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Free middle school literature centers
Free Readers' Theater Script ~ Fractured Fairy Tale Cinderella Readers' Theater
Free Cinderella Fractured Fairy Tale Readers' Theater Script: "Cinder...Really?: The TRUE Story of Cinderella"* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This fractured fairy tale readers' theater freebie is excerpted from my 35-page CINDER..REALLY? Literacy Toolkit, which includes the readers' theater script plus supplemental literacy activities.It's also available as part of the FAIRY TALES BONUS BUNDLE ~ SERIES 1, which includes 4 fractured fairy tales and LOADS of supplemental activities. The bundle makes a
Genre Posters FREE
FREE Genre Posters to help teach about different genres or display in your classroom library!*Check Out My File Folder Centers!Come see me!FacebookPinterest
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1st - 7th
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Free King Midas & the Golden Touch Greek Mythology Readers' Theater Script: 3-6
Free Greek Mythology Readers' Theater Script: "King Midas & the Golden Touch": A humorous 6-page retelling of the traditional Greek myth of King Midas.* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This readers' theater freebie is excerpted from my 37-page KING MIDAS Literacy Toolkit, which includes TWO readers' theater scripts plus supplemental literacy activities.It's also available as part of the GREEK MYTHOLOGY BONUS BUNDLE ~ THE MANGLED MYTHS SERIES, which includes 6 readers' theater scripts and LOADS of s
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3rd - 6th
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Let's Draw: Directed Drawing - Roz from The Wild Robot
Are you reading The Wild Robot or The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown? Are you looking for directed drawing activities to increase your students confidence as illustrators? Let's Draw takes you and your students on a step by step drawing process to create drawings of your favorite picture book characters.This set includes:Roz - The Wild RobotBrightbill - The GoslingOtter3 Simple Forest TreesYou'll also get a set of frequently asked questions and answers about directed drawing.Directed drawings
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Level-Up Your Library Bundle: The Book Wrangler's Greatest Hits
Reading Genre Poster Set with Definitions!
Every classroom library needs to have Reading Genre Posters! Each of these 10 posters have pictures that correspond to the definition of each genre. Just print, glue them to cardstock or construction paper, laminate, and your library is ready to go!
This poster set includes:
- Reading Genre Title Poster with all genres listed
- Realistic Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Biography
- Informational
- Traditional Literature
- Fantasy
- Autobiography
- Mystery
- Poetry
Enjoy! Please leave
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PreK - 8th
Character Selfies: Character Analysis, Summary, Point of View, and Visualization
Do your students have a cell phone? If they do, chances are they take "selfies" (photos of themselves) all the time. Turn this favorite pastime into an activity that will strengthen their comprehension skills! Not to mention, you will be one cool teacher for these 21st century kids!
Examples of when to take character selfies:
Guided reading
Literature circles
Independent reading response
Response to a class read aloud
In this activity, students draw from the point of view of the character.
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3rd - 8th
Literary Device Posters - Set of 20: Metaphor Simile and More!
I have created a set of 20 Literary Device posters. You are getting the following posters:
1. Title Poster - Literary Devices
2. Personification
3. Hyperbole
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Metaphor
6. Simile
7. Alliteration
8. synonym
9. antonym
10. homophone
11. idiom
12. palindrome
13. pun
14. oxymoron
15. assonance
16. repetition
17. proverb
18. cliche
19. paradox
20. adage
Each poster features the definition, a sentences that demonstrates the literary device and a matching picture. These poste
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3rd - 10th
FREE Roll and Answer Reading Centers for 4th and 5th Grade (Use with ANY Text)
Are you looking for new ways to review reading standards and skills in your 4th or 5th grade classroom? This reading center resource contains three low-prep Reading Response Roll and Answer Centers to use with any text. There are three versions: Literature, Informational, and one for Paired Passages. The only materials needed are 2 dice, the students' books or passages, and a dry erase marker!You can find my other Roll and Answer Centers by click on the links below:Fiction Roll and Answer Center
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4th - 6th
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Book Review Printable FREEBIE - Quick Reading Reflection for Any Book!
Use this free book review resource to have students quickly reflect on the story they read! You can use this instead of a full book report, or to include in your classroom library.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Book Review PrintableGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying:✏️ "This is an excellent resource for second grade. Students are starting to become avid readers and writers. I do not use reading
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1st - 6th
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Poetry Analysis Worksheets - CLOSE read with any poem!
This Poetry analysis worksheet is perfect for your students to analyze any poem that they read! It forces students to take a closer look at the poems they read and gain a deeper understanding of the author’s use of poetry to communicate his/her ideas.
Concepts included on the worksheet:
1. Summarizing literal meaning
2. Determining poetic form
3. Identifying rhyme scheme
4. Identifying sensory images
5. Determining types of rhyme (internal vs. end rhyme, exact,
eye, slant)
6. Iden
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5th - 8th
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Volcanoes Paired Passages with Text Based Evidence Questions
TWO Paired (One Non-Fiction and One SEL themed Fiction) Passages for Volcano Earth Science Unit with Text Based Evidence Questions. The fictional pieces included in these Earth Science Passages have repeating characters that your students will identify with as they read and get to know them. Though each piece is independently enjoyable, they read like chapters in a book. (SEL theme: Managing Anger) This is a wonderful way to integrate Science, Health, Reading and Writing. Appropriate for third
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3rd - 6th
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Shades of Meaning Task Cards | Free Literacy Center Activity | Reading Task Card
This set of free shades of meaning task cards is perfect for teaching, reviewing, or practicing ELA skills whole group, small group, or independently! There are 24 different questions and an answer key in this low-prep activity. All you need to do to prep this lesson is print off the anchor chart, task cards, and answer sheet and you're all set for your next reading lesson this week!Resource Includes:Anchor Chart (Full Page)Mini-Anchor Chart (For Student Notebooks)24 Task CardsAnswer KeyRecordin
Free- 8 Great Final Projects for Any Novel Study
8 great ideas that can be used with any novel study at any grade level. Better than book reports, these ideas will have your students think more complexly about the characters, themes, nuances, and connections of the books. These project ideas are also found in the novel study for Touching Spirit Bear. If you like these ideas, you'll love the novel study! See it at Touching Spirit Bear- Journal Style Novel Study.We also have a similar novel study for Bud, Not Buddy, A Day No Pigs Would Die,
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6th - 9th
Non-Fiction and Fiction Book Report
Amazing non-fiction and fiction book report templates for upper grade!
