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Challenge your students with a deep exploration of figurative language with this complete, standards-aligned lesson plan centered on Langston Hughes’ classic poems Dreams and Harlem. Perfect for grades 6-8, this 60-minute lesson introduces and reinforces figurative language skills with a variety of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels, from identification to detailed analysis. Through engaging activities, guided notes, fill-in-the-blank practice, and insightful discussions, students will strengthen their understanding of metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, repetition, and more!

What's Included:

• Do Now Prompt: Connect students personally to the theme of dreams and aspirations.
• Guided Notes & Slides: Fill-in-the-blank notes and a comprehensive slide deck introduce and review key figurative language concepts.
• Figurative Language Practice Handout: Allows students to identify and categorize figurative language independently or in pairs.
• Detailed Analysis of Dreams and Harlem: Thought-provoking questions and guided analysis help students apply figurative language skills in context, from interpreting similes and metaphors to discussing theme.
• Reflection and Discussion: Encourages students to connect poetic themes to real life and deepen their understanding of how figurative language enhances literature.

Why Teachers Love It: This resource provides a complete and flexible plan that fits seamlessly into any poetry or figurative language unit, with resources to support all stages of learning—from foundational identification to advanced interpretation. It’s ideal for introducing figurative language or deepening students’ analysis skills, making it a versatile addition to any ELA classroom.

Key Features:

• Differentiated Levels of Analysis: Activities move from DOK Level 1 (identifying figurative language) to DOK Levels 3-4 (interpreting meaning and thematic connections).
• Engagement-Boosting Content: Uses two of Hughes’ most powerful poems to explore big ideas about dreams, aspirations, and consequences, making learning relevant and impactful.
• Aligned with Language Standards: Perfect for reinforcing figurative language standards through high-interest texts.

Boost your students' confidence with figurative language and inspire thoughtful conversations with this enriching lesson plan! Download today to elevate your poetry and figurative language instruction with this ready-to-use, engaging resource!

Encourage your students during test-taking time. These testing motivation note cards can be used during any time of the year particularly during benchmark testing, state testing or if there are any quizzes that students might be taking for a certain subject.

Teachers can give these to their students during test days. They could also surprise their students by putting these note cards on their desks, lockers, backpacks or give it to parents to give it to their children.

This resource include:

8 different donut designs with motivational or encouragement message

8 different blank donuts templates to put your motivational or encouragement message

Text boxes are already in place so you could easily type your message.

Note Card Size:

Height- 10.5 cm

Width: 14.8 cm

Product Description: Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade

Celebrate the season of joy and learning with this Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade! This engaging and educational resource is designed to help young learners enhance their vocabulary skills by identifying, completing, and writing compound words, all while immersing themselves in a fun holiday theme. Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or extra practice, this worksheet is aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D, which encourages students to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words, including compound words, based on grade-level phonics and word analysis skills.

What’s Inside?

• 100 Sentences Activity: Students circle the correct word to complete compound words and rewrite the compound word in full.
• **40 Compound words to identify: **Students circle the correct word to complete each compound word, and re-write the compound word in full
• Winter & Christmas Themes: All sentences are themed around winter, Christmas, and New Year, making learning festive and fun!
• Answer Key Included: Save time with a ready-to-use answer key for quick grading or student self-checks.
• Editable Canva Template: Customize the activity easily with a free Canva subscription, ensuring flexibility for your classroom needs.
• PDF Ready-to-Print Version: Get a high-quality, printable PDF file for immediate use.

Key Benefits

• Reinforces vocabulary and word-building skills.
• Encourages engagement with seasonal themes.
• Offers a variety of ways to use (classroom activity, literacy centers, or homework).
• Editable file allows teachers to tailor the worksheet for their students' needs.

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Make learning a festive and rewarding experience this holiday season! Buy today to bring holiday cheer into your classroom while strengthening your students' vocabulary skills. ✨

This is a list of vocabulary words from Othello as well as a vocabulary test. It comes with the answer key. There are a total of 20 words.

