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This is a fun rubric for younger elementary classes. It is very easy for the students to follow.

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For a 4th grade class, this is a simple and easy rubric to follow. I like how the teacher had the students rotating on Fridays to share their book reviews.

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This is a one-page rubric in Microsoft Word to use when a student presents a book review for the class. Students LOVE to hear their classmates review books that they read independently. It is a great way to promote the love of reading in your classroom! The Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook by Aimee Buckner discusses the use of book reviews in her classroom.

The book review rubric contains the following elements and is editable for your needs:
Book Review Elements
Sentence Structure
Grammar/Mechanics
Oral Presentation
Engaging the Audience

Click Here to see this free Holiday Nonfiction Text for an example of my work.

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This is a one-page rubric in Microsoft Word to use when a student presents a book review for the class. Students LOVE to hear their classmates review books that they read independently. It is a great way to promote the love of reading in your classroom! The Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the W...

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This rubric is a formal rubric with clear descriptions for possible grades.

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This looks like an exciting way for students to do a science fair project. It is a straight forward way for them to know what is expected of them.

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Shoebox Diorama Rubric for 5th and 6th Graders

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Shoebox Diorama Rubric for 5th and 6th Graders

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Students enjoy making dioramas. This is a wonderful tool to evaluate their project.

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Sometimes a quick and easy rubric keeps students encouraged and helps them to understand better.

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The rubric below allows teachers to customize grading based on how prepared their class is.

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Argumentative & narrative rubrics available HERE .

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I thought this would be a fun project for students around Christmas time. This rubric provides a guide for students to get started on the project. I would not use the secular terms, but I would rather use words related to the true meaning of Christmas.

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The cost of this graphic organizer is not free, but this graphic organizer is a fun hands-on activity that will help get the kids excited.

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Looking for a new and exciting reading response activity for your reading workshop or guided reading group? These Snip, Flip, and Fold 3-D Graphic Organizers are perfect for addressing the new Common Core English Language Arts Standards!

Focusing on skills such as questioning, making connections, inferring, sequencing, and more, these quick and easy graphic organizers will have your readers pumped about responding to texts.

Simply print the graphic organizers front/back, then have students snip (cut) on the dotted lines, fold on the solid lines, and flip up the flaps to record their thinking and responses.

This set comes with ten different Snip, Flip, and Fold 3-D Graphic Organizers in two versions: primary(with dotted midline) and intermediate(baseline only).

Be sure to download the Free Preview for a sample Snip, Flip, and Fold to use with your class!

If you like these Snip, Flip, and Folds and want to create your own, please check out my Create Your Own Snip, Flip, and Fold 3D Graphic Organizers for Any Content Area for Powerpoint 97-2003 and Create Your Own Snip, Flip, and Fold 3D Graphic Organizers for Any Content Area for Powerpoint 2010.

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Snip, Flip, and Fold 3-D Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension

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Starfall is a great program full of games children can play and understand easily. The games help children work on their phonics.

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn. Educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade learners.

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This program is another wonderful program children can work on their phonics with. The only downfall with this program is that the program is not free.

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Kids ABC Phonics can provide solo practice for students who are ready to take the next steps into reading. If you have letter blocks or three-letter word puzzles similar to the ones included on this app, include them in a lesson prior to using the digital ones to help kids conceptualize the on-screen activity in concrete ways. If you have pre-K or kindergarten students who are not familiar with educational mobile apps, walk through the four games with them while pointing out the common ways to navigate in and out of each one. In this way, Kids ABC Phonics can be a good introductory app, not only helping students practice phonics but also teaching them how to use technology. This app can also be a useful tool for ELL students. Depending upon your students' current level of phonics skills, Kids ABC Letters (the first in the series) or Kids Learn to Read (the third) may be the more appropriate choice.

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Kids ABC Phonics can provide solo practice for students who are ready to take the next steps into reading. If you have letter blocks or three-letter word puzzles similar to the ones included on this app, include them in a lesson prior to using the digital ones to help kids conceptualize the on-screen activity in concrete ways.

