These can be used to practice cause and effect. Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching effect for each underlined cause.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching Latin root meaning for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching homophone for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching prefix for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

These bookmarks include questions for the following reading strategies: MAKING CONNECTIONS Connecting events in the story to things you already know Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in your own life? Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something that’s happened to you? Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in another story or piece that you have read or heard read? Is there something in this story or piece that you have heard about happening? QUESTIONING Asking quest ions to better understand the text Can you show the part in the text where you have a question? What were you wondering about as you read this part? Can you show the part in the text where you were confused? VISUALIZING Creating a picture in your mind as you read Were there places in the text where you made a picture in your mind? What images or pictures did you see? Which words helped you create a picture in your mind? INFERRING/PREDICTING Using what you know from the story to figure out what will happen What do you predict will happen in this piece? Can you show a place in the text where you found yourself making an inference? What do you think the main ideas are in the story? DETERMINING IMPORTANCE What’s important to remember after reading What is the story or piece mostly about? Can you tell about some of the important ideas that made you think? Are there any important themes you noticed? What do you think is most important to remember about this story or topic? SYNTHESIZING Creating new ways of thinking as you’re reading Can you tell what the piece is about in just a few sentences? Can you show a place in the piece where your thinking changed? How did your thinking change? Do you have some new ideas or information? There are two bookmarks on the page. Total Pages 1 page Subject Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms

These Phonics Posters include Short Vowels with pictures with labels. These are great for ELL/ESL students or a great visual for all students needing extra support! Check out all my other Phonics Posters! Total Pages 6 pages Subject Spelling, EFL - ESL - ELD, Phonics Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Flash Cards, Printables, Posters

Students match the two words to make a compound word.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching two meanings for each homograph.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching Greek root meaning for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

These are Dolch sight words crossword puzzles… Each crossword has a word list of Dolch sight words and has sentence clues for each word. There is a colored version and a black and white version, along with an answer key. This includes 5 crossword puzzles. Total Pages 17 pages Answer Key Included Subject Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary Grade Levels 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Resource Type Fun Stuff, Printables, Games

These are bookmarks that show the OREO persuasive writing strategy. There are 3 bookmarks on a page. O - State your Opinion clearly R - Tell your Reason for your opinion E - Give an Example to support your opinion O - Restate your Opinion The more reasons and examples you give, the stronger your writing is! SENTENCE STARTERS: I prefer… I think… I feel… In my opinion… I believe… The best thing about… ___ is better… Everyone should… The greatest part about… Check out the poster that goes with these bookmarks! Total Pages 1 page Subject Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Posters

These are Dolch sight words crossword puzzles… Each crossword has a word list of Dolch sight words and has sentence clues for each word. There is a colored version and a black and white version, along with an answer key. This includes 5 crossword puzzles. Total Pages 17 pages Answer Key Included Subject Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary Grade Levels PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Resource Type Fun Stuff, Printables, Games

These are Dolch sight words crossword puzzles… Each crossword has a word list of Dolch sight words and has sentence clues for each word. There is a colored version and a black and white version, along with an answer key. This includes 6 crossword puzzles. Total Pages 20 pages Subject Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary Grade Levels PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Resource Type Fun Stuff, Printables, Games

These are Dolch sight words crossword puzzles… Each crossword has a word list of Dolch sight words and has sentence clues for each word. There is a colored version and a black and white version, along with an answer key. This includes 6 crossword puzzles. Total Pages 20 pages Answer Key Included Subject Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary Grade Levels Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Resource Type Fun Stuff, Printables, Games

This poster displays the R.A.C.E. constructed response strategy. R - Restate the Question Change the questions to a statement to begin your short answer response A - Answer the Questions Determine your answer and state it in a complete sentence. C.- Cite evidence from the text Reread and search the text, find at least TWO supporting details that prove your answer, and then rewrite it into your response. E. - Explain you answer Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer. o “These quotes show that…” o “This supports the statement…” Total Pages 1 page Subject Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms

These are bookmarks that show students strategies for thinking while reading text. This file include them in both ENGLISH and SPANISH. Determining Importance What matters most? What’s important here… What matters to me… I want to remember… It’s interesting that… One thing that we should notice… Inferring Schema + Evidence =Inference My guess is… Maybe… Perhaps… I predict… I infer… Metacognition Thinking about our thinking… I’m thinking… I’m noticing… I’m wondering… I’m seeing… I’m feeling… Questioning Generate questions before, during, and after reading… I wonder … What if… Why… I don’t understand… How could… It confused me… Schema Making connections using prior knowledge… That reminds me of… I’m remembering… I have a connection to… I can relate to… I have schema for… Synthesizing Changing your thinking along the way… Now I understand why… My new thinking is… I’m changing my mind about… I’m beginning to think… I used to think _____ but now I think _____… Visualizing Create mental images… Use your senses… I’m picturing… I can imagine… I can feel, see, hear, smell, taste… My mental images include… Check out the poster that goes with these bookmarks! Total Pages 4 pages Subject EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables

These are Dolch sight words crossword puzzles… Each crossword has a word list of Dolch sight words and has sentence clues for each word. There is a colored version and a black and white version, along with an answer key. This includes 5 crossword puzzles. Total Pages 17 pages Subject Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary Grade Levels PreK, Kindergarten, 1st Resource Type Fun Stuff, Printables, Games

This poster displays the R.A.C.E. constructed response strategy. R - Restate the Question Change the questions to a statement to begin your short answer response A - Answer the Questions Determine your answer and state it in a complete sentence. C.- Cite evidence from the text Reread and search the text, find at least TWO supporting details that prove your answer, and then rewrite it into your response. E. - Explain you answer Explain how the EVIDENCE from the text supports your answer. o “These quotes show that…” o “This supports the statement…” Total Pages 1 page Subject Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Posters