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St. Patrick’s Day: LUCKY you! It’s Almost Spring Break!

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS St. Patrick's Day and tagged #language Arts Activity creative writing holiday Limerick poetry spring St. Patrick's Day on March 2, 2016 by Caitlin

I don’t know what it is about holidays and school, but students always tend to go a little coo-coo around any holiday. St. Patrick’s Day just so happens to be one of those holidays that also falls before Spring Break, so they are especially coo-coo.

So what do we do? We give them fun activities and count down the days! Everyone knows that trying to teach a new concept or review before Spring Break is nearly impossible. So, there’s nothing wrong with having a little fun a day or two before Spring Break (or on St. Patrick’s Day if your Spring Break comes a little later)!

A fun activity to try on the holiday is teaching them the art of the LIMERICK. We have all heard the naughty one about Nantucket, so let’s not share that one with them, shall we? Start off first with the structure:

A LIMERICK is a short and fun rhyming verse that is often humorous. It has a distinctive rhyming pattern, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easier and easier to come up with your own!

Here is an example of a limerick:

“There was an Old Man of Peru

Who watched his wife making a stew.

But once, by mistake,

In a stove she did bake

That unfortunate Man of Peru.”*

(from A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear)

If you notice in the limerick, there is a very clear rhythm and rhyme. It is five lines and has a rhyming scheme of: AABBA. The rhythm pattern is as follows:

da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (A)

da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (A)

da DUM da da DUM (B)

da da DUM da da DUM (B)

da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (A)

Next, give them a couple more examples:

Once they get the hang of it, have them try to create their own! If you would like the Create-a-Limerick packet, check it out at my TPT store!

I also have an activity called “Wacky Words” in which students fill in parts of speech to create a silly story about hunting a leprechaun. This can be purchased separately or with the St. Patrick’s Day Activity Packet that includes these two activities AND a crossword puzzle and word search!

Happy St. Patty-ing!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Journal Prompts FREE”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on March 2, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 24, 2016)

by Ruth S.

4th – 10th Grade

Journal Prompts FREE
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Do you have students who say they don’t like to write or those who say they don’t know what to write about? Watch pencils fly across their papers when they’re given my 260 prompts that be used for daily journal writing or to encourage class discussions. Suggestions of how to use them are included. Great for morning meetings and centers! Take a look at the comments teachers have made about my prompts and you’ll understand why they’ve been downloaded thousands of times!

IMPORTANT If you’ve downloaded my prompts previously, this is a new packet of 270 prompts! New prompts have been added and more! There is also a new cover for the packet that has “270” on it even though 260 still appears. These prompts are being used by elementary, middle and secondary teachers (up to 10th grade). Secondary teachers have mentioned that they use them with certain groups of students who just don’t like to write and or who have difficulty writing even the first sentence of a response. Whatever the case, there are many various ways to use them and now with over 130,000 downloads I’m REALLY HAPPY!! 🙂 Why?
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Novel Response Cards Use with any book or story. This is one of my most popular resources!
Number the Stars 19 Page Packet This is now a 70 page packet. An informational article about World War II for pre reading, activities, was added with questions and answers. Also included are maps of Europe and Denmark with questions and answers.
Similes Metaphors and More Use with any book or story! Examples and definitions are given on each page.
Figurative Language Chart and Student Worksheets A very handy reference chart with examples of figurative language as well as other activities. Students use their copies of the chart as they work on written assignments in class. . A VERY popular resource all teachers must have!

BOOK REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS
Book Report Trifold Use With Any Novel
Design a Game Book Report An amazing book report. Students create games based on stories they’ve read. All time favorite activity with my students and their parents! Be sure to have a game day!
Bloom Ball Reports Inspires students to “think out of the box” to create reports for any subject, book, or story. Based on the latest verbiage of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Students, teachers and parents LOVE these reports!

COMMON CORE
The following resources can be used with any book or story!
Common Core ELA Informational Text Posters
Common Core Figurative Language
Common Core Reading Themes
Common Core Reading Standards Main Idea
Common Core Setting Comparisons
Common Core Foundational Skills Task Cards Great informal assessment to determine who needs review or who has achieved mastery. Use year to year
Common Core Character Comparisons
Common Core Problems and Solutions

NONFICTION
Close Reading Informational Text Polar Bears
Nonfiction Bingo A great way for students to become very familiar with nonfiction features.
Nonfiction Detective Task Cards
Nonfiction Find It and Check It This packet helps to reinforce nonfiction text.
Common Core Informational Text Article (Cheetah) FREE!

