The activities in this unit are CCSS aligned with grades 4-8. These lessons and activities are differentiated and engaging. Students will learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the office of the Presidency as they work through Readers’ Theater scripts, Fluency exercises, compare and contrast writing assignments, projects: Make Your Own Ink and Write a Letter to the President and source document analysis and study. 69- Pages Including – George Washington PowerPoint and Notes Template for Students Part 1 Page 4: Reader’s Theater Script Instructions Page 5-8: Reader’s Theater 1: “George Washington’s Years with His Brother” Pages 9-11: Reader’s Theater 2: “It’s Presidents’ Day” Pages 12-13: Reader’s Theater 3: “Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address” Pages 14-15: Reader’s Theater 4: “Facts About Lincoln” Differentiated for Struggling Readers Pages 16-17: Reader’s Theater 5: “The Gettysburg Address” Part of Lincoln for advanced readers Page 18: Instructions for “Lincoln vs. Washington Compare and Contrast Differentiated Writing Assignment” Page 19-22: Lincoln vs. Washington Compare an Contrast Reading Page 23: Lincoln vs. Washington – graphic organizer activity Page 24: Lincoln vs. Washington Essay notes Template Page 25: Instructions to Five Minutes to Fluency Practice and Comprehension. Page 27: Grade Level Fluency Chart Page 28-31: Four Multi-Level Presidents’ Day Themed Fluency Passages Page 32-35: Alternative Fluency Assignments for Advanced Learners – “Working With Source Documents – The Gettysburg Address Page 36-40: Relevant CCSS President Washington Literacy and Math Unit With Some History on the Side Part 2 Pages 4-6: Guided Reading Exercises and Questions Page 7: Fluency and Comprehension Passages and Questions Page 8: George Washington Fluency Practice The Early Years Page 9: Comprehension Questions Page 10: George Washington Fluency A Man of Manners Page 11: Comprehension Questions Page 12: George Washington Fluency Practice George Meets Martha Page 13: Comprehension Questions Page 14: George Washington Fluency Practice George Protests Page 15: Comprehension Questions Page 16: George Washington Fluency Practice Father of the Country Page 17: Comprehension Questions Pages 18-19: Critically Thinking Activity: Colonial Manners – Think Critically The Art of Civility Page 22: Washington and Me: Presidential Material – Comparison Activity Page 23: I Would Be a Great President Writing Activity Page 24: Math Problem Puzzles Page 25: Math Word Problems Page 26-27: Letter to Martha or George: Letter Writing Activity; Make Your Own Ink for Letter Writing: Letter Writing Template Page 28: Answer Key

This 162 page workbook combines Bible study, relevant issues, fluency and infuses a habit of reflection and is perfect for school, home school, bible study, and Catechism. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: “The Church encourages Catholics to make reading the Bible part of their daily prayer lives. Reading these inspired words, people grow deeper in their relationship with God and come to understand their place in the community God has called them to in himself.” (http://www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible/index.cfm) In addition to Catholic Scripture for reflection -- these quick writes contain imperative study topics for Confirmation including: The Nicene Creed, The Apostle’s Creed, The Beatitudes, The Ten Commandments and relevant Sacred Scriptures: The Rich Man and Lazarus, The Money Changers in the Temple, The Last Judgment, Jesus Announces His Mission, 1 Corinthians 15:47, and The Temptation. This workbook combines Bible study, relevant issues, fluency and infuses a habit of reflection perfect for middle schoolers -- this version specific to eighth grade -- but relevant up through high school. Each Daily Devotion takes Bible passages and requires students to think and write about things important to them, things happening in their lives – relevant to their world. By connecting standards, His Word and their lives – students gain a greater understanding of the teachings of our Lord and Savior – and gain valuable reading and writing skills required for college in the process. This is quick Bible study meant to bring students closer to His grace and should be engaging. Most Bible verses were taken from the New International Version; however please email publisher@luckyjenny.com if you prefer a different version for your school or students. What is a Quick Write: The University of West Virginia describes a Quick Write as “a literacy strategy which can be used in any content area to develop writing fluency, to build the habit of reflection into a learning experience, and to informally assess student thinking. The strategy asks learners to respond in 2–10 minutes to an open-ended question or prompt posed by the teacher. (https://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/QuickWrites.html). May be used in classrooms as a blackline master, but works best if each student has his or her own book to reflect back on. Books available at Amazon or other major book outlets: ISBN 978-1541045194

