Reading Response Booklet-Square Cat

This download contains an 8-page mini-booklet that correlates to the story “Square Cat” by Elizabeth Schoonmaker. The activities below are included in this booklet and may be completed independently, with a partner, whole group, or in literacy workstations.

·         Author’s Purpose

·         Identify Problem/Solution

·         Pinpoint key events and their importance

·         Change in Character Feelings Throughout Story

·         Cause/Effect of Character Actions

·         Characteristics of a Good Friend

·         Create a timeline of key events

·         Vocabulary Enrichment-apply use of dictionary skills

·         Synonym Practice

·         Text Connections

·         Theme of Story

·         Book Review

This mini-booklet should be printed double-sided, folded, and stapled.
Enjoy!
~Erin

Matchbox Flip Booklet Foldable

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This simple and effective foldable can be used for ANY subject and provides you with opportunities to differentiate for your diverse learners. Just print, cut along the dotted lines, fold and you are done!
This download contains matchbox flip booklets with 1-6 tabs to choose from.
Enjoy!
~Erin
The Organized Chaos of Instruction

Reading Response (Fiction) Fold & Flip Booklet

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This simple little foldable is a simple printable that will provide students with this opportunity to respond to their reading. They will identify the main character (I'd also have the student describe the MC), the problem, resolution, favorite part (have them explain why it is their favorite) & a connection they made to the text.
Enjoy!
~Erin

BIG AL-Reading Response



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This download contains an 12-page mini-booklet that correlates to the story “BIG AL” by Andrew Clements & illustrated by Yoshi. The activities below are included in this booklet and may be completed independently, with a partner, whole group, or in literacy workstations.

·         Before/During Reading Predictions

·         Sticky Note Comprehension Parking Lot

·         Author’s Purpose

·         Identify Problem/Solution

·         Pinpoint key events and their importance

·         Change in Character Feelings Throughout Story

·         Characterization of Main Character

·         Create a timeline of key events

·         Vocabulary Enrichment-apply use of dictionary skills

·         Synonym Practice

·         Making Words activity-TREMENDOUS (mystery word) with letter strips

·         Theme of Story

·         Book Review

This mini-booklet should be printed double-sided, folded, and stapled.
Enjoy!
~Erin

Reading Response-"Things that are Most in the World" Booklet

This download contains a reading response booklet to the book, “Things that are the Most in the World” by Judi Barrett. Students will have the opportunity to review nouns, verbs & adjectives, as well as learn about superlatives! This booklet includes:

·         Students will identify the part of speech for a list of words.

·         Students will be given an adjective and must write the superlative for that word.

·         Students will generate a list of A-Z adjectives that they will later use to create their own “Things that are the Most in the World” page for a class book.

·         Students will create a page of their own that follows the same pattern from their book using one of the adjectives generated from the A-Z list.

Enjoy!
~Erin

Real-World Mathematics-Placing a Book Order

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This download will provide students with a step-by-step look at the parts of a book order (number, title, reading level, blurb, etc.) and how to fill out the order form. Students will practice reading, adding numbers with decimal points and following directions. Once you have taught a mini-lesson on this, you could easily place order forms in your math workstation and have them do this independently. Student really enjoy it and I hope you do too!
~Erin

Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats-Lesson Outline & Reading Response Foldable




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This download contains an outline of lesson ideas for the book Mrs. Mctats and Her Houseful of Cats by Alyssa Satin Capucilli. A student reading response foldable is included and provides students with the opportunity to target the following skills:

·      Vocabulary Enrichment

·      Characterization

·      Author’s Purpose

·      Rhyming Words

·      Alphabetical Order

·      Story Patterns

• Text Connections

Oh No, GEORGE! Lesson Outline & Reading Response Foldable



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This download contains an outline of lesson ideas for the book Oh No, George by Chris Haughton. A student reading response foldable is included and provides students with the opportunity to target the following skills:

·      Making predictions

·      Cause/Effect

·      Character Traits

·      Contractions

Enjoy! ~Erin

4-10 Tabbed Printable Booklets for Interactive Student Notebooks

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This download contains over 125 pages of tabbed booklets that can be used for ANY subject! This has a 4-tabbed booklet, 5-tabbed booklet, 6-tabbed booklet, 7-tabbed booklet, 8-tabbed booklet, 9-tabbed booklet & 10-tabbed booklet! Can you be used for the following:

• Vocabulary
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science 
• Word Study
• Writing
• Language Arts
• Note Taking
• Assessments

The ideas are endless!!
Enjoy!
~Erin

Memoirs of a Goldfish-Reading Response

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This download contains reading response activities that go along with the book, "Memoirs of a Goldfish." Skills focus on:
-Characterization
-Character Feelings-how they change over time (cause/effect)
-Sequencing of events
-Vocabulary enrichment
I hope your students have as much fun completing the activities as I did creating them!
Enjoy!
~Erin

Reading & Math Response-"Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares"

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This download contains reading response activities for reading AND math!
Enjoy!
~Erin

1-1000 Chevron Charts

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You can print these as posters or mini-posters for Math ISNs. This download contains 100 Charts such as:
1-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
501-600
601-700
701-800
801-900
901-1000
Enjoy!
~Erin

Independent Reading Response Menu-Student Activity Sheets Included!!

 

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This download includes a detailed Independent Reading Response Menu AND all of the student activity pages that go along with each choice. This would be great to print for students' ISNs, independent work or workstations. It includes:
Fact & Opinion Outline
Prefix/Suffix Scavenger Hunt
BME Summary
Book Review
K-W-L-S Chart
A-Z Tell All About It!
Vocabulary Enrichment
Setting the Stage
Postcard Response
Enjoy!
~Erin

Give One Get One-BUNDLE!!!

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This download contains all of the Give One Get One sets of vocabulary words that I used with novel/genre studies. It includes vocabulary for:
•Active Reading
•Author's Craft
•Classifying Literature
•Character Analysis
•Character Traits
•Introduction to Nonfiction
•Features of Nonfiction
•Mystery Novel
•Idioms & Figurative Language

Reading Vocabulary Quizzes

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These reading vocab quizzes go along with the "Reading Vocabulary Study Sets for Interactive Student Notebooks" item from my store.
They also correlate to the Give One Get One Games I have posted.
Enjoy!
~Erin

Author Study Choice Board

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This download provides students with a variety of choices as to how they can present research regarding a particular author.
Enjoy!
~Erin

Give One Get One-Character Traits

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This "Give One Get One" game focuses on vocabulary to go along with teaching CHARACTER TRAITS. It is a great way to review vocabulary as well!
  Enjoy!
~Erin

Give One Get One-Mystery

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This Give One Get One game focuses on vocabulary for Mystery genre.
*If you become one of my followers, I will sent it to you for FREE! Just "comment" at the bottom that you've joined and tell me which of my downloads you'd like!
Enjoy!
~Erin

Give One Get One-Idioms & Figurative Language

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This "Give One Get One" game focuses on vocabulary to go along with teaching ACTIVE READING. It is a great way to review vocabulary as well!
Enjoy!
~Erin

Give One Get One-Active Reading

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This "Give One Get One" game focuses on vocabulary to go along with teaching ACTIVE READING. It is a great way to review vocabulary as well!
Enjoy!
~Erin