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Common Core RL.3.7 thematic unit plans for homeschool
Fairy Tales RL.3.2
Fairy Tale Fun! Explore the exciting world of fairy tales, folk tales, and fables with these fun and engaging activities that are aligned to Common Core standards. Students will practice writing fairy tales, comparing and contrasting, interpreting character actions, comparing good and evil, finding the common story elements that link fairy tales, folk tales, and fables, and so much more! This resource also includes a DIGITAL version too!Resource Highlights:Digital and printable versions inclu
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â Fairy Tales Bundle
Teaching Theme: Identifying the the Author's Message to Me
Teach your students the strategy for how to find the plot in literary texts and identify the theme as the author's message to the reader. Students will use a Theme Think Map to walk through the process of finding the theme by using the plot and text evidence. Modeling Example, Anchor Charts, Think Map, Common Theme Charts, and Practice sheet are included. Once your students learn the strategy, they can use the Theme Think Map with any literary text. There is also a flap book as an additional opt
Grades:
2nd - 5th
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit Resources with Easel Activities
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Includes: features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary with a fun crossword puzzle, main idea and summarizing activity, graphic organizer, story elements and plot diagram, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest, chocolate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Earth Day Activities Bundle
Aesop’s Fables Unit & Lesson Plans – Genre Study for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
This fables unit offers a complete reading, writing, speaking, and listening experience! It includes lesson plans, 10 stories with comprehension questions, 7 plays, writing, and compare-contrast activities. You’ll have everything you need to teach your third, fourth, or fifth grade students. Open the preview to take a closer look at the components. Lesson PlansThree weeks of ELA lesson plans are ready to go! You may use them to guide your study of fables. (Open the bonus preview to see the plans
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Thanksgiving Reading 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
This read aloud lesson is for ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving is great for kindergarten and first grade! Students will describe characters, setting, sequence major events, and author’s purpose with these guided reading lessons, graphic organizers, worksheets that provide students with modeling, partner talk, and differentiation to meet all your students’ needs.You will guide your students in whole group and small group reading instruction as they explore and learn about character traits, fin
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Hour of the Olympics Literacy Unit MegaPack Aligned with Common Core
This unit would be perfect with the Olympics themed curriculum. It also fits well with the study of myths and folktales.. specifically Greek mythology. This is a 45 page resource unit that goes with the book Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne.
Included in this unit are:
1. Hour of the Olympic Student booklet- includes comprehension questions over each chapter and vocabulary.
2. Vocabulary worksheet
3. Character Map on Annie
4. Story Map
5. Making Words Activity
6. Vocabulary Memory Game
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Gingerbread Literacy Crafts Activities - December Christmas Activities
Spice up your Gingerbread Theme Christmas resources with these book companion activities, crafts, and glyphs for The Gingerbread Man and the Gingerbread Girl. This Gingerbread interactive read aloud BUNDLE includes two weeks of reading and writing standards based lessons. Students will learn how to make predictions, draw conclusions, compare and contrast characters and stories, and sequence stories using these two Gingerbread read aloud units! You will guide your students in whole group and smal
Grades:
K - 3rd
February Reading Comprehension - The Night Before Valentine's Day Read Aloud
Simplify your February lesson planning using these Valentine Theme Reading Lesson Plans, Centers, and Activities for The Night Before Valentine's Day! Fun low prep reading, writing, and phonics activities to help you teach and provide simple and easy to practice activities to help students build vocabulary and reading comprehension. This winter February read aloud compliments The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing. Students will retell the story using key details, author's’ purpose, vo
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â February Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Crafts Games & Activities
"Love, Splat" Book Companion
Love, Splat by Rob Scotton Book Companion
The following is included in “Love, splat Book Companion"
-Learning Goals
-Rubrics
-Tier 2 Vocabulary Activity and Foldable
-WH Question Cards
-WH Question Assessment
-Retell Activity
-8 Antonyms
-8 Regular Past Tense Verb Cards
-8 Irregular Past Tense Verb Cards
-Past Tense Verbs Assessment
-Articulation Word Lists for /l/, /r/, /s/
-Character Feelings Chart
When printing, "print to fit" so that it prints correctly.
