There is no one right way to conduct literacy circles. The approach may change from class to class, teacher to teacher, student to student and sometimes-even day to day. What Are Literacy Circles? • Small groups of students meet to discuss reading passages (poems, short stories, novels, fiction or nonfiction). • The discussion is student directed and student centered. • The discussion is guided by the students’ response to what they have read. • The circles allow students to engage in critical thinking and reflection through reading, discussing and responding to literature. • Students are enthusiastic, motivated and actively involved. This package includes • How to use it with Google Docs • About Literacy Circles • 10 different handouts This package includes the following handouts: • Discuss • Connect • Summarize • Vocabulary • Illustrate • Fact Finder • Timeline • Connection • Conflicts • Character Traits Pick and choose the literacy circle handouts you want to use based on your students readings and needs. Since this package comes in an editable Google Doc, you can also make changes where you feel is necessary. Print them out or use them digitally on Google Docs!

This resource allows your students to write 10 different stories based on the video game Fortnite. This resource includes an instruction page to setup the booklet. This booklet was designed with tabs and a table of contents.To setup the tabs, after printing the booklet, have the students cut around the tabs on the right side of the page. The students are then provided a map and 15 locations with instructions on what they can write for each. The resource kept also includes students who do not play the game, that way they can be engaged in the activity too. Included is a basic rubric for marking each writing piece.

Whether you are in a 1 to 1 classroom or have access to Chromebooks, laptops or iPads, this resource is a great way to have your students create a comic. Go paperless with this digital editable Google Slides. This resource includes 15 different blank comic book layouts. You can have the students print out their comic book once they finalize their digital version, as the resource is set to 8.5 x 11 paper size. Or you can pre-print the blank layouts with the included PDF and have the students draw on a paper copy. The choice is yours! WHY USE COMIC STRIPS? Another option for projects Allows for a lot of creativity Uses a familiar format Can incorporate both visual and written information Improve narrative writing skills It’s fun! INTEGRATING IT INTO YOUR CLASSROOM Illustrate a concept from class, such as a property of science Retell a story or a portion of a story they have read for class Re-enact a famous scene from history Students can tell about themselves with an autobiographical comic. Students can make a comic that uses vocabulary words for that week.

Fish in a Tree is a great novel for your classroom. This Novel Study full unit is perfect for your students to explore and comprehend the story. This resource is a full unit that has 20 - 40 minute lessons that covers each chapter in the book. This resource has everything you need to teach the novel. Includes:All the files are fully editable on Google Docs and Google Slides ★ Unit Plans (14 pages) - covering what to teach for each lesson ★ Main Slide (63 pages) - This will help you keep on track. The unit plans correspond to each slide ★ Character Map (8 pages) - This is used for a few of the lessons ★ Quotes Slide (30 pages) - This is used for a lesson ★ Digital Journal (12 pages) - This is one of the assessment pieces within the unit. Alternatively, you can have the students use a traditional journal. Assessments: This resource includes all the assessments with rubrics that you need to teach the unit. ★ Digital Journal ★ Perspective Writing Assignment ★ Perseverance Assignment ★ Sketchbook of impossible things (I also sell this separately) ★ Deleted scene Writing Assignment Please Note: This unit is best used in classrooms that have Smart boards and Chromebooks or iPads available to the students. This package is also apart of a Mystery Story & Fish in a Tree Unit Bundle.

The use of social media is a great way to engage and gain the interest of your students. Best of all, this resource is available in both printable pdf format as well as a Google Slides editable format. This Instagram template allows students to add text and pictures to an “Instagram Template”. The template is locked, so your students can’t mistakenly move or delete the background. Use this to: Have your students discuss a character or setting in a novel Focus on a historical person Focus on a Geographic area Use it in science and have your students record their information

Create custom bookmarks for your students with this resource. This is a great way to introduce an activity, but can also be used in other content areas such as math, social studies, and science. Use Google slides and add your own text and pictures, or print them out blank for the students to design their own. This editable Google slide is setup with a standard 8.5” x 11” paper template. Each bookmark page has either 2 or 4 to a page. This makes it easy to print and distribute to students. Just print, distribute to students, & have them design their own for the book or content you are studying. Or create your own for a novel or lesson: just add the title or a notable quote, then print. Includes 12 pages of bookmark templates, 6 outline styles in 2 sizes each. 3 different style, printable reading log.

Students are going crazy for Fortnite! So bring Fortnite to your classroom with this resource. Have your students use this roll a story to generate story ideas for them to write about the game. All the topics on this roll a story have been cleaned up for school use. This resource works great with our Digital Dice.

Whether you are in a 1 to 1 classroom or have access to Chromebooks, laptops or iPads, this resource is a great way to have your students create a comic. Go paperless with this digital editable Google Slides. This resource includes 15 different blank comic book layouts. You can have the students print out their comic book once they finalize their digital version, as the resource is set to 8.5 x 11 paper size. Or you can pre-print the blank layouts with the included PDF and have the students draw on a paper copy. The choice is yours! WHY USE COMIC STRIPS? Another option for projects Allows for a lot of creativity Uses a familiar format Can incorporate both visual and written information Improve narrative writing skills It’s fun! INTEGRATING IT INTO YOUR CLASSROOM Illustrate a concept from class, such as a property of science Retell a story or a portion of a story they have read for class Re-enact a famous scene from history Students can tell about themselves with an autobiographical comic. Students can make a comic that uses vocabulary words for that week. If your students are using the digital version, when possible use images with transparency to avoid blocking the background. Images that are in the PNG format are the best as they are generally transparent.

