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Gingerbread Man Thematic Unit for Preschool and Kindergarten (Literacy and Math)
By Joyful Explorations
This Gingerbread Man unit is filled with fun activities that promote literacy learning and math skills for Preschool and Kindergarten.
Printable Gingerbread Man flannel (felt board) story Printable book “What the Gingerbread Man Saw” in both color and B/W Word cards for pocket charts that support both the book and flannel story Gingerbread man writing paper with story prompts “5 Little Gingerbread People” poem with printables for a flannel board or story telling props Measuring activity using non-standard units of measurement “5 Little Gingerbread People” supplemental math activity (counting down and writing numbers) Representing numbers 1-10 with numerals, drawings and ten-frames “Roll and Color” dice game Dice board game
The Scarlet Letter Escape Room
By Educate and Create
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
The focus of this breakout is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the book. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.
Readers Theatre Fractured Fairytales Bundle
By Clodagh
With this Readers Theatre Scripts Bundle you can get your students tuned into Fractured Fairytales! These funny and heartwarming readers theatre scripts are an engaging and entertaining way to teach students about fractured fairytales.
In these Readers Theatre scripts, your students will act out the Fairytale of...
Fractured Fairy Three Little Pigs Readers Theatre Script
Fractured Fairytale Cinderella Readers Theatre Script
Fractured Fairytale Rapunzel Readers Theatre Script
Fracture Fairytale Sleeping Beauty Readers Theatre Script
Through a series of humorous and heartwarming scenes, your students will act out these fractured fairy tales.
Key Features:
Educational and Entertaining: The fractured fairy tale readers theatre scripts combines education and entertainment seamlessly, making it an ideal teaching tool. It's perfect for a fairy tale unit or study! Perfect for literacy sessions or the drama classroom!
Character Development: The fairytale characters in the scripts are relatable and well developed, allowing your students to connect with them on a personal level.
Engaging Dialogue: The witty and heartwarming dialogue keeps students engaged and eager to see what happens next, making it an excellent choice for classroom readings and performances.
Literacy Sessions or Performing Arts Lessons: Perfect to integrate into your literacy centres or your social emotional learning lessons! A great way for your students to study fractured fairytales and then create their own.
Perfect for Years 3 - 6: Suitable for middle-upper elementary students, this script can be adapted for various grade levels, ensuring that every student can benefit from its message of cooperation and empathy.
Fractured Fairy Tales: A fun way to teach Fractured Fairytales and all the wonderful literacy elements that come along with them.
Easy to Use: All you need to do is print, staple, and go!
You will receive
The Three Little Pigs Allergies
This Fractured Fairytale tells a different version of the classic tale, where the pigs are allergic to wolves and sneeze their houses down. The wolf, Wolfie, is actually trying to help the pigs by warning them about their fragile homes.
Rapunzels Super Strong Hair
This Fractured Fairytale tells a different version of Rapunzel, where she learns the power of self-reliance and making sacrifices for the greater good.
The Cure For Sleeping Beauty
This Fractured Fairytale tells a different version of Sleeping Beauty, where everyone thinks she needs true loves kiss, but actually she just needs some medicine!
Cinderella’s True Colours
This Fractured Fairytale tells a different version of Cinderella, where she is unkind, entitled and not treating her step family well!
By using these Readers Theatre Scripts, you can explore fractured fairy tales and have fun while you’re at it. Your students will not only enjoy the entertaining stories but will also gain a deeper understanding of different perspectives and the power of storytelling.
Simply download, print, staple, and you're good to go! Woo hoo!
Enjoy!
Superhero Theme Learning Activities (Letters - Numbers - Shapes) Bundle
By Morgan Jeffries
This fun learning bundle has a variety of different learning activities. Plus...who doesn't love superheros?? Some of the different learning activities include shape matching practice, Uppercase and lowercase letter matching, writing, and forming practice, number matching practice, as well as counting practice and one-to-one correspondence.
Below is a list of each resource included in this package:
Please let me know if you have any questions and/or comments!
What's Included In This Bundle:
1. Alphabet Play-doh Mats: There is a picture of an item that begins with each letter of the alphabet as well as a predictable sentence for your students that are ready to practice reading. There is also a play-doh mat for both Uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
2. Number Play-doh Mats W/ Ten Frames: There are play-doh mats with numbers 1-10 along with 10 frames. Your students can practice forming each number as well as practice one-to-one correspondence by counting out enough play-doh balls to match the number they just formed.
