These Reading Comprehension Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and help to foster the 21st Century higher order thinking skills necessary in today's world. Not your ordinary multiple-choice bell-ringers, but learning tasks designed to engage students and get them thinking. Fifteen (15)in all, these Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are themed for any day of the school year and are written at reading levels from 3rd through 5th grades. Dorothy Vaughn page 2 Frederick Douglass page 4 Frederick Douglass Life as a Slave page 5 Thurgood Marshall page 6 Carter G. Woodson page 7 Vonetta Flowers page 8 Mary Jane Patterson page 9 Halle Berry page 10 Frances Perkins page 11 Dolores Huerta page 12 Nelson Mandela page 13 Queen Elizabeth II page 14 Walt Disney page 15 Cleopatra VII page 16 Babe Ruth page 17

Sight Word “Go Fish” and Concentration These are engaging versions of Go Fish! and Concentration that use Dolch Sight Words rather than numbers for these fun and engaging games. The decks of cards are Dolch lists. This packet includes: 2nd Grade Dolch Card Deck: 46 Words 184 Cards 3rd Grade Dolch Card Deck: 41 Words 164 Cards Dolch Noun List 1: 51 Words 201 Cards Dolch Noun List 2: 42 Words 160 Cards Go Fish First! This is an engaging version of Go Fish! that uses Sight Words rather than numbers rather than numbers. The decks of cards are Dolch lists. Copy cards on cardstock. (Avery 5271 Business Card template also works and makes cutting easier!) Laminate for durability. Each player gets five cards. If you are dealt four of a kind, or get four of a kind during game play, those cards are removed from your hand, and you get a point. Moving clockwise, players take turns asking a specific player for a given word card: “Do you have any “the”s? The person with the most packs of four at the end of the game wins. *Option: If you want to put backs on the cards – the last page can be used to copy the backside of each set. *Note: Mix and match the cards any way you wish. Some of the sets are large – break them up but be mindful of needing to keep “packs” of four together. The font is KG Behind These Hazel Eyes. I have paid for a license; however, since you are using this resource for your class and are printing the Word version – you may download the font for free. I chose this particular font because the “a”s are: a and easier for students to read. Concentration Rules: Use the same cards as for Go Fish! Game Set Up: 1. Shuffle, or mix up, the cards well 2. Place each card face down in rows and columns Game Play 1. Each player takes a turn by turning two cards over. 2. If the cards match, then the player picks up the cards and keeps them 3. If they don't match, the player turns the cards back over Included: 2nd Grade Dolch Card Deck: 46 Words 184 Cards 3rd Grade Dolch Card Deck: 41 Words 164 Cards Dolch Noun List 1: 51 Words 201 Cards Dolch Noun List 2: 42 Words 160 Cards

Sight Word “Go Fish” and Concentration These are engaging versions of Go Fish! and Concentration that use Dolch Sight Words rather than numbers for these fun and engaging games. The decks of cards are Dolch lists. This packet includes: Pre-K -40 words – 160 card deck K – 52 words -204 card deck 1st Grade – 41 words 204 card deck Go Fish First! This is an engaging version of Go Fish! that uses Sight Words rather than numbers rather than numbers. The decks of cards are Dolch lists. Copy cards on cardstock. (Avery 5271 Business Card template also works and makes cutting easier!) Laminate for durability. Each player gets five cards. If you are dealt four of a kind, or get four of a kind during game play, those cards are removed from your hand, and you get a point. Moving clockwise, players take turns asking a specific player for a given word card: “Do you have any “the”s? The person with the most packs of four at the end of the game wins. *Option: If you want to put backs on the cards – the last page can be used to copy the backside of each set. *Note: Mix and match the cards any way you wish. Some of the sets are large – break them up but be mindful of needing to keep “packs” of four together. The font is KG Behind These Hazel Eyes. I have paid for a license; however, since you are using this resource for your class and are printing the Word version – you may download the font for free. I chose this particular font because the “a”s are: a and easier for students to read. Concentration Rules Use the same cards as for Go Fish! Game Set Up: 1. Shuffle, or mix up, the cards well 2. Place each card face down in rows and columns Game Play 1. Each player takes a turn by turning two cards over. 2. If the cards match, then the player picks up the cards and keeps them 3. If they don't match, the player turns the cards back over Included: Pre-K Dolch Word Card Deck: 40 words – 160 cards K Dolch Word Card Deck: 52 words – 204 cards 1st Dolch Word Card Deck: 41 Words - 164 cards