Post-it and other brands of sticky notes are put to good use everyday by teachers and students. With this resource you are able to create your own. These can be used for ANY subject. Best of all you can edit them directly in Google Slides. This template includes: 3x3 Sticky Note Template 1.5x2 Sticky Note Template Premade To Do List Note Template (in 3 colors) Premade Today’s Goals Note Template (in 3 colors)

This Project Based Learning resource is great for planning a school party. The students will have the opportunity to research planning a school party, including all food, drinks, entertainment and prizes. The topic suggestions for this PBL are: Party Types, Food, e and prize suggestions. Each topic has research ideas for the students. The students are to research and calculate the total cost. The students come up with the questions and project ideas based on the student direction handout. The final product for the project is up to the student. Included is additional Resources to help the students design their projects. This is great for math + language. This resource is a printable PDF file. It is as well an editable Google Doc. This way you can share the organizer with your class and they can use it digitally. Additionally, since it is editable in Google Docs, you can make changes that best suits your students. This resource includes Student Directions Handout Project Topic Ideas Page information/graphic organizers for all 5 steps Rubric Presentation Rubric Additional Resources (8 pages): Using Google Docs, Slides and creating a webpage.

This resource provides a cover page as well as writing pages where students reflect on their school year. Allow your students to reflect on all the great things that occured within your classroom. This resource includes the following pages: memories my teacher learning my advice my future my change summer

This is a visual aid graphic organizer. It is a helpful and fun way to teach writers how to select their “watermelon” topics as well as their “seed” ideas. You can use this graphic organizer to help your students brainstorm ideas for their personal narrative writing. This resource includes: Digital version, ready to share with your class to use Two printable versions, color and black and white This resource comes in a printable PDF as well as an editable Google Slide. Make changes as you feel is best for your class! You can print it out and provide the organizers to your students, or allow them to make a copy and fill it in digitally.

This resource is great to allow your students to create and write about a Superhero. This resource includes 8 different graphic organizers, all to prepare the creation of their hero. The students go from brainstorming their hero to writing the story and drawing the comic. This resource is great for a language grade as well as an art grade. Plus your students will have fun completing the organizers. Superhero potential powers and traits organizer Storyline organizer Plot and conflict organizer Characters organizer Visuals organizer Plot line organizer The Story (where the students can write their story) Simple comic template This resource comes in a printable PDF as well as an editable Google Slide. You can print it out and provide the organizers to your students, or allow them to make a copy and fill it in digitally.

This resource is great for character analysis on any text. It will help lead to an essay or provide your students an opportunity to analyze a character based on their own thoughts, the narrative’s description and the student’s own reaction. This resource has three different styles, all editable in Google Docs. Use the style you like. Included is a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. This way you can share the organizer with your class and they can use it digitally. You can also make changes if you please. Or just print out the style that suits your class the best.

This resource works great while teaching Main Idea & Details to help students organize their thoughts. It works with any text. This graphic organizer can be utilized during reading or literacy, guided reading, shared reading, or independent reading. Students record the main idea of the text and the details that support the main idea. This resource comes in three styles, all are editable in Google Docs. Included is a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. This way you can share the organizer with your class and they can use it digitally. You can also make changes if you please. Or just print out the style that suits your class the best.

What is Story Mapping: • It is a graphic organizer • Helps students learn details from novels, short stories, any informational text • There are many types of story maps This package includes • How to use it with Google Docs • About Story Maps • 10 different story mapping handouts Pick and choose the story map handouts you want to use based on your students readings and needs. Since this package comes in an editable Google Doc, you can also make changes where you feel is necessary. Print them out or use them digitally on Google Docs!

Students can write using this graphic organizer. It is based on the OREO Acronym. Students state an Opinion, provide Reasons for their opinion, give Examples supporting their opinion, and finally, restate their Opinion. This resource includes a two styles in a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. Share it with your students on Google Classroom or print it out for them. The choice is yours!

Students struggle writing sentences that contain a subject, predicate and details. This graphic organizer ensures that their sentence includes a subject When?, Who?, Is Doing What?, Where? and Why? This resource can be used with students’ original sentences or based a story they have read. This resource has two different styles, both editable in Google Docs. Included is a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. This way you can share the organizer with your class and they can use it digitally. You can also make changes if you please. Or just print out the style that suits your class the best.

This reading response resource works great for all types of reading; fiction, non-fiction, listen to reading, etc. This resource works great as a printed handout or in Chromebook/iPad classes! Included is a printable PDF file as well as an editable Google Doc. You can print out a copy for your students, or share them the digital file and have them create digital notes.

Have your students create writing journals. This package is great for any journal or writing assignment! Each Journal entry is left blank so your students can add text, images and shapes through Google Docs. There also is a Table of contents with 50 Journal Entry subheadings. Use this with Google Classroom! You can have your students fill these outlines out with their Chromebooks, iPads or other BYOD! This package contains: Information page on using this outline with Google Docs How to use this outline with Google Classroom Table of contents with pre-linked Journal Entries. 50 Journal Entry subheadings