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.
This No Prep Book Unit is a companion to “The Rough-Face Girl” an Algonquin Cinderella Story 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, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class.
Table of Contents
Cinderella Elements
#1: Rough-Face Girl Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page
#2: Rough-Face Girl 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: Rough-Face Girl – What do you think? RL.1 and 3
#8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5
#9: Critical Thinking Questions
#10: About Rough-Face Girl RL 1 and 2
#11: Recounting Rough-Face Girl
#12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5
#13: Read and Illustrate The Algonquin Cinderella
#14 Rough-Face Girl : Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3
#15 Sentence Sorting RL.2 2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 3,1
#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 Rough-Face Girl Report Card
#26: The Rough-Face Girl Book Review
#27: Questions Along the Way
Rubric for Constructed Response
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
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” Formative Assessment based on Tenniel’s Pictures
An engaging formative assessment has students demonstrating comprehension based on Tenniel’s pictures from the original book!
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Perfect for student differentiation and intervention – this PowerPoint helps you walk students through writing a paragraph – that transitions into an essay. Student Template included.
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Perfect for student differentiation and intervention – this PowerPoint helps you walk students the themes and motifs of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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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.
Show Me the Money: Sight Word Game is an engaging way for students to practice and learn site words -- as they work on their money math skills on the side.
Great as a warm-up, for the whole class, as home work or pair word. Super for intervention and ESL
Included: Over 450 Sight Word game cards, money template and instructions.
Easy Prep:Game Prep:
Whole class Instructions
1. Copy and cut out one site word set for each pair of students
a. You may copy the site word cards on plane paper, card stock or use Avery Business Card 5371 stock
2. Copy and cut lots of money! Or use any play money you have. If you are copying money – use colored paper
3. Put each set of words in a baggie, Add money
Differentiated site word practice.
Over 140 pages of sight word printables -- These blackline masters help students learn site words by reading passages and writing sentences -- and then repeating the process.
Sight words are the most commonly used words in reading and writing and represent about 67% of words students encounter in daily text. These words are often grouped and learned by grade level. The site words contained herein are the first one hundred, plus essential words from subsequent lists designed to help struggling and early readers recognize them automatically.
The following passages are great for increasing the fluency of beginning readers. They start out easy and become increasingly difficult, but not too difficult. The passages may be used as bell ringers, buddy work and homework practice, or all three, as research indicates that repeated reading of the same passage helps increase fluency. The passages are basic and enable students to read from simple to more complex sentences as they become more familiar with the particular site word around which each passage is written.
Research also indicates that memorizing site words by list is less effective and less desirable than through authentic passage reading and writing exercises. The value of identifying and truly learning site words exists within reading practice and even phonics lessons (Farrell, Osenga and Hunter, 2013) that mimic genuine reading work. That’s why we’ve designed our worksheets to isolate each word, put it in a passage and then require students to think about the word as they write their own sentences and then go back and re-read what they wrote.
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The ultimate teaching tool to Harper Lee's best-selling Go Set a Watchman.” Complete with historical background your students need to fully understand the context of the plot, themes and symbolism -- this guide contains non-fiction assignments, differentiated instruction technique hints and assignments, universal access lessons and interactive notebook templates and that is just the beginning. This unit is print-n-go, no prep.
Each section of the novel is summarized and analyzed and contains comprehension quizzes, Socratic Seminar notes, assignments and much more.
Links are included for extra resources -- as well as exclusive access to teaching PowerPoints -- aligned with this essential novel study.
Also includes Timeline Towards Desegregation from 1857 Dred Scott to 1955 Brown vs. Board of Education with R.A.F.T. assignment, historical source document analysis, interactive journal pages and, again, much more.
