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My Best Friend! (A Poem About Man’s Best Friend, Literacy Activities)

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “ABC Order Activity FREEBIE! (My Best Friend!) Literacy Station”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 15, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Sheila Melton

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Your students will be YOUR best friend when you introduce this ABC order activity to them all about man’s best friend! Students will look at the words on the cards and write them in ABC order using either of the recording sheets. 2 versions are included. Color and black / white copies included.

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This literacy activity is perfect for morning work, stations, centers, literacy tubs, small group, individual practice, homework, early finishers, sub plans or 5-minute fillers!

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 14, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on March 29, 2016)

Grades K-3

Amanda Trump

The bundle packet includes 75 games and activities that all target teaching the 6 types of syllables in reading: Closed Syllables, V-C-e Syllables, r-Controlled Syllables, Open Syllables, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllables, and Final Stable Consonant Syllables.
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.These 75 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!At the present, I am creating my last packet of game and activities to go with the final stable syllable type, and once I complete it, I will make it available. Also, if you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on the preview tab and you can see a sample of some (not all of them) of the games in the packet.

The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games:
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 ClockThe

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. Snake & Ladders

The r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. 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 Riddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on February 13, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on June 13, 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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Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short A Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short E Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short I Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short O Word Families
Chunky Monkey Flip Flaps – Short U Word Families

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Free Eagle Eye Activity Preview”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 13, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Jessica Hamilton

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Check out this free preview of my Eagle Eye activity! This activity is used to help students learn to use the pictures as clues when reading unfamiliar words! This is a great decoding strategy for students learning to read. For more picture and word sets, as well as a matching poster, check out my Eagle Eye Decoding Activity and Poster set in my TPT store!

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Eagle Eye Decoding Strategy
Flip the Dolphin Sound Poster
Flip the Dolphin Decoding Strategy
Skippy the Frog Decoding Strategy

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Valentine’s Day Activity Packet! Wordsearch, Crossword, Fill-in-the-Blank “Wacky Words!”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Valentine's Day on February 12, 2016 by Caitlin

Students with the Valentine’s Day hyper buzzes and puppy love giggles? Give them some word activities!

This packet is great for planned or last minute activities for Valentine’s Day. 15-word activities that feature Valentine’s Day vocabulary. Answer keys included!

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Valentine’s Day Activity: Word Search!

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized Valentine's Day on February 10, 2016 by Caitlin (updated on February 10, 2016)

A fun and simple 15-word Valentine’s Day Word Search!

Great for a last-minute or planned activity during that week when they get the puppy love giggles and hyper candy buzzes!

Easy-to-read Answer Key included!

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A “LOVE” for Words! Valentine’s Day Crossword Puzzle

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized Valentine's Day on February 9, 2016 by Caitlin

It’s that time of year when they all get the puppy love giggles (and hyper candy buzz)! That’s why it’s always a good idea to have a few fun Valentine’s Day games and activities on hand! This is a simple 15-word Valentine’s Day Crossword for grades 4th-8th: See more of the Crossword by downloading a free preview! Click on the image to link directly to my store or click the link below:

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Greek & Latin Word Wall for Reading Math Science SS Gifted CCSS”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 9, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 8, 2016)

by Simone Ryals

3rd – 12th Grade

This has helped tremendously in helping my students understand the etymology of words, which is emphasized in the CCSS for ELA.

This is a compilation of over 80 Greek and Latin word parts, complete with definitions, that I use in my classroom. Greek origins are shown in green and Latin in purple in a large and clear font for easy viewing.

To make it interactive, students are presented with the full set of words and word parts, and as they are encountered in reading, math, science, or social studies, the students add them to the wall.

The effects are tremendous. “Iron” being abbreviated as Fe makes sense. If “tele” means far and “phone” means sound, then telephones transmit sounds from far away. Suddenly, they start making connections to television, microphone, microscope… They “get” it!

This can be adapted to most intermediate and higher grade levels; and of course, laminating is optional but will keep them in good condition for years. Another suggestion is to use them in small groups or individually as a game wherein they make lists of words containing these parts, with points awarded to the most unique (not listed by others) words. Fits in perfectly with word study.

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Read and Write and DIFFERENTIATE by printing – for Valentine’s Day!

