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Free 7th grade balanced literacy activities
FREE Greek and Latin Roots Sketch Notes
WHY GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS?Almost 70% of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek languages. When we teach students these “building blocks,” they can recognize and decode unfamiliar words that are related to a known root. It is also increasingly important to explicitly teach students the meanings of Greek and Latin roots as they encounter the very technical vocabulary found in science and other content areas.WHY SKETCH NOTESSketch notes present your students with a meaningful and enga
Grades:
4th - 8th
USA Regions Activity FREEBIE | States and Capitals Project | Worksheets
This FREE resource is a stand-alone project that can be turned into a FULL WEEK worth of activities. You'll find 5 region activity pages and capitals/abbreviation resource sheets and note pages. Plus, I've included a thorough teacher's guide giving you plenty of suggestions on how to turn this into one awesome mini-unit!These maps are also located in my customized state history projects. You'll find 86 student activities organized in 8 modules for easy lesson planning. This complete notebook uni
Grades:
4th - 8th
CHARACTER ANALYSIS Book Report Activity | Generic Novel Unit Study Activity FREE
With this freebie, your students will be able to present a creative summary for any character for any book. This no-prep activity makes an engaging addition to any of my creative novel units (find the list below).CLICK HERE to find this in my Generic Novel, Movie, and Documentary Brochure Bundle!My novel units allow your students to work through the book in a natural and enjoyable way. There will be no dreaded multiple-choice tests. However, these activities are thorough which will allow you to
Grades:
4th - 12th
Orton-Gillingham FREEBIE: Closed, Open, and Vowel Consonant E Syllable Sort
This worksheet helps students differentiate between closed, open, and VCe syllable types. It contains 20 different syllables for the students to sort between the 3 syllable types. Each syllable is either a common morpheme or syllable used in multi-syllabic words making this worksheet a great resource for older students that need to review their syllable types. This resource is also a great resource to check younger students' understanding of these syllable types prior to introducing multisyll
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2nd - 12th
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FREE Not Your Grandma's Book Report: 30 Creative Ways to Respond to Literature
Turn book reports from drab to FAB! This list of 30 creative alternatives to the traditional book report emphasizes multiple intelligences and student imagination. I've also included suggested requirements for these thoughtful--and fun--responses to literature.
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3rd - 8th
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ELA Bell Ringers Free Week - Team Trivia, Puzzles, and Riddles - ELA Warm Ups
These fun and challenging bell ringers (or exit tickets) are a mix of ELA trivia, riddles, puzzles, and quizzes about books, movies, and music. Your students will work in teams to collaborate, earn points, and eventually try to win the class competition. This is a great way to build classroom community!This freebie contains five mini-quizzes and an answer key.Students will tackle:✅ Riddles & word games✅ Classic lit with a twist✅ YA fiction & pop cultureCheck out these complete sets:Each
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7th - 10th
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Art History Van Gogh Free lesson
This is a BONUS lesson add-on to my top-selling 140-page
*Art History For Little Ones* Unit.
*If you've already purchased that unit, consider this to be Lesson 11!
If you purchased it a while ago, check for notifications of recent updates - I've added two bonus lessons and updated with more pictures of student work!
This bonus free lesson has:
-10 pages
-script for teachers to read aloud to the class with no prep needed
-questions embedded in the script to guide the conversation
-child-frie
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K - 12th
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Evidence Posters
Do your kids need help understanding how to show evidence? These posters provide a great visual aid! :)
Grades:
1st - 9th
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FREE Literary Elements Foldables for Plot in Interactive Notebooks
This sample is a sneak-peek FREEBIE of my Literary Elements 90+ page resource guide! The focus of this mini-set is PLOT, and includes all the materials on plot from the resource guide. Included in the plot mini-set are cover page labels, interactive vocabulary flaps with optional typed definitions, plot mountain graphic, plot elements flipbook, sample pictures of the foldables in action, and an assessment on plot elements! The foldables are not meant to replace the fantastic stuff you already
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3rd - 8th
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Trading Card Template - Person/Historical Figure
Give summaries and writing a different look by having students create trading cards! Students can insert pictures directly into the template and add "vital statistics" to the card. This template is designed to be used to describe a person or historical figure.
The template is created in PowerPoint which makes editing, moving components, and inserting images very easy.
Teachers: All text boxes are fully editable, so if you'd like to tweak any questions or prompts, please do!
