A display of 9 A4 posters showing how to write an explanation text. This set comprises of a title poster, using a title, structure, present tense, diagrams and pictures, connectives, examples, using paragraphs and interesting facts.
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Do you have a child who loves animals, may wish to be a veterinarian or doctor, and could use a little practice or writing his or her name? (Not that you would ever mention it…)
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How about one who does not see the point in learning to read or write, but has a fantastic imagination?
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A sociable child with boundless energy, an interest in the law, perhaps, and exploring roles?
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Maybe you have a child that likes to pretend to be grown-up sometimes, and receive the praise self-esteem boost that goes with it. I admit to feeling very important as a ‘waitress’ at summer BBQs growing up. (My brothers preferred to be ‘bartenders’). It was always more official and fun with a notepad in hand.
And once the drinks are handed out, someone is bound to start telling stories. Perhaps your child is a fan of pirates, or a natural storyteller?
The child in this post could be any child.
Children learn without even realizing it through play, and read and write for real purposes .
We learned this way when we were kids. We played. We helped out. We didn’t have the electronic distractions of today.
The templates above (and a few more) have been designed for today’s more discerning audience in a product called Summer Fun: Reading and writing through play. It is included in a bundle with another Writing for Real Purposes product: Fun Summer Lists, which I wrote about here. I have included the links below, and the original post that launched this line of products.
Kids love to imagine, create and role play. Thank you to those of you who do purchase these products. I hope anyone reading this post is inspired to play with their kids and discreetly slip in teachable moments where possible. The key is to have fun and let go of expectations.
It is summer time after all.
Best wishes to all of you!
I.M.
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A set of 12 A4 posters that give useful information on persuasive writing. Includes: title poster, persuasive writing, persuasive techniques, alliteration, repetition, groups of 3, exaggeration, personal pronouns, emotive language, facts and statistics, rhetorical questions and criticism.
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With a title/ explanatory poster, here is a set of 15 A4 posters comprising of different metaphorical sentences. Each poster has eye-catching visuals to help students understand metaphors in a simplistic way.
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This past school year, I started using Monthly Writing Calendars with my second grade students! They were perfect for writing homework or fast finishers, and the calendars were a hit with my co-workers, parents, and students alike! Each monthly packet includes 20 different writing prompts (fiction, informational, seasonal, and even some opinion topics), tips for teacher use, seasonal writing paper, and an editing checklist for student use! I’ve bundled all 12 calendars for a savings of $8.00! These are fun, easy to use, and almost NO-prep for teachers!
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A display of 9 A4 posters showing how to write an explanation text. This set comprises of a title poster, using a title, structure, present tense, diagrams and pictures, connectives, examples, using paragraphs and interesting facts.
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1) Word Search= 27 words (For example)
AMERICA ,BETSY ROSS ,BLUE
ENGLISH, DEMOCRACY, FIFTY
FIVE POINTED, FLAG, GLORY
HOME OF THE BRAVE, HOPE, NATION
HORIZONTAL ,JUNE ,PEACE
3)Flag Bookmark- Great keepsake for their summer reading.
The package includes:
– Lesson Plan
You have enough material to work for a 1-2 days. You can use the vocabulary worksheet as a quiz at the end of the unit.
ENJOY!!!
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The Great Kapok Tree- This Amazonian Tale to your class. Your students will be delighted to hear all the Amazonian animals speaking to the young man. Inspire your students to create their own rain forest.
GREAT SUB PLAN FOR JUNE The Rain forest project was designed to allow your students to cut and color 14 animals creating their own Rain forest drawing. They can replicate the scene from the Great Kapok Tree and surround the young man with the animals of the Rain Forest.
Lesson Plan
1- Distribute drawings to students. Provide a piece of 12X14 construction paper. Students should cut and create a Rain Forest drawing and label each animal.
2- Students complete the color/noun simple sentences writing prompt. For example. The ant is red. They can also make compound sentences. The ant is red and big
3- Collect and provide feedback
4-Ask students to submit project and final prompt
5- Students can work in both word search and bookmark
SUGGESTION RUBRIC
Drawing: You can grade 14 animals and labels = 28 +2 for creativity & neatness = 30
Prompt The 10 sentences X 2= 20 points
Total scales will be 30+20= 50/50
This will be an easy way for them to succeed in the project. Project will require at least two days.
SUB PROJECT
Have students work on Rain Forest with a sub. If they finish early have them work on bookmark and Word Search.
This FUN 20 word Word Search is the perfect Morning Work Search for June 5. National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June to commemorate the “doughnut lassies” who served fresh doughnuts to American soldiers during World War I.
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Gifted and Talented Materials by Joyce Lansky is having a sale now through June 4th. I have 267 products on sale for 10% off.
Your best savings will come from my many literary guides or book units.
But I also have a lot of math lessons and logic. I have it all!