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged #DifferentiateByPrinting first grade Grade 1 grade two kindergarten LowPrep primary special education read Read and Write and More Reading rhyme rhyming scrambled sentences second grade special education Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day cards Valentine’s Day printables word endings write Writing on February 8, 2016 by That Fun Reading Teacher (updated on February 8, 2016)

A significant part of my support role to kindergarten and primary teachers in recent years has been to provide instruction and / or resources to differentiate instruction for little people in literacy.

Within one class, the range of abilities can span four grades. A little one’s tolerance to frustration towards a task that is too difficult, or another’s need for something to challenge his or her learning for just the right amount of time, can be a tough order to fill – especially at the same time – after gym and snack time and before recess, library and reading buddies.

I have designed my Read and Write and More packages to allow teachers to #DifferentiateByPrinting. There are always activities in each of these products to address a variety of needs.

Valentine Scrambled Sentences:

(Note: The colored sentence strips shown in the first example are provided in the Valentine’s Day Read and Write and More set. There are two different sentence options to choose from to photocopy onto each color paper, with six identical scrambled sentences on each strip).

Having the option to place and paste sentence strips, place and copy sentence strips, work without the strips on easier or more challenging sentences, means that many pre-writers, early writers and / or are independent writers have an accessible starting point.

Valentine Rhyme and Ending Sounds:

See it, hear it, read it? Assessment or fun practice activities?
I use the following pages for fun small group review, then send them home for the fridge, where my wish is for the back-of-the-cereal box effect.

When I am doing the following rhyme activity with students, I am mindful of my data. Those who need more practice listening for rhyme and ending sounds and who automatically compare letter patterns at the ends of words will get the sheet without print. Proficient rhymers who need more practice with looking closely at print will get the copy with the words. And, of course, other days there will be other activities for those who do not fit neatly into those categories.

Check out these fantastic ideas and resources on our Rhyme Time board below:
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Valentine’s Day Read and Write and More contains a number of other fun literacy activities, including:

Graphic Organizers, Writing Paper,

B & W Cards to color with insert ->

And for another day…

…activities for the 100th day of school!

The Read and Write and More sets always contain three-part graphic organizers, thematic writing paper, and fun, literacy activities with an explanation page, ideas and options to help make activities accessible to a wide range of kindergarten to grade 2 students.

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February Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 100th Day 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOLIDAYS Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Presidents' Day SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION Valentine's Day and tagged #blackhistorymonth #collaborativegroups #educators #English #FebruaryTeacherTalk #proofreading #TeacherTalk #TeachingTips #valentinesday fractions math Reading robotics on February 8, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on February 8, 2016)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Welcome to our February Teacher Talk. All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a Happy Valentines Day. We have so many fab things this month from proof-reading ideas, to ELA to math activities, to celebrating Black History Month and President’s Day, you don’t want to miss reading these blog posts from some awesome educators.

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The Proof is in the Pudding, Proof-Reading That Is!

As a veteran English and Social Studies teacher, I’d like to share some effective proof-reading tips that I’ve used to help students improve their writing skills, and to make my life a bit easier.

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Love is All We Need

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Just a little inspiration for building confidence and acceptance in your learning community.

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IMWAYR: Funny Bones

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Have you read Funny Bones? Winner of multiple awards and a great informational addition to your Dia de Los Muertos collection!

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Valentine’s Day STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Blog post outlines 5 infatuating Valentine’s Day-themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8. Help Cupid get some target practice, build a tower of love, design the perfect candy container, find the “heaviest” heart, and have a flower frenzy!

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Cooperative Learning – Bring Core Subjects Together for Student Learning!

By M. Moore of Moore Resources

Cooperative Learning – Bring Core Subjects Together for Student Learning!

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What Word Does This Say: B-L-E-N-D?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

This is part of a series of posts about phonological awareness and the different steps and skills to teach. This post is about blending sounds and syllables to hear the word.

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Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Elementary Age Children

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Finally! A systematic method to teach self-regulation skills to children with sensory, emotional, and behavioral needs. Color coded task cards give students managed choices to learn specific skills that meet their sensory needs and also calm them down, so that they can perform their academic classroom tasks.

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My Funny Valentine: Love Letters by Arnold Adoff

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

A review and glimpse into “Love Letters” poetry by Arnold Adoff. This post also includes a teaching idea for its use in the classroom.

