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Critical thinking literature Common Core W.3.4 resources
COMPLETE Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Unit!
***You can view every page in this unit by viewing the preview video above or visitng THIS LINK!***If you are interested in starting fractured fairy tales with your students, LOOK NO FURTHER!!! In this comprehensive unit you will find everything you need to teach students how to write their own versions of fractured fairy tales using the writing process and the structure of classic tales. The duration of this unit depends on what you want to do with it! It can take as little as 1 week or up to 3
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2nd - 4th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Novel Study - Chapter Questions - Activities
This comprehensive 170+ Page Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Unit is perfect for your upcoming Roald Dahl novel study. This package contains Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapter questions, answers keys, projects, graphic organizers, and activities. Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach!✅Be sure to check out the preview for pictures and descriptions of everything included in this giant product!★IMPORTANT NOTE: All of these activities were designed with busy teachers
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2nd - 5th
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Frindle - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4
A Literature Kit for the novel Frindle written by Andrew Clements.Take a Peek Inside:Make learning about words fun again with a clever tale about a boy who invents a new word for the dictionary. Our resource is ready-made, saving you time when preparing a lesson plan for this novel. Set a purpose for reading by establishing which vocabulary words students are not familiar with. Show your comprehension of the novel with multiple choice questions. In a journal prompt, use your critical thinking s
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: Best Sellers Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 3-4
READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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The Witches Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Tests
This novel study for The Witches, by Roald Dahl, contains 142 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing.Perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your purchase!♥Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, par
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: The BFG | The Phantom Tollbooth | The Witches | Novel Study Bundle
Aesop's Fables Activities Reading Comprehension Passages & Writing Sub Plans
This oh-so-helpful Aesop’s fables reading and writing unit is packed with activities that meet the standards for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade! Students will practice reading comprehension skills, compare and contrast Aesop’s fables, practice writing complete sentences, learn how to write a summary, identify parts of speech, write their own fable, and so much more!Perfect to leave as sub plans!This resource comes with a variety of fables and activities that you can add to any traditional literature un
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3rd - 5th
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READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges #2 Real World Science Engineering
Bundle and get 50% off! Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume 2! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more! Perfect for librarians, STEM Club, K-5 Teachers, and any teach who loves to integrate hands-on learning activities with their students!This collection of STEM Projects focuses on connecting ELA and STEM. Each challenge c
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
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Book Report Template Book Review Report Template March is Reading Month
Looking for book report templates for Book Week that help scaffold the writing of a fiction book report? This resource includes templates, guiding questions, and visuals in both printable and digital format (Google Slides, Google Forms) to help your students write impressive book reviews. Also included are posters and banners to decorate your classroom. This resource features both US and British English spellings.1. Printable Editable Book Report TemplatesCover (editable) templates x 8-12 (stud
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3rd - 6th
The Lemonade War Novel Study Unit - Chapter Questions - Math Activities Project
This 120 PAGE The Lemonade War Novel Study Unit contains a complete unit plan for The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. Perfect for a Lemonade War interactive notebook, these Lemonade War activities are classroom tested and include chapter questions, interactive class activities, graphic organizers, and printable assignments.A full set of Lemonade War questions are included, which focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text.Detailed answer keys
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3rd - 6th
Back to School Writing Lesson Plans and Activities
Looking for ways to get your students engaged in writing on day 1? These FULL writing lesson plans for back to school do just that! This set includes 5 low-prep lesson plans that have a writing component and a full class lesson plan component to go with back to school mentor texts! Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for back to school season! These full lesson plans lead your students to enjoy writing on the first days of school. You start by readi
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2nd - 4th
Mentor Sentences Unit: Daily Grammar Second 10 Weeks (Grade 2)
Teaching your daily grammar lessons with the mentor sentences routine is the only way students will truly learn to apply grammar and language skills to their writing! No boring worksheets, lectures, sentences filled with mistakes, or rote drills that don’t stick…These ready-to-teach mentor sentence lessons will have students working with one sentence from a favorite read-aloud mentor text in a different way each day for just 10-15 minutes!Teachers who enjoy using mentor texts to cover content an
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2nd
Also included in: Daily Grammar Mentor Sentence Units Bundle (Grade 2): 40 Weeks!