Please stop by my store to take advantage of savings of 10% off these next few days.
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by Readable Creations
Two Versions:
First Grade
Second Grade
This first grade, monster-themed, back-to-school resource unit can be utilized over the first few weeks of first grade. (It would also be suitable as an end of year thematic unit for kindergarten.) The literacy and math worksheets / activities reinforce kindergarten academic skills while inspiring motivation and awareness of the students’ own talents, features, and abilities. The ‘Alphabet Game’ fosters an increased awareness of classmates’ characteristics. All the included activity sheets are listed below.
Contents:
My First Day in First Grade
My Second Day in First Grade } integrate graph (page 57)
My Third Day in First Grade } integrate graph (page 58)
My Fourth Day in First Grade } integrate graph (page 59)
My Fifth Day in First Grade } integrate graph (page 60)
About Me
My Favorite Things
Alphabet Game
Description Cards – for the game (including blank template)
I’m a Star at School
I’m a Star
My Teacher
6 Word Story (summer vacation)
Compare and Contrast (monsters) – Venn Diagram
Compare and Contrast (classrooms) – Venn Diagram
We like reading. (Dolch Pre-Primer & Primer word wall)
I like reading. (Dolch sight word bank)
Color by Word
We know the letters of the alphabet and their sounds. (poster)
I know the letters of the alphabet and their sounds.
I can write the letters of the alphabet. (Uppercase)
I can write the letters of the alphabet. (Lowercase)
Make a new word by changing one letter. (including blank template)
Make a new word by adding one letter. (Short to Long Vowel Sounds)
I spy with my little eye something beginning with…
Alphabet Memory Game
1, 2, 3…Count How Many
School Transportation Graph
Eye Color Graph
Class Pet Graph
Class Birthday Graph
1, 2, 3…Count How Many Monsters
Circle the odd one out in each row.
Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10
Missing Numbers
Trace, Color, Cut, and Paste
Monster Cards (for addition and subtraction)
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Many children today do not have much appreciation for the world of paper and pen. The electronic world is far more seductive and even the adults in their lives are likely spending time on laptops or smartphones. Guilty as charged over here.
While building writing skills may come easily to some children, it can be overwhelming and exhausting to others. What is in it for them? They simply must see a point to it for real-world purposes, and receive positive feedback.
Kids do see us make lists – even if we make them on our smartphones. And kids do what we do (not necessarily what we say!)
For our purposes today, writing will mean any communicating in print. We’re talking about Kindergarten to grade two or three students of varying abilities.
Our goal is to help them understand why they are learning to write, buy into it and know that they are contributing members of society, who are appreciated for the contribution they are making by doing so!
Think of the possibilities for planning a day trip, or vacation….
Packing Lists…
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The Social and Wish Lists…
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Lists about stories and games…or anything really!
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Whether our child / student draws or pastes pictures, dictates to us while we scribe, prints in hieroglyphics, or phonetically spelled words, we need to make this real world connection and commend them for making the effort. Especially in the summer!
Fun Summer Lists is included in a WRITING FOR REAL PURPOSES bundle called Summer Literacy Fun Pack, with Summer Fun: Reading and Writing through Play pictured below.
These products were inspired by a post I wrote last summer (also pictured below) and by the effectiveness of these types of activities with my own children and students. I hope you enjoy them. Think Summer! It’s just around the corner!
Best wishes to all of you as we head into the final month of school!
I.M.
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Everyone loves The BFG, but what do you do when this wonderful book charms your students? My BFG power point covers the entire novel With multiple discussion questions, vocabulary activities, achievement test question, projects, plus research and writing assignments.
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If you teach using a Promethean Board, I also have this unit available for active software.
Part I (The First Half of The Book)
Part II (The second half of the book)
I also have a set of math problems related to The BFG for only $.100.
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If your class is working on a different novel, please top by my store. I have a lot of Literary Studies on multiple books and book themed math printables.
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By Christina L
Grades 1-3
Free Summer Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Cover all the important days, events and themes of each month with my monthly reading passages.
This is a small example of my monthly reading passages.
They can be used as a quick warm up, in reading centers or for homework.
It includes 4 reading passages with 3 comprehension questions each:
• Flag Day
• Buzzing Bees!
• Popsicles! (The Invention of the Popsicle)
• Great White Sharks
Also included is one worksheet for recalling 4 facts they have learned.
Check it out here.
Thanks for looking!
Christina L
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Those run on sentences seem to pop up all over kids’ papers. This power point will help students learn how to fix these sentences and to practice their new skill. Not bad for $3.00.
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or you may purchase an identical product for the Promethean Board at:
Plus, if you want to give your students more practice, here are printables that allow students to work on this important skill. These also sell for $3.00. Check them out.
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If this is not what your after, feel free to stop by my store for a variety of teaching materials for bright students. With 363 products, you’re sure to find something.
