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Informational text Common Core SL.5.1c resources
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
Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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4th - 7th
I Can Statements 5th Grade ELA | Editable Objectives
This set contains 545 pages of I can statements in kid-friendly language. There are I can's that cover ALL the standards in the 5th grade Common Core English Language Arts curriculum. I have also included 9 pages of standards checklists to help you keep track of what standards you have covered and what still needs to be taught.Language Arts Topics Covered in this PackReading: LiteratureReading: Informational TextReading: Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageWhat's Included:86
Grades:
5th
Also included in: I Can Statements Bundle 5th Grade
Close Reading with Informational Text
Get your students closely reading and writing about informational text. Teach your students to highlight key ideas, take annotative notes, form opinions, debate, cite evidence, and write persuasively!This resource outlines for teachers how to implement close reading instruction with informational articles.Do you use informational articles from Scholastic News, Storyworks, Time for Kids, National Geographic for Kids, etc. in your classroom? If so, this resource is perfect for you!This resource
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Informational Text Bundle | Reading & Writing | Print & Digital
Thanksgiving Reading & Writing Activities Unit for November
Want to provide thematic activities for your upper elementary students during the week of Thanksgiving, but also want students to practice important reading, writing, and vocabulary skills? I’ve got you covered! This Thanksgiving Activities Mini Unit includes up to five days of lesson plans for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. There are multiple ways to use this resource beyond whole group instruction - including with your remedial or extension small groups, in centers or stations, and as a
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - History of Chocolate
Need Valentine's Day activities for your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom? What better topic to teach during Valentine’s week than chocolate? This printable mini unit provides your students with a history of chocolate while practicing close reading skills, writing responses, vocabulary, and more. There are more than enough low to no-prep resources to fill a week worth reading and writing lessons in your classroom. And it works extremely well as an emergency sub plan resource. Perfect for
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - Chocolate Unit BUNDLE
Group Discussion Questions, Sentence Starters for Academic Conversation
Student-friendly discussion starters for academic conversations will add depth and rigor to your next discussion activity, literature circle, Socratic seminar, or fishbowl conversation! A discussion starters menu of options and slideshow provides student choice as they engage in small group or whole class discussions of any fiction or nonfiction text(s) of your choosing. If you're looking for a way to grow academic conversation and discussion skills, this is the speaking and listening resource f
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5th - 8th
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THE SECRET SOLDIER The Story of Deborah Sampson -Discussion Cards (W/Answer Key)
Scholastic BiographyRationale for using Discussion Cards:Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add to their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. The Discussion Cards have questions from each chapter prompting students to cite evidence from the
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3rd - 5th
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Patriot Day: Fireboat by Maira Kalman
Patriot Day, the remembrance day for 9/11, is a tough day that brings up a lot of feelings. Strangely, it's something many of our young students aren't even aware of.While it's a tough thing to discuss with young students, there is a way to do it that won't scare them. You can teach about the heroes from that day.Fireboat by Maira Kalman is a beautiful picture book that tells the story of a fireboat called the John J. Harvey. It tells about the attack and focuses on the heroic efforts of the cit
Grades:
1st - 5th
Point of View...The Debate between the Loyalists and the Patriots
This unit is designed to enhance student understanding of the point of view of both the Loyalists and the Patriots in the time period leading up the Revolutionary War. Students will be researching from the perspective of one side and developing reasons that support why a neutral colonist should join their fight. After each team has an opportunity to explore opinions regarding different topics of discussion, a debate will be staged. The students will practice with their public speaking and att
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5th
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George vs. George Lesson Plan (Book Club Format - Comparing and Contrasting)
Use George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides to Teach Comparing and ContrastingThis Book Club Bundle for George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides is an excellent choice for 4th and 5th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies. This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Comparing and Contrasting. Here's W
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4th - 5th
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Sled Dogs and Working Dogs of the North: Nonfiction Unit
Updated 2024! Lesson Plans Included! This full unit of original non-fiction passages is based on the topic of Working Dogs in the North and more specifically, sled dogs. There are multiple levels of each text to best meet the variety of reading needs of your students. If you are looking for an ELA unit that takes your students from the skill of close reading with vocabulary development, to a summative group project presentation, then this will fit that need. You’ll also find comprehension pra
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Alaskan Sled Dog Bundle
HELEN KELLER Crusader for the Blind and Deaf - Discussion Cards (W/Answers)
By Stewart and Polly Anne GraffRationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
"Wonders" Unit 3 MEGA Lesson Plan Bundle
This is a bundle that includes all of the lesson plan bundles that I have created for Unit 3. You will be receiving everything I have created for Machu Picchu; The Story of Snow; They Don't Mean It; Weslandia; and Winter's Tail.
