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This kid-friendly, engaging lesson and activity pack is just the time-saving resource you need to teach the Bible story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho.

Included:

•Bible Lesson Book-Teacher Edition: Full sized, colorful large print pages. For read aloud, virtual learning, Sunday School, morning basket and more! Engaging, very detailed telling of the lesson.

•Mini Bible Lesson Book- Student Edition: Abbreviated telling of the lesson on mini pages in black and white so students can color! Great for take home or small groups.

•Emergent Reader: Practice reading with Bible stories! For littles who are starting to read, this is a great practice in phonics and sight words. Simple telling of the lesson.

•Memory Verse Poster/Coloring Students can color a picture to go along with Joshua 1:9

•Workbook: Biblically Integrated skill sheets

•Phonics, Math, Counting, Shapes, Write the Verse, Writing Prompt, Word Search

•God Keeps His Promises Trumpet Children can make their own trumpet just like in the Jericho story They will love using these to stomp around a pretend Jericho they built with blocks or magnatiles. Can also be used as a attention grabber to the lesson , or a teaching visual during lesson.

•Sequence Flip Book: Cut & Paste Cut and Paste the Beginning, Middle and End into a simple little flip book

•Original Song Use this simple and easy original rhyming song to the tune of the verses of “Jesus Loves Me” to help children remember the story!

•Playlist A list and links to great Kids Music, Contemporary Christian, Worship Songs and Hymns that are about Joshua & Jericho! You could lead the kids in worship, sing along or simply have them playing while you learn and play.

(Pg.50-52) : Bonus Coloring Sheets

This product includes the digital reading comprehension games for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books 9-12. Save 20% and get all four!

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

• 53 pages
• PDF Zip File
• This Lesson Plan Packet is suitable for grades 2-5 and lower-level Middle and High School Students, Students with Autism, English Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities.
• Duration: 3-4 days depending on pacing

This resource includes:

------ In-depth, step-by-step Lesson Plan

------ Editable version of the Lesson Plan (Modify as you wish - YAY!)

------ 1 Do Now/Launch Activity Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

------ 1 Mini Lesson Inference Graphic Organizer and ANSWER KEY

------ 2 Video Clip Worksheets and ANSWER KEY (one for higher-level students and one differentiated for lower level students)

------ 2-page Inference-based Question Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

------ 2 Formative Assessment Worksheets and ANSWER KEY (one for higher-level students and one differentiated for lower level students)

------ 2 Venn Diagrams

------ 1 Lesson Reflection Worksheet

------ 6 Writing Reflection Worksheets and 1 Skills List

------ 2 Scoring Rubrics (to score Writing Assessment)

------ 4 Short Response Writing Assessments completely differentiated totaling 8 Assessment Worksheets with ANSWER KEYS

------ 5 Bulletin Board Task Display Pages for each Writing Assessment!

------ 2 Inference Bookmarks

------ Video Link

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• This in-depth Lesson Plan Packet for the book Neema’s Reason to Smile by Patricia Newman helps students explore real life issues, specifically the challenges/barriers children face in accessing an education. In addition to a variety of engaging activities centered around education, the lesson plan includes a close reading of the book and the watching of a video that is related to the overall themes and topics presented in this book. (Video link included in the lesson plan). Students will engage in multiple activities where they will practice the following skills: inferencing, compare and contrast, and self-to-text, text-to-text, and world-to-text connections. Worksheets and Assessments are differentiated.

• An editable version of the Lesson Plan has been included to allow you to modify as you wish!

• Also included are 5 Compelling Bulletin Board Task Display Pages, which not only helps showcase student work, but also enhances the overall visual aspect of your bulletin board! You can print these out on photo or gloss paper for optimal quality and shine to post with student work.

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Are you searching for an engaging and educational tool to help students differentiate between facts and opinions? Look no further! This comprehensive product offers a range of interactive activities to make this learning experience enjoyable and enlightening. Ideal for teachers and homeschoolers, this resource has been freshly updated to include even more examples of facts and opinions.