LITERATURE GUIDES AND BOOK ACTIVITIES
Al Capone Does My Shirts
A Wrinkle in Time Literary Activities
A Wrinkle in Time Whole Book Assessment and Extension Activities
Bridge to Terabithia Student Worksheets
Brians Winter Student Worksheets Gary Paulsen’s survival books keep students on the edges of their seats!
Chasing Vermeer 65 Comprehension Activities Task cards
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Fairy Tales Worksheet PacketFun! Imagine Cinderella’s glass slipper is a sneaker and she arrives to the ball in a limo. Students love these activities!
Freak the Mighty Themes
Frindle Literature Guide 87 pages. Includes an informational article about the Bill of Rights and Freedom of Speech with questions and answers. Is freedom of speech different in the classroom than what is says in the Constitution?
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Activities
Hatchet Student Worksheets
Holes by Louis Sachar Student Worksheets
Hoot Student Worksheets
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Lord of the Flies
Love that Dog,Test
Maniac Magee 32 Page Packet
Maniac Magee Task Cards
Maniac Magee Bullying
Maniac Magee Vocabulary
Maniac Magee Fortunate and Unfortunate Events If you purchased my Maniac Magee packet, please do no purchase this. It is in the packet.
Moby Dick
The Kite Runner
The Tiger Rising Activities
Where the Red Fern Grows Activities
Woodsong Packet

VOCABULARY DETECTIVES
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Vocabulary Detectives Task Cards 4 Pronouns, Proper Nouns, Conjunctions
Vocabulary Detectives Task Cards 5 Similes, Metaphors, Personification
Vocabulary Detective Task Cards 6 Common Proper Nouns and Contractions

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING
Parts of Speech Animal Theme Posters Laminate for future use!
Subject and Predicate Activities
Irregular Past and Participle Forms of Verbs
Adjective Adverb Game Common Core Supplement
Adjective Adverb Task Cards
Common and Proper Nouns Practice for the Common Core
Spelling Activities To Use with Any Spelling List
How to Spell Plural Nouns FREE!
Common Proper Nouns Game

Scoot Games FUN!
Scoot Fun! Adjectives
Scoot Fun! Nouns
Scoot Fun! Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs
Scoot Fun! Prepositions
Scoot Fun! Subjects Predicates
Scoot Fun! Verbs

READING AND WRITING
Making Connections Packet
Sequence Packet
Reading Response Cards Packet
Facts or Opinions You Decide
Idioms are Fun Packet Have a frog in your throat? Students don’t seem to know what common idioms mean. They’ll have fun discussing the literal and true meanings of them.
Writing and Journal Prompt Task Cards Topics students relate to!!
Fairy Tales Worksheet PacketFun! Imagine Cinderella’s glass slipper is a sneaker and she arrives to the ball in a limo. Students love these activities!
Literary Packet Generic Worksheets High School or College
Movie Review for StudentsKeep your students focused as they watch videos in class. Add these sheets to your sub folder!
Creative Writing 48 task Cards
Education Quotation Posters Student Activity FREE! Inspire your students to think about education and learning by displaying these 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch posters year round. A perfect monthly writing activity. Students discuss the meanings of the quotations and write their interpretations.

SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH AND SCIENCE
Color the States
United States Reports Travel Agent Edition Students role play as travel agents as they research the U.S states.
You Decide Articles of Confederation or the Constitution
Climate and Weather Match up Card Games
Geography Flash Cards
Moon Exploration Activities Students create a moon exploration time line. Math is integrated.
Isaac Newton Laws of Motion Activities students relate to!
Inventors Research Project Extensive list of inventors. accompanies this research project!
Rockin Math Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
Cool Cells Flash Cards

HOLIDAYS AND SEASONAL PRODUCTS
St.Patricks Day Legend of Irish Leprechauns Worksheets
Ireland Mini Report for St. Patricks Day FREE!
Thanksgiving Activity Five Kernels of Corn A true story about the Pilgrims starving time when they had only fiver kernels of corn to eat each day.
Thanksgiving Word Art Poster FREE!
Valentine’s Day Fun Cards
Valentine’s Day Fun Alphabet Cards FREE!
New Year Resolutions Mine My Town My Country The World School is included in this packet. Students think “out of the box” to write the resolutions.
Autumn and Fall Writing Papers
Autumn ELA Student Worksheets
Halloween Task Cards and Writing Activities
Christmas and Holiday Language Art Activities
North Pole Headline News Students have fun writing news articles about the North Pole. Examples of headlines are: Santa Loses His Cell Phone, Santa Buys an iPad, Rudolph’s Nose Turns Blue and many more! Fun!
North Pole Prepositions FREE! Fun!! You’ll love your students’ illustrations of the sentences with prepositions!
Veterans Day An inspiring project that’s loved by students, parents and teachers!
Langston Hughes Dreams FREE! A fantastic resource to encourage your students to follow their dreams. Use during Black History Month, to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday or add it to your poetry unit!

