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Identifying Text Structures Powerpoint

By The Engaged Classroom

This engaging Power Point introduces students to nonfiction text structures. Description, sequence, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and cause and effect are introduced. Explanations, signal words, and an example passage are included

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.5, RI.5.5

$2.00

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Asking and Answering Questions Power Point

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In order to practice Common Core Literature Standard 1 students must learn to ask and answer questions. This Power Point introduces students to the 5 W's and an H strategy. Then it gives students a chance to practice by showing famous works of art

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RL.2.1, RL.3.1

$2.00

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Determining Theme Power Point

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This Power Point introduces students to the concept of identifying theme. Theme is introduced with definitions, a list of common themes, and a video explanation. After the introduction to theme, students are given the opportunity to practice with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2

$2.00

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Summarizing Nonfiction Power Point

By The Engaged Classroom

In this Power Point, students will learn how to summarize using main ideas, key details, and repeated words and phrases. The Power Point includes written instruction as well as a video example. In the end the students will read an article,

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$2.00

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Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Myths Shared Reading Unit

By The Engaged Classroom

This unit includes 22 lessons spelled out from beginning to end focusing on the genres of folktales, fairy tales, and myths. The lessons focus on the Common Core standards from reading foundational skills, literature, language, and speaking and

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

$6.00

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Bunnicula Literature Study

By The Engaged Classroom

This products is designed for small group or whole group instruction with the novel Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe. The unit includes vocabulary words for each chapter, comprehension questions, a Common Core strategy page for each chapter,

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9

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How to Identify and Compare your Point of View Power Point

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In this power point, students will learn that point of view can come from a narrator, a character, and themself. It will lead them through the definition of point of view and how they can compare their point of view to that of a character or

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.2.6, RL.3.6, RL.4.6

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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Workbook

By The Engaged Classroom

This 76 page packet from "The Engaged Classroom" includes practice for over 30 of the most common prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Each affix has two pages of practice plus a word list that could be used as vocabulary, spelling, or practice lists. A

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Workbooks, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.3.4, RI.4.4, RF.3.3, RF.4.3, L.3.4, L.4.4

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Context Clues Worksheets

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This product includes two worksheets asking students to use context clues to define words. The first worksheet is multiple choice. The second worksheet asks students to define the underline word using context clues. An answer key is included at

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

L.3.4a, L.4.4a, L.5.4a

$1.00

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Compare and Contrast Text Structures and Strategies Power Point

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This power point explains what comparing and contrasting is and why we compare and contrast. It also explains what a Venn diagram is and how to use one. The students are able to practice by watching a short video, then comparing and contrasting a

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RI.2.9, RI.3.9, RI.4.9

$2.00

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Text Feature Worksheet or Quiz

By The Engaged Classroom

Students are asked to use a nonfiction book to locate text features and explain how the author uses text features. Table of contents, glossary, index, bold words, heading, captions, diagrams, maps, and sidebars are addressed. Teachers will need to

Subjects:

Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.5, RI.3.5

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Dear Mr. Henshaw Literature Circle

By The Engaged Classroom

This product features the book Dear Mr. Henshaw. The book is broken into parts for small groups to use as a guide to reading. Journal assignments and topics are included in order to promote reading comprehension, strategy practice, and discussion.

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

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Summarizing Fiction Power Point

By The Engaged Classroom

This power point can introduce or reinforce the concept of summarizing. In this power point students will learn the key parts of a summary. The power point contains two videos. The first is a short introduction to summarizing, the other is the

Subjects:

Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$2.00

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Informational Text Features Power Point

By The Engaged Classroom

This power point explains text features including glossaries, headings, indexes, table of contents, diagrams, maps, captions, and sidebars. Each text feature has an example slide and questions for the students to discuss. The power point ends with

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RI.2.5, RI.3.5

$2.00

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Common Core Power Point Bundle

By The Engaged Classroom

By popular demand, I have bundled all of my PowerPoints into one offer! This is a HUGE pack of Power Points that introduce 13 different Common Core standards including topics such as: determining theme, asking and answering questions, compare and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.9, RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.6...

$4.99

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Titanic: An ELA Common Core aligned unit

By The Engaged Classroom

This 15 lesson unit teaches students how to find main ideas and key details, summarize nonfiction, identify text features, identify cause and effect, and to compare and contrast through the highly motivating subject of the Titanic. Students will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RI.3.9, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.5, RI.4.9

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Famous American Social Studies Unit

By The Engaged Classroom

This social studies unit includes lessons on Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, Susan B. Anthony, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Cesar Chavez. Each lesson is a 60 minute lesson

Subjects:

U.S. History, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

$4.99

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Cause and Effect Power Point

By The Engaged Classroom

This cause and effect power point could be used for both fiction and nonfiction texts. This power point answers the questions: What is cause and effect? Why do I need to know cause and effect? and How do I find cause and effect? It takes

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RI.2.3, RI.3.3, RI.4.3

$2.00

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Using Context Clues Power Point

By The Engaged Classroom

In this PowerPoint by The Engaged Classroom, students will learn to use six different kinds of context clues to improve their vocabulary. Synonyms, antonyms, definitions, explanations, inferences, and examples are all used to decipher unknown

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.4, L.3.4a, L.4.4, L.4.4a

$2.00

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Using Mysteries to Teach Questioning, Summarizing, and Character Traits

By The Engaged Classroom

This unit includes 16 lessons that are spelled out from beginning to end including objectives, common core standards, procedures, and assessments. The unit focuses on using the mystery genre to teach questioning, summarizing, and analyzing

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.5.1, RL.5.2...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am currently a third grade teacher in my 8th year of teaching. I also have a year of experience in first grade and two years teaching second grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love to use unit based studies in my classroom. In my units, the students are taught to use tools that will help them to become independent and life-long learners.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Outstanding Graduate Student for the Curriculum and Instruction Department at Southern Illinois University (2013). Outstanding Teacher Leader from the Illinois Education Association (2014). I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I earned my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Saint Mary's University in Notre Dame, Indiana. I recently completed my Master's degree in Literacy Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have two children (2 and 3) who keep me on my toes.