Over twenty years teaching, developing lessons and conducting professional development - coupled with fiction and film writing - is who I am. Family, education and writing define what I love.
Over twenty years teaching, developing lessons and conducting professional development - coupled with fiction and film writing - is who I am. Family, education and writing define what I love.
PowerPoint and Lesson Manual.
Experiments, activities, student templates, observation sheets, snowmen and matter, compare and contrast template, guided reading activity and more! Everything an elementary student needs to know about matter.
Common Core State Standards aligned for 2nd and 3rd English Language Arts
Next Generation Science Standards
2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
2-PS1-2 Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
2-PS1-3 Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
This workbook includes 110 pages of drills, interactive notebook pages ideas and more.
Ask any teacher above the 4th grade what the one thing is students must know to be successful in math and the answer will be most likely be the same: math fact fluency.
The purpose of the lessons in Multiplication Made Easy is twofold: to help students learn multiplication facts accurately and to help students learn facts with automaticity. At the first level, students can produce math facts when they have time to think and concentrate. The second level allows them to simply produce facts – automatically -- with both speed and accuracy.
Some people say they simply can’t learn math facts – they have tried and they can’t; however, if one can learn to sing the Happy Birthday song, or Row, Row, Row Your Boat or any other song and can recall it instantaneously when needed – then that same person can indeed learn their math facts.
Fluency practice helps with fact development and having the ability to automatically regurgitate math facts paves the way for future math success. This can be achieved by using the lessons in Multiplication Made Easy to chunk away at math fact mastery. Once you and your child feel he or she is proficient with chunking pages move to on to the Multiplication in a Minute lessons and math fact fluency will be attained!
This is a 37-page Project-Based Learning Unit were student work cooperatively and independently to create their own government. This unit fosters 21st Century Learning Skills, is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and culminates in students deciding on a classroom government structure.
In this unit students will learn
The Basic Forms of Government
How to Research and Create a Video
How to Storyboard
How to Discern Creditable Information from the Internet
Research and Inquiry Skills
Writing Process Skills
How to think critically
Technology Skills
Cooperation
Communication
Table of Contents
Project Explanation “The Ruling Class Project” page 4
“Who Rules” Student Worksheet page 5
“Before You Begin” Browsing the Web Worksheet pages 6-7
“Where are They?” Internet Search Practice Sheet on Various Governments – Then and Now pages 8—11
“Types of Government” Worksheet with explanations on Autocracy, Democracy,
Theocracy, Oligarchy, Totalitarian, Dictatorship and Anarchy pages 12-14
Student Reference and Internet Resources Page page 15
“Our Classroom Government” Worksheet page 16
Create a Public Service Announcement Standards and Student Outcome Page page 17
PSA Checklist and Student/Teacher Monitoring Notes page 18
“My Classroom Government Planning Sheet” Worksheet page 19
“Research Template” and Fact Sheet Citation Page page 20
Public Service Announcement Script Outline Page 21
Script or Screenplay Writing 101 – A Quick and Dirty Guide to a Screenplay Page 22-23
Storyboard Information Sheet that Can Be Used as a Close Reading Assignment Page 24
“Storyboard Template” – Copy Multiple for Each Student Page 25
“Now What?” Instructions on What to Do Next Page 26
“Was I Convinced” Peer PSA Video Watching Review – Multiple for Each Student Page 27
“Name That Government Type” Group Quiz Page 28
“PSA Self-Reflection Sheet” Page 29
Answer Sheets Page 30-37
The non-fiction Common Core aligned readings and primary source Document Pamphlet series: Discovering America is designed to help students read for information and think critically while forming their own ideas about why history happened.
Students and adults alike will discover history by looking at artifacts constructed by the very people who shaped the United States of America. Perfect for any classroom, from Fifth Grade to college, this series engages readers and prompts them to think critically and divergently by analyzing and synthesizing information, questioning and reflecting…all to gain a deeper understanding of how the U.S was formed and how policy decisions were derived. In this edition, students discover the intelligent and pervasive John Adams.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for literacy across history – “John Adams: Non-Fiction Readings” will engage students and non-students alike as they discover American history.
