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This graphic organizer allows students to compare and contrast two characters in the text. It is an ideal reading response for upper elementary grades, but can also be modified for younger (write less) and older (use more evidence from text) students.
The truth of the matter in writing is that writers all too often over-complicate the notion of engaging an audience, especially when writing mysteries, thrillers and compelling dramas.
We have been using My Side of the Mountain as a mentor text for our WEX writing assignments. In this lesson the students needed to find text based evidence of Sam's character traits. Those super large stickers came from http://www.exclrecycles.org/donate.html Each teacher in our school got a free one year membership to Extras For Creative Learning from the EDIC. Its a store filled with all kinds of misc. school supplies and materials for art projects. I got piles of those stickers and...
These free graphic organizers include character webs, cognitive bookmarks, story maps, reading analysis, instructional webs, customizable organizers . . .
HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR KIDS! Hands-on learning placemats provide students with a fun way to study reading skills. This tool can be placed in student interactive notebooks, attached to student desks, or sent home as a study tool. It easily correlates to Common Core State Stand...
Correlation Between Fountas And Pinnell And Lexile
Teacher Leveled Book Conversion Page
I needed a quick conversion chart that correlates Fountas and Pinnel Guided Reading levels with the DRA system my school district uses to assess student progress. Unfortunately, in order to level my books, half were leveled in Lexile! I whipped up this handy cheat sheet for me to level books with co...
Research shows that when students track their own data, they perform better. Get your students to be organized, intrinsically motivated, and accountable for their own learning. Read how to start the next school year off right by clicking this picture!$
