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Social emotional literature circles for Gifted and Talented
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Partner Pairing Cards | BUNDLE | 1 Small Group of 6 and 1 Partner Pair Sets
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. This BUNDLE includes my best-selling Peanut Butter and Jelly Partner Pairing cards AND my Small Group of 6 Fruit and Veggie Group cards. With this BUNDLE, you'll be able to create student pairs of 2 as well as small groups of 6. These cards are a
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Not Grade Specific
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s
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3rd - 7th
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Be You! by Peter H Reynolds Activity Workbook: Celebrating You
Help your students realize, believe, and share with the world that they are curious, adventurous, persistent, brave, patient, kind, understanding, and so much more!Great for Reading Centers, small groups, or whole class activity! Read aloud the story "Be You!" or watch MaiStoryBooks FREE interactive read aloud video, and then encourage students to create their own *Be You* book~ their very own book about themselves and all the great things they are and can be!Inspired by Peter H. Reynold's book
Grades:
1st - 4th
The legend of rock paper scissors book companion, story mapping & games
Story mappingStory elements worksheet All about the book - title, author, illustrator, characters, settingDraw and describe the main charactersAll about the main characters worksheetsDraw a picture of each character in the story worksheetSetting worksheetBook reportGenre posterComprehension quizVocabulary words and definition cardsvocabulary quizThe retelling handRetelling cardsRetelling posterSequencing cardsCause and effect posters and worksheetsProblem and solution poster and worksheetsThe ma
Grades:
K - 4th
Wonder Mentor Sentences and Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (Grades 4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate grammar and language during your novel study of Wonder by R.J. Palacio! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volume 3, FIRST
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4th - 6th
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The Rainbow Fish Book Study
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is a sweet story with an important life lesson. It is a perfect choice for the start of the school year or any time your students could use a reminder about the importance of sharing and treating others with kindness. This book study includes a wealth of easy-to-differentiate resources to assist you and your students in close reading, writing, and thinking deeply about this story. These activities work well as literacy centers, or can be done as a whole clas
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Those Shoes Differentiated Writing Activity | Wants and Needs
"Those Shoes" by Maribeth Boelts is a touching story of kindness and teaches the difference between wants and needs. This differentiated writing activity was created to compliment the book “Those Shoes” by Maribeth Boelts and is a great companion activity to any kindness unit. The writing prompt comes with three versions of differentiation to reach all ability levels, ranging from writing a short paragraph to choosing error-free picture choices. This resource includes:Shoe Flap Page – to color,
Grades:
K - 3rd
Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages
(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Enrichment Book Club Pages (literature circle) Depth and Complexity Icons
A set of student response pages based on Dr. Sandra Kaplan's 11 icons of Depth and Complexity. Perfect for Gifted or Talented students, or students in need of enrichment activities. The pages are open ended enough to work with any book or story (even movies or plays!) but detailed enough to give students a clear expectation. I used it in my grade 2/3 gifted class as well as for gifted students in my regular grade 6 class, successfully! 11 pages included (1 for each icon!) Fun "Hashtag" Style tit
Grades:
5th - 6th
Text Dependent Question Stems
My text-dependent question stems are the perfect way to get your students back into the text to find answers to higher-level questions. There are 84 different stems that fit key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas. There are also examples given for each question and ideas on how to use them in your guided reading groups and reading lessons. Help Your Students Find Evidence From the TextWhen reading, students are expected to use evidence from different t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
Grades:
1st - 5th
Do Unto Otters Craft Interactive Read Aloud and Activities | Manners
Engage your students in a meaningful and purposeful interactive read aloud with the book Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of the golden rule, kindness, and manners.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the September Interactive Read A
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K - 2nd
Wonder RJ Palacio Comprehension Questions Novel Study
*NOW WITH ANSWER KEY INCLUDED**
This packet contains over 140 comprehension questions for the book Wonder by RJ Palacio. It breaks the book into 14 divided sections, and for each section there are 10 comprehension questions. The sections are as follows:
Part 1 August
- Pages 3 to 23
- Pages 24 to 42
- Pages 43 to 60
- Pages 61 to 80
Part 2 Via
- Pages 81 to 99
- Pages 100 to 117
Part 3 Summer
- Pages 118 to 132
Part 4 Jack
- Pages 133 to 150
- Pages 151 to 185
Part 5 Justin
- Pages 186 to
Grades:
4th - 9th
Out of My Mind Discussion Questions
Reading Out of My Mind aloud with your students? Build classroom community with these Out of My Mind discussion questions. They will save you time and you will be prepared to get the discussion started after you read each chapter aloud.Looking for more Read Aloud Questions? Grab the whole bundle here!These questions are the perfect way to guide your students through the novel. After reading each chapter aloud, start a discussion with your students. How do I use the Out of My Mind discussion
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Read Aloud Discussion Questions: Bundle
Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society with Depth and Complexity
This novel study guide is designed to use with high level 4th and/or 5th grade students, and was specifically designed with gifted students in mind. It could also be used with middle school grades. The level of depth in questioning and discussions will be at teacher discretion based on student readiness.In designing this unit, a main focus was guiding students to think deeply about underlying themes, ethical issues, and connections to the real world. Specifically, I want my students to use this
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4th - 6th
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Advanced Novel Study for the Westing Game with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was written for gifted fifth graders, and would be most appropriate for children ages 10 and older. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers. They will also need to be organized in their reading approach to keep track of details and clues and solve the mystery.Students will meet objectives f
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4th - 7th
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Mixed A Colorful Story Interactive Read Aloud and Activities
Engage your students in a meaningful and purposeful interactive read aloud with the book Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of living together in harmony.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the September Interactive Read Aloud Bundle! Get this and
Grades:
K - 2nd
Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral
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1st - 6th
Growth Mindset - Salt in His Shoes - Biography and Reading Comprehension
This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more!
Salt in His Shoes is a biography about Michael Jordan written by Delores and Roslyn Jordan. (His mother and sister) This book focuses on growth mindset because Michael shows that he is determined to become the best basketball player he can be, even though it is hard work.
Other Salt in His Shoes Resources include:
• Salt in His Shoes Creative Writing Newspaper Act
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3rd - 5th
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Auggie & Me, by R.J. Palacio; A PDF and Digital Novel Study
A great character-building resource for helping students with compassion, empathy, kindness, and tolerance. This is a ready-to-use, PDF and Easel by TpT Digital packet designed to use with middle grades who are reading Auggie & Me, which contains 3 WONDER stories (The Julian Chapter, Pluto, and Shingaling), by R.J. Palacio. It includes 36 student pages for printing a student workbook plus the same workbook in digital format (in the form of an Easel Activity) complete with textboxes all re
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5th - 8th
Also included in: A WONDER-ful BUNDLE of RJ Palacio Novel Studies
The Worrysaurus Craft Interactive Read Aloud and Activities | SEL Activities
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of worrying.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interactive read alouds will be added for F R E E ! The Worrysaurus Interactive Read Aloud and Activities is a
Grades:
K - 2nd
Advanced Novel Study: Charlotte's Web with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was designed for use with gifted second through fourth graders, but could be modified and/or scaffolded to meet the needs to students in grades 2-5. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers.Students will meet objectives for deep thinking using a combination of discussion, independent and/or
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2nd - 4th
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Growth Mindset - The Dot: Activity Packet
This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more! Growth Mindset is a positive way of thinking. When someone laments, “Well, I’m just bad at Math!” or “I am terrible at cartwheels!”, the growth mindset approach would be to help the person look at their "temporary" short comings a different way. A growth mindset lets a person figure out the next step in his/her journey towards success and helps the learner take owners
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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