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3rd grade social studies literature circle microsofts
Number the Stars: Chapter 13-15 Comprehension Questions
Quiz/ test for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This activity is written in an A-B format, where students are required to support their answers with direct quotes from the novel. This ensures that students are refer back to the text to confirm their answers.
It includes multiple choice questions along with a short-response prompt. This document can be edited to adjust to the needs of your students. Additionally, these questions serve as higher-order thinking questions.
Answer key is provided.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Stolen Girl - Trina Saffioti - Shared Reading - Literacy Groups Stage 2 History
This is an 87-page unit of work on the text "Stolen Girl" by Trina Saffioti. This text tells the story of a girl who is removed from her mother as one of the Stolen Generations of Indigenous Australia. I taught this book as part of an integrated unit with History, focussing on events pertaining to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The unit contains: * a detailed shared reading unit of work, based on the "book a week" model. The focus points for each day are: reading for enjoyment, l
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3rd - 6th
Study Guide for "The Rabbits"
This study guide was created for a low-level (Cambridge A2) class of Year 11 Chinese students at an Australian-curriculum international school. These students studied this book as part of a unit on the "stolen generation" and the injustices that Aboriginal Australians have faced since the arrival of the British in 1788. John Marsden and Shaun Tan's text is written for the native-speaking Australian students in the primary grades, but this study guide could be adapted for EAL students or native-s
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3rd - 11th
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Indian in the Cupboard - Novel Study - Chapter Summaries - Lynne Reid Banks
What's included:- Chapter Summaries for the wildly popular book, Indian in the Cupboard written by Lynne Reid Banks. Note:I have the kids take note as we read, share one of their notes, and then I put this up for the kids to see. I give them about five minutes to add anything to their notes that they did not get for themselves or from each other.Book Summary:When Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, he gives Omri an old wooden medicine cabinet he's found. The cabinet doesn't seem
Grades:
3rd - 9th
The Rainbow Serpent Stage Two - "A Book a Week" Complete MEGA Unit - Dreamtime
This is a HUGE, no-prep, 80-page unit of work based on the Dreaming story "The Rainbow Serpent".I used the Dick Roughsey version of this text, however any version of this text could be adapted.This unit is based on the "A Book a Week" model, whereby students examine one book throughout the week, examining the text deeply to build a range of literacy skills on a more sustained and integrated level.Students explore the book "The Rainbow Serpent" through a range of structured reading, writing and s
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3rd - 5th
"Answer in the Attic" - Adventure Book
Rocky and Clarke WILL NOT GIVE UP. When they find a mysterious letter in their attic, they hope it will hold the answer to their family’s current problem. They have no idea they’re about to embark on the biggest adventure of their lives. They’ll have to deal with an angry landowner, KEEP A SECRET, and survive a tornado on their quest to determine if the mysterious letter is all they think it is. Will they find what they’re looking for in time? Or WILL IT BE TOO LATE?Learn more about the book and
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3rd - 7th
Curiosity the Rover and the Long Trip to Mars
This is an original Reader's Theater script for elementary grades.
It imagines Curiosity the Rover's trip to Mars and what it encounters...
It includes 5 characters and includes a vocabulary list as well.
A fun story based on a relevant event that every student is interested in!
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2nd - 6th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham Notebook Guides
This bundle included editable chapter guides for chapters 1 through 15 in The Watsons Go to Birmingham. The guides cover a variety of standards and each guide contains written comprehension questions. For an idea of layout, please download the Chapter 1 Freebie! Guides are sized so they are able to be cut out and glued into notebooks.
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3rd - 4th
Pushing Up the Sky Reader's Theater Script
My 2nd graders LOVE putting on plays. This story, which is taken from the 2nd grade Treasures reading series, is very cute, but I wanted a way for the students to be able to read from a script. So, I created one! I hope you and your students enjoy putting on this play as a supplemental activity for the week!
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1st - 3rd
Articles - 6: Texts About the LITTLE ROCK NINE - UNIT
CLICK HERE if you're interested in JUST the TEXTS.2 TEXT SETS with 6 Texts EACHWritten at BOTH 3rd and 5th grade READING LEVELS12 articles total: 6 at RL3 and 6 at RL52 Point of Views - 1st and 3rd NonfictionHistorical Fiction using primary sourcesOriginal Photographs Rich textsREACTION Journal - students write 3 quick bullets about their reaction to each articleOPINION Paragraph - students use their Reaction Journal to write an Opinion (Reaction) ParagraphGreat to use for Literature CirclesUse
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Hero Two Doors Down Novel Study
Slides created for the book, The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon RobinsonIncludes literary elements, background on historical figure Jackie Robinson, and vocabulary lists up to chapter 10. Originally used with 4th graders before reading the book together.
