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Writing-essays Common Core RI.2.7 resources for Gifted and Talented
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
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
Grades:
K - 4th
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Informational Text African Animals RI 2.2, RI 2.8, RI 2.7, RI 2.5 & RI 2.9
8 Reading Passages, 11 Comprehension Pages, 4 Research/Writing PagesPage 1: African SavannaPage 2: African Savanna: RI 2.1 QuestionsPage 3: African BuffaloPage 4: African Buffalo: RI 2.2Page 5: African Buffalo: RI 2.8Page 6: CheetahPage 7: Cheetah: RI 2.7 & RI 2.2Page 8: Speedy CheetahPage 9: Speedy Cheetah: RI 2.5Page 10: Speedy Cheetah: RI 2.1 & RI 2.7Page 11: Lions in AfricaPage 12: Lions in Africa: RI 2.1 & RI 2.8Page 13: African LionsPage 14: African Lions: RI 2.8Page 15: Africa
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Second Grade RI Reading Bundle - Informational Text
STEM Units 2nd Grade: Science COMPLETE YEAR Grade 2 Activities & STEM Challenges
STEM Units of Study Bundle Using the 5E model includes FOUR STEM Units of Study with 90 activities, lesson plans, challenges, inquiries, science, engineering, technology, math, and literature integration, as well as a complete curriculum to teach each unit. These units are aligned to NGSS (The Next Generation Science Standards.)Each unit is four-six weeks of STEM for your second graders. Each day focuses on the 5E model and provides you with the exact tools to illustrate the concepts. All of the
Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths I Literature Extention Critical Thinking
STORY SLEUTHS I is a 4 week, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning 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 CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and participate in col
Grades:
K - 4th
Taylor Swift Biography Lesson Reading Writing W.2.8 & RI.2.9 Fact & Opinion
Are your young learners Swifties but reluctant to write? They will be singing a different tune with this "Taylor Swift Biography Lesson Reading Writing W.2.8 & RI.2.9, Fact & Opinion" resource! Learn more about Taylor Swift while practicing reading and writing biographies. The three different texts about the life of Taylor Swift will help you focus on mastering W.2.8 and RI.2.9 while also practicing other vital literacy skills such as fact and opinion. 26 Unique Pages 125 Total PagesDocu
Grades:
K - 6th
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Rube Goldberg Machines - 11 day Cross-Curricular Unit
Rube Goldberg was an engineer-turned-cartoonist who is best known for his comics with ridiculous inventions. This action-packed, engaging, and rigorous unit includes 11 days worth of lessons where students learn about Rube Goldberg, create a comic, design and build a machine, and then create a video summary of their learning. These lessons are great for gifted/talented students!This download includes: 11 detailed lessonsDifferentiated student worksheetsDesign Brief TemplateAn video alternative f
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Informational Text Second Grade Choice Menus Choice Boards
These choice boards cover all of the second grade informational text standards. These boards provide easy differentiation for your students, as well as provide enrichment activities for your early finishers.In this unit you will find 13 choice boards. These boards have 10 mini choice boards, one for each second grade literature standard and 3 choice boards sorted by the different domains.On each mini choice board, you will find 8 activities for your students to use with their independent inform
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Primary GATE -- AIR! Active, Creative, Academic, and Hands-on!
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my little primary groups, and this unit was a definite hit with my kindergartners. It would work well with 1st grade too or the regular 2nd grade classroom. The full unit contains more than 2 hours of contact time.
It’s active, fun, and challenging for these little ones and seemed to have the right combination of “get up and move,” imagination, creativity, and “making” along with academic tasks.
We learn about four important properties of air
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Bonding with Friends: H2O (STEM Rhyming Story + Activity Book w/ Answers, NGSS)
A rhyming STEM story and activity book about the water molecule. This has the science story explaining chemistry, is a coloring book with activity pages including an answer key all in one! A perfect STEM or STEAM activity for kids! This covers science, reading comprehension, art, and poetry all in one lesson that will keep students entertained while learning whether they are physically at school or doing distance learning. Meets NGSS and CCSS standards. Kids will enjoy "Bonding with Friends: H2O
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
NGSS:
K-LS1-1
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set II Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
Continue the fun from STORY SLEUTHS I with 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun. STORY SLEUTHS II is a 1 month, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning 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 CCSS aligned. Students
Grades:
K - 4th
Small Wild Cats 2nd Grade Nonfiction Reading & Writing Unit W.2.2 & RI.2.9
Learn all about small wild cats in this 2nd grade nonfiction reading and writing unit. Work on comparing with RI.2.9 and writing informative essays W.2.2.. Cats covered are the Arabian Sand Cat, Asian Leopard Cat, Pallas’s Cat, and Geoffroy’s Cat. With over 30 total different worksheets and activities, this wild cat unit covers the lesser-known relatives of lions and tigers. 31 Unique pages 140 total pages Documents are available in full color, ink-saving color, black and white, and ink-saving b
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Clovers St. Patrick’s Day Reading RI.2.9 Informative Writing Compare W.2.8 W.2.2
Planning to compare two texts about the same topic can be so tedious. Finding two or more texts that your students can actually read, that have some overlapping information but different focuses, and that are interesting enough to keep their focus seems like an impossible task. Not anymore! Now, teaching RI.2.9 and W.2.8 is a breeze with this comparing and contrasting lesson about clovers. This All About Clovers unit has everything you need to teach complete multi-day reading and writing lessons
