The excitement of the new school year is over and that long stretch, dotted with holidays, between October and the New Year is here. To help fill in those instructional gaps - here are a few resources to get you over that hump.
2 OCTOBER/FALL Standards-Based ELA Reading and Writing Warm-Ups - Grades 5-9
SET 5: These, OCTOBER/FALL THEMED cross-curricular, Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and help to foster the 21st Century higher order thinking skills necessary in today's world. Not your ordinary multiple-choice bell-ringers, but learning tasks designed to engage students and get them thinking.
Included in: Google Slides - PPT - PDF - EASEL
Appropriate for grades 4 through 9.
32 Standards-based - reading writing and thinking quick writes - standards reinforcement perfect for distance learning, bellringers - any time.
These Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are based on the CCSS for 4th-6th Grade. They are perfect as Early Finishers, Bell Ringers, Warm-Ups, Center Work and more.
Google Slide Link provided. PDF printable packets and Easel versions also included.
Huge Fall Bundle
9 Reading Resources - from Readers Theater to Morning Work - this is the ultimate fall resource for High Interest Low level work for Older Students!
20- High Interest - Low Level Readings: Hauntings
Google Version of High Interest Low Level Hauntings
20 SPOOKY True Stories of Hauntings and things that go bump in the night. High interest informational text readings plus comprehension written for grades 5-12 at READING LEVELS 1-2.
Perfect for the Hybrid Classroom!
20 High Interest, Low Level reading passage for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards for English Language Arts.
to read on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain four to five multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions.
20 reading passages, with comprehension assessments, that are high interest but at accessible reading levels. This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.”
66 Early Finishers for Fall - PDF, PPT and Easel
These printable or digital Finishers are perfect for early finishers or daily warm-ups. These high interest, creative, fun and challenging activities offer a broad range of print-in-go puzzles, brainteasers and creative activities to enable practice of CCSS based and 21st Century Learning skills.
These activities can be used independently, in pairs, as bell ringers or as early finishers.
This file contains both a printable PDF and a form fillable PDF.
Algonquin Readers Theater and Cultural Unit: Legends, Close Reading, Fluency
Table of Contents
- Readers Theater: Fluency, Comprehension and Lessons –
- Why Native Americans Have So Many Tribes
- The Powhatan Close Read Worksheet
- The Powhatan
- Why Native Americans Have So Many Tribes Fluency
- Readers Theater Comprehension
- Readers Theater Active Listening Sheet
- Why Native American’s Have So Many Tribes Readers Theater Script
The student workbook comes in printable PDF and form fillable PDF. The Powerpoint presentation is an overview Virginia Algonquin people life, culture, language and arts.
This unit contains a student workbook, a teaching PowerPoint, video links, fluency, Readers Theater Scripts, and much, much more!
The Readers Theaters is an adaptations of "Why Native American's Have So Many Tribes."
This is part of the "Native Legends Series." CCSS - Common Core State Standards Aligned. Please look at my other like resources:
Haudenosaunee Culture & Readers Theater Unit: Close Reading, Fluency Works great Print or Digital!Three (3) Readers Theater scripts plus cross curricular activities and workbook.
This turn-key unit contains:
- Close Reading – Non-Fiction 3
- “Legend of the No-Face Doll” 4
- “Legend of the No-Face Doll” Active Listening Audience Sheet 5
- “Six Nations” Close Read and Comprehension Check (use page 3) 5
- “Legend of the No-Face Doll” Fluency 7
- “Legend of the No-Face Doll Comprehension Assessment 8
- Activity: How to Make a Corn-Husk Doll 9
- “Legend of the No-Face Doll” Readers Theater 10
- “The Legend of Hiawatha” Close Read 16
- Interactive Notebook Summary of Hiawatha 19
- Interviewing Hiawatha 21
- Classroom Ideas: The Great Law of Peace Classroom Activities 22
- “The Legend of Hiawatha” Active Listening Worksheet 23
- “The Legend of Hiawatha” Readers Theater 24
- “The Legend of the Corn Spirit” Readers Theater”
The student workbook comes in printable PDF and form fillable PDF. The Powerpoint presentation is an overview Haudenosaunee people, life, culture, language and arts.
This unit contains a student workbook, a teaching PowerPoint, video links, fluency, close reading, art project, Readers Theater Scripts, and much, much more!
The Readers Theaters are an adaptations of "The No-Face Doll" and "The Story of Hiawatha."
This is part of the "Native Legends Series." CCSS - Common Core State Standards Aligned.
Works great Print or Digital!
Cherokee Culture and Readers Theater Unit: How the Deer Got His Horns
This turn-key unit contains:
- Cherokee Readers Theater Script - Legend: How the Deer Got His Horns
- Teaching Powerpoint - with notes
- Student workbook
- Close Reading – Non-Fiction
- “How the Deer Got His Horns” Warm-Up
- “How the Deer Got His Horns” Fluency Check
- “How the Deer Got His Horns” Comprehension Check
- “How the Deer Got His Horns” Active Listening Audience Sheet
- Partner or Table Work – Write your Name in Cherokee
The student workbook comes in printable PDF and form fillable PDF. The Powerpoint presentation is an overview Cherokee people life, culture, language and arts.
