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3rd grade literature unit plans under $5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Mentor Text Digital & Print Unit
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett is a fun mentor text for all ages! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!*****************************************************************************In this pack, you will receive:★a mentor sentence lesson for the book★an interactive notebook activity to review/teach complex sentences★bonus parts of speech activity ★reading activities: sto
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3rd - 5th
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Wonder Crafts, Activities and Pennants
Wonder Novel Study - These Wonder Activities are perfect to accompany your Wonder novel study of Wonder by RJ Palacio or We Are All Wonders Book. Included in this Wonder packet for your younger students are several writing response pages, a Wonder Art piece (Wonder Craft), some activities to focus on kindness, and pennants to for your students to color and display that spell your choice of "WONDER" or "We're ALL WONDERS". Your students will love completing these activities.Included in this Wo
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K - 4th
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Mo Willems Author Study
This listing is for a 100 page Mo Willems unit! It is packed with NO PREP and low prep activities for Pigeon books, Elephant (Gerald) and Piggie books, Knuffle Bunny books, and Cat the Cat books. Phonics, Comprehension, centers, mini books...it's all in here!Inside you will find all of this and more:Character AnalysisPlot MappingStory ElementsCharacter Comparison within books and between other booksPhonics and ELA word work (upper-/lowercase, word families, ABC order, beginning sound)Math and
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K - 3rd
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Chicken Sunday Activities and Book Companion
This Chicken Sunday Literature Guide is filled with tons of activities to get your students thinking deeply about the text, responding to literature, and creating products! The kiddos especially love the Pysanky eggs activity and the character foldables. It's a perfect unit to teach in the spring and around Easter. Be sure to check out the preview!Activities in this unit include:** Vocabulary cards and matching definition cards** Vocabulary activity with word maps** Comprehension question
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2nd - 5th
Comparing Poetry, Drama, and Prose {CCSS RL.4.5}
With Poetry, Plays, and Prose {A Literature Study} your students will work in cooperative learning groups to determine and compare the differences and similarities of poetry, plays, and prose.
This literature study is discovery based and gives your students a chance to become their own experts as you, the teacher, take on the role of facilitator. Students study authentic text examples of prose, poetry, and plays, provided by the teacher, to discover what structure and elements are specific
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3rd - 4th
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Tall Tales from America's Wild West: A Literacy Unit
Tall tales are high interest reads! They are full of action, adventure, and incredible abilities! This tall tales literacy unit is aligned the Common Core Standards: RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, and RL.3.3. While it may be appropriate for other grade levels, it is specially aligned to 2nd and 3rd grade reading standards.
This literacy unit includes:
-5 posters on the Traits of Tall Tales
-A student booklet on Tall Tales and popular American Tall Tale characters
-Venn diagr
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2nd - 3rd
Poetry for third grade with activities | poetry writing | poetry analyzation
Do you want your students to understand the elements of poetry, analyze poetry, and write their own? These lesson plans are designed to be low prep for the teacher, but keep your kids engaged and challenged the entire week! There is a whole group and a small group lesson for each day so that you can differentiate and reach each learner.All the materials are provided, besides books. All the lessons are engaging, low prep, and rigorous for your upper elementary students. What can you find in the l
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3rd - 4th
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The Candy Corn Contest Novel Study
This is a book companion unit for The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff. This book unit is ideal for guided reading groups, small group instruction, or as a supplement for your read aloud.INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:⭐ Comprehension questions for each chapter⭐ Vocabulary and word work lessons⭐ Extension activities to provide additional engagement with the story.⭐ Answer KeysYou will find plenty of ideas and resources to support your literacy program.Here's what teachers have said:❤️"I don'
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2nd - 3rd
Poetry Unit for Poetic Structure, Speaker, and Rhyme Scheme
This 2-week unit plan helps students to understand poetic structure, speaker in poetry, and rhyme scheme. Included are:-9 lesson plans with teaching tips and suggestions (included in the preview file)-2 Powerpoints-Materials for creating a student learning log-Student handouts and activities. -Open-ended response teaching activity and assessment-Short assessmentThumbnail views of selected items, the lesson sequence, and lesson plans are included in the Preview file. Please review this carefully
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3rd - 5th
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How to Read a Graphic Novel {a mini unit to introduce the genre}
If your students love graphic novels (and really, who doesn't?) this mini-unit is the perfect way to ensure that students are successful when reading these texts!With this unit students will learn:to infer and create a story using the pictures in a graphic novelthe parts of a graphic novelhow to appropriately move through text and graphics on a graphic novel pageThis product includes:a 3 day instructional planstudent pages anchor chart (color and black and white versions)sample graphic novel pag
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2nd - 3rd
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Aesop's Fables Mini Unit
Fables are one of my favorite things to teach in the upper grades! The kids have fun learning and figuring out the different morals while reading and building their comprehension skills! This mini unit has EVERYTHING you need to complete the fables unit; you just print & teach!
Check out the {PREVIEW} to see a sneak peak of everything you will get in your digital download.
In this set:
1. Anchor Chart
2. 6 Fables with moral stated at the end
3. 6 Fables with no moral stated at the end
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3rd - 7th
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One by Kathryn Otoshi - Book Study Resources
One is a wonderful picture book about the power of being yourself and standing up to bullies. It shows children than one person can make a difference.
