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Earth Day Common Core CCRA.R.6 resources for Gifted and Talented
Reading Logic Puzzles Activities for Enrichment | BUNDLE
Are you looking for the BEST way to enrich and extend your reading lessons? Need to build reading comprehension in a way that also uses critical thinking skills? These reading logic puzzles are the resource you need in your classroom! These logic puzzle sets are a great way to build critical thinking in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Help your students increase their logical reasoning in a way that’s so much fun!Which sets of Reading Logic Puzzles are included in this bundle?Reading Logic Puzzles (no
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3rd - 5th
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Earth Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Get students digging deeper in nonfiction texts with this differentiated Earth Day Reading Passages download! ⭐This resource includes print and digital (Google Slides) versions.⭐This product features 10 informational articles featuring high interest topics all about our Earth, clean energy, the power of trees, and more. They include photographs and text features. Passages range from approximately 200 words to 250 words. Pick and choose, or assign them all...whatever best serves your students' ne
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE
5th Grade Reading Projects, Enrichment For the Entire Year! PDF and Digital!
5th Grade Reading Enrichment Research Projects for the Entire Year! Thirty-two weekly non-fiction reading enrichment projects in which students research topics and then answer the follow-up questions. The questions, not only check for comprehension of the topic researched, but review common reading text structures such as author's purpose, tone, mood, theme, compare/contrast, plot, cause and effect and more. Aligned to most 5th grade reading curriculum including STAAR/CCSS. Great for early fini
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5th
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
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary
3rd Grade ELA Marzano Proficiency Scale Posters for Differentiation - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
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3rd
YOU TEACH THE CLASS STUDENT PRESENTATION Any Topic Independent Project NO PREP
This easy-to-follow, NO PREP, FULLY-EDITABLE resource gives you everything you need to have your students do a TEACH THE CLASS LESSON PLAN AND PRESENTATION! Simply print out the Student Packet, post the PowerPoint with directions, and GO! This is an excellent presentation option for Genius Hour, Passion Projects, Independent Projects...or any other research project! It includes the following 5 FULLY EDITABLE pages and EDITABLE PowerPoint:Page 1: Student Information PagePage 2: Lesson Plan Planni
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3rd - 12th
Learning from The Lorax Conservation Mini Course CCSS Grades 3-6 Print and Go
Introducing the Lorax Conservation Mini Course: Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with a learning experience that combines reading, writing, art, vocabulary, and economics. This comprehensive mini course is designed to inspire students to think critically about environmental conservation.Key Features:Comprehension Guide: A two-page guide helps students explore the world of "The Lorax" and its themes.Resource Identification Activity: Students categorize resources (capital, human, natural) to rein
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3rd - 6th
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K-ESS3-3
3rd Grade Reading Projects, Weekly Enrichment All Year, PDF and Digital!
3rd Grade Reading Enrichment Research Projects for the Entire Year! Thirty-two weekly non-fiction reading enrichment projects in which students research topics and then answer the follow-up questions. The questions, not only check for comprehension of the topic researched, but review common reading text structures such as author's purpose, problem and solution, main idea, character traits, cause and effect, summary, theme and more. Aligned to most 3rd grade reading curriculum including STAAR/CCS
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3rd
Thinking Outside the Box- Using Creative and Critical Thinking Skills
“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think.” ~SocratesUtilizing this unit, your students will learn higher-order thinking skills including both creative thinking and critical thinking skills. Students will go beyond basic observation of facts and memorization. Through explicit instruction students to become more evaluative, creative and innovative in their thinking. This unit includes multiple teaching methodologies with variations on each for extended application. Through this
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1st - 5th
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Advanced Novel Study for The City of Ember
This is an advanced novel study for The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.Included in this resource:— Teacher Guide with ideas for implementation— Chapter-by-chapter Thinking Frameworks— Supplemental related texts to build background knowledge and enhance understanding— Analysis Rubric— Pre- and Post-Reading Thinking Frameworks based on a universal theme (STRUCTURE)— Additional research/writing prompts— Rigorous Analysis Guides for: Vocabulary, Character, Plot Structure, Symbolism, Setting, and The
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society + Digital Student Journal
This bundle includes both the complete Advanced Novel Study for The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart as well as the Digital Student Journal, allowing you to take this novel study paperless! 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 stude
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3rd - 6th
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Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Celebrate our Earth with Oliver Jeffer's Here We Are! This read aloud is a perfect addition to your Earth Day fun in the classroom with your students. This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to describe the author's purpose. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including a differentiated nonfiction passage) can be done at a time that works best for your class!Lesson Ob
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2nd - 4th
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Info Text English Lesson on Hot Topics: Fast Fashion, Is It Worth the Cost?
