Animation Studio: Everything You Need to Create Stop-Motion Pictures on Your Cell Phone or Digital Camera by Helen Piercy
A few years ago Candlewick Press published the very cool, very thorough, Movie Maker: Everything You Need to Know to Create Fil...
Free! 5 Types of Context Clues Poster
Here is a poster displaying the 5 Types of Context Clues. Use this poster to help teach the 5 Types of Context Clues. It gives the students a reference to refer back to in case they forget which clues to look for. The poster is perfect to post on your Language Arts board in the classroom. It is offered here for FREE! Just click on the picture for your freebie. Here are some resources that may help you teach context clues: Context Clues Picture Cards Context Clues Reading Passages Context…
Black History Month Posters
13 posters that can be used to supplement your lessons during Black History Month. 2 options are included: Full Page & Half Page. Includes: Bessie Coleman Martin Luther King Jr. Mary McLeod Bethune Thurgood Marshall Rosa Parks Ruby Bridges Harriet Tubman Booker T. Washington Frederick Dougla...
FREE Making Inferences Passage for 4th - 5th Grades
This free Koko the Gorilla Inference passage will help your fourth and fifth grade students practice making inferences while learning about a gorilla who communicates using sign language. The passage may be used for reader's workshop, guided reading, reading centers, independent work, homework, or f...
FREE Valentine's Day Text Evidence for 4th and 5th Grades
This FREE Valentine passage, with questions and key, is a great way to give your students some text evidence practice during the month of February. The passage is an informational text piece about the history of conversation heart candies and works well for 4th and 5th grades. It is also included in a Valentine's Day Literacy Set for 4th/5th grades! #valentinesdaytextevidence4thgrade #valentinesdaytextevidencefor5thgrade #4thgradetextevidence #5thgradetextevidence
Reading Strategies Posters and Anchor Charts
These reading comprehension anchor charts are a perfect fit for students interactive reading journals. Teach your students how to synthesize and so many other important skills!
Phonics Intervention
As you probably know, phonics is an essential component of reading instruction. Before you read this loooong post all about how to teach ph...
Using Pictures to Teach Reading and Writing Skills
For years, I have witnessed, over and over again, the value of using pictures to teach reading skills in my classroom.
Penguins
~*Penguins: I made this pack to teach fiction and non fiction and also to do our yearly blubber experiment. There are: 3 differentiated non-fiction paragraph and comprehension questions 5 writing templates, one experiment booklet, one little reader booklet penguin information posters Mini penguin ...
Nonfiction Panda Activities - Simply Kinder
Free nonfiction panda activities including a reader and writing activities. Compare and contrast real pandas with the movie Kung Fu Panda 3.
MCVIP – A Multi-Faceted, Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction Program (Baumann, Manyak, Blachowicz, Graves, Arner, Bates, Cieply, Davis, Peterson, & Olejnik)
Vocabulogic: MCVIP – A Multi-Faceted, Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction Program (Baumann, Manyak, Blachowicz, Graves, Arner, Bates, Cieply, Davis, Peterson, & Olejnik)
Navigating Digital Texts With Skitch
New Blog Post by @MsJordanReads: "Navigating Digital Texts With Skitch" -- Free resources & tutorials for using this app in the classroom!
Teaching Main Idea and Supporting Details - Ashleigh's Education Journey
Main idea and supporting details can be a tricky skill for students. That's why it's so important to provide scaffolding during your reading instruction.
Teaching about Themes... using the cupcake analogy!
This blog post contains this FREE theme poster, plus a theme anchor chart that shows how themes in literature are like filled cupcakes.