This resource can be used to teach many different reading skills in guided reading groups or in a whole group setting. Students can also respond to the story and use higher order thinking skills during this unit.
Included:
*Before, During, & After Reading organizer
*Cause & Effect page
*Making Connections page
*Theme page
*Summ
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2nd - 5th
Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas NO PREP Book Companion
This differentiated picture book study is packed with NO PREP and PRINT and GO! activities including a bulletin board craftivity for Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey. After reading this hilarious rhyming book you can use your choice of these activities as an extension. Take a look at the detailed table of contents in the preview!This book particularly lends itself to word family/rhyming work, persuasive writing, and text-to-text connections (a suggested paired reading list is include
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K - 3rd
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The One and Only Ivan Novel Study
"The One and Only Ivan" is a novel that will teach your students about compassion, animal rights, animal abuse, protection, caring for others, determination, death, etc. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will cringe with your students as you read this phenomenal story. This product will help guide you and your students through the novel with 14 pages of appealing printable text dependent comprehension questions and 11 pages of character trait maps!*********************Product OverviewThis p
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3rd - 5th
CKLA 3rd Grade Listening & Learning Comprehension Journal-Domain 1
Are you a CKLA Amplify teacher? I am a 3rd grade CKLA teacher and was having a hard time keeping students engaged in the Listening and Learning Strand, or the read aloud part. So I created these Listening and Learning Comprehension Journals to keep students engaged and to make sure they were getting the main idea from each lesson. This resource goes with the Core Knowledge Language Arts-CKLA curriculum with the Listening & Learning Strand for 3rd grade. This resource goes with the 1st CKLA
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3rd
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Because of Winn-Dixie Mystery Picture - Color by Character
Because of Winn-Dixie Mystery Picture - Color by Character is a fun way to assess your students' knowledge of the characters after reading the book!Do NOT purchase this if you plan on purchasing the Because of Winn-Dixie novel study. Check it out here. The mystery picture is included in it!Enjoy!Click on the green star next to my store logo to learn about future sales, new products, and freebies from my store.Other Language Arts Resources available:★ Persuasive Writing★ Prefixes, Suffixes and Ro
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3rd - 5th
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Library Skills: Never Let A Ghost Borrow Your Library Book
Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library BookThis newly revised product is based on the book, Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book by Karen Casale and is designed to teach and/or remind your students of the importance of taking good care of their books whether they are personal, school, or library books. It includes activities for students to reflect on what they already know about book care, and strengthen their understanding of the concept. Created as a unit, students will listen to the f
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2nd - 4th
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Theme | RL.2 teaching materials
Here is one week's worth of handouts, activity ideas & a quiz to drive your instruction on Determining Theme. This unit explores the importance of finding evidence to infer the theme of a fictional text as stated in the Common Core State Standards. The handouts will also provide practice in determining theme across a range of literary texts (poems, fables, stories, drama & songs).
These easy-to-use handouts can be used to guide your whole or small group instruction. These Theme printabl
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3rd - 5th
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Intro to Poetry & Slam Poetry!!
A 33 slide Powerpoint on Poetry & Slam Poetry!My students loved it, and yours will too!!- Lyric, free verse, haiku, rhyme, acrostic, cinquain, limericks, concrete, odes, elegies- Poetic devices- What is Slam Poetry- "How To" write your own- Presentation Guide
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3rd - 8th
A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Interactive Read Aloud - UNDERSTANDING CHARACTERS
Sixteen COMPLETE print-and-go Interactive Read Aloud Lessons for teaching about CHARACTERS! This product works perfectly for teachers who are either new or experienced with teaching using an Interactive Read Aloud. I have included a concise primer that everyone can use for making every read aloud as effective as possible! Each lesson includes a detailed script that goes along with a mentor text. I give you interactive stopping points for every read aloud. The stopping points use interactive elem
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2nd - 4th
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Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark - Book Study Comprehension Questions
This is a comprehension question packet that goes chapter by chapter for the book "Dinosaurs Before Dark" from the Magic Tree House Series. I am using it as a book study in my special education resource classroom. This packet includes 4-5 close reading comprehension questions for each of the 10 chapters of the book.
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2nd - 4th
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Patricia Polacco-Welcome Comfort Christmas Unit
Literacy Unit on Patricia Polacco's "Welcome Comfort"Includes:Comprehension QuestionsCritical Thinking QuestionsVocabulary CardsVocabulary AssessmentSequence CardsConnection Graphic OrganizerAuthor's Purpose Graphic OrganizerSummary Page4 Writing Prompt PagesANSWER KEYS NOW INCLUDED!DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED with TpT DIGITAL ACTIVITIESOther Christmas Units:An Orange for FrankieGifts of the Heart Book StudyTree of the Dancing Goats Book StudyChristmas Tapestry Book StudyNOTE: All of the other book
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Patricia Polacco Christmas Unit Bundle
The Boy Who Loved Words Mentor Text Activities - Emergency Sub Plans
⭐ Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource ⭐The Boy Who Loved Words is the perfect mentor text for teaching multiple standards. This eccentric tale will have your students exploring new vocabulary as they use context clues to fill out their graphic organizers. The context clue graphic organizer contains unfamiliar words taken from the story. Students work to "decode" the words and predict their meaning using context clues taken from the story. This resource is completely NO PREP a
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3rd - 5th
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