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Library skills Common Core RL.9-10.10 resources for Gifted and Talented
Reading Genre Personality Test - Library Genre Activity - Middle School Library
Remember all those magazine quizzes we took as teens? This reading personality test is styled after those quizzes. Students LOVE this library genre activity! This version is designed to help secondary library students identify which reading genres are best for them. Click here to see a video demo of this product on YouTube. It's about 10 minutes long, but I show all parts of the product and talk about how I use it in my library.June 29, 2023: The 2023 Genre Personality Quiz update is ready!Bundl
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6th - 12th
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Reading Genre Personality Quiz Bundle - Genre Reading Test - Reading Interest
Remember all those magazine quizzes we took as teens? This Reading Genre Personality Test is styled after those quizzes. Students LOVE this activity! It's a fun, no-prep way to help students identify which genres are best for them. Perfect for back to school!Click here to watch a video demo of the MS/HS version on YouTube. It's about 10 minutes long, but it shows all major parts of the MS/HS version. I also talk about how I've used it in my own libraries.Click here to see a video demo of the Gra
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3rd - 9th
Book Fit Activity: My Reading Ladder for Tracking Just Right Books
Want a way to excite students to track their reading so that they are motivated to choose just right books? We need to teach students that it's okay to read books that are a little hard, and it's perfectly fine to read books that are easy...just for fun! But, the real value of independent reading happens when students can select books that are both entertaining and the appropriate reading level. This BOOK FIT reading ladder can help by providing a visual reminder of the power of book choice. Lad
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6th - 9th
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Book Speed Dating - Valentine's Day Library Activity - Middle School Library
Book Speed Dating is a Valentine's Day Library Activity that introduces students to new genres in a fun, teen-friendly way! It's perfect for middle school library, Valentine's Day, Back to School, or any time you want your students to try on new books. All text is editable in PPT, Google Slides, and PDF.This activity pairs well with my Blind Date with a Book set-up kit!FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS BOOK SPEED DATING LIBRARY LESSON:Recommended for: Grades 7-10Lesson Duration: one library class period, ab
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7th - 10th
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Creative Alternatives to the Reading Log: Independent Reading Accountability
Provide engaging, visual layers of accountability during independent reading. This independent reading accountability bundle contains SIX ways to help students grow as readers. Track reading progress, volume, book diet, and book fit while providing creative alternatives to the dreaded reading log.It's important that as middle and high school teachers, we establish a warm and inviting community of readers. Traditional reading logs can make independent reading feel like work, and if we want studen
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7th - 10th
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Digital Bookshelf for Sharing Independent Reading Online
Looking for a way to build community with independent reading online? This resource features two different versions of digital bookshelves built for Google Slides. They are visually appealing and allow students to showcase what they are reading. USES:This digital bookshelf is ideal for helping middle and high school students with...sharing book recommendations with otherscommunicating reading progress between teacher and studenttracking reading volumeanalyzing book diet and literary genresbuildi
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6th - 9th
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Podcast Book Reviews
Tired of the same old book reports? This activity will enable your students to read, collaborate, record and share their book reviews online in a safe and easy way. Students post their podcasts, listen to each others' podcasts and even get great book recommendations. Podcasting is perfect for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). All you need is a computer and microphone or even a cell phone that records. Students can record their podcast on a conference call or sit around a laptop and speak their mi
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Comparing Poetry for Gifted & Talented Students with Any Poems - Guided Practice
Use this PowerPoint and modelling worksheets with any poems!Aimed at middle and high school gifted and talented students, this is a full lesson guide for comparing several areas of poetry for two or more poems chosen by the teacher. This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.The slideshow includes built-in discussion prompts and a quick 'language of comparison' starter task to draw students in. The sheets can be used as a cloze activity with st
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented ELA BUNDLE | Ambitious Reading, Writing and Analysis
Types of Genres Introduction Lesson
Introduce fictional genres with this introduction lesson!This product includes:Google Slides for the whole lessonA Bell Ringer that gets your students discussing and movingDefinition and examples for different fiction genresAn Interactive Notebook Template for fictional genres Guess the Genre of movie trailers (different movie trailers have been hyperlinked from Youtube)An Exit Slip to conclude the lessonPlease note: After purchasing this product, "COPY" it to your personal Google Drive. After y
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4th - 12th
Poetry Digital Bulletin Board - National Poetry Month - School Announcements
Get your middle and high school students excited for National Poetry Month this Poetry Digital Bulletin Board! This scrolling slideshow includes poems, fun facts, trivia, booktalks, would-you-rathers, space for library and school announcements, and more! See all my Digital Bulletin Boards for Grades 7-12.Click the green PREVIEW button above to see more information than the thumbnails show!FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS POETRY DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARDRecommended for: Grades 7+; works for secondary library o
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7th - 10th
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Middle School Book Tasting Kit
Set the stage to engage by hosting a Book Tasting for your students in your classroom or library! This is a way to spark reading engagement and to review genres. After reviewing Library/Reading Café Expectations students have 10 minutes at the table of their choice to read the first few pages of a particular book genre and complete a page of their menu. After the 10 minute timer stops, students transition to a new genre's table. After rotating to 3 tables, students Leave a Review as an exit slip
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4th - 12th
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A Separate Peace Quizzes | Differentiated | High-Level Thinking | With Keys
Are you looking for quality quizzes for “A Separate Peace”? This package contains knowledge and comprehension quizzes for each of the thirteen chapters. In addition, it includes “challenge” quizzes for differentiated instruction.The first set of quizzes are the standard “Did you read this?” kind of quiz. The second is a more challenging quiz that queries quote attribution, the use of figurative language and asks higher-level questions.You can either make a master set of copies, or you can displa