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Robots + Math & Science = Total Engagement

By Megan Bodmann of Adventures Teaching 4th

Get your students engaged in learning by introducing robots into your classroom. They are not only a ton of fun, but you can easily utilize them in your math and science lessons. Find out how easy it is to do!

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Playground Problem = Real Life

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

The Playground Problem is a real-life math challenge! It keep students engaged and practicing their area and perimeter skills in a meaningful way.

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Understanding Fractions: A 6-Part Series

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Fractions– a single word that deflates the confidence of our most competent students and adults alike. In this series, I share some of the essential fraction understandings that I have developed over the years, including the many math tools you can use to reinforce these essential skills. With that in mind, each of the six posts highlights a fraction tool and activity that can be used to address a specific Common Core Math Standard (with a few printable freebies too).

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Leveled Math Assessments

By Tammy Roose of Tarheel State Teacher

Do your math assessments encourage a growth mindset? Create an entry point for students who are not yet meeting the standards? Allow above average learners to show they know more than just what’s expected for their grade-level? Find out 7 reasons why I’m committed to leveled math assessments this year!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Literacy Worksheets for Any Book”

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

by TchrBrowne

1st – 5th Grade

4 literacy worksheets that can be used with any picture book.

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The Proof is in the Pudding-Proof-reading That Is!

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Martin Luther King, Jr. MISC. LESSONS Presidents' Day SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged #literacy bundle #proofreading #socrateslantern #valentinesday history valentines on February 7, 2016 by socrateslantern

This is simple but a tough one for the kids to remember. When writing a rough draft they should skip a line between sentences. This will leave room for proof-reading comments. We are programmed to finish writing one line and just going to the next, so students will really need to remember this. I’ve often told them to use a marker or pen and put a dot at the beginning of each line that they should write on. This helps a great deal. Eventually they will get it and it will become second nature. Also, letting them know that as part of their final grade, they get credit for skipping lines on their rough draft.

Always write rough drafts with a pencil if not using a computer. At the top of their paper, the student should write each area that will be proof-read. This depends on what you are teaching at the time. After proof-reading has been finished,each student must initial the part that they corrected.

Proof-reading is a group effort. So I have the class get into their collaborative groups of 4. I will direct them and let them know exactly what to do. Each child will have a specific thing to look for, depending on the lesson. If you’re using sensory words, descriptive adjectives, topic and detail sentences, capitals and end punctuation, figurative language etc. they will proofread accordingly. It is really up to the individual teacher. All corrections should be written in pen or different colored pencils. Here are some examples:

One child will make sure that the paper makes sense. They will read it and add corrections on the blank lines.
Another child will look for colorful words such as adjectives, sensory words.
Someone else will circle spelling errors with red.
The fourth child will fix punctuation and grammar. They might underline grammar mistakes, or circle them with a blue pencil.

Each child in the group starts with someone else’s paper. I give them a certain amount of time to read and correct it, 10-15 minutes or so. After 15 minutes have passed, they give the paper to the next person in their group, and they do their specific job. This continues until all the corrections have been completed. They must remember to initial the part that they corrected see tip #2.

Once the proof-reading has been finished, I let the class know that they will be reading each other’s paper to them to hear how it sounds. It’s easier to pick up mistakes when you hear it out loud, rather than reading it to yourself. This can get noisy, so they should use inside voices.

When child A reads child B’s paper, child B has to listen, and vica versa. You do this for all papers in each group. If errors are picked up, they can be worked on, corrected and read aloud again.

As an extra incentive, tell your kids that if a paper that they corrected has no mistakes, they will get extra points towards the final grade on their own paper. This will get the class to take this exercise seriously.

John, Sarah, Sally and Andrew are in group A. John fixed spelling errors on the papers in his group. No one has spelling mistakes, so I would give him 4 extra points, 1 point for each paper that has been proof- read. Do this for everyone in the group. Use your own discretion.

When the final drafts are collected, they should include pre-writing, and rough drafts with comments and corrections. I let the them know that if they’ve followed directions and handed everything in as instructed, they will get credit for it.

I hope this post has been helpful for you. Would love to hear feedback.

Thanks for stopping by.