Within each unit I have included a lesson plan strip that is ready to cut out and glue into your plan book, a vocabulary organizer, vocabulary cards, and a vocabulary review sheet. You will also be receiving a set of text dependent questions for each story, as well as
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Grades:
5th
"Wonders" Unit 4 MEGA Lesson Plan Bundle
This is a bundle that includes all of the lesson plan bundles that I have created for Unit 4. You will be receiving everything I have created for One Well; A Window into History; Words Free as Confetti; Rosa; and Davy Crockett Saves the World.
Within each unit I have included a lesson plan strip that is ready to cut out and glue into your plan book, a vocabulary organizer, vocabulary cards, and a vocabulary review sheet. You will also be receiving a set of text dependent questions for each st
Grades:
5th
Bundle G5 Opinion Reading & Writing - ‘Save the Game’ Performance Task
Bundle of 6 editions of Save the Game Performance Task for 5th grade
In the Save the Game Performance Task, students use real information about their favorite video game to practice opinion reading and writing in an engaging, real world context. Students take on the role of an advertiser for the game's company to write an opinion article for the company's social media page.
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Six different editions or versions of this Performance Task are included so students can work with the edition
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5th
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Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
Project-Based Archaeological Dig
Engaging project your students/kids will never forget. This CROSS CURRICULAR, HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD activity simulates an ARCHAEOLOGY DIG outside or in. Students use PLANNING, PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, and RESEARCH skills as they become archaeologists and feel like detectives solving a mystery. Perfect for Indoor Classrooms, Outdoor Classrooms, Home School, or Family Fun. This resource can be used with many Social Studies Units of study such as civilizations, tribes, cultures, or time
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Archaeology: Hands-On and Integrated Learning BUNDLE
Welcome to Science! Unit Plan-Lessons, Bulletin Board, Center, Reading and More!
Kids can’t wait to jump into science class each year! Get excited to teach it with this great Welcome to Science Unit!
Don’t worry about planning your first science classes!
You’ll get the 3 lesson plans for second to fifth grade (lasting between 1 and 2 weeks depending on your class). Each lesson includes multiple online additional resources, such as games and videos to mix it up!
Easily set up your class bulletin board and science word wall with include science tool printables and vocabu
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
WHO WAS WALT DISNEY? Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month | brown girl dreaming Lesson Plan (Book Club Format)
Use brown girl dreaming to Teach Character AnalysisThis Book Club Bundle for brown girl dreaming is an excellent choice for 4th and 5th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies. This package includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group reading instruction that focuses on Character Analysis. Here's What You'll Get:- Interactive Lesson Plan for 9 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Character Analysis- Chapter by
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4th - 5th
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Black History Month Banner
Engage your students in important research for Black History Month! This mini research project is a great learning opportunity and makes for a nice display in the hallway or on a classroom bulletin board. This resource includes both a digital version AND a printed version for your convenience. I have also included clear and explicit directions, along with a list of historical African American figures. This engaging project will inform your students of American history and push for critical t
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3rd - 10th
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Introduction to Debate - Class Debate & Topics
This is a stand alone product that can be used for nearly any debate related purpose, no matter the age group or class. This is a perfect gateway to introduce debate to your class or after school club! The product includes:Instructions for a classroom- friendly debate format (total length of debate is 9 minutes). The slideshow includes explanation of what to do in each speech as well as little conveniences like a table for writing names and a link to a topic wheel selector. All of the little thi
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Introduction to Debate
THE TRAIL OF TEARS by Joseph Bruchac * Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Step Into Reading Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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