SNOWBALLS
These activities can be hands on cut and paste activities or students can write their answers on the snowballs.
Snowball Antonyms
Snowball Synonyms
Snowball Math Addition Subtraction
Snowball Math Multiplication and Division

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Behavior Reinforcing Student Responsibility
Behavior Forms for Teachers

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8 Sight Word (Pre-primer) Booklets

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on March 1, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Grades K-2

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These 8 interactive sight word booklet teaches all the preprimer words. Each booklet teaches 5 words. Assemble the booklet by running the copies front and back and cutting in half and then stapling. There are 14 interactive tasks in each booklet:
1. Unscramble the Words
2. ABC Order
3. Spy & Highlight
4. Count & Graph
5. Color the Words
6. Solve the Clues
7. Fill in the Missing Letters
8. Write a Sentence
9. Try Spelling
10. Connect the Dots
11. Roll & Read
12. Proofread
13. Pyramid Spelling
14. Illustrate a Sight Word (on the last page of the booklet)

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Greek and Latin Roots: Greek Roots Visual Flash Cards-Part 1”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on March 1, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 24, 2016)

by Steve’s Classroom

5th – 10th Grade

These printable flash cards work like traditional flash cards, except instead of using plain ol’ text, they use interesting and colorful photos and illustrations to teach your students the meaning of Greek roots. How does it work? You show an image to the class, and students associate that image with a Greek stem.

For example, you might show a photo of colorful crayons. Students look at the crayons and think, “Crayons, color…chrom!” They associate the colorful crayons with the Greek root chrom. A meaningful and lasting mental connection is made.

This download contains three sets of 30 or more flash cards. Each set covers 10 roots.

I’ve used these flash cards many times with middle school and high school English and Science classes. The students enjoy it and it works.

Great for Literacy Centers or pocket charts. Just print them on card stock and paste them back to back. Voila, you have big, colorful, visual flash cards. Optionally, you can keep the photo and the answer separate and have students match the root to the picture that fits the root.

This is part one of a two-part series. This part covers the following Greek roots.

1. anti – against, opposite
2. aristo – best
3. astro – star
4. auto – self
5. bi – two
6. bio – life
7. chrom – color
8. chron – time
9. cine/kine – motion
10. cosm – universe, world, order

The second part can be found here.
Greek Roots Visual Flash Cards – Part 2 (CRACY – ZOO)

This mnemonic tool works just like flash cards, but it is far more effective and fun because it uses high-quality images and illustrations to help your students build meaningful and lasting mental connections. Perfect for visual learners but suited to all types.

There are three, research-proven components to memorization, and this tool covers all three:
Teach to multiple sensory modalities, i.e. visual learners.
Information is remembered best if it is interesting or useful.
New information is easier to remember if it can be linked to something already stored in the memory bank.

In these PowerPoints, you will find two or more images to represent each root. Having more than one image allows you to use the flash cards again and again, practicing the same roots over and over, without boring the kids with the same images they have already seen before. There are enough choices that you will never show the exact same set of images twice unless you want to. Another reason I provide more than one image per root is that some roots, like cosm or phys, have more than one meaning, so it is important to teach all the meanings. Also, having three or more images allows you to tailor the PowerPoint to your students’ experience and maturity.

I have used this tool many times in the past with great success. I created it when I was teaching summer school English. Classes were long and the students’ grade levels were varied. I needed something flexible and fun, easy enough for everyone to understand, and worthwhile. I wanted to teach the students something measurable, so I could be sure they had learned something useful in their five weeks of Summer School. Students enjoyed it and it worked.

It’s flexible enough to be used for entire periods or small pockets of time. It requires few materials. Forget about spending hours in the copy room duplicating packets or handouts. All the kids need are some roots and meanings written on the board, some notebook paper, and something to write with. It can be used again and again.

There are many things I love about using this mnemonic tool in the classroom.
Cross-curricular: Greek roots are found in every subject, from Science to Math to English to Art to Phys Ed.
Very little prep time required – just decide what Greek roots you want to cover, mix up the slides, and away you go.
Little to no materials required.
Flexible – use it for an entire period or just a few minutes.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “A Mega Bundle Packet of Reading Syllable Type Word Lists and Games/Activities”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 29, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 11, 2016)

Grades K-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

The mega bundle packet includes 400+ words lists and 70+ games and activities!!!

There are 6 syllable types in reading. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read. All of the words lists incorporate patterns using all the vowels. The closed syllable and V-C-e syllable target words using common phonograms.

This packet of activities and games give students a fun way to learn the syllable types. The activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!