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This program contains over 600 different styles and kinds of fun games that will help students learn counting and reading comprehension. It helps set foundational skills from preschool all the way to fifth grade.

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Browse Games. Award winning educational materials designed to help kids succeed. Start for free now!

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This free website has many different kinds of math quizzes and games that can strengthen math skills. The website is Pre-K-8.

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I love this spelling program. I played some of the games and as a college student, I was enjoying playing the games. I would not use this program daily, but it is a fun and nice reward for students who are working hard.

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I love reading straight from books. I think all schools should teach straight from books. However, for many students, listening to someone read to you helps them. I found this digital website that has books that are being read to the students. I think this could be a useful tool for some families.

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The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 35,000 of the best children's books of all time. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access high-quality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more.

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This app could be used by teachers for fourth - sixth grade. I think teachers could create games as a review for history or science tests.

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Kahoot! app | Free study app for iOS and Android

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Play learning games at home and in class, study, and review content. Download the Kahoot! app for free for iOS, Android and Chromebooks.

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This program is designed for first through eighth grade students. Teachers can coordinate games with their lessons plans. Based on their scores, teachers are able to differentiate math skills.

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In this lesson plan, students discuss comma splices and fused sentences. The lesson plan is a fun and creative way to help get students more excited about learning. Pictures are included in this lesson plan.

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For a sub, this lesson plan is an easy-to-follow lesson plan. The lesson plan clearly explains what to do each hour and each subject throughout the day. The lesson plan includes all the subjects. In the language arts section, the time the class spends on this subject is about an hour. The time begins with a phonics lesson.

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Idioms are fun for kids to learn and create. The lesson plan below is for grades 3-5. This lesson plan engages students creativity. The students can come up with their favorite idiom.

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By developing a clear understanding of figurative language, students can further comprehend texts that contain metaphorical and lexical meanings beyond the basic word level. In this lesson, students explore figurative language with a focus on the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms. Through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities that are presented in the classroom, students will further develop their understanding of figurative language.

Eye on Idioms: Your students can use this interactive online tool to view literal representations of selected idioms, complete the sentence by selecting the correct idiom from the list, determine the metaphorical meaning of the idiom, and then use the idiom in a sentence to show their understanding of its meaning.

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban (Scholastic, 1998): Students can use this great resource to research idioms, including their origins and how their origins relate to the metaphorical meaning of the phrases.

By knowing the origins of idioms, students can more easily figure out the metaphorical meanings.

Discussions focused on the origins of words and phrases help students understand how language transforms over time and, thereby, enables them to hypothesize in a more meaningful way the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.

When teachers encourage students' natural inclinations toward narrative forms of meaning making, in conjunction with text-based lessons, the students appear more engaged with textual content and demonstrate less resistance to reading material that might otherwise be challenging or frustrating.

Students respond to texts through narrative approaches, encouraging them to engage in role-playing and to allow memories, images, and stories to surface as they begin to develop interpretations.

Students are more likely to understand, recall, and care about what a metaphor means after having played with the word through a highly personalized, storied exploration of their own experiences of metaphorical language.

This resource has been aligned to the Common Core State Standards for states in which they have been adopted. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, CCSS alignments are forthcoming.

This lesson has been aligned to standards in the following states. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, standard alignments are not currently available for that state.

NCTE/IRA National Standards for the English Language Arts

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban (Houghton Mifflin, 1983)

More Parts by Tedd Arnold (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001)

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms by Marvin Terban (Scholastic, 1998)

Drawing paper, colored pencils, crayons, and markers

Multiple computers with Internet access

Students will

Explore the use of figurative language in texts

Identify the literal representations of idioms through class discussions, drawings, and writing

Discuss connections between idioms and their personal experiences

Research the origins of selected idioms to reinforce the metaphorical meanings

Show an understanding of the metaphorical meanings of selected idioms by using them in sentences

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Read aloud More Parts by Tedd Arnold. Discuss the text with students, asking about the idioms presented and what they mean in comparison to what the main character translates them to mean.

