1st grade balanced literacy scaffolded notes

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Writing

First Grade Unit 2 Information Writing Curriculum Companion Guide and Coaching Notes was designed with you, the busy educator, in mind. This guide is designed to complement, not replace, the ever-popular Writing Workshop Curriculum. As a Literacy Coach, I’ve helped hundreds of teachers implement Writing Workshop. This resource was created to help teachers save and maximize their time with faster and easier planning by providing a synthesized, user-friendly version of the grade-level writing sess

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Grades:

1st

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Elementary Energy Station

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.1.5

, W.1.7

Retelling Templates (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Biography)

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Help students to successfully retell by having them fill out the retelling template as they read! It's a great resource to use along with Lucy Calkins Writing units as it makes the connection between Fiction and Mystery Reading. All templates are aligned with the Common Core Standards, and the skills that students are expected to learn! Fiction: -Retelling Fiction Stories (both with a scaffolded retelling and without) -Character Traits -Identifying the Theme Mystery: -Retelling Mystery Stories

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 5th

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Printables, Scaffolded Notes, Centers

Conferring or Conferencing Record Sheets:Lucy Calkins Reader's/Writer's Workshop

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Book Bunnies

This is 4 conferring sheets for any grade level of Lucy Calkins' Reader's or Writer's Workshop. This product also contains 1 single sheet with questions to ask while conferring too! It includes a generic sheet that can be used for any unit in Lucy's Program. Along the side column is a space to write additional notes while meeting with students. You can also write the week's goal in that section too!There are also 2 sheets that contain questions to ask while conferring along the side column. In a

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Assessment, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

K - 7th

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GUIDED READING-Green and Red Questions

Created by

Melissa Hankoff

This strategy is from Jan Richardson's book, The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. It can be used to teach students about explicit and implicit questions.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Printables, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.2.1

, RL.3.1

, RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

...

Graphic Organizers for any grade level

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423 creates

Graphic Organizers. They are the key part of documenting, note-taking, and organizing information. This is a 23 page document of several common graphic organizers and many personally used samples. Here is a list of the graphic organizers you will see in the document. 1. Sequence of Events 2. Note Taker 3. Cause and Effect 4. Timeline 5. Book Log 6. Schema and Inferencing 7. Quotes from a story and the affects 8. Vocabulary Word Study cards 9. Individual KWL Chart 10. The 5 W's and an H Note tak

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

1st - 7th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes, Literature Circles

First Grade Unit 1 Narrative Writing Curriculum Companion Guide

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Balanced Literacy, Tools for Common Core, Writing

First Grade Unit 1 Narrative Writing Curriculum Companion Guide and Coaching Notes was designed with you, the busy educator, in mind. This guide is designed to complement, not replace, the ever-popular Writing Workshop curriculum. As a Literacy Coach, I’ve helped hundreds of teachers implement Writing Workshop. This resource was created to help teachers save and maximize their time with faster and easier planning by providing a synthesized, user-friendly version of the grade-level writing sessio

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Grades:

1st

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Writing

1st Grade Guided Writing Weeks 16-30

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Come to the Carpet

Simply print out the topic, and make double sided, stapled copies for students. It’s a great way to introduce language concepts especially. There are 4 pages per topic. Topics included in part 2 are: Verb tenses Contractions Homophones Adjectives Commas in a series Singular/Plural nouns Possessive nouns Pronouns Conjunctions Prepositions Writing dialogue Writing leads Adding detail Opinion writing How To writing I use this in addition to Writing Workshop, my writing centers, and Write From

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Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Printables, Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

First Grade Unit 3 Opinion Writing Curriculum Companion Guide

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Balanced Literacy, Tools for Common Core, Writing

First Grade Unit 3 Opinion Writing Curriculum Companion Guide and Coaching Notes was designed with you, the busy educator, in mind. This guide is designed to complement, not replace, the ever-popular Writing Workshop Curriculum. This resource was created to help teachers save and maximize their time with faster and easier planning by providing a synthesized, user-friendly version of the grade-level writing session notes. The format is easy to teach from and includes all the essential component

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Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.5

, L.1.1

Exposition or persuasive argument genre/text type resources for writing

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Miss Jac

This 17 page product contains resources to be used with an exposition or a persuasive argument genre/text type unit. The resources include: •Exposition Brainstorm Mindmap + Answer Key: I use this at the beginning of the unit to find out what the students already know about expositions. •16 Role Play Exposition Scenario Cards: This sheet I cut up and laminate for students to use to role play the given scenario as an exposition. It gives real world examples of exposition scenarios. •20 Exposition

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Worksheets, Scaffolded Notes, Rubrics

Grades:

1st - 2nd

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Personal Recount genre / text type resources for writing

Created by

Miss Jac

This 8 page product contains resources to be used with a Personal Recount genre/text type unit. The resources include: •Personal Recount Checklist: can be used for students to self-check their work before handing in for marking. Has opportunities for peer-editing as well. •Personal Recount Plan- Sheet A: I use Sheet A for my Year 1 students to plan their recount. It provides a highly scaffolded worksheet for them to organise their ideas. •Personal Recount Plan- Sheet B: I use Sheet B for my Yea

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Worksheets, Scaffolded Notes, Rubrics

Grades:

1st - 2nd

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Fluency mini lesson kit

Created by

Heidi Weber

Zip file includes a series of mini lessons on reading fluency to focus on rhythm, punctuation, phrasing, pace and rate, and tone. Create a binder for students to place passages, phrases, flash cards, texts, etc. for students to continue practicing reading fluency throughout the year. Project mini lesson tools on Smartboard for whole group practice.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

First Grade Unit 4 Realistic Fiction Writing Curriculum Companion Guide

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Balanced Literacy, Tools for Common Core, Writing

First Grade Unit 4 Realistic Fiction Writing Curriculum Companion Guide and Coaching Notes was designed with you, the busy educator, in mind. This guide is designed to complement, not replace, the ever-popular Writing Workshop curriculum. As a Literacy Coach, I’ve helped hundreds of teachers implement Writing Workshop. This resource was created to help teachers save and maximize their time with faster and easier planning by providing a synthesized, user-friendly version of the grade-level writi

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Grades:

1st

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

CCSS:

W.1.5

, L.1.1

, L.1.2

, CCRA.W.3

Research Recording Pages Bundle

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Not JUST Cute

These research recording sheets allow students to take notes about what they learn while they are reading nonfiction texts. I like to use it when I have my students on www.pebblego.com Table of ContentsPage1- CoverPage 2- Table of Contents Page 3- AnimalsPage 4- Animals TopicsPage 5- Bodies of WaterPage 6- Water CyclePage 7-BiographiesPage 8- SciencePage 9- Credits

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Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

procedure genre / text type resources for a writing unit

Created by

Miss Jac

This 6 page product contains resources to be used with a Procedure genre/text type unit. •Procedure Brainstorm Mindmap + Answer Key: I use this at the beginning of the unit to find out what the students already know about procedures. •Procedure Rubric- Year 1: This rubric I use for marking procedure assessments of Year 1 students. It includes Text Structure, Grammar Features, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, and Spelling. •Procedure Rubric- Year 2: This rubric I use for marking procedure assess

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