If you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on my individual bundle packets for each syllable type to preview the materials included in this mega bundle.

The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Bath Mats
2. Bubble Yum Mats
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Word
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out the Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the Clock

The V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snakes & Ladders

The r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. Play Uno
5. Clear the Board
6, Snail Shell
7. Wild Animal Race
8. Checkers
9. Circle Out
10. Dominoes

The Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Yum Relay
2. Flower Power
3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write
4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue
5. Open Syllable Count & Divide
6. First or Last Syllable Open?
7. Fill Up the Jar
8. I Spy
9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’
10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort
11. Hear, Write & Draw
12. Open Syllable Booklets
13. Dominoes
14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell
15. Move the Cow to the Barn

The Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets

The Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Syllable Match-Up
2. Which Final Stable Syllable Sound?
3. Final Stable Syllable Booklets
4. Syllable Divide
5. Riddle Fiddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Homographs/Homonyms Literacy Game Find Your Match”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 29, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 19, 2016)

by Jill Richardson

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

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Find Your Match Homograph/Homonym Game
Directions
Children, especially ESL students, need direct instruction in
understanding words with two meanings. This is a fun way to help them learn the differences.
Easy Prep! Just print and cut out pictures.

How to play:
Give each student a homograph.
Let the children walk around reading aloud the word on his/her
card.
When the two students with a match find each other, have them stand side by side until everyone is finished.
Let the pairs read their cards to the whole class!
You may ask them to say the word in a sentence to their partner.

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON – “You Decide: Loyalist, Neutral, or Revolutionary”

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS and tagged free on February 28, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 19, 2016)

by Smart Apple

6th – 8th Grade

Great for teaching the American Revolution. Three short biographies for students to read and decided if the person may be for the revolution, supporting the British, or not sure. Students are asked to defend their choices and there may be varied opinions in the classroom. Students can work alone or in groups.

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John Adams once said: “We were about one-third Tories, and one-third timid, and one-third true blue.” In other words, 1/3 of the population was in favor of the Revolution, 1/3 was opposed, and 1/3 was neutral.

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Three Branches of Government Bundle
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World History:
WWII Dilemmas
World History Powerpoint Bundle
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: powerpoint, cloze notes sheet, chart, & map
CRUSADES: powerpoint, activity, & cloze notes sheet
EGYPT: notes, map & activity
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR : powerpoint & activity
GREECE: Sparta v. Athens
MAGNA CARTA & THE CHURCH: activity, powerpoint, & cloze notes sheet
RENAISSANCE ART: powerpoint and cloze notes sheet
VICTORIAN ERA & BRITISH WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: powerpoint, cloze notes, & reading
WWI Map Activity
Hitler’s Rise to Power
The Monuments Men
Cold War Map Activity

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Word Work Template Activity: Unscramble the Word Editable”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 27, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 27, 2016)

by No-Nonsense Teaching

1st – 10th Grade

Word Work, Word Study, RTI, Phonics, Spelling, Activity, Word Wall, ELA, Balanced Literacy, Comprehensive Literacy

Create your own ‘Unscramble the Word’ or ‘Build a Word’ activities.

This template is perfect for creating word work (word study) activities. Simply type a Word Wall or spelling word into the template, cut and place into an envelope.

Learners will have the opportunity to study how words are put together while enjoying the challenge of unscrambling. This activity can be completed in small groups, pairs, individually or as a ELA center.

Also, a free Word Wall words template is available to create your own Word Wall words.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 26, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

by Amanda Trump
Grades K-3

This bundle contains six units that give specific word examples of each syllable word type. The six syllable types of reading are Closed, V-C-e, Open, r-Controlled, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong, and Final Stable. Each unit provides a plethora of word lists that target each syllable type. Teaching reading by syllable types provides students with a clear-cut understanding of the English language. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Read at Home Calendar”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 26, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 19, 2016)

by Stephanie Blythe

Kindergarten – 5th Grade

This simple calendar gives students a fun and easy way to record the time they spend reading at home. This can be used as homework, to earn rewards, or just for fun!

I’ve included 3 variations:
1. An individual and class goal is included.
2. An individual and class goal is included with a blank space to write in your own goals for your class.
3. No goals included.

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Scooping Words With One Closed Syllable and One Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 25, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

Grades 1-3

Amanda Trump

Scooping a word is the same as dividing the word into syllables.

Syllables can be divided by saying them orally or by using a pencil and paper. If we orally divide a word into syllables, we usually clap the word out. For example, if we orally divided the syllables of dislike, we would clap out ‘dis’ and ‘like,’ and that would be two claps. If we divided the syllables on paper, we would place a slash between the ‘s’ and ‘l’ in

the word ‘dis/like.’