Engage and motivate students with this informational text close reading assignment. This easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension! Your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate and discuss no matter their reading level or experience with close reading and annotating. The questions are designed to have students truly dig into and respond to a text. This resource is not just questions and answers -
Grades:
10th - 12th
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text English Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #4
The One and Only Ivan + Views from the Zoo
This bundle contains both our advanced novel study for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (soon to be a major motion picture!) as well as our depth and complexity deep thinking unit evaluating Views from the Zoo. Using both together helps take students even deeper with the context of the novel, and gives them perspective using depth and complexity tools. The advanced novel study goes way beyond simple comprehension skills and includes: Teacher Guide with ideas for implementationCharact
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3rd - 6th
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Teaching Depth and Complexity with Crayons (distance learning)
Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons can be fun and easy for your elementary or early middle school aged students by using picture books! Students will analyze text, dive deep into the content, and practice using all 11 depth and complexity icons (big ideas, details, patterns, multiple perspectives, rules, across the disciplines, trends, ethics, unanswered questions, over time, and language of the discipline) with this lesson! Using the book, "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt, your stude
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons with Picture Books GROWING BUNDLE
Delightful Deep Dive into The Search for Delicious (GATE Novel Study)
⭐️THIS UNIT INCLUDES A LINK TO COPY 166 TEACHING SLIDES. Read more HERE. This is a different kind of novel study unit, created with gifted/ advanced 3rd graders in mind and incorporating deeper reading strategies, depth and complexity, and cross-curricular connections. Before the book is even revealed, students are enticed by (1) an introductory poem to ponder (with a surprise hidden word); (2) a simple cryptogram puzzle to uncover specific elements of fantasy stories; and (3) a hidden-message p
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2nd - 5th
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Advanced Novel Study for Walk Two Moons
This is an advanced novel study for Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.Included in this resource:— Teacher Guide with ideas for implementation— Chapter-by-chapter Thinking Frameworks— Supplemental related texts to build background knowledge and enhance understanding— Suggested Answer Key and Analysis Rubric— Pre- and Post-Reading Thinking Frameworks based on universal theme (CHANGE)— Additional research/writing prompts— Rigorous Analysis Guides for: Vocabulary, Character, Symbolism, Plot Structure,
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4th - 7th
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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
Earth Day ELA Activities - Reading Comprehension Passages Questions & Writing
Looking to incorporate school holidays while also practicing important nonfiction reading skills in your Upper Elementary classroom? With this Earth Day Close Reading Activities Kit, you can do both! And because the entire resource is low prep print and go, you’ll have an entire week of ELA lessons ready in no time! WHAT’S INSIDE:✔ 5 Days Of Teaching Plans✔ 3 Leveled Versions Of An Original Nonfiction Passage (Perfect For Differentiation!)✔ 3 Close Reading Practices✔ 3 Writing Response Promp
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3rd - 5th
Advanced Novel Study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
This is an advanced novel study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.Included in this resource:— Teacher Guide with ideas for implementation— Chapter-by-chapter Thinking Frameworks— Section Round Ups focusing on developing Affective Skills— Analysis Rubric— Pre- and Post-Reading Thinking Frameworks based on universal theme (CHANGE)— Additional research/writing prompts— Rigorous Analysis Guides for: Vocabulary, Character, Plot Structure, and Theme This novel study guide i
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2nd - 4th
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FREE April lesson plans for Kindergarten - Spring - Easter - Earth Day freebies
I am sharing my kindergarten lesson plans and activities for the month of April with you! Included are links to so many FREE resources for the entire month you can print and use in your classroom. See what we are learning about with CVC words and word families, digraphs, teen numbers and place value, addition and subtraction, all things spring including Earth Day activities and mapping resources, practicing our fluency, sight words and comprehension plus so much more.You can click anywhere on th
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K
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The Giving Tree by Silverstein Lesson on Responsible Use of Natural Resources
The Giving Tree by S. Silverstein Lesson Plan on Environment and Responsible use of Natural Resources. This all time favorite classroom is ideal for teaching about the role of trees in the environment, reading comprehension skills, story elements, rhyming and word study, story elements and sequencing. PRINT and GO! The lesson packet includes:Lesson objectivesTrees - ReadingReading Comprehension QuestionsKLW ChartSequencing ActivityStory Elements ActivityRhyming ActivityComparison Activity Text t
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K - 2nd
Touching Spirit Bear Novel Study Bundle
This Bundle includes our 88 page study guide and student workbook; the assessments for chapters 1-5, 6-9, 10-13, 14-18, and 19-28; Vocabulary Flashcards for chapters 1-28 (in 4 sets); Vocabulary Building BINGO set 1; Vocabulary Crosswords (and Doodles!) 1, 2, 3, and 4; a Super Word Search of all 72 vocabulary words; and the Unofficial Bookmarks. For a preview of the Vocabulary Flashcards and BINGO, click here video preview! For a video preview of the Study Guide, click here! Objectives: Student
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6th - 8th
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Advanced Novel Study for Hatchet
This is an advanced novel study for Hatchet by Gary PaulsonIncluded in this resource:— Teacher Guide with ideas for implementation— Chapter-by-chapter Thinking Frameworks— Original Nonfiction texts to build background knowledge— Suggested Answer Key— Pre- and Post-Reading Thinking Frameworks based on essential questions— Additional research/writing prompts— Full Socratic Seminar Guide— Rigorous Analysis Guides for: Vocabulary, Character, Genre, Symbolism, Plot Structure, Settings, and Theme This
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4th - 7th
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