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Reading Common Core RL.4.2 cultural activities
Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan: A PDF & Easel Digital Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom-made, PDF and Digital novel study designed to guide students in grades 4-7 as they read Esperanza Rising. It is a PDF product and it also includes an EASEL Activity. This should ease some of the uncertainty of distance learning. Included in this Esperanza Rising packet is a bookmark for students to keep track of vocabulary words while reading the book and using the student booklet (or worksheets if you prefer). In addition, there are 22-pages for the student
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4th - 8th
Pourquoi Activity * Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky (W/Answer Key)
Pourquoi tales are so much fun to teach! They are folktales that tell how or why an animal or object in nature came to be the way that it is. Kids are naturally curious so they love these type stories. Includes activity to write and publish student written pourquoi tales online, as well as writing planning sheet.This resource includes the following formats:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device
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2nd - 4th
Winter Holiday ELA No Prep Packet 2nd grade to Upper Elementary
This no-prep Winter Holiday ELA Activity packet contains 14 printable worksheet pages to help students celebrate Winter Holidays in a culturally sensitive way while also doing a little thinking, practice, and review. Diwali, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Hannukah are equally mentioned and celebrated across the activities.Just print and go! These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways, depending on your needs - as morning work, ELA / Literacy centers, as a Holiday packet, homework, sub plans, or f
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2nd - 5th
Esperanza Rising Visual Novel Study and I Have Game Bundle
This bundle includes our popular Esperanza Rising Visual Novel Study and the fun I Have...You have game. You save when we bundle!
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4th - 7th
Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow
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3rd - 6th
EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
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4th - 7th
Sing Down the Moon
Looking for a way to get your students referring to the text as they answer questions? These text based comprehension questions and activities for Sing Down the Moon, by Scott O'Dell are just what you need!
What's included:
* 1 quiz for every chapter- four text based comprehension questions for each quiz
* Compare and Contrast Activities- focus on comparing characters and settings
* Skill sheets for Common Core Literature Standards grade 4-6:
- Theme
- Plot Line
- Character Study
- Questioning
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4th - 6th
The Origin of Fire; Two Native American folktales class handouts
This product is two Native American folktales discovering the origin of fire. It can be paired with "The Discovery of Fire, a Tradition" found in "Legends of the Iroquois" book.
The product includes two short legends, describing the origin of fire, with questions to follow. The task asks them to rate the story, describe how each tribe believed that fire was found and describe a additional natural phenomenon in the story. Then, students compare and contrast the legends.
This product is the
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4th - 7th
Poems to Teach Diversity and Empathy
Do you need resources that reflect the diversity of the students in your classroom? Do you want to teach students to have empathy for others? These poems highlight some of the differences and challenges that our students bring to our classroom community while teaching others acceptance of those differences.Your students come to you with different beliefs, backgrounds, challenges, and cultures. Representation of these differences should not be a one and done lesson. Instead, students should be ta
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Poem of the Week MEGA BUNDLE
"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble - Question Bank - Assessment
The attached PDF contains 30 multiple choice questions for the Native American, Caldecott Award Winning children's book, "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses", by Paul Goble. The book is a Guided Reading Level N. There are 15 "Right There" type questions and 15 "Inferential" type questions. The questions have four possible choices with the correct answer highlighted for each in the answer key. Reading literature and/or informational text and being able to answer questions based from text is centra
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3rd - 5th
The Legend of the Poinsettia Book Companion
This holiday book companion is a great way to incorporate the holidays into your already packed lesson plans! It combines holiday fun and academic standards. Students will learn about how the poinsettia came to represent the Christmas season in America. Included in this book companion:Suggested Lesson GuideDuring Reading Questions to help guide discussionPre-reading ActivitiesVocabulary Cards with VisualsPonder It! Building Background QuestionsPicture Analysis Terms to KnowPost Reading Activi
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2nd - 4th
'One Crazy Summer' Novel Companion
I created this Google Slides presentation to use along side my novel study of 'One Crazy Summer' by Rita Williams-Garcia. The presentation includes chapter titles, relevant images/videos that pertain to each chapter, and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. This book is a hit with my students every year!