198 Pages
Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension is a research-based program that easily fits into any busy school day. Five minutes, from start to finish, as students peer read, one and two minute strategically worded passages and stories, partner review and then provide instant feedback. Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension offers a quick, simple and inexpensive way to increase fluency and comprehension. The program is for classroom use, but can easily be incorporated into take home or parent involvement activities. The instructions are easy to follow, best of all, Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension is easy to differentiate, adapt as close readings and effortlessly incorporate Response to Intervention into a whole class or individual setting.
Table of Contents
Instructions for Fluency Letter Pages 5
Instructions for Fluency Practice for a Group or Class 6
A Few Words About Reading Instruction 9
Practice Passages: Letters to Words 11
Short “a” Letter Page 12
Short “e” Letter Page 14
Short “i” Letter Page 16
Short “o” Letter Page 18
Short “u” Letter Page 20
Long “a” Letter Page 22
Long “e” Letter Page 24
Long “i” Letter Page 26
Long “o” Letter Page 28
Long “u” Letter Page 30
“c” Letter Page 32
“m” Letter Page 34
“p” Letter Page 36
“f” Letter Page 38
“b” Letter Page 40
“ar” Letter Page 42
“ar” and “ur” Letter Page 44
“ow” Letter Page 46
Passages 49
High Frequency Words 50
Fluency “ir”, “or” and “our” 56
Fluency Words “long e spelled y” 58
Fluency Words “Contractions” 61
Fluency Words “Consonant Pairs” 64
Fluency “th” Words 67
Fluency “s” or “es” Words 70
Fluency Soft “c” and “s” Words 73
Fluency Words “Compound Words” 76
Fluency Words “f”, “ff” and “ough” 79
Fluency Words “w”, “wh” and “h” 82
Fluency Words “More High Frequency Words” 85
Fluency Words ”Even More HFW” 88
Fluency “Words, Words, Words” 91
Fluency “Words Again” 94
Fluency “Words Revisited” 97
Fluency “More Words to Read 100
Fluency “The Other Sound of C 103
Fluency “Almost Last Set of Words” 106
Fluency “Last Set of Words” 109
Fluency “Action Words” 112
Fluency “Things” 113
Fluency D, F and G Words 114
Words to Read and Know 115
Fluency First Hundred 116
Fluency First Hundred – Part 2 117
Fluency First Hundred – Part 3 118
Vowels 119
Fluency Short Vowels “a” 121
Fluency Short Vowels “e” 123
Fluency Short Vowel “I” 125
Fluency Short Vowel “o” 127
Fluency Short Vowel “u” 129
Fluency Long Vowels “a” 131
Fluency Long “e” 133
Fluency Long “I” 135
Fluency Long “o” Words 137
Fluency Long “u” Words 139
Passages 141
Story Passages 179
Inventory Sheets and Logs 191! !
Counter the December Dilemma with rich lessons and links on Christmas, the Native American Miwok Big Time Festival, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Christmas, traditions and holidays in general in a culturally competent context. Also included: an original story about a group of children who combine their holidays into one that focuses on the central themes of all: peace, good will to men and hope.
Table of Contents
#1 Countering the December Dilemma
Photos for Brainstorm – Fourth of July
#3 Miwok Big Time
#4 Student Page: Indian Grinding Rock
#5 Photo for Indian Grinding Rock Activity
#6 Student Page: Chaw’se
#7 Student Page: Miwok Roundhouse
#8 Hanukkah
#9 Student Page: The Dreidel
#10 Student Page: Make a Dreidel
#11 Ramadan
#12 Student Page: Ramadan
#13 Student Page: Good Deed Quilt
#14 Kwanzaa
#15 Student Page: Kwanzaa
#16: Christmas
#17 Student Page: The Origin of the Christmas Tree
#18 Student Page: My Christmas Tree Origin Story
#19: Student Page: Traditions I Do
#20 Student Page: My Traditions Comic Strip
#21 Holiday RAFT Assignment
#22 What is a R.A.F.T.?