Key Features:

1. Diverse Activities: This product features a variety of hands-on activities, including cut and paste exercises, a lively Scoot game, writing response tasks, and a pocket chart activity. These engaging tasks empower students to actively sort and distinguish between facts and opinions.

2. Personalized Learning: We encourage creativity and critical thinking with activities that enable students to create their own examples of facts and opinions. This not only reinforces their understanding but also enhances their ability to apply this knowledge.

3. Visual Aids: Our package includes mini posters that succinctly explain the differences between facts and opinions. These visual aids serve as handy references and reinforce learning.

4. Comprehensive Materials: With this product, you will receive ten cut-and-paste fact and opinion sheets, a Scoot game with 25 cards, multiple recording sheets for different class sizes, an answer key for the Scoot game, 18 sentences for pocket chart sorting, pocket chart headers, fact and opinion posters, and four worksheets for sentence evaluation.

5. Variety in Recording Sheets: We cater to different writing levels with two types of recording sheets that include primary and secondary lines.

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This EXCITING bundle includes three kids yoga story scripts about kindness, acceptance, forgiveness, inclusion, and compassion. Kids yoga story scripts are also a great way to combine literacy with physical fitness while using a familiar story kids love!

Stories are a SUPER FUN tool that helps kids yoga instructors, parents, and educators/librarians with basic knowledge of kids yoga poses to easily incorporate yoga, mindfulness, and self-regulation skills help young children develop strong social-emotional foundations.

Each story is designed to help young children develop valuable learning lessons and life skills:

✨ The Ugly Duckling ✨

✔ It’s important to keep trying, even if something seems too hard.

✔ It’s good to show kindness to others and be nice.

✔ Just because someone is different, it doesn’t mean we can’t be friends with them.

✔ We should never judge anyone until we get a chance to know them.

✨ Jack & the Beanstalk ✨

✔ It’s important to make decisions that keep us safe.

✔ We should always listen to our parents and teachers.

✔ It’s good to show kindness to others when they need help.

✔ We never go anywhere unless we have our parent’s or teacher’s permission.

✨ The Littlest Lion ✨
✔ Sometimes things seem very hard, but we should still keep trying.

✔ We should always try our best to show kindness toward others.

✔ Even someone that is very little can make a big difference.

✔ Just because someone is different, it doesn’t mean we can’t be friends with them.

This resource is great for:

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⭐ Mindful Moments

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⛹ Helps Build Strength, Balance, and Coordination

⛹ Aides in Maintaining Flexibility

⛹ Relaxes and Helps Alleviate Stress

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⛹ Increases Body Awareness & Overall Muscle Tone

⛹ Great for Warming-Up Before Sports

⛹ Helps Children Channel their Energy

Emotional & Mental Benefits of Yoga:

❤️ Increased Confidence

❤️ Encourages Mindfulness

❤️ Helps Steady Emotions, Reduce Anxiety & Stress

❤️ Teaches Self-Regulation & Calming Techniques

❤️ Non-Competitive & Non-Judgmental- Helps Kids feel Valued & Accepted

❤️ It’s All-Inclusive- Children Participate at their own Comfort Level  

❤️ Teaches Self-Discipline & Reduces Impulsivity

❤️ Helps Children Manage their Anxiety

❤️ Aides in Developing Emotional Regulation Skills

❤️ Enhances Children’s Memory & Concentration

❤️ Teaches Self-Acceptance

❤️ Helps Boosts Children’s Self-Esteem & Supports Positive Mental Health

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Help students master the art of paragraph writing with this comprehensive resource! Designed for upper elementary learners, this product breaks down the key components of a great paragraph: topic sentences, supporting details, transition words, and concluding sentences. Step-by-step instructions, engaging examples, and fun activities guide students through each element, showing them how to put it all together to create clear and cohesive paragraphs.