This is a template for students to outline, storyboard and write their own Novella or Novel. This is a differentiated unit that is engaging and LOVED by all students. Included is a CCSS matrix for grades 4 through 12 – as it is fully adaptable. Also included is a completed template so you can walk you students through the process! 41-pages in all. This is great for whole class Common Core writing work, for early finishers or broken down into centers. This is a template-based lesson designed for students to either work through independently or be guided through, depending upon the grade level you teach and the particular levels of your students. The end product will be an outline for a novel, novella or long short story. The project can result in actual written novels or may be used as the end product. Over the years, my students have enjoyed publishing their work in real book form. This is easily done by students and is Common Core Standards based!! Students create a pdf of their work and we use the pdf to publish them. The resulting books are professional looking, there are no set up costs and students can purchase their work for only a few dollars. My students love this! I have even compiled shorter work into one document and published anthologies. If you are working with a group of students at varying levels, it is helpful to begin the lesson in guided fashion and then let students fade off to write when they are individually comfortable doing so. After the templates are completed, have student write their masterpieces!! The Elements and Before You Begin sections should be discussed/taught using active participation techniques. I find it helpful to walk through the entire template with struggling learners and create a group novel together. Another way to use the template: This is a wonderful, standards-based project for individuals, Gifted or advanced, who finish their work quickly and like to be challenged.

These are 41 sentence task cards perfect for centers, buddy work, whole class practice – even bell ringers. Also included are the 41 answer task cards for student checks. Included: Full page task cards in color Full page task cards in black and white Smaller task cards in color – six to a page Smaller task cards black and white – six to a page PowerPoint of all of the task cards to use as bell ringers. CCSS 1.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Print-n-Go STEM Readers – Upper Elementary: “Giant Pandas”. STEM Readers is series of STEM lessons that are cross curricular with ELA lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential STEM and ELA themes and standards while learning about engaging subjects – like Giant Pandas. Perfect for centers, early finishers, whole class assignments and more. ALL NGSS-based. Giant Panda STEM Reader - Next Generation Science Standards: 3-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms 5-PS3 Energy and 5-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes S1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms Differentiated PLUS cross curricular – ELA embedded assignments – SPaG and standards based. STEM activities – including two video links (3 minutes and 5 minutes) with activities. Students can complete these items alone or as a class – depending on technology available and student aptitude. Page 2 Fluency practice: “Life Cycle of a Giant Panda Page 3: Comprehension Quiz Page 4: Fluency practice: “Transfer of Matter in Ecosystems” Page 5: Transfer of Matter in Ecosystems of Giant Panda Worksheet Page 6: Giant Panda Fact Contraction Check Adjective and Alliteration Practice Page 7: Giant Pandas – Shrinking Refuge Comprehension and Vocabulary Page 8: STEM Vocabulary Page 9: Sentence Structure and Perfect Panda Personification (see what I did there?) Page 10: WoLong’s Pandas (3-minute video link and comprehension questions Page 11: Bamboo Mountain: China’s Pandas (5:32) and comprehension questions with summary practice Page 12: Describe Each Picture: Topic Lifecycle of a Giant Panda

Print-and-Go Readers – Grades 5-8 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention, whole class, SPaG and more. High interest, engaging content. Disneyland Resort Pirates, Pirates, Pirates– contains 14 print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text, grammar, study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Fourteen pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing, grammar, critical thinking and 21st century skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Table of Contents 2. Fluency 3. Comprehension Assessment 4. Grammar: Contraction Practice and Adjective and Alliteration Practice 5. Pronouns 6. Words, Words, Words 7 and 8. Vocabulary practice 9. Figurative Language: Metaphors 10. Grammar: Proof reading practice 11. Sentences and Personification 12 -13. Sentence Writing Practice 14. Answers

