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Critical thinking graphic organizers for Easel Activities
Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Civil War: Sectional Differences in North and South
This product provides reading material with text dependent questions about the sectional differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War. It includes population, transportation, and economy. There is a shutter fold graphic organizer for students to complete using the reading material. Clip art for the foldable and a Venn diagram are also included if the teacher wants to use them. A 15 question assessment is also provided.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War Bundle
Reading Comprehension Interactive Strategy Cards
I made these reading comprehension strategy cards based on my all-time favorite professional development book; Strategies that Work, by Harvey and Goudvis. These cards can be used in multiple settings (e.g., Guided Reading, Shared Reading, etc.) and with any level text. I print them on colored card stock, laminate, and the kids use post-its on them. However, they can also be printed on plain paper and used as traditional graphic organizer.There is one card for each strategy:-Determining Impor
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Current Events Sample Printables Worksheets Graphic Organizer Informational Text
Dive into current events, student news, informational text, reading strategies, and more with our exclusive sampler from Current Events Response Printables!This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive current event graphic organizers that promise to make learning engaging and effective. Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler for just $1, and if you love it, get your dollar back with the included coupon code for the full version of Current Events Response Printables.It’s our way of sayi
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Mr. Peabody's Apples Character Changes, Lessons Learned
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character mot
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Graphic Novels Are Elementary! Activities & Student Pages
Activities, graphic organizers, and student response pages for use with any graphic novel!
This packet includes:
--Tips for reading graphic novels with students
--5 fun, easy hands-on activities to go with any graphic novel
--14 student activity pages to use with any graphic novel, including graphic organizers, group activities, and reader responses
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Graphic novels are rapidly gaining in popularity with students, as
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Graphic Novels Are Elementary! BUNDLE
CULTURE, Cultural Diversity Graphic Organizers Activities PRINT and EASEL
Culture: 19 Graphic Organizers and 2 Activities The nineteen culture topics, one for each organizer are:Celebrations, Climate, Clothes, Education, Entertainment, Ethnicity, Family, Food, Freedom of Expression, Gender Roles, Jobs, Languages, Music & Dance, Religion, Shared History, Social Interactions, Social Status, Sports, and Visual Arts.Also included is a student survey (perfect to begin a unit on culture) and a page of seven discussion topics, which are also included in short essay form
Grades:
8th - 11th
Weslandia character changes, lessons learned
WESLANDIA by Paul Fleischman is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character motivat
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Gender Stereotypes and Norms: Introduction to Gender Studies for High School
Where do our gender norms and stereotypes come from? How does language perpetuate stereotypes? How have gender norms changed over time? This mini-unit gets students to think critically about gender and the many ways that norms and stereotypes are shaped by society.This resource contains the following activities:1) Stand Up (15-30 minutes)This activity allows students to begin thinking critically about how their gender has shaped their lives, and to consider how people of other genders experience
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Stranger Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Notes, Lessons, and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core principles, 'The Stranger Unit Plan,' a 90-page compilation of lessons and activities, has been detailed and developed for clarity, depth, comprehension, and analysis- from basic to higher level cognition. This version is a third larger than the previous one with a flexibility terrific for Distance, Classroom, and Home School Learning. It includes a table of contents, a copious variety of activities for teachers to meet their goals and the needs and skills of their h
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Inferencing for Older Students | Critical Thinking at Cognition Valley High
Your older students can address real-life scenarios that they may encounter during the school day while working on those all-important inferencing skills! Welcome to Cognition Valley High!While you are here, you will get to meet many of the “Cognition Valley” students! Decide what they are doing, saying, and thinking. It’s up to you to use the visual and written cues in each of the scenarios to help you make good inferences. Use the included visual aid and graphic organizer to assist you in f
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Argument or Persuasive Writing Research Notebook
Argument and Persuasive Writing Notebook for Research • Middle school no prep notebook that will help your students stay organized when they're researching topics to argue or persuade.
Use for writing, debate, or oral presentations. Step-by-step graphic organizers guide students through choosing and narrowing a topic, collecting research, and organizing their argument.
This resource includes:
→ Idea generator "What should I write about?"
