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4th grade oral communication science literature circles
Book Club Activities | Reading Discussion Cards | Literature Circles | Questions
Encourage speaking and listening during book clubs or literature circles with these Reading Discussion Cards. This resource includes everything you need to facilitate book discussions in your classroom. There are 40 discussion prompts for fiction and nonfiction texts, which will make it easy for students to engage effectively in collaborative discussions. What’s included:20 Discussion Cards for fiction texts20 Discussion Cards for nonfiction texts2 "Come Prepared" Cards (fiction and nonfiction)
Grades:
3rd - 5th
I Survived THE JOPLIN TORNADO, 2011 Tarshis - Comprehension (Answers Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Ancient Stories of the 12 Zodiac Constellations
This resource all about the ANCIENT STORIES of the 12 ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS is to be used as an extension to your current curriculum. If your students have shown interest in the STARS and SPACE, then this might be exactly what you're looking for to spice up your current unit!THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:* Ancient Stories of the 12 Zodiac Constellations mini-booklet that explains the stories behind each of the 12 constellations.* Writing Connection- with 2 suggested writing activities* Lined paper for
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3rd - 5th
Solar Eclipse 2024, Writing, Reading, Crafts, Research, Vocabulary, & Class Book
Study the 2024 Solar Eclipse with this unit full of exciting activities, research guides, page topper crafts, writing prompts, adorable crafts, class books, party ideas, editable parent letters, and so much more! This resource was designed for 3rd - 6th graders to celebrate and study Solar Eclipses. This is the perfect resource for a variety of grade levels! ***THIS is an updated version as requested by my followers for 3rd - 5th graders. I designed this resource with 3rd - 5th grade in mind - t
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, 4-ESS1-1
Common Core Rules for Discussion {Speak Up!} Speaking & Listening 1.a
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Not only are speaking and listening skills one fifth of the Common Core standards for ELA, and not only cooperation and collaboration included in the line-up of skills for 21st century education...the tools and skills needed to have and hold intelligent conversations with others is an essential life skill. Every grade level, K-5 includes the speaking and listening standard of "having collaborative
Grades:
K - 5th
DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Magic Tree House #1 Book Companion
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MAGIC TREE HOUSE BUNDLE: Books 1-4
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This product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#1) DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to Prehistoric Times where they learn about dinosaurs! This book would be perfect for use with a Dinosaur Unit!!
These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 1-4
Literature Circles Made Easy Step by Step Lessons and Printables
Classroom Book Clubs: Literature Circles Made Easy includes 5 short videos for teachers plus the printables you need to set up and run Literature Circles in your classroom. This method does not include Literature Circle roles, so the program is easy to implement in a flexible manner. Kids love this method because it's more fun than traditional forms of Literature Circles, and teachers love it because it's easy and effective! After you purchase Classroom Book Clubs, look for the PDF with directio
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Literature Circles Made Easy | Classroom Book Clubs Discussion Bundle
Earth Day NO PREP Speech and Language Activities for Engaging Therapy Sessions
This NO PREP download includes 42 pages of fun activities to use in your therapy room for Earth Day...OR MAKE EVERYDAY Earth Day! Use this download to teach about being green/recycling AND to work on articulation and phonological awareness etc. throughout the year! WHAT DO I GET? ♻️ 3 coloring/art pages that coordinate with the teaching materials/lessons.♻️ 2 pages of teaching materials to use for teaching about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) containing child-friendly language and practic
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K - 6th
The Secret Zoo
Literature Study includes:-chapter questions- vocabulary- figurative language- cause and effect- sequencing- predicting- compare and contrast- summary- prefixes/suffixes- answer key with page references- biomes
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
DAZE / MAZE / CLOZE Practice Passages
These products are designed to enhance fluency and comprehension skills in 3rd-6th grade students. This collection features 65 engaging passages covering a range of topics aligned with the Common Core standards for science, social studies, and language arts. The passages encompass a mix of nonfiction and narrative content, ensuring students' exposure to various genres. To facilitate assessment and progress monitoring, answer keys are included, offering educators a valuable resource for effective
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3rd - 6th
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I Survived THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI, 2011 - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reader's Theatre/Radio Play Script
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Synopsis:Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka. Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers, Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group (Veruca, Augustus, Violet, Mike and Charlie) show their true personalities.Included in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Unit:251 pages and 30 c
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters
Close reading assistance, great for K - 12th grade, bookmarks, collaborative conversation frames, common core aligned, reading informational text, reading literature, listening and speaking.
Print and copy double sided for students to use as they are annotating text. Laminate to make them last longer!
