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INFORMATIONAL READING PASSAGES FOR OPINION WRITING: Video Games
This is a text-based opinion writing prompt. It includes 2 "articles" about the pros and cons of video games. The articles are at a 5-7 grade reading level, but younger students can understand the material with support. The articles are written to give students all the information they need to write an opinion essay. Links to additional articles and videos are provided. Also included is an opinion writing rubric aligned to the Common Core and the SBAC, a self-assessment rubric and a prompt
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4th - 7th
SBAC PREP VOLCANOES: TEXT-BASED INFORMATIVE WRITING INTERMEDIATE
With Common Core and SBAC testing, I am now teaching text-based informative writing in my 4th grade classroom. It has been very hard to find appropriate materials to teach students how to write in a manner similar to the performance tasks. This packet is designed to allow students to practice doing text-based writing and a mini-research report. All the materials needed to do a research report, including 5 different types of texts, are included as well as a reference page of links to additiona
Grades:
4th - 8th
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Complex Sentences - Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses
This product focuses on complex sentences and identifying independent and dependent clauses. There is a variety of activities for your students to practice identifying the independent and dependent clauses of a complex sentence. Your students will be challenged and learning needs will be met. It’s a comprehensive look at complex sentences and how they are different than compound sentences as well. These are great activities for the classroom for in-class work, small group work, or homework. All
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Superhero Close Reading & Writing Theme Unit {Bundle}
Unleash your student's close reading powers with this superhero themed bundle. Inside you will find SIX passages for close reading, homework, assessments, and guided reading instruction. I have designed this unit to meet common core complexity ranges for grades 2-5.
It can also be used to encourage close reading and citing textual evidence in secondary grades.
Each passage has 5 activities (1 Graphic Organizers, 3 pages w/ dependent questions, snd an extended writing response).
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Claim, Reasons & Evidence Google Slides Lesson DISTANCE LEARNING
I created this to go with my unit on Argument Writing. Students need to be able to understand how an author makes a claim. They also need to understand the difference between reasons and evidence. I give explanations and examples of each, and I also provide 4 different examples of claims with a reason and evidence for each. For my students, I added another slide where I put a short article I found online on the left and a note taking side on the right where they need to write the claim, reasons,
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Gifted and Talented - An Independent Pursuit of Passion: The 20% Project
This was my students' favorite learning unit this year and the goals they reached or products they produced were amazing! Many brought tears to my eyes. Students can do astounding things with a little time, structured planning, and a passion.
Using the Google Corporation's idea of using 20% of company time to pursue a passion, this unit brings this concept into the classroom. Students choose a topic they are passionate about, develop a project with it that will attain a goal or produce a pro
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Realistic Fiction Genre Book Report Suitcase Project & Rubric
Realistic Fiction Genre Suitcase Book Report ProjectAfter reading a realistic fiction book, students pack a "suitcase" for the main character. The students' suitcases will include information on the:Main CharacterSettingConflictResolutionStudent's Choice - an item related to the characterBook ReviewInside this ResourceThis resource includes all student pages for the project, including an explanation of the project:Suggested Lesson PlanProject Introduction & Lesson Student HandoutsSuitcase Su
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Nonfiction and Fiction Genre Book Report BUNDLE - 9 Different Projects
Helping and Linking Verbs - No Prep
Helping and linking verbs are an important part of learning grammar. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish between the two for students. These activities will help you in your classroom. These would be great as an in-class activity or sent home for homework. All you have to do is print and go!These activities include labeling the verbs, filling in the blank, and writing sentences. These are comprehensive activities that will teach and challenge your students. If you like these activities,
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â The Ultimate Verb Bundle | Understanding all Verbs
Activities for Sequencing of Events - No Prep
These are activities for learning about sequencing of events and sequencing transition words is important. Students need to be able to understand which transition words go where and how to use them. Students will have a full comprehensive review of how to put events in sequential order. This will help and challenge your students. My students have used these activities and have helped them immensely. I know this will help your students as well. All you have to do is print and go!These activities
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Find Context Clues in Nonfiction 5 Types of Context Clues with Easel Pages
Do you need a resource that has a variety of ways students can practice identifying and finding context clues in by reading text, practice pages, task cards, and writing for your back to school materials? If you do, this one has a lot of variety. It's a great supplement to online district resources that might not have this kind of variety and a springboard for further research for science themes.Finding context clues in text is a challenge for many students including my ESL students. I designed
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4th - 6th
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COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 2016-2017 School Year 50% off!