#23 RAFT Rubric
#24 My Investigation
#25 Holiday Cutouts for My Investigation
#26 Holiday Cutouts for My Investigation
#27 Kwanmisadomakuh Big Time: Literature Unit
Original Illustrated Story
Common Core Aligned Literature Study Worksheets
This is a novel study and unit for Little Women Part 1 . It is cross-curricular and Common Core State Standards-aligned. The activities are differentiated and designed to help struggling students understand the content of the novel with chapter-by-chapter reading fluency drills that may also be used as close reading assignments. Also included are cross-curricular science and social studies activities. The chapter “Think and Writes” are great stand alone assignments but are also perfect for Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Up.
Table of Contents
Introduction page 5
Character List page 6
Chapter by Chapter Think and Writes
Chapter 1: Compare and Contrast page 8
Chapter 1: Active Reading Making Inferences pages 9‐10
Chapter 2: Historical Context: Non‐Fiction pages 11‐14
Chapter 3: Critical Thinking page 15
Chapter 4: Character Burdens page 16
Chapter 5: Character Traits and Motives page 17
Chapter 6: Critical Thinking page 18
Chapter 7: Civil War Critical Thinking page 19
Chapter 8: The Ideal of Womanhood – Women in the 1860s page 20
Chapter 9: Social Studies Tie‐In Reading and Writing page 21‐23
Chapter 10: The P.C. and the P.O. and Your Life page 24
Chapter 11: Real World Tie‐In Transcendentalists page 25
Chapter 12: Camp Laurence – Your Life page 26
Chapter 13: Foreshadowing page 27
Chapter 13: Literature and Your Life page 28
Chapter 14: Your Future Dreams – Your Castles page 29
Chapter 15: Questions with Personal Tie‐In page 30
Chapter 16: Your Letter to Marmee page 31
Chapter 17: Penicillin: Science Tie‐In page 32
Chapter 17: Science Experiment – Growing Mold page 33
Chapter 18: My Dark Event page 34
Chapter 19: Conflict and Graphic Novel Activity page 35
Chapter 20: Confidential: My Bundle of Naughties page 36
Chapter 21: Critical Thinking page 37
Chapter 22: What Would My Gift’s Be page 38
Chapter 23: My Predictions for the Future page 39
My Little Notebook Instructions page 40‐56
1. Literary Terms: Throughout the reading.
2. What is Your Favorite Literary Term and Why – Halfway through the reading
3. Write and Think: You and the Novel. Which Character Are You Most Like? – After Chapter 10
4. What I Think: Are the Character’s Likeable? – Anytime after Chapter 3 (you may want to include this page twice and have
students re‐do it at the end of the story and compare to see if their perspective changed).
5. Social Studies Tie‐In: Feminist Literature Non‐Fiction Read and Write – Anytime after Chapter 14 (2‐3 days)
6. Non‐Fiction Tie‐In: Orchard House – The Home of
“Thomas Jefferson: Views on Slavery and Framing Independence” is part of the non-fiction, Common Core State Standards aligned readings and primary source document pamphlet series: Discovering America. This is an interactive reader designed to help students read for information and think critically as they form their own thoughts and opinions about United States history. This series allows students to explore history by looking at and interpreting artifacts constructed by the people and events that made history.
Perfect for any classroom, from guided Fifth Grade through college, this series engages students and prompts them to think for themselves, question, reflect and gain a deeper understanding of the events that shaped the United States of America. Students will experience an inside glimpse of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson – in all of his historical glory and flawed humanity. This publication is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and covers anchor standards as well as standards on writing, reading and literacy across the curriculum.
Students analyze source documents and determine historical outcomes from the words and workings of the people who made history
Table of Contents
Interpreting a Source Document Instructions page 7
Declaration of Independence Notes page 8
Letter to Henry Lee page 9‐10
Thomas Jefferson page 12
Annotated: Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great page 13
Letter to John Randolph, August 25, 1775 page 23
Letter to John Randolph, November 29, 1775 page 26
Letter to Benjamin Franklin, August 13, 1777 page 28
Drafting the Declaration page 30
Towards Independence page 37
Annotated from Thomas Jefferson’s Memoir, Correspondence and Miscellanies page 37
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery page 48
Acknowledgments page 57
Notes on Answers page 58
Differentiated book unit for Fair, Brown and Trembling, a Cinderella story by Jude Daly. No prep printables and companion lessons that are engaging, interactive and perfect for every level of learner. Complete with interactive notebook pages, quizzes and a whole lot more. Common Core State Standard aligned.
