Middle school literature laboratories for parents

What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "The City of Ember", by Jeanne DuPrau. There are five challenges included in this pack: Paper Box Challenge Pipeworks System Challenge Mini-Gre

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4th - 6th

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STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Simple Machines

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What teacher doesn't love to use themes in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some themes. This STEM Challenge Pack is focused on Simple Machines! There are six challenges included in this pack: Inclined Plane Bean Bags Challenge Lever Launcher Challenge Archimedes Screw Challenge Pencil

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4th - 6th

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Leveled Book Lists for Elementary School (for Teachers and Parents)

Created by

Jennifer McCann

Many elementary classrooms now give students text level assessments to determine their reading instructional, independent, and frustration levels. Once this is done, it is important that students are making good book choices and not just reading books that are extremely easy or too hard. These leveled lists suggest titles at each level that can be found at local libraries. Since there are so many different leveling systems for books, these suggested lists become very important for parents try

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Guided Reading Books, Printables, For Parents

Grades:

K - 6th

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CCSS:

RL.K.10

, RL.1.10

, RL.2.10

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

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Reading Comprehension Questions (Fountas and Pinnell Correlated by Level)

Created by

Ms P in Primary

Looking for reading comprehension questions by level to help your classroom parents or yourself support student comprehension? Look no further!The resource EVERY reading teacher needs at hand!! Parent or Teacher Resource for Comprehension Questioning!Need a quick one pager to encourage parents (or help yourself) to easily prompt student discussion after reading? Look no further! This is a full set of prompts for both fiction and nonfiction books for Fountas and Pinnell levels A-Z by bands (A-D,

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Informational Text, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 6th

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Handouts, Printables, For Parents

Guided Reading Grade Leveled Book Lists

Created by

The Literacy Garden

Would you like to know which guided reading levels match which grade level? Popular book titles are organized by their guided reading grade levels according to the Fountas Pinnell leveled system. This resource is helpful for choosing books for instruction, independent reading time, and helping at parent-teacher conferences.Also, at the end of the school year, you can provide appropriate lists as a reference tool for summer reading!How Does This Help You?Parents and students have a guide to help

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Classroom Management, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 6th

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Guided Reading Books, Classroom Forms, For Parents

STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ The One and Only Ivan, by K. Applegate

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What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "The One and Only Ivan", by Katherine Applegate. There are five challenges included in this pack: Ivan’s Wooden Crate Challenge Elephant Trunk

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4th - 6th

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STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ The Sign of the Beaver, by E. Speare

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What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "The Sign of teh Beaver", by Elizabeth George Speare. There are five challenges included in this pack: Log Cabin Challenge Beaver Dam Challenge

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Grades:

4th - 6th

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | TEACHER NOTES, TEST, GRAPHIC NOVEL

Created by

Linda Jennifer

THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | TEACHER NOTES, TEST, GRAPHIC NOVELWhat teachers are saying:My students LOVED doing the project ideas that were in this resource. I also really appreciated the tests as they were all around engaging and asked questions that had a variety of Bloom's Taxonomy associated with them. One of the best resources I have found for these novels. Thank you so much!PRINT AND DIGITAL!❤️❤️THIS BUNDLED PRODUCT ON MAUS I AND II IS DISCOUNTED BY OVER 20%! ❤️❤️I teach Ma

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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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For Parents

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.1

, RL.9-10.3

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Reading Questions for Parents Hooray! {Great for Open House and Conferences!}

Created by

LearnCharlotte

Reading is an area where parents want to help at home, so why not provide them with questions for taking their child's comprehension to the next level? This packet provides questions to use with any fiction and nonfiction text as well as a guide for setting up happy and productive reading time at home! All you have to do is print and hand them out at Back-to-School night, orientation, open house, or parent conferences! Want more resources to use with parents? Check out my Parent Reading Packet!

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 6th

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Handouts, For Parents

Parent Resource- Fiction and Informational Questions to Ask Your Child

Created by

Real Reading Remedies

Higher Level Thinking Fiction and Informational Questions to Ask Your Child Bookmark - During parent teacher conferences, I have struggled with which resources to distribute to my above level readers. This resource has answered that question. Many parents no longer "check in" with their child after they become independent readers and as a result may not be aware of potential comprehension problems. This handy bookmark includes over 30 higher level thinking questions (both fiction and nonfi

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Informational Text, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 6th

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Printables, For Parents, Literature Circles

Independent Reading Parent Letter

Created by

RileyReadsYA

Worried that the books you recommend to students or have on your shelves might upset a parent or guardian? Take that stress off your plate with this Independent Reading Parent Letter! This parent "permission slip" has served me in my classroom for many years, so I decided to share it with you! It completely removes your responsibility to censor students' book choices, and instead puts the responsibility on the parent or guardian to monitor their child's book (with no penalty to the child if they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

For Parents

Also included in: Independent Reading Bundle- Systems and Strategies for Middle School

Newspaper Shoes - STEM Engineering Challenge

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What teacher doesn't love to use simple materials, like newspapers, in the classroom?As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs using cheap and easy to find materials.Are you ready to make some Newspaper Shoes? Can your team build a pair of newspaper shoes for one of your team members that they can put on and take off