Deann

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Valentine Literacy Bundle

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Winter Literacy History No Prep Printables

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Writing Prompts in English and Spanish”

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

by ThinkerElla

Pre-Kindergarten – 7th Grade

This freebie includes Expository, Narrative, Fiction, Nonfiction writing prompts in English and Spanish translation. It also includes additional writing paper for the composition. This is a great freebie for bilingual students and classrooms. Different genre of writing prompts. Spanish translation is a direct copy of the English composition prompt. I also provided a space for illustrations or drawings for students or they can use it to create a rough draft or outline of their writing sample.
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Antonym Task Cards”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on February 6, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on February 4, 2016)

by Jennifer Dowell

1st – 2nd Grade

These antonym task cards are part of my Antonym Unit.

These antonym task cards are used in work stations. There are 20 cards that practice using antonyms in 4 different forms.
These can also be used in groups of 2 or 3 kids.
Laminate them and let the students use dry erase markers to circle the answer. You can also have students write the answers on a piece of paper.

This aligns with CCSS ELA-Literacy.L.1.5, ELA-Literacy.L.2.5, and ELA-Literacy.L.3.5.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching the Six Syllable Types of Reading”

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

Grades K-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

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. Snake & Ladders

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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 January 30, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on January 26, 2016)

by Amanda Trump
Grades K-3

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324 PAGES GRAPHS THE COMPLETE INTERACTIVE COLLECTION COMMON CORE
THE 371 PAGE COMMON CORE NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK BUNDLE
PLACE VALUE OF MULTI-DIGIT WHOLE NUMBERS AND DECIMAL NUMBERS {BUNDLE}
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THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM FLIPBOOK
WATER THEMATIC UNIT
WHAT’S YOUR INTELLIGENCE?
BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOUNTAS AND PINNELL
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Water Thematic Unit Print-N-Go Spelling Sheets”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on January 30, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 19, 2016)

by TeachToTell

2nd – 6th Grade

If you are doing a unit of study on the theme of ‘Water’ then this spelling activity booklet is just right for you. In this pack, you will find print-n-go sheets targeting content vocabulary on the topic of water for ten weeks (one activity sheet each week). Answer sheets are included.

Spelling activities include:
* Word search puzzles
* Alphabetical order
* Crossword puzzle
* Fill in the blanks
* Identify correctly spelled words
* Fill in missing letters of words
* Unscramble letters to form words

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “8 Sight Word (Pre-primer) Booklets”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 29, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on January 26, 2016)

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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LANGUAGE ARTS – “10 r-controlled Activities & Games”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 28, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Grades 1-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

1. Climb a Tree

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Dominoes

5. Uno

6. Clear the Board

7. Snail Shell

8. Wild Animal Race

9. Checkers

10. Circle Out

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FREE LESSON: Using Book Trailers in the Classroom

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged #owlteacher 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade common core Reading technology on January 28, 2016 by Tammy DeShaw (updated on January 17, 2016)

By: The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

I love to get students hooked on reading and with all the technology in their faces, I thought I’d take advantage of that. I decided it was time to hook them on book trailers.

Book Trailers are just like movie trailers, where they show you clipits of the book. It’s usually just enough to get you excited and want to read the book. You can find many book trailers on the internet to interest your students.

Since we have so many standards to tackle, this project was amazing at meeting many of them – including technology, writing, and reading.

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LANGAUGE ARTS – “Reading Final Stable Syllables”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 27, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Grades 1-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This reading packet provides 23 word lists of the final stable syllable type words. Also, a master list of all the words is included as a quick reference. A final stable consonant is one of the six types of syllables in reading. Each list in this unit includes words using all the vowels with a final stable consonant. Reading will become more manageable for students once they understand syllable types. Download my free alphabet cards. Using these cards will give students another strategy to help them decode and encode words. These ready-made word lists can be used in the multiple ways:
• as a source to help you in create your own reading and spelling activities
• for ABC order
• to complete word sorts
• develop more accurate and fluent readers
• read words for homework
• use for spelling lists
• quick reading assessments
• practice and re-teach reading skills
• supplement general education curriculum
• compare and contrast with other syllable types
• use at a word work station
• printed as a student booklet by clicking print, printer properties, and booklet.

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Language Arts: Poetry Unit for Senior Students (Complete – No prep)

This entry was posted in 11th Grade 12th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged analysis Complete Unit creative writing No Prep poetry on January 27, 2016 by teachingmadeeasy123

Do you need to teach poetry, but don’t know where to begin? This poetry unit is complete. Just photocopy and teach.