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Brainstorm other idioms that students have heard. To get the discussion started, ask students what they know about the phrases "it's raining cats and dogs" and "saved by the bell." Ask them to draw upon their personal experiences and background knowledge to discuss these idioms and any others that they can think of. Prompting questions might include:

Have you heard anyone in your family (like your parents or grandparents) use idioms when speaking?

Have you heard idioms used in television programs or movies?

For each personal experience, ask the student to describe how the idiom was used and how he or she was able to decipher the figurative meaning.

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On the board or chart paper, list all of the idioms mentioned during the class discussion and refer to the list as needed during the remainder of the lesson. Discuss how some idioms are passed down through generations. This discussion gives students a preliminary introduction to the historical meaning of idioms.

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Develop a class definition of idioms. Write the definition on chart paper and hang the sheet on the wall for reference purposes.

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Have students select their favorite idiom from the list and draw a literal representation of the phrase. Model this activity on chart paper by selecting an idiom and roughly drawing a literal representation of it. For example, the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs" can be shown by drawing a picture of a storm cloud with cats and dogs falling as raindrops. Instruct students to include the literal drawing on one side of a sheet of paper and to write the idiom on the back. (Students may need to complete this activity for homework).

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Read aloud In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban. Discuss the metaphorical meanings of the idioms presented in this text.

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Have students present the literal representations of their favorite idioms while their classmates try to guess the idioms that are represented in the drawings and determine their metaphorical meanings. To determine the metaphorical meanings, students can think back to the discussions in Session 1 where their classmates shared their personal experiences with the various idioms.

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Have students, working in pairs, select four to five idioms to research using the Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms or another resource.

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After researching the idioms, ask each pair of students to select one idiom from their list, share its origins, and how its origins relate to the metaphorical meaning of the phrase. To ensure understanding of the metaphorical meaning, have students use each idiom in a sentence as well.

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Encourage a class discussion on how knowing the historical context of idioms and reflecting on personal experiences can make it easier to understand the metaphorical meanings of these phrases.

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Have students go online to the interactive Eye on Idioms where they can view additional literal representations of selected idioms. In this activity, students are asked to complete the sentence by selecting the correct idiom from the list, determine the metaphorical meaning of the idiom, and then use the idiom in a sentence to show their understanding of its meaning. Students should be reminded to print their work after completing each idiom exercise since their work cannot be saved electronically.

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Once students have completed the online activity, ask them to research the origins of each idiom and type a short passage to explain how the origins of the phrase relates to its metaphorical meaning. Students can also write about any personal experiences with each idiom and how those experiences helped them to determine the metaphorical meaning.

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As a final project, students can compile their printed idioms and typed passages and bind them together on opposing pages to create an idiom book. This book makes a great reference for students to use for their own reading and writing in the future.

Develop an "Idiom Wall" where students can post idioms that they discover while reading. (You may choose to offer extra credit points for finding idioms during reading activities.)

Have students continue to research the history of particular idioms and the original context in which they were developed using resources such as the Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms.

Student Assessment / Reflections

Evaluate each student's ability to:

Participate in class discussions

Draw upon previous experiences to discuss the usage and meaning of idioms

Draw literal representations of selected idioms

Correctly explain the historical origins of selected idioms and use the origins to further understand the metaphorical meanings

Recognize and explain the metaphorical meanings of selected idioms from the interactive Eye on Idioms

Use selected idioms in sentences to show an understanding of their meanings

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By developing a clear understanding of figurative language, students can further comprehend texts that contain metaphorical and lexical meanings beyond the basic word level. In this lesson, students explore figurative language with a focus on the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms. Through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities that are presented in the classroom, students will further develop their understanding of figurative language.

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Jump Start has a basic reading lesson plan to help young students. Students collect objects to put into boxes starting with the sounds.

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Letter Sound Boxes

There are many different ways for kindergarteners to practice their letter sounds. With 'Letter Sound Boxes', children understand that letters and letter sounds are there all around us. This free kindergarten reading lesson plan helps teachers assess their students' understanding of letter sounds as they complete the fun learning activity. Use our free alphabet and phonics worksheets to provide extra practice with letter sounds.