The Readers Theater is an adaptation of "How the Deer Got His Horns.
This is part of the "Native Legends Series. CCSS - Common Core State Standards Aligned.
Miwok Freebie - Yosemite and Foothills
Table of Contents
- Readers Theater: Fluency, Comprehension and Lessons –
- Version Comparison 3
- Close Reading Anchor Chart 5
- The Legend of Fire Version 1
- “Theft of Fire Version 1” Close Read 7
- Miwok Roundhouse Warm-Up 8
- “Theft of Fire Version 1” Fluency 9
- “The Theft of Fire Version 1” Comprehension Assessment 10
- “The Theft of Fire Version 1” Active Listening Audience Worksheet 11
- The Legend of Fire Version 2
- “The Theft of Fire Version 2” 13
- “Theft of Fire Version 2” Close Read 14
- “Theft of Fire Version 2” Fluency 15
- “The Theft of Fire Version 2” Comprehension Assessment 16
- “The Theft of Fire Version 2” Active Listening Audience Worksheet 17
- The Legend of Choo-too-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak
- Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak: The Miwok of Yosemite Valley 18
- Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Fluency 19
- Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Comprehension 20
- Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Active Listening 21
- 3 Readers Theater Scrips
The student workbook comes in printable PDF and form fillable PDF. The Powerpoint presentation is an overview Miwok people life, culture, language and arts.
This unit contains a student workbook, a teaching PowerPoint, video links, fluency, Readers Theater Scripts, and much, much more!
The Readers Theaters are an adaptations of "The Legend of Choo-too-se-Ka and Tis-sa-sak and The Thief of Fire - Foothills and Yosemite versions.
This is part of the "Native Legends Series." CCSS - Common Core State Standards Aligned. Please look at my other like resources:
NO Prep Morning Work for Fifth Grade – 6th Review - NOVEMBER THEMED. This 5th grade morning work/ bell-ringer perfectly spiral reviews the 5th grade language arts and mathematics standards. More than morning work this resource can be used at any time during the school day. Bins, back table work, early finishers, bell-ringers, take home, digital, print - endless possibilities. Great for 6th review as well.
Each daily ELA and Math activity is aligned to standards.
Powerpoint digital slides provide your students with repetitive and engaging morning work that reinforces standards and skills. Students can illustrate and write their responses in a composition or spiral notebook.
OR PRINTABLE:
ALSO INCLUDES A PDF Black and White Printable Version if you don't want to project and have students use their own notebooks.
Cheyenne: Differentiated Student-Centered Learning Unit & Webquest
HIGH INTEREST CHEYENNE Cross Curricular Non-Fiction Student Centered Lesson - Differentiated for Grades 4th - 12th. Standards-Based - The Noble Cheyenne - With Mo-Chi: Cheyenne Woman Warrior WebQuest
This resources contains ten reading passages and over 30 pages of activities that include close reading, fluency, comprehension, word work, conventions, informational text skills, writing and more.
Readings:
- The Cheyenne
- Porcupine
- Cheyenne Facts
- Cheyenne Dog Soldiers
- Mo-Chi Female Warrior Plus...
- Mo-Chi WebQuest with Sand Creek Information
- Cheyenne Governing System
- The Indian Wars
- Cheyenne Warriors
- Northern Cheyenne
- Cheyenne Timeline
This resource is standards-based, engaging and may be used for classroom, take-home packets, online, or a hybrid of any and all combinations. It is perfect for whole class, early finishers, centers and more.
Important Native American studies for today's classroom.
In this resource, you will find:
- A Form Fillable PDF of the High Low
- PDF for printable packets or classwork
- PowerPoints of both PDFs
- Instructions and Information
- Webquest: Mo-chi
Each reading passage or article is leveled using the Lexile Analyzer and the ATOS Renaissance Calculator . A grade level conversion chart in included.
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services the average adult American reads at grade level 7. These passages are designed to engage reluctant readers and help improve their flow of reading while working to increase student reading level.
Readings:
- Passage 1: page 2 – Lexile 410L-600L
- Passage 2: page 5 - Lexile Level 410L-600L
- Passage 3: page 7 – Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 4: page 9 – Lexile Level 410L-600L
- Passage 5: page 14 – Lexile Level 410L-600L
- Passage 6: page 15 – Lexile Level 410L-600L
- Passage 7: page 16 – Lexile Level 410L-600L
NO Prep Morning Work for Fifth Grade – 6th Review - OCTOBER THEMED
Each daily ELA and Math activity is aligned to standards and is turn-key - either print and go with the black and white version, project the PowerPoint and have students work in notebooks, or assign through Google or Easel.
Powerpoint digital slides provide your students with repetitive and engaging morning work that reinforces standards and skills. Students can illustrate and write their responses in a composition or spiral notebook.
Digital or printable. ALSO INCLUDES A PDF Black and White Printable Version if you don't want to project and have students use their own notebooks.
There is version of this resource for every month of the year. Each warm-up has the opportunity for students to practice reading, writing, and math - with a bit of social studies or science mixed in.
This resource works for 5th or 6th grade.