More specific details in the preview!

This product is made for:

• adapting instruction
• differentiating instruction
• on level learners
• struggling writers
• struggling readers
• ESL/ENL
• Deaf Education
• Homework
• Classwork
• Homeschooling
• Bell Work
• Virtual Instruction
• Remote Instruction

This product was made to help students see the difference between the present, past, and future tense of the following irregular verbs:

Is, are, be, being, be, was, had been, will be, beat, beating, beats, beaten, had beaten, will beat, become, becomes, becoming, became, will become, begin, begins, beginning, began, begun, will begin, bend, bends, bending, bent, will bend, bet, bets, betting, bet, will bet, bid, bids, bidding, bid, will bid, bite, bites, biting, bitten, will bite, blow, blows, blowing, blew, will blow, break, breaks, breaking, broke, will break, bring, brings, bringing, brought, will bring, build, builds, building, built, will build, burn, burns, burning, burnt, will burn, buy, buys, buying, bought, will buy, catch, catches, catching, caught, will catch, choose, chooses, choosing, chose, will choose, come, comes, coming, came, will come, cost, costs, costing, will cost, cut, cuts, cutting, will cut, dig, digs, digging, dug, will dig, do, does, doing, did, will do, draw, draws, drawing, drew, will draw, drive, drives, driving, drove, will drive, drink, drinks, drinking, drank, will drink, eat, eats, eating, ate, will eat, fall, falls, falling, fell, will fall, feel, feels, feeling, felt, will fall, fight, fights, fighting, fought, will fight, find, finds, finding, found, will find, fly, flies, flying, flew, will fly, forget, forgets, forgetting, forgot, will forget, forgive, forgives, forgiving, forgot, will forgive, freeze, freeze, freezing, froze, will freeze, get, gets, getting, got, will get, give, gives, giving, gave, will give, go, goes, going, went, will go, grow, grows, growing, grew, will grow, hang, hangs, hanging, hung, will hang, have, has, having, had, will have, hear, hears, hearing, heard, will hear, hide, hides, hiding, hid, will hide, hit, hits, hitting, will hit, hold, holds, holding, held, will hold, hurt, hurts, hurting, will hurt, wake, wakes, waking, woke, will wake.

Students can complete this product with 1:1 support or independently. This product is a great review to help remind students to write in the correct tense. Example sentences using each tense of the word are provided. Lines are provided under each example for students to make up their own sentences.

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This 3rd grade spelling and program is a COMPLETE resource for NO PREP spelling lessons . Your CLASS will love the fun printables and activities included in this complete third grade spelling unit! Everything you need for a complete spelling curriculum is included: complete and blank weekly lesson plans for the teacher, spelling lists, sample dictation or test sentences, worksheets for practice, puzzles, multiple choice tests, dictation test forms, spelling forms for any list and more! Just PRINT and GO!

Please click on the PREVIEW above to download lists for the first 9 weeks, PLUS all of lesson 1, including answer keys.

This resource contains everything you need to teach 3rd grade spelling for the first nine weeks of the year. It was created after I spent hours this summer studying many various third grade lists, as well as the most important phonics and spelling patterns for third graders. It will help your students master words for specific spelling rules and patterns, as well as touching upon types of words, such as homophones and compound words (4th quarter).

Each list has 20 words that have a common pattern, prefix, suffix, or rule. The words have been well-researched and carefully built to help your third graders develop a stronger vocabulary, as well as spelling mastery.

