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Elementary other (social studies) literature circles
NC State Symbols Reading Passage
This an introductory reading passage to the North Carolina State Symbols. Students will learn about some of the most popular state symbols that shape North Carolina. There is a sequencing worksheet to follow after the passage, in which students are to list and describe the four symbols discussed in the passage in chronological order from when they were adopted as a state symbol.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Novel Study and American History Study
This product is a novel study for the book Capture the Flag by Kate Messner. Social Studies is easily integrated into this unit due to the content of the novel. The story is a mystery about the flag that inspired the song "The Star-Spangled Banner" being stolen. Three kids go on an adventurous search for the stolen flag. Throughout the text there are historical references to Revolutionary Americans, American Symbols, American History, and American Government.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
The Boys in the Boat: A Novel Study Using Socratic Seminar
Hello! My name is Shelly Smith, and I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Elementary Literacy. My students get results that are much higher than our district/state average! I believe much of it is due to the way in which literacy is taught in my classroom. Welcome to my Literacy Studio!
I believe you will be extremely pleased with this unique and rigorous approach to literacy that hooks students from the very beginning. This study is based on the novel The Boys in the Boat. All of the CCS
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes: A Book Test and Key by Jean Martin
This is a comprehension test plus answer key for Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. There are thirteen multiple choice questions and two short response questions. There are fifteen questions in all. Created by Jean MartinNOTE: I also have a novel study for this book which you might want to take a look at (just click on the bold words). The novel study includes this book test, so if you purchase it you will also receive this comprehension test at no extra cost.
Grades:
4th - 6th
EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
Grades:
4th - 7th
WE ARE ALL BORN FREE Book Companion about Universal Declaration of Human Rights
We Are All Born Free is a picture book of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You can find a copy online, or at your local library to accompany this book companion This story is perfect for learning about human rights in a kid-friendly way. Product Details✦ Human Rights Lesson Plan✦ Discussion Questions✦ Writing Prompts about the Declaration of Human Rights✦ Inference Activity✦ Craft a Human Right ✦ Contrast Laws vs. Human Rights✦ Create a Declaration of Students' Rights ✦ We Are All Born
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Texas Writing Project, Biography on Texas Heroes: Step-By-Step Guide
No-prep, Texas "Hero" Biography Interactive Notebook Guide! With this interactive notebook, students will complete a step-by-step guide to writing a biography on a Texas hero of their choice. This is an excellent product to guide your students through writing a detailed, organized and informative biography. Students will research, take notes and even learn how to integrate their own personal thoughts about the hero into the biography. This is perfect for distance learning as well!Students will
Grades:
4th - 6th
I Survived the Erruption of Mt. St. Helens -- Reading Response Questions
These questions for this I Survived book are printed on a "30 labels for per page template." They can be printed on labels, or just on paper and cut apart. There is one (and sometimes two) thought-provoking questions for each chapter that have students writing about the main idea of the chapter, evaluating the character's actions, making predictions, explaining why something happened, comparing characters, etc. Most questions are open-ended and require students to explain their thinking and/or f
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Guided Reading Questions Angel Child, Dragon Child (cc aligned)
There are 13 vocab words the teacher can define with students. There are also 13 questions and one essay that will require students to go back to the text for evidence.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Listening to Reading: Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories QR Codes + Response Sheet
This is a Listening to Reading activity with Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories, which are read along with a video for students to watch while they listen. It is accompanied by a response sheet with questions related to dreamtime stories. This activity encourages listening skills, visual analysis and textual content analysis as well as being linked to the History and Humanities and Social Studies areas of the Australian Curriculum.In this resource I have included One QR code sheet with FOUR Aboriginal
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"Needs and Wants" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Bookworms Curriculum: Grade 1 ELA Module 2- Unit 2: Making Good Decisions.These slides are for Lessons 33-35 of Unit 2, Module 2. They correlate with the book "Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?" by Jennifer Larson and students will create an informative writing piece to explain needs and wants.This resource is editable through Google Slides. These slides include background knowledge, modeling slides, timers when appropriate, mentor book photos, teacher notes, work session assignments, "I can" state
Grades:
1st
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Also included in: "Grade 1 ELA- Module 2 BUNDLE" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Class Discussion - Alternative Assignment - Template (For Absent Students)
How can you support students who missed the big class discussion day? It can be a hard grade to find ways for students to make up, but this template will guide you through quickly setting up a rigorous alternative assignment. No matter what discussion format you used—Socratic Seminar, Paideia Seminar, Class Debate, or Literature Circle—download this resource to help all of your students have ways to earn credit! PLEASE NOTE: This resource is intended for text-based class discussions only. The t
Grades:
4th - 8th
Gaza Diary: Shadow of Hope - Realistic Fiction
This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience."Aisha, a 13-year-old girl living in Gaza city, chronicles her experiences through a diary during a period of intense conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. As bombings, power outages, water shortages, and infrastructure damage disrupt daily life, Aisha describes her fears for her family's safety and her disrupted education. She finds resilience throu
Grades:
4th - 8th
Community Helpers
Community Helpers ~ Community Helpers Vocabulary Cards
Community helpers pictures and text with 4 cards to each page.
