Worksheets | Context Clues Defining Words | Digital Resources
These effective yet enjoyable vocabulary activities will allow you to upgrade your test prep instruction. Digital resources - Docs (worksheets), Slides and Forms that are CCSS aligned, full of color and Grade 5-6 topics. Practice vocabulary in a variety of situations and with most of the work done for you.BUNDLE INCLUDES:Context Clues, Defining Words, Fill the Blanks, Homophones, SynonymsVocabulary Review:The bundle contains three formats (Docs, Slides, Forms). Each format includes 20 tests and
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5th - 7th
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly: A Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom made novel study for grades 5-8 as they read the 2009 Newbery Honor Book, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly. It includes a 23-page printable student booklet designed to reinforce essential reading, writing, and thinking skills for middle graders. Common Core Standards are supported in the skills and include summarizing, explaining, visualizing, connecting to the text, inferring, citing evidence from the text, general comprehension, understandin
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5th - 9th, Higher Education
Defining Words Worksheets | 5th-6th Grade Grammar
Review defining words with this effective no prep worksheets product and save yourself some time! Resources that are colorful, easy-to-use and fillable.Give this defining words pack of worksheets a try today!Focus Areas:Matching Words to Definition, Matching Definition to Words, Using Guesswork to Accurately Define Meanings, Additional Defining Word Practice.Defining Words Review:The product includes 4 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are
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5th - 7th
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The Report Card, by Andrew Clements: A Book Club Guide by Jean Martin
This is a ready-to-use, custom-created, independent work packet designed to use with students in grades 4-6 as they read The Report Card, by Andrew Clements. Included are 20 student pages that divide the text into five reading assignments with questions and activities to go with each one. Also included in this packet is an answer key, a discussion guide for extended comprehension and/or discussion, a vocabulary bookmark as well as lists of vocabulary words for the teacher to use for additional v
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4th - 6th
Vocabulary Google Forms | Context Clues Defining Words Homophones Synonyms
These effective yet enjoyable vocabulary activities will allow you to upgrade your test prep instruction. Google Forms that are CCSS aligned, full of color and Grade 5-6 topics.Practice vocabulary in a variety of situations and with most of the work done for you.BUNDLE INCLUDES:Context Clues, Defining Words, Fill the Blanks, Homophones, SynonymsVocabulary Review:The product includes 20 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are a handful of pic
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5th - 7th
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Vocabulary Google Slides | Context Clues Defining Words Homophones Synonyms
These effective yet enjoyable vocabulary activities will allow you to upgrade your test prep instruction. Google Slides that are CCSS aligned and full of color.Practice vocabulary in a variety of situations and with most of the work done for you.BUNDLE INCLUDES:Context Clues, Defining Words, Fill the Blanks, Homophones, SynonymsVocabulary Review:The product includes 20 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are a handful of pictures on each tes
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Grades:
5th - 7th
All Summer in a Day PowerPoint - Figurative Language and Imagery
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury PowerPoint. Figurative language and imagery focus. This science fiction short story is rich in figurative language and imagery. This PowerPoint with animated graphics introduces three common types of figurative language - similes, metaphors, personification - in before reading activities. Then, during reading, students can look for these types of figurative language and write them down in the chart shown on the screen. (Also available separately as a printable
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6th - 8th
Also included in: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Bundle
Mentor Texts for Teaching Grammar Skills
This resource includes a list of over 1700 book titles to teach over18 different Common Core language standards. The book titles are organized alphabetically by grammar skill. Lexile levels are listed for you to determine the reading level/grade level that is most appropriate for your class. If a Lexile level is missing, it is because there is no Lexile level listed for that title in the Lexile database.
You can use these books to introduce grammar skills as a whole group or in small, guided
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1st - 6th
End of the Year Activity Figurative Language Task Cards - Summer School Activity
Figurative language task cards are fun, engaging, and the perfect end of school year activity or summer activity. Use the figurative language activity to provide an opportunity to introduce or review simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole, and assonance within a seasonal context. The figurative language task cards are perfect for centers, an introductory activity to your daily class, whole-class instruction, partner review activity, early finishers, etc.
