Common Core RL.3.9 resources for GATE

The Smart Cookie Read Aloud Book Companion | Multiple Intelligences | Activities

Created by

The Smart Cookie by Jory John is a great book to teach students that everyone is smart in different ways and the importance of perseverance. It is also the perfect segue into a study of multiple intelligences. This The Smart Cookie Book Companion requires students to delve into analyzing and interpreting literature. This book companion is jam-packed with resources that provide opportunities for your students in grades 2-4 to think critically and creatively, analyze the author's craft, and make c

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.3.1

...

3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Early Finishers Activities - ELA Enrichment -Print & Digital

Created by

MB Creations

If you teach 3rd, 4th, or 5th-grade ELA, early finisher activities for your gifted and talented students will save your sanity! These print and digital enrichment activities will prevent frequent interruptions throughout the day. With these ready-to-use challenges, you'll no longer hear "What do I do now?" Ignite the minds of your 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students with these captivating ELA Early Finisher Enrichment Activities!Keep high-achieving students motivated and engaged in your ELA class w

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.5

, RL.3.9

...

Also included in: Early Finisher Gifted & GATE Challenge Activities - Print & Digital Enrichment

"The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" Literature Study Grades 2-4

Created by

The Academia Nuts

This Common Core aligned literature study is based on the touching book "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" by Susan Wojciechowski. This unit includes vocabulary, dictionary and comprehension skills. Activities also include comparing and contrasting, making predictions and inferences, grammar, mind mapping, cause and effect and writing both narrative and informational text. An art project is also included. This book is sure to touch the heart of every student. Great for GATE and home sch

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Literature, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.7

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

...

Teach Me and I Remember: Task Boards for 3rd Grade CCSS Reading Standards

Created by

One Extra Degree

You’ve probably already heard the saying, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” by Benjamin Franklin. Well, this lesson is aimed towards getting your students involved to optimize learning by allowing your students to synthesize the information learned in class and creating a “lesson” to present the information to the class. Through teaching, the students are able to show what they know and make more connections to solidify their learning. I love to use

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

, RL.3.6

...

November/December Extension Choice Menu

Created by

Renee James

November/December Extension Menu—Extension menus provide opportunities to extend learning. They are a great extension for when students are finished with their regular class work by providing engaging activities that support learning. Extension menus have proved highly successful with Gifted Students. The Extension Menu guides students in their learning while providing students with choice and the chance to explore various learning styles. This menu includes two activities for each of the fol

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

3.OA.A.1

, 3.OA.B.5

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.7

, RL.3.9

...

Text Dependent Questions for "A Bad Case of the Stripes"

Created by

Fearless in Fifth

This product features text dependent questions for the story "A Bad Case of the Stripes" by David Shannon that meet EVERY third grade standard for literature and could easily be scaled up or down to meet second and/or fourth grades. Questions are broken into three parts (to be used for three different reads) and are color-coded for teacher convenience. Help guide your students to being better readers and deeper thinkers with TDQs!

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Cursive Aesop Fable. Compare: The Goose Who Laid the Golden Egg, Woman & Her Hen

Created by

JTeffects

This is a common core aligned ELA story and question set, in cursive. This Cursive Common Core worksheet focuses on two short fables and asks the students to compare. Save time! Teach cursive, fables, and compare and contrast with one set! ---------------------------------- Many people complain that modern standards (including but also before common core) have made it so there is no time to teach cursive. I personally believe that learning to read cursive is important so I made these CC align

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.9

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

...

A Living Mascot

Created by

Rhonda Edwards

In 2004, a bald eagle pair moved across the Ashley River from historic Middleton Place. As a national symbol the bald eagle represent freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Significant is the fact that members of the founding Middleton family exhibited these same traits. Middleton Place’s founding family consists of historical South Carolina figures. Henry Middleton was the second president of the First Continental Congress. His son Arthur was a signer of the Declaration of Independ

Subjects:

Literature, Other (ELA), Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.4

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

, RL.3.9

, RL.3.10

...

Question Cubes for Reading; differentiate through Bloom's!

Created by

Brenda's Bright Ideas

These cubes are designed to make differentiation look the same, but serve the purpose of asking different questions based on the Bloom’s Taxonomy (thinking levels). The cubes that include Knowledge and Understanding also prompt students to think at the higher level as this is what is required through the Common Core. They would be a great help for teachers, homeschoolers, tutors and parents who want to stretch their child's reading ability at home. This work is licensed under a Creative Comm

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.2.9

, RL.3.9

, RL.4.9

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.6