Table of Contents
Cinderella Elements
#1 Draw A Title Page
#2 Questions Along the Way
#3 In My Opinion
#4 Constructed Response Questions
#5 Story Connectors
#6 Character Analysis
#7 Math Connections
#8 Make Up My Own World Problems
#9 Correct the Grammar Errors
#10 Comprehension Questions
#11 Character Conflicts
#12 Sentence Sorting
#13 Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Enrichment
#14 Dictionary Skills
#15 Quick Write: Compare and Contrast
#16 About the Author
#17 Story Summary
#18 Character Changes
#19 Text to Text – Cross Fiction Story Analysis
#20 My Thoughts While Reading…
#21 Inferring Character Feelings
#22 Cause and Effect
#23 Compare and Contrast – Cinderella and Trembling
#24 Think, Question, Analyze
#25 Fair, Brown and Trembling Report Card
#26 Fair, Brown and Trembling Book Review
#27 Sentence Sorting Traditional Cinderella
#28 Lights, Camera, Action
Answers
This No Prep Book Unit is based on “Jouanah: The Hmong Cinderella” and contains 36-pages of interactive, cross-curricular and engaging activities -- all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, a review of Cinderella Elements, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class.
Table of Contents
#1: About Jouanah…In My Opinion
#2: Jouanah Story Connectors
#3: Story Characters – Jouanah
#4: Jouanah Grammar Fix
#5: Sentence Sorting – Cinderella
#6: Jouanah Sentence Sorting
#7: From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing
#8: Jouanah Dictionary Skills Activity
#9: Comprehension Quiz for Jouanah: The Hmong Cinderella
#10: Questions Along the Way
#11: About: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella: In My Opinion…
#12: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella: Constructed Response #12
#13: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella -- Character Conflicts
#14: Quick Write Compare and Contrast
#15: About the Author
#16: Story Summary
#17: Character Changes
#18 Text to Text: Connection Fiction Texts
#19: My Thoughts While Reading Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella
#20: Inferring Character Feelings
#21: Cause and Effect
#22: Compare and Contrast Cinderella and Jouanah
#23: Think, Question and Analyze
#24: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella Report Card
#25: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella Book Review
#26: Lights, Camera, Action
This workbook is designed to cover one-quarter of the Common Core State Standards in English for the 9 and 10th grades. The writing requirements should be used to teach and emphasize all of the Common Core State Standards for Language - as proper grammar usage must be relevant and applicable to real world settings.
This unit is perfect to teach the short fairy tales of the Brothers’ Grimm – Hans in Luck and The Golden Bird. This unit contains a 37-page Interactive Reader – with lessons, quizzes, project-based learning opportunities and more plus 2 PowerPoints – one for the Golden Bird and one for Hans in Luck.
Table of Contents
The Golden Bird page 5
Theme CCSS 9-10 RL.2 page 11
Character Analysis CCSS 9-10 RL.3 page 12
Author’s Choice n Text Structuring CCSS 9-10 RL.4/5 page 13
Digging Deeper: Critical Thinking for 21st Century page 14
Summary Writing CCSS 9-10 W.4/5 page 15
PBL: Multimedia Project page 16
Who Were the Grimm Brothers? Information Text (RI.2) page 17
Hans in Luck page 18
Literary Devices CCSS 9-10 RL.6 page 23
Multi-Media Comparison CCSS 9-10 RL.7 page 25
Writing Arguments CCSS 9-10 W.1 page 26
Non-Fiction: Around the World 1812ish CCSS 9-10 RI.2/7 page 27
PBL CCSS.W1 and W.7 and RH.2 and RH.3
Appendix page 29
Writing Rubric page 30
Critical Response Rubric page 31
References page 32
Bring in March with 20 original nonfiction March-themed Reading and Writing
Warm-ups for Fifth Graders. Each passage is written at three levels: above
grade level, at grade level and below grade level. Sixty passages in all.
