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5th grade reading thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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4th - 9th
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (30 NATIONS, 80 PP, WORD SEARCHES, BARGAIN!)
This has reading sections about Christmas for each of 30 nations, plus basic statistics for each nation’s capital and largest city, language(s), currency, and approximate population. The nations are the following:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukr
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3rd - 9th
ESL U.S. HISTORY (ENGLISH-SPANISH)
This starts with and is focused upon a reading passage on the topic in English and Spanish. Next come
Flashcards of targeted vocabulary in the reading passage,
Bingo16 template (a 4x4 squares version of bingo) in English,
Spanish, Chinese tied to the vocabulary (helpful for current/future ELLs),
Word searches (aka wordfinds) for the vocabulary -- 4 full pages,
Cryptograms (number, letter, Greek) for the vocabulary on 5 pages,
Scrambled letters games – also tied to the vocabulary
Art and
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4th - 12th
Chains Novel Test ( Laurie Halse Anderson) - Digital Plus Print
Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, tells the story of 13-year old Isabel. As the Revolutionary War begins, Isabel is fighting a battle for her own freedom and that of her sister Ruth. After being sold to the cruel Lockton family, and then being approached to spy for the Patriots, Isabel must decide what freedom really is, and what kind of freedom is worth fighting for. To check reading before a class discussion or composition, use this 20-question multiple choice test that covers the whole book.
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Chains Bundle - Test, Mid-point Quiz, Vocabulary List & Quiz, Enrichment
Biography worksheet
I created this simple worksheet for students to complete as they read a biography or autobiography. We did a unit on famous people from history and they competed on of these for each person we studied then we put them together to make little books. The document includes space for the students to draw a little picture then complete information on: Why the person is famous, a timeline of their life, other information about their person and a reflection about why the person is important enough to h
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3rd - 6th
The World According Humphrey Distance Learning
A How-To Guide for a Whole School Community ReadFor distance learning, communicate with students via FlipGrid, setting up a way for students to respond to questions verbally. Share questions using Google Docs.Mystery CluesBookmarksChapter QuestionsBulletin Board IdeasOnline ResourcesRecommended Book StoresRecommended Book TitlesCulminating ActivitiesEmail IdeasReading LogHamster Clipart: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ninjawoman-Clip-Art-Studio
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K - 5th
Nevada: A Children's Readers Theater Script for Nevada History
I love being a Nevadan and I love Readers Theater... so I combined the two! Perfect for an upper grades classroom, this 8 page script is educational and fun! There are songs, there are jokes, and there are great facts. Children will love participating and you could even have a performance with costumes for parents! Why not?!? This is a digital download only.
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3rd - 8th
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Out of the Dust Unit Plan for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
This is a resource for teachers doing a book club unit on the book "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. This unit includes theme questions and lessons that incorporate book club curricular areas such as comprehension, literary aspects, composition, and language conventions. There are five lessons developed in detail. Just because there are five lessons does not mean this unit will last five days. It could easily take a month to get through with your class. This is because each lesson includes a les
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4th - 6th
ESL MATH FUN! (SPANISH, FRENCH, KOREAN, VIETNAMESE ETC, 74 PP)
THIS IS IN ENGLISH, HAS MUCH SPANISH, SOME CHINESE AND MANY OTHER LANGUAGES; IT INCLUDES:
A READING LIST or long, handy vocabulary of math words such as angle, base, coordinate, diameter, exponent, hypotenuse, length, mode, pi, rhombus, scalene triangle, squared, trapezoid, variable, and width.
The words appear with definitions, often with diagrams too, in English, Spanish, as well as an easy phonics system to help Spanish readers pronounce the English; elsewhere is a short list of Chinese mat
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4th - 12th
Esperanza Rising Reading Comprehension Quizzes and Answer Key
Reading Comprehension Assessments/Short quizzes on chapters in the book, "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan. There is a quiz for the entire book. Each quiz has multiple choice comprehension questions that are broken down by skill. Each quiz is on two chapters. For ex: Quiz #1 is on Chapters 1-2... and this continues until the last chapter. The Answer Key is also provided.
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4th - 6th
History of Immigration Readers Theater
This readers theater explains the history of immigration to the United States. I have used it as a whole class language arts/history activity by numbering each line. My students all have numbers so it is easy for them to see what part they have to say. Each line is short as to keep the reading moving. The script can be adapted for any number of students by editing the numbers next to each line. I have used this readers theater as an introduction to a unit as well as a final wrap-up.
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4th - 8th
Black History: Biography Musician DUKE ELLINGTON 14 Comprehension, Vocabulary Qs
Here is a short biography of the internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and band leader – Duke Ellington. The informational text explains Ellington’s formative years, his accomplishments, and his influence on 20th century music. Following the text are 14 multiple choice reading questions. Also included are 4 photos from public domain. One picture is of Duke, one is Duke and his band, another photo shows the outside of the Cotton Club, where they performed, and the last one is the Washingt
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5th - 7th
Summer Camp In The Classroom: Cross Curricular Lesson Plans
Summer Camp in the Classroom is a simulation in which you transform your classroom into a campground. It has many computer related and non-computer related activities.
