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Other (social studies) Common Core RL.5.2 resources
Number the Stars Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Classroom™
This is a complete and engaging novel study for the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This print and go book study is great to use in your classroom when teaching across the curriculum during a World War II unit! It is divided into 3 sections as follows: Chapters 1 - 6, 7 - 12, 13 - End. This unit includes the following:★ Title page for students★ Meet the Author★ Prediction page★ Character notes – 12 main/minor characters (3 optional longer note pages included for 6 of the main characters)★ C
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4th - 7th
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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Monsters Activity - Ancient Greece Myth Projects
This Ancient Greek Mythology Monster Unit contains a fun Greek Mythology project on monsters. Perfect for your Ancient Greece Unit, this Greek myth resource contains mythology reading passages on the Gorgons (Medusa), the Hydra, the Minotaur, Cerberus, and other mythological monsters.Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to a Greek Mythology Interactive Notebook.This package contains readin
Grades:
4th - 7th
The House That Jane Built Narrative Nonfiction Book Companion | Cause and Effect
In this lesson, students will identify and discuss causes and effects in Jane Addams's life. In addition, there is a bonus "enrichment" piece where students craft thematic statements from topics and discuss the meanings of some of Jane Addams's famous quotes. *NEW* I just added printable (for packets) and digital (for Google Classroom) components that will help with distance learning. A link to the video is included. The House That Jane Built, by Tanya Lee Stone is the inspirational true story o
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3rd - 5th
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Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka
Who Poisoned Willy Wonka is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonu
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ramadan Activities | Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Ramadan Mubarak - "Have a “blessed Ramadan”. Embrace the multicultural classroom and improve reading comprehension with our Ramadan and Eid themed differentiated close reading texts and activities. This pack includes two Grade Four and Grade Five (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Ramadan 2022 began on the evening of Friday, 1 April and ends on the evening of Sunday, 1 May (please
Grades:
4th - 6th
Whodunit? - Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? - A Classroom Mystery Inference Activity
Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? is an interactive classroom activity that promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. There are two versions included - one with a named thief and the second, where student consensus determines who committed the crime. Murder mystery game without the murder.This is a great group activity, classroom team activit
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Novel Study and American History Study
This product is a novel study for the book Capture the Flag by Kate Messner. Social Studies is easily integrated into this unit due to the content of the novel. The story is a mystery about the flag that inspired the song "The Star-Spangled Banner" being stolen. Three kids go on an adventurous search for the stolen flag. Throughout the text there are historical references to Revolutionary Americans, American Symbols, American History, and American Government.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
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3rd - 5th
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Murder Mystery Activity - w/out the Murder: Who Poisoned Sherlock Holmes
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonus time.This resource inclu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ada's Violin Narrative Nonfiction Book Companion | Main Idea and Theme
This comprehensive book companion includes a slide presentation, printable booklets (in black and white and color), graphic organizers, discussion cards, and a lesson plan. In addition to printable options, it contains digital options for Google™ slides and a Google™ form. Students will use graphic organizers to respond to the book Ada's Violin by identifying the main idea, topics, and theme that are found in the book and will complete an exit ticket about main idea and theme to demonstrate unde
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3rd - 5th
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Theater Arts Comical Play Script Unit | Abdullahs Gold Middle Eastern Folk Tale
Part of a Bundle This engaging, comical unit and play (30 pages in length) with roles for 20+ students is suitable for students whether Social Studies class studying the country of India, Pakistan or used in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. In addition, a teacher could use this unit with students who are distance learning. #DistanceLearningTPTBased on the Hindu folk tale by the
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5th - 6th
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Main Idea & Theme Soccer (Differentiated) Reading Passages
There are Two Soccer Passages focussing on Theme and Main IdeaNonfiction - Real Madrid: A Soccer Success Story! Fiction - The Windy City's Rising Soccer Star. Each passage has three levels.Appropriate for grades: 3-5th What's Included?✅Nonfiction Level 1 (low) Passage✅Nonfiction Level 2 (medium) Passage✅Nonfiction Level 3 (high) Passage✅Fiction Level 1 (low) Passage✅Fiction Level 2 (medium) Passage✅Fiction Level 3 (high) Passage✅Level 1: Five Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions ✅L
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3rd - 5th
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Hanukkah Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Chanukah Activities
Embrace the multicultural classroom and improve reading comprehension with our Hanukkah-themed differentiated close reading texts and activities. This pack includes two Grade Four and Grade Five (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. These activities are great for your guided reading program, or as homework tasks. This resource would also be suitable for Grade 6 (Year Seven and Eight l
Grades:
4th - 6th
Boom Learning℠ Book Companion | The House That Jane Built
In this lesson, students will define vocabulary in context, identify the main idea and a theme of the story, analyze Jane Addams's character traits, and identify causes and effects in Jane Addams's life. This resource includes a LINK TO a fourteen question Boom Cards™ quiz that includes an embedded read aloud of the story. Click here for a BOOM PreviewThe House That Jane Built, by Tanya Lee Stone is the inspirational true story of Jane Addams - the mother of social work and the first American wo
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3rd - 5th
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Until I Find Julian Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Until I find Julian by Patricia Reilly Giff. The themes of this contemporary realistic fiction are: immigration issues, family, helping others, survival, and responsibility. The lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading, novel study, or literature circle). It can be used for distance or classroom learning. The key focus skills of the lit log are: cite textual evidence, describe plot/characters, and expla
Grades:
5th - 8th
Valentines Day Guided Reading Passage- Cupid
This is a guided reading passage with standards based questions about the mythology behind our favorite Valentine's Day icon. The passage is an adapted version of the story from Roman mythology. The passage is around a reading level O-P and a lexile level of 600-690. A great way to infuse academics with Valentine's Day!
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh Lesson Plan & Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh. Great for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Remembrance Day and biography studies! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But The
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Second Grade Veterans Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Google Activities
Echo Mountain Novel Study
Complete "Echo Mountain" by Lauren Wolk novel study. 79 Page Novel Study. Each chapter has a set of questions! Final Project ideas! #Novelstudy #echomountain #Americanhistory #readaloud
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Lucky Broken Girl Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar. The themes of this historical fiction based on the author's childhood are: immigration and refugees, family, friendship, hardships, and school. This lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading group, literature circle, or novel study). It is also a great book to be used as part of a history/social studies unit and/or a discussion on immigration/refugees. It can be used for
Grades:
4th - 7th
Riding the Devil, Reader's Theaters, and free e-book
Six Reader's Theaters of scenes from Riding the Devil. This exciting historical fiction will make California Ranchos of the 1830's come alive. Told in the first person by an eleven-year-old rancho worker, students will learn what it was like before civil rights and human rights were law. Cover the required California curriculum by experiencing rancho life through Jose's eyes.
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh. Great for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Remembrance Day and biography studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for describing illustrationsdescribing character
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: 2nd Grade Veterans Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Summary Graphic Organizer
Utilizes IVF for a strong topic sentence and SWBST to help students prioritize moments from the text in order to produce a well-organized summary.
Grades:
4th - 12th
A Long Walk to Water Study Guide (eBOB)
This is a CLOZE passage summary for "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park. I created it to use as a study guide to use for my Battle of the Books team for the 2016-2017 school year. However, please consider using it in your classroom. This book is very powerful!
Additional resources and open-ended questions are included at the end of the study guide.
EBOB 2016-2017
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4th - 7th
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