This is a really fun challenge page to promote higher level thinking and can offer a quick solution to early finishers, gifted and talented or just a fun activity to make a Teacher's Day. The goal is for students to complete traditional proverbs with their own sentences.

This fun and simple worksheet is comprised of 10 images in which students will identify the image and then decide how many syllables are in each word. The images range from 1-3 syllables. This worksheet can easily be used for whole-group, independent work, homework, assessments and more! RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.1.2, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d, RF.2.3, RF.2.4

This really simple and fun activity requires students to cut out each sentence fragment from the bottom and then glue the cause and effect in the boxes above. Students will love interacting with the content in a hands on manner! L.2.3, L.3.3, L.4.3

This three part template includes a brainstorming web for students to think through the prompt, narrow their focus to three main ideas, and then start the drafting process with supporting details and explanations of their narrowed focus.

This fun and simple reading log can be sent home with each student in which the student self-records their nightly reading. Once complete the student can turn it in for a prize or simply for teachers to have documentation and record progress.

This simple fish-bone graphic organizer can easily be used for a variety of lessons including cause and effect and more. The organizer is student-friendly and well organized for students to visually understand the relationships. The file is differentiated into three types for easy differentiation for different grades or different students.

This simple yet effective reflection form, will allow students to deeply and thoroughly reflect on a reading, activity, video of lesson. Trying to figure out how to make videos more purposeful and meaningful in your classroom? This is the answer. Starting off with the worksheet and then transitioning to students drawing the shapes and answering the memorized prompts will allow students to think through what stuck out, something they agreed with, and something that is still spinning in their head. It's simple to use and highly effective!

Check out this awesome engaging task card to build vocabulary. Based on the Frayer Model, students will answer six questions about a vocabulary word based on the roll of their die. Implementation is flexible based on teacher preference, but the goal is that students respond to the six prompts which include things like define the word, find a synonym, antonym, draw and picture and more. This fun and exciting activity will keep kids learning and on task with ease!

Check out this simple brainstorm template in which student can list and identify the various characteristics of famous people. Students will then be prompted with the single question of "What will you do to practice these characteristics?" This is a great hook into learning about famous people, a strong self-identification when talking about leadership, an application of identifying character traits and so much more. Please feel free to leave a comment in the feedback section, how you incorporated this in your classroom!

This graphic organizer facilitates students planning for writing a summary or paragraph. Following the five sentence template, students will be prompted to think through various components that should be included such as a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion sentence. The file comes in three different formats that can be used to differentiate and meet student needs with open spaces, bullet points, and lines. Using this template will organize the thoughts and ideas of your students to make their paragraphs far more developed and meaningful.

While students are being assessed for their reading fluency, make your feedback that much more meaningful but following these simple to use abbreviations. When they are marked on the copy of the reading assignment, it makes the running record of fluency purposeful; not only does it inform you what they need to work on, but provides precise components for parents and students to focus on moving forward. This simple abbreviation reference guide has six per page and is meant to be cut, to include one small one per reading passage. It also has a space for total words read in that given minute. Take you feedback to a whole new level!

This simple and student-friendly graphic organizer takes your students' writing and reading to the next level. Student will begin with a main idea at the top of the page. The students then will identify two supporting details of that main idea. Off of each supporting detail, students will need to identify two sources of evidence from the text. This can also be done working your way backwards, to facilitate students identifying the main idea. The template has three different varieties for differentiation purposes.

In an effort to make main idea identification more engaging and meaningful, try out this simple ripple effect graphic organizer. Directions are embedded, but students will write the main idea in the center, and then write supporting details (whether it be from a text or not) on each layer surrounding. Student will realize that their main idea may not be correct if they can't identify enough supporting details. They will then summarize these ideas at the bottom of the page.

Celebrate Flag Day in style with this creative writing worksheet. There are eight questions in all, that prompt students to think about the colors and components of the flag, patriotic songs, key takeaways of prior learning and opinion pieces about the Pledge of Allegiance. This worksheet can supplement any Flag Day activity you already have, but will push students to think critically, write, and be creative!

Supplement your classroom Word Wall, with student having their very own method of tracking. This open ended system allows students to roganize and record words that matter to them in their own way. Student can draw pictures, list words, make conotations and more. This book can easily be reproduced for each subject, put into binders, glued to notebooks or used in isolation. Students will be empowered to take ownership over their vocabulary development and will be more successful with whatever subject it applies to!

In an effort to hold students accountable in a meaningful way, try giving this template a try for when students read at home. This simple and student friendly organizer allows students to record the title of their book, the time they spent reading, and a brief summary about what they read. Parents will then initial each night, and at the end of the week you will have a quick reference guide of what students read, and their level of understanding the text. This has the ability to build comprehension, fluency, and ultimately the love of reading. This form offers great documentation for interventions and reference. It also holds students and families accountable with the initials component.

Check out this engaging pronoun assessment that offers clear insight into student thinking and understanding of what pronouns are, and how they are applied. To take it to the next level, students will create their own sentences. This offers great data for interventions, but can also be used as group work, independent work, or homework.

This differentiated template with the prompt of "I wish my teacher knew..." holds amazing power in gaining insight into the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and ideas of students. Through a comfortable, non-verbal way, students are able to inform the teacher of things they find important and most valuable, in a non-confrontational way. This variety pack includes templates in different formats including lines, space, and bullet points, for simple and easy differentiation to meet students' needs and different grade levels. They are also pre-made for full size sheets and half size sheets for your convenience!

The lessons in Dr. Seuss's Oh The Places You'll Go story are invaluable and offer a great text example of beginning with the end in mind as we think through our decisions. This fun and engaging lessons pushes students to identify various story elements such as theme, key ideas, textual based answers as well as creative writing based on text to self connections. Students will respond to a supplied prompt relating the story to the students and having them think about where they want to go! Included are instructions for the teacher, a sloppy-copy planning sheet and then 4 differentiated final copy templates in which the teacher can easily give different students one of the variety of templates that best fits the need of each student (there are version labels on the bottom right of each template). This has proven to be a great reflective process to use during the first week of teaching since it can be the driving force of motivation throughout the year; it can easily be used at any point that fits your schedule though! *Also an ideal way to infuse reading and writing, to celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday! W.2.3, W.2.5, W.3.1, W.3.2, W.3.3, W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3, W.4.4, W.5.1, W.5.2, W.5.3, W.5.4, W.6.1a, W.6.2, W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.9, W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.3, W.7.4, W.7.9, W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.3, W.8.4, W.8.9, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.4, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.2, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.9, W.3.1b, W.3.1c, W.3.1d

Check out this wide variety assessment that can easily be used as a quiz, exit ticket, test, homework, classwork assignment, or simply a worksheet. This worksheet includes identifying some sentences as either a Fact or an Opinion, as well as students creating their own sentences for each, and then interacting with a short passage in which students are to categorize sentences themselves. This highly interactive worksheet is fun, engaging, and gives the teacher a great snapshot into students' understandings! Hashtag Teached Resources by is licensed under a