All of it fresh and new and tried and kid-tested during the past school year—you are ready to rock and roll for 2016-17!Here you have over 350 pages and 75 hours of material—all with best practices in gifted and talented education.One stop. Huge discount over individual purchases: you save 47%. See the reviews of my other GATE programs!It’s a little bit of everything, and all of it strong in critical thinking skills, challenge, creativity, and hands-on learning.You get STEM units, math units,
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2nd - 6th
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Historical Fiction Genre Minibook Book Report Project & Rubric
Historical Fiction Minibook Book ReportYour students take a trip in time by selecting a historical fiction book to read, then creating a minibook that showcases the novel. The students' minibooks will include information on the:Main CharacterSupporting CharacterSettingConflictExposition/BeginningClimaxResolutionBook ReviewInside this ResourceThis resource includes all student pages for the project, including an explanation of the project:Suggested Lesson PlanProject Introduction & Lesson Stu
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Nonfiction and Fiction Genre Book Report BUNDLE - 9 Different Projects
Pronouns and their Antecedents - No Prep
Understanding pronouns and their antecedents is another important area of learning in the classroom. These activities will give your students a variety of ways to learning this. It will challenge and teach your students. They will be great for in-class work or for homework. All you have to do is print and go!These activities include finding the pronoun and the antecedent and writing in their own pronoun to complete each sentence that agrees with the antecedent. If you like this resource, ple
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Christmas Symmetry Reflection Drawings for GT and Early Finishers
These challenging symmetry reflection drawings will keep your gifted and talented students and early finishers busy through the weeks leading up to Christmas. What a great way to challenge their visual and spacial abilities! May also be used for a math center. Common Core aligned.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord/CCSS Novel Study
This is a close reading guide to the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. In Bette Bao Lord's beautiful story of immigration and assimilation, Shirley Temple Wong must learn to make friends and find her way in a country that, at first, does not make much sense to her. Once she finds the perfect role model, life gets a little easier.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includes close rea
Grades:
3rd - 7th
TEXT BASED OPINION WRITING (Grades 4-6) Common Core and SBAC Prep
This is an opinion writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARTICLES for text based opinion writing. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write strong opinion essays. The prompts and articles are designed to engage and interest students.
Included are mini-lessons on:
thesis statements,
writing claims,
supporting claims with anecdotes,
supporting claims with facts,
reading and using multiple texts
writing strong opinion essays.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
Pronoun Case {Subject, Object, Possessive} Foldable, PowerPoint, Chart, and Quiz
Pronoun case {subjective, objective, and possessive} is HUGE in sixth grade. However, you could easily use this file as a preview or review of pronoun case. This file contains:
***A PowerPoint of pronoun case with examples
***A foldable for students' interactive journals or notes WITH a blank version, a Cloze Notes version, an answer key, and teacher tips
***A classification chart that you can use for ANY mentor text, short story, poem, or class novel
***A quiz over pronoun case WITH an answe
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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Subject-Verb Agreement - No Prep
Subject-Verb Agreement, its an important part of learning grammar. These activities will help students to recognize subject-verb agreement and write it correctly. All you have to do is print and go!The first activity is choosing which verb best completes each sentence. Another activity is rewriting sentences. Students will fix the sentences and write them correctly. The next two activities is again choosing the correct form of the verb, writing their own sentences and identifying if the sub
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â The Ultimate Verb Bundle | Understanding all Verbs
WRITING Introductions & Conclusions PPT Slides Examples Practice & Notes 4, 5, 6
NOTE: If you prefer a Google Slides-format for this presentation, and you don't want to have to fix formatting issues, I have that posted separately in my store HERE. All other resources in this product line are also available in Google Slides or Google Docs formats in my store.Thanks for checking out this product! This download includes an editable PowerPoint presentation to instruct students on a simple "formula" to write introductions and conclusions. The PowerPoint is divided into 2 distinc
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Grades:
4th - 6th
1st Quarter | Middle School Vocabulary Words and Word Work | Nine Weeks
Download a FREE two-week sample here!Kick off the academic year with a robust vocabulary unit! 1st Quarter Middle School Vocabulary Words and Word Work is designed to help your middle school students expand their vocabulary in a strategic, engaging way.Every week, students will explore six new words and their associated synonyms, recognizing patterns and the nuances of language. This dynamic approach not only equips students with a wider vocabulary but also cultivates a keen understanding of con
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â 1st Semester | Middle School Vocabulary Words & Word Work | Eighteen Weeks
Biography & Autobiography Genre Fiction Book Report Project & Rubric
Biography & Autobiography Genre Memory Book ProjectAfter reading a book of their choice, students create a memory book for their selected person. The finished projects can be displayed to inspire students to read about other people. The memory books will include the following information on the person:Interesting FactChildhoodEducationAdult LifeAchievementBook ReviewInside this ResourceThis resource includes all student pages for the project, including an explanation of the project:Suggested
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Nonfiction and Fiction Genre Book Report BUNDLE - 9 Different Projects
ELA PRONOUNS Subject/Object, Possessive, & Reflexive/Intensive PowerPoint PPT
This is a 24-slide PowerPoint presentation to introduce pronouns to students. It covers subject/object, possessive, and reflexive/intensive pronouns.The presentation is editable to delete slides for which your students don't need instruction.The presentation includes:1) an overview of subject pronouns (with examples);2) an overview of object pronouns (with examples);3) practice identifying subject and object pronouns (with answers);4) an overview of possessive pronouns (with examples);5) practi
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in:Â ELA PRONOUNS Subj/Obj, Possessive, Reflexive/Intensive PPT, 3 Wkshts, Assess
Mood & Tone Poems
Mood and tone are literary/poetic devices that can be confusing concepts. That's why it's helpful to have lots of mentor poems to really show students, rather than simply tell them what mood and tone is all about. Mood is the overall feeling the poem creates for the reader. Tone is more a reflection of the writer of the poem and their attitude toward the audience.This collection of mentor poems is organized by subject. This allows you to show students that poems written about the same subject
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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