So rather that placing a slash, there is another way to show the number of syllables in a word, and that is to scoop the syllables. This is how that would look: d i s I I k e. Not dividing the word with a slash avoids the look of an extra letter in the word, and it also avoids the idea of students thinking the word has only one syllable since there is just one slash. With the idea of scooping with the finger or with a pencil, students

can feel and see the scoops which in turn matches the number of syllables.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Cool Cat Pete – Subtraction Activities”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 25, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 19, 2016)

by Daisy Designs

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This ten-frame can be used in multiple ways to review subtraction. When partnered with the book, “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin, students can use buttons or other manipulatives to represent Pete’s buttons on their ten-frame and work on their subtracting skills with this lovable character!

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “PHONEME SUBTRACTION”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 24, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 11, 2016)

Grades K-2

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This fun print and play activity will help students master the skills of phonemic deletion/subtraction and reinforce phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear the smallest unit of sound. Students will read a word and then subtract a sound thus creating a new word.

Also, this activity targets initial consonant blends and consonant digraphs such as bl, ch, cr, sm, th, sh, and more. There are two game boards (colored/black and white versions) and 92 task cards designed to engage learners. You may use this game board or any game board you have. Or just use the task cards alone, and the student with the most cards at the end wins.

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FREE MISC. Lesson – “Leap Day Birthday Certificates”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade FREE LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on February 24, 2016 by lessonsbymolly (updated on December 5, 2016)

If you teach for 30 years 7 to 8 of those years will be “Leap Years”. If you teach for 30 years in a self-contained classroom with 20 students per year, you’ll have taught a total of 600 children! Odds are that you’ll have at least one child during your teaching career that will be born on February 29th.

I’ve made a birthday certificate for that eventuality. There are color and black ink versions. Some of the certificates can be used this year (2016) which is a leap year. I’ve also made some that can be used when it’s not a leap year. Click on the second image to download it from my Teachers Pay Teachers shop.

Here’s some leap year trivia: Do you think leap year is every 4 years? Well, almost. While it’s true that a leap year must be divisible by 4, it’s not the only requirement. According to a Gregorian calendar, the beginning of a new century must also be divisible by 400 in order to qualify as a leap year. The year 2000 was a leap year because it’s divisible by 400. The next century will begin in 2100 and it won’t be a leap year!

Happy Leap Day!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Printemps – vocabulaire FREEBIE – French Words for Spring”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 24, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on March 2, 2016)

by French Buzz

Pre-Kindergarten – 6th Grade

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Voici une liste des mots qui ont rapport avec le printemps. Vous pouvez les mettre sur votre mur de mots, faire un jeu ou les ajouter dans un centre de littératie.

Utilisations:
– Jeux de devinettes et definitions
– Mur de mots
– Centre de littératie

Here are a list of words about Spring. They can be added to the word wall, put in a game or in a literacy centre.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Scooping Words with Two Closed Syllables”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 23, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Grades K-2

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

Scooping a word is the same as dividing the word into syllables.

Syllables can be divided by saying them orally or by using a pencil and paper. If we orally divide a word into syllables, we usually clap the word out. For example, if we orally divided the syllables of polish, we would clap out ‘pol’ and ‘ish,’ and that would be two claps. If we divided the syllables on paper, we would place a slash between the ‘l’ and ‘i’ in the word ‘pol/ish.’

So rather that placing a slash, there is another way to show the number of syllables in a word, and that is to scoop the syllables. This is how that would look: p o l i s h. This way not dividing the word with a slash avoids the look of a misplaced letter in the word, and it also avoids the idea of students thinking the word has only one syllable since there is just one slash. With the idea of scooping with the finger or with a pencil, students can feel and see the scoops which in turn matches the number of syllables.

This packet contains 64 task cards that allow students to practice scooping words with two closed syllables.

Simply print and cut along the guidelines. One idea is to print on card stock or on colored paper. Laminate and use them again and again and keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and put them all on a ring.

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LANGUAGE ARTS : GROWING BUNDLE MONTHLY HANDWRITING PRACTICE

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten Uncategorized on February 23, 2016 by Irum Arwin (updated on February 23, 2016)

“Kids learn to write better by reading and learn to read better by writing”.
Writing has such an important role for students to be better at reading.

Every packet has 20 short stories.
Each page has 2-3 sentences tracing, reading and re-write the reading passages.

Students also get extra practice reading and writing sight words.

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Language Arts: Frankenstein Complete No Prep Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs and tagged analysis argumentation lesson plans No Prep Novel unit poetry on February 23, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

Complete Unit

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This unit has been created with the teacher in mind. The material is geared toward senior students with a focus on the construction of arguments. It also teaches the importance of historical context as well as literary allusions in the development of themes.