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Now that school is winding down, teachers often find themselves looking for that extra reading passage to keep kids engaged. I wrote these five original stories, which come complete with activities.
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In this bundle, you will find the following:
Nonfiction Sports Story With Expository Writing Activity
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This nonfiction story depicts Josh Pastner, coach of the University of Memphis Tiger Basketball Team. His motivational story is quite impressive and provides a great model for kids. I have also provided directions for kids to write an essay about what they read in the story. Nonfiction writing is high on the common core expectations, and this activity is perfect for providing high interest curriculum and current events.
Help! I’ve Misplaced My Modifier. Humorous Story to Explain Misplaced Modifiers
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This humorous story helps students to learn about misplaced modifiers. Students are given the task of finding the misplaced modifiers in this story about a child’s birthday party. Answer key included.
Electromagnetic Energy Story (Creative Writing Activity about Science)
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This creative story shows the path of electricity from a neutron’s point of view. Students are asked to write their own stories that relate to a scientific topic.
The World’s Most Loyal Dog: A Nonfiction Story With Questions
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
I am an author as well as a teacher, and I wrote this story about Hachiko, the amazing Japanese dog who spent about a decade waiting at a train station for his master who had died. This story comes complete with vocabulary and comprehension questions.
Beware of Cooties
Here’s a bonus story that one cannot buy individually on TPT. I fear it will never find a home due to its shocking ending, but none-the-less, it’s one of my favorites that must be shared. If you dare to share it with the kids, I promise they’ll get a laugh. Enjoy!
I have plenty of stories and reading activities at my TPT store. Won’t you please stop by?
Download 32 free lessons to use in your classroom at the end of the year or have your students do during their summer vacation!
End of the Year Free Lessons By The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative – 2015
18 FREE LESSONS
End-of-the-Year Games and Reflection Activities
End of the Year Bulletin Board FREEBIE!
End of the Year Mystery Person (Freebie)
Graphing Your Way to Summer
Popcorn and Movie Day! Theme Days for End of School!
Printables: A Summer Bucket List
Summer Homework
Summer Time Math Centers: 10 More 10 Less
You’re O-Fish-Ally a _____! Student Gift Tags
End of the Year Baggie Toppers {Freebie!}
End of Year Reflections
End of School Memory Book
Free Graduation Clip Art from Charlotte’s Clips
My Year In…An End of Year Memory Book
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GRADES 4-7 AND HOMESCHOOL
SARAH PETERSON
HANDS ON HISTORY
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READING COMPREHENSION PRODUCT!
This product is great for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). The product contains: SEVEN one-page passages of informational text on The California Gold Rush (LEXILE 930-1010); SEVEN pages of reading comprehension questions (one for each passage); and the teacher’s keys. Questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. The reading passages can be used for CLOSE READING with other non-fiction graphic organizers as well!
THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT FOR A QUICK SAMPLE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS! It may be used for Independent Reading, Homework, or as a Supplemental Homeschool Worksheet.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Discovery of Gold at Sutter’s Mill
The California Gold Rush
Camps and Claims
The Daily Life of a Miner
Methods of Mining Gold
Merchants During the Gold Rush
Lasting Impact of the Gold Rush
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Please note: The Informational Text also appears in my Wild West Career Lesson Plan; however, the reading comprehension questions are not a part of that lesson plan.
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A successful author should be able to control what one gains from reading his or her story, but what if the meaning on the page is unclear? Voila! Here you have two critical reading stories which are perfect for group discussions and, that often sought after, accountable talk. Although the stories have a strong plot, the message is purposely written in a vague manner to trigger different interpretations.
In “The Fog,” Taylor leaves work only to hit something in the road . . . or does he? Perhaps, Taylor is not a he at all. Students are asked to answer questions after the story with a True, False, or Can’t Tell. Next, the students debate the answer.
“The Fog” may be used with multiple grades. Although I originally wrote it for fifth graders, I had a blast listening to the discussion from a high school group. They took my little story to an entirely new level.
This would be a great activity once the textbooks are collected. Critical reading stories sell for $1.25.
If “The Fog” is a bit too advanced for your students, here is another critical thinking story about a ride failing at Disney. “A Day at Disney” works well with your bright primary students as well as elementary kids. It is also a gateway for accountable talk.
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by Victoria Leon
Pre-Kindergarten – 8th Grade
Download eighteen free lessons to use at the end of the school year or have your students do during their summer vacation. Enjoy these lessons by members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative:
* Summer ABC 123
* Ice Cream Sundae Summer
* A Calendar filled with Fun & Motivating Speech-Language Activities
* My Book of Numbers: 0-10
* How to Draw Using Lines & Curves: Free Sample Tulip, from Print Path
* School’s Out
* Summer Bucket List Pennant Banner Worksheet
* Free End of Year Who is Who in My Class and Autograph Booklet
* Year End Balloons
* My Vacation Memory Book
* Summer Slide
* End of the Year Scoot
* 1 – 2 Review
* End of the Year Writing Activity Freebie
* School Memories Grades 3-6
* What Will Life Be Like in 5,000 Years?