Instead of using lower-level traditional book reports where the students simply input "story maps", these book reports can be used with any reading program such as AR or Scholastic Reader and incorporate common core standards like synthesizing, visualizing, etc. What do you do when your students fail their AR or Scholastic Reader tests? I experienced this dilemma and at first, I had students retake the test, but in order
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3rd - 6th
Free Davy Crockett Readers' Theater Tall Tale Script ~ Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
Free Davy Crockett-themed Readers' Theater Tall Tale: "Davy Crockpot: A Tall & Twisted Tale" (grades 3, 4, 5 & 6): This 5-page readers' theater script puts a new twist on the tall tale of Davy Crockett. It is written for 6 readers, though narrator roles can be combined, as needed, to adjust for group size, making the scripts easily adaptable for 3-6 readers. This is a terrific tool for developing students' reading fluency!* * * * * * * * * * * * * *This free twisted tall tale readers' th
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3rd - 6th
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FREEBIE: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
You will be downloading a graphic organizer to help students compare between two characters or two books.
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K - 12th
40 Book Challenge Reading Notebook inspired by The Book Whisperer
Get your ENTIRE 40 Book Challenge Reading Notebook here! Everything you need for your class tracking their reading! Revised in 2018 and better than ever! The notebook includes:-"How to choose a book" graphics-Reading Bar Graph Tracking Chart-"Books I Want to Read" log ~ for recording reading recommendations-"Completed Books" section ~ Students track the title, author, genre of books they have completed, and give the book a rating-"Status of the Class" ~ Daily tracking logs for where students ar
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3rd - 8th
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First Chapter Friday Read Aloud Videos
Reading aloud to students is one of the most powerful tools teachers have at their disposal. But knowing what to read and having the time to do it make this simple task sometimes harder. I want to help. This product contains links to first chapter read aloud videos. Just select a book and click play. I'll take care of the rest... making sure to tell students why I loved the book, why it might be a good fit for them and also a few interesting facts about the book, author or story. And then, I'll
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5th - 8th
Also included in: The Word Nerd's First Chapter Friday Read Video Aloud Resource Bundle
Teach Characterization with Video Clips (Disney, Pixar, etc.)
By middle school, students should begin to develop skills in analyzing author craft. One of the easiest ways to introduce kids to the "craft moves" an author makes is through teaching characterization. The reality is that kids already understand this literary term on some level because they unconsciously pick up on all of the clues that an author or a text (be it book, movie, music video, or tv show) provides the audience. We inherently form judgements about characters as we engage with a text.T
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5th - 10th
Themes in Literature Lists
Teaching theme and how to find themes in literature is simplified with this free resource. The lists of Themes Found in Literature are a perfect addition to your students' binders or notebooks. The Theme Lists include more than 40 common themes found in literature. You'll also receive a Finding Theme Graphic Organizer and essential notes on theme, which are found on the top of both lists. Use the notes as a quick reference guide to remind students of what theme is and what it isn't. You and your
The TQE Method: Discussion Stems
This slide deck is ready to support your students as they discuss everything from pieces of art, texts, and topics!The TQE Method is used in classrooms around the world from kindergarten to grad school. For more information about the TQE Method, start with the We're Killing the Love of Reading, But Here's an Easy Fix Unlimited Teacher post and the Cult of Pedagogy podcast episode. Then search the hashtags #TQE and #UnlimitedTeacher to see examples of how teachers are tailoring it to their studen
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Proactive Planning: Potential Solutions for (Distance) Learning BUNDLE
SAMPLE Main Idea and Details Comprehension Practice Passages
SAMPLE Main Idea & Details Practice PassageEngaging passages are a great way to support your students in practicing identifying the main idea and details. This is one of my passages included in my Main Idea & Details Passage Pack. These are Lexile leveled and great for small groups, whole group, or as an assessment. An answer key is included. ***********************************************************************Other Comprehension Passages Main Idea & Details Passage PackComprehensi
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4th - 6th
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Character Development, Story Elements, and Story Structure Graphic Organizers
Narrative Text Graphic Organizers can be utilized to reinforce the common core standards of developing proficient readers with the capacity to comprehend texts across a range of genre types and emphasizing how an author portrays a character in written text.
This set of printables includes over 20 pages of graphic organizers that will assist the students in developing the common core standard of answering questions to demonstrate the understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as
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2nd - 6th
Quotes for Kindness - Writing Prompts
Promote a caring classroom and work on writing skills at the same time! Includes 5 different writing prompts inspired by quotes pulled from well-known books. Each quote and prompt aims to promote compassion, empathy, and kindness in your classroom. Great to use as a bell ringer or journal topic!Includes a blank version of the template if you'd like to add your own quote or ask students to find and respond to a quote about kindness, empathy or compassion.Includes two versions for a short or lo
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6th - 9th
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