Martin Luther King Jr. cross curricular, differentiated unit. The activities in this unit are engaging and perfect for grades 4-8. Pages 3-4: Who is Martin Luther King Jr?: Literacy Activity Pages 5-8: Readers’ Theater Script “I Have a Dream.” Page 9: “I Have a Dream Readers’ Theater Summary” Template Worksheet Page 10: Writing Across the Curriculum: Organization Game Directions Page 11: Organization Game Cutable Worksheet: Words and MKL Page 12: Vocabulary Building Page 13: Writing Across the Curriculum: Social Students: Sentence Sorting to Building a Paragraph Instructions Page 14: Sentence Sorting Activity and Template: MLK and the Quest for Civil Rights Pre-Writing Activity Page 15: From Sentence Sorting to Paragraph Writing: Teacher Template – A completed template for teachers to use to teach the following… Page 16: From Sentence Sorting to Paragraph Writing Student Template Page 17: I Have a Dream: “A think and write about me” activity. Page 18: I have a Dream Activity 20 Slide PowerPoint – MLK Jr. and the Road to Civil Rights 8 Slide PowerPoint to help instruct student about Readers’ Theater Guidelines and Participation

This workbook combines Bible study, relevant issues, fluency and infuses a habit of reflection and is perfect for school, home school, bible study, and Catechism. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: “The Church encourages Catholics to make reading the Bible part of their daily prayer lives. Reading these inspired words, people grow deeper in their relationship with God and come to understand their place in the community God has called them to in himself.” (http://www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible/index.cfm) This workbook combines Bible study, relevant issues, fluency and infuses a habit of reflection perfect for middle schoolers -- this version is specific to seventh grade – but is relevant up through high school and may be used at any upper grade. The Devotions also present an opportunity for Creativity, Collaboration, Cooperation and Critical Thinking – if desired. Each Devotion requires students to look within themselves, reflect how they are living and how they can find their place in the world and with the Holy Spirit in their heart, but they also present opportunities for teachers to have students write and share their ideas, insights, strengths and weaknesses with partners and the whole – in order to maximize engagement. This is quick Bible study meant to bring students closer to His grace and should be engaging. Most Bible verses were taken from the New International Version; however please email publisher@luckyjenny.com if you prefer a different version for your school or students. What is a Quick Write: The University of West Virginia describes a Quick Write as “a literacy strategy which can be used in any content area to develop writing fluency, to build the habit of reflection into a learning experience, and to informally assess student thinking. The strategy asks learners to respond in 2–10 minutes to an open-ended question or prompt posed by the teacher. (https://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/QuickWrites.html). May be used in classrooms as a blackline master, but works best if each student has his or her own book to reflect back on. Books available at Amazon or other major book outlets: 978-1541045040

50-thought provoking, engaging and standards-based activities to reinforce learning perfect for early finishers or daily warm-ups. This item contains engaging high interest, creative, fun and challenging activities to for early finisher. It offers 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 No Prep Book Unit is a companion to “The Korean Cinderella" by Shirley Climo and contains pages and pages of interactive, cross-curricular and engaging activities -- all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, a review of Cinderella Elements PowerPoint – with compare and contrast for PowerPoint, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class. Table of Contents 1. Common Core Ties – page 1 2. Template Instructions – page 3 3. Cinderella Elements – page 11 4. “In My Opinion”: Constructed Response – page 14 5. Story Connectors: Summarize the Story – page 15 6. Story Characters Template – page 16 7. Sentence Diagramming – page 17 8. Comprehension Questions – Multiple Choice – page 19 9. One-Minute Fluency Passages – page 20 10. Sentence Sorting Template – page 27 11. From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Template – page 28 12. Compare and Contrast: The Korean Cinderella and Cinderella – page 30 13. Design Your Own Cover – page 31 14. Questions Along the Way – page 32 15. In My Opinion – page 33 16. Character Conflicts – page 34 17. Quick Writes Compare and Contrast – page 35 18. Story Summary – page 36 19. Text to Text – page 37 20. My Thoughts While Reading – page 38 21. Inferring Character Feelings – page 39 22. Interactive Notebook Cause and Effect –page 40 23. Think, Question and Analyze – page 41 24. Korean Cinderella – page 42 25. Lights, Camera, Action – page 43 26. Rubric for All Constructed Responses – page 44