Each week's list includes the following pages:
• Teacher Help pages: Objectives, spelling rule of the week, optional lesson plans (complete and blank), spelling word list
• Spelling Pre-Test and Post-Test sentences
• Printable Spelling Word List
• Spelling Pre-Test and Post-Test
• 10 worksheets and puzzle pages for plenty of practice to choose from
• Blank spelling activities for any list as well as spelling game / station ideas

• Answer keys

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Help students learn to accept the answer "no" with Train Your Dragon to Accept NO Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA. This 98-page book companion features over 40 activities including an interactive read aloud lesson plan, providing 15-20 hours of engaging lessons. Perfect for whole group, small group, and independent work, ensuring comprehensive learning and growth through ELA and SEL activities. Develop essential skills in an interactive and supportive way with SEL activities.

Overview

Train Your Dragon to Accept NO Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA is an all-encompassing resource designed to help children learn to accept the answer "no" and deal with disagreements constructively. Aligned with the CASEL 5 Social-Emotional Competencies, this product integrates SEL and ELA skills through engaging activities and discussions.

What's Included

• SEL Objectives: Focus on accepting "no" and managing emotions.

• Activities: Over 40 differentiated activities including:

  • SEL Skills: Feeling Disappointed, Accept or Argue?, Considering Choices, Classmate Interview.
  • ELA Skills: Making Predictions, Summarizing Fiction, Character Analysis, Compare and Contrast, Writing Prompts.

Benefits to Buyers

• Comprehensive Learning: Integrating both ELA and SEL skills allows teachers to address multiple learning goals simultaneously. This dual focus not only enhances literacy skills but also supports emotional development, making lessons more holistic and impactful.

• Engagement: Interactive read-aloud lesson plans with before, during, and after reading questions.

• Differentiation: Activities tailored for varied skill levels, ideal for differentiated instruction.

• Long-Term Use: Extensive activities ensure repeated use without redundancy, perfect for self-contained behavior programs.

Unique Features

• Real Photos: Activities include real photos to enhance connection and understanding.

• Variety: Over 40 activities provide 15-20 hours of instruction.

• Family Involvement: Notes to families with suggestions for home support.

About the Book

Step into the engaging world of "Train Your Dragon to Accept NO," part of the "My Dragon Books" series by Steve Herman. This captivating children's book thoughtfully explores handling disagreements, emotions, and anger. Join Andrew and his dragon, Diggory Doo, as they navigate the challenges of accepting "no" and managing anger constructively. Their journey teaches children the importance of understanding different perspectives and managing emotions in the face of disagreement.

Start teaching the importance of accepting "no" today withTrain Your Dragon to Accept NO Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA!

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These 3rd grade digital phonics and spelling lessons are no prep and interactive! This PowerPoint with dictation sheets and lesson plans come with four days of mini lessons and a fun spelling game on day 5! These will help your third graders practice spelling words with short a and short i. These words support Wonders Unit 1 Week 1 for 3rd grade. Dictation sheets help students be accountable for learning and follow the science of reading lesson format.

Are you using the Wonders curriculum and looking for a fun way to get your third graders to practice spelling and phonics?? Do you have a quick 20-25 minutes to dedicate to meaningful spelling and phonics practice? This product is for you! My students have enjoyed this so much this year! Perfect for in-person AND virtual learning.

With This Product You'll Get:

❤️Interactive and engaging PowerPoint

❤️Dictation sheets

❤️Detailed Lesson Plans

❤️Review skills (word families)

❤️Focus pattern of the week (short a and short i)

❤️Phonics passages

❤️Two different closed sorts (on the PowerPoint)

❤️Blending practice

❤️Segmenting (syllables, sounds, phoneme-grapheme mapping)

❤️Fun spelling game on Day 5 to do before the spelling test or instead of.

This product is IDEAL for whole-group instruction that is explicit, routine, and systematic!

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Writing Organizer Bundle

OREO Persuasive Writing, RACE writing strategy, Hamburger 5 Paragraph Essay, and Show Not Tell Descriptive Writing set- perfect to get your students on the right track for the school year! Improve the quality of your student's writing with these great mini lessons and graphic organizers with student activities!

