To increase comprehension, text analysis, and story summaries, this fun and engaging graphic organizer that serves as an ideal template for translating the elements of a story. This outline as multiple applications for independent reading, small group support, RtI, homework, or an assessment. This template comes in three differentiated formats which include blank spaces, bullet points, and underlines for you to seamlessly meet student needs.

Check out this fun and simple writing template that comes in the shape of a star. This is a great template that can be applied in a variety of ways such as topics related to space, Hollywood figures and so much more. This can take your bulletin board to the next level. Students will love the new a fresh look of it, while they get to apply their writing skills in a fun and new format. The package includes a variety of spacing for differentiation purposes to meet each student where they are at, as well as for different grade level implementaiton! Be sure to check out my other writing templates as well!

Check out this differentiated variety pack of three student-friendly T-Charts. Each of them are labelled on the bottom with a different version and either include a blank space, lines, or bullets to meet your students' needs. This can easily be adapted to a multitude of in-class and at-home assignments. Save yourself time and inconvenience by supplementing your lesson with this clear and concise T-chart!

Check out this simple and color-coded reference guide that can improve your students writing and take it to the next level! Separated into five categories including comparing, contrasting, ordering, listing, and finding the relationship, these guide facilitates the use of higher level vocabulary in writing and speaking. It can either be printed as a poster, printed and taped into books or used as a tool for differentiation. This will be sure to facilitate the higher level vocabulary with improved transitions for all students!

Check out this simple and visually stimulating graphic organizer that students can use in a variety of contexts. Whether it be organizing a writing piece or analyzing a story, the flow of the five boxes allows students to organize their thoughts and ideas. The template is provided in both color as well as black and white. Each of these templates also comes in three different forms including blank space, lines, and bullets to best meet the needs of you and your students. Be sure to check out our other graphic organizers as well!

What a better way to inspire your kiddos than applying concepts from Dr. Seuss' book "Oh The Places You'll Go". You will need the book to complete this lesson, but there are multiple digital and read aloud version online (Youtube offers some good options). Included in this packet is a clear step by step lesson for teachers as well as a planning sheet and differentiated formats for final copies that students can use. Aligned to the ideas in the Leader In Me Program, students can begin with the end in mind and reflect on where they want to go, and what they have to do to get there, while tying in concepts from the book!

Check out this simple graphic organizer used to track weekly reading at home. Broken down by the day, this template includes a space for the title of the book, pages read, and the time spent each day. At the end of the week, the parent signs and returns the bottom portion to validate and verify the effort put in at home. Students who read at least 20-30 minutes a night outperform their peers in class and on tests. This is a great way to hold students and parents accountable. It is presented in a very student friendly fashion that is direct, clear, and will definitely help with documentation, intervention, and a data point for conversation. Be sure to check out our other templates for reading as well!

Check out this simple and clear running record reference sheet. With seven pre-determined abbreviations and a blank spot for one more, this attachment is meant to be printed and stapled to the documentation for running records. This way students can reference what they need to work on and why they did well. It is intended to align to a 60 second reading fluency test. Abbreviations included are things like misread word, omitted word, skips a line, etc. This is a great way to streamline and be transparent with these acitvites!

Students who read or are read to for at least 20-30 minutes every day, perform better on tests throughout the year and show linkage to increase success in the classroom. This letter home is a great way to promote a positive literacy culture at home and create buy-in with parents reading to and having students read to them at home. Presented in a very friendly way, this letter clearly articulates the role that parents can play at home when it comes to supporting reading at home.

Check out this fun and colorful bookmark template. It includes 5 bookmarks side by side. They are simple and come in a variety of colors. They include a designated space for students to write their name. Printing them on card stock or construction paper takes them to a whole new level! Don't waste money on buying bookmarks or taking extensive time to make your own, when we have done it for you, FOR FREE! Happy Teaching :)

Check out this awesome worksheet with 34 questions. Divided into three sections, this can easily be used as a quiz, test, unit ending, pre test, homework or in class worksheet. The first section has student circle the pronoun and underline the noun it refers to. The second section has students circle the pronoun in shorter sentences. The last section has students create their own sentences based on the type such as integrative, relative, demonstrative and indefinite pronouns. This is a great way to gain insight into students' understanding of the subject matter. An answer key has been included for your convenience.

Check out this simple and student-friendly template that is to be sued for analyzing primary sources. Separated into four color-coded sections, this is a great way to facilitate the organization and understanding of a primary source. The sections include: observe, reflect, question and further investigate which is meant to push students to be very critical of the information presented. This is sure to increase the critical thought and analysis of your students. It comes in three different formats to best meet the students in your classroom including a blank space template, one with lines, and one with bullets.

Supplement your classroom word wall with this simple template that students can track their own words and definitions. This is a great tool for student to take ownership over their vocabulary acquisition as well as develop organizational skills. Presented in a simple and well-organized template, each letter has a box that students can develop a list that either matches the class's list or one of their own! Print off for each subject, or for each class, etc!

Being transparent with students on the standard of assessment and grades is a great way to implement high expectations as well as set them up to be successful. This rubric includes four major components of oral fluency in any regard, whether it be an oral presentation, reading, group work or any other context. These components include expression and volume, phrasing, smoothness, and pace. Each component includes a possibility of four points totaling 16 points total. That number can then be multiplied by 6.25 to place it out of 100. This is a great way to hold your students accountable and document assessment to allow for reflection and improvement and a skill that is highly necessary and often neglected.

Check out this simple and student friendly graphic organizer that is to be used for note taking when learning about Nouns. Separated into the common and proper version for each of person, place, thing or idea, this worksheet allows students to either elaborate and explain each section and/or provide examples - whatever fits best for you and your students. This can easily be adapted as a homework assignment or in class worksheet as well!

Check out this fun and creative way to increase comprehension of nonfiction texts. Presented in eight steps, with clear directions, students will be forced to analyze critically and reflect on the information presented in any assigned text. Some of the prompts include items such as "two words describing a support detail" or "four words describing the author's purpose" or "six important vocabulary words". Each line adds one more space. This can be applied in a multitude of settings or differentiated by using fewer lines, etc. Have fun!

Check out this graphic organizer using the super six worksheet that will be sure to boost your students' comprehension. Using this strategy, students will Choose six interesting things that the students discovered from their reading and then describe it with an illustration and an explanation. This can easily be differentiated to include less than six for accommodation purposes. Be sure to check out our other reading strategy templates as well!

Check out this fun an engaging way to integrate some cross-curricular content. After reading the book "Everybody Needs a Rock", this interactive worksheet allows students to find their own pet rock, record some key information about it, draw a picture and take ownership over their own learning. This is a great way to excite students about rocks, rock cycles, types of rocks, and the natural world around them! Have fun, and let us know how it goes!

Check out this great flow template that begins with the top section of a main idea, leading to two supporting details, which then requires two examples of textual evidence for each. Presented in a fun, color-coded and easily organized way, this is a great way to ensure students are grounding their analysis in the text and being purposeful about their reading and writing. It is also presented in three different formats to best meet the needs of your students, including a blank box for each, one with lines, and one with bullets. Be sure to check out our other graphic organizers as well for main idea!

Check out this awesome fun and creative way to display comprehension of the main idea and supporting details. This graphic organizer pushes students to display their understanding in a visual manner. Starting at the center of the circle, students will write the main idea and then will build a foundation around it writing the supporting details in the rings around it. This can easily be differentiated to include visuals instead. the bottom of the page has a space for students to write a reflection based on the top. All included with clear directions for students at the top. Be sure to check out our graphic organizers as well!