This 116-page workbook, plus teaching PowerPoint, contains teacher instructions and student templates to helps students use addition and subtractions to step up to solving multi-step expressions. Templates are included for math writing as well. “Solving Math Expressions – 4th Grade” includes a 20‐slide PowerPoint on solving expressions and accompanies the activities in this unit. Plus Sentence Sorting Writing Activities for early finishers or center activities are also included. This entire lesson template is available for preview – so take a look!! “Solving Math Expressions – 4th Grade” is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and includes math writing activities and instructions for differentiation. Page 4 ‐ 5: Solving Expressions Students Study Pages Page 6: Four-Step Expression Solving Template and Practice Page 7: Math Writing Activity: Pre‐Writing: Sentence Sorting Instructions Page 8: Sentence Sorting: Solving Expressions – handout for students to practice Page 9: Sentence Sorting: Solving Expressions – Teacher Template with answer Page 10: Math Writing Activity Instructions: Instructions for Math Paragraph Writing with Template Page 11: From Sentence Sorting to Math Essay Writing Sample Template – Completed Page 12: Blank Sentence Sorting Template Page 13: From Sentence Sorting to Math Paragraph Writing Template – Blank Pages 14‐15: Four‐Step Expressing Solving – More Practice Problems in Template Pages 16 ‐ 17: Moving into Word Problems – Four Step Solutions: Word Problems Template Filled In Page 18: Four Step Solutions: Word Problems Template: Students to Try Page 19‐24: All Four Blank Templates to Use for Any Math Problems Pages 25‐70 Centers and Early Finishers – Expressions in Templates Problems for Students to Solve Page 71‐117 Teacher Solutions for pages 25‐70 (for the Four‐Step Expression Solving Templates)

The activities in this resource are perfect for the first days of school to use as ice breakers, early finishers, to get to know your class and a whole lot more. They are also a great way to introduce Interactive Notebooks – Interactive Notebook pages are included at the end of this resource to use as examples for the beginning of a year long Language Arts Interactive Notebook. Look at my other resources throughout the year to add to your students’ Interactive Notebooks – as they are engaging, provide differentiated instruction opportunities and help students process and retain information. Pages 4-12 are 4th Grade I Can Common Core State Standards or the New California Standards. Whatever one calls the CCSS today – these “I Cans” are at the 4th Grade level as backward mapped from what students are expected to know for college, vocational education and life as an adult. Instructions for “I Cans”: Keep “I Cans” in folders or have students attach them into their Interactive Notebooks. As standards are mastered, have students check off what they think they know. Periodically collect them from students and add your own initials. These “I Cans” are a concrete way for students, parents and teachers know exactly what is expected and what a student has mastered. They are great for conferences, student study teams, IEPs and 504s as well. If you find a mistake, please email eac913@yahoo.com, and I’ll take care of it. My Teachersnotebook Store: https://www.teachersnotebook.com/shop/eac913 My TES Store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/elizabethpinotti Please follow my on Pinterest and ask to contribute to my group boards: https://www.pinterest.com/epinotti/boards/

