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Free 7th grade balanced literacy independent work packets
First Day of School FREE with Easel Activity - What If Poem
FREE First Day of School Writing Activity - What if Poem. Read the poem by Judith Viorst "The First Day of School" and then have students write their own "What if..." poem. Includes a page of writing ideas and a rubric for poetry. Give students the copy of the poem and template when they come back to school and have them do this independently. Their work will make a great beginning if the year bulletin board display. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital t
Grades:
4th - 7th
BlackOut Poetry Activity (FREE)
The words for blackout poems are already written on the page, but it’s up to the blackout poet to bring new meaning and life to these words. They can be created using the pages of old books or even articles cut from yesterday’s newspaper. Using the pages of an existing text, students will isolate then piece together single words or short phrases from these texts to create lyrical masterpieces. It's the perfect activity to get students thinking creatively! However, it can be difficult with online
Grades:
7th - 12th
Free creative writing prompt and mini-lesson
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
STATE HISTORY Essay and Discussion Questions | Social Studies Activity FREE
This is an exclusive freebie that coordinates perfectly with my customized state history projects. There are 8 organized modules with 86 student pages. In this free activity, you’ll find 6 essay/discussion questions for each of the 8 modules.Find Your Custom State History Project Here:ALABAMAALASKAARIZONAARKANSASCALIFORNIACOLORADOCONNECTICUTDELAWAREFLORIDAGEORGIAHAWAIIIDAHOILLINOISINDIANAIOWAKANSASKENTUCKYLOUISIANAMAINEMARYLANDMASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANMINNESOTAMISSISSIPPIMISSOURIMONTANANEBRASKANEVAD
Grades:
4th - 7th
Independent Reading Novel Study | Distance Learning
My 8th grade students told me that they absolutely dreaded filling out their reading logs. I decided to create a new way to hold them accountable for independent reading. This Google Slides presentation incorporates popular literature circle roles that can be completed independently in a digital format. Feel free to edit and personalize as needed. You can have students fill out their own pacing guide or assign your own requirements. Week one and two activities are the same with exception to th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Choose Your Own Language Arts Adventure
Need to fill time at the end of the school year, or give early finishers an on-going project? Try the very hands-off "Choose Your Own Language Arts Adventure!" Student instructions: "For the next 4 weeks, you’re going to Choose Your Own Language Arts Adventure. There are a bunch of options, and if you think of something not on this list, just email your teacher your idea!"You can choose as many Adventures (a.k.a. Projects) as you want, but you MUST AT LEAST CHOOSE 1."
Grades:
4th - 10th
Independent Reading Tracker
This is a free teacher resource to help your students keep track of the books that they read during independent reading time. Students can add books as they start them, and include a star rating when they finish reading the book. This can help you see who is finishing books quickly, or not finishing books at all. Students can also use this sheet to have conversations with other students formally or informally and suggest books to each other. Building an independent reading life is important for
Grades:
4th - 8th
Editable 40 Book Challenge Tracking Sheet | Genre Challenge Tracking
This editable resource aligns with Donalyn Miller's 40 Book Challenge - where students are challenged to read 40 books during a single school year. Depending on your curriculum, you may want more specific genre choices, or even more independent choices! I have each genre listed with a number in front so students know how many of that genre they need to complete. Students write one book title for each box. For a book over 300 pages, students will write the title in two boxes.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Advanced Studies: Paleo Science
Embark on a thrilling journey through time with our comprehensive dinosaur-themed unit designed specifically for middle school students. This immersive experience combines captivating nonfiction readings, engaging writing exercises, hands-on science labs, and exciting enrichment activities to bring the world of paleontology to life like never before! Each day of this two-week unit will delve into the fascinating world of dinosaurs, focusing on five featured prehistoric creatures: the migh
Grades:
5th - 8th
First Chapter Assessment
English Language Arts teachers tend to struggle to understand why their students are not voracious readers. After all, what first drew us to our content areas is a love for the written word. Literacy, reading comprehension, and fluency are issues of concern in more than just the ELA content area. How can and English Language Arts teacher help their students become more fluent readers? How can an English Language Arts teacher improve comprehension skills overall in order to help a student’s devel
Grades:
4th - 12th
Parts of Speech - Literacy Worksheet (No Prep)
Take your students back to sentence structure basics with this engaging worksheet about the parts of speech. Students will identify definitions and examples of each part of speech before being tasked to annotate them within sentences. The lesson culminates in a writing activity where students are to use prescribed examples of parts of speech to write the orientation of a story.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Unlocking Theme and Independent Learning for ELLs and All Learners!
