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Common Core RL.5.3 thematic unit plans
Sign of the Beaver Novel Study
This no-prep, print and go, novel study for The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare George is just what you need to help your students master comprehension skills and save you tons of time! With a variety of engaging vocabulary and comprehension activities for each chapter, this novel study is designed to work perfectly with whole groups, small reading groups, and independent reading centers. This novel study includes:✏️ 32 Student Pages✏️Written Response Comprehension Questions for Every Ch
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Novel Studies - Upper Elementary Novel Study 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
Christmas Activities - Reading Passages - Story Elements - Narrative Writing
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE - Upper Elementary December Christmas Passages that are CCSS aligned with the ELA literature and narrative writing standards. We've added a Google Classroom Option to our popular product. The unit focuses on the reading skill of story elements of inferring character traits, Plot Development, and Theme. This unit is great to use for teacher observation because of the included lesson plans and rigorous activities. You will keep your students engaged during this challengi
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4th - 6th
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Novel Study Reading Unit 5th Grade
This Number the Stars by Lois Lowry fifth grade reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fiction novel.Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource is in the following bundles:Fifth Grade Reading Units Growing Bundle Fifth Grade Reading Curriculum: An entire year of reading curriculumHistorical Fiction Reading Units Bun
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5th
Making Inferences Unit, Grades 3-5, Common Core Reading
This 60+ page Making Inferences unit focuses on identifying learning goals with students, teaching them how to develop strategies for becoming more effective readers, and then providing activities for them to practice these strategies in various ways. I've included fiction and nonfiction reading passages, anchor charts, graphic organizers, task cards, and other activities in this unit for inferring character traits, feelings, setting, author's viewpoint, and theme.*** Be sure to download the 20-
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3rd - 5th
Novel Study and Reading Unit for Harry Potter Activities and Lesson Plans 5th
This novel study and reqding unit for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is exactly what you need to teach your fifth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this fantasy novel.Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource has gotten HUGE updates (August 2020) since creation in 2015:Update: Teacher suggested answers for comprehension questionsUpdate: Teacher suggested vocabulary words and definitionsUpdat
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5th
The Watsons Go To Birmingham Novel Study Reading Unit 5th Grade
This The Watsons Go to Birmingham reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fiction novel.Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource is in the following bundles:Fifth Grade Reading Units Growing Bundle Fifth Grade Reading Curriculum: An entire year of reading curriculumHistorical Fiction Reading Units BundleThis resour
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4th - 5th
Determine Theme - Identify Theme Literature - Plot Development - Greek Mythology
Determine Theme in Literature - Identify Theme - Find Theme - Develop Plot with the integration of Greek Mythology Stories.Includes: - Plot Development Printouts and Tasks - Literary Theme Printouts and Tasks - Ticket out the door - Foldables - Annotation Coding - Anchor Charts for Plot Line and Determining Theme - Pre-writing graphic organizers - Teacher Samples - Assessment - 4 Greek Mythology Passages - 7 detailed lessonsFor other purchase options, check out our other Greek Mythology Units
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4th - 6th
Story Elements (Reading Mini Unit) 4th and 5th Grade
This mini unit includes resources to introduce or review story elements to your 4th and 5th graders. The unit is aligned to the Common Core standards. However, it is rooted in providing a foundation for the elements of story that are so crucial to reading comprehension. Teaching and consistently revisiting the elements of story helps children hold on to the stories as their books get longer and texts get harder. This unit includes reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activi
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Reading Mini Unit Bundle 4th and 5th Grade
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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3rd - 5th
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Novel Study Reading Unit | 5th Grade
This Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz fifth grade reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fiction novel.Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource is in the following bundles:Fifth Grade Reading Units Growing Bundle Fifth Grade Reading Curriculum: An entire year of reading curriculumHistorical Fiction Reading Units Bund
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5th
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Unit: Digital and Printable
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Unit - Keep your students engaged and motivated in December with this digital and printable novel unit based on The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The unit is aligned to the Common Core Standards and is full of engaging activities that are perfect for the weeks leading up to Christmas break! The unit contains a digital and printable version of the following The Best Christmas Pageant Ever novel unit activities:Herdman Character Trait activityChristmas Pageant
