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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.

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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.
Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella No Prep Book Unit
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Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella No Prep Book Unit

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This No Prep Book Unit is based on Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by Allan Schroeder and Illustrated by Brad Sneed. and contains 37-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. Look for my other Cinderella Around the World Book Units at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/elizabethpinotti Table of Contents Cinderella Elements #1: Smoky Mountain Rose Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page #2: Smoky Mountain Rose Character Traits RL.3 #3: Character Traits RL.3 #4: Critical Thinking Literature Questions Interactive Notebook Page #5: Ask and Answer Questions on Illustrations RL.7 #6: Inferring RL.6 #7: Smoky Mountain Rose – What do you think? RL.1 and 3 #8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5 #9: Critical Thinking Questions #10: About Smoky Mountain Rose RL 1 and 2 #11: Recounting Smoky Mountain Rose #12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5 #13: Visualize the Future #14 Smoky Mountain Rose: Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3 #15 Sentence Sorting RL.2 1,4,3,5,7,6,2 #16 From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing RL1 and 2 #17: Quick Write: Compare and Contrast RL.9 #18: Text-to-Text RL.9 #19: I Can Answer Questions About the Text RL.1 #20: Theme #21: Moral RL.2 #22: Inferring RL.6 #23 Retell the Story through your Favorite Drawings RL.7 #24: Cause and Effect #25: The Smoky Mountain Rose Report Card #26: The Smoky Mountain Rose Book Review Rubric for Constructed Response
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Plot Diagram Teaching PowerPoint and Student Template
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Plot Diagram Teaching PowerPoint and Student Template

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A perfect companion to any "Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland" book study is this Plot Diagram Teaching PowerPoint and student template. This plot diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, used to map the events of a story. This mapping of the plot structure of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" helps students visualize the key features of the story and serves as an engaging, interactive tool. Check out my other “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” resources and a big Bundle at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/elizabethpinotti
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Interactive Reader -- ebook and 100's of Lessons
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Interactive Reader -- ebook and 100's of Lessons

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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Interactive Reader" was designed specifically with 21st Century Learning and the tenants of higher order thinking in mind. The activity infused unit study offers built-in differentiation, is jam-packed with black-line masters that foster student engagement and higher order thinking and is easily adjustable to remedial, gifted and every student in between. Carroll's beloved novel is laid out, chapter-by-chapter, with questions, literary study, writing activities, source document analysis, links to other resources, Socratic Seminar templates, vocabulary activities, games, interactive notebook pages and a whole lot more! There are also end of book questions and activities as well as in-depth character explanations and information on themes and other literature nuances. A must-have for any teacher embarking on an "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" unit study. Check out my other “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” resources and a big Bundle at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/elizabethpinotti
Waiting for Winter: Snowflake Science Unit
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Waiting for Winter: Snowflake Science Unit

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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
60 March Themed Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups 4th-6th Grades
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60 March Themed Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups 4th-6th Grades

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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.
The Brothers' Grimm Interactive Reader 1 and PowerPoints: Hans in Luck and The Golden Bird
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The Brothers' Grimm Interactive Reader 1 and PowerPoints: Hans in Luck and The Golden Bird

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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
Dealing With the December Dilemma: December Lessons for the 21st Century
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Dealing With the December Dilemma: December Lessons for the 21st Century

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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
Name 4
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Can you Name 4 states that begin with the letter "S" in 30 seconds? Can you Name 4 types of precipitation? Can you Name 4 parts of the sun? Engaging game for the entire class, as a,center activity, or for partner play. The premise is simple – a team or student draws a card and answers the question by naming four. Questions based on information students need to know for school success in 5th Grade. There are: 81 – History/Social Studies Cards 45 – Science Cards 63- Math Cards 45 – English/Language Arts Cards
Giant Word Seek Pack– Boggle Word Search Game – 101 Unique Boards!
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Giant Word Seek Pack– Boggle Word Search Game – 101 Unique Boards!