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4th - 8th

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Also included in: Personalized STEM Pack #21 - 10 Challenges

STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Mount Everest

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What teacher doesn't love to use themes in the classroom? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some themes. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the incredible Mount Everest! There are five challenges included in this pack: Base Camp Tent Challenge Ice Fall Ladders Challenge Mountain Climbers Challenge We

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4th - 6th

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Reading and Writing Haven

Reading Lesson: Creating a Reading Habit with Tips, Sketch Notes, and Posters

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Are your students compliant about independent reading during the day, but you don't necessarily see their enthusiasm spreading into the type of reading habit where they read for pleasure outside of class? The more time students spend reading, the more they know! Creating a reading habit that sticks can be challenging, but it's important that we allow students space to get to know themselves as readers and to prioritize their reading lives.RESOURCE CONTENTS1. Suggested Use2. Reading Habits Stude

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Handouts, For Parents, Lesson

Grades:

5th - 10th

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CCSS:

CCRA.R.10

Also included in: Independent Reading Program: Accountability, Engagement, and Organization Bundle

Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Obsolete Vocabulary, Slang Translations, Word Search

Created by

Turbo Tutor

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer contains so much obsolete, colloquial, and archaic vocabulary that students and teachers may shy away from reading it. What's a body to do when stumbling upon the "white alley", "Old Scratch", or the dreaded "bully taw" in the early chapters of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" with no context clue in sight? Using this product, students quickly check meanings to obsolete expressions, and colloquialisms, while still leaving enough room for vocabulary instruction from the

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Literature, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

6th - 10th

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Study Guides, For Parents

Also included in: Tom Sawyer and Treasure Island Discount Bundled Translator Package

STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ The 100th Day of School Challenges

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What teacher doesn't love the 100th Day of School? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some special school days and events. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the 100th day of school There are five challenges included in this pack: 100 Cup Stacking Challenge 100 Pennies Foil Boat Challenge 100 Toothpic

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1st - 6th

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The Spot To Be Is With Ms C

Also included in: Holiday/Monthly Bundle Collection ~ 8 Holiday Packs ~ 18 Monthly Challenges!

Guided Reading Level Parent Letter

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This set includes 5 parent letters to be used throughout the year to inform parents of guided reading levels. One is explaining what guided reading levels are and how F&P works, three are for first grade and one is blank and can be used for any grade or time of year! I use this letter to send home with parents after benchmark F&P testing to let them know what level their child is working on. It also shows them the current expected grade level so that they can compare their child's level

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Informational Text, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 7th

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Guided Reading Books, For Parents, For Principals & Administrators

STEM Engineering Challenge Picture Book Pack ~ Monsters Under Bridges

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What teacher doesn't love picture books? As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved picture books. This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "Monsters Under Bridges", by Rachel Roellke Coddington. There are six challenges included in this pack: Index Card Bridge Challenge Popsicle Stick Bridge

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1st - 6th

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Also included in: Social Studies Bundle Collection ~ 12 STEM Engineering Packs ~ 62 Challenges!

Olive the Other Reindeer - Picture Book STEM Design Challenge

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering, Literature

This Engineering Design Challenge is based on the picture book, Olive the Other Reindeer, by Vivian Walsh and J. Otto Seibold. Can your group create the tallest gum drop tree using toothpicks and gum drops? Materials: (per group) One box of toothpicks One bag of gum drops (Christmas ones work well!) Ruler This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all incl

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Grades:

1st - 6th

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Activities, Laboratory

Guided Reading Level Info for Families

Created by

Acorn Learning and Teaching

As I aimed to create a balance between leveling my student's reading books and pushing them to read complex texts I found that their families often needed information about the "levels" and the differences. Guided Reading levels A-Z. I created these one page sheets that give examples of skills that readers at each level should focus on, a description of the text and an example of what the pages might look like.

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Grades:

PreK - 6th

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Guided Reading Books, For Parents

MAUS I by Art Spiegelman, test, questions, teacher notes, Digital & Print

Created by

Linda Jennifer

MAUS I by Art Spiegelman, test, questions, teacher notes, Digital & PrintThere are few books that can match Maus for its emotional power and intellectual depth. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Holocaust and its impact on humanity.Students enjoy the graphic novel format and seem very engaged with the material.THIS IS PART OF A BUNDLE:MAUS I & II GROWING BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ON MAUS I ARE THE FOLLOWING:⭐ THIS PRODUCT ASSISTS IN DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.8.1

, RI.8.2

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Also included in: THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | TEACHER NOTES, TEST, GRAPHIC NOVEL

The Doughnut Fix Novel Study

Created by

AB Educational Designs

Here is a novel study for a recent Mark Twain 2020-2021 Nominee: "The Doughnut Fix" by Jessie Janowitz!The novel study includes: - Comprehension questions for each chapter - Character log - Mini book review - Answer key If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out! Thanks (:

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Workbooks, For Parents

Reading Questions for Parents

Created by

Apples and STEM

This is a great list of questions for you to give your parents in order to help support all six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy at home and at school. Many parents are lost when it comes to what kind of questions to ask while reading to their child. Often times, parents only as "yes" or "no" questions and we know that is not helping, so we need to offer some guidance. These questions are all higher order thinking questions to help provide rigor while reading at home. The license has been purchased to

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