Friday, June 30, 2017

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “CVC -at Word Family FREEBIE!”

by Curriculum Castle
Kindergarten


Come on down to the CVC carnival! Students will have so much fun with these carnival themed -at word family activities and printables. 

1. CVC Ticket Booth: cut, paste, and write to create new -at words
2. Roll and Score: roll a die to practice reading, coloring, and writing each -at word
3. Dab a Duck: find and dab the -at words 
4. CVC Draw & Write 
5. Fishing for Fluency: spin and read each row of -at words

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Enjoy!

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First Day of School - Ask Wonder Questions

By: Sparking Children’s Thinkibility
Grades 2nd-4th
 
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
Winnie the Pooh

Question Asking 

Let the students start the new school term by asking questions about things that take up the most room in their heart. They can ask BIG and important questions about serious things or small fuzzy questions that might need to be improved upon.

The first days in school are often filled with questions that students should answer. “Me mini-books” with questions about their family, pets, summer holiday, and dreams. In this booklet, students are asked to write their own questions.


In a world where answers are available with the click of the mouse, it is increasingly becoming more important to teach children and students to ask fruitful questions. The way a question is posed is not only going to provide them with an answer but it will also open their thinking to new and exciting possibilities. A question is what drives your student’s quest for knowledge and discovery.

Questions may inspire deep level thinking, spark curiosity and a desire to discover the facts and interesting aspects behind the question. Some students may pose questions that can be answered by a simply web search. Some questions may have no answer at all, but can spark new questions and ideas.

Questions are like little gems that keep the children pondering.

How to set up a “wonder question table”
“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.“
 Walt Streightiff

You can set up a display to inspire the children. Creative question invitations do not have to be complicated, if fact, it is usually better if they are simple.

You can use boxes, containers, or trays to make a beautiful invitation to spark questions. Natural materials encourage children to observe closely and use all their senses.


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Thursday, June 29, 2017

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Smart Phonics Digraphs Letterboxes Freebie”

by One Room Schoolhouse
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade


Are you looking for some great hands-on phonics practice for your students? I've got you covered. This no-prep file is a sample of my bundle of 7 different files for independent practice and is super easy to use. I've included step by step directions on how to use this file on an iPad.

This is a Smart Board file. You MUST have Smart software for this file to work. 

This will work on the Smartboard for use in whole group instruction, but I designed it for students to use independently on iPads. You MUST have the Smartboard App installed on each iPad for this file to work.

**Touch the star to have the word spoken. No more interrupting the teacher to ask what a picture is!**

The complete file includes:
1. Build it Students use the letter tiles to build the word. There is a box for each phoneme. ex: cat has three phonemes or sounds.

2. Build it. Write it. Students slide the letter tiles down to the first line to build the word. Then they use one of the pens from the Smartboard app to write the word on the handwriting lines.

3. Circle it. Students use the pen to circle the digraph that matches the picture. 

4. Letter boxes Students write the word in the letterboxes

5. Spell it. Students use the pen to circle the beginning,middle, and ending sounds in the word. Then they write the word on the line.

6. Read it. Trace it. Draw it. Students read the word. Then, they use the pen to trace the word and draw a picture of
the word

7. Write it. Students write the word that matches
the picture.

You can find the complete file here.

Related Products:
Short Vowel Big Bundle

Big Blends Bundle

Please note, this resource is for personal, classroom use only. Also, I am not affiliated or associated with Smartboard, nor do they endorse this resource. This resource is simply a resource that can be used with their software/apps.





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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Teaching to Mastery Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Method”

by Darlene Anne
4th - 11th Grade


The gradual release of responsibility method ensures that students have the tools, strategies, and academic language they need, before attempting to work out problems independently. The method can be used across disciplines and grade levels. It provides an instructional framework, with each step propelling students toward independence.

This short video includes an overview, with examples from a lesson in which I use it. An editable lesson planning template is also included. The template and video will guide you through the process of creating gradual release of responsibility lessons with ease!

The lesson that I used in the video to model the method is this one: 
Nonfiction Central Idea PowerPoint, Notes, Teach, Practice Test

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You might also like these Teach, Practice, Test resources:

♦ Context Clues: Teach, Practice, Test
♦ Plot and Conflict: Teach, Practice, Test

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - "Back to School Idioms Freebie"

Kathy Babineau
Grades 1-6


This free kit contains 18 idiom cards. Simply print, cut apart and laminate the cards. These are great for back to school, but may be used throughout the year - whatever works best for you! Be sure to keep the answer key handy. 

These are great to use in small group lessons, for cooperative learning and even in classroom discussions. 

