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Characters and Setting Assessment
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Characters and Setting Assessment

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This 12 question assessment covers students understanding of setting and characters. There are three separate parts to this assessment that can easily be used for a quiz, test, homework, study guide, independent work or small group work. It starts off with asking for the simple definitions of each key word. It then transitions to written scenarios where students identify the implied or directly stated character(s) and setting and finishes off with two pictures that student analyze for the setting and character. This simple assessment will offer the teacher valuable insight into students' understanding of what a setting is and what the characters are.
Conversation Roundtable Template Version 1 (Differentiated)
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Conversation Roundtable Template Version 1 (Differentiated)

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Check out this awesome graphic organizer that can be used to facilitate your conversation roundtables. Set up to support a conversation between four people. It is clearly labeled and structured with colors to help students organize their thoughts, ideas, and conversations. Embedded in the template is a section for the topic, essential question, notes from peers, and summary. This template is presented in a variety of formats to best fit students' needs including blank space, lines, bullets and more. Be sure to check out our other templates including our version 2 that is set up for different sized groups!
Cause and Effect Interactive Matching Project
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Cause and Effect Interactive Matching Project

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Check out this awesome interactive project, in which students can cut out pieces of paper from the bottom and glue/tape them into two categoires. Under the cause category, students will line up the prompt with the correlating effect. This is a great way for students to simply make these connections in a fun and engaging way. This can traverse into reading skills, comprehension and so much more! An answer key is included for your convenience.
Main Idea Ripple Graphic Organizer Template
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Main Idea Ripple Graphic Organizer Template

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Check out this awesome fun and creative way to display comprehension of the main idea and supporting details. This graphic organizer pushes students to display their understanding in a visual manner. Starting at the center of the circle, students will write the main idea and then will build a foundation around it writing the supporting details in the rings around it. This can easily be differentiated to include visuals instead. the bottom of the page has a space for students to write a reflection based on the top. All included with clear directions for students at the top. Be sure to check out our graphic organizers as well!
Independent Reading Stamina Tracking Form Template
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Independent Reading Stamina Tracking Form Template

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As we all know, independent reading at home has a huge impact on students' success in the classroom. Building stamina in our children while they read independently is extremely important. This simple bar graph template provides a great tracking system for the minutes of independnet reading per night. There are 15 columns for potential bars to track anywhere from one to thirty five minutes of reading. Students and parents are therefore able to track and take ownership over this growth and development. It also serves as a great resouces of documentation. The page is student friendly, includes a sample bar, and directions up top!
Idiom and Proverb Completion Challenge Worksheet
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Idiom and Proverb Completion Challenge Worksheet

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This 26 question worksheet will take you proverbs to the next level as students complete the starters. The idea is that they don't complete the idiom or proverb as it's supposed to be, but rather have fun with it and create their own based off of the first few words. The kids will have a blast and you will have even more fun reading them :) This serves as great partner work, independent work, homework or early-finisher differentiation!
Identifying Key Points and Drawing Conclusions Using Textual Evidence Template
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Identifying Key Points and Drawing Conclusions Using Textual Evidence Template

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Take your students' critical thinking to a whole new level with this streamlined template that pushes students to think deeper about their reading. In order to increase comprehension and the key details of a reading, this graphic organizer has students identify these topics, locate the page and section it was identified from, and elaborate on the textual evidence they are using to support their claim. This is a great way to hold them accountable as well as allow for interventions based on a simple assessment of students' thinking.
Differentiated Winter Break Acrostic Poem Activity Set
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Differentiated Winter Break Acrostic Poem Activity Set

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Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 13 different templates that can take your poetry and winter break celebration to the next level. With multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the winter break. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!
Draw and Describe Differentiated Template
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Draw and Describe Differentiated Template

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Check out this multipurpose organizer that has a fram at the top for students to place a visual and then lines down below for them to write. This can be a great way to activate students' prior knowledge about a topic in which they draw a memory or something they think of related to the topic, and then describe what they have drawn. By default, this gives students variety in the format they present their knowledge. It can alos be used for homework, an exit ticket, end of unit summary and so much more. It comes in four different formats for differentiation to different grade levels or ability levels!
Differentiated Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer Template
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Differentiated Sequence of Events Graphic Organizer Template