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Halloween Freebie: Action Verbs and Adverbs Fun Printables
This is a great freebie with 4 printable pages for students to explore action verbs and adverbs with ghosts and zombies. It is a really nice assessment tool for identifying who needs more work on understanding action verbs and adverbs after you have taught them in class. Also included are printable bookmarks for students to find action verbs and adverbs while reading independently!To see more fun Halloween literacy resources click the links below!Halloween Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentenc
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3rd - 8th
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Reading comprehension strategies dice game - read and roll
If you download this freebie, I would appreciate it if you would also follow my store.This resource is designed for literacy rotations to reinforce the explicit teaching of the high yield comprehension strategies. All that is required is to print out the resource and provide a standard die. It is an activity that involves students sharing their thinking through discussion based on the written prompts and the book they are currently reading.The activities include the following options: Predicti
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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Accountable Talk Stems
Make the most of your student collaborative discussions by using these Accountable Talk stems to get students communicating effectively.
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Climate Change - Science Reading Article - Grades 5-7
Climate Change - This fully editable Science Comprehension Reading Activity for Grades 5-7 (ages 10-12) is perfect for distance learning, substitute plans, an activity to supplement your lesson, or for scientific literacy practice. Each page highlights and explains key terms for student reference. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- What is Climate?- What’s the big deal?- The Greenhouse Effect- What’s causing
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5th - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
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Also included in: Climate Change Mega Bundle - Lessons, Activities, Assessments
32 Days of At-Home Reading Discussions - Use with ANY Text!
These reading questions are great to use with any book. They are a great way to check students’ understanding of what they are reading. Your conversation may be 5 minutes, or it may continue for 10-15 minutes. The main goals are to check for understanding, learn to reflect on reading, and build a lifelong love of reading.HOW TO USE THE CARDS:Have students choose a text to read. This can be a short story, passage, picture book, poetry, chapter book, and so on.Have students read for 20 minutes. If
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Balanced Readers Free Sample - Magic -e
I am very excited to bring you this free sample of the new and exciting resource: Balanced Readers!What are Balanced Readers?Balanced Readers are short stories focused on a specific phonics or spelling pattern. They are a combination of decodable and predictable readers that help bring a balanced approached to reading.Who will Benefit From Balanced Readers?Students in upper elementary, middle school, or even high school who need phonics practice without working with resources that are too babyis
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1st - 8th
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First Day of School FREE with Easel Activity - What If Poem
FREE First Day of School Writing Activity - What if Poem. Read the poem by Judith Viorst "The First Day of School" and then have students write their own "What if..." poem. Includes a page of writing ideas and a rubric for poetry. Give students the copy of the poem and template when they come back to school and have them do this independently. Their work will make a great beginning if the year bulletin board display. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital t
Grades:
4th - 7th
Earth Day Comp Files
Showing evidence is such an important skill for kids to use! These passages are designed to get kids to look back and find the answer in the text.
"Comp Files" is a monthly resource that I have created. If you enjoy this freebie, please check out more Comp Files here . If you want to save, check out the bundle here . :)
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3rd - 7th
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Words Their Way Weekly Routine
When our school began using the Words Their Way program, it was challenging to come up with a good speling routine because it is not clearly laid out. I project this PowerPoint, use the Words Their Way Sort Packet, and have had a great time adjusting to Words Their Way! There is minimal preparation, and students really enjoy the predictability of it. This allows them know their expectations each day, and to hold themselves accountable. Enjoy!!
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2nd - 8th
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Balloons Over Broadway: Context Clues Activity
This resource pairs with the biography picture book, Balloons Over Broadway. Students use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words from the book. This resource includes Powerpoint presentation and a worksheet that pairs with it.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Vocabulary Activity Squares
A fun vocabulary activity for students to do. This page allows them to list their vocabulary word, define it, use it in a sentence, provide synonyms and antonyms for the word, and draw a picture that represents the word. Students have loved doing this to aid in strengthening their vocabulary and it's also a lot of fun seeing the results.
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K - 12th
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The Outsiders By S.E Hinton Booklet
An activity booklet based on the novel 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton. Includes eight pages of activities.
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6th - 10th
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Middle School Grammar Warm-Ups (one semester, 92 days)
Some grammar warm-ups for students to do when they come into class. I use these the first five minutes of every class. These are common mistakes students make and items covered on the state tests.
Can be used for smart boards and LCD projectors.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Starbooks Book Tasting Resources
This is a recourse that you can use in your classroom to have an engaging book tasting!
Grades:
K - 10th
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