Why Reading and Writing Warm‐Ups? Adding just one daily Reading and Writing
Warm‐Up to your schedule takes less than ten minutes a day, promotes the higher
order thinking skills necessary of today’s student and helps build reading fluency
and comprehension skills.
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards, these passages help promote
literacy in all subjects, while providing opportunities for higher order thinking and
reasoning. A reading, Common Core and Bloom’s Taxonomy boost all in one ten
minute a day assignment.
Passages are written to promote vocabulary acquisition. Content vocabulary
repeats allowing readers to familiarize themselves with the same word in different
sentences.
Students learn to write by writing, every day…sentences, paragraphs, essays and
stories. Students also learn to read fluently and across the curriculum by reading
every day…take an extra ten minutes a day to promote that proficiency.
This is a set of 35 task cards for the 5th Grade. Task Cards are perfect for differentiating and scaffolding.
They are aligned with the Common Core State Standards and include:
5. AO.1
5.AO.5
5.AO.6
5.NBT.1
Coherence and Standards Across the Grades: Before 4.NBT.1; 4.NBT.5 and 4.NBT.6
On Grade: 5.AO.5 and 5.AO.6
After: 6.NS.3 and 6.EE1
The ageless tale of Dorothy, Scarecrow and her friends comes to life with infused vocabulary, interactive text and Common Core State Standards aligned lessons to go with each chapter. This is a novel and workbook combined -- perfect for educators who want embedded higher order thinking activities at the turn of every page. Engaging lessons that are differentiated and infused with 21st Century learning skill development opportuntites.
Student workbook, ebook and answers are included.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Cyclone page 9
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 12
Predicting from Chapter 1 page 13
Quick Write: Compare and Contrast page 14
Timed Fluency Exercise page 15
Pair Work: Assets in Literature page 16
Science Tie‐In: Introduction to Cyclones page 17
Chapter 2: The Council with them Munchkins page 18
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 23
Active Reading: Making Inferences page 24
Active Reading: Character Traits and Motives page 26
Timed Fluency Exercise page 27
Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow page 28
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 33
Character Conflicts Chapter 3 page 34
A Look at Two Points of View Chapter 3 page 35
Comprehension Check Chapter 3 page 36
Words, Words, Words! Figurative Language page 37
Making Inferences Exercise page 38
Timed Fluency Exercise page 39
Chapter 4: The Road Through the Forest page 40
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 43
Chapter 4: Think and Write: Symbolism Opinion page 44
Active Reading: Character Traits and Motives page 45
Chapter 4: In Review Writing page 46
Think About It: Critical Thinking Literature Discussion page 47
Character Compare and Contrast page 48
Timed Fluency Exercise page 49
Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman page 50
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 55
Character Compare and Contrast: Scarecrow/Tinman page 56
Character Conflicts Chapter 5 page 57
Active Reading: Skillbuilder page 58
Making Inferences Exercise page 59
Think and Write: Your Opinion page 60
Timed Fluency Exercise page 61
Chapter 6: The Cowardly Lion page 62
Vocabulary Words and Exercise page 66
Think and Write: Passage Critical Thinking page 67
Timed Fluency Exercise page 68
And much much more... 200 pages more!!!!
This thematic unit contains science, math and literacy across the curriculum activities – as students classify, analyze, inquire about and research snowflakes: including what snow is, snowflake categories, read along research, paragraph writing, 32-math and science task cards and more.
Also included is a PowerPoint presentation to help teach 1st and 2nd graders the process of paragraph writing.