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8th - 12th
Mexico Digital Bulletin Board - Hispanic Heritage Month - High School Library
Digital Bulletin Boards are designed to scroll on a screen in the library or hallway. They combine announcements, information, and fun facts around a central theme. This one has a Mexico theme, perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month.Click here for more Digital Bulletin Boards for Grades 8-12FAST FACTSRecommended for: Grades 8-12Formats: PPT, Google Slides, and PDFEditable: YES, all text is editableFILE INCLUDES32 PPT slides + Google™ Slides versionRecommended Reads bookmark (1 page)Prep instruction
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8th - 12th
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Library Activities | Classroom Library Fun | Reading Activities for Fun Bundle
Do you need an assortment of library activities to bring fun to reading? Add these reading activities to your library, classroom library, or general reading program.Each download in this library activities bundle will encourage students to take ownership of reading, to experiment with different books, and to enjoy reading.Literary Devices Coloring Sheets & BookmarksProvide literary coloring sheets for your young readers. Display the finished products and exchange personalized bookmarks.Class
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6th - 9th
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Library Bookmarks | Classroom Library Bookmarks | Classroom Library Fun
Need fun bookmarks for older students? Sure you do! These bookmarks work well in a classroom library, school library, or public library. Too often, bookmarks looked too young for my middle or high school students, so I created a variety for different times of the year. This bookmark bundle is growing and will have more bookmarks added as I design them!Included in this bookmark bundle:√ 12 black and white bookmarks with inspirational quotes or simple designs for students to color.√ 12 fall colore
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9th - 12th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Classroom Library Bundle - Classroom Library Organization with Parent Letter
Organize and manage your classroom library for middle and high school easily with this bundle! You'll get three great classroom library products: parent permission letters, bin genre labels, and a simple checkout sheet. Keeping track of your classroom library books should be easy, and with this bundle, it is!Here's everything you get in this affordable bundle:⭐ Classroom Library Parent Permission LetterHave you read every book in your classroom library? Probably not. Could there be content in a
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5th - 12th
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Classroom Library Parent Permission Letter - Book and Reading Parent Letter
Have you read every book in your classroom library? Probably not. Could there be content in a book that a parent finds objectionable? Maybe. If you have a classroom library, it's always a good idea to have parents sign a permission form before students are allowed to check out books. Use this letter to save time! Copy them on colored paper and keep them on file all year.Here's what you'll get:Four versions of the classroom library letter; use the one best suited to your situation (teacher as non
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6th - 12th
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Classroom Library Easy Checkout System - Book Checkout Sheets - Library Checkout
Do you struggle to easily keep track of your classroom library books? Do you need a simple, no-tech checkout system? Sometimes the easy, "old fashioned" way is the best way to stay organized. These book checkout sheets are quick and easy!I have used this very simple checkout system for years--with lots of success! All you need is a clipboard with a pen. :) It's that easy! No need to overcomplicate the process.If you've spent a lot of your own money and time (I know how that feels) to create a cl
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5th - 12th
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"I Like to See It Lap the Miles" Emily Dickinson PowerPoint and Activities
Emily Dickinson's "I Like to See it Lap the Miles" PowerPoint Lesson & Activity!Your students will lap up Emily Dickinson's "I Like to See It Lap the Miles" with this interactive, engaging lesson plan. You'll get an interactive PowerPoint (yes, that's a thing) to share with a word-for-word transcript for you. Your students will then play the part of "Literary Device Detectives" as they apply what they've learned in an activity sheet. If you know me at all, you know I only make gorgeous Power
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit CCSS Exemplar Texts Upper Elementary Middle School BUNDLE
Book Bingo with Book Reports for Choice Reading: 9th-10th Grade
Do your students struggle to find books? Or they don’t know what to read next? Give them lots of choices with Book Bingo boards filled with multiple genres, popular authors, and nonfiction favorites to promote independent reading.Students work toward five in a row within a time period, set by you, reading towards their independent reading goals. The Bingo Boards help them discover new genres and authors they may not have taken the chance on before. After the students read the book, they complete
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Book Bingo with Book Reports for Choice Reading: High School
Classroom Library Book Bin Labels - Library Genre Organization - Genre Labeling
Organize your classroom library with quick and simple genre labels for book bins. This super simple system will help you keep the books organized, while students will easily be able to find books using the book bin labels. Keeping everything organized by genre makes it a cinch to find titles and to help students identify what genre of book they're reading.The process is simple. Choose a color for each genre and apply a sticker to each book. Apply the stickers to the genre book bin labels and so
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5th - 12th
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Literary Lenses Socratic Seminar Discussion Activity
I love, love, love Socratic Seminars because they force students to think deeply about the text, they give students control over the conversation (which means they are SO much more active and invested), they provide an opportunity to be amazed at what my students come up with, I can’t stop smiling afterward, and they’re easy to grade! I hope you love this as much as I do. I usually complete this activity after my students have been introduced to the various literary lenses and have had practice
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Gifted and Talented Activity Vocabulary Figurative Language & Story Elements
Do you need an engaging activity to challenge your students? Looking for a fun way to combine story elements, figurative language, and vocabulary? Then download this Gifted and Talented Activity with Vocabulary, Figurative Language & Story Elements resource! 100% editable!With this engaging choice board, which contains 8 high-level thinking activities, students demonstrate their deep understanding of any story. Perfect for the creative student who needs to be challenged! Each activity focus
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7th - 10th
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