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Students love this fast-paced game for work student and spelling and reading reinforcement. Word Seek -- Boggle is great for whole class or partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups. Boggle can even be given as homework. The rules are easy: • Players have three minutes to find as many words as they can on a 3 x 3 • grid. • Players have four minutes to find as many words as they can on 3 x 4 and 4 x 4 grids. Players have five minutes to find as many words on a 5 x 5 grid Word letters must be adjoining in a chain. (Letters in the chain may be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Words must contain at least three letters. Scoring: The first two letters of each word do not count for score. Each player gets 1 point for each letter after the second. For example: • won = 1 point • come = 2 points • change = 3 points Word Seek is great for partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups.
Boggle - Winter Word Search Game
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Boggle - Winter Word Search Game

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Winter themed Boogle Word Search. Goes great with my Waiting for Winter -- Snowflake Science lesson! 41 cards in all. Students love this fast-paced game for work student and spelling and reading reinforcement. Word Seek -- Boggle is great for whole class or partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups. Boggle can even be given as homework. The rules are easy: • Players have three minutes to find as many words as they can on a 3 x 3 • grid. • Players have four minutes to find as many words as they can on 3 x 4 and 4 x 4 grids. Players have five minutes to find as many words on a 5 x 5 grid Word letters must be adjoining in a chain. (Letters in the chain may be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Words must contain at least three letters. Scoring: The first two letters of each word do not count for score. Each player gets 1 point for each letter after the second. For example: • won = 1 point • come = 2 points • change = 3 points Word Seek is great for partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups.
Choose Your Own Government Structure – PBL Unit
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Choose Your Own Government Structure – PBL Unit

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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
Jouanah: The Hmong Cinderella Book Unit -- CCSS Aligned
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Jouanah: The Hmong Cinderella Book Unit -- CCSS Aligned

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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
Fair, Brown and Trembling -- Cinderella Book Unit -- Common Core State Standards Aligned
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Fair, Brown and Trembling -- Cinderella Book Unit -- Common Core State Standards Aligned

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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
Novel Unit: Little Women: Part 1 Common Core Aligned
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Novel Unit: Little Women: Part 1 Common Core Aligned

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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
No Prep Book Study for Cinderella Penguin
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No Prep Book Study for Cinderella Penguin

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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
George Washington and  Abe Lincoln: Literacy in History Unit
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George Washington and Abe Lincoln: Literacy in History Unit

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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
Martin Luther King, Jr. Unit for Grades 3-4 and Even 5: CCSS With Readers' Theater
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Unit for Grades 3-4 and Even 5: CCSS With Readers' Theater

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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
Fifty Early Finishers for Fourth Grade
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Fifty Early Finishers for Fourth Grade

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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.
No Prep Book Unit for "The Korean Cinderella" by Shirley Climo - CCSS Aligned - 45 Pages
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No Prep Book Unit for "The Korean Cinderella" by Shirley Climo - CCSS Aligned - 45 Pages

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This No Prep Book Unit is a companion to “The Korean Cinderella" by Shirley Climo 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. Table of Contents 1. Common Core Ties – page 1 2. Template Instructions – page 3 3. Cinderella Elements – page 11 4. “In My Opinion”: Constructed Response – page 14 5. Story Connectors: Summarize the Story – page 15 6. Story Characters Template – page 16 7. Sentence Diagramming – page 17 8. Comprehension Questions – Multiple Choice – page 19 9. One-Minute Fluency Passages – page 20 10. Sentence Sorting Template – page 27 11. From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Template – page 28 12. Compare and Contrast: The Korean Cinderella and Cinderella – page 30 13. Design Your Own Cover – page 31 14. Questions Along the Way – page 32 15. In My Opinion – page 33 16. Character Conflicts – page 34 17. Quick Writes Compare and Contrast – page 35 18. Story Summary – page 36 19. Text to Text – page 37 20. My Thoughts While Reading – page 38 21. Inferring Character Feelings – page 39 22. Interactive Notebook Cause and Effect –page 40 23. Think, Question and Analyze – page 41 24. Korean Cinderella – page 42 25. Lights, Camera, Action – page 43 26. Rubric for All Constructed Responses – page 44