Grades:
2nd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-2
Beyoncé Singers Biography Lesson Reading Writing W.2.8 & RI.2.9 Fact & Opinion
Are your young learners reluctant to write biographies? Choose a person they will be excited to write about. This Beyoncé biography writing lesson famous singers W.2.8 RI.2.9 fact and opinion has everything you need to teach a complete multi-day biography writing lesson. From planning to final draft, it’s all here. Beyoncé is a great person to write about for a variety of reasons. Whether your student picked them out of interest or you are covering famous singers, women’s history, or Black histo
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K - 6th
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Rainbows Reading RI.2.9 Expository Informative Writing Compare W.2.8 W.2.2
Planning to compare two texts about the same topic can be so tedious. Finding two or more texts that your students can actually read, that have some overlapping information but different focuses, and that are interesting enough to keep their focus seems like an impossible task. Not anymore! Now, teaching RI.2.9 and W.2.8 is a breeze with this comparing and contrasting lesson about rainbows. This All About Rainbows unit has everything you need to teach complete multi-day reading and writing lesso
Grades:
2nd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-2
Who Would Win on Land? (Reading Response)
Do you struggle to get your boys interested in reading? The "Who Would Win?" book series by Jerry Pallotta is perfect for them. Students read engaging and informative facts about the two different animals and respond to their reading with this organizer. Students must read the facts and determine who is the winner in multiple categories. There are also writing opportunities for students to determine the advantages one animal has over the other. Students may write to change the ending based on wh
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2nd - 3rd
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DBQ: What Does the Longhouse Teach Us About the Iroquois? (Mirco-Q MV)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "What Does the Longhouse Teach Us About the Iroquois?" This powerpoint is designed for a teacher to be able to use knowledge of the DBQ and immediately teach the content, with little preparation of lessons.This is a powerpoint to accompany the DBQ Micro-Q 3-day lesson. The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."Included within this PowerPoint are: Teacher Le
Grades:
1st - 5th
Non-Fiction Expository Writing Powerpoint Lesson Plans 21 Days
Look no further. You have come to the right place.This is 21 days of lesson plans on powerpoint. All you have to do is read from the powerpoint. Text, examples, etc.... is all including in the powerpoint.Included in this powerpoint is 21 mini lessonNon-fiction booklet for studentsGraphic organizer Example written essay to use as an exampleText to use as an examplePrintable PostersEverything you need to present to your students is here!
DBQ: Why Should We Protect the Wolf? (Mirco-Q MV)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why Should We Protect the Wolf?" This powerpoint is designed for a teacher to be able to use knowledge of the DBQ and immediately teach the content, with little preparation of lessons.This is a powerpoint to accompany the DBQ Micro-Q 3-day lesson. The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."Included within this PowerPoint are: Teacher Lesson Planning NotesIn
Grades:
K - 5th
Condoleezza Rice - Rising above her circumstances
This brief biography of Condoleezza Rice fits well into an elementary school unit on Black history (Black History Month), important modern women, and political life today. This curriculum includes a reading sheet for four grade levels, lesson plan, deeper level thinking discussion questions, study guide, game cards, worksheets, and more. The answers are also included in the teacher's answer key, and each reading sheet and worksheet can be reproduced for students.Here is what is included:Week One
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Magic Tree House Activities Pirates Past Noon
Are you looking for help in teaching Pirates Past Noon from The Magic Tree House series? This comprehensive bundle will make teaching the book easy for you and fun for your students. Don't travel a swashbuckling adventure without this colorful literary unit to guide you with questions and activities to go along with Mary Pope Osborne's The Magic Treehouse adventure, Pirates Past Noon. I've even included enough fun transitions to keep attention without losing class time with too much splash. So c
Grades:
K - 2nd
Bonding with Friends: H2O & Helium (Two Rhyming STEM Nonfiction Stories, NGSS)
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
Elephants 2nd Grade Nonfiction Reading Writing Unit Prepositions W.2.2 & RI.2.7
Learn all about elephants and practice prepositions in this 2nd grade nonfiction reading and writing unit. Work on main idea with RI.2.2 and writing informative essays W.2.2. There is a diagram of elephant body parts included RI.2.7 with trunks and tusks clearly visible. There are also vocabulary cards RI.2.4 and a text feature worksheet RI.2.5. With over 26 total different worksheets and activities, this elephant unit covers many facts about elephants. 26 Unique pages 127 total pages Documents
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Back to School 90s Retro All About Me Student Interview & Biography Writing
Get ready for back to school with this 90s Retro-themed student interview and biography writing lesson! This adorable lesson starts with introducing biographies and autobiographies. To put a twist on the standard "all about me" this lesson has students interview each other and write one other's biography! 13 Unique Pages 59 Total PagesDocuments are available in full color, ink-saving color, black and white, and ink-saving black and whiteAnswer sheets are available where applicableLesson Plan pro
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set III Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
STORY SLEUTHS III provides 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun in a project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning 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 CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and
Grades:
K - 4th
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