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5th grade balanced literacy resources for GATE
The Wild Robot Activities ⭐ STEM Challenges Hands-on Novel Study ⭐
Get ready for STEM activities with The Wild Robot by Peter Brown! In this set of challenges, students follow the adventures of Roz the robot on an island where she must adapt in order to survive. Along the way, Roz encounters many challenges which she must overcome. Your students will overcome the challenges right alongside Roz as they complete the STEM challenges that go along with this engaging read aloud. ✅ What You'll Get ✅3 Main STEM ChallengesCamouflage STEM Activity ChallengeShelter STEM
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
Greek Mythology - Independent Activities for Higher Level Thinking
This product is a co-labor-ation brought to you by Jen Jones and Michele Oates. Michele is a Gifted and Talented teacher.
Are you looking for ways to keep students learning at higher levels even while you're busy at Guided Reading? Or do you have students in need on constant enrichment? Michele and I have created 12 independent activities for higher level thinking while teaching Greek Mythology because *we* are always looking for meaningful and relevant ways to keep students engaged in purpo
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3rd - 8th
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Holes STEM Challenges - Novel STEM Activities
If you haven't read Holes by Louis Sachar to your students, I'd love to know which hole you've been living in! Though there are dark twists and turns, kids always identify and empathize with these troubled kids. This is not a typical novel study. I have created these STEM challenges as a way for students to engage with some of the aspects of the story in a hands-on and meaningful way. Even your no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-grandfather would enjoy these tasks! Included in this Resource
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane STEM Challenges - Novel STEM Activities
This is not a run of the mill novel study. Make Edward's journey come alive with these STEM challenges! I have created these STEM challenges as a way for students to engage with some of the aspects of the story in a hands-on and meaningful way. Contents→4 Main STEM Challenges (clothing/accessory, high chair, harmonica, marionette)→Sample images for the challenges→Science/engineering vocabulary terms / word wall cards→Recording pages to follow the engineering design process, both standard and gra
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
Depth and Complexity Reading Log
A reading log perfect for homework, that allows your student to record details from their nightly reading. The log is for 4 nights. Monday they focus on the big idea of the reading. Tuesday they focus on the language of the discipline. Wednesday they focus on unanswered questions. Thursday they are asked to think about multiple perspectives. A perfect supplement to any classroom that focuses on the depth and complexity icons.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Reader Response Menus: A Recipe for Reading Success!
Perfect for homework, morning work, or interactive notebooks!
Great practice for writing extended responses and providing evidence!
This 64 page packet (jam-packed with 41 different reading response menus and different templates for student responses) was created to address a variety of standards, higher-order thinking skills, and genres in an easily adaptable and predictable structure! What's more, with this set, you can assign a different menu every week for the entire school-year without ru
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3rd - 5th
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Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
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3rd - 12th
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BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
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3rd - 12th
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BOOK REPORT 12 Projects MEGA BUNDLE Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook+MORE
All of our most POPULAR Book Reports in one MEGA BUNDLE! 12 Projects Total at a HUGE DISCOUNT.Book reports don't have to be boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportBillboard Book ReportPop-Up Book ReportPuppet Theater Book ReportMake a Float Book Report*Brochure*Timeline*Comic
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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The Three Questions - A Literacy Study
Tired of beginning the New Year with the same assignment? "The
Three Questions" by John Muth (based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) is your answer. In this thoughtful story a boy seeks to find the answer to three simple questions on his journey to discover how to become a good person. This 3rd -6th grade Common Core aligned literacy unit includes: story elements, grammar, language arts, sequencing, writing both opinion and personal narratives, character studies, character development, comprehension,
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3rd - 6th
Halloween Word Play
Your students will LOVE the challenge, especially when they discover the words are related to Halloween! There are 12 word puzzles. Grab the growing bundle for savings.
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Word Play BUNDLE
Book Report FUN PACK 2! 4 Projects|Comic-Timeline-PopUp Book-Billboard
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Comic Book ReportTimeline Book ReportPop-Up Book ReportBillboard Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Work! Check out our store for individually sold Book Reports.Upper LMNt
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3rd - 7th
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BOOK REPORT- Timeline Hands-On Activity! Great for Main Idea
BOOK REPORT- Timeline Hands-On Activity! Creative Challenging- Book reports don't have to be that boring! Simply giving students a creative way of displaying what they know using this timeline will get them completely engaged in the activity!The possibilities are endlessThis a more creative HANDS-ON way to find out how much of the book the student really understands. Use this activity for sequencing events, cause and effect, problem and solution, summarizing, and much more!This can also be used
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Social Studies MEGA Bundle|9 Products|15 Activities |Distance Learning
Noun Tic Tac Toe
This activity provides choices for students as they work on their understanding of nouns.