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This lesson plan is divided into three sections. Each section shows the information in organized columns and rows to assist in readability.

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This is a lesson plan teachers should keep on hand. It shows the prerequisites a student needs and provides a rubric. The rubric will make it easy for teachers to incorporate on a week they did not have time to plan.

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The reading plan I chose has multiple levels to it. Teachers can chose between several assignments each day as their students progress to more advanced reading.

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Critical thinking is important to develop at a young. The lesson plan I chose helps students develop those skills. It provides weekly lessons for third and fourth grade with instructions for the teacher, classroom. and students.

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Johnny Tremain is an excellent book full of life lessons and American history.

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Welcome: Johnny Tremain: Fact of Fiction
Description: Culminating project to determine whether or not the historical events and historical figures are protrayed accurately.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: Social Studies
Keywords: American Revolution, Johnny Tremain, webquest
Author(s): Kelli Wilson

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Welcome: Johnny Tremain: Fact of Fiction Description: Culminating project to determine whether or not the historical events and historical figures are protrayed accurately. Grade Level: 6-8 Curriculum: Social Studies Keywords: American Revolution, Johnny Tremain, webquest Author(s): Kelli Wilson

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The Bronze Bow is a story of forgiveness. This web quest is a fun activity allowing students to recreate their favorite scene.

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Welcome: The Bronze Bow
Description: After witnessing his father's crucifixion by Roman soldiers, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by a single passion: to avenge his father's death by driving the Roman legions from the land of Israel. Consumed by hatred, Daniel joins the brutal raids of an outlaw band living in the hills outside his village. Though his grandmother's death slows his plans by forcing him to move home to care or his sister, he continues his dangerous life by leading a group of boy guerrillas in spying and plotting, impatiently waiting to take revenge. In nearby Capernaum, a rabbi is teaching a different lesson. Time and again Daniel is drawn to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, only to turn away, disappointed and confused by Jesus's lack of action in opposing the Romans. Devoid of tenderness and forgiveness, headstrong Daniel is also heedless of the loyalty of his friend Joel; the love of Joe's sister, Malthace; and the needs of his own disturbed sister, Leah, dragging them down his destructive path toward disaster.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
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Author(s): Bree Melton

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Welcome: The Bronze Bow Description: After witnessing his father's crucifixion by Roman soldiers, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by a single passion: to avenge his father's death by driving the Roman legions from the land of Israel. Consumed by hatred, Daniel joins the brutal raids of an outlaw band living in the hills outside his village.

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Homophones are fun to teach to students. This web quest asks students to pretend to be pirates as they search for different homophones.

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This homophones webquest is suited to students from years 3-6. Students 'dig' at seven (internet) sites to try (learning their homophones at each site) to find the number of steps pirates must walk (in a north-west direction), from the 7th site, to find a buried treasure. At each of the 'digs', students access an internet site about 'homophones'. They must complete the site to answer the questions (clues) given. Each clue will lead the student to a number. When they have all 7 numbers it is time to total them. This is the 'mystery number'.

Students work through the coloured tabs at the base of the screen towards the 'Mystery Number' tab. Here they can enter their answer. They receive feedback on their success (or otherwise).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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This homophones webquest is suited to students from years 3-6. Students 'dig' at seven (internet) sites to try (learning their homophones at each site) to find the number of steps pirates must walk (in a north-west direction), from the 7th site, to find a buried treasure. At each of the 'digs', stu...

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Huckleberry Finn is a literary classic. In this web quest, students will learn how slavery and racism affected early America.

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Dr. Seuss wrote many great stories for children that helped them see through color and pictures. This web quest is a colorful page-by-page learning tool teaching students the biography of Dr. Suess.

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Dr. Seuss has been a well-loved author by both young and old for many years. You will be on a search to find out more about Dr. Seuss and perhaps even find some books you've never heard of before. Your search will also include a look into the characters that Dr. Seuss invented for you, the readers. He enjoyed making characters and bringing them to life with his writing and illustrations. I hope you have as much fun on this quest as Dr. Seuss did when he created his characters!