3. Tracing Cards: (Letters - Numbers - Shapes) There are both Uppercase & lowercase alphabet tracing cards as well as numbers 1-10 and #9 different shapes your students can practice identifying and tracing.
4. Letter - Number - Shape Matching Game: This matching game is a fun way to help your students start matching the correct Uppercase & lowercase letters together. There are also number flashcards 1-10 that have a corresponding number of superheros on a separate flashcards. This is a great activity for your students to practice counting and one-to-one correspondence. There are also shape matching flashcards included in this activity as well.
5. Clothespin Match & Clip Task Cards: You will need clothespins for this activity. The task cards include both letter matching practice as well as number count and match practice. The letter task cards have an Uppercase letter on each superhero. There is also #3 different letters on the bottom of each task card. Your students will clip a clothespin onto the correct lowercase letter that matches. The number task cards have a certain amount of superheros on each card. Your students will count the number of superheros on the card and then clip a clothespin onto the correct number.
The Handmaid's Tale ESCAPE ROOM
By Language Arts Excellence
Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with The Handmaid's Tale ESCAPE ROOM!
There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock. This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for The Handmaid's Tale. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys to help yours run smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!
How does it work?
In this escape room, students will try to escape from Gilead into Canada by solving 5 different puzzles, discovering an encrypted message, and finding clues along the way.
Product Includes:
- Escape Room Basics
- Detailed Day-Of Instructions
- Escape Room Print Checklist
- Student Teams Chart
- Welcome Sign for Your Door
- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations
- Student Answer Booklet
- Teacher Answer Keys
- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity
- Theme Reflection for homework assignment or in-class writing activity
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Also, check out these great resources to complement your unit on The Handmaid's Tale:
⭐ Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Hot Seat!"
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Journal Prompts
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Social Media Materials
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Quote Posters
⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Activity Bundle
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More ELA Escape Rooms here:
⭐ Escape from Dystopia ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ The Raven ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ The Black Cat ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ End of Year ELA ESCAPE ROOM - Pop Culture Edition
⭐ End of Year ELA ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Back to School ELA ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Back to School ELA ESCAPE ROOM - Pop Culture Edition
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Bundle: Reading Activities | Dewey Decimal | Venn Diagram | Journaling
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Are you looking for ways to encourage your students to read in your classroom or at your school? This bundle has everything that you need!
Encourage reading with little competition in the Dewey Decimal Reading Race. Students earn racing points and move along the race track by reading books from different Dewey categories.
Create a new book report experience and add student work to you classroom with the Word Cube Book Reports. This one includes an electronic scoring rubric with formulas already calculated!
Encourage reading and comprehension by using the 180-day A Reader's Journey ~ A Reading Journal!! 180 days worth of reading journal topics. Includes page documentation, title and author information, and a journal prompt to reflect on what students have read for the day.
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Starbooks Virtual Book Tasting with Verse Novels
By Christina Bush
What does your middle school poetry unit look like? If you want to incorporate verse novels, but don't know where to start, this resource is a perfect fit!
This Starbooks Virtual Book Tasting with Verse Novels resource introduces students to a variety of popular verse novels, allowing them to browse and rate their favorites.
Each novel provides the following:
This DIGITAL resource has EDITABLE PARTS in Google Slides™
Included in this resource:
Verse Novels Included:
Flooded by Ann E. Burg
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
Addie on the Inside by James Howe
And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
The Language Inside by Holly Thompson
Booked by Kwame Alexander
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
House Arrest by K. A. Holt
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge
Unbound by Ann E. Burg
BLANK template slides are included to help you add your own verse novels, based on your classroom availability!
The Google Drive link will bring to a folder with the old and new versions - pick whichever one you'd like!
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THE ONE AND ONLY BOB - Novel Study with Reading Comprehension Activities
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY Book Companion for THE ONE AND ONLY BOB by Katherine Applegate.
This 43 page resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter this unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work, idioms
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The One and Only Ivan
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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How to Catch... Reader's Theater Companion Mini Bundle 1 (40% Discount!)