Table of Contents
Page 2 Looking for Winter Instructions and Standards Tie-‐in
Page 3: Looking for Winter – What are the Clues? ELA
Page 4: Looking for Winter: Snowflake Adjective Printable ELA
Page 5: Five Senses ELA/Science Printable
Pages 6-‐7: Adding Snowflakes. Wintery Word Problems. Math
Page 8: Snowflake Science printable. Students read about snowflakes and their shapes. Teacher should read this aloud, as students follow along, and then pair up students to re-‐read and then complete the associated activities. Science, research, ELA
Page 9 -‐ 10: More printables for Snowflake Science. Classification. Two separate activities. Science
Page 11: Mittens Read-‐along Research. Read this page aloud as your students read it silently. Pair students, have them re-‐read the passage and begin their Helping Hand essay. Social Studies, literacy across the curriculum, ELA
Page 12: Instructions for Helping Hand Paragraph on Mittens. ELA, literacy across the curriculum
Page 13: Helping Hand Paragraph Template. ELA, literacy across the curriculum
Page 14-‐15: Mitten Writing Template for students to recopy their Mitten essays and decorate for display.
Page 17-‐18: Snowman Math: Addition number sentences.
Pages 19-‐21: Differentiated Passages. The passages, Mittens (page 11) and Snowflake Science (page 8) are re-‐written to be easier for struggling readers and English Learners to read and comprehend.
Page 22-‐23: A Flurry of Math – Math Game. Math
Card game with rhyming word problems (24 cards with answers).
Plus…
76 MORE Task Cards – CCSS Aligned to 4.NBT.1; 4.NBT.2; 4.AO.1-4
Page 4: Game 1 – The Greatest Products Game Rules
Page 5‐14: Game 1: The Greatest Products Game Number Cards
Page 15: Game 2: Do the Division Shuffle Rules
Page 16: Division Shuffle Template
Page 17‐36: Division Shuffle Game Cards (72 number cards)
Page 37: Game 3: Bizz Buzz Rules
Page 38: Game 4: Equation Race
Page 39‐50: Equation Race Equation Cards (46 cards)
Page 51‐52: Equation Race Blank Cards for your own equations
Page 53: Game 5: Let it Roll
Page 54: Let it Roll Game Sheet
Martin Luther King Jr. cross curricular, differentiated unit. The activities in this unit are engaging and perfect for grades 4-8.
Pages 3-4: Who is Martin Luther King Jr?: Literacy Activity
Pages 5-8: Readers’ Theater Script “I Have a Dream.”
Page 9: “I Have a Dream Readers’ Theater Summary” Template Worksheet
Page 10: Writing Across the Curriculum: Organization Game Directions
Page 11: Organization Game Cutable Worksheet: Words and MKL
Page 12: Vocabulary Building
Page 13: Writing Across the Curriculum: Social Students: Sentence Sorting to Building a Paragraph Instructions
Page 14: Sentence Sorting Activity and Template: MLK and the Quest for Civil Rights Pre-Writing Activity
Page 15: From Sentence Sorting to Paragraph Writing: Teacher Template – A completed template for teachers to use to teach the following…
Page 16: From Sentence Sorting to Paragraph Writing Student Template
Page 17: I Have a Dream: “A think and write about me” activity.
Page 18: I have a Dream Activity
20 Slide PowerPoint – MLK Jr. and the Road to Civil Rights
8 Slide PowerPoint to help instruct student about Readers’ Theater Guidelines and Participation
The activities in this unit are CCSS aligned with grades 4-8. These lessons and activities are differentiated and engaging. Students will learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the office of the Presidency as they work through Readers’ Theater scripts, Fluency exercises, compare and contrast writing assignments, projects: Make Your Own Ink and Write a Letter to the President and source document analysis and study.
69- Pages Including – George Washington PowerPoint and Notes Template for Students
Part 1
Page 4: Reader’s Theater Script Instructions
Page 5-8: Reader’s Theater 1: “George Washington’s Years with His Brother”
Pages 9-11: Reader’s Theater 2: “It’s Presidents’ Day”
Pages 12-13: Reader’s Theater 3: “Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address”
Pages 14-15: Reader’s Theater 4: “Facts About Lincoln”
Differentiated for Struggling Readers
Pages 16-17: Reader’s Theater 5: “The Gettysburg Address”
Part of Lincoln for advanced readers
Page 18: Instructions for “Lincoln vs. Washington Compare and Contrast Differentiated Writing Assignment”
Page 19-22: Lincoln vs. Washington Compare an Contrast Reading
Page 23: Lincoln vs. Washington – graphic organizer activity
Page 24: Lincoln vs. Washington Essay notes Template
Page 25: Instructions to Five Minutes to Fluency Practice and Comprehension.
