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Christmas Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Holiday Scripts to Improve Fluency

By Deb Hanson

Christmas Readers' Theater scripts: Are you looking for something fun to do for reading during the week before Winter Break and Christmas? This set of three Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

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Father's Day Card: Writing Craftivity- Mother's Day card file is included, too!

By Deb Hanson

This file includes all of the materials needed for your students to create an unforgettable card for Mother's Day.... and it even includes the materials to create a Father's Day card as well! Both files follow the same pattern:Front of Card:

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Printables

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Halloween Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Fun Scripts to Improve Fluency

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for something fun to do for Reading during the week of Halloween? This set of THREE Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

$6.00

963

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Branches of Government PowerPoint and Craftivity: Constitution Day Activity Set

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an engaging reading activity to do on Constitution Day (September 17th)? This is one of those days that tend to sneak up on a teacher, and I am almost always scrambling to find an activity that I can quickly add to my

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English Language Arts, Government, Holidays/Seasonal

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Activities

$4.99

715

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Main Idea Activity for Thanksgiving: Turkey Craftivity for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

By Deb Hanson

This engaging Thanksgiving-themed main idea activity will be a hit in your upper elementary classroom! Students will practice identifying the main idea sentence and its supporting detail sentences! Students match 4 supporting detail sentences

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2

$3.00

1,507

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All About Me Back to School Activity: First Day Getting to Know You Flipbook

By Deb Hanson

This back to school flipbook provides a fun way for students to share facts about themselves and their lives. Use it as an icebreaker activity during that first week of school. It is ideal for teachers who want to get to know their new batch of

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English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2a, W.5.2b

$3.00

1,314

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Thanksgiving Readers' Theater Activity: Three Fun Scripts to Improve Fluency

By Deb Hanson

Are you searching for a fun reading activity to do during the week of Thanksgiving? This set of THREE Readers' Theaters scripts will certainly spice things up! You will receive three engaging scripts that have enough parts for 26 readers. A bonus

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

$6.00

566

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Sequencing Worksheets and Timeline Activity: 3 Practice Passages and Craftivity

By Deb Hanson

This resource contains THREE nonfiction passages that will give your students an opportunity to practice the skill of sequencing. After reading each passage, students answer questions related to the sequence of events within the given passage. All

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.1

$3.00

318

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Halloween Reading Activity: Partner Play Scripts and Comprehension Worksheets

By Deb Hanson

These five Halloween partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd grade students can read with a partner. The scripts focus on Halloween activities. Kids love reading these fun seasonal scripts. These plays

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.2.4b, RF.3.4, RF.3.4b

$3.25

443

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Main Idea Winter Craftivity: Matching Main Idea and Supporting Details Activity

By Deb Hanson

Here's a winter-themed hands-on way to practice identifying main idea and supporting detail sentences! This is an engaging activity where your students match 3 supporting detail sentences (written on snowballs) to the main idea sentence (written on

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2

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632

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Fluency Practice: Partner Plays BUNDLE for 2nd and 3rd Grade Readers SET 2

By Deb Hanson

This bundle of partner plays contains 90 scripts! These partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that second and third-grade students can do with a partner. These scripts require minimal teacher support, thereby allowing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.3.4

$49.75

$26.00

579

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Memorial Day/Veteran's Day Readers' Theater Script in Print and Digital Easel

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an engaging reading activity to do to recognize Veterans Day or Memorial Day? My students LOVE Readers' Theaters so I decided to write my own Readers' Theater script that we can read as an entire class on Veterans Day.The script

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Scripts

CCSS:

RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

$3.99

432

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End of Year Writing Prompts and Activity: May Craftivity and Bulletin Board

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an activity that will keep your students engaged near the end of the school year? This activity provides a writing activity that will allow your students to reflect on their school year. It includes the materials for a craftivity

Subjects:

Writing, End of Year

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Printables

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310

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Main Idea and Supporting Details Foldable Activity featuring the Earth

By Deb Hanson

Here is a hands-on, creative way to practice identifying main idea and detail sentences! Your students will match three supporting details to each of the five main idea sentences. This activity is ideal for Earth Day because of its Earth-friendly

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Earth Day, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RI.6.2, CCRA.R.2

$3.00

1,137

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Fall Halloween Reading Activity: Partner Play Scripts & Comprehension Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These five fall and Halloween partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th-5th students can do with a partner. The scripts focus on fall and Halloween themes. Kids love reading these fun seasonal scripts. These

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4b

$3.25

254

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Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts

By Deb Hanson

Do your students enjoy doing Readers' Theaters as much as my students do? If so, you might want to check out my bundle of original scripts. Four of the scripts are related to language skills (synonyms, antonyms, multiple meaning words, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

$60.47

$32.00

211

Bundle

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Common and Proper Nouns Activity: Halloween Worksheet and Craftivity

By Deb Hanson

This engaging craftivity puts a fun spin on identifying the nouns in a sentence, and then determining whether each one is a common noun or a proper noun. It includes a Halloween-themed worksheet and a craftivity. This print-and-go activity makes a

Subjects:

Grammar, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

502

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Valentine's Day Readers' Theater Activity: Four Fun Scripts to Improve Fluency

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for something fun to do for Reading during the week of Valentine's Day? This set of four Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! This set of three Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Valentine's Day

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

$5.99

286

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Valentine's Day Writing & Craftivity Project

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for a February writing project that will truly engage your students? This writing project may be just what you are looking for! This is one of those units that I truly look forward to teaching each year, and it is my BEST SELLING

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Valentine's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.2, W.1.5, W.2.2, W.2.5, W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.2...

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570

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Context Clues Worksheet for Halloween with Print and Digital Options

By Deb Hanson

Your students will read six stories related to Halloween. To answer the seventeen multiple-choice questions, they will need to use context clues to decipher the meaning of a word. Words include: specter, domicile, predilection, penchant, loathe,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.4.4, RL.5.4

$1.49

434

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 16 years teaching experience. I began my career as a 2nd grade teacher. The majority of my career (13 years), I have worked as an elementary ESL teacher. In that capacity, I worked with students from kindergarten through grade 6 at all language development levels, but I most frequently worked with 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students. I was an upper elementary Reading Teacher (grades 4-5) for two years, as well. I have also spent some of my summers teaching graduate classes at a local university for teachers seeking an ESL endorsement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in hands-on activities with lots of visual aids and graphic organizers! Most of my products include picture clues for my ESL students! I am constantly creating and making learning materials that will support the unique needs of my students and engage them so that they can experience success and know that learning can be fun!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have been asked to present half-day professional development seminars at a nearby school district. For my own local school district, I was asked to present two "Teacher Toolkit" seminars for my colleagues, focusing on student engagement and formative assessment. I have served as a mentor teacher to five first year teachers and several teachers new to an ESL position.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a B.A. degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Early Childhood. I have a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a Second Language.

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Learn more about me by watching my YouTube video! Email me at deb@crafting-connections.com.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, Informational Text, End of Year