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This is one of our favorite products! Presented in a well-organied, clear, and student-friendly format, this template includes 6 consecuitve boxes that students can use in a variety of ways. Whether it be creating their own story or re-telling a story they read about with key points, this graphic organizer can be applied in a multitude of ways. Included in the variety pack, you will find differentiated formats that include lines, spaces, captions and more to best meet the needs of students. Be sure to check out our other graphic organizers as well!
Differentiated T-Chart Graphic Organizer
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Differentiated T-Chart Graphic Organizer

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Check out this differentiated T-Chart graphic organizer. Presented in four different formats for differentiation purposed accoridng to grade level and student needs, this template will promote critical thinking and can be used in a variety of formats. Students will find the format fun but clear and will appreciate the clear organization of it. The variety pack includes a blank T-Chart, one with bullets, one with lines, and then one with more spaced out lines. There are different labels for each one, so you can provide different templates for different students without others knowing!
Differentiated Valentines Day Acrostic Poem Activity Set
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Differentiated Valentines Day Acrostic Poem Activity Set

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Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 11 different templates that can take your poetry and valentine's day celebration to the next level. with multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the holiday. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!
Differentiated Summer Acrostic Poem Activity Set
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Differentiated Summer Acrostic Poem Activity Set

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Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 13 different templates that can take your poetry and summer vacation celebration to the next level. With multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the summer time. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!
Personal Student Word Wall Template
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Personal Student Word Wall Template

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Supplement your classroom word wall with this simple template that students can track their own words and definitions. This is a great tool for student to take ownership over their vocabulary acquisition as well as develop organizational skills. Presented in a simple and well-organized template, each letter has a box that students can develop a list that either matches the class's list or one of their own! Print off for each subject, or for each class, etc!
Reading Fluency Running Record Abbreviation Attachment
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Reading Fluency Running Record Abbreviation Attachment

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Check out this simple and clear running record reference sheet. With seven pre-determined abbreviations and a blank spot for one more, this attachment is meant to be printed and stapled to the documentation for running records. This way students can reference what they need to work on and why they did well. It is intended to align to a 60 second reading fluency test. Abbreviations included are things like misread word, omitted word, skips a line, etc. This is a great way to streamline and be transparent with these acitvites!
Pronoun Assessment Worksheet
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Pronoun Assessment Worksheet

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Check out this awesome worksheet with 34 questions. Divided into three sections, this can easily be used as a quiz, test, unit ending, pre test, homework or in class worksheet. The first section has student circle the pronoun and underline the noun it refers to. The second section has students circle the pronoun in shorter sentences. The last section has students create their own sentences based on the type such as integrative, relative, demonstrative and indefinite pronouns. This is a great way to gain insight into students' understanding of the subject matter. An answer key has been included for your convenience.
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Pyramid Template
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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Pyramid Template

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Check out this fun and creative way to increase comprehension of nonfiction texts. Presented in eight steps, with clear directions, students will be forced to analyze critically and reflect on the information presented in any assigned text. Some of the prompts include items such as "two words describing a support detail" or "four words describing the author's purpose" or "six important vocabulary words". Each line adds one more space. This can be applied in a multitude of settings or differentiated by using fewer lines, etc. Have fun!
Nouns Guided Notes Graphic Organizer Template
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Nouns Guided Notes Graphic Organizer Template

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Check out this simple and student friendly graphic organizer that is to be used for note taking when learning about Nouns. Separated into the common and proper version for each of person, place, thing or idea, this worksheet allows students to either elaborate and explain each section and/or provide examples - whatever fits best for you and your students. This can easily be adapted as a homework assignment or in class worksheet as well!
Differentiated Back to School Acrostic Poem Activity Set
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Differentiated Back to School Acrostic Poem Activity Set

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Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 13 different templates that can take your poetry and back to school celebration to the next level. With multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the beginning of the year. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!
Differentiated ABC Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Template
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Differentiated ABC Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Template

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Check out this alternative brainstorming graphic organizer that pushes students to think through topics and ideas an a different way. The identified topic begins at the top, and then students think of different ideas related to it. Though students don't need to fill up the whole chart, the idea is that they think about different words starting with different letters. This forces them to diversify their answers. The template includes one line for each letter of the alphabet. Be sure to check out some of our other brainstorming templates as well!