Page 27: Grade Level Fluency Chart
Page 28-31: Four Multi-Level Presidents’ Day Themed Fluency Passages
Page 32-35: Alternative Fluency Assignments for Advanced Learners – “Working With Source Documents – The Gettysburg Address
Page 36-40: Relevant CCSS
President Washington Literacy and Math Unit With Some History on the Side
Part 2
Pages 4-6: Guided Reading Exercises and Questions
Page 7: Fluency and Comprehension Passages and Questions
Page 8: George Washington Fluency Practice The Early Years
Page 9: Comprehension Questions
Page 10: George Washington Fluency A Man of Manners
Page 11: Comprehension Questions
Page 12: George Washington Fluency Practice George Meets Martha
Page 13: Comprehension Questions
Page 14: George Washington Fluency Practice George Protests
Page 15: Comprehension Questions
Page 16: George Washington Fluency Practice Father of the Country
Page 17: Comprehension Questions
Pages 18-19: Critically Thinking Activity: Colonial Manners – Think Critically The Art of Civility
Page 22: Washington and Me: Presidential Material – Comparison Activity
Page 23: I Would Be a Great President Writing Activity
Page 24: Math Problem Puzzles
Page 25: Math Word Problems
Page 26-27: Letter to Martha or George: Letter Writing Activity; Make Your Own Ink for Letter Writing: Letter Writing Template
Page 28: Answer Key
This No Prep Book Unit is a companion to “Cinderella Penguin or The Little Glass Flipper” by Janet Perlman and contains pages and pages of interactive, cross-curricular and engaging activities -- all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, a review of Cinderella Elements PowerPoint – with compare and contrast for PowerPoint, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class.
Part 1:
This Math and Literacy Unit is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and guidelines for 21st Century Learning for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades and is easily adapted to all proficiency levels. Differentiated by design, this thematic unit is engaging includes the following plus a PowerPoint on the Elements of Fairy Tales Cinderella vs. Cinderella Penguin.
Page 4: Cinderella Penguin Comprehension Quiz
Page 5: Cinderella Penguin Story Connection Summary Template
Page 6: Cinderella Penguin Story Characters – Template
Page 7: Cinderella Penguin – About the Story in P’s Please Literacy Worksheet
Pages 8-10: My Very Own Cinderella Story – Template to Write Own Cinderella Story
Pages 11-14: “Cinderella Penguin After Happily Ever After” Reader’s Theater
Pages 15-16: Penguin Science Nonfiction Article and Critical Thinking Questions
Page 17: Summarize the Article “Penguin Science” Template
Page 18: Cinderella Math Word Problem Worksheet
Pages 19-34: Math Center Activities and Resources
Activity: Fishing for Problems
Activity: Fraction Math – Finding Equivalents Memory and Comparison Game
Page 36: Cinderella Story Elements Teacher Information Streets
Part 2:
Interactive Notebook Pages
Table of Contents
#1 Cinderella Penguin Cover
#2 Questions Along the Way
#3 Story Connectors
#4 Character Analysis
#5 Character Conflicts
#6 Dictionary Skills
#7 Quick Write Compare and Contrast
#8 Story Summary
#9 Text to Text – Connecting Fiction Texts
#10 My Thoughts While Reading Cinderella Penguin
#11 Inferring Character Feelings
#12 Cause and Effect
#13 Compare and Contrast Cinderella With Cinderella Penguin
#14 Think, Question and Analyze
#15 In Brief
#16 Cinderella Penguin Book Review
#17 Lights, Camera, Action – Draw Your Favorite Scenes
Part 3:
From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Presentation and Template
Cinderella Elements PowerPoints
50-thought provoking, engaging and standards-based activities to reinforce learning perfect for early finishers or daily warm-ups. This item contains engaging high interest, creative, fun and challenging activities to for early finisher. It offers a broad range of print-in-go puzzles, brainteasers and creative activities to enable practice of CCSS based and 21st Century Learning skills. These activities can be used independently, in pairs, as bell ringers or as early finishers.