In Dr. Seuss's words, "You're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way!" (From: Oh, the Places You'll Go)
Click here to begin the WebQuest.

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Dr. Seuss has been a well-loved author by both young and old for many years. You will be on a search to find out more about Dr. Seuss and perhaps even find some books you've never heard of before. Your search will also include a look into the characters that Dr. Seuss invented for you, the readers.

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In this web quest, students are assigned "chores" to complete. These chores are relative to the story and help the student put himself or herself in the place of the main character.

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by Emily Fraser, University Of Portland

Modified by Barbara Day, Phillips Traditional School

An exploratory adventure, based on the book "The Sign of the Beaver", written by Elizabeth George Speare.

Introduction

Imagine that you are living in 1768. Your family has decided to move to the undeveloped wilderness of what is now Maine. You and your dad go first in order to build a cabin and prepare things for your mother and sister. Once the cabin is complete, your father returns to Massachusetts for the rest of your family, a trip that should take about 7 weeks. He leaves you all alone to tend to the cabin and crop of corn. He promises to return by the end of August, leaving plenty of time before the cold, long, winter sets in.

In this activity you will time-travel to another era, and imagine that you are the main character, Matt, age 13. You will also encounter a new culture: the Penobscot Indian tribe. You will learn a lot about yourself, and survival in the wild. Will you be able to adapt to your new life?

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by Emily Fraser, University Of Portland Modified by Barbara Day, Phillips Traditional School An exploratory adventure, based on the book "The Sign of the Beaver", written by Elizabeth George Speare. Imagine that you are living in 1768. Your family has decided to move to the undeveloped wilderness of what is now Maine.

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This web quest asks students to select their favorite hero from the Revolutionary War. Students will then write a diary from that hero's perspective.

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by Lesley Axtell, San Diego State
Jill Bennett, San Diego State

Students write a diary from the perspective of an individual during the American revolution. They will write from the perspective of an American citizen, a African American, or a woman.

Introduction

Have you ever looked at an event from someones else's perspective? Can you imagine what it would be like to step into your mother or father's shoes for a day? Looking at an event from someone else's perspective is a great way to learn about an event.

Think about sports for a minute. During a sporting event each team might feel differently about what's going on during the game. The coaches and parents might feel differently because they are seeing things from a different point of view. The American Revolution is just like a sporting event. Different people will have different perspectives. It is important to look at and consider those perspectives.

What view will you take?

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by Lesley Axtell, San Diego StateJill Bennett, San Diego State Students write a diary from the perspective of an individual during the American revolution. They will write from the perspective of an American citizen, a African American, or a woman. Have you ever looked at an event from someones else's perspective?

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This web quest sends students on a search for the answer to several questions about the solar system. Students are supposed to find their answers online and document their findings.

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This is a main idea graphic organizer. It helps break the main ideas into smaller parts.

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Fifth and sixth graders are often required to write opinion paragraphs. This would be a good tool to organize their thoughts before writing.

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Graphic Organizers For Opinion Writing | Scholastic for Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer 6Th Grade19710

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This is a great tool to use for identifying the characters in a story. This organizer allows the student to focus on one character.

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In the graphic organizer, students will identify the who, what, when, why, and where of a non-fiction text. It is good to use when students are beginning to read non-fiction.

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This would be good to use when reading books with a significant main event. It could also be used in history class with a significant historical event.

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25 Language Arts Graphic Organizers for You and Your Kids

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Since many upper elementary students are learning to write a five paragraph essay, this would be a good tool to use. Teaching students to organize their thoughts before they write is an important skill.

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This is a general graphic organizer to use with a fictional story. It would need to be used with upper elementary.

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This is an assessment that not only assesses their reading ability but their overall performance in the classroom. This could be used in kindergarten or first grade.

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In this assessment tool, there are cards provided to see if kindergarteners know their basic sight words.

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The assessment tool I chose is a reading assessment tool. The student is assessed on a specific reading skill and must demonstrate their proficiency with that skill.

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This could be a neat and unusual way to assess students after reading a book. The student creates a game and plays the game with other students.