By Mr. Lee's Learners
This bundle is a collection of 5 Reader's Theater Companion products from How To Catch series written by various authors such as Adam Wallace and Alice Walstead. This bundle is perfect for reader's at a variety of levels or if you want to incorporate reader's theater throughout the entire year! These resources can be purchased separately but you will get a discount purchasing this bundle!
How to Catch a Witch
Four versions included; two versions have roles for two students and the other two versions are for three students. Each version is 2-3 pages.
AR Test No. 516837 Grade Level 3.2
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Four versions included; two versions have roles for two students and the other two versions are for three students. Each version is 2-3 pages.
AR Test No. 184982 Grade Level 1.9
How to Catch An Elf
Four reader's theater versions included; two versions have roles for two students and the other two versions are for three students. Each version is 2-3 pages.
AR Test No. 192134 Grade Level 2.3
How to Catch a Dinosaur
Four versions included; two versions have roles for two students and the other two versions are for three students. Each version is 2-3 pages.
AR Test No. 504673 Grade Level 2.5
How to Catch a Monster
Four versions included; two versions have roles for two students and the other two versions are for three students. Each version is 2-3 pages.
AR Test No. 191561 Grade Level 2.2
If you would like to request a specific Reader's Theater companion please leave your suggestion as a question or email (mrleeslearners1@gmail.com)!
All Reader's Theater Script
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Introduction to Archetypes Powerpoint
By Educate and Create
A power point which serves as an introduction to archetypes. This goes over character archetypes, situational archetypes, and symbolic archetypes. A great addition to any unit on literary archetypes.
Clothes Pin Clip Task Cards | Fall Theme | Letter & Number Matching Activities
By Morgan Jeffries
This bundle is a great addition to your fall math and literacy centers. The letter task cards have both Uppercase and lowercase letters. The students can practice matching the correct letters together by clipping the clothes pins onto the lowercase letter that matches the Uppercase one on each card. The number task cards have different numbers of fall-themed items on each one. Your students will count how many items are on each card and then clip the clothespin onto the correct number. The fall items and colors are so fun and make these learning activities a little more fun and inviting! Below is a list of each set of fall-themed task cards included in this bundle.
- Pumpkin Task Cards
- Fall Leaf Task Cards
- Apple Task Cards
- Acorn Task Cards
I would print these activities out and laminate them before use for durability.
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Reading Response Journal Prompts for student's daily reading time.
Do you want to increase your students' retention of what they are reading? Journaling is a great way to encourage them to reflect about what they've read.
A Reader's Journey ~ This is a FULL YEAR Reading Journal notebook for students. If you're looking for EASY TO USE reading journals put together in a student friendly format of graphic organizers, then this is the journal that you're looking for! Topics include:
Identifying Parts of Speech
Making Predictions
Character Studies
Time Period Studies
Fact vs. Fiction
Setting
Venn Diagrams
Radio Commercials
Problem Solving
Synonyms/Antonyms
Comic Strips
Book Reviews
Quote Reactions
AND MORE!
Students complete daily activities as they focus on learning more from what they read. This is a great resource for a reading class!!
Can be printed in color OR black & white.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB - Novel Study and Reading Comprehension Questions
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B White.
This 46 page resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter this unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarising, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work, idioms
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme.
Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
The Magic Faraway Tree - A New Adventure
The One and Only Ivan
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Geronimo Stilton - Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Thank you for your continued support
Halloween Reader's Theater Bundle - 6 Scripts (25% Discount)
By Mr. Lee's Learners
This product includes 6 different #Halloween reader's theater scripts to use with your students! These reader's theaters will enable the children to enjoy the stories even more as well as increase reading fluency and speaking skills. #HappyHalloween
All of these reader's theater scripts are companion activities to each book.
Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan - A Halloween Reader's Theater
When Splat the Cat goes with Seymour to a pumpkin patch, he is determined to find the biggest pumpkin ever. But when he finally does, Splat discovers the real challenge isn't finding the pumpkin.
There are roles for four students; two narrators, Splat and Mom.
Click, Clack, Boo! - A Halloween Reader’s Theater
Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. Farmer Brown hears some mysterious sounds throughout the night. The ending may surprise you!
There are roles for three students.
Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween? - A Halloween Reader’s Theater
It's Halloween night. While her mother is upstairs getting her daughter's costume read, lots of trick-or-treaters stop by the house - from werewolves, ghosts, and zombies to witches, bats, dinosaurs, and more! But are they really . . . real?
There are roles for three students.
Halloween Night - A Halloween Reader's Theater
This rhyming story tells of a group of animals, monsters, and witches, who prepare such a frightening Halloween party that their expected trick-or-treaters all run away.
There are two versions included. The only difference between the versions is the number of parts. One version has roles for three students, the other version has roles for four students. Each version is 3 pages.
Spooky Hour - A Halloween Reader's Theater
The midnight spooks come around when the bell in the rickety tower bongs twelve times.
There are two versions included. The only difference between the versions is the number of parts. One version has roles for three students, the other version has roles for four students. Each version is 3 pages.
The Night Before Halloween - A Halloween Reader's Theater
Little monsters and goofy goblins take center stage in this silly, spooky spin on Clement C. Moore's beloved poem. But what will happen on Halloween when the monsters come face to face with human trick-or-treaters in this fun-filled book
There are two versions included. One version has roles for three students and the other version has roles for four students. Both versions are 4 pages.
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By Educate and Create
With our Wuthering Heights Escape Room, your students will be able to experience the novel in a whole new way, as they work to solve puzzles and clues to unlock each task. The included answer key provides a clear and detailed guide to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.
This escape room is perfect for high school English teachers looking to add an interactive and engaging element to their lesson plans. The tasks are designed to challenge students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while also reinforcing important literary concepts.
So why wait? Add our Wuthering Heights Escape Room to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that your students will talk about for years to come
Pumpkin Themed Learning Activities (Bundle)
By Morgan Jeffries
What's Included In This Bundle:
- Alphabet Play-doh Mats (Uppercase & lowercase Letters Aa-Zz)
- Number Play-doh Mats With Ten Frames
- Trace It, Color It, Write It Alphabet Book - Writing Center
- Alphabet Letter & Number Tracing Cards - Writing Center
- Matching Game ( Shapes - Letters - Numbers)
- Clothes Pin Clip Task Cards | Letter & Number Matching
More Information On Each Item:
The Alphabet Play-doh Mats have both Uppercase and lowercase Letters. This activity is great for not only hands on learning through play but also to help your students practice forming each letter of the alphabet. Each play-doh mat also has a picture of an item that starts with that letter.
The Number Play-doh mats also have ten frames on them. This helps your students practice counting and one-to-one correspondence.
The Alphabet book is great for your literacy center and writing practice. Each page has both the Uppercase and lowercase letter on it. The students color, trace, and then practice writing each Uppercase and lowercase letter of the alphabet.
The Matching Game has Uppercase and lowercase letter matching practice as well as number and shape cards. The number cards have a matching card with the corresponding number of apple seeds on each one. This helps students practice counting and one-to-one correspondence.
The letter tracing cards are also another great way for your students to practice writing each Uppercase and lowercase letter as well as numbers 1-10.
The Clothes Pin Clip task cards are a great fall-themed learning activity. There are both pumpkin-themed letter cards as well as number cards.
Each letter task card has an Uppercase letter on the pumpkin as well as #3 different lowercase letters on the right side of the card to choose from. Your students will then clip a clothespin on the correct lowercase letter that matches the letter on the pumpkin. This is a great fine motor activity as well as a great way to practice matching Uppercase and lowercase letters together. Each number task card has a different amount of pumpkins from 1-10 on it. The students will count how many pumpkins are on each card and then attach a clothespin to the matching number on the right.
I hope you and your students love these products as much as I loved creating them!
THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER - Novel Study and Reading Comprehension
By The Book Bandit
A NOVEL STUDY for THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth Speare.
This 68 page resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills.
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter this unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and understanding. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work, idioms
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
Book response - creative responses, written responses, critical thinking.
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
Please follow me for more literacy units - particularly new releases!
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The One and Only Ivan
Survivors - The Empty City
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thank you for your continued support
Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Bundle - 6 Scripts (25% Discount)
By Mr. Lee's Learners
This product includes 6 different Thanksgiving reader's theater scripts to use with your students! These reader's theaters will enable the children to enjoy the stories even more as well as increase reading fluency and speaking skills. Over 20% discount when you purchase this bundle versus buying each resource individually!
