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Bloom Ball Templates and Slideshow

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This Bloom Ball resource has everything you need to support your students in making a Bloom Ball.A Bloom Ball is a 3-dimensional project that requires students to complete activities moving them through the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. A Bloom Ball

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Word Detectives: A context clues game!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Engage your students in this fun, interactive context clues game to reinforce your lesson on context clues. Students will become detectives around their classroom and solve secret word codes, while debunking definitions by using context

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities

CCSS:

RF.2.4c, RF.3.4c, RF.4.4c

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Literature Circle Printables

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Updated May 2022: Literature Circle PrintablesThis Literature Circles Packet includes my version of Literature Circle jobs, activities, and instructions. There are five jobs included in this packet:Discussion DirectorWord WizardAdventuring

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

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Charlotte's Web Common Core Literacy Activities

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Engage your students with critical thinking skills and independence while reading Charlotte's Web with this fun, interactive, and higher level thinking skills literacy download! Included in this download are 7 PDF files: 1. Comprehension

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Reading, Literature, Writing

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$6.25

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Accelerated Reader Labels {Books and Bins}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Accelerated Reader Labels for Books and Bins I have had so much fun creating these labels! I have labeled my entire library with these labels and it has made my students' library time so much easier. In the download you'll get: Specific Book Level

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Reading, Classroom Management, Reading Strategies

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Accelerated Reader Charts {Editable}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Accelerated Reader Editable Charts I use these charts in my classroom to hold my students accountable for their reading and their goals. In this download, you'll get TWO charts to help manage AR in your classroom. You also get an edtiable parent

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Reading, Classroom Management, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Assessment, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Charlotte's Web Vocabulary Books

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Use these pages to keep track of vocabulary from Charlotte's Web. Students can put together a few pages per chapter or within their literature circles. Copy the cover and several vocabulary pages front to back. Fold, staple, and assign! Happy

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Reading, Grammar, Literature

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3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Centers

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100th Day of School: A Collection of 100th Day Activities

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Have fun with your students on the 100th day of school by downloading this packet of fun 100th day activities! Included in this packet are printables that practice the following skills: *Short and Long Vowel Sounds *Subtracting Across Zeros with

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Reading, Math, Writing

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables

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Lexile and Accelerated Reader Conversion Chart

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

I moved schools this year and I brought my whole classroom library that was just freshly labeled with my new AR library labels. Welp, my new school uses Scholastic Reading Counts, so I thought my labels would be useless. After much contemplation, I

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Reading, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Posters

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Reading Log Bundle {FOUR Reading Logs}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Reading Log Bundle This bundle includes FOUR different types of reading logs you can use with your kiddos! Depth and Complexity Reading Log Reading Response Log Reading Log Accordion Bookmark Reading Log Bookmark Booklet Click the preview to see

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Reading, Writing

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Not Grade Specific

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GATE, Homework

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Accelerated Reader Clip Chart Goal Tracker

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Accelerated Reader Goal Tracking Clip Chart This colorful clip chart will make your students super excited to reach their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals! Download the preview to see what you get! Colorful Clip Chart Posters {Title, 25%, 50%, 75%,

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Fantasy and Realism Sorting Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

**Updated April 2015 with new fonts** After teaching a lesson on fantasy and realism, have students complete this sorting game. It will reinforce the concepts being taught in your lesson, as well as promote mastery of the topic. Just print on

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Mystery Readers How-To Guide

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Grab this FREEBIE and get started on setting up a Mystery Reader program in your classroom!This works well in any classroom.Download today, leave some feedback, and get to Mystery Reader planning!Check out my blog for pictures of how I did this in

Subjects:

Reading, Other (ELA)

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities

FREE

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Language Arts Polar Express Bundle {Common Core Aligned}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

"All Aboard!" This Language Arts Bundle is based on The Caldecott Medal winning book The Polar Express. This beloved story will engage your students and be the perfect unit right before your winter break! This bundle is Common Core Aligned and

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RF.2.4, RF.2.4a, RF.2.4b, RF.3.4, L.2.1e, L.2.2c, L.2.4a

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Board Game Template

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Use this template to write directions for your students so they can create their own board games. I also included a PDF of the directions I gave my students when they created their own fractions board game.Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Games

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Jolly Gingerbread Unit

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This fun, engaging gingerbread unit will keep your students interested and excited. The following activities can be used after you read a few awesome gingerbread stories (titles are listed in this unit). Use these books for a unit, one lesson, or

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Winter

Grades:

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Lesson

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