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2nd - 8th
Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco Story Companion St. Patrick's Day Read Aloud
Fiona's Lace is a wonderful book to share with your students. In this resource, I have included :-background information regarding indentured servitude, lace making, the Blarney Stone, and limericks-limericks-in depth theme printables -in depth inferencing printables-story comprehension-text dependent analysis-compare/contrast-a drawing opportunity-various writing opportunitiesStandards taught:CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.4.1CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.4.2CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.4.3
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3rd - 6th
Pourquoi Activity / How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky (Answer Key Included
Pourquoi tales are so much fun to teach! They are folktales that tell how or why an animal or object in nature came to be the way that it is. Kids are naturally curious so they love these type stories.This resource includes the following formats:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device
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2nd - 4th
BUNDLE: MINI LIT UNIT Cont. Clues-Auth. Purp-Plot w/ "Separate is NEVER Equal"
This bundle includes open-ended response activities using the book "Separate is NEVER Equal" By: Duncan Tonatiuh free on epic.com TEKSIncluded:2-pages Context Clues open-ended response using new vocabulary from the story2-pages Author's Purpose open-ended responses using academic vocabulary and illustrations from the story1-page Plot Elements open-ended responses focused on conflict, main events, and resolution
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3rd - 5th
A Long Walk to Water Novel Study Cards for Classroom & Distance Learning
This product includes 134 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel, The Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park. This book is an inspiring fictional story that is both enjoyable and engaging and based on a true story. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Adventure, Animals, Tradition, Aggression, Compassion,
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3rd - 7th
Examining the Theme of Honesty in Literature across Different Cultures
This resource provides students with support to compare and contrast the treatment of the topic of honesty in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Students will recognize that different stories teach us different lessons about honesty. This resource will get them thinking about the message behind these tales and will help them write well developed responses.
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3rd - 5th
Multicultural Literature Unit for Children and Young Adults
This product defines multicultural literature, explains how we need variety in our classroom libraries, provides research based justification of lessons, and gives examples of award winning books to be used in the classroom. It includes Children and Young Adult Literature from the following cultures:
African American
Latino American
Asian American
Inclusive Literature
Native American
At the end of this unit is a webliography that gives extension activities for multicultural education. Books ran
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4th - 8th
Paul Goble - Native American Stories - Question Bank BUNDLE Save 50%
The attached is 150 questions for six children's book by Native American author, Paul Goble. The questions are for books: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (GRL - N; #Q - 30), Dream Wolf ,(GRL - M; #Q - 20) Star Boy (GRL - N; #Q - 30) , The Death of the Iron Horse(GRL - N; #Q - 20) , Beyond the Ridge (GRL - N; #Q - 30) , and The Lost Children (GRL - N; #Q - 20). Half of all the questions are "right there" type of questions and the other half of "inferential" type questions. Each book is labeled
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3rd - 5th
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Recounting Retelling Passage Assessment Vocabulary Sheet Culturally Diverse Text
Introduce your students to the lively Indian holiday of Diwali while teaching or reviewing this foundational standard! This assessment includes everything you need to make sure students have mastered recounting a fiction text. Also sneak in some VOCABULARY with this detailed anchor chart using words pulled from the text!Resource includes:Diwali Reading passageVocabulary Anchor Chart with definitions, parts of speech, visuals, and sentencesAssessment Answer Key
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3rd - 4th
Examining the Theme of Greed in literature across Different Cultures
This resource provides students with support to compare and contrast the treatment of the topic of greed in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Students will recognize that different stories teach us different lessons about greed. This resource will get them thinking about the message behind these tales and will help them write well developed responses.
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3rd - 5th
Some Places More Than Others: Craft & Structure (Book Study)
This craft & structure resource is centered around Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson. It is Part 1 of the novel study I am working on. Part 2 will take longer to come. In the meantime, please enjoy using this resource in your classroom! My 4th graders truly enjoyed this novel, and I know your students will to. It's the perfect piece of young literature to incorporate culturally responsive teaching practices.
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3rd - 5th
Lulu is a Rhinoceros by Allison Flom & Jason Flom
Everyone thinks Lulu is a bulldog, but she knows that can't be true, because Lulu is a Rhinoceros -- that is what she sees staring back at her when she looks in the mirror. But sometimes, being yourself can be a difficult road to walk. And just when all hope seems lost, Lulu finds a small friend that makes a big difference in her life when she realizes that the courage to be herself has been inside of her all along.The lessons for this book are designed to engage students in imperative discussio
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PreK - 5th
Thanksgiving Day Parade Float Book Report
This product offers the opportunity for a project based book report. Instructions, note page, and planning page are included. Teachers can write in the due dates on the blank lines. This is such a fun project and the students will impress you with their creativity.
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2nd - 5th
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Word Hunts
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Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
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Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
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