Please ask any questions you ma
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Water Cycle Close Reading - 3rd-6th Grade - **CCSS Aligned
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Increase your students' understanding of the Water Cycle with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have a Lexile Level of 530, 800, and 1070. The literature piece used is Optional - "The Rain Stomper" by Addie Boswell, but graphic organizers are included if you choose to purchase this book. There are 3
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Character Study: Reader's Digital Notebook
Character Studies Digital Notebook Template. Compatible with Lucy Calkins Teacher College Reader Unit: Grade 3/ Unit 3Can be used as a stand alone document. "Because of Winn Dixie" and "Dyamonde Daniel" are the books paired with the character unit.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
The Gingerbread Girl Christmas & December Reading Activities
Add fun and excitement to your December and Christmas reading and writing lessons and activities with this book companion for the Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst. Kindergarten and 1st grade students will compare and characters the gingerbread man and the gingerbread girl, make predictions, draw conclusions, and learn about character traits using clues from the text. You will guide your students in whole group and small group reading instruction as they explore and learn about characte
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Gingerbread Literacy Crafts Activities - December Christmas Activities
"Dog Man: The Scarlet Shredder" by Dav Pilkey Unit
Chief and Nurse Lady are getting married!!! While they're on their honeymoon, Maude is put in charge...and she's not a fan of Dog Man. Also, Dr. Scum is up to no good, and Petey has a huge decision to make about whether he's going to be a good guy or a bad guy.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer key.T
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Substitute Groundhog Book Companion Groundhog Day Read Aloud Activities
Are you looking for engaging activities to use with the book Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller? This is the perfect February read aloud unit for teachers who want to extend this story and build comprehension.With this resource, you can increase students' understanding of the text, get to know more about each other, teach literacy concepts, and build vocabulary.This resource has detailed lesson plans to extend the story before, during, and after your read-aloud time.Meets several Common Core and
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Water Cycle Close Reading - K-3rd Grade - **CCSS Aligned
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**We also have the Water Cycle Close Reading for K-3rd Grade - check out our store!
Increase your students' understanding of the Water Cycle with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have a Lexile Level of 380, 530, and 800. The literature piece used is Optional - "The Rain Stomper" by Addie Boswell, but graphic organizers are included if you choose to purchase this book. There are 33
Grades:
K - 3rd
"Dog Man" Series by Dav Pilkey Units (Books 1-10)
These graphic novels tell about the origin of Dog Man, his friends, and his adventures.Each unit includes: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.These units would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or differentiating reading instruction for either individuals or small groups.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss Unit
This is the classic Christmas story of the Grinch and how his feelings toward Christmas change over time as he realizes Christmas means much more than giving/receiving gifts.This unit contains the following: vocabulary/Spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary test, modified spelling test, writing prompts, reading comprehension tests, a variety of activities (rhyme, poetry, summarizing, plot development) and an answer key.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instru
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"Dog Man: 20,000 FLEAS Under the Sea" by Dav Pilkey Unit
Piggy is back, and he is determined to take over the world. Dog Man and his friends join forces to defeat Piggy and learn how important it is to always care for and help each other.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary test, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer key.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"Rainbows" Close Reading - K-3rd Grade - **CCSS Aligned
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**We also have the Water Cycle Close Reading for K-3rd Grade and 3rd-6th Grade - check out our store!
Increase your students' understanding of Rainbows with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have a Lexile Level of 370, 450, 540, and 770. The literature piece used is Optional - "A Rainbow of My Own", by Don Freeman, but graphic organizers are included if you choose to purchase this b
Grades:
K - 5th
"The Relatives Came" Book Unit
"The Relatives Came," by Cynthia Rylant, is an award winning (Caldecott Medal) book that tells of relatives who have traveled to spend the summer with their family in another state. This book study unit provides more than an entire week of activities & printables which include: mapping skills, reading comprehension, retelling, setting, characters, Venn diagram & comparisons, expanding vocabulary, vocabulary/definition matching cards, vocabulary flash cards, writing personal narratives,
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Grades:
1st - 5th
April Close Reading Text Passages/Graphic Organizers - K-3rd Grade
**Make sure you download the Preview!- the preview shows Earth Day, but there are passages and graphic organizers for each of the 3 topics.
Save money by purchasing this bundle of close reading passages and graphic organizers!
Increase your students' understanding of Earth Day, Rainbows, and the Water Cycle with these Close Reading passages of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have Lexile Levels between 350-770. The literature pieces that ar
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Grades:
K - 5th
"Junie B. Jones" Series by Barbara Park Units
These books are about Junie B. Jones as she navigates kindergarten and then eventually moves onto first grade.Each unit includes: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.These units would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or differentiating reading instruction for either individuals or small groups.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"The Twits" by Roald Dahl Unit
The Twits are awful, foul people, and they enjoy playing nasty tricks on each other. But their monkeys - Muggle-Wump and his family - have finally had enough and Muggle-Wump comes up with a plan to get even with the Twits.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary test, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer key.This unit would also be ideal for homescho
Grades:
3rd - 6th
"Junie B. Jones" Kindergarten Series by Barbara Park Units
Junie B. Jones is the funniest kindergartener in the world. See how she navigates her way through kindergarten with this set of units for all seventeen books.Each unit includes: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing prompts, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.These units would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or differentiating reading instruct
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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