Print-and-Go Readers ! A series of engaging English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention, whole class, SPaG and more. High Interest Content! Disneyland Resort Parades – contains 12-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text , grammar, study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Twelve pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing, grammar, critical thinking and 21st century skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Table of Contents 2. Fluency 3. Comprehension Assessment 4. Grammar: Contraction Practice and Adjective and Alliteration Practice 5. Pronouns 6. Words, Words, Words 7. Vocabulary practice 8. Figurative Language: Metaphors 9. Grammar: Proof reading practice 10. Sentences and Personification 11 -12. Sentence Writing Practice 13. Answers

Print-and-Go Readers - a series of engaging English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention, whole class , SPaG and more. High Interest Content! Disney’s California Adventures: California Screamin’ – contains 12-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text , grammar, study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Twelve pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing, grammar, critical thinking and 21st century skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places

This is a print-and-go learning center or whole class set for the “ay” word family. It includes: • -ay phonics read and color booklet – “Ray and Kay Play” • A 136 set of “ay” cards for Phonics Go Fish! • Two separate Readers Theater scripts – at two levels Learning word families (also known as phonograms) helps students read in “chunks”. Reading in “chucks” allows students to recognize different word patterns – or sections of a word, such as “ay”, rather than having to sound out each letter. For example, the –ay family includes play, say, stay, etc. Why are word families important? 1. When children begin to read, they sound out every letter. This breaks up the flow of the words, is extremely slow, and makes it difficult for them to transcend to reading comprehension. By learning families of words, children are able to read familiar patterns of letters quickly and fluently. 2. As children progress from simple to more complex words, the patterns, or chunks – continue to help them to decipher longer words. 3. Word families also help with spelling – as students are able to recognize spelling patterns and apply these to other words of the same family.

This is a well-rounded poetry lesson including a PPT on Types of Poems and one on Literary Devices and other important aspects of poetry. This is standards-aligned and comes with 15 poem templates for students to write poetry and create their own chapbooks. Includes: Literary Device Quiz Synonym Poem template List Poems template Three Word Forms template I Don't Understand template Autobiographical Autobiographical 2 Diamonte Formula Poem Sense Poem Bull Durham Credo Limericks Simile Poem Free Verse

These are Word Family – Short Vowel Flowers. I’ve been using them to teach students to read for years. They’re perfect for using at home or in a classroom learning center! What are word families? Word families are groups of words that share the same ending. For example, the words cat, fat, and mat all belong to the “-at” word family. The worlds ball, fall and tall belong to the "-all" word family. Why teach reading with word families? 1) The English language is complicated. Word families help beginning readers find patterns within words. 2) Knowing word families makes sounding out words easier because instead of laboriously sounding out each letter, the reader reads the first sound and attaches it to the familiar word family name. When reading the word cat -- rather than reading /k/ /a/ /t/, the child learns to read /k/ /at/.

Journeys through Reading – Grade 5 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention and more. Disneyland: Yeah Disney!– contain 12-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Seven pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing and speaking skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Journeys through Reading – Grade 5 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention and more. Disneyland: Critter Country – contain 12-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Seven pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing and speaking skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Journeys through Reading – Grade 5 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention and more. Disneyland: Adventureland: – contains 9-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Nine pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing and speaking skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Journeys through Reading – Grade 5 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention and more. Disneyland: Fantasyland 1: "It's a Small World" – contain 12-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Twelve pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing and speaking skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Journeys through Reading – Grade 5 – is a series of English Language Arts lessons that allows students to incorporate engaging and essential ELA themes and standards while learning about fun places to visit. Perfect for centers, early finishers, ESL, intervention and more. Disneyland: Fantasyland 2: Storybook Canal Boats – contain 9-print and go pages of activities that include: fluency practice, comprehension, word play, informational text study and more. Perfect for whole class, groups, pairs, intervention, centers and more. Use with the entire Journey series for a comprehensive fifth grade program. Works for summer school as well. • Nine pages in color and also in black and white for printing ease • Great for students learning English • Great for early finishers • Work in pairs for intervention Students practice reading, writing and speaking skills • Access their creativity • Learn new words • Learn about new places Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.