Kathy Babineau MS, CCC-SLP

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Chalkboard - Chalky Frames FREEBIE!”

by Once Upon A Classroom
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade


These bright and beautiful chalkboard frames are great for classroom labels, blogs, websites, Tpt products and more!

These high resolution images are provided in png format so they can be layered in your products and lesson plans with ease.

Personal and Commercial use is permitted as long as proper credit is given to Erin Palleschi at Once Upon A Classroom. Please read the TOU for details on how to do this!

Happy Teaching!
Erin Palleschi
Once Upon A Classroom





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Monday, June 26, 2017

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “Maker Space FREE Guide to Getting Started”

by Rainbow City Learning
4th - 6th Grade


Maker Spaces, getting their start as community centers with tools, and moving to college campuses and high schools everywhere, are headed for our elementary and middle school classrooms. A maker space is a designated area in which people can experiment, investigate, problem-solve, and design new inventions both collaboratively and independently. They are sometimes also called “hacker spaces” and “fab labs” (“fab” for “fabrication”, although they are also fabulous!)

What a fabulous opportunity your classroom Maker Space can provide for young scientists and engineers to dream, plan, invent, test, and ready their creations for sharing with others. 

This free resource provides some basic ideas for getting started on a Maker Space project. Inside you will find teacher notes, supply lists, suggestions for organization and scheduling, and ideas for celebrating finished products.

I hope you will enjoy using this free guide to focus on Science and Engineering Practices in your learning community!


You might also like: 
Maker Space Start up Kit: A Growing Bundle
Maker Space School Theme Kit
Storybook STEAM: Growing Bundle
Invention SCOOT
STEM Journal for any STEM Challenge Activity
SCOOT Our Moon
SCOOT Sun and Shadows
Eight Science and Engineering Practices for Grades 4-6
Science Close Reads for Any Science Text or Article
Science Performance Assessment: How Does a Flashlight Work?
Magnetism SCOOT


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Sunday, June 25, 2017

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Multi-Sensory Sentence Practice Pages - CVC Words”

by Amy Biddison - Teaching in Blue Jeans
Kindergarten - 1st Grade


Super Sentences - CVC Edition is the perfect resource for helping your students learn how to write a sentence, read sentence and understand sentence structure. In this multi-sensory approach, students will practice writing sentences in a fun and engaging way. As a teacher I am always looking for ways to practice multiple skills at one time. These Super Sentence pages do just that. Your students will practice reading, writing and comprehension all in one page. 

Each page includes the following sections: 
*Read It – I encourage my students to read the sentence independently and touch each word as they read . 
*Build It – Students will cut the words from the bottom of the page and build the sentence correctly. Having the sentence at the top of the page allows the students to practice a proper sentence using matching as necessary. 
*Write It – Students will copy the sentence and write it on the lines provided. Encourage students to use proper handwriting and spacing during this step. 
*Draw It – Students will illustrate the sentence. If students have read the sentence independently then you have a chance to assess reading comprehension in this section.





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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Idioms All Year

by Kathy Babineau
Grades 1-6


There's no time like the present to get this easy as pie idioms kit!

This kit contains 144 idiom cards. Simply print, cut apart and laminate the cards. They are organized by month in case you choose to focus on just a few at a time, but can be used any way that works best for you. Be sure to keep the answer keys handy. Also print the idioms definition/examples page to help kids to understand what idioms are.
These are great to use in small group lessons, for cooperative learning and even in classroom discussions.

Kathy Babineau MS, CCC-SLP

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “FREE! Summarizing Fiction and Non-Fiction Poster Set”

by The Niemans' Nook
2nd - 5th Grade


Summarizing, Teaching Summary, Getting the Gist

This poster set is meant to help readers form more accurate and organized summaries of fiction and non-fiction text. Why is that important? Summarizing challenges readers to focus on the big picture, paraphrase the author's words, and determine which events are the most important to the overall theme of the book. Readers will have a formula for sequentially summarizing literature, and creating a text-based gist for informational text. Hope this proves useful!

What's Included:
*Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then Posters (Color and BW)
*SWBST student graphic organizer to utilize after reading
*Get The Gist Posters (Color and BW)
*Get the Gist student graphic organizer to utilize after reading

Click HERE to view my Comprehension Strategies Resources

Want to go deeper with summarizing? Use SOAR to Success?
Check out my Supplemental Materials for SOAR to Success to teach students how to make thoughtful summary statements independently- questioning, clarifying and predicting posters are included.

Click here to see my Supplemental Materials for Visualizing and Verbalizing OR
SOAR to Success Supplemental Materials

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