Students will work with team mates to select a campsite and map a route. They will participate as a team in learning about:local wildlife; fishing regulations; constellations; campfire cooking; plant, insect, weather, and water safety; using an obstacle course.
Campers will keep logs and scrapbooks while engaging in reading, writ
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
ANCIENT EGYPT (LEARNING PACK, FUN ACTIVITIES, TEST, CCSS)
This has readers, tests, fun learning games etc. Specifically besides the reading sections, included here are:
Version A. True-False Test: Lives Of The Ancient Egyptians;
Version B. True-False Test: Lives Of The Ancient Egyptians;
The History Of Ancient Egypt! (English, Spanish);
True-False Test About Ancient Egypt’s History;
Modern Egypt (English and Spanish);
Handy Links Regarding Egypt;
Clip Art Regarding Ancient Egypt (72 public domain images);
Twenty Creative Ways To Teach
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4th - 12th
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Literature Unit
This download has everything you need for a unit on Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. It includes comprehension questions for each chapter with an answer key, vocabulary worksheets, journal topics, before reading questions, and projects to do after reading. It also includes a wrap-up quiz with an answer key. This is a short, fun book so it is perfect to do at the beginning of the school year to teach students your expectations for reading and to get into your routine.
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3rd - 5th
Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright Mystery Reading Unit
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright is a mystery literature reading unit. Comparing and contrasting characters, point-of-view, reasoning, making predictions, summarizing, essential questioning, sequencing, and vocabulary are some of the many skills covered in this reading unit. There is an assessment over the vocabulary and comprehension of the novel.
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3rd - 6th
Exploring the Mystery Genre as a Special Agent -Webquest
Students assume the role of special agents to explore the components of mysteries before creating their own mini mysteries. They visit the FBI website and create special agent IDs before reading, mapping and solving short mysteries in print and on the Internet. This simulation includes a list of short mysteries in print and an excellent set of websites for students to visit throughout the webquest. At each site, they collect a graphic and the site's web address to create a set of web stamps, s
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5th - 9th
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"The Giving Tree" Lesson
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a wonderful book about selfless love, the gift of giving, and acceptance. In this lesson, you will find reading and writing activities which support your classroom objectives:- Background Information- Journal Prompts- Plot Diagram- SWBST Summarization Activity- Theme Activity- Abstract Nouns Activity- Personification Activity- Cause and Effect Activity- Reflective Journal- Objective (4) Question Test/Quiz- Objective (4) Question Test/Quiz Answer Key
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2nd - 12th
Grade 5: Summarizing Key Ideas Unit Plan UBD
This product is based off of New Hampshire State Standards.
This unit plan is designed for a grade 5 class with a focus on summarizing key ideas. This unit follows the Universal by Design format and meets a variety of learning styles. This unit includes objectives, assessments and planned learning experiences. All worksheets are included.
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5th
Socratic Seminar - Wonder - Common Core Aligned
This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for more breadth than a typical Socratic Seminar, but still give teachers the option of selecting specific text excerpts for inclusion in the seminar as well. In this way, the discussion works more as a Thematic Seminar.
The thematic seminar outlined in
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5th - 8th
Veterans Day Dogs in the Military
This mini, 3-day unit explores the roles of dogs in the military, the types of breeds used, and how the dogs are trained. File in Microsoft word. In addition, there are three bonus activities. One is a map of the middle east. There is also a map of Afghanistan and a math activity that includes questions. This is more than enough for three days of English class.This three-day unit requires students to:Identify the main idea of the passage.Identify the sentences that support the main idea of the
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5th - 7th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Literature Unit
This is a literature unit for The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. There are 23 pages as follows:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2 - Chapter 1 Questions
Page 3 - Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Page 4 - Chapter 2 Questions
Page 5 - Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Page 6 - Chapter 3 Questions
Page 7 - Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Page 8 - Chapter 4 & 5 Questions
Page 9 - Chapter 4 & 5 Vocabulary
Page 10 - Chapter 6 Questions
Page 11 - Chapter 6, 7, & 8 Vocabulary
Page 12 - Chapter 7 & 8 Questi
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Interpretation Text Sets Lesson Plans (Unit 6 Lucy Calkins
Lucy Calkins Reading Workshop Lesson Plans for Unit 6 Interpretation Text Sets Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5.
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3rd - 5th
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CALL OF THE WILD LEARNING PACK
This learning resource has a Reading section in English with the Spanish and some pictures. That makes it also extra great for ESL/ELLs of Spanish background or Spanish students whom you might now have now but may later. Then come:
A Matching Test with Answers Key;
“How To Practice Common Core State Standards With This Material (practical and clear);”
FUN GAME ACTIVITIES. Just print and hand them out. My students of normal ability level have always readily figured out strategies to decode
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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