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4th - 7th
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Figurative Language Activities - Task Cards Seasonal Bundle - ELA Test Prep
Figurative Language activities for the entire year! The seasonal Figurative Language Task Cards include 9 seasonal sets of easy-to-use task cards that are bundled into one product, and they make the perfect ELA test prep any time of year. Introduce, practice, or review figurative language with task cards that focus on simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, assonance, and idiom. The Figurative Language Task Cards are a versatile classroom tool. Perfect for ELA t
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4th - 7th
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Defining Words Language Arts Homework | Multiple Choice Questions | Google Forms
Review defining words with this effective no prep review forms product! Google Forms that are colorful, easy-to-use and self grading.Give this defining words pack a try today!Focus Areas:Matching Words to Definition, Matching Definition to Words, Using Guesswork to Accurately Define Meanings, Additional Defining Word Practice.Defining Words Review:The product includes 4 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are a handful of pictures on each te
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Grades:
5th - 7th
VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS COLOR DESIGN PUZZLES Early Finishers | Gr 3-4-5
VOCABULARY in DESIGNS . . . Early Finishers ActivityColor by Words in FUN WorksheetsStudents classify words in categories of color-coded geometric designsGreat review activity for subs, early finishers, center work, whole class, or homework. Vocabulary and comprehension improve through classifying words in several categories in each design. {Gr. 3-4-5}Answer to . . . Fast Finisher's Question, "Now what do I do?""Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / PRACTICE / REVIEW skills in FUN ways. ⭐ C
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3rd - 6th
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Vocabulary Builder 100 Word Search Book 1 For Test Prep ISEE/SSAT/ACT/SAT/GRE
This resource is perfect for students in grades 6 and up that are working on building their vocabulary. This is a fun resource for any one that enjoys word searches and is sure to teach anyone of any age some new vocabulary words! This resource contains 100 word searches, each covering a different topic. Each word search has 20 vocabulary words. Each set of words are either synonyms of the concept or related to the word at the top. Antonyms of the topic will not be on the same page but will may
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Not Grade Specific
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret Lesson Plan, (Book Club - Analyze Text Structure)
Use The Invention of Hugo Cabret to Teach Analyze Text Structure
This Book Club Bundle for The Invention of Hugo Cabret is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Analyze Text Structure.
Here's What You'll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Analyze
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5th - 6th
The Lightning Thief Lesson Plan, (Book Club Format - Determining Theme) (CCSS)
Use The Lightning Thief to Teach Determining Theme
This Book Club Bundle for The Lightning Thief is an excellent choice for 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies.
This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Determining Theme.
Here's What You'll Get:
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 10 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Determining Theme
- Chapter by Chap
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6th
Figurative Language Card Sorting Activity
Looking for a hands-on way to have your students practice identifying figurative language? These figurative language cards are a fun way to challenge your students’ skills in identifying the varying techniques in which an author express themself. Print out these cards and separate into pieces (I would encourage laminating these pieces so you can save them and reuse them next year). Print out enough copies for however many groups of students you expect to have. Hand out a set of cards to each gro
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4th - 9th
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Idioms School Themed
Idioms can be a tricky concept for our students. This back to school themed idiom pack can help students break down the literal and nonliteral definition of 17 different idioms. Many Different Opportunities to Practice Idioms• 17 idioms to define and illustrate (the literal and nonliteral definitions)• A page of 5 idioms used in a sentence that the students must define in their own words. Check out my preview for a closer look at this product!Feedback is greatly appreciated!!★★★★You Might Also L
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3rd - 5th
Vocabulary Starter for Middle & High School - Essential Lists, Templates & Guide
NEED TO TEACH VOCABULARY IN YOUR MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?You came to the right place! I have been teaching for 5+ years, I have my Master's in Education with a focus on Literacy and I didn't know where to start. So, I went back to everything I learned in my graduate program and re-read everything I could find. I wrote & designed a student-engaging template to help students in my classroom to deeply internalize a word. I gathered key word lists when
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6th - 12th
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