8th grade balanced literacy resources for SMART Notebook

This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc. Each purpose is also identified being a particular hat from th

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading

Third Person Point of View Notebook Presentation

Created by

Ms Duffield

This Notebook presentation for the smart board introduces students to the three types of third person narration: Limited, Objective & Omniscient. This Notebook presentation can be used as a part of a Point of View unit, and is designed for use with the Danielson & Common Core Aligned Point of View Lesson Plan (available FREE through my TpT account). This presentation matches up exactly with the differentiated guided notes (available for purchase). Do now, independent practice and exit

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

Story Characters - Using Body Biographies to Help With Character Analysis

Created by

MyPaths

This Smart Board Activity uses an INTERACTIVE character to go through the instructions!! Your students are sure to love participating with the character!!! Purpose: Character analysis is an area that students seem to have great difficulty. Readers seem to really have problem grasping and connecting with characters in the text. A body biography is a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a body biography, students practice character analysis, understanding liter

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson, Centers

Story Characters - Using "Fakebook" to create a character analysis (Smartboard)

Created by

MyPaths

Purpose: Character analysis is an area that students seem to have great difficulty. Readers seem to really have problem grasping and connecting with characters in the text. This engaging activity allows students to combine the authentic experience of reading social media text with the fun of creating a new “Fakebook” page that is a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a “Fakebook” page, students practice character analysis, understanding literary devices, and d

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Lesson, Centers

The Gruffalo - Four Block Literacy Guided Reading - Including 6 Thinking Hats

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. It also has links to various other lesson ideas about The Gruffalo. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teach

Subjects:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Hairy Nose Itchy Butt Guided Reading Lessons - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Hairy Nose Itchy Butt. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc. This file also features the 6 Hats Thinking Model.

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

1st - 10th

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Utopia and Dystopia: Smartboard Presentation

Created by

Mila Digs Worksheets

This is to help teachers introduce the Utopian and Dystopian Genre to Students. This is a Smartboard Presentation. Please download the student worksheet and teachers guide (sold separately for 4$). Together, the presentation and Work together will take about 2 class periods. The work can also be assigned as homework - its pretty much a review of what was discussed in class. Smartboard Presentation: A lecture and interactive activity that has the class define utopia/dystopia and come up with

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Interactive Notebooks

Editable Literacy Station Rotation Board

Created by

Alex Pfeifer

This literacy station rotation board is fully editable to customize for your kiddos! Stations included: Poetry Station ABC Station Sight Word Notebook Station Writing Station Colorful Writing Station (my kiddos can use colorful pens at this one) Blocks Station Sand Table Station Ipad Station Computer Station Listen and Learn Station Arts & Crafts Station Retelling Station Puppet Station Puzzle Station Listening Station Read the Room Station Write the Room Station Game Station Stamp Station L

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Classroom Management, English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK - 9th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

Hairy Maclary Guided Reading Weekly Lesson Plan - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Hairy Maclary. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc.

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts

Smart Board Vocabulary Match- Stave II A Christmas Carol for ELL/ESL students

Created by

Ms Kelly's Class

This is a SMARTboard activity that I created to review vocabulary for my annotated version of A Christmas Carol for beginner ELL/ESL/ESOL students. It includes 4 different matching activities that review the definition, Spanish equivilents and verb or adjective sort of the vocabulary words. Left in template in case you would like to edit it.

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th, Staff

Types:

Assessment, Activboard Activities

IRP Program (Individual Reading Program)

Created by

Tracy Bridgen

This is an eight week program that encourages intermediate students to select novels at their reading level. They select a novel and figure out how many pages they need to read before they complete the during activity. There are three activities that the students are expected to complete throughout the project (before, during, and after). There is a choice board that the students use to select which activity they would like to complete. This incorporates differentiated instruction and the readin

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

Star Wars - Masters of the Force: Guided Reading Program - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Star Wars - Masters of the Force. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. It also has links to various other lesson ideas about Star Wars.. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teach

Subjects:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

1st - 10th

Types:

Dirty Bertie Week Long Guided Reading Unit - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms a 4 lesson unit about Dirty Bertie. Each day has a question to activate background knowledge, a purpose for reading and a discussion to be had afterwards. There are also extra activities that can be completed. This unit was originally made to be used for special education as part of the 4 Blocks Literacy Framework, but can be easily use by most classes/students around year 2-7 level.

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Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

Stickman Guided Reading Unit - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 1 weeks worth of guided reading lessons for the book Stickman. This file has 4 purposes and an activity to be completed after each day's reading. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms.

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Grades:

1st - 10th

Types:

Crocodile Beat Guided Reading Weekly Lesson Plan - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Crocodile Beat. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc. Each purpose is also identified being a particular hat from the 6 Thinking

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Vocabulary

The Outsiders: SMART Response Vocabulary Clicker Assessment & Answer Key Bundle

Created by

Tres Chic Teach

In this bundle, there are SMART Response vocabulary clicker quizzes and automatic scoring for each chapter. They are broken down as follows and can be used individually after each chapter, combined after several chapters, or taken as one unit test at the end of the novel: Chapter 1 Quiz Chapter 2 Quiz Chapter 3 Quiz Chapter 4 Quiz Chapter 5 Quiz Chapters 6-8 Quiz Chapters 9 & 10 Quiz Chapters 11 & 12 Quiz This vocabulary bundle goes with: The Outsiders Novel Unit Bundle: The Outside

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Unit Activities Bundle

Smartboard Lesson - simple subjects and predicates

Created by

LessonPlansNY

This is a Smartboard Lesson with interactive components for students. Teaches simple subject and simple predicates.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

1st - 12th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Wonder Thematic Unit

Created by

Karen Gordon

I have spent a full summer working on this thematic unit and I’m excited to share it with you! Students typically would use a spiral notebook as their “journal” to use every day of the unit. It’s organized, engaging, and most of all, encourages students to think, discuss among their peers, and be creative while being critical thinkers! Included in the thematic unit: - Author review with videos (click on bottom left globe) - Literature Circle directions - Daily Journal Writing - Daily Literature

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

Mutt Dog Guided Reading Weekly Lesson Plan - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Mutt Dog. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc.

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Grades:

K - 10th

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Duck in a Truck in the Muck Guided Reading Weekly Plan - Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 4 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Duck in a Truck in the Muck. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc.

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Grades:

K - 10th

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Hairy McClary's Bone Guided Reading Weekly Lesson Plan Four Blocks Literacy

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This is a SMART notebook file that forms 1 weeks worth of guided reading lessons for the book Hairy Maclary's Bone. This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day. This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc.

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Grades:

K - 10th

Types: