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If students are curious enough about the first sentence of the novel, they may want to read the book and then complete this worksheet comparing their predictions to the actual book. |
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Create a bar graph to show information about favorite characters in E.B. White's "Trumpet of the Swan" |
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Create a bar graph to show information about favorite books. |
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Combining critical thinking and comprehension skills with a strong student-driven approach to the different types of intelligence, this double unit is a fantastic enhancement for Daniel Keyes' modern classic tale of intelligence gained and lost. This is one of many book lessons on our member site. |
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Questions about friendship for extended writing or discussion after reading E.B. White's "The Trumpet of the Swan." |
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"Read one page of a book. Raise one finger for each word on the page that you don’t know." Simple instructions for categorizing books by difficulty, from "easy to read" to "too hard". Four bookmarks per page. |
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Four different nature-themed bookmarks |
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Four different owl bookmarks. |
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"Awarded to __ for reading the most books." |
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Eight pages of things that are blue, from blueberries to blue whales. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors. |
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Ten pages of things that are green, from broccoli to trees. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors. |
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Ten pages of things that are yellow, from chicks to schoolbuses. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors. |
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Sample from our student friendly posters for 3rd grade literature that will help guide students toward goals established by Common Core Standards. Member Packet includes 4 posters each, and includes an overview of these standards for teacher or parent use and a student checklist. |
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Sample from our student friendly posters for 4th grade literature that will help guide students toward goals established by Common Core Standards. Member Packet includes 4 posters each, and includes an overview of these standards for teacher or parent use and a student checklist. |
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Sample from our student friendly posters for 5th grade literature that will help guide students toward goals established by Common Core Standards. Member Packet includes 4 posters each, and includes an overview of these standards for teacher or parent use and a student checklist. |
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"Aunt Jane said Kimmie could only go if she had sunscreen and a hat." A realistic fiction story about choosing a perfect beach hat. |
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A short reading comprehension about a rainy fall day, followed by a "color and write" on the same theme. |
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"It was a Tuesday morning in April." A realistic fiction story about a good day at school. |
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"Suzy is making a heart." A very short realistic fiction valentine-themed reading comprehension. |
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Our new "first sentence" series asks the question: "You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?"
With these simple worksheets, each containing a different sentence from a classic story, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
Look for more "first sentence" prompts every week!
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?
With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
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Meaning "one who" (teacher, lawyer) |
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[member-created with abctools] Directions for writing an extended response on starred border paper. |
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A seasonal-themed companion or alternative to our Halloween center. Includes a concentration (memory) game, apple coloring activity, and more. |
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This list features books at a variety of levels, each set in one of the fifty states. From "Bird" (set in Alabama) to "Hope Was Here" (Wyoming), this book list will help students "read across America". |
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What is a literature circle? How does it work? Here are some suggestions for planning literature circles, as well as charts for tracking vocabulary, important questions, and interesting observations. |
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This series of seven literature circle jobs was contributed by Julie Lorne |
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"___ did a great job in ACCELERATED READER today!" Three notes per page, with blackline illustrations. |
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The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color. |
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The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color. |
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The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color. |
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Use the pictures above some words to help decode the text in this simple, factual text about Epiphany. This is one in a new series of holiday readers on our member site. |
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Use this page to divide portfolio categories or for a notebook cover. |
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Use this page to divide your portfolio categories or for a notebook cover. |
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[member-created with abctools] Poem about a speedy delivery truck ("Some trucks go vroom!") in a delivery truck-shaped shapebook. Easy reader for kids that love trucks. |
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[member-created with abctools] 8 pages of summer places, from BEACH to PARK, all in a sun-shaped pattern. |
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[member-created using abctools] "Popcorn words" (in a popcorn shape!) for early elementary. Make a booklet or use for a bulletin board or word wall. |
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Use this story planner to help you write an animal story. |
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Use this form to record people's favorite books. Ten titles are suggested and blank spaces are also included. Good tallying practice. |
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Formatted like a standardized test, this 9 page document tests knowledge of punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, alphabetization, spelling, and more. These are approximately the skills tested in first grade, although state standards vary widely. |
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List of ideas for students to share the books they have read. |
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[member-created document] This sample was made with the abcteach Word Search Puzzle tool. NOTES: Find the 16 Dolch words. |
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[member-created with abctools] From "a" to "your". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls. Eleven pages, twenty words to a page. |
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