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Engage 3rd-5th graders with a context clues nonfiction 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 context clues in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction 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 so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

• Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

• Warm Up

• Anchor Chart

• Real-World Connections

• Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

• Teacher Model Text

• Guided Notes

• Guided Practice with key terms

• Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

• Student Activity: Scavenger Hunt

• Exit Ticket

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

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

• Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

• Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

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

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

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Novel Study: These materials for Susan Adrian's novel Nutcracked aim to enhance readers' understanding and interpretation of the Story.

What is Included: 40 Pages

· Goal and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Lesson Plans for 15-days of lessons- Incorporate vocabulary work in

· Discussion Questions (11 pages)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-Journal (1 page)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-Teaching Worksheet Activity (1 page)

· Reality vs. Fantasy-2 Worksheets (1 page each)

· Georgie's Problems (Conflict Worksheet) (1 page)

· Plot Diagram (1 page)

· Final Test (2 Options) (2 pages each)

· Answer Keys (8 pages)

Vocabulary: -In general, the goal for finding vocabulary words within a novel is to have students encounter words they may not have seen or heard before and then understand their meaning in the text and their everyday lives.

What is Included: 31 Pages

· Goals and Instructional Pages for Teacher

· Master Word Lists (3 pages)

· Student Dictionary (11 pages)

· Crossword Puzzles (3 pages)

· Word Search (1 page)

· Vocabulary in Context Worksheet (2 pages)

· Final Test (1 page)

· Answer Keys (6 pages)

Look to pair this novel study with our Nutcracker and The Mouse King picture book study or other Nutcracker Christmas School Activities. A complete 20-Day Christmas School Unit is available as a bundle through my website or TeachShare storefront.

This bundle is perfect for the beginning of the school year! Use this bundle for your first grade, second grade, and third grade students during the first week of school. In this bundle you'll find 8 printable icebreaker activities, 9 math activities with editable templates and 9 coloring pages! Use for getting to know you activities, whole group lessons, icebreakers, morning meeting activities, writing centers, math centers, bulletin board displays and more!

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What's Included

• 9 back to school math activities + editable versions for most activities
• 8 back to school icebreaker activities
• 9 welcome back to school coloring pages

Back to School Activities for 1st-3rd Grade

• 3 Friendship Puzzles: Students work with a friend to color the puzzle pieces. Then they work with their friend to build the puzzle by gluing the pieces to the grid page.
• 3 My Friends Bingo: In each box is a description. After you read the description, students find a friend who fits the description and then they let them write their name in the box on the line. Have students complete all the boxes like a blackout in Bingo or just 3 in a row.
• 3 Student Surveys:
  - Option 1: Choose 1 out of the 3 surveys for students to complete.
  - Option 2: Let students choose 1 out of the 3 surveys to complete. - Option 3: Students can fill out all 3 of the surveys.
• My Class Friends Book: Students will interview a friend with the interview page. Collect and turn into a class book using either the color or black and white cover page. (color and black & white options included for the cover page!)
• My Backpack: Students write their names on the line and decorate their backpacks with pictures of all their favorite things to represent them. Have students share their backpacks in small groups or with a partner.
• 3 Crowns & Extenders: Print on cardstock and allow your students to color the crown and extender pieces. Glue the extender pieces (or sentence strips if you have them) on the crown and wrap them around students' heads. Staple to keep in place. (color and black & white options included!)
• Friendship Bracelets:
  Print and cut the color or black and white friendship bracelets. Students can write the name of the friend they interviewed on the line and color. Wrap around students' wrists and glue in place. They can wear them home to share with parents. (color and black & white options included!)
• Bus Craft & Writing: Students color and cut out the school bus. Then they respond to the writing prompt on the following page and cut out the response. Glue both to a separate page and use for a hallway display if desired.