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3rd - 4th
Guided Reading Questions Angel Child, Dragon Child (cc aligned)
There are 13 vocab words the teacher can define with students. There are also 13 questions and one essay that will require students to go back to the text for evidence.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Christmas Around the World Italy
This power point contains real pictures for students to see what Christmas in Italy looks like.
Slides include:
-Pictures of Italy
-Italy's Flag
-Children of Italy
-Traditions
-Food
-What originated from Italy
-How to say Merry Christmas in Italian
Please check out my other PPT for other countries around the world! Happy Shopping! :)
Westward to Home- Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary -Novel Study
Enjoy this wonderful novel about the Oregon Trail with your students. Includes a Daily Reading Schedule, Character Trait Train, Vocabulary Word Cards, Reading Response Log, study guide and final test. This can be used alone or as part of a unit of instruction on The Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion.
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2nd - 5th
GREEK MYTHOLOGY FOR KIDS - PPTX Interactive (Fun Mythological Material)
This time I bring you a beautiful interactive ppt (34 slides) so that you can use it in class and teach your students in a simple and fun way the subject of "Greek Mythology". Because when such a beautiful subject is taught and that we like, we must use our imagination 1000%.* This interactive material contains the following- Train of Gods of Olympus- Topics index- History of the Gods of Olympus- Review Questions- Characters that are related- Discovering the Image- Memory Games (Memorama)- Findi
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1st - 6th
MEGA BUNDLE Complete "Welcome to Our Country Series" Goodes/Laing - 3 week Unit
This is the complete set of Stage Two resources based on the series "Welcome to Our Country" by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing. It includes three complete weeks of Literacy work using the mentor texts on the books: "Somebody's Land", "Ceremony" and "Back on Country". These books were used in as part of a cross-curricular unit of work based on the HASS strand "First Contacts". This unit of work requires students to explore the effects of British colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
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3rd - 5th
Structured Venn Diagram Differentiated for Special Needs with guided notes
This is a Structured Venn Diagram that I have created and used with students in my classes. It allows the students to focus directly on the task at hand without spending time processing the Venn Diagram. To further differentiate for student needs, three Venn Diagrams are provided for the number of similarities and differences a student may be capable of noting. The Venn Diagrams can be used for scaffolding as students become more capable in determining similarities and differences.A notes pag
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K - 12th
SSYRA 2019-2020 The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough
This product is a word document that contains 175 questions broken down by chapter with answers in parenthesis after each question. These can be used as discussion questions if read as a small group or as a book trivia game.This book was selected to be part of the Sunshine State Young Readers Grades 3-5 List
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3rd - 6th
Lemonade War Choice Board/Menu
Have students complete this board as the class reads Lemonade War. This is a great end of the year activity and can be used to tie in financial literacy. Rigorous and give students choice!
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3rd - 5th
Historical Intro-Fever 1793, Red Fern Grows, Esperanza Rising, Number the Stars
The following has been created as preparation for read aloud, guided reading, literature circles, book clubs, whole group instruction, etc. of historical fiction text.PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint BUNDLE provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for the following classic UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADE novels: Fever 1793, Where the Red Fern Grows, Esperanza Rising, Number the StarsGOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literat
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3rd - 12th
Community - Road Signs!
GREAT activity for social studies/community unit, safety, reasoning, reading, verbal expression, & vocabulary development! Signs presented are ones that the students can commonly see in their environment.4 Slides. Students move the phrases to the box beside the associated sign. Each slide has one answer that is not a match.
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2nd - 6th, Staff
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back Poetry Packet
This poetry packet was created to go along with Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back is a recommended text for Module 1A, Grade 4 ELA on EngageNY.org. Students will be able to meet many of the CCSS while learning more about the history of Native Americans and poetry.
This can be printed out as a poetry packet for each student or handed out daily, as you study each of the thirteen moon poems in the book.
After studying each poem, students are asked
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Dear Levi Book Study
This packet features cause and effect questions, character logs, crossword puzzles, and complete day-by-day lesson plans for the book "Dear Levi"
No prep necessary!
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3rd - 6th
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MEGA BUNDLE Ceremony - Goodes/Laing "A Book A Week" Stage 2 Complete Unit
This is detailed 57-page complete English unit of work based on the book "Ceremony" by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing. It contains everything needed to comprehensive explore the book, as well as a complete English unit for a week, including speaking and listening, reading and writing.This book was used as a mentor text to support the Stage Two History unit of work "First Contacts", exploring the concept of Terra Nullius and the impacts of British colonisation on the Indigenous people of Australia.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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