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Main Idea Sorting Activity or Literacy Center

By Deb Hanson

Here's a hands-on, creative way to practice identifying the main idea and detail sentences! This is an engaging activity where your students match 3 details to the main idea. The file contains two options for classroom use. Use it as a craftivity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.3.2

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Italics Sentence Strips BUNDLE for a Fluency Center in Print and Digital

By Deb Hanson

Italics Fluency Strips: Do your students ever ignore words written in italics without altering their voice intonation? I have worked with readers in third through fifth grade, and it is a common occurrence. As a result, I created italics sentence

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

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

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RF.2.4, RF.3.4, RF.4.4, RF.5.4

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Animal Adaptations Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These eight animal adaptations partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th-5th students can do with a partner. This set of scripts focuses on fascinating animal adaptations that are sure to astound your students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

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

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Making Inferences: 5 Partner Play Scripts and Practice Worksheet 4th 5th

By Deb Hanson

Do your students enjoy reading scripts? Could they benefit from practice activities where they are required to infer as they read? This set of five partner plays is perfect for students who would benefit from targeted activities that work toward

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.5.1, RF.4.4, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4b

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ELA Test Prep Task Cards for Language and Grammar Skills

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an ELA test prep activity that will allow your students to review the many language arts topics covered throughout the year? These 52 task cards are designed to give your students an opportunity to practice interacting with a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

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Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.3.1, L.3.1a, L.3.4b, L.3.5, L.4.1e, L.4.3, L.4.4b, L.4.5a, L.4.5c, L.5.1a, L.5.3...

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Amusement Park Partner Plays: 5 Fun Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These five amusement park partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd grade students can complete with a partner. The scripts focus on the rides and events that happen at an amusement park. Kids love reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

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

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Allusion Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These five partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that students can read with a partner. The added bonus with THIS set is that all of the scripts contain multiple allusions (references to fairy tales, classic stories,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4

$3.25

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Reading About Animals: 6 Partner Play Scripts with Comprehension Worksheets

By Deb Hanson

These five animal partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd-grade students can read with a partner. This set of scripts focuses on animal facts and terms. Many animals are featured, including the elephant,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Science

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.3.4

$3.25

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Context Clues to Define Character Traits Task Cards: Practice Passages 4th & 5th

By Deb Hanson

Context Clues & Character Traits Task Cards: This set of 28 task cards is designed to give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice using context clues to decipher the meaning of a word that is a character trait. Each task card

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.3, RL.5.3, L.4.4a, L.5.4a, L.6.4a

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School Partner Plays: 5 Fun Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet 2nd 3rd

By Deb Hanson

These five back-to-school partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd grade students can complete with a partner. The scripts focus on beginning-of-the-school-year themes. Kids love reading these fun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

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

$3.25

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Italics Sentence Strips featuring Fry's fourth hundred words | PDF and Digital |

By Deb Hanson

100 sentence strips are included in this resource. They are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 3rd-4th grade students can do independently or with a partner. Each strip contains a word in italics so that students can practice

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.3.4, RF.3.4a, RF.4.4, RF.4.4a

$2.25

155

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School Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet 4th 5th

By Deb Hanson

These five back-to-school partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th and 5th grade students can complete with a partner. The scripts focus on beginning-of-the-school-year themes. Kids love reading these fun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

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

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Alternative Energy: 7 Partner Play Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These seven alternative energy partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that upper elementary students can complete with a partner. This set of seven scripts focuses on renewable resources, nonrenewable resources, and

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.5.4

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Matching Vowel Sounds Task Cards for 3rd Grade: 40 Test Prep Practice Cards

By Deb Hanson

Matching Vowel Sounds Task Cards: This set of 40 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a word, and then selecting another word that has the same vowel sound. Each task card consists of a question, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

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Biomes Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These six biome partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th and 5th grade students can do with a partner. Plus, since I received requests for more scripts that focus on scientific concepts, this set of scripts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.5.4

$3.50

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Word Choice Challenge Worksheet Packet: Revising for Improved Word Choice

By Deb Hanson

Are your students up to accepting THE WORD CHOICE CHALLENGE?!?! If so, they are given a paper containing a rather dull passage. Their challenge is to replace some of the boring, overused, or vague words with words that are more exact or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.32 MB)

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Italics Sentence Strips featuring Fry's third hundred words | PDF and Digital |

By Deb Hanson

100 sentence strips are included in this resource. They are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd-3rd students can do independently or with a partner. Each strip contains a word in italics so that students can practice the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.2.4a, RF.3.4, RF.3.4a

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (0.87 MB)

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Black History Partner Plays: 6 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These six Black History partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th-5th students can do with a partner. The scripts focus on sharing the feats and accomplishments of six Black Americans. Kids love reading these

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Black History Month

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Centers

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.5.4

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (1.64 MB)

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Italics Sentence Strips featuring Fry's fifth hundred words | PDF and Digital |

By Deb Hanson

One hundred sentence strips are included in this resource. They are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 3rd-5th grade students can do independently or with a partner. Each strip contains a word in italics so that students can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.3.4, RF.3.4a, RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (0.87 MB)

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Italics Sentence Strips featuring Fry's second hundred words | PDF and Digital |

By Deb Hanson

One hundred sentence strips are included in this resource. They are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that students can do independently or with a partner. Each strip contains a word in italics so that students can practice the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.1.4, RF.2.4, RF.2.4a, RF.3.4, RF.3.4a

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (0.86 MB)

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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.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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

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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