Great for use at a center or even for earlier finishers to keep at their desk as an enrichment activity.
Grades:
1st - 5th
Chocolate Chip Rubrics: Making Rubrics Tangible & Delicious!
Introduce your students to rubrics in a tangible and delicious way!
Rubrics are a popular classroom tool. They can be used to lay out expectations for your students, and they can allow for assessment of individual performance. With that said, rubrics are pretty abstract for elementary students. They do not always fully understand how they are being graded or how a rubric actually works. Despite the fact that rubrics are sometimes baffling to our students, many standardized tests and reading s
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1st - 5th
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Cereal Box Book Report - Project Based Learning
This is a fun way for students to show their understanding of either a book you've read together as a class or a book they've read on their own. This resource includes printable pieces that students can fill out, cut, and glue directly to a used cereal box. There is structure, but also the opportunity for creativity. The following template pieces are included in this resource:-Front of box: Students create a cereal name and look for the cereal-Back of box: Students create a game/activity that re
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2nd - 8th
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day activities and craftivity fun!
Your students will enjoy learning about Veterans Day with these informational and engaging activities. The activities in this unit are low or no prep and differentiated to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Included in this download you will find:
Veterans Day Folder Cover (colored)
Veterans Day Folder Cover (b/w)
Veterans Day Informational Close Reading Passage
Corresponding Comprehension Questions (TBQs)
Just the Facts! (students write facts fr
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1st - 5th
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Solar System Figurative Language Flipbook
This is a great way to teach or review figurative language. There are 4 different pieces of figurative language related to the main subject (solar system.) Students need to identify the type of figurative language, explain their choice, write their own sentence using the piece of figurative language, and finally create an illustration for the figurative language.There is also an assessment that goes along with the flipbook regarding the figurative language (and the definitions of each) that were
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3rd - 6th
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Scratch Beginners Workbook for Students and Teachers - Cheat Sheet - v1.4
Real computer programming can be challenging and difficult to understand. This is a simple step by step booklet that outlines everything you need to know to plan, set up, program and play your own computer game
This workbook is planned so students can work through each level step by step at their own pace and allows everyone to program something using the Scratch computer program (please note that the free download of Scratch is necessary to have)
http://scratch.mit.edu/
It allows students to e
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Not Another Book Report! (The Lapbook and Other Activities)
This packet includes alternative activities compared to the traditional book report. These activities easily allow for differentiation. The activities include foldables, lapbook ideas, tic tac toes, and projects. Facilitate appropriate reading comprehension while allowing your students to have fun!
Grades:
1st - 12th
Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay Student Packet
This is a packet designed to guide your students through the step by step process of writing a compare and contrast essay. It includes a sample essay. It also includes tasks to complete associated with the sample essay. These tasks help the students become aware of the phrases and structures associated with compare and contrast essays. The packet takes the students through all the steps in writing an essay. First, they choose a topic and organize their thoughts around it. Then, they learn how to
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Franken-Circuits
In this engaging STEM activity, students will read a modern-day story of a female scientist(sold separately) who turns toy parts into a monster. Students will create their own mad scientist laboratory and create circuits that light up monsters they make using craft materials. Perfect for Halloween and a wonderful integration of history, science, and literature!
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: Franken-circuits- story and STEAM activity
Writing Choice board 10 month set
Month-Themed Writing choice boards for August- June!Includes both color and black and white versions of all eleven months.Just print, laminate and use every year! Recommended for Grades 4th-6th. Can also be used as a PDF for Distance Learning or to project on a smartboard.Great for early finishers, Gifted and Talented, work on writing stations and more!Please add feedback to let me know what you think. Don't forget to press "follow" and "like" to keep up to date on my latest creations!Looking
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts Mega Bundle Grades 4-6th
A Long Walk To Water Read Aloud Question Posters
2 questions for each chapter. 1 about Nya and 1 about Salva. Questions come in four different formats-Poster print outs to display in the room (sentence frames included)-A basic list of questions by chapter-Cut apart print outs to paste into student journals for reading responses- Link to a print and use journal where students can write their responsesThese are great discussion questions to get your kids thinking about and connecting to the book. We post one poster at the end of each chapter and
Grades:
5th - 9th
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