I am currently a 2nd grade teacher at a public school in Arkansas, with 7 years of teaching experience. I hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education, and am certified for P-8. I also hold a P-12 certification in ESL. I have taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade.
My teaching specialties are reading, science, and technology, although I love every subject. I am a computer programmer, and absolutely LOVE using the flipped classroom technique and new technology in my classroom.
I am currently a 2nd grade teacher at a public school in Arkansas, with 7 years of teaching experience. I hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education, and am certified for P-8. I also hold a P-12 certification in ESL. I have taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade.
My teaching specialties are reading, science, and technology, although I love every subject. I am a computer programmer, and absolutely LOVE using the flipped classroom technique and new technology in my classroom.
These Back to School Task Cards are a perfect Common Core State Standards pretest for 4th graders, or a great review for 5th graders. Find out quickly which of the math standards your students still need work on with these cards, which cover the entire 4th grade year of CCSS Math Standards.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 28 full-color task cards
* 4 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
Each question lists the standard at the bottom for your quick reference on what your students still need to work on!
Standards covered:
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.B.4
4.NBT.A.2
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
4.NBT.B.5
4.NBT.B.6
4.NF.A.2
4.NF.B.3
4.NF.B.4
4.NF.C.6
4.MD.A.1
4.MD.A.2
4.MD.A.3
4.MD.C.7
4.G.A.1
4.G.A.2
(c) Elements of Elementary, 2014
This product is not sponsored by or affiliated with the national Common Core State Standards, but provides questions that can help you to assess your students' grasp of these standards.
These Back to School Task Cards are a perfect Common Core State Standards pretest for 3rd graders, or a great review for 4th graders. Find out quickly which of the math standards your students still need work on with these cards, which cover the entire 3rd grade year of CCSS Math Standards.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 25 full-color task cards
* 3 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
Each question lists the standard at the bottom for your quick reference on what your students still need to work on!
Standards covered:
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
3.NBT.A.3
3.NF.A.2
3.NF.A.3
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.B.3
3.MD.C.6
3.MD.C.7
3.MD.D.8
3.G.A.2
This product is not sponsored by or affiliated with the national Common Core State Standards, but provides questions that can help you to assess your students' grasp of these standards
These Christmas-themed multiplication story problem task cards are sure to please during the month of December! Each card is designed to help students practice Common Core standards for Operations and Algebraic Thinking for 3rd Grade. There are 28 cards with Christmas-themed word problems requiring one and two-step multiplication up to 12 x 12.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 28 full-color task cards with Christmas-themed story problems
* 4 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
The Perfect Christmas Tree: A Winter Close Read is the fictional story of a boy who starts out with a detailed list on how to choose the perfect tree. As the story unfolds, Charles learns the importance of understanding and using lists and rules when making decisions. Designed for 4th and 5th grade students, this close reading activity has students focus first on reading the story multiple times while searching for unknown words, literary devices, and key points. Then, the students answer questions ranging from Knowledge to Synthesis on Bloom's Taxonomy.
This close reading passage has a Lexile level of 610L.
The nature of close reading, as well as the passage and questions lend this activity to Standardized Test Practice as well. Close reading is a strategy that is encouraged through Common Core, best completed with short passages such as the one provided here.
Jack is working for his father, setting up an asteroid for mining in this fictional outer space close read sure to grab the attention of boys (and girls!) and reluctant readers!
The Sky's The Limit-at least, that's what this astronaut's mother always told him! This close read is only one page long, perfect for shorter class periods or lots of class discussion or modeling. Written on a 5th grade level, the passage is written so that the questions and reading instructions have students focusing on word choice, repeated phrases, and author's meaning.
"Jack's Asteroid Adventure" and "The Sky's the Limit" are close reading passage and questions designed to teach students reading comprehension and text analysis strategies. Designed for students to first read independently and then again with a partner, these activities encourage students to reread text, while teaching them strategies for close reading. The nature of close reading, as well as the passage and questions lend this activity to Standardized Test Practice. The reading passages are written on a middle-of-the-year 4th grade Reading Level. This makes the passage ideal for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students, as 3rd grade students can focus on reading closely with harder texts, and 5th grade students can focus on making sure to read simple texts closely.
Close reading is a strategy that is encouraged through Common Core, best completed with short passages such as the one provided here. The seven questions in each activity range from basic knowledge to inference.
This Fiction Close Reading Activities Bundle contains ALL of the fiction close reading activities from my store. As new fictional close reading activities are added to my store, they will be added to this bundle. When new items are added, the price of this bundle will increase as well, although it will always be a discount over purchasing each close read individually. If you purchase this bundle now, all new updates with new close reads will be available to you, free, with a re-download from your My Resources page.
