Common Core RL.2.7 resources for GATE $5-10

CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE

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Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.3

, RL.K.6

, RL.K.7

, RL.K.9

, RL.K.10

...

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- Owl Moon Pop-up and Critical Thinking

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Portable Gifted and Talented

Now with a more kid-friendly pop-up option: Owl Moon is incredibly rich in critical thinking potential, rich in artwork, and rich in the feelings words evoke. Come along for a challenging lesson and a fun extension activity with the poetic 1988 Caldecott Award winner Owl Moon. Critical thinking about poetry, participatory reading, and figurative language along with a project in which we create an owl to “pop up” and spread its wings poetically will energize your students. Caldecott books a

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.7

, RL.2.7

, SL.2.1

, SL.2.2

, SL.2.3

...

David Weisner's THE THREE PIGS - Primary GATE with Caldecott Books

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Portable Gifted and Talented

Not sure if I had more fun with this or the kids did! Huh? This must be another Primary GATE with Caldecott lesson from Portable Gifted and Talented. Woo hoo! • Students make a wolf that actually huffs, puffs, and blows down a straw house while they learn about physical science. • Students create a cool, creative, and witty POP-up story extension which saves the life of one of the three pigs. • Students learn to orient themselves to cardinal directions, about the position of the sun in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Physical Science

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.3

, RL.2.7

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.7

...

Sled Dog School Novel Companion

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Your Smart Brain

Now with digital slides for google drive for in-person or distance learning. This 65+ page novel unit is packed with NO PREP and low prep comprehension, vocabulary, analysis and story elements activities! Perfect for small group, whole group or independent work when reading Sled Dog School by Terry Lynn Johnson.As you read Sled Dog School , students will:define and provide examples of important vocabulary in the textthink critically to analyze the textinfer and evaluate character traits compare

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.6

, RL.2.7

...

Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick Literacy Pack!

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Tiffany Brodsky

This literacy packet gives an assortment of reading, grammar, and writing activities related to Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. (The story is not mine, so it is not included. It can be found in many libraries and bookstores.)This resource includes the following: Copyright Pages Related Common Core & FL standards for the comprehension test Comprehension test 2 choices: 1st choice gives a point value for each question 2nd c

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Halloween, Reading

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.7

...

Also included in: Fall and Halloween Bundle of Comprehension and Literacy Items

Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium (Two Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Stories, NGSS)

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STEMistry Stories

A perfect STEM book for kids in the classroom or at home! This covers reading, science, and poetry in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or remotely. This rhyming picture book has two stories in one! "Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium" has a story about the water molecule and another story about helium. NGSS and Common Core standards identified. Virtual author reading with activity available too, visit www.STEMistryBooks.com.T

Subjects:

Chemistry, Gifted and Talented, Science

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Lectures, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.5

, RL.K.7

, RL.1.3

...

NGSS:

K-LS1-1

Character Analysis--Identifying Feelings, Traits and Motives with IMNPB

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In My National Park Backyard

Written as an accompaniment to In My National Park Backyard, students in grades 2 through 5 are engaged in lessons and activities written in a “gradual release” format (“I Do, We Do, Do Together, Do Alone”). Students develop the concept of feelings, traits and motives for themselves through hands-on activities, like "Feeling & Trait Introductory Sort." Independent practice is provided for students using the "Feelings Reference Card" and "Trait Cluster Cards" with graphic organizers and int

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.6