Use the community helpers cards as a word wall, flash card introductory lesson or when writing about community workers.
Have you seen all of other vocab/flash cards and word walls in our TpT store?
Designed by Clever Classroom.
Grades:
PreK - 4th
communities fluency and comprehension leveled passages
These are nonfiction reading passages about communities. There is a first grade level passage, second grade level passage and a third grade level passage. There is also a version of the passage that focuses on vocabulary and learning new words.
I've also included fluency trackers to record words per minute read each week. There are various levels and also a blank one in case a child reads above or below the rates given.
This can be used as homework. Directions are at the top of each page.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Until I Find Julian Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Until I find Julian by Patricia Reilly Giff. The themes of this contemporary realistic fiction are: immigration issues, family, helping others, survival, and responsibility. The lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading, novel study, or literature circle). It can be used for distance or classroom learning. The key focus skills of the lit log are: cite textual evidence, describe plot/characters, and expla
Grades:
5th - 8th
Flat Stanley Worldwide Adventures 3: The Japanese Ninja Surprise
Includes chapter-by-chapter vocabulary, questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy, extension activities, and bonus culminating activities to accompany the novel.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Harmony Day and Week Comprehension and Activity Literacy Bundle
Celebrate different people and cultures with this Harmony Day Bundle.10 books to choose from that highlight, celebrate and share different cultures and people in society and how we are all unique and different in our own way.Includes:Back on Country- Adam Goodes and Ellie LangBe Careful Xiao Xin - Alice Pang and Sher Rill NgBeatrice's Goat- Page McBrierBlue Flower-Sonya HartnettCome Over to My House - Eliza Hull and Sally RippinFamilies - Jane Goodwin and Yael FrankelI'm Australian Too - Mem Fox
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Famous Buildings A-Z Book
This printable is an alphabet book! It comes with a cover and 26 different buildings, one for each letter of the alphabet. This will be a great addition to a buildings study. There are buildings from all over the world included in this book.
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in: Building Study Bundle Pack
Jackie Robinson Differentiated Cloze Paragraph - PebbleGo
This is to be used in conjunction with the Biographies section on the PebbleGo website.
This is differentiated and has three different levels.
A= above grade level
B= below grade level
O = on grade level
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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The Girl Who Owned A City - Book Questions
Students answer questions while reading the book "A Girl Who Owned A City" by O.T. Nelson. This is for the book not the graphic novel. The questions are a range of types of questions to get students thinking about what is happening in the book as well as what they would do if they were in the same situation as Lisa and the other children in the book. It is a great companion for a book study or a study guide.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 - Novel Unit
This is a novel study unit featuring:
-a pacing guide for the teacher
-suggested concepts for pre-teaching
-discussion points
-a response question for each chapter
-graphic organizers to help students think more deeply about the setting, characters, and plot
-exemplars to guide teachers in the completion of graphic organizers
This unit uses a high-interest narrative to develop students' understanding of a variety of topics including setting, characterization, key ideas & details, mood, figu
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Blank H Comparison Chart
This blank H Chart is used to compare to topics or things and tell how they are different in the long sections and how they are the same in the middle. Another version of a VENN DIAGRAM. Ideas for use: Compare two literary characters, two historical figures, two events in history, two topics in science, etc. This is a multi use product that could be used in groups or independently. Hope you enjoy!Growing Giggles
Grades:
1st - 12th
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Thirst Novel Study
Thirst is the story of a strong willed girl named Minni and her fight for what she believes is right. Can one little girl bring about big change in her Mumbai world? 2023-2024 Georgia Children’s Book Award (Gr. 4-5) SummaryMinni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity—an act that Min
Grades:
4th - 12th
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