* Presidential Wall
* End of the School Year Self Assessment for Students and Teachers
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By Christina L
Grades 2-4
These Verb Activities include games for literacy centers or early finishers plus many word challenges, word hunts and other fun worksheets that cover Present, Past and Future Tense Verbs.
***Newly Revised April 20, 2015!***
Includes:
Games
• Sort: Is the Verb Regular in the Past Tense or Irregular in the Past Tense? (24 cards) + Answer Key +Worksheet to record the past tense of the verbs in the sort
• Sort: Nouns or Verbs? (24 cards) + Answer Key
8 Worksheets
• 1 A to Z Verb Word Hunt “Can you write a verb for each letter of the alphabet? Write your verbs below.”
• 1 Verbs – Word Hunts “Look for verbs in your book. Write them down in the correct column.”
• 1 Action Verbs “Write three action verbs that each of the following characters might do.”
• 1 Write a Sentence – Past Tense “What did these students do yesterday? Write a sentence about each picture using a verb in the past tense.”
• 1 Matching: Present Tense and Past Tense
• 1 Verbs: Present, Past, Future “Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs below.”
• 1 Write a Sentence – Present Progressive “What are these students doing right now? Write a sentence with a helping verb (am, is, are) and a verb in the progressive tense (-ing).”
• 1 Verb Word Challenge (Have students work individually or in pairs to come up with the most unique answers.)
Check out the preview here.
Also available: Adjectives, Nouns and Parts of Speech Bundle.
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Christina L
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By Christina L
Grades 3-5
This product includes all you need for a writing center and can also be can be used with a whole class when teaching Narrative Writing.
Includes
• 20 Task Cards with Narrative Writing Prompts
• 3 Graphic Organizers to choose from
• 1 Poster “Narrative Writing”
• 1 “Steps to Writing a Narrative”
• 1 “Narrative Writing Checklist”
• 2 Cheat Sheet lists “Transition words and phrases”
Check it out here for a better look!
Thanks for looking!
Christina L
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Grades 4-7 and Homeschool
Sarah Peterson
Hands on History
THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
This product is great for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). The product contains: NINE one-page passages of informational text on The Transcontinental Railroad; NINE pages of reading comprehension questions (one for each passage); and the teacher’s keys. Questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. The reading passages can be used for CLOSE READING with other non-fiction graphic organizers as well!
THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT FOR A QUICK SAMPLE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS! It may be used for Independent Reading, Homework, or as a Supplemental Homeschool Worksheet.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
EAST COAST TO WEST COAST
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK
LIFE ON THE JOB
WHO WERE THE WORKERS? CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
WHO WERE THE WORKSERS? UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
PROMONTORY SUMMIT
INTERESTING FACTS: THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Grades 4-7 and homeschool
Please note: The Informational Text also appears in my Wild West Career Lesson Plan; however, the reading comprehension questions are not a part of that lesson plan.
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Happy Learning!
Sarah
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Spring has sprung the grass has riz, I wonder where the birdies is? This is what was going through my mind as I made this item. It is a spring grammar bundle for grades 4-6. Included are worksheets to help reinforce the 4 types of sentences (Interrogative, Declarative, Imperative and Exclamatory), Contractions and Possessives.
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Contents
Pages 3–4 Teacher Instructions
Pages 5-7 Four Kinds of Sentences
Pages 8-10 Spring into Contractions
Pages 11-13 Spring into Possessives
Pages 14-19 Answers
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Insect Bundle (184 Pages) (Literacy and Math Unit, Opinion Writing, Read and Writes, Emergent Readers, Addition and Subtraction Problems with Manipulatives)
View this Insects Bundle HERE!
Includes the following products which can be purchased individually:
Insects and Spiders (Literacy and Math Unit)
Opinion Writing: Insects
Insect Read and Write
Butterfly Read and Write
Emergent Reader: Insects
Emergent Reader: Butterflies (variety of sight words)
Ten Frames 0-20 Insects
Subtraction Problems with Manipulatives (Creepy Crawlies)
Addition Problems with Manipulatives May
Subtraction Problems with Manipulatives May
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These easy-to-use, printable mini grammar books are ready for use. There are ten mini books that feature the parts of speech. Each page contains printed headings that can be used to organize notes. 
Students can create their own reference mini books to use when they’re learning to use different grammatical concepts.
By using the books for writing assessments, quizzes, journal prompts, and practice, students strengthen note taking skills. Students also go back to their own text to check for understanding.
So many ways to strengthen student engagement between grammar and writing!
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Mary Pat