The sooner you purchase the bundle, the better the price! Currently, the discount is at 17%.
9 close reading activities are currently included in this download, ready to print and go!
These close reading activities have students focus first on reading the passage multiple times while searching for unknown words, new concepts, and key points. Then, the students answer questions ranging from Knowledge to Synthesis on Bloom's Taxonomy.
The nature of close reading, as well as the passage and questions lend this activity to Standardized Test Practice as well. The questions and activities are designed to help students practice analyzing a difficult, technical nonfiction text and respond to a variety of questions in preparation for similar techniques used in ACT Aspire and PARCC testing, as well as on the SATs. Close reading is a strategy that is encouraged through Common Core and most state standards, and is best completed with short passages such as the ones provided here.
Files currently included (Some are in sets of 2):
* A Face for a Pumpkin
* Back To School - How I Spent My Summer Vacation & Back to School
* The Lighthouse & The Camping Trip
*Pardon Me! A Turkey's Story
*The Perfect Christmas Tree
*Space: Jack's Asteroid Adventure & The Sky's the Limit
his September Daily Reading Comprehension Packet is 5 weeks of daily reading comprehension for the 5th grade classroom with a September theme.
These week-long activities alternate between fiction and non-fiction texts about back to school and September themes, as well as History topics. Written on 5th grade reading levels, these passages are perfect for daily morning work or homework.
Great for standardized test prep, these passages have the feel and re-reading of a close read with more structure. Questions are grouped by type so that students focus on one main skill a day. Simply print, hand out to students, and have them complete one activity each day. Each page should take between 10 and 15 minutes to answer, plus about 5 minutes for reading or re-reading the passage.
Each week, the student is presented with a new passage that they will work with for the whole week. Each week follows the same general format:
Monday - students read the passage and answer questions about main idea, theme, and the general form of the text.
Tuesday - students re-read the passage and answer multiple choice, standardized-test styled questions.
Wednesday - students re-read the passage and answer character or setting questions about the text, or specific History, Science, or other related questions for the non-fiction texts.
Thursday - students re-read the passage and answer GUM (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) and text structure questions.
Friday - students re-read the passage and answer short-answer, written response questions about the text.
This month's topics:
Non-Fiction - Labor Day
Fiction - The Music Box
Non-Fiction - Constitution and Citizenship Day
Fiction - The Big Day
Non-Fiction - Nocturnal Adaptations
Want to know more before you buy? Check out the first full week in my Back to School 1-week FREEIBE!
All passages and questions are in American English.
This Nonfiction Close Reading Activites Bundle contains ALL of the nonfiction close reading activities from my store. As new nonfiction close reading activities are added to my store, they will be added to this bundle. When new items are added, the price of this bundle will increase as well, although it will always be a discount over purchasing each close read individually. If you purchase this bundle now, all new updates with new close reads will be available to you, free, with a re-download from your My Resources page.
The sooner you purchase the bundle, the better the price! Currently, the discount is at 16%.
9 close reading activities are currently included in this download, ready to print and go!
These close reading activities have students focus first on reading the passage multiple times while searching for unknown words, new concepts, and key points. Then, the students answer questions ranging from Knowledge to Synthesis on Bloom's Taxonomy.
The nature of close reading, as well as the passage and questions lend this activity to Standardized Test Practice as well. The questions and activities are designed to help students practice analyzing a difficult, technical nonfiction text and respond to a variety of questions in preparation for similar techniques used in ACT Aspire and PARCC testing, as well as on the SATs. Close reading is a strategy that is encouraged through Common Core and most state standards, and is best completed with short passages such as the ones provided here.
Files currently included:
*Bridges
*Castles
*Drones
*Properties of Flight
*American Constitution
*Thermal Energy
*Columbus Day
*The History of Basketball
*Dewey Decimal System
1 FULL week of August's Daily Reading Comprehension is FREE forever with this download. Enjoy 1 week of daily reading comprehension worksheets for 5th grade. Thinking of buying a full month (or more) of daily reading comprehension activities? Check this out and give it a try in your classroom before you commit!
This week-long activity is a fictional story about going back to school. Written on a 5th grade reading level, it is perfect for daily morning work or homework.
Great for standardized test prep, these passages have the feel and re-reading of a close read with more structure. Questions are grouped by type so that students focus on one main skill a day.
Monday - students read the passage and answer questions about main idea, theme, and the general form of the text.
Tuesday - students re-read the passage and answer multiple choice, standardized-test styled questions.
Wednesday - students re-read the passage and answer character or setting questions about the text.
Thursday - students re-read the passage and answer GUM (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) questions about the text.
Friday - students re-read the passage and answer short-answer, written response questions about the text.
Text is in American English.