Author's Purpose Interactive Activity | Reading Comprehension | PIED

About This Resource

★ Author's Purpose Interactive Flip Card Activity

★ Interactive Activity

★ 10 pages

★ Suitable for Middle and High School Students

This resource includes:

★ Teacher Directions Page

★ 2 Author's Purpose Flip Card Sheets (contains 9 Flip Card Text Boxes on each Sheet)

★ 2 Author's Purpose for Writing Sheets

★ Colorful Bulletin Board Task Display Page (for this activity)

★ 2 Rubrics (to score the activity)

★ Answer Keys

In this engaging and interactive activity, students can work in pairs or independently to read 18 short Author's Purpose descriptions (or texts) and determine the author's intended purpose for writing each one. Students will decide whether the examples reflect the purpose to Persuade, Inform, Entertain, or Describe. They will then cut out Author’s Purpose Word Flip Cards and glue them onto the text boxes that best match the author’s purpose for each piece of text.

This resource also includes two rubrics for scoring the Author’s Purpose Flip Card Charts! One rubric is designed for use when assigning the activity as a pair task, and the other is for independent work. Additionally, a visually appealing Bulletin Board Task Display Page is included, making it easy to showcase students’ completed work right away!

Step-by-Step Teacher Instructions with Images Included!

You’ll have everything you need to score your students’ responses and showcase their work right away using the included Bulletin Board Task Display Page and Rubrics! Best of all, there’s no preparation required—YAY!

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Ready to make your students feel motivated and encouraged? These state testing encouragement cards, motivational posters, & secret testing box label are the perfect way to do that! Perfect to prepare for any test.

Posters are editable and offered in color AND black & white!

Included in this Bundle:

- Motivational Posters (editable):

12 Motivational Posters

• "You can do hard things"

• "Believe in yourself"

• "You Are One Smart Cookie"

• "You Are More Than a Test"

• "It's Your time to Shine"

• "Bee-lieve you can"

• "Don't Wish for it Work for it"

• "Be-leaf in yourself"

• "Challenges are an opportunity to grow"

• "Great Things Take time"

• "Rock the Test"

• "Donut Stress Just do Your Best"

• Banner in 2 sizes

• 1 matching border

- Testing Door Signs (editable):

• 12 editable signs
• "Shhh... Testing in progress." (test)
• "Shhh... We are working to show what we know." (test)
• "Shhh... Work Zone Testing in progress" (construction image)
• "Quiet Please Testing in progress" (girl image OR boy image)
• "Do Not Enter Testing in progress" (stop sign)
• "Help Question or teacher break" (question mark & toilet)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (girl in float OR boy in float)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (toilet)
• "We Are Finished Testing" (happy face OR confetti)

- State Testing Surprise Box Label (editable):

• 2 Labels that say "Do Not Open until testing is over" (elephant & detective)
• both in color and black & white
• Editable

- 10 Motivational Cards (not editable):

• I BEE LEAF in you (bee & leaf are clipart)
• I beleaf in you
• NOTHING is impopsicle
• I’m rooting for you
• Stay Pawsitive
• DONUT stress Just do your BEST
• ROCK the test (with a rock)
• ROCK the test (with a rock band)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubble gum)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubbles)

**These cards are a PDF file and are NOT editable. Each card includes a small logo on the back as seen in the photos.

Each poster IS editable! You will need Powerpoint to edit the text. Please note, ONLY the text is editable. The background image can not be moved.

Questions? Please email me at Heather@TeachingWithCoffeeAndMascara.com

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Get ready to start testing out on a positive note with these testing motivational notes for students. Designed to uplift and inspire, these notes are meant to be placed on students' desks before they begin their testing journey. Each card features a unique motivational message tailored to boost confidence, foster a positive mindset, and ignite determination in students as they embark on their testing endeavors.