Complete NO PREP unit

Many teachers hate teaching poetry because they don’t know where to begin. This unit will make you and your students love poetry. This complete, no prep unit is a great way to start! This 2 and a half week unit includes a student guide, 12 detailed lesson plans, 2 multimedia presentations (no internet connection required), a detailed answer key with annotated poems, and an end of the unit evaluation with answer key.

Just print it and teach it.

This HUGE bundle includes:

This poetry unit has been devised to teach students the importance of :
• Figurative language (its uses and effects)
• How to read poetry
• How to understand and apply symbolism and imagery
• The importance of rhythm
• The importance of tone and attitude in a poem
• Types of poetry
• How to analyse poetry
• How to appreciate poetry (even when you don’t understand it)

This unit’s focus is the analysis of poetry and teaches students how to make inferences, which is a skill they must learn for their other subjects as well.

Poems include authors such as: Emily Dickenson, Dorothy Parker, Maya Angelou, Thomas Gray, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Alfred Noyes, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Frost, Pearl Jam, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman. The Unit includes 21 different poems.

The unit has been conceived to last 12 days – with 65 minute periods (although they are easy to modify).

The unit contains:

1 – The teacher guide (Contains 12 comprehensive lesson plans to teach the poems included in the unit. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU. )

2 – The student package (Contains students’ notes , poems, and questions) (26 pages)

3 – The answer key includes annotated poems and answers to all student activities (saving you time).

4 – Included is a test with multiple choice questions as well as a development question. All answers are included. (Word format for easy changes)

5 – 2 PowerPoint presentations – one multimedia presentation to introduce the unit (17 slides) and the second to reinforce the use of imagery and symbolism (19 slides) – NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED

A total of 63 pages + 36 slides are included in this package.

This unit is complete, and does all of the thinking for you. All you need to do is to print out and photocopy the student package and you’re set.

LANGUAGE ARTS – “Closed Syllable Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 26, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 10, 2016)

Amanda Trump

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 LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “If I Were the Easter Bunny {Freebie}”

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

by Jungle Learners

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

If I Were The Easter Bunny Freebie:

Use this writing page to help celebrate Easter with your class! It could be used as morning work, a writing center or a time filler as needed. You could even attach it to an Easter bunny craft!

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If you like this make sure to check out my other Spring resources:
-Skip Counting with my Peeps
-Egg-cellent Contractions

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Easter Contractions Freebie”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Easter Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on January 25, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 19, 2016)

by Colleen Zehr

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Easter Contraction Cut and Paste Sheet

Find the correct contractions and glue them into the Easter basket. I have updated it to include two pages of eggs.

Please note: Some of the contractions listed are incorrect. This is a sort where only the correct contractions make it into the basket.

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FREE LESSON: Reading Ladder of Complexity

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade FREE LESSONS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS RTI - Response to Intervention and tagged #owlteacher 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade common core Reading on January 23, 2016 by Tammy DeShaw (updated on January 17, 2016)

By: The Owl Teacher

Grades 2-5

With the new common core, we now have to make sure our students are reading at their highest able level and that their text is more complex than before. It’s in the standards, whether anyone likes it or not.

During a reading workshop that I attended, I heard about this idea that helps release students gradually into the world of more complex texts. It’s called using the ladder of complexity.

Here students start reading a book that they would normally choose and then work their way up to a more complex text. They also explain why they believe the book is more complex. Of course, you can always make sure you instruct students on what makes a text more complex. There is more detailed information on my blog where you can download this free organizer. Just click here.

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 22, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on April 7, 2016)

Amanda Trump

K-3

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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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Pot of Gold FREEBIE”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten St. Patrick's Day and tagged free on January 22, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 14, 2016)

by Sherry Clements

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

FREE: If I found a Pot of Gold, I Would…(writing prompt) FREEBIE–I would love for you to leave me some feedback! Thanks!

Here’s a cute FREEBIE to help get your students motivated to write. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could ALL find that POT OF GOLD?

This writing resource is great for a writing center or a whole class writing lesson.

LANGAUGE ARTS – “10 r-Controlled Activities & Games”

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

Grades 1-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

1. Climb a Tree

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Dominoes

5. Uno

6. Clear the Board

7. Snail Shell

8. Wild Animal Race

9. Checkers

10. Circle Out

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