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Christmas: Reading, Writing, & Math Activities Bundle
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Novel Study Unit
This extensive Common Core aligned unit contains everything you need to implement a meaningful interdisciplinary study of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. Originally designed and used with my 6th-8th grade ESOL students, this novel study is also great for mainstream 4th and 5th grade classrooms as well! The lesson plans are aligned with 5th grade CCSS. This unit also includes differentiated activities for students at different proficiency levels as well as technology integr
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4th - 8th
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Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Jurassic Park Themed Transformation ELA Mission Pack
Have you seen safari or Jurassic Park themed transformations on social media? Have you always wanted to do a transformation, but don’t know where to start? This Jurassic Park Themed Transformation ELA Mission Pack is the answer! This pack includes six ELA "missions" that can be used with ANY passages! (I recommend passages from readworks.org, NewsELA.com, or CommonLit.org). You will need 5 reading passages total, two informational, and three literature (two with well developed characters, and on
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3rd - 7th
Reading Mini Unit Bundle 4th and 5th Grade
Each mini unit in this bundle will include resources to introduce or review the skills to your 4th and 5th graders. The units are aligned to the Common Core standards. However, they are also rooted in providing a foundation for the skills that are crucial to reading comprehension. The units include stand-alone resources such as reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. But each unit also includes recommended chapter and picture books that will support you in teaching
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4th - 5th
The One and Only Ruby Novel Study Book Unit
The One and Only Ruby Novel Unit is a Common Core Standard-aligned book study to be used with The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate. This download contains both a printable, as well as a Google Drive™, format.This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files, additional writing activities, teacher plans, and CCSS alignment that you cannot find in the indivi
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4th - 6th
Also included in: The One and Only Ivan, Bob, and Ruby Novel Study Bundle
5th Grade Christmas: Math and ELA Christmas Activities Bundle
Keep your students motivated and focused on 5th grade standards during the Christmas season with this 5th Grade Christmas Math and Literacy Activities Bundle! It has everything you need for reading, writing, and math all in one place!This bundled set of 5th grade Christmas activities includes ready to go reading, writing, and math including: 12 Fifth Grade Christmas Themed Math Games7 Christmas Math Scoot GamesA 5th Grade Christmas Novel Unit based on the book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by
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5th
The Lemonade War Novel Guide & Math Activities
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies is an engaging and relatable young adult novel with great opportunities for reading comprehension practice, reading standards lessons, AND ties in to several math concepts.
This product includes a novel guide and math activities related to the story. For every chapter, the novel guide includes: vocabulary words and definitions that will increase comprehension, academic vocabulary and definitions (for words such as cause, effect, inference, setting, predic
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4th - 5th
Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan Short Story Unit for Conflict and Plot
Teaching conflict, plot, and literary devices through "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this interactive notebook, Socratic Seminar, and literary devices dystopian short story unit. This "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan short story unit is exactly what you need to teach your fifth or sixth-grade middle-grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format. This unit digs deep into the RL.3 standard that focuses
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5th - 6th
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - ELA Review Book Study
This packet includes graphic organizers to help students review 4 ELA standards using the book "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" by William Joyce. Students will view both the movie and read the book to understand this story.
Standards covered:
RL.1 - Inferences
RL.3 - Character Analysis
RL.4 - Vocabulary
RL.7 - Multimedia
This packet works great at the end of the year to review these standards with an incredible children's book! Perfect for grades 3-5!
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3rd - 5th
Civil War Compare and Contrast Unit
The Civil War Compare & Contrast Unit is designed to help support achievement of Common Core Standards by building comparison skills. It incorporates a research based strategy for developing comparing / contrasting skills, and is curriculum based. This unit focuses on ELA (English Language Arts) goals while utilizing Social Studies materials, allowing Therapists / Teachers to build skills across subject areas. It is appropriate for use with Upper Elementary and Middle School students. The re
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4th - 8th
Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
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