The thinking has all been done for you. The lesson plans are detailed and comprehensive. The student guide is visually appealing and facilitates the teacher’s job. In addition, the answer key is comprehensive and detailed. All the teacher needs to do is to purchase this unit and photocopy it.

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What the unit contains:

1) The Teacher Package (17 pages)

-contains 21 detailed lessons (60-90 minute lessons)
-leading discussion questions and skill building activities (with detailed instructions for the teacher)
-important chapter notes on analysis
-the teacher package helps the teacher stay on task and stay organized because the planning has been done for you.

2) The Student Package (11 pages)

-pre-reading activity
-study guide questions
-a fact sheet regarding the Prometheus myth
-an activity on the use of nature in romantic literature
-an activity based on the symbols in the novel
-several activities that teach argument development
-an activity on theme development

3) A comprehensive answer key (25 pages)

-detailed answers for ALL student activities and work
-an annotate copy of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and activity answer key.

4) Also included:

-a PowerPoint introducing the novel’s historical context and the author
-class posters with key elements in the novel
-a copy of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

5) Various evaluations are also included: ALL EVALUATIONS ARE IN WORD DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MODIFY FOR CLASSROOM NEEDS.
– Test on letters 1-4 and chapters 1-10 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Test on chapters 11-18 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)
-Unit evaluation (Choice between and essay, a debate, a unit test – all work process is included)
ANSWER KEYS AND EVALUATION GRIDS ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL EVALUATIONS.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Poetry Terms Criss Cross Puzzles”

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized and tagged free on February 23, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 19, 2016)

by Nouvelle

6th – 9th Grade

This freebie includes two different versions of a criss cross/crossword puzzle based on poetry terms.

#1 – Easy version: techniques only (alliteration, metaphor, simile, etc.)
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–>Perfect for 7th and 8th grade practice or 9th grade review!

Answer Keys for both are included.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Bingo with Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Words”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 22, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 11, 2016)

Grades 1-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This fun game of BINGO gives students practice differentiating between vowel digraphs and vowel diphthong syllables. A vowel digraph is a syllable that has two vowels glued together whose sound will say one of the vowel sounds. A vowel diphthong is two vowels glued together or one vowel glued to the left of the letter -w whose sound will be unique to the combination of the two letters. After playing a few times, the students will catch on to these two different syllable types and will begin to quickly identify them and their sounds. There are two different bingo cards for the students, and there are 96 word cards–48 vowel digraph words and 48 vowel diphthong words.

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Teach Your Students This Gerund “Trick”!

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized and tagged #language Arts common core gerunds grammar infinitives participles TpT verbals Writing on February 22, 2016 by Caitlin (updated on March 2, 2016)

Gerunds, infinitives, and participles, OH MY! Yeah. . .they are not the most titillating thing in the world to teach. In fact, when I had to teach the unit, I had to relearn all the terminology all over again (honestly, I don’t even recall any of my teachers specifically teaching the “gerund.” Hmmmm). Thus, why I think the most confusing aspect of the Verbals is the gerund: firstly, it’s hard to pronounce, and, secondly, what the HECK is its function?! (Even though I pronounced it correctly several times a day, half the students still insisted on calling it a “Grrrr-uh-nd.” Um. Nope, but as long as you know what it does, you could call it “Sally” for all I care! 🙂 )

Anywho, I came up with a “trick” that works almost every time when trying to detect a gerund in a sentence. I call it the “IT” rule. “IT” definitely helped my students become much more clear on if the -ing word was a gerund or just a participle. So here is my simple “IT” trick:

Because a gerund functions as a noun, I taught my students to replace the -ing word with a noun in the sentence: “IT.” If the sentence still makes sense, it’s probably (stress the probably) a gerund. For example:

Example 1: She loves dancing.

Change to: She loves IT.

YEP! We have a gerund!

Example 2: She is dancing in the rain.

Change to: She is IT in the rain.

Hmmm, NOPE. Not a gerund.

You may not like this trick or it may work really well for you. Either way, I am just glad I can share!

Happy gerund-ing!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Reading Response and Incentive Bookmarks – Free – Rock Star Owl Theme”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on February 22, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Queen of the Jungle

Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Whooo Loves Reading? These Rock Star Owl Bookmarks are sure to motivate your students to pick up a good book. Six bookmarks are included in this set. Animal prints are mixed throughout the set to go with a “Wild” environment that students will love. This theme has several coordinating products so check my TPT store if you are interested in them.

I have included 6 Reading Bookmarks to encourage students to read books. Three of the bookmarks have space on them where students can respond to, or jot notes on, what they read. Or use the space to collect incentive stickers or punches that students can cash in for once they have collected a certain number.

