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Black History Month short stories interactive notebooks
Teaching Symbolism and Allegory - Introduction Activity & PowerPoint
Teaching symbolism can be tricky, but symbolism activities like this one HOOK your students and help them engage with any text. This is a sweet introduction to symbolism that your students will remember long after the candy is gone.⭐️ I use this with “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, but it is not text-specific. You can use it with any short story or novel or as a stand-alone lesson. Your resource for teaching symbolism includes:An anticipatory set using Tootsie Roll Pops (or Blow Po
Grades:
7th - 10th
Read-Its® Trifolds PHONICS EDITION | Distance Learning
Phonics ReadersThese Read-Its® Phonics Trifolds are the PERFECT supplement for your phonics instruction during your small group guided reading time. This unit NOW INCLUDES DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES to be used in 1-1 classrooms and/or for Distance Learning. I hope you enjoy the FREE UPDATES! These professionally illustrated Phonics Read-Its® incorporate engaging passages with a focus on ONE specific phonics skill, vocabulary development, prediction skills, and text-dependent questions all wrapped u
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1st - 3rd
Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages Science of Reading Phonics MEGA BUNDLE
⭐ Are you looking for a full year's worth of differentiated phonics worksheets that are hands-on, no prep, and print and go? This Phonics MEGA BUNDLE includes time-saving science of reading comprehension passages for children to cover multiple skills at once to help you meet the needs of ALL your learners. They are phonics-based and have been proven to boost children's reading scores, all while having fun where they don't even know they are learning! The phonics reading comprehension passages pr
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K - 2nd
Visualizing Assessments: Comprehension Quick Sketch Quick Checks
Have you ever had a student read and not comprehend? Uh, yes, I think we all have! This reading behavior is all too common in students who *can* read, or sound like a reader, but too often these "readers", are not comprehending anything at all, these students are often known as "word callers." This is problematic, but can be fixed with this resource.
I have been teaching Visualizing to students for over 10 years because it is one of the most important reading strategies to help students stay tu
Grades:
1st - 8th
Secondary ELA Curriculum - Full Year of Interactive Notebooks (grades 7-10)
These units for Interactive Notebooks create a whole year of Secondary ELA lessons. Your students will create organized reference tools to show their learning, all while maintaining creativity and choice. These lessons, activities, and assessments are perfect for grades 7-10.Key takeaways of this full year of Secondary ELA:✅ Short Story Unit✅ Novel Study ✅ Drama Unit ✅ Poetry UnitUse this resource as you read any texts! The Short Story Unit and the Poetry Unit come with plenty of suggestions, bu
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7th - 10th
Black History Month Activity Research Project ⭐ Template Biography ⭐ 3rd 4th 5th
*BEST SELLER!* This is easy-to-use biography research project where students will clearly see what is expected of them. "Students were able to fully develop their biographies and this resource gave them the opportunity to share a lot of information regarding the person they researched."✏️ Do your students know *how* to complete a biographical research project from start to finish? This digital activity provides all of the tools necessary so your students know what information they need to resear
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Biography Project Research Templates BUNDLE
Literary Analysis Mini Flip Book (a sticky note book for short stories & novels)
Transform the way you teach literary analysis with this interactive, hands-on sticky note mini flip book. Engage your middle or high school students with this fun and practical resource, ideal for use during and after reading short stories or novels. With this mini flip book, students explore, identify, and explain various literary devices, making literary analysis a breeze.What's Inside:8 Tabs for Comprehensive Analysis: This resource includes eight tabs covering essential elements of literary
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Mini Flip Book Growing Bundle: Grammar, Parts of Speech, Growth Mindset
Read-Its® Paired Passages - Yearlong MEGA Bundle | Distance Learning
Reading Comprehension ~ Close ReadingGet Ready to READ and RESPOND with my brand newREAD-ITS® Paired Passages TRIFOLDS! Check out Read-Its® WINTER EDITION here...Read-Its®- WINTER EditionCheck out Read-Its® SPRING EDITION here...Read-Its®- SPRING EditionCheck out Read-Its® SUMMER/ANYTIME EDITION here...Read-Its®- SUMMER/ANYTIME EditionCheck out Read-Its® Fall EDITION here...Read-Its®- Fall Edition*************************************************************************FREEBIE ALERT: Download th
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2nd - 4th
Short Vowel Reading Passages LEVEL 1 - Distance Learning
Level 1: Phonics Fluency and Skill Based Comprehension Notebook: Short Vowel Reading Passages *Now available in DIGITAL and PAPER option for each phonics reading passage for distance learning!DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATE - August 2020As of August 2020, I added a digital version to this product (compatible with Google Slides) for distance learning. Watch a video preview hereEach reading passage focuses on: * Phonics (Short Vowel Word Families)* Reading Comprehension* Fluency* Vocabulary* WritingSave
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PreK - 1st
PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Elements & Techniques FOR THE BIRDS
Pixar-like Short Film Workshop. Looking for a fun and effective way to teach literary elements such as theme, plot, dialogue, characters, inference, and irony? For The Birds is a tried and true favorite among students and teachers! Film Summary: The birds on a wire make fun of the bird with different feathers, until ironically, they fall off the wire and lose all of their own feathers. Your students will get a chuckle and learn a lesson about bullying. Includes Activities For: ✔ IRONY✔ Setting✔
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5th - 8th
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Design a Lab Coat Activity No Prep Science Project - End of Year Activities
Looking for a fun, no prep project that integrates science, art, and literacy AND keeps kids engaged? Your students will love designing a lab coat template for a famous historic or modern scientist, inventor, doctor, astronaut, engineer, or other STEM figure and it will quickly become one of *your* favorite activities too. Perfect as an end of year or after testing activity, students think critically and work independently as they apply their knowledge to design a lab coat for one of the 56 men
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5th - 12th
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R-Controlled Vowel Reading Passages LEVEL 2 - Distance Learning
Fluency and Skill Based Comprehension Notebook: R-Controlled Vowel Reading Passages: Level 2Now available in DIGITAL and PAPER option for each phonics reading passage for distance learning!DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATE - July 2020As of July 2020, I added a digital version to this product (compatible with Google Slides) for distance learning.•Watch a video PREVIEW here•Watch a video PREVIEW for the DIGITAL reading passages for Distance Learning hereEach reading passage focuses on: * Phonics (R-Contro
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1st - 2nd
Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Theme Inference Plot Foreshadowing Writing Alma
Alma - a short film literary element study that students will actually WANT to do! ❤AWARD WINNING PIXAR-like SHORT FILM: ALMA This spooky workshop focuses on how a professional writer uses literary elements to foreshadow trouble. Students learn that literary elements interact to shape the story and will use these elements to create an alternate ending. LITERARY ELEMENTS/DEVICES:FORESHADOWING-Students learn specific foreshadowing techniquesMAKING INFERENCES-Searching For CluesPLOT-Creepy plot el
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5th - 8th
The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry Short Story Literature Guide Flip Book
The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry: Layered Flip Book Reading LiteratureFeatures images of Della with really long hair, Jim's pocket watch, hair combs, and holiday holly (have your students color them all in)Each flap is ready for you to easily line up by using the directions on how to assemble the organizer.Includes:Writing Prompt and answer keyQuestions and answer keyComprehension and answer keyhematic Response and answer keyAligned and Outlined ELA Common Core State Standards, 6-12 Reading, Wr
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4th - 12th, Staff
High School Interactive Notebook Short Story Unit - Literary Analysis
Need to teach literary analysis for short stories? The organization and hands-on learning of interactive notebooks meets the rigor of note-taking and formal responses in this short story unit. This high school interactive notebook has less cutting and gluing than most interactive notebooks, so your students spend more time thinking and writing. The short story activities and interactive notebooks in this resource can be used with any text, and activities are included in three formats - print, di
Grades:
7th - 10th
Design a Hoodie Activity No Prep Social Studies Project - U.S. History APUSH
Looking for a fun, no prep project that integrates history, art, social studies, science, and literacy AND keeps kids engaged? Your students will love it and designing a historical hoodie will quickly become one of *your* favorite review or end of year activities too. Students think critically and work independently as they apply their knowledge to create a hoodie for a chosen historical figure or topic ... all while you cross things off your never ending to do list! How It Works:Learn about the
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Design a Hoodie Activity No Prep Social Studies Project Bundle
Pixar-like Shorts Plot Theme Character Literary Elements Worksheets & Slides SEL
Pixar SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach literary elements and SEL! This digital, interactive workshop studies the short film, Joy and Heron and guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities. Film Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tries to steal her owner's fishing worms.