Mystery Genre Study Unit - Read, Write & Think Like a Detective Activities
Read, write, and think like a detective! Bulk up your mystery genre study with inference activities, short stories, writing projects, secret codes, observation, logic puzzles, fingerprinting, and invisible ink! This unit is guaranteed to engage your third, fourth, or fifth grade students.Open the previews to take a closer look at all resources.Read Like a DetectiveEight inference activities and five short detective stories help kids build critical thinking and deduction skills. These literature
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3rd - 5th
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Research Templates Google Classroom Digital Projects Elementary Activities Comic
Need some engaging digital projects templates for your classroom? This Google Classroom Digital Projects Bundle is a perfect go to for easy to use and ready to use elementary Google Classroom activities that your students will love! Your students will be engaged with these digital project templates as they create comic strips, social media posts, biography reports and SO MUCH MORE! Since these are digital projects they are great for saving paper and can be used across multiple subject areas. ⭐SA
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3rd - 6th
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Mentor Sentences Unit: Daily Grammar Fourth 10 Weeks (Grade 2)
Teaching your daily grammar lessons with the mentor sentences routine is the only way students will truly learn to apply grammar and language skills to their writing! No boring worksheets, lectures, sentences filled with mistakes, or rote drills that don’t stick…These ready-to-teach mentor sentence lessons will have students working with one sentence from a favorite read-aloud mentor text in a different way each day for just 10-15 minutes!Teachers who enjoy using mentor texts to cover content an
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2nd
Also included in: Daily Grammar Mentor Sentence Units Bundle (Grade 2): 40 Weeks!
Mentor Sentences Unit: Daily Grammar Third 10 Weeks (Grade 2)
Teaching your daily grammar lessons with the mentor sentences routine is the only way students will truly learn to apply grammar and language skills to their writing! No boring worksheets, lectures, sentences filled with mistakes, or rote drills that don’t stick…These ready-to-teach mentor sentence lessons will have students working with one sentence from a favorite read-aloud mentor text in a different way each day for just 10-15 minutes!Teachers who enjoy using mentor texts to cover content an
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2nd
Also included in: Daily Grammar Mentor Sentence Units Bundle (Grade 2): 40 Weeks!
My Father's Dragon Novel Study Literature Unit
This novel study has everything you need to teach My Father's Dragon, a Common Core Text Exemplar. Included are activities and materials to support and deepen comprehension, improve vocabulary and fluency, craft an opinion piece, and wrap up the reading with fun extension activities. This unit is aligned to the CCSS for third grade, but can also be used with second and fourth grade students for whom the reading level is appropriate.For a closer look at the materials included in this resource,
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2nd - 3rd
Baby Literary Essay Writing Bundle (3rd grade)
LESSON PLANSFull lesson plans for Baby Literary Essay Writing.Two extended "boot camp" guided practice was added for my students. If you feel you do not need the reinforcement just eliminate Bootcamp 2 & 3 days.These plans only include bends 1-3. Bend 3 debating is not included.STUDENT PACKETIncludes: -key terms-graphic organizers-character trait work bank with visuals & synonyms-sentence frames-evidence ranking activities-exemplar essays-anchor charts-checklists (Typed up versions of th
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3rd - 4th
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Hook Your Reader Writing a Strong Introduction! Worksheets & Google Classroom
Teach students how to develop an interesting and effective "hook" in their writing introductions! Includes 5Es lesson plan, with worksheets, reference sheets and visuals. Students find hooks in fiction and non-fiction texts. Using printables and literacy-based activities, students will be able to apply variety of hooks to different writing genres: narratives, reports, response to literature, response to informational texts, poetry, persuasive texts, and essays!This resource includes: A lesson p
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2nd - 4th
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Drive
Are you looking for a complete and engaging novel study for the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? You'll have all you need to teach various reading skills, comprehension and vocabulary and assess comprehension and critical thinking skills with this novel unit.Updated with a digital version for Google Classroom!!!It is divided into 5 sections (Ch. 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, and 25-30).This unit includes the following:• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory title page for students• Meet the Author
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3rd - 6th
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The Bad Seed Read Aloud - Character Traits - Reading Comprehension 3rd, 4th
This The Bad Seed read aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities including a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans to help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful ways.These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily inter
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3rd - 4th
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The Invisible Boy Read Aloud - Friendship - Reading Comprehension 3rd, 4th grade
These The Invisible Boy read aloud activities will help your students learn how to include others.The Invisible Boy read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities including a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans to help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of
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3rd - 4th
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Mr. Popper's Penguins Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests
This novel study for Mr. Penguin's Poppers, by Florence and Richard Atwater, contains 106 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include asking and answering questions, plot, character analysis, point of view, theme, informational writing, and more!No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the pri
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3rd - 6th
Reading Response Choice Board Independent Work Challenge for Any Book
Looking for a digital and print all in one writing about reading choice board that will work for summer reading or in-class accountability that will engage your students that they can use with any book?Help your students write about their reading with this Tic Tac Write choice board.9 prompts included tying together both reading and writing standards. These prompts require students to critically reflect on the book that they read and utilize their genre writing skills: opinion/persuasive, inform
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Response Choice Boards for Fast Finishers
Building Character Read Aloud Lessons | Character Trait Activities for 3rd & 4th
These Building Character Read Aloud lessons and activities are perfect for character trait activities. This bundle includes read aloud activities for the books The Bad Seed, The Invisible Boy, The Most Magnificent Thing, What Do you Do With an Idea, and What Do you Do With a Problem. You can get to know your students while covering reading comprehension standards. The books and accompanying activities are great for discussing important themes like, growth mindset, inclusion, confidence, empathy,
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3rd - 4th
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