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Phonics skills-based differentiated "Guess Who Game" for Digraphs TH and SH

Get ready to supercharge your students' phonics skills with our printable pdf "Guess Who" game!  This game is the ultimate tool for helping your students improve their spelling and reading  decodable words with digraphs. With its fun and engaging gameplay, your students won't even  realize they're learning!  

This game is perfect for students of all ages and skill levels, and it's easy to use. Simply print out  the game sheets and let your students get to work. They'll love trying to guess the mystery word by  reading and spelling out the decodable words with digraphs.  

This "Guess Who" game is designed to make learning phonics fun and exciting. It's a great way to  reinforce the skills your students are learning in the classroom, and it's also a fantastic tool for at home learning.  

So what are you waiting for? Help your students become phonics superstars with our "Guess Who"  game today! 

Engage your elementary school ELA students by using this phonics game to practice reading words with digraphs TH and SH. Ideas for differentiation and prompting are included to ensure the game is suitable for students of all academic levels.

This activity is perfect for elementary school reading and ELA centers, elementary school reading and ELA lesson plans, small group instruction, extra help sessions, early finishers, group/partner work, classroom competitions, individual practice, and so much more. 

What's included

• 24 "word pile" cards
• 24 red board inserts
• 24 blue board inserts
• 24 red question prompts
• 24 blue question prompts
• Directions for five different ways to play (for individual players, two players, or small group)
• Guess Who game board linked here (NOT INCLUDED IN DOWNLOAD)

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Whether it's in person or online, your students will LOVE this coffee-themed summarizing activity and printables set. Using the SWBST visual prompt strategy, students will learn and practice summarizing a story (ANY story!) by stating the main character, what the character wanted, the problem, the solution, and the resolution. Ideas for differentiation are included to easily meet the needs of all of your students.

Explicit strategies for teaching word meaning to students.

• Words in the Dictionary
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• Words with Greek and Latin Roots
• Replacing words to be more effective.

This lesson includes a PowerPoint Lesson, accompanying student notes for the lesson and practice questions. Everything you need to get students started when decoding new words or words they encounter while testing.

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A theme formula that's easy to use and easy to memorize! Hang it up or pass it out.

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What is it?

Micro texts are made with the intention of getting to the skill or the practice students need FASTER. Each text is less than 400 words. All of the 16 questions is aligned to finding the "bullseye" and helping students think critically about the answer choices and how they can apply critical thinking to get the right answer every time. It also encourages students to read each question and not choose an answer that "feels right".

What's included?

• Google Slides (56 slides)

• PowerPoint (56 slides)

• PDF (26 pages)

• Editable Word file

• Four total passage

• Two micro argumentative texts

• Two micro informational passages

• 16 questions

• Teaching Slides

• Bullseye for students to practice the strategy

• A simple answer key is included as well as a detailed rationale page.

Who's it for?

- Middle and high school

- Teachers who want to teach test strategies before exams

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Explore the fascinating world of reptiles with this FREE, engaging educational resource.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this freebie includes a comprehensive reading passage on reptiles, along with thoughtfully crafted questions that challenge students to deepen their understanding of these remarkable creatures. Use this resource as a stand-alone activity or as a supplement to your existing curriculum on biology, ecology, or zoology.

Dive into the fascinating world of amphibians with this comprehensive introduction!  This FREEBIE provides an engaging reading passage that covers key topics like the characteristics, habitats, survival strategies, and reproduction of amphibians.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this resource offers a glimpse into the full unit study.  It’s an ideal tool for teachers looking to enhance their science lessons with high-quality, content-rich materials.

Maximize your biology teaching resources with my plant and fungi life cycle reading passages.  Designed for middle and high school students, this comprehensive FREEBIE includes detailed reading passages, comprehension questions, and organized note-taking pages.

These keyword letter cards will help your students remember their sounds! When you add pictures and keywords research has shown it helps in the retention and retrieval of information.

Included:

• Mnemonic keywords
• Word Families: all, am, an, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, and unk
• R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, and ur

I always have my kids create actions that go with the pictures. This allows them to be active while doing letter sounds! Research shows that adding movement to learning can also help in the retrieval and retention of information.

The ability to break words into chunks is important to be able to read words later on! These rhyming cards are perfect for centers or small group practice! These cards give children the experience to practice the skill on their own!

This is a NO prep practice sheet to work on rhyming! It is important that students have time to practice this skill on their own! Color the picture that does NOT rhyme!

These keyword letter cards will help your students remember their sounds! When you add pictures and keywords research has shown it helps in the retention and retrieval of information.

Included:

• Mnemonic keywords
• Sounds; ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy, oa, oe, ow, ou, ue, ew, au, aw, and oo.

I always have my kids create actions that go with the pictures. This allows them to be active while doing letter sounds! Research shows that adding movement to learning can also help in the retrieval and retention of information.

The classic game of memory using CVC words! 3 different versions provide several ways to play the game: match word to word, word to picture, word and picture to word and picture, or any combination of the three! Mix and match to increase the difficulty of the game. Includes 85 different CVC words covering short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u. Cards can be separated into individual games for each word family. Print cards on cardstock and/or laminate for durability.

*Also includes black and white versions of the picture cards for easy printing or to let students color their own game set.*

This game features all of the CVC words in my CVC Blending Cards.

