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Common Core RL.4.10 cultural activities
Chinese New Year 2024 Lunar New Year Activities Print + Google Slides
Everything you need to celebrate Chinese New Year with your students!The Lunar New Year date changes yearly. This year the holiday begins on Saturday, February 10th, 2024 and it's the Year of the Dragon. However, this resource contains every animal on the Chinese Zodiac so you can use it every year in your classroom, no matter the year!This resource is filled with authentic cultural activities, that you and your students will absolutely love! Every year my students say this is one of their favor
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Holidays Through the Year Mega Bundle
Hawaiian Mythology: Who was Maui? **The Red Apple Exchange**
Hawaii is one of my favorite units to teach! So much interesting history, espcially their mythology. With the movie Moana being so popular, kids love learning about one of their favorite characters and the meaning behind his fish hook and his fire story!Included in this download:A reading passage called "Who was Maui?" that serves as an introduction to the lessons.Reading comprehension worksheet over "Who was Maui?" that asks students to cite evidence and make inferences.Summaries of 4 differe
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4th - 6th
Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow
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3rd - 6th
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
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4th - 7th
Sing Down the Moon
Looking for a way to get your students referring to the text as they answer questions? These text based comprehension questions and activities for Sing Down the Moon, by Scott O'Dell are just what you need!
What's included:
* 1 quiz for every chapter- four text based comprehension questions for each quiz
* Compare and Contrast Activities- focus on comparing characters and settings
* Skill sheets for Common Core Literature Standards grade 4-6:
- Theme
- Plot Line
- Character Study
- Questioning
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4th - 6th
Haiku - Teaching the Traditional Form - Resources and Worksheets
Teach the traditional form of haiku to your students!
Students will learn about the history of haiku, the rules of haiku, kigo, and some of the most famous haiku poets, as well as their work.
Students will do a rigorous study of one or more haiku poems and reflect on the contrasting images and ideas within the poem.
Students will use resources to compose their own haiku poems.
Includes the following:
• Notes for teachers
• What is a haiku?
• Famous haiku poems (15 in all)
• Spring kigo
• Sum
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4th - 8th
Poems to Teach Diversity and Empathy
Do you need resources that reflect the diversity of the students in your classroom? Do you want to teach students to have empathy for others? These poems highlight some of the differences and challenges that our students bring to our classroom community while teaching others acceptance of those differences.Your students come to you with different beliefs, backgrounds, challenges, and cultures. Representation of these differences should not be a one and done lesson. Instead, students should be ta
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Poem of the Week MEGA BUNDLE
'One Crazy Summer' Novel Companion
I created this Google Slides presentation to use along side my novel study of 'One Crazy Summer' by Rita Williams-Garcia. The presentation includes chapter titles, relevant images/videos that pertain to each chapter, and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. This book is a hit with my students every year!
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2nd - 8th
Inside Out and Back Again - A Novel Study with Poetry Exercises
Inside Out and Back Again - A Novel Study with Poetry Exercises - 4th & 5th GradeDescription:Embark on a poetic journey with our engaging and comprehensive "Inside Out and Back Again - A Novel Study with Poetry Exercises" packet designed specifically for 4th/5th graders! This packet weaves together the art of poetry with the heartwarming story of Hà, the young protagonist from Thanhha Lai’s award-winning novel "Inside Out and Back Again."What's Inside:1. Discussion Questions:Dive deep into t
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4th - 5th
Christmas Readers Theater | The Legend of the Poinsettia
Help your students increase fluency and prosody during December with this readers theater about The Legend of the Poinsettia. This story follows a young girl throughout Las Posadas (a religious festival in Mexico) and ends with her gift to the Holy Child. Keep your students engaged around the Christmas holiday season with this touching story.In this resource you'll find:Teacher InstructionsA Printing GuideA 7-page long script of The Legend of the PoinsettiaA pronunciation & translation guide
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4th - 6th
Native American Realistic Fiction Close Reading Passages
Look no further for authentic Native American reading passages from the Native American perspective! These five, scaffolded realistic fiction reading passages give a glimpse into modern day Native American life through the lens of different careers common on Indian Reservations. Each passage contains a short, Common Core-aligned assessment. Leveled, Tiered Reading Passages:• Each career reading passage comes in two, Lexile-analyzed versions: a lower (660-720) reading passage and higher (840-900)
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3rd - 5th
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back Poetry Packet
This poetry packet was created to go along with Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back is a recommended text for Module 1A, Grade 4 ELA on EngageNY.org. Students will be able to meet many of the CCSS while learning more about the history of Native Americans and poetry.
This can be printed out as a poetry packet for each student or handed out daily, as you study each of the thirteen moon poems in the book.