→ Narrow your topic funnel. Help students get that t
Grades:
6th - 10th
Setting Goals Unit Lessons & Goal Assessment
Help your students begin the school year in the right direction with these goal setting activities. Goal setting is a great way to get your students to take ownership of their learning. This is an important learning skill for all students including ESL, ENL and SPED. This bundle has everything you need to get your students to set realistic goals, keep track of their goal progress, and assess their success.You Get:• What is a goal? (Presentation in pdf format) - Use this to introduce the concep
Grades:
4th - 8th
Compare & Contrast Reading Response Theme, Setting, Plot
These reader’s response pages can be used with fiction or non-fiction text. They are perfect to use as a journal response page and cover plot, theme, character traits, predictions, reflections, compare/contrast & student’s interpretations. Also provided is how illustrations help us to better understand the text (fiction). A useful tool to encourage your students to take a closer look at illustrations in text. Anchor charts provided to help students recognize the difference between ‘plot’
Grades:
3rd
Claim Evidence Reasoning Graphic Organizer and Lesson Plan Free
Do your students struggle with providing strong, credible evidence for their claims? These two free Evidence Graphic Organizers can be used for any argument, opinion, persuasive, or research essay to help students gather and analyze arguments and evidence that they need to support a claim.Students gain critical thinking skills as they justify the use of their evidence and the evidence checker graphic organizers allow them to see exactly what kind of evidence they are using.This freebie includes
Grades:
5th - 9th
Boris and Bella characters, lessons learned, Halloween activities
Boris and Bella is a BOOtiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. It's an awesome read aloud for our Halloween activities. This resource is now ready for distance learning too! Bella Legrossi (the messiest monster in Booville) and Boris Kleanitoff (the tidiest monster in Booville) were neighbors who rubbed each other the wrong way. Kids will have fun listening to this Halloween story to find out if these two could ever be friends. By using the sig
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Activity: Stereotypes, Prejudice, Diversity, and Discrimination in Schools
This activity covers the topics of diversity and discrimination with a focus on schools. Students will consider whether or not their own school reflects and celebrates the diversity of its students by analyzing their school's anti-discriminatory practices in a variety of categories. This resource could be a perfect introduction to a unit on civil rights, racism, gender studies, or any other topic related to social justice.Lesson Plan:*This lesson will likely take 1-2 class periods to completeMin
Grades:
9th - 12th
Brainstorm Cloud, Idea Web, Concept Map Graphic Organizers
Brainstorming and concept mapping can be powerful! This set of three handouts make it easy for your students to brainstorm ideas (for essays, projects, teambuilding exercises, big ideas, and more!), create concept maps, and outline idea webs!Included are printer friendly black and white versions of each handout. Are you in a distance learning or hybrid environment? The included digital Easel version is great to use for online teaching!
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Not Grade Specific
Night Unit Plan - CCSS: Teaching Plans/Lessons/Activities/Assessments
If adolescents are to understand the physical, emotional and spiritual effects of man's inhumanity to man, Night (Elie Wiesel), is a good starting platform for English and Social Studies teachers. This 68-page unit engages the students on an emotional level and pushes them to think and analyze through thought-provoking discussions and writings about some of the principle players of the Third Reich, its victims, philosophies, and the power of propaganda. Aligned with CCS, it has over 30 activitie
Grades:
8th - 12th
Sketchnoting and Visual Note-Taking Templates for All Curriculum Areas
Sketchnoting Templates for All Curriculum Areas: Visual Note-Taking Through Illustrations, Symbols, Structures, & Text More About This Product:☰ This product can be used for small groups, differentiated instructional purposes, for 1:1 targeted instructional tutorials, or as a whole class learning experience.☰ This product is suitable for teachers, tutors, special education providers, as well as for home-instruction.☰ This teaching resource is appropriate for students in Grades 2-8+.☰ This pr
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Making Inferences with Pictures - Inferring Graphic Organizers
Struggling to teach your students how to make inferences? Making inferences with these 50 graphic organizers is an absolute breeze! These real life photography shots makes inferring pictures not only super fun but realistic too. Ideal for picture of the day, literacy centers, morning work or homework. Completed work samples look amazing on classroom bulletin boards! This resource is available in both print and digital format, therefore is suitable for:First GradeSecond GradeThird GradeFourth Gr
Grades:
1st - 4th
RACE Writing Strategy: Tiered Constructed Responses for 4-8
Introduce, scaffold, and extend the R.A.C.E. writing strategy in grades 4-8. With this resource, your students will learn to write strong constructed responses through clear explicit expectations. Tiered graphic organizers allow for easy differentiation. Each step in this progressive system adds a level of complexity - and students master each element of constructed responses before moving to the next step.Your students will clearly and concisely restate questions, answer inferential questions,
Grades:
4th - 8th
Compare & Contrast Reader Response Character Traits, Setting, Plots
These reader’s response pages can be used with fiction or non-fiction text. They are perfect to use as a journal response page and cover character traits, settings, plots, predictions, reflections, compare/contrast & student’s interpretations. Also provided is how illustrations help us to better understand the text (fiction). A useful tool to encourage your students to take a closer look at illustrations in text. Anchor charts provided for character traits, settings, plots & illustrat
Grades:
2nd
Venn Puzzlers Level C Distance Learning
This book has three kinds of challenging Venn diagram puzzles:
• 28 fun, alien-themed puzzles that help students read for details and improve their mathematical problem solving by using Venn diagrams to organize information, analyze data, and see relationships.
• 12 puzzles that challenge students to analyze similarities and differences and determine classification categories.
• 8 introductory logic puzzles that encourage careful reading and valid, accurate reasoning.
Great activities fo
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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