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Critical thinking classroom community guided reading books
Small Group of 6 | Group Fruit and Veggie Partner Pairing Cards | Management
Group Fruit and Veggie Partner Pairing Cards are the perfect solution for teachers looking for an easy way to organize their guided reading or math groups! There are enough cards for 5 groups of 6, but each group does not have to be filled with 6 people. The cards are simple to cut, assign, and laminate for durability. They are also differentiated, so the teacher can assign group names or create their own. Even more, the set includes an editable tracking sheet to monitor group dynamics and optim
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Not Grade Specific
The Stories that Julian Tells Comprehension Questions
These are questions I've created to go with the book The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron. I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks. This book is a Guided Reading Level N, Lexile level 520L, and DRA 28-30.
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2nd - 4th
Super Bowl Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Football & Super Bowl 24
The Big Game- Super Bowl 24 is right around the corner. This Big Game football printable for kids allows students to interact with text while learning all about the history of the Super Bowl. Your students will focus on asking and answering questions, main idea, word meaning, text features, and illustrations making meaning in the text.Standards Covered:RI.1 (Asking and Answering Questions)RI. 2 (Main idea)RI. 4 (Word meaning)RI.5 (Text Features)RI. 7 (Illustrations to match the text)An assessmen
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Editable Watercolor Book Bin Labels
Enjoy 84 labels for your library book bins! The labels have a wide variety of children's books and chapter books for elementary classrooms. They are bright, colorful, easy to read, and have pictures! Each label is 2 inches by 4 inches. These labels are editable on Powerpoint! I included some blank slides so you an add your own titles. The font used is HELLOTEXAS from the Hello Fonts package.Here is a list of all of the categories!ArthurIf You...Junie B JonesHorrible HarryOcean AnimalsMagic Tree
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Not Grade Specific
Small Group of 5 ORIGINAL | Group Food Partner Pairing Cards | Classroom
Group activities are great! Until you have a student who is left out. These Group Food Partner Pairing cards are an easy way to ensure that each of your students feels included. The cards make classroom management a breeze and are an easy way to organize your guided reading or math groups! There are 25 partner cards that will make 5 groups of 5. They are easy to cut and distribute. You can laminate them for durability. Editable tracking sheets are also included! Students are each assigned a car
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Small Group Cards Reading Activities Groups of 6 | Classroom Management
Small Group of 6 Animals Partner Pairing Cards | Classroom Management
Are you looking for that extra bit of engagement in your guided reading block? Want your students to look forward to collaborating with new friends during math centers? You just found the perfect Classroom Management system that creates random classroom groups in 2 minutes!These Animal Partner Pairing cards are an easy way to establish inclusion and classroom community. Students are each assigned a card (the teacher can assign groups or pass the cards out randomly.) You can easily organize your
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Not Grade Specific
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Small Group Cards Reading Activities Groups of 6 | Classroom Management
Looking for that extra bit of engagement in your guided reading block? Want your students to look forward to collaborating with new friends during math centers? Looking for a way to create random classroom groups in 2 minutes?You're going to LOVE this.Group Cards are the perfect solution for teachers looking for an easy way to organize guided reading, math groups, or class games! With 45 pages of different cards, each student can feel included and valued in any group activity. The cards are simp
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Not Grade Specific
Kindergarten Social Emotional Learning | Friendship Posters Reader and Hat
Great for initiating discussion on what it mean to be a good friend and for promoting friendship in your classroom. Perfect for back to school or the beginning of the school year. Spark discussions about friendship in this social skills activity that includes posters, a hat and an emergent student made reader.If you like this resource you might also like:Back to School Letter | Printing Practice | Beginning Sound Phonics HatsColor Sight Word Coloring Page Spelling Hats Fine Motor Color and Cut P
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PreK - K
Social Narratives SEL Stories Bundle - Emotional Regulation
Social narratives (social skills stories) are a wonderful support to individual students and small groups. This set of 16 social narratives tackle high interest topics that impact our early learners in K-2.Social Skills Topics Include:I Don’t Run Away (elopement)Personal SpaceI’m a Good ListenerI Can Control My VoiceI Feel FrustratedMistakes HappenMy Break is OverI Have Self-ControlI Can Accept HelpIt's Not My TurnInterruptingI Can Ask for HelpCount to 10Deep BreathingTaking a BreakSafe Hands an
Grades:
K - 2nd
Small Group Anecdotal Notes Observation Template | Editable | Sticky Notes
Tracking and documenting your time with your students during small group is a snap with my small group observation templates! They are formatted to fit a sticky note, but you can also just write inside the boxes. As your group page fills up, you can transfer the sticky notes to a page just for that student! What Is Editable:Everything is editable except for the boxes! So you can change the name of the groups, the font, & colors!What Is Included:Colorful Option for: Small Group Notes, Student
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Ultimate Teacher Data Binder | Track & Document Student Data
Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
Grades:
K - 2nd
Franny K Stein Frantastic Voyage comprehension / writing ideas