All of these reader's theater scripts are companion activities to each book.
Give Thanks for Each Day by Steve Metzger - Reader's Theater Companion
Give Thanks for Each Day, told in rhyme, reminds us to be thankful for the small things, everything from new crayons to parades. It also reminds us to be thankful for each other and the love shared in moments like holding hands.
There are four versions included. Two versions has roles for two students. The other two versions has roles for three students. All of the versions are either 2 or 3 pages.
Run, Turkey, Run! - A Thanksgiving Reader's Theater
It's almost Thanksgiving and the farmer is on the hunt for his Thanksgiving meal. The turkey needs to find a place to hide before he is caught.
Two different versions included. One version is for two student and the other version is for three students. Both versions are three pages long.
Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes - A Thanksgiving Reader's Theater
Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks—the question is, where to begin? From the turkey on the table to warm, cozy cuddles, life is full of small things and bigger pleasures. But what's most important is being able to share them with family!
There are two versions included. One version has roles for three students. The other version has roles for four students. Both versions are three pages long.
Thankful by Eileen Spinelli - Reader's Theater Companion
Thankful, by bestselling and award-winning children’s author Eileen Spinelli, combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings.
One version with roles for two students.
Five Flying Turkeys by Barbara B. McGrath - Reader's Theater Companion
Trot along with rhyming turkeys as they gather to celebrate a special day.
There are two versions included. One version has roles for two students and the other version has roles for three students. Both versions are 2 pages.
The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing - Reader's Theater Companion
Everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday is almost here! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and everyone gathers around the table, all with an extra helping of holiday fun. This family fun read-aloud makes the perfect gift to get young readers excited for this festive fall holiday!
There are two versions included. One version has roles for three students and the other version has roles for four students. The versions are either 5 or 6 pages.
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By Educate and Create
This 27-page product includes four unique tasks designed to challenge your students' knowledge and understanding of the novel. The tasks cover important literary elements such as plot, characters, close reading, and an encrypted message. Each task is designed to be completed in a group, encouraging collaboration and teamwork among your students.
With our Frankenstein Escape Room, your students will be able to experience the novel in a whole new way, as they work to solve puzzles and clues to unlock each task. The included answer key provides a clear and detailed guide to help you assess your students' work and provide feedback on their understanding of the novel.
This escape room is perfect for high school English teachers looking to add an interactive and engaging element to their lesson plans. The tasks are designed to challenge students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while also reinforcing important literary concepts.
So why wait? Add our Frankenstein Escape Room to your classroom materials today and watch your students engage with the novel in a whole new way! With this product, you'll be sure to create an unforgettable learning experience that your students will talk about for years to come
LOST TREASURE OF THE EMERALD EYE - Geronimo Stilton - Novel Study
By The Book Bandit
A Book Companion for Geronimo Stilton LOST TREASURE OF THE EMERALD EYE.
This 47 page resource is an engaging and comprehensive unit that allows your students to respond to the story by using a wide range of reading comprehension strategies and skills
With comprehension questions and activities for each chapter, students will cover many of the Grades 2, 3 and 4 ELA Common Core State Standards in context.
This unit is packed with Common Core aligned activities and includes printable and digital versions.
The Unit can be followed chapter by chapter, with no extra preparation or planning required by the teacher. The responses in the unit have been planned and arranged so that your students will practise a wide range of comprehension strategies in context. It has been designed to promote thinking and comprehension. Tasks can be completed independently, collaboratively or alongside a teacher. The unit has been planned so that over the course of the book, students will become familiar with and well-practised in using comprehension strategies to make meaning from text.
Activities include:
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES FOR EACH CHAPTER
Comprehension strategies - inference, prediction , visualising, questioning, retrieving information, activating prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, analysing, synthesising, understanding vocabulary in context.
Literacy Skills - sequencing, cause and effect, main idea and events, compare and contrast, point of view, venn diagrams, writing, point of view, vocabulary work, idioms
Story elements - character descriptions, character analysis, character emotions, character challenges, setting, plot, theme,
Book response - creative responses, written responses,
All activities have been designed with student engagement at the forefront. In responding to the book, students will be required to think both within and beyond the text. Children learn best when they are having fun! Even better that they are learning the love of books at the same time!
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