Grades:
K - 12th
OWLS: Common Core Nonfiction Unit for Grades 3-4
OwlsThis fun nonfiction common core aligned unit is perfect for a 3rd or 4th grade classroom! I created this unit with intention of using the books Owls by Gail Gibbons and White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies, but all but one of the activities in this unit can be done with any book about owls! (There is one activity that should be used with the book White Owl, Barn Owl.)This unit includes:-pre-reading activity to give students a focus-main ideas and details organizer-illustrate and caption acti
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Accountable Talk Collaborative Conversation FlipBook
This collaborative conversation flip book is a great tool for students to use during small group discussions! It can also be a resource to send home with parents to support at home. The flip book style allows students to focus on the sentence starters they need to support what they want to say instead of becoming overwhelmed by too many words on a page!I use a small binder ring to attach the flip book pages together. This allows students to easily flip through the pages during a discussion, whil
Grades:
K - 5th
How to Eat Fried Worms Activity Pack
This pack is chalk full of worm activities! It is just the right mixture of fun and learning. Check out the preview to view what is inside this huge pack.
A few of the activities you will receive are:
- recipe card
- live worm investigation trifold
- real vs. gummy worm venn diagram activity
- comprehension question library cards
- writing paper reproducibles
- Thomas Rockwell author study mini booklet
- vocabulary word searches
- yucky foods class graph(tally and bar) bulletin board and reprod
Dolphin Tale Novel Study (Free Task Cards Included) Common Core Aligned
This is a great novel study to use when learning about the ocean, animals, animal adaptations, or even Florida. The novel study is common core aligned including common core standards for grades 2-4. The novel study can be used for small group, whole group, independent studies, and literature circles.
The novel study includes:
Detailed teacher directions
chapter summary cards
Character summary cards
Student workbook that includes:
9 student activity pages
12 chapter comprehension questions (5-8 q
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Think, Pair, Share Graphic Organizer
Think, Pair, Share Graphic Organizer Great for encouraging classroom discussion and developing English Language Skills for your multilingual students. This awesome graphic organizer has helped my students with the new Speaking and Listening Anchor standards under Common Core, specifically having discussions, while tying it to the Writing Anchor Standards. After reading a text excerpt from a fiction or nonfiction book, newsela.com, or Scholastic Weekly, I give my students a question to discuss wi
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2nd - 12th
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MIDNIGHT ON THE MOON: Magic Tree House #8 Book Companion
Who doesn't LOVE a Magic Tree House book??
This is a GREAT Magic Tree House book that aligns perfectly with any outer space unit. This could be used with a whole class or as part of a literature circle!
It is just 10 short chapters and can easily be read aloud in one week. I have created a worksheet for each chapter.
Each worksheet addresses both science themes, as well as important literary themes. They include basic comprehension questions AND critical thinking questions.
Included are som
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K - 4th
Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 5-8
BUNDLE A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel & Film Study Unit (editable)
About this Unit & NovelThis is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 Newberry-winner by Hope Larson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary building and literary analysis, to creative writing and argument building to side trips into some of the STEM concepts that surface in the novel. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language app
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4th - 7th
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Science Read Aloud Book Companion
The Magic School Bus Lost in Solar System Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit : A Literacy Book Companion Unit with Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book The Magic School Bus : Lost in Solar System . (Book not included). Reading Level 3.1.This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TA
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Zoey and Sassafras : Dragons & Marshmallows Novel Study Unit
Zoey and Sassafras is a great new beginning chapter book series that teaches kids about the scientific method in a fun and easy to understand way. This novel study is the perfect book companion for your Zoey and Sassafras unit study!
THIS NOVEL STUDY IS FOR BOOK #1 AND INCLUDES:
1. Comprehension Cards-For each chapter, there are 3 comprehension questions. There is one question on each card. Cards are put on a book ring for a fun and easy way to review the chapter in groups or individually.
2
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Zoey and Sassafras : Monsters & Mold Novel Study Unit
Zoey and Sassafras is a great new beginning chapter book series that teaches kids about the scientific method in a fun and easy to understand way. This novel study is the perfect book companion for your Zoey and Sassafras unit study!
THIS NOVEL STUDY IS FOR BOOK #2 AND INCLUDES:
1. Comprehension Cards-For each chapter, there are 3 comprehension questions. There is one question on each card. Cards are put on a book ring for a fun and easy way to review the chapter in groups or individually.
2
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Common Core Aligned Collaborative Discussions (Grades 3-6)
This resource is aligned to Speaking and Listening standards from the Common Core standards. I use this with my 5th graders, but it is broad enough to apply to grades 3-6. This resource is intended to assist teachers in implementing effective collaborative discussions about the text.
This resource includes:
- Overview and Key Components to Implementation Description
- Student Responsibilities (Roles) Cards
- Sentence Starters aligned to Roles
- Discussion Participant Checklist
- Self-Evalu
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3rd - 6th
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