Math to School Activities for 1st-3rd Grade

• Editable Teacher Slideshow: Edit the templates in Google Slides and share them with your students so they can get to know their new teacher using numbers.
• Figure Me Out Math: Students will introduce themselves to the class by creating math equations that give clues about themselves. Includes an editable template!
• My Grade in Numbers: Students will examine the numbers in their lives while expressing themselves creatively through personal illustrations and coloring. Includes an editable template!
• Math Goal Setting: Students set a goal for math and make a 3 action step plan to reach their goal for the school year.
• Math Survey: Students color in an emoji face that best represents their feelings about each math topic. Includes an editable template!
• Math Bingo: In each box is a description. After you read the description, students find a friend who fits the description and let them write their name in the box on the line. Includes an editable template!
• Classroom Math: Students will take a tour around the classroom. They will locate the items, and write the number of each that they can find. Includes an editable template!
• Math Tool Exploration: Students will take notes as you introduce different classroom math tools. They should write the name of the math tool, draw a picture, and answer the question in each box.
• Mathematicians: Students fill out what mathematicians can do and use. Then they draw a picture of themselves as mathematicians.

9 Welcome Back Coloring Pages

• Preschool page
• Kindergarten page
• 1st grade page
• 2nd grade page
• 3rd grade page
• 4th grade page
• 5th grade page
• 6th grade page
• Welcome back to school page

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

More Back to School Resources:

100's Chart Mystery Picture

Gift Tags

Birthday Crowns, Certificates & Pencil Toppers

Back to School Roll & Read Games:

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

CVCe Long Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

R Controlled Vowels

Back to School Roll & Race Math Games:

Addition & Subtraction Within 10

Addition & Subtraction Within 20

Kate DiCamillo won the 2014 Newbery Medal for the incredible novel Flora & Ulysses for its authentic character development and themes of friendship and resilience. This two-part digital Google lesson is packed full of engaging, fun, and comprehensive activities to review this incredible piece of literature.

What's included in this product?

Two Google Slide presentations with an activity guide. Part one covers chapters 1-35, and part 2 covers chapters 36 through the book's ending. These lessons are designed for teachers to click through - a true non-prep lesson

What activities are included in the lessons? See the thumbnails and preview for images of some slides.

• Cracking codes
• Multiple choice questions
• Mystery pictures
• True or False game
• Game Show
• Character Study
• Order of events
• Discussion prompt questions

I use these exact lessons in my classes, and students not only have fun and reinforce what they've read in the book but they are always astonished at how time flies! We have so much fun. It is fast-paced and engaging. It's also great for various types of learners, as many of the questions can be answered using a finger system which prompts shy or quiet students to engage.

Please send a question if there is anything I can clarify about this lesson!

This bundled product includes some great sorting activities, cut and paste, checklists, pocket chart activities, posters, and writing prompts to get your students thinking about making good choices and help improve behavior management in your class. Classroom management is key to success before students can begin to learn. Young students need explicit instruction about ways in which they can make wise decisions about their behavior. Get your students actively involved in ways to make better choices. Check out the product preview and each product link above to get a better idea of what you will be receiving.

You will receive posters, sorting activities, pocket chart activities, cut and paste worksheets, and desk incentives in this bundle. There are also ways to differentiate instruction as you will find primary and secondary lined paper.

Have an amazing school year!

An excerpt from the historical fiction text, Lewis and Clark and Me - A Dog's Tale is a good read enjoyed by all of my students. In this product, students will answer comprehension questions pertaining to the text as they read the book or after they read the text. This product includes vocabulary words and pictures to help students understand the text. In the beginning of the product, a historical fiction text is reviewed and setting examples are provided.

Students can complete these questions individually, in a small group, or with support. There are several pages of comprehension questions in this packet that differ from the questions asked in the teacher edition. The questions from the text are adapted in this packet to meet each of your student's needs.

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Working on parts of speech? Students struggling with basic nouns and identifying what a basic noun is? This unit includes lessons on identifying nouns, noun activities and worksheets! Introduce the parts of speech to your students by teaching them all about identifying nouns (person, place, thing, animal, or idea) with this comprehensive and complete teaching unit! This print unit on naming nouns includes an editable editable Power point presentation for direct instruction that is 16 slides long.

