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Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

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The Snowball Toss Reader's Theater Script and Activities for Grades 4-7

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

The Snowball Toss is a winter reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating winter themes into your language arts instruction.This 5-page, 11 character, high-interest realistic

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English Language Arts, Winter, Tools for Common Core

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

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3...

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ELA Close Reading Bundle: 60+ Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

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Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of thematic and seasonal close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies all year long.This bundle

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English Language Arts, Back to School, Close Reading

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

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RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit CCSS Standards-Based

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is the perfect novel to unlock your students' interest in poetry analysis! This Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit is a 35-page common core aligned resource that will:• enhance student inferencing skills•

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English Language Arts, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

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

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RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5...

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Back to School Blues: CCSS Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8

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Back to School Blues is a reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating back to school themes into your language arts instruction. This 13 character PDF script includes comprehension

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English Language Arts, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

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October and Halloween Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of October and Halloween close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Close Reading

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RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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January and New Year's Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of January and New Year's reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.This 18-page New Year’s close

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English Language Arts, The New Year, Close Reading

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

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RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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Woodsong Novel Study Unit for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Woodsong is a memoir written by Gary Paulsen. It is a collection of stories about his journey that led him to the Iditarod, the 1100-mile dogsled race in Alaska. This high-interest, shorter chapter text takes readers from Paulsen acquiring his

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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5...

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Draw, Write, and Share: Problem Based Journal Prompts for Reluctant Writers

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Writing made EASY...Simply share the prompt, students create an illustration based on the prompt, and then students write about their illustration... Inspiration… Writing can be a challenge for students no matter what grade. When I did a Photo of

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English Language Arts, Writing, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Loser Novel Unit for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

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Loser Common Core NO PREP! PRINT AND GO NOVEL UNIT WITH ANSWER KEY! Jerry Spinelli has done it again with another perfect novel for middle grade to middle school novel study. This 41-page Loser Novel Unit includes: • 20-pages of reader response

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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5...

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Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8: The School Store CCSS Toolkit

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

The School Store is an evergreen reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating high-interest stories into your language arts instruction. This 13 character PDF script includes

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English Language Arts, Short Stories, Tools for Common Core

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

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RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4...

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Back to School Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of Back to School reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page resource:•

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English Language Arts, Back to School, Close Reading

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RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10...

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Hate That Cat Novel Study and Poetry Unit CCSS Standards-Based

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech is the perfect novel to hook your students on the poetry genre!This Hate That Cat Novel Study and Poetry Unit is a 53-page common core aligned resource that will:enhance student inferencing skillsimprove student

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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Printables

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, W.4.10, W.5.10, W.6.10, L.4.2, L.5.2...

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The Best Halloween Ever Novel Unit Common Core Aligned

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

The Best Halloween Ever may be the most FUN book for October! If you are looking for the PERFECT novel and novel unit for October and the Halloween festivities? Look no further...The Best Halloween Ever is a realistic fiction novel about a group

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.6, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5...

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March ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

This collection of March and St. Patrick's Day ELA activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students during this festive month. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.2...

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Novel Study Unit Bundle for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

If you have ever wondered what novels will engage your hard to engage upper elementary to middle school readers, this is the resource to grab!This NOVEL UNIT BUNDLE includes 10 of my PRINT and GO novel units with ANSWER KEYS.In addition, I share

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English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5...

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Summer Journal Prompts for Middle School Grades 4-8

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

This collection of summer journal prompts for middle school will keep your students engaged and writing throughout the summer months!My summer school teaching assignments and my own work as a parent served as the inspiration for these 20 summertime

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English Language Arts, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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W.3.4, W.3.10, W.4.4, W.4.10, W.5.4, W.5.10, W.6.4, W.6.10, W.7.4, W.7.10, W.8.4...

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Earth Day Close Reading Toolkit

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Have you ever wondered how Earth Day began? I was curious, so I did a bit of research and created this Earth Day Close Reading Toolkit FREEBIE for my students and yours.This Earth Day FREEBIE includes:• an explanation of Close Reading for students•

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Earth Day, Informational Text, Close Reading

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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RI.4.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.1, RI.7.1, RI.8.1, W.4.4, W.5.4, W.6.4, W.7.4, W.8.4

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The Harvest Moon Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit FREEBIE

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

The Harvest Moon is a concept your students may have heard of, but have no idea what it is all about. In this 2-page realistic fiction, 6-character script, your students will learn a bit of information about this autumnal event.Included in this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Autumn, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Scripts

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RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3...

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May Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of May and End of the School Year close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this

Subjects:

Spring, Tools for Common Core, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10...

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November and Thanksgiving Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

By Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom

Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of November and Thanksgiving reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.This November Close Reads for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 19th year as a classroom teacher. I have taught self-contained 5th grade, 6th-8th Reading Intervention at the middle school level, and 12 years as a 6th grade ELA teacher. I have also taught 4th grade and 1st grade. I plan to stay in 7th grade for the rest of my career.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I utilize the Balanced Literacy approach. However, I have worked at incorporating the Daily 5 and Reader's/Writer's Workshop into my instruction to give ownership to my students. I am always working to improve my resources in order to meet the needs of my students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a National Board Certified Teacher.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's of Social Science in Elementary Education from Xavier University Masters in Educational Administration from Xavier University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love learning and finding new ways to engage students and make them excited about the learning process. My tech-savvy husband keeps me motivated and I have three AMAZING kiddos that inspire me each day! VISIT MY BLOG

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Drama, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community