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2nd grade reading Common Core W.5.3 resources
Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Our literacy center lesson plans provide engaging, differentiated activities for the entire school year. We focus on multisensory learning and provide resources for struggling readers. Perfect for elementary teachers looking for effective literacy instruction.This is a year-long set of 10 monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. It aligns perfectly with the science of reading research. These monthly ELA centers are curated based on common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by infor
Timeline Templates: Chronological Order, Sequence of Events Activities
Teach timelines with ease and captivate your students’ interest! This interactive resource offers a variety of timeline templates to help you teach sequencing events and chronological order. Embrace the power of interactive learning and get your students excited about timeline practice today! What Concepts & Skills are Covered?TimelinesChronological order - understanding the sequence of events: historical or personalIdentifying significant events - distinguishing between important details an
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2nd - 5th
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Realistic Fiction Narrative Writing Resources, Paper, Videos, Organizers, Slides
If you're looking for a simple yet meaningful way to teach your elementary students to write a realistic fiction story, you've come to the right place!This resource includes:•8 Animated Videos embedded in Google Slides•66 Google Slides to use in lessons or print for anchor charts•Suggested Mini-Lesson Sequence•K-5 Writing Progression Charts (teacher information)•K-5 Narrative Writing Rubrics (teacher information)•Pre-Assessment & Post-Assessment (2 options)•Warm-Up Activities (2 options)•Cha
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1st - 5th
Also included in:Â Elementary Writing Workshop Resources Bundle - Teaching Without Frills
Thanksgiving Writing Activity | Thanksgiving Writing Craft
Are you looking for a Thanksgiving-themed writing and craft activity? This engaging differentiated project is tons of fun for K-5! Students cut, assemble, and glue a turkey. The feathers are made with a coffee filter, markers, and water in a spray bottle. Students then write about what they’ll be doing on Thanksgiving! This resource has multiple levels for writing and is flexible enough for any grade, K-5. Click here to save 20% by buying this resource as part of my Thanksgiving bundle!This craf
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K - 5th
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Activities | Reading Writing and Craft BUNDLE
Monthly Literacy Centers | Reading Centers | Writing Centers | 2nd-5th | Set 1
This is a complete set of monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. These monthly ELA centers are curated based off of common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by informational and literature standards. Everything you need for a full month of centers is included in this huge, comprehensive resource.This is set 2. To see all of the monthly literacy centers, click here. For the complete, year-long bundle of literacy centers, click here.These centers are designed to be used with 2nd-5
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Reading Across America Week Craft: Build a Birthday Cake Craft & Writing Prompts
My build a birthday cake craft and writing prompts are the perfect, no prep Read Across America activity for elementary. 3 templates ensure that every birthday cake activity on your March bulletin board is unique! Post your birthday cake crafts and prompts in the hallway to make an engaging Read Across America display.If you’re racing to figure out what Read Across America craft to quickly put up in the hallway to celebrate, look no further. Students can complete the birthday cake craftivity in
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2nd - 5th
Narrative Nonfiction Writing (10 day unit)
HUGE Update! (12/17/23)This 10-day unit is perfect for introducing your students to reading and writing narrative nonfiction. I have used this unit to teach second and third grade in my school, and it is a great foundation for the narrative nonfiction genre.This 30-page resource includes suggested texts, ten lesson plans (one per day), and a series of worksheets, charts, and activities for students to complete individually or with a partner for practice.
Halloween Writing Activity and Bat Craft - Narrative and Nonfiction Writing
Looking for a fun Halloween writing and craft activity? Your kids will LOVE this printable, engaging, differentiated craftivity! First, students cut, glue, and assemble a bat. Then, they either do some creative writing about their bat or research and write a nonfiction piece about bats.Click here to save 20% by buying this resource as part of my Halloween bundle! This resource has multiple levels for writing and is flexible enough for any grade, K-5. Here's the perfect way to spookify your class
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K - 5th
Tall Tales Reading and Writing Unit
This engaging unit will help you bring your Tall Tale Unit to life! It will take about 1-2 weeks to complete, depending on how many tall tale stories you plan to read and which activities you plan to complete. You will need at least one copy of different tall tale books to use with this file. I am able to find the books at my school and local library.I have included posters and vocabulary words for the following stories:By Steven Kellogg:Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind CrockettPaul BunyanPecos B
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas Writing Activity | Christmas Cut and Paste a Tree | Narrative Writing
Are you looking for a Christmas-themed narrative writing and craft activity? This engaging differentiated project is tons of fun for K-5! Students cut, assemble, and glue a Christmas tree scene. Then, they write about what they’ll be doing during Christmas time! This resource has multiple levels for writing and is flexible enough for any grade, K-5. This craftivity will decorate your classroom for Christmas. The projects are perfect to hang on a classroom wire or bulletin board. They also look g
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K - 5th
Free Literacy Centers | Reading Centers | Writing Centers | 2nd-5th ELA Centers
This free set of 2nd-5th grade literacy centers is packed with over 60 pages of engaging resources. These ELA centers are curated based off of common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by informational and literature standards. There are 5 engaging reading and writing centers included in this free set.Color-by-Code: Point of View (2nd/3rd and 4th/5th)Capitalization Task CardsVisual Writing Prompts: Personal NarrativeReading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Sequencing and Cause &
Each Kindness Book Companion - Back to School Reading Activities
Build a positive classroom community from the start with a week-long book study! This book companion features a variety of mini-lessons and activities and is a great introduction to the fiction genre at the beginning of the school year! With this resource, students will learn about the important themes of kindness, inclusion, and empathy in the story Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. This Each Kindness Resource Includes:3 Slideshow Mini-LessonsCharacteristics of Realistic Fiction w/ Importan