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This is a very specific assessment for reading. It tracks a student's progress three times throughout the year.

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This is an interesting assessment because students read and then graph the information. The students are able to use the information they read.

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Imagine a simple worksheet with reading passages that are a mix of fiction and non-fiction where students practice goal setting, reading fluency, reading comprehension, inferencing, graphing (math) and interpreting data. Now imagine those reading passages including interesting facts and/or scientific facts for students to learn about. What?! That's right!

These reading passages are one of a kind because they have a simple, clean format yet are jammed packed with learning! Students practice six skills in one worksheet! Skills include (as mentioned above) goal setting, reading fluency, reading comprehension, inferencing, graphing (math and sight word review) and interpreting data. These reading passages are a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Each story includes a silly picture prompt (i.e. a frog in a nest) and then describes how the picture is silly and gives some related interesting and/or scientific facts (i.e. similarities and differences between frogs and birds). I've also included a "correct" picture (i.e. a bird in a nest) for each passage to help students see the differences.

There are 20 worksheets included along with 20 answer keys. Each reading passage is between 40-60 words long. Students begin by setting a words per minute (WPM) goal. Next, they are timed reading the passage three times and calculate their WPM scores (formulas are included to make it easy...teachers can either teach students how to use a calculator or do this part for them. If too difficult or time consuming, simply have the student record the number of seconds it took to read and do not convert them to a WPM score). Then comes the fun part where students get to place dot stickers (or use a crayon to color dots) on the target to show where their score landed (close = within 10 WPM, very close = within 5 WPM, bullseye = reached or exceeded goal).

Once students finish reading the passage three times they graph 5 sight words based on the number of times they were used in the passage. Have students highlight each word in a different color in the passage. Then students read and answer 5 questions about the passage (reading comprehension) and about the graph (interpreting data).

These worksheets would make great morning work activities to get the brain moving first thing in the morning! They are also great because they are interdisciplinary: incorporating reading, math and science! They are also great for progress monitoring. Keep them in a student portfolio to show parents at conferences.

Use them for morning work, homework, literature centers, Response to Intervention (RTI), Daily 5, early finishers, one-on-one tutoring, independent work, partner work (students time each other), or even small group or whole class review (minus the fluency part).
You might also be interested in... Reading Passages - Read and Graph Set 2 "I Can Read 100 Books!" Reading Incentive Program More Read and Graph Activities
For older students (grades 2-6) check out my Reading Fluency and Goal Setting Activities
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Imagine a simple worksheet with reading passages that are a mix of fiction and non-fiction where students practice goal setting, reading fluency, reading comprehension, inferencing, graphing (math) and interpreting data. Now imagine those reading passages including interesting facts and/or scientifi...

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This is an extra tool to use with a student individually. It is a quick and easy way to assess their reading. It does have a small fee.

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Do you need a Guided Reading Assessment tool to supplement Running Records that is not as time consuming, impersonal or stressful?

Add this product to your Guided Reading Assessment repertoire!

This form helps you take data quickly after a reading conference with a student. It allows you to read with the student in a relaxed manner with no papers, just you, the student and a good book!

Fill this form out immediately after a reading conference and then you can move expeditiously to the next student which keeps Guided Reading Blocks running efficiently.

It is quick to notate and provides valuable data to look at later for areas of difficulty and progress. You can use this data to compare with your Running Records.

It is not meant to replace Running Records, though it can. It is designed as an extra assessment tool that is quicker and allows you to interact with your student on a more personal level.

Included in this product:
Observation Form (double side it when you copy)
Cover page for your binder
Tip page on how to set up the notebook

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Guided Reading Observations: An Additional Guided Reading Assessment Tool

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Do you need a Guided Reading Assessment tool to supplement Running Records that is not as time consuming, impersonal or stressful? Add this product to your Guided Reading Assessment repertoire! This form helps you take data quickly after a reading conference with a student. It allows you to read...

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This is an interesting reading assessment tool. Students read passages and as they read they have to chose the best of three words that fit the context of the sentence. There are many passages to chose from as well as charts to document their progress.