You can print them on heavy duty card stock and laminate them if you want. If you punch a hole in the top you could add a decorative ribbon or a yarn tassle.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 21, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on June 10, 2016)

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

Grades 1-4

This “Reading Vowel Digraph & Vowel Diphthong Syllables” unit provides 86 word lists vowel digraphs and vowel diphthongs syllable type words. Also, a master word list is included and can be used as a quick reference. A vowel digraph or vowel diphthong is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled using vowel teams or vowel/consonant teams to create each vowel sound. These lists of words will help students recognize the vowel digraph or vowel diphthong patterns. Reading will become more manageable for students once they understand syllable types.

The “10 Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Activities & Games” packet includes 10 activities and games give students a fun way to learn and sort vowel digraph and diphthong syllable words. A vowel digraph is two vowels that spell one of the vowel sounds in the team such as /ea/ spells the –e sound in ‘eat’. The four diphthongs vowel teams are /ou/, /ow/, /oi/ /oy/. Together these four vowel teams create their own unique sounds. The words used in this packet target the common vowel combinations that create vowel digraphs and diphthongs. The activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups.

The following activities and games are included in this packet:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets—These are booklets the students can cut apart, staple, color, and spell the words to match the pictures. The books target :
• digraph ai—rain, tail, snail, paint, mail, air, sailboat, rainbow
• digraph ay—hay, gray, pray, May, birthday, tray, say, pay
• digraph long ea—peace, peanut, eat, treat, tea, read, teacher, feast
• digraph short ea—bread, weather, sweater, breakfast
• digraph ee—bee, cheese, tree, three
• digraph igh—goodnight, light, bright, right
• digraph oa—coat, boat, toad, soap
• digraph ow—shadow, pillow, elbow, snow
• digraph long oo—balloon, broom, igloo, mushroom, pool, root, school, zoo
• digraph short oo—cookie, looking, book, football
• diphthong ou—cloud, mouse, out, groundhog
• diphthong ow—towel, clown, frown, shower
• diphthong oy—cowboy, ahoy, toys, joy

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Language arts: Poetry Unit for Junior Students (NO PREP)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Uncategorized and tagged creative writing Evaluation lesson plans morality No Prep poetry Unit on February 21, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

This poetry unit has been created to help our Young people find the courage to stand up for something they believe in.

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2 weeks of thinking done for you. This unit is appropriate for grades 8-10

Looking for a meaningful and effective way to teach poetry? This unit is a fun way to learn and experiment with figurative language. It uses a mixture of contemporary songs and traditional poetry to teach students about themes and to help them learn the various forms of poetry. The creative, hands-on activities also focus on the importance of having a voice and using it properly.

The unit covers subjects such as: bullying, courage, standing up for yourself and for others, standing up for one’s convictions and discovering what is important to students.

This unit uses poetry to help students have a better understanding of themselves and to stand up for things they believe in.

The files are in PDF format and are zipped for convenience.

-1 set of « I HAVE, Who has? » cards to help students remember figurative language in a fun way. (1 set of instructions for the game)

-A comprehensive teacher guide with 11 complete and detailed lessons (no prep required) – (8 pages) – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU

-A student package that contains ALL notes, poems, and handouts students will need for the unit (18 pages)

-An end unit evaluation (with detailed evaluation rubrics and step by step instructions for students – one for the written component and one for the oral component). The end unit evaluation is in Word format along with the evaluation rubric for easy modifications. The final unit evaluation is a written poem and poetry reading, where students’ voices can be heard.

-A detailed Answer Key with notes, annotated poems, and answers to questions and activities. (8 pages)

Poems studied include:
– Song lyrics – Jessie J’s “Domino” (Goal : review figurative language and analyze messages found in popular media.)
– Jonathan Reed’s “The Lost Generation”
– Selena Matis’ “Ability”
– Robert Frost’s “The Road not Taken”
– Robert Hayden’s “ Those Winter Sundays”
– Song lyrics “True Colors”
– Emily Dickenson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”
– Rudyard Kipling’s “If”
– Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”
– There are also video links added to the unit to enhance learning in the classroom

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Easy Reader – Animals”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 21, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Ms Freeman – The Teaching Rabbit

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

A 16 page easy reader. Students can read, colour and enjoy!
Introduces some sight words: see, the, here.