Table of Contents
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Go Set a Watchman 5
Themes 7
Symbols 8
Characters 9
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Literary Elements 10
R.A.F.T. Assignment – Historical Background Assignment 11
Pre-Reading R.A.F.T Student Pages 14
Go Set a Watchman Novel Unit 17
With Summaries and Analysis for Each Section
Comprehension Quizzes for Each Section
Historical Non-Fiction Text Assignments
Other Assignments and Graphic Organizers
Go Set a Watchman Final Exam 48
Common Core State Standards Literature Assignments 51
Socratic Discussion/Seminar with Rubric 62
Go Set a Watchman Interactive Notebook 65
Templates and Assignments for Universal Access
Answers and Information 102
No Prep Novel Unit with section summaries, quizzes, Socratic Seminars, activities...differentiated.
Also contains, study guide, activity templates, vocabulary and Common Core aligned lessons to accompany Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein".
The comprehension activities included herein are designed to spark learning and thinking, while partner activities will inspire critical thinking in both challenged and Advanced Placement learners. Dozens of reproducible student lessons are included as well as notes on chapter content, theme, genre and much more.
This interactive teacher's guide will help you help your students gain a better understanding and appreciation of Mary Shelley and one of the greatest literary works of all time...Frankenstein.
Frankenstein Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Creativity, Communication, Cooperation and Critical Thinking.
This book is designed with both repeating and scaffolding activities to help teachers help all learners access this timeless classic.
This No Prep Book Unit is based on The Persian Cinderella and contains 39-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.
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 Settareh
#24 Think, Question, Analyze
#25 The Persian Cinderella Report Card
#26 The Persian Cinderella Book Review
#27 Sentence Sorting Traditional Cinderella
Rubrics for Constructed Response
Answers
These Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and help to foster the 21st Century higher order thinking skills necessary in today's world. Not your ordinary multiple-choice bell-ringers, but learning tasks designed to engage students and get them thinking.
Over 130 in all, these Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are themed for an entire school year and are written at reading levels from 3rd through 5th grades. Perfect as Early Finishers, Bell Ringers, Warm-Ups and more.
Cross-Curricular.
A no-prep novel unit for Harper Lee's classic -- "To Kill a Mockingbird". With quizzes, comprehension, literary device study, interactive notebook pages, universal access assignments, source document analysis, social studies tie-ins, and much more, this handbook is the perfect solution for the 21st Century classroom. Differentiated activities and lessons abound in this comprehensive and complete novel study.
134-pages
This No Prep Book Unit is based on Cindy Ellen: A Wild West Cinderella and contains 39-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: Cindy Ellen Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page
#2: Cindy Ellen Character Traits RL.3
#3: Joe Prince Character Traits RL.3
#4: Critical Thinking Literature Questions Interactive Notebook Page
#5: Ask and Answer Questions from the Story RL.1
#6: Inferring RL.6
#7: Cindy Ellen – What do you think? RL.1 and 3
#8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5
#9: Critical Thinking Questions
#10: About Cindy Ellen RL 1 and 2
#11: Recounting Cindy Ellen
#12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5
#13: Idioms: RL.4
#14 Cindy Ellen: Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3
#15 Sentence Sorting RL.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: Cindy Ellen Report Card
#26; Cindy Ellen Book Review
Rubric for Constructed Response
This No Prep Book Unit is based on Cendrillon by Robert D. San Souci 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.
Table of Contents
Cinderella Elements
#1: Cendrillon Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page
#2: Cendrillon Character Traits RL.3
#3: Godmother Character Traits RL.3
#4: Critical Thinking Literature Questions Interactive Notebook Page
#5: Ask and Answer Questions from the Story RL.1
#6: Inferring RL.6
#7: Cendrillon – What do you think? RL.1 and 3
#8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5
#9: Critical Thinking Questions
#10: About Cendrillon RL 1 and 2
#11: Recounting Cendrillon
#12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5
#13: Non-Fiction Quick Write: French Creole
#14 Cendrillon: Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3
#15 Sentence Sorting RL.2 Answers: 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 6
#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: Cendrillon Report Card
#26; Cendrillon Book Review
Rubric for Constructed Response
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.
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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
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.
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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
This is a 26-page turnkey, print and go unit for early finishers, literacy centers or whole class instruction. It is differentiated and color coded. Students will practice CCSS for Informational Text and:
NGSS 4.4 and 5.5