Help your students build their understanding of basic English skills with this nouns unit. This nouns unit was designed for third and fourth grade students, and you will love helping students learn all about nouns.

There is also a PDF document that include sample pacing charts, lesson plans that include links to YouTube videos I've used with my students, whole group and small group games, a mini poster and student reference guide, 18 different worksheets for practice at different levels, task cards, I Have Who Has, exit tickets, a quiz, a post test, and all answer keys. You'll have nothing to do but print, possibly laminate, and teach!

Here's what you'll get:

• A 16 slide, editable teaching presentation (PowerPoint)

• A nouns mini poster and student reference sheet

• 5 days of lesson plans with video ideas and anchor chart ideas

• Example pacing charts

• 18 different nouns worksheets in pdf format

• Task cards

• noun sort games

• I Have Who Has game

• Board games to print and use with task cards

• A nouns unit review quiz and unit test

• Answer keys

Your students will love how their new understanding of nouns helps them with their grammar and writing work! After completing this unit, students will have a new understanding of nouns, which will help students improve their confidence and writing and help them delve further into different types of nouns in upcoming units.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, check out the video links (downloading at home if Youtube is blocked) and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!

This is a zip file. You will need to extract the pdf and the powerpoint files that are included in this unit.

Empower students to stand up to peer pressure with Peer Pressure Gauge Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA. This 98-page book companion features over 40 activities including an interactive read aloud lesson plan, providing 15-20 hours of engaging lessons. Perfect for whole group, small group, and independent work, ensuring comprehensive learning and growth through ELA and SEL activities. Develop essential skills in an interactive and supportive way, with a focus on standing up to peer pressure and anger management worksheets.

Overview

Peer Pressure Gauge Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA is an all-encompassing resource designed to help children develop the skills to stand up to peer pressure. Aligned with the CASEL 5 Social-Emotional Competencies, this product integrates SEL and ELA skills through engaging activities and discussions.

What's Included

• SEL Objectives: Focus on standing up to peer pressure and making independent choices.

• Activities: Over 40 differentiated activities including:

  • SEL Skills: Coping with Peer Pressure, Helping a Friend Stand Up to Peer Pressure, Practice Saying “Yes” or “No”, Considering Choices, Famous and Brave (Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai, Jackie Robinson, Ryan Hreljac, Craig Kielburger).
  • ELA Skills: Making Predictions, Summarizing Fiction, Character Analysis, Compare and Contrast, Writing Prompts.

Benefits to Buyers

• Comprehensive Learning: Integrating both ELA and SEL skills allows teachers to address multiple learning goals simultaneously. This dual focus not only enhances literacy skills but also supports emotional development, making lessons more holistic and impactful.

• Engagement: Interactive read-aloud lesson plans with before, during, and after reading questions.

• Differentiation: Activities tailored for varied skill levels, ideal for differentiated instruction.

• Long-Term Use: Extensive activities ensure repeated use without redundancy, perfect for self-contained behavior programs.

Unique Features

• Real Photos: Activities include real photos to enhance connection and understanding.

• Variety: Over 40 activities provide 15-20 hours of instruction.

• Family Involvement: Notes to families with suggestions for home support.

About the Book

In "Peer Pressure Gauge," a children's book by Julia Cook, readers follow the story of Norbert, a student presented with a unique challenge by his teacher: trying anchovy jelly bean pizza. As the teacher introduces incentives to encourage participation, Norbert grapples with peer pressure, prompting an important lesson about the significance of making independent choices and resisting the influence of others.

This book is part of the "Building Relationships" series, which focuses on supporting social-emotional learning, and it is suitable for educators, parents, and young readers.

Start teaching resistance to peer pressure today with Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA!

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