Words included in game:

Short a - bag, bat, can, cap, cat, fan, ham, hat, jam, mad, map, nap, pad, pan, rag, tag, van

Short e - bed, beg, den, gem, hen, jet, leg, men, net, pen, pet, red, ten, vet, web, wed, wet

Short i - bib, bin, dig, dip, fin, hid, kid, lid, lip, pig, pin, pit, rib, rip, sit, wig, win

Short o - box, cob, cog, dog, fox, hop, hot, jog, log, mop, pod, pop, pot, rod, rot, sob, top

Short u - bud, bug, bun, cub, cup, cut, gum, gun, hug, hut, mud, nut, pup, rug, sub, sun, tub

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Sports Color by CVC Word

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Are your students having trouble identifying the main idea and supporting details of a story? These quick reading passages with a fall theme and graphic organizers will make it easy to identify the main idea and supporting details. The graphic organizers are made to match each story, this will keep them engage visually and will also remember what they read (main idea and details).

What's included:

• 19 Fall Themed Printable Reading Passages PDF
• 19 Fall Themed Printable Graphic Organizers PDF

List of interesting topics

• All About Turkeys
• Candy Corn Day
• Columbus Day
• Fall Leaves
• Fire Prevention Day
• Fire Safety
• First Responders Day
• Friday 13th
• General Election Day
• Halloween Décor
• Halloween Parade
• Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Labor Day
• Monarch Butterflies
• Pumpkin Patch
• Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Thanksgiving Food
• The Autumn Equinox
• Veteran’s Day

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Introducing Picture Pages, a vocabulary learning system all students (including English language learners and struggling readers) can use to master the academic language they need to succeed. After a decade of research and extensive classroom testing, the Vocabulary Magic™ team is excited to share this engaging and highly effective strategy!

Vocabulary Words included: chat, bend, coast, dusk, lean, grin, heap, leap, meet

Picture Pages was developed to address 8 key elements:

1. Provide students with the opportunity to develop and work in small learning communities.
2. Increased student-to-student opportunities for listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a sheltered environment.
3. The availability of relevant, interesting pictures and concise definitions that support student understanding and retention of new vocabulary.
4. Structured opportunities that help students to relate to new words and allow for discussion about prior knowledge/life experiences.
5. The availability of sentence stems and note-taking techniques that support speaking, writing, and summarizing in complete sentences.
6. A support system to encourage students to take academic risks and listen to different points of view.
7. The availability of timely feedback followed by an opportunity for self-correction.
8. Continued opportunities for students to engage with newly learned vocabulary in stories and game-like extension activities.

Picture Pages taps into the power of imagery, conversation, collaboration, and play to ensure all students (including English Language Learners) build-essential language skills. Intentionally teaching carefully selected high-utility words that appear frequently in the text across multiple content areas will boost student confidence, reading comprehension, and fluency. Each Picture Page introduces nine new words and is used with our researched “5-Step Process”. The new words are then presented in an intriguing, illustrated story, and accompanying activity pages (both printable and electronically on Google Slides). See the delight on your student’s faces as they master challenging vocabulary and watch their confidence soar!

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These Collaborative Group Role Cards ✋are designed to foster teamwork and engagement in your classroom. These role cards are perfect for facilitating group activities and discussions, ensuring that every student has a clear and important role to play. If your school uses AVID strategies this is ideal for addressing WICOR. #hohojuly

About the Product: In this resource, you'll find five essential role cards:
☑ Leader
☑ Includer
☑ Mediator
☑ Timekeeper,
☑ Volume Control

Each card comes with a clear description of responsibilities, making it easy for students to understand and fulfill their roles effectively.

Why Choose These Role Cards?

I use these role cards weekly in my own classes and have seen incredible results. Students not only develop important collaborative skills but also take ownership of their group dynamics. During an observation, my administrator recognized the innovative nature of these role cards, highlighting their impact on student engagement and teamwork.

**At this time this resource is not editable**

Key Features:

✨ Engaging Design: Vibrant and student-friendly visuals make these cards appealing and easy to use.

✨ Clear Instructions: Each role card includes concise responsibilities, promoting clarity and accountability.

✨ Proven Results: Tested and praised in real classroom settings, these cards enhance participation and cooperation.

✨ Six Roles: There are enough for about 30 students in this resource. There is a different color for each of the 5 groups.

How to Use: Simply print and laminate these role cards for durability. Distribute them to groups during collaborative activities or discussions. Watch as your students become more responsible, cooperative, and engaged learners!

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Use these basic geometry worksheets to practice shape vocabulary with word problems and a Create Your Own Adventure activity.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 8-page PDF file
• Instructions
• Answer Keys
• 3 unique worksheets to keep students engaged.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the the worksheets from your computer.

2. Review shapes with your students; discuss how many sides each shape has and how to spell each shape name.

3. Distribute the worksheets one by one and explain the instructions to the students.

4. Allow the students to share their drawings for the final activity.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students to practice learning shape vocabulary and applying that knowledge while having fun!
• Homeschooling Parents: This is the perfect resource to lay a foundation of shape and problem-solving knowledge for your kiddo.

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
• Colorful sheets
• Instructions

This is a study guide for Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" it includes questions for each Act, a character map, and background information. Easy to do flip book that can be filled out as students go through the play. Complete with answer key.

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