Less than $5 3rd Grade Reading Literature Circles (by date, oldest first)

Where is the penguin? This winter sight word game is great for students who are practicing sight word recognition and beginning reading skills. This game can be used in a pocket chart or on a table top for an early education classroom.

What is Included:

• Sight word cards for the third grade sight word list.
• Penguin cards for hiding

The cards are available in two formats, 6 to a page and 4 to a page to accommodate different sized pocket charts.

Ways to Use:

• small group game
• whole class game
• circle time game
• student led literacy center
• one on one instruction to target specific sight words for struggling students

How to Play:

Where's the Penguin is a game for centers or whole group instruction where a penguin is hidden behind a snowball. A poem is chanted where the student(s) must say the sight word they think the penguin is behind. Once guessed, the sight word is removed. If the penguin is behind the snowball, then the penguin must be hidden again to play further. If the penguin is not behind the snowball, then the poem is chanted again with a new sight word.

This product contains all 41 third grade sight words:

about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm

Where is the present? This Christmas sight word game is great for students who are practicing sight word recognition and beginning reading skills. This game can be used in a pocket chart or on a table top for an early education classroom.

What is Included:

• Sight word cards for the third sight word list.
• Present cards for hiding

The cards are available in two formats, 6 to a page and 4 to a page to accommodate different sized pocket charts.

Ways to Use:

• small group game
• whole class game
• circle time game
• student led literacy center
• one on one instruction to target specific sight words for struggling students

How to Play:

Where's the Present is a game for centers or whole group instruction where a present is hidden behind a Christmas tree. A poem is chanted where the student(s) must say the sight word they think the present is behind. Once guessed, the sight word is removed. If the present is behind the Christmas tree, then the present must be hidden again to play further. If the present is not behind the Christmas tree, then the poem is chanted again with a new sight word.

This product contains all 41 third grade sight words:

about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm

Inferencing activity that could be done as a whole group activity or as part of literacy stations. This is a quick and ready to go activity. This set has 12 events that students makes inferences as to what happened. I have included a set of "answers" based on the ones I have used with my class. There is also an answer sheet included with this resources. Please don't forget to take a look at the other items I have available in my store! Follow me to get the most up to date information and heads up on upcoming sales. Every new product is 50% off for the first 24 hours. Another great reason to follow my store. Common Core Reading Standards that can be addressed in this activity: Grade 3 RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers. RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. RL.3.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. RL.3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. RL.3.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). Grade 4 RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.4.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). RL.4.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology.

While working with my own reading group I discovered that their isn't much out their for response that can be tailored to ANY fiction book. These 8 graphic organizers are made to work with any fiction book. Great for a book club or an extension group.

You can use as many or as few of the pages as you would like to create your own packet.

Pages included are:

Cover page

Chapter Summary/Prediction

Character Map

Questions

Summarize

Sequence the Chapter

Chapter on a Bun

Connections

I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "The Big Wave" by Pearl S. Buck. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 790L

Guided Reading Level: Q

AR Level: 5.2

AR Quiz Number: 5209

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "One Day in the Prairie" By Jean Craighead George. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities.

Lexile: 860L

Guided Reading Level: P

AR Level: 5.0

AR Quiz: 4052

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Humphrey's Really Wheely Racing Day" by Betty G. Birney. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 580L

Guided Reading Level: O

AR Level: 3.1

AR Quiz Number: 169439

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "A Jigsaw Jones Mystery Super Special #1: The Case of the Buried Treasure" by James Preller. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 3.2

AR Quiz Number: 62261

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Superhero Harry: The Recess Bully" by Rachel Ruiz. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 510L

Guided Reading Level: L

AR Level: 2.8

AR Quiz Number: 190091

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "The Puppy Place: Cocoa" by Ellen Miles. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 730L

Guided Reading Level: O

AR Level: 4.3

AR Quiz Number: 151440

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Come Back, Amelia Bedelia" by Peggy Parish. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 430L

Guided Reading Level: L

AR Level: 2.1

AR Quiz Number: 7310

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Harry and the Lady Next Door" by Gene Zion. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 470L

Guided Reading Level: J

AR Level: 2.6

AR Quiz Number: 68458

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Amelia Bedelia Helps Out" by Peggy Parish. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 440L

Guided Reading Level: L

AR Level: 2.3

AR Quiz Number: 20001

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Donavan's Word Jar" by Monalisa DeGross. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 670L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 4.1

AR Quiz Number: 69710

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Once Upon A Fairy Tale: The Stolen Slipper" by Anna Staniszewski and illustrated by Macy Pamintuan. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 600L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 3.3

AR Quiz Number: 505675

ISBN: 978-1-338-34975-7

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "The Puppy Place: Teddy" by Ellen Miles. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 660L

Guided Reading Level: O

AR Level: 3.9

AR Quiz Number: 156586

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Amazon Fever" by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 650L

Guided Reading Level: N/A

AR Level: 3.2

AR Quiz Number: 50511

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid #1" by Megan McDonald. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 540L

Guided Reading Level: M

AR Level: 3.0

AR Quiz Number: 86218

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor" by Peggy Parish. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Guided Reading Level: M

AR Level: 2.5

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats #17" by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 580L

Guided Reading Level: M

AR Level: 3.6

AR Quiz Number: 14665

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