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.
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
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 “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
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 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
This No Prep Book Unit is a companion to “Naya: The Inuit Cinderella” by Brittany Marceau-Chenkle and contains over thirty 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
Cinderella Elements
#1: Naya The Inuit Cinderella Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page
#2: Naya The Inuit Cinderella 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: Naya The Inuit Cinderella – What do you think? RL.1 and 3
#8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5
#9: Critical Thinking Questions
#10: About Naya The Inuit Cinderella RL 1 and 2
#11: Recounting Naya The Inuit Cinderella
#12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5
#13: Visualize the Future
#14 Naya The Inuit Cinderella: Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3
#15 Sentence Sorting RL.2 1, 7, 4, 5, 3, 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: Notes to Author: Critical Thinking Activity
#21: Moral RL.2
#22: Inferring RL.6
#23 Retell the Story through your Favorite Drawings RL.7
#24: Cause and Effect
#25: The Naya The Inuit Cinderella Report Card
#26: The Naya The Inuit Cinderella Book Review
#27: Non-Fiction Quick Write – The Inuit
#28: Non-Fiction Quick Write – Abut the Author
#29: Thinking Along the Way
#30: Think, Question and Analyze
#31: Book Review
Rubric for Constructed Response
Bible Study Quick Writes are a fast and fun way for primary aged students to learn the Bible – while getting in some writing and word practice as they go. Students travel through Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer while getting an understanding of the goodness and strength of the Lord.
This 126-page devotional for primary students is perfect for warm-ups, as bell ringers, for whole class study and more. Both homeschool and private school students will benefit from learning the Bible in five to ten minutes per day.
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 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
This is an engaging No Prep Unit for Groundhog’s Day that includes: Readers’ Theater scripts, Science Literacy and Comprehension activity, vocabulary, labeling, story writing, graphic organizers and more.
19-pages of fun!
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
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.
This bundle includes to of my non-fiction Common Core aligned readings and primary source Document Pamphlet series Interactive Workbooks -- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. They are 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 and Thomas Jefferson.
As a bonus -- the Project Based Learning "Choose Your Own Government Structure" is also attached.
Winter themed Boggle -typeWord Search and . Snowflake Science unit all in one!
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.
Boggle:
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 math and literacy activities in this unit are ideal for February-themed centers or for use as stand alone activities. The Phonics Bingo is a class favorite. The four Reader’s Theater scripts contain 28 parts – at various reading levels.
All activities are differentiated and pretty much Print and Go.
Unit Contains:
33 different February Journal Prompts
Math Investigation: Valentine Data Activity
Subtraction Golf
My Heart Belongs to Math
Phonics Bingo
Four February Reader’s Theater Scripts
Be My Valentine
Valentine’s Party
President Lincoln
Dinner With Young George Washington
Black History Month Readings with Comprehension Quizzes for:
Dorothy Vaughn – S.T.E.M. Worker
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass: Life as a Slave
Thurgood Marshall
Carter G. Woodson
Vonetta Flowers
Mary Jane Patterson
Halle Berry
What is Black History Month
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.
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
CCSS demands non-fiction document analysis. Additionally, college prep demands it. This resource contains the complete texts of the State of the Union Addresses of the first five presidents of the United States of America. Formative words that reflect the prosperity and growing pains of a new nation plus CCSS Document Analysis Template for differentiated - cross curricular instruction, debate and engagement.
Read and study the words of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe.
Our interactive readers are 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. Primary source document analysis
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.
State of the Union Address
George Washington
January 8, 1790
December 8, 1790
October 25, 1791
November 6, 1792
December 3, 1793
November 19, 1794
December 8, 1795
December 7, 1796
John Adams
November 22, 1797
December 8, 1798
December 3, 1799
November 11, 1800
Thomas Jefferson
December 8, 1801
December 15, 1802
October 17, 1803
November 8, 1804
December 3, 1805
December 2, 1806
October 27, 1807
November 8, 1808
James Madison
November 29, 1809
December 5, 1810
November 5, 1811
November 4, 1812
December 7, 1813
September 20, 1814
December !3, 1816
James Monroe
December 12, 1817
November 16, 1818
December 17, 1819
November 14, 1820
December 3, 1821
December !3. 1822
December 2, 1823
December 7, 1824
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
"Bible Study Quick Writes" are a fast and fun way for youth to learn the Bible – while getting in some writing and word practice as they go. Ten minutes - from start to finish - is all it takes for youth to analyze, think critically, reflect and learn His word.
This devotional is designed for Sixth Grade students is designed to help students, study school learners, kids attending catechism, homeschoolers -- all children -- travel through Bible verse study while getting an understanding of the goodness and strength of the Lord. This 124-page devotional workbook for youth 11-15 is perfect for use as warm-ups, bell ringers, for whole class study, homeschool, CCD, at the beginning of Sunday School lessons and more. Both homeschool and private school students will benefit from learning the Bible in five to ten minutes per day.