Dive into literary themes with this worksheet bundle for Middle School and ELL students. This simple packet provides a a flexible toolkit to help students understand theme in any text - with help from their teacher or independently!Ready to go worksheets help students independently engage with characters, plot, and symbols to unlock Characters and Theme in texts. Classroom tested for diverse learning levels and language abilities! Mr. EnglishIncluded in the Packet: This pack includes essential
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Grades:
5th - 12th
President's Day
This is a short lesson on the history of President's Day. It gives a brief summary of the holiday, a 10-question quiz and some critical thinking questions. It is a good way to give students some understanding of the holiday through learning some facts and thinking about them.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Grade Five Tier Two Vocabulary Puzzles
This package is comprised of 18 crossword-type puzzles based on 75 Tier 2 words for Grade Five students. The clues to the puzzles are organized into 3 sets: Definitions, Cloze Sentences, and Words or phrases opposite in meaning to the Tier 2 words. The puzzles are suitable for both individual and small group work. As with all such materials, maximum benefit (and minimal frustration!) is achieved only through pre-teaching. In other words, these puzzles are designed for the "Application" stage of
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Grades:
5th - 7th
The Higher Power of Lucky: a PDF Novel Study and Easel Digital Sample
Are you curious about what is in a novel study and whether it is right for you? Or, are you wondering what my novel studies are like? Download this complimentary, ready-to-use, novel study and resolve your curiosity! The main thing different about this product from the other novel studies in my store is that this sample does not include an answer key or a listing of CCSS standards supported. This sample novel study features a student booklet and a student bookmark. You can download it as a PD
Grades:
4th - 7th
Book Club Recording Sheet-Any Book
This sheet is a way to assess understanding of independently read books or books read as a group. Students will ask discussion questions, summarize reading and complete 1 additional job.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Home Reading Club Log (editable, customizable) Parent Teacher Communication
-Home reading log record-Parent reminder sheet notes-Build your students responsibility with a homework checklist-Common core reading logs-balanced literacy-Take home readers, nightly readers-Choose how often you would like students / your child to complete the logs (daily, weekly, etc.)-Download word document and customize to match your students goal-Guided reading binder, fill in the worksheet-Optional: record your reading, earn badges or other fun classroom incentives!-send it home in a book
Grades:
1st - 7th, Staff
Independent Reading Log for Middle School
Independent reading log for middle school students. Includes space to record author, title, number of pages read, and number of minutes read. Includes categories for response and bonus weekend days on back. Can be used as homework, or daily classwork!
Grades:
5th - 8th
Spring write the room cards
Write the room for spring!garden words, seasonal vocabulary
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Grades:
K - 8th
Passport Project
Passport projectStuck for an awesome way to start or end the school year?A highly engaging, multi-skilled personalized project to begin the school year.This is one of the best projects to begin (or end) the school year! It is primarily independent work, however, having a teacher model each section does lift the standard. Students just love the finished copy and it provides an in-depth understanding of each student in your class.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Free Animal Farm Chapter 10 Distance Learning Google Form
This is a Google Form with a guided reading experience for Chapter Ten of Animal Farm. It includes the entire text, illustrative photos and drawings, historical connections for Russian history, and vocabulary and reading comprehension questions. These were created for ESL students, however, native English speakers would benefit from them also since there are many historical connections to interesting details from Russian history.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Lockdown Instagram
Lockdown Instagram- After getting feedback from parents' there seems to be two types. Some parents' are finding that they are flying through the work and on the other hand some parents' are struggling to find time to complete their own work and supporting their child. - This activity can be completed independently either as an early finisher or as a breather for parents.
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Digital Weekly Reading Response Work - Can Use All Year!
This weekly reading response assignment is intended to work as part of your independent reading program. Whether you are teaching in class or on line, this assignment works great in both scenarios. Simply assign on Monday and students turn it in on Friday. It can work for an entire year and is easy to tweak based on your instructional focus. Ex: give them specific "think and ink" prompts or specific guidelines for the weekly reading response letter. Included In The Assignment:Weekly Reading LogD
Grades:
4th - 8th
Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Hasn't Anyone
Four handouts to facilitate in planning and teaching students, age 8-14 on the sensitivities of immigration from the perspective of a brown girl. Set in motion by the reckoning of racial tensions across the globe, two pertain to the pedagogy, while two, although there are more, pertain to actual activities for the student learner. To maximize optimal use, the purchase of the illustrated book, "Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Hasn't Anyone," by Michele Jeanmarie, is available via your favorite bookstore
Grades:
4th - 8th
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