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Book Companion Bundle - Beginning of the Year Activities
Digital Resources Digital Writing Prompts Opinion Narrative and Informational
Use this resource to practice writing with your students. This resource includes 36 writing prompts. There are twelve of each type of writing, opinion, narrative, and informational. This resource includes a pdf version (for simple printing) and a link to the digital version that can be assigned through Googleâ„¢ Classroom. The simple format makes these writing prompts easy and straightforward for your students to understand!Click here for a video preview.You may also be interested in:Digital Readi
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2nd - 5th
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Grades PreK-5 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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PreK - 5th
Monthly Literacy Centers | Reading Centers | Writing Centers | 2nd-5th | Set 3
This is a complete set of monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. These monthly ELA centers are curated based off of common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by informational and literature standards. Everything you need for a full month of centers is included in this huge, comprehensive resource.This is set 3. To see all of the monthly literacy centers, click here. For the complete, year-long bundle of literacy centers, click here. These centers are designed to be used with 2nd-
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Monthly Literacy Centers | Reading Centers | Writing Centers | 2nd-5th | Set 2
This is a complete set of monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. These monthly ELA centers are curated based off of common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by informational and literature standards. Everything you need for a full month of centers is included in this huge, comprehensive resource.This is set 2. To see all of the monthly literacy centers, click here. For the complete, year-long bundle of literacy centers, click here. These centers are designed to be used with 2nd-
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Thanksgiving Roll a Story
Do you need fun and easy Thanksgiving activities for writing and math? These engaging Thanksgiving activities are great for bigger kids in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Students will roll and write an escape story for a turkey, plan a Thanksgiving feast, and complete creative writing activities. These holiday themed writing and math activities are just what you need to engage your students and still meet standards. Just print, grab some dice, and get started!This resource contains:Teacher notesRo
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Fall Activities BUNDLE September, October, and November
The Sweetest Fig | Reacting to Reading & Narrative Writing | Digital and Print
This product is the perfect way to get students responding, engaging, and reacting to the text. Read The Sweetest Fig aloud, or let students explore the text themselves, and then assign this digital product as a way for students to respond and engage with the text. This digital and printable product includes: Google Slides, PowerPoint, or printable PDF formatReacting and responding to images in a textUsing descriptive languageSummarizing the ending of the bookWriting a sequel to the story based
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2nd - 6th
Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show
This slightly disgusting medieval tale is a favorite of elementary age students.There are 6 speaking parts in this medieval drama. In this story there is a serious problem at the castle... their garderobe (toilet) is clogged and overflowing! Many characters try their best to solve the problem. However it is the jester, the most unlikely one of all, who uses one of his "tricks" to fix the stinky wet situation.This play script comes with:-Performing Tips and Ideas page-Character Profile page- 5 p
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2nd - 5th, Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Medieval Scripts for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show BUNDLE
The Day the Crayons Quit: Reading Literature Comprehension Skills No-Prep Packet
Enhance your students' reading comprehension with our comprehensive companion packet for 'The Day the Crayons Quit'! This engaging resource is designed to deepen understanding and critical thinking skills through a variety of activities and worksheets. Before reading questions to stimulate curiosity and activate prior knowledge.Key ideas & details questions to encourage close reading and comprehension.Making inferences and providing evidence to support them, fostering analytical thinking.Con
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2nd - 6th
Literacy Centers Implementation Guide & Toolkit | 2nd-5th Grade ELA Centers
I'm sharing everything I've learned about developing and implementing literacy centers in this Literacy Center Implementation Guide and Toolkit for Grades 2-5. This toolkit contains everything you need to start running literacy centers, including literacy center posters and student printables. The implementation guide covers important factors to consider when kicking off ELA centers in your classroom.Developing CentersExample CentersPre-teaching CentersCreating GroupsManaging RotationsManaging M
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Grades PreK-2 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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PreK - 2nd
Monthly Literacy Centers | Reading Centers | Writing Centers | 2nd-5th | Set 7
This is a complete set of monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. These monthly ELA centers are curated based off of common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by informational and literature standards. Everything you need for a full month of centers is included in this huge, comprehensive resource.This is set 7. To see all of the monthly literacy centers, click here. For the complete, year-long bundle of literacy centers, click here. These centers are designed to be used with 2nd-
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Fractured Folktale Writing Unit with Reading Comprehension
Fractured Folktales Writing Unit with Reading ComprehensionThis is one of my favorite writing units I do each year with students. There are so many wonderful, funny, and unique fractured folktales. My students love reading these stories and love writing their own! Use these resources in whichever way suits your class. I have included many blank templates so teachers can adjust and modify them as needed. In this file you will find:1.Folktale and Fractured Folktale definitions (can be screenshot a
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K - 5th
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Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
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.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
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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