Are you looking for a fantastic chapter book for a read aloud or guided reading? Look no further because Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage will capture the attention of every child in your class including the boys!First you need the book Franny K Stein Mad Scientist Frantastic Voyage by Jim Benton. Vocabulary cards are provided for each chapter. Thought provoking questions are included for each chapter. The pages can be copied and made into a booklet or run off separately and gl
Grades:
1st - 2nd
50 Social Stories - Social Skills Lessons & Activities - Taking Turns & More
This set of social stories with lessons and activities aims to assist your students in learning a range of important social skills. This pack contains 50 different social stories covering topics such as taking turns, sharing, co-operation, problem solving, helping others and much, much more. Each story is broken down into different parts and also includes an activity that reflects the social story. These stories can be printed as a booklet and then bound or placed in a file for ongoing use. ✪ Wh
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PreK - 6th
Comparing Inherited Traits: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BUTTERFLY OR MOTH?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsMetamorphosisLife Cycle: Larvae (smooth vs fuzzy)Life Cycle: Pupae (chrysalis vs cocoon)Antennae (clubbed vs
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1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Social Stories: Bundle
25 Cute Social Stories for Pre-K or KEach story contains embedded questions to promote critical thinking and practice using social languagePositive "I can" languageVariety of topicsPre-K Social Stories includes“I can be flexible when I’m playing!”“I can be flexible at school!”“I can take a break!”“I can make friends!”“I can use my words!”“I can be a busy bee at school!”“I can make the best choices!”“I can be a good friend!”Social Stories: Safety includes“I can stay with the group!”“I can play wi
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PreK - K
Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher's House Comprehension Questions
I have created higher order thinking comprehension questions for each chapter of Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar.
I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.
Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks.
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1st - 3rd
EDITABLE Classroom Library Book Bin Labels - Wizarding Themed
Ready to turn your class of muggles into reading wizards? These Harry Potter inspired book bin labels will have your readers running to your classroom library even quicker than Hermione! J.K. Rowling said it best, "If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book." By organizing your library into eye-catching labeled baskets, your students will be excited to browse and easily locate texts based on their interests and/or reading level. ⭐️ Resource Highlights:Unique, engaging label des
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Small Group of 5 MORE | Group Food Partner Pairing Cards | Classroom Management
Did you love my original Small Group of 5 food themed Pairing Cards? Here is a new set that I know you and your students will LOVE. This version includes new, fun food pairings such as the Sweeties, the Veggies, and the Fast Foodies! There are 25 partner cards that will make 5 groups of 5. They are easy to cut and distribute. You can laminate them for durability. Editable tracking sheets are also included for easy Classroom Management!Students are each assigned a card (the teacher can assign gro
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Not Grade Specific
George by Alex Gino Novel Study / Key (Author endorsed!)
"George," a novel by Alex Gino, tells the story of Melissa, whose classmates and family know her by the name of George. The message "Be Who You Are" comes across as a strong central theme in this excellent novel about a transgender youth who wants to be Charlotte in the school play, a monumental task for a girl who everyone thinks is a boy. This novel study was created with input and suggestions from the author of the novel - Alex Gino!
This detailed novel study includes a text-dependent qu
Grades:
4th - 6th
Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE
Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story! STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:How the Whale Got His Throat Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length) How the Camel Got His Hump Thinking Focus: Ethics Math Strand Focus: Operations How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Thinking Focu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Fly Away Home by Bunting Lesson on Homelessness
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting Lesson Plan teaches students about the realities of homelessness. It addresses the common myths and brings into light the urgency of homelessness in America. Themes of family, homelessness, and belonging. This resource includes: Learning Objectives Reading Comprehension QuestionsFacts about Homelessness in AmericaExtension Resource on HomelessnessText to text connection Text to world connection Nearpod Teacher Access included on the last page of the fileIf you have a
Grades:
4th - 6th
Math Theme Partner Pairing Cards | Classroom Management
Looking for that extra bit of engagement in think, pair, share? Want your students to look forward to collaborating with new friends during math centers? Looking for a way to create random classroom partnerships in 2 minutes? You're going to LOVE these Math Theme Partner Pairing Cards!These cards are an easy way to establish Classroom Management. There are 36 math partner cards that will make 18 groups of 2. This Math pack comes with BONUS group cards that will make 1 group of 3. You can quickl
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Not Grade Specific
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Add a cultural twist to your fairy tale unit with Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. There are many versions of the Cinderella tale, but this one is believed to be the original version - written 1,000 years before the European one.Our response activities were crafted using the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, a framework for focusing on higher-order thinking skills. The taxonomies (classifications) are arranged from simple and concrete tasks to complex and abstract ones. There are 3 activit
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2nd - 4th
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