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5th - 8th
Analyzing Song Lyrics - Literary Elements in Music (for any song)
With this song analysis lesson, students practice analyzing song lyrics for literary elements. They treat the song as a text and use textual evidence to support their claims. This is a fun, low-stakes way to practice analytical writing.✅ Full lesson✅ Student samples✅ 15 Songs to Analyze in ELAWhat other teachers are saying about this resource:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was a great way to review literary elements and move my students into true analysis.” -Ashleigh S. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I am excited to remind my s
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7th - 10th
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Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages & African American Activities
Your students will love these Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages & African American Activities! Unlock the stories of some of the most influential African Americans in history with this Black History Month biographies and yearbook activity. Students will read the biographies, answer comprehension questions, then create a yearbook style activity on the famous African Americans. These articles can be used all year long or as a Black History Month activity. Black History Month
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3rd - 6th
Task Cards for Flowers for Algernon - DIGITAL & PRINT
"The Flowers for Algernon task cards are a great resource to implement immediately! Visually appealing, easy to use text box entry, and more than enough information to get the kids thinking and responding." - Kelly H."The varied tasks on these Flowers for Algernon task cards made differentiating for our students a breeze, even in our current distance learning situation! My co-teacher and I were looking for a way to have students work on a collaborative GoogleSlides while we were reading the "Flo
Grades:
6th - 9th
Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle - Phonics Worksheets - Basic Tier
The differentiated full year's worth of leveled phonics reading comprehension passages and questions bundle are hands-on, no prep, and print and go. These engaging phonics worksheets help learners with their literacy development by practicing the phonics skill in isolation into reading in the text.Lead your learners to practice multiple skills, such as the targeted phonics skill, fluency, comprehension, writing, and vocabulary, all at once. Using the phonics interactive notebook option, they can
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K - 2nd
Short Story Units - Short Stories with Comprehension Questions Activities
Short Story Units - Interactive Reading Notebooks - Literary Element Analysis Activities! This 180 page Short Story Interactive Notebook for Reading helps teach Common Core aligned literary elements. These interactive reading foldable activities become an "anchor" for standards taught, and students make a great reference for students to refer back to throughout the year. These activities for teaching literature include creative and Common Core aligned foldables, notes, and Interactive Noteboo
Grades:
5th - 9th
Read-Its® Paired Passages - Fall Edition | Distance Learning
Reading Comprehension ~ Close Reading ~ Reading Passages ~ Paired PassagesGet Ready to READ and RESPOND with my brand newREAD-ITS® Paired Passages TRIFOLDS! This resource contains 18 passages on 9 different Fall topics to implement from September to November. The best part is that these Trifolds fit beautifully into your INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS! BUT WAIT!!!! If you are going to buy them all, check out MY READ-ITS® MEGA YEARLONG GROWING BUNDLE!Read-Its®Yearlong GROWING BundleCheck out the Read-It
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Read-Its® Paired Passages - Yearlong MEGA Bundle | Distance Learning
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros Short Story Unit for Middle Grades for 5th and 6th
This short story unit: "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros is exactly what you need to teach your fifth and sixth grade upper elementary learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this classic fiction text. This short story unit was created so that teachers could try out the Socratic Seminar and reading response format that I use in all my reading units and short story units. Components Included in Each Lesson:Common Core Standard Alignment Compr
Grades:
5th - 6th
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