Welcome to The New California Standards, The Elements of Mastery Learning and 21st Century Learning training. This PDF contains the teaching journal and teacher professional development pages for: Module 1: Overview and Reflective Teaching Module 2: Require active participation This is a two-year training program with the first year focusing on modules related to The Elements of Mastery Learning. The second year will focus on the New California Standards as they relate to The Elements of Mastery Learning as well as 21st Century Learning. Again: • Year One: The Elements of Mastery Learning • Year Two: The New California Standards and 21st Century Learning You will be responsible for attending one training and one individual learning session each month. Additionally, you will be expected to journal weekly about your progress as we work through each Module. All trainings and PowerPoints will be recorded and available online the day after each training session for reference.. Links will be given at monthly training sessions. Please check back for my other modules and email: elizabethpinotti@gmail.com if you have any questions. Year 1: • Module 1: Overview and Reflective Teaching • Module 2: Require active participation • Module 3: Teach to a standards-based objective • Module 4: Use the correct level of difficulty • Module 5: Always monitor and adjust instruction • Module 6: Know it is your job to motivate students • Module 7: Differentiate to ensure optimum retention • Module 8: Apply learning to real life • Module 9: Wait time If you want to feel secure, do what you already know how to do. If you want to be a true professional and continue to grow... Go to the cutting edge of your competency, which means a temporary loss of security. So whenever you don't quite know what you're doing, know you're growing. -- Madeline Hunter

A fun fall version of traditional Bingo. 60 - unique Bingo cards with the answers to multiplication math facts 1s through 12's all with a harvest theme. Great for centers, early finishers...anytime. This is an engaging way for students to learn multiplication facts - almost by accident - great for small cooperative groups, where students take turns being the caller, as a whole class activity or for parties. Questions please email: Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti @elizabethpinotti@gmail.com

FREEBIE! This file contains two formative assessments - Circle Around and What Does it Mean to Me for Roald Dahl's "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Download and enjoy!

Freebie! Book Unit and link for free “The Halloween Without Pumpkins.” Common Core State Standards aligned - complete with interactive notebook pages - perfect for grades 2-3. Includes standards printables and interactive workbook pages for 2.RL.1 through 2.RL.7 and 3.RL.1 through RL.7. The e-reader a link to both a PowerPoint of the book to project and popcorn read as well as a passed youtube book - also on teachertube. About the story: The Halloween Without Pumpkins is about: Elmer and Emily are friendly monsters who live in a shed in the middle of Farmer Fred’s pumpkin patch. The only time of the year they venture out during the day, is Halloween - they are monsters after all. With monsters perfectly proper as Halloween costumes - the two love to run around the patch helping families select their perfect decorations for the holiday - only it is almost October and there are no pumpkins as far as the eye can see. It’s up to these two lovable monsters to save Halloween and prove that sharing and physical differences are the best way to approach life.

This is a 26-page turnkey, print and go unit for early finishers, literacy centers or whole class instruction. It is differentiated and color coded. Students will practice CCSS for Informational Text and: NGSS 4.4 and 5.5

This No Prep Book Unit is based on Shirley Climo’s “The Egyptian Cinderella” and contains 43-pages of interactive, cross curricular and engaging activities – all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, a review of Cinderella Elements, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class. Table of Contents Cinderella Elements #1 Draw A Title Page #2 Questions Along the Way #3 In My Opinion #4 Constructed Response Questions #5 Story Connectors #6 Character Analysis #7 Correct the Grammar Errors #8 Comprehension Quiz #9 Character Conflicts #10 Sentence Sorting #11 Sentence Sorting – My Own Strips #12 Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Enrichment #13 Dictionary Skills #14 Compare and Contrast Rhodopis and other Egyptian Girls #16 Compare and Contrast Rhodopis and Cinderella #17 Read and Write Argumentative: Social Studies #18 Story Summary #19 Character Changes #20 Text to Text – Cross Fiction Story Analysis #21 My Thoughts While Reading… #22 Inferring Character Feelings #23 Cause and Effect #24 Compare and Contrast – Story Elements #25 Think, Question, Analyze #26 The Egyptian Cinderella Report Card #27 The Egyptian Cinderella Book Review #28 Sentence Sorting Traditional Cinderella #29 Lights, Camera, Action Constructed Response Rubric Guide Constructed Response Rubric Answers Thank you for looking, Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti #Chapin-PInotti