From encouraging words of affirmation to empowering quotes, these notes serve as a reminder that every student possesses the ability to excel and shine brightly. Whether it's a reassuring note about believing in oneself or a gentle reminder to stay focused and resilient, these cards aim to create an atmosphere of encouragement and support during testing sessions.

Most items to be added to the notes can be found online or in your local grocery store.

Includes color and black and white versions. Just PRINT AND GO!

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Inspire your students to think critically about informational texts with this set of engaging, open-ended questions! Perfect for 4th-5th grade, these questions encourage students to explore main ideas, text features, structure, and author’s craft in any nonfiction text they read.

Ideal for:

• Class Discussions
• Small Group
• Center/Station Rotations
• Prompts for Close Reading
• Early Finisher Tasks
• Test Prep
• Comprehension Practice

Aligned with Common Core standards, this resource is a great way to help students build confidence in analyzing texts, connecting ideas, and uncovering the author’s purpose. Make each reading experience more meaningful and memorable!

A quick, two page review of Grammar Tips (sentence variety with examples and reader as writer instructions) along with a five-step format for structuring standardized essays. Easy to follow with color-coded examples.

Looking for a special way to help students destress before testing.?? Check out our seven motivating donut-themed coloring pages.

With fun donut designs and uplifting words, this coloring activity aim to boost confidence and ease any worries about tests, making testing smoother.

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Students can use the printable or digital version of these fun conTEXT clue cards to infer how the character is feeling based on the conversation displayed on the phone-shaped cards. Blank templates are included on the digital version for you to create your own. I have also included answer sheets with and without sentence stems so students can practice answering questions based on text evidence. Twenty slides total are included (11 in the printable file and 9 in the digital file which is embedded in the pdf).

State testing is difficult for both teachers and students. Help motivate them with these superhero themed motivational cards. Pair them with a little snack or candy to help brighten a child's day or week during testing days. Sure to bring a smile to their face.

Resource comes with 10 different motivational cards. Just print and place on students desks before they begin to test.

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Grade 3 / 3rd grade standardized / state test prep for tests such SBA, CAASPP, FAST, PARCC, NYS etc.

Help students practice the the skills and question types for standardized testing.

Easy to use test prep for grade 3 ELA standardized assessments!

Designed to be used to do one question a day. 5 days worth of questions. Great for a warm-up, review, small group instruction, or assessment.

Looking for more? Check out my set of 50 questions!

Skills included: editing, revising, language, vocabulary, research in a variety of question formats.

Includes both a printable PDF download (each question is on one page to be used as a "question of the day". There is also a link to make a copy of a Google Slides presentation to post for students on Google Classroom.

The no prep digital Google Slides version is embedded as a link that will create a new copy for you in your Google Drive. It can then be shared with students or posted on Google Classroom.

Please note a Google account is needed to access the Google Drive version. Please reach out with any questions!

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Permission is granted to copy pages for use by teachers/students use by the original purchaser. This product was sold for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses for use in multiple classrooms.

Working on nouns? Working with collective nouns can be both fun and frustrating at the same time! If your students need extra practice with identifying collective nouns, then this double set of task cards is just what you need! There are 64 task cards included in this product - 2 sets of 32 cards. Set one is multiple choice, set 2 asks students to identify and write the collective noun from the sentence. There are 4 bonus practice pages included!

Students often struggle to write clear, structured responses to questions, leaving their answers disorganized or incomplete. This RACE Strategy Writing Response Pack is the perfect solution to help your students craft organized and thoughtful written responses! With clear guidance on the RACE method—Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain—this resource will transform how your students approach written questions.

Features & Benefits:

• 6 Worksheets (12 Prompts): Offer a wide range of practice with engaging topics, allowing students to apply the RACE strategy in different contexts.
• 3 Exit Tickets: Quickly assess students’ understanding and ability to use the RACE strategy independently.
• RACE Bookmarks: Visual aids to help students remember each step of the process, ensuring they can structure their responses with ease.