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LANGAUGE ARTS – “Reading Closed Syllable Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 20, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

Grades K-3

Fifty percent of our English language is closed syllable type words. Once a student learns this syllable type, they have a great foundation upon which to build. So it is a well worth our efforts to invest our time teaching this syllable type if we are going to have successful readers.I created this packet for my students to have fun learning closed syllable type words. There are 6 syllable types, and closed syllable is the most basic type to teach. There are multiple word lists in the unit, ‘Reading Closed Syllables.’ This reading unit provides 158 word lists of the closed syllable type words. Also, a master list of all the words is included as a quick reference. The lists in this unit include words spelled using each vowel in conjunction with common phonograms. These lists of words will help students recognize the common patterns seen in closed syllables. Also, reading will become more manageable for students once they understand the different syllable types.

The unit, ’15 Games & Activities Teaching Closed Syllables’ include 15 fun games and activities that can be placed in literacy centers for the students to enjoy. The following games are included in this packet:

1. Bubble Bath
2. Bubble Yum Relay
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Chip
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Recording Sheet
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out The Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the Clock

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Missing Addend”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS and tagged free on February 20, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Robin Wilson 1st Grade Love

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This is a freebie that is a part of my packet, Beginning First Grade!
First grade starts with number sense! Recognizing, counting, adding, subtracting and missing addends! This freebie is missing addend practice.

If you are a K-2 teacher, homeschool parent, the packet will help you get the year started! It is a packet that helps you review or differentiate number sense. It is located at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ready-for-First-Grade-Preparation-or-Review-1277400

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 19, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

by Amanda Trump
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Language Arts – Hamlet Unit (One month planning – NO PREP REQUIRED)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs and tagged creative writing evaluations No Prep Novel unit Shakespeare tragedy on February 19, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

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One entire month of planning done for you – I dare you to enjoy Shakespeare.

I love teaching Shakespeare’s plays and I want you to love it too. I’ve been teaching and improving this unit for over 10 years. I have literally done all the thinking for you.

This unit has everything a teacher needs to teach Hamlet. I’m aware that not everyone is comfortable with Shakespeare. Because of this, I have created this unit from my years of experience teaching the play so all of the thinking has been done for you. Just photocopy and teach. Seriously it’s that easy.
There’s no longer a need for hours of research and piecing together bits of information and activities found to teach the play.
This is a whole, complete unit, from scene summaries, important notes and annotations notes to help students understand what they are reading. I have also included an introduction to the play, a student guide, a teacher guide, quizzes, a creative assignment, and tests (all with answers and evaluation grids), and a comprehensive answer key. Everything has its place and teaches a specific skill.

The unit is appropriate for students in grades 10, 11 and 12.

The unit includes :

– An attractive, interactive, multimedia PowerPoint presentation introducing the play (17 slides)

-A Student Study Guide (with activities, act and scene questions…) and various activities (14 pages)

-A Teacher Guide (with detailed, comprehensive lessons, unit plan, and additional notes to guide students.) -9 pages and 16 complete lessons. The teacher Guide also includes links to the audiobook (the exact time to cue the audio) AND it includes a list of speaking roles if reading out loud in class)to help with time management and organisation.

-18 pages of comprehensive scene summaries and important notes for each scene (annotations for each scene) ***THIS IS A TEACHER FAVORITE!

-A creative “Guess Who?” game to help students understand the characters. (What’s fun about this game is that it can be played from the beginning of the play right to the end, and students’ answers will change depending on the act they are reading.) LOTS OF FUN!

-A comprehensive answer key for all questions and activities. (24 pages)

-Comprehension quiz on Acts 1 and 2 in Word format for easy modifications (with evaluation grid) and answer key.

-Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – creative writing and analysis (in Word format for easy modifications – with evaluation grid)

-Summary guide (highlighting the significant events from each scene with important analytical information) – Throughout my years of teaching this play, I have amounted excellent notes and annotations, listing the most significant actions throughout each scene. I have retyped these annotations to help you teach the play so your students will understand it (and so will you). (18 pages)

-The culminating evaluation includes three different versions of the final unit test with evaluation grid and answer key (in Word for easy modifications)

Includes a total of 109 pages.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “FREE Math Problem Solving Rubric and Math Frame”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on February 19, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 13, 2016)

by Astute Hoot

1st – 3rd Grade

$math solving rubric$

Free Student Friendly Problem Solving Rubric can be used for self-assessment (Marzano) and teacher assessment for a variety math problems. Cute owl themed graphics and simple language make this easy to use. Also included is a math problem solving frame which is a graphic organizer that is used to guide students through the math problem solving process.

BEST VALUE – Math Problem Solving Essentials Bundle {K-3}
Contains an entire year’s worth of math problem solving lessons and activities with the following strategy animals:

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–Drawing Dragonfly
–Tallying Toad
–Counting Crocodile
–Hopping Hare
–Tabling Turtle
–Break-Apart Badger
–Equating Earthworm
–Upton Understanding Fish

Perfect for grades K-3, general education, special education, and math intervention.

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