After studying each poem, students are asked
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3rd - 5th
Read Across America School Wide Plan
Read Across America WeekCelebrate the Magic of Reading during the first week of March! This week long plan includes engaging ideas for each day of the week. Also includes:Parent Form Letter you can use to invite parents to be guest readersDiverse Character costume ideas for Character DayDiverse book selection ideas for global school wide read aloud Thank you for your purchase!Follow me on twitter and Leading for Literacy Blog for literacy ideas and coaching tips. Premium subscribers receive invi
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PreK - 5th
Coyote and The Rolling Stone - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. It is based on a Goshute tale of how Coyote didn't listen to his brother. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the first page but the rest is black and white. The problem with many other reader's theaters is that students spend a lot of time waiting for their part. Wh
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3rd - 6th
Native American Poems: Sioux & Chippewa (Ojibwe)
Native Americans have an incredibly rich oral history, but just over one hundred years ago, this collection of 21 authentic Native American poems of the Sioux and Chippewa/Ojibwe American Indians was published in book form. I haven't changed any of the original 1917 text in order to preserve it as a culturally and historically important primary source document. However, I have simplified the font and adapted the Native American poems to 8 1/2" by 11" paper size for ease of use in 21st century cl
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3rd - 4th
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mystery mentor text book The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg. This book can also be found in Spanish under the title El jardin de Abdul Gasazi. Activities are in English and Spanish! Lessons and activities focus on:close reading for key details to describe character traitsanalyzing point of viewthemeauthor's purpose The lesson plans include:teacher script with strategic stopping points and questions for students to dis
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2nd - 5th
Giving THANKSGiving: A Comprehensive ELA & Social Studies Unit-Common Core
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this resource offers you and your students a fun, engaging way to address both English Language Arts and social studies Common Core standards!
In this product, students learn about the slave "quilt codes," a theory that believes slaves used various quilt squares to help lead them along the Underground Railroad and to freedom. There are also four book study resources that could be utilized in a guided reading or literature circle setting. The four book
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3rd - 5th
A Long Walk to Water Novel Study Cards for Classroom & Distance Learning
This product includes 134 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel, The Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park. This book is an inspiring fictional story that is both enjoyable and engaging and based on a true story. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Adventure, Animals, Tradition, Aggression, Compassion,
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3rd - 7th
Recounting Retelling Passage Assessment Vocabulary Sheet Culturally Diverse Text
Introduce your students to the lively Indian holiday of Diwali while teaching or reviewing this foundational standard! This assessment includes everything you need to make sure students have mastered recounting a fiction text. Also sneak in some VOCABULARY with this detailed anchor chart using words pulled from the text!Resource includes:Diwali Reading passageVocabulary Anchor Chart with definitions, parts of speech, visuals, and sentencesAssessment Answer Key
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3rd - 4th
Manjhi Moves A Mountain- Reading and Social Studies Connection/Jamboard
Using the Mentor Text, "Manjhi Moves a Mountian" students will touch on many ELAR standards, as well as social studies standards. The document includes...Direct Links to videos and information about IndiaWhat "Stuck" with you- sticky note recording sheetImportant Information sheet/poster about Dashrath Manjhi Google Jamboard reading response activity featuring constructed response questions based on skills such as Story Elements, Theme, author's Purpose, Vocabulary, Context Clues, etc.
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3rd - 5th
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CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson * Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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4th - 6th
Art and Poetry for Children
Your students will find that poetry is “a thing of beauty” and “a joy forever” (Keats) when listening to and reading these selections for children. Poetry has numerous benefits for children, such as building literacy skills, creativity, and self-expression, just to name a few. And students can take pleasure from the beautiful works of art that they match to the poems. Learning materials include:· 3 sets (easier to more difficult) of 10 poems each (Wordsworth, Frost, Stevenson, Rossetti, Alcott,
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1st - 4th
Book Reading Badges & Stickers - Diversity Set (Set 4 0f 8)
Why you need thisYour classful of students will be motivated to read more Motivate reluctant readersStudents will be excited to explore and broaden their reading tastesEarning badges begets a love for readingA love for reading begets reading badgesStudents want to collect them allStudents LOVE the badges and want to show them offBadges have cool merit badge stitching detail They are great locker, desk, and bulletin board decorations3rd through 8th graders will love earning these badgesThroughout
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: 46 Reading Book Badges & Stickers - Complete Set
AAPI RAP
The concept of inclusion should be a staple in every lesson we teach. This engaging rap song dedicated to Asian American/Pacific Islander heritage teaches students the importance of celebrating cultures all year round, not just during designated months. Learn the names of many countries in Asia while also learning what it takes to stand up to Asian hate.
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Not Grade Specific
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