Why It Works:
The RACE strategy helps students break down complex questions and answer them step-by-step, promoting clearer, more focused writing. These tools not only build essential writing skills but also improve overall comprehension and critical thinking.

Equip your students with the skills they need to become confident, organized writers. Grab this RACE Strategy Writing Response Pack today and watch their written responses improve!

Black History Month Activity - Nonfiction/Informational Text

These reading practice passages are perfect as a warm-up, bell work, homework, or weekly assessment. Students can use independently or in guided reading groups.

What's Included

5 One Page Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Pages

• Mae Jemison
• Elijah McCoy
• Condoleezza Rice
• Jackie Robinson
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi

Corresponding Multiple Choice Questions (10) for each passage

Answer Keys

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Engage 3rd-5th graders with a making inferences poetry lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master making inferences in a fun and structured way within the Poetry Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections using bell ringers so students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

• Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

• Warm Up

• Anchor Chart

• Teacher Model Text

• Guided Notes

• Guided Practice with key terms

• Independent Practice Student Activity: Doodle Comprehension

• Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

• Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

• Teach with the anchor chart, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

• Engage students with a hands-on activity. 

• Provide scaffolded practice using the guided practice levels. 

• Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

• Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Bring Inferences to life with this resource! 

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Having trouble getting your students to slow down, pay close attention to passage questions, and prove their answers?

This may be just the resource you need! Give your students the structure that they need to slow down and tackle assignments/assessments with intention.

This resource will help your students to:

• Analyze passage questions for key words and relating reading skills
• Refer back to the text, and...
• Prove answers by providing rationales for correct and incorrect answers

Resource includes:

• Question Analysis Forms

-May be printed blank or text boxes can be added to add specific questions

• Answer Analysis Forms

-Highly customizable answer analysis space

• Customizable/editable anchor charts

-Can be pre-made teacher-created anchor charts

-Can be an active document that students help create

Teaching Tips:

I typically allow:

• One class period to read/annotate the passage (passages not included/resource will work for any passage)
• One class period to analyze the question stems
• One class period to answer questions and provide analysis/rationales of answer choices
• This process can be adjusted as needed for in-class assignments or homework. Pacing can also be adjusted as needed, especially as students become more familiar with the process.

Encourage your students during test-taking time. These testing motivation note cards can be used during any time of the year particularly during benchmark testing, state testing or if there are any quizzes that students might be taking for a certain subject.

Teachers can give these to their students during test days. They could also surprise their students by putting these note cards on their desks, lockers, backpacks or give it to parents to give it to their children.

This resource include:

10 star designs with motivational or encouragement message

10 blank shamrock templates to put your motivational or encouragement message

Text boxes are already in place so you could easily type your message.

Note Card Size:

Height- 10.5 cm

Width: 14.8 cm

Common and Proper Nouns Activity Worksheet for 2nd Grade

Boost your students' understanding of common and proper nouns with this engaging, standards-aligned worksheet! This resource features 50 sentences where students identify and circle the common and proper nouns, providing ample practice to solidify their grasp of the concept. The sentences are designed to be fun, relatable, and age-appropriate for 2nd-grade learners.

Aligned Standards:
This worksheet aligns with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.A), which requires students to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, including correctly using common and proper nouns.

What’s Included:

• 50 sentences for students to read and identify common and proper nouns.
• Clear answer key for quick grading or self-assessment.
• Editable version via Canva (requires only a free Canva account).

Why Teachers Love It:

• Editable in Canva for customization to suit individual classroom needs.
• Easy-to-use format, perfect for independent practice, homework, or assessments.
• Helps students develop foundational grammar skills essential for writing and communication.
• Saves time while ensuring students meet key learning objectives.

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This versatile worksheet is perfect for classroom use, distance learning, or additional at-home practice. Download it today and enjoy the flexibility of an editable Canva file to customize it to your teaching needs—all with just a free Canva subscription!