Currently I'm a reading teacher but I've also taught 3rd grade and 1st grade. I've been an instructional coach and reading interventionist. I create mainly fun and engaging learning resources for reading that I can use with my students.
Currently I'm a reading teacher but I've also taught 3rd grade and 1st grade. I've been an instructional coach and reading interventionist. I create mainly fun and engaging learning resources for reading that I can use with my students.
Materials Needed:
Domino Cards—Synonyms
Synonym Dominoes Answer Sheet
Domino Cards—Antonyms
Antonym Dominoes Answer Sheet
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find a word that is a synonym or antonym of the matching word. Both words should be the same color in order to be a match.
This poster displays the OREO writing strategy.
O - State your Opinion clearly
R - Tell your Reason for your opinion
E - Give an Example to support your opinion
O - Restate your Opinion
The more reasons and examples you give, the stronger your writing is!
SENTENCE STARTERS:
I prefer… I think… I feel… In my opinion… I believe… The best thing about… ___ is better… Everyone should… The greatest part about…
Check out the bookmarks that go with this poster!
Total Pages
1 page
Subject
Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays
Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific
Resource Type
Handouts, Printables, Posters
This is a sample of my 6th grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
8 pages
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
5th, 6th, 7th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
This is a sample of my 4th grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
8 pages
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
3rd, 4th, 5th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching homophone for the underlined word and lay it next to it.
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching prefix for the underlined word and lay it next to it.
These are passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
32 pages
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
4th, 5th, 6th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
These are passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
22 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
2nd, 3rd, 4th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
These are passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
32 pages
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
5th, 6th, 7th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
These bookmarks include questions for the following reading strategies:
MAKING CONNECTIONS Connecting events in the story to things you already know
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in your own life?
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something that’s happened to you?
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in another story or piece that you have read or heard read?
Is there something in this story or piece that you have heard about happening?
QUESTIONING Asking quest ions to better understand the text
Can you show the part in the text where you have a question?
What were you wondering about as you read this part?
Can you show the part in the text where you were confused?
VISUALIZING Creating a picture in your mind as you read
Were there places in the text where you made a picture in your mind?
What images or pictures did you see?
Which words helped you create a picture in your mind?
INFERRING/PREDICTING Using what you know from the story to figure out what will happen
What do you predict will happen in this piece?
Can you show a place in the text where you found yourself making an inference?
What do you think the main ideas are in the story?
DETERMINING IMPORTANCE What’s important to remember after reading
What is the story or piece mostly about?
Can you tell about some of the important ideas that made you think?
Are there any important themes you noticed?
What do you think is most important to remember about this story or topic?
SYNTHESIZING Creating new ways of thinking as you’re reading
Can you tell what the piece is about in just a few sentences?
Can you show a place in the piece where your thinking changed?
How did your thinking change?
Do you have some new ideas or information?
There are two bookmarks on the page.
Total Pages
1 page
Subject
Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific
Resource Type
Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms
These are 2 tests that cover the book Tuck Everlasting.
The first test has a variety of multiple choice questions.
The second test includes written response answers to questions.
Total Pages
46 pages
Answer Key
Included
These posters cover genres for fiction and nonfiction.
Total Pages
19 pages
Subject
Balanced Literacy, Writing, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific
Resource Type
Handouts, Printables, Posters
This is a sample of my 5th grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.
Total Pages
8 pages
Subject
Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies
Grade Levels
4th, 5th, 6th
Resource Type
Test Prep, Assessment, Printables
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.
These posters include a word graveyard with tombstones with common words resting in peace. Below the tombstones are alternatives to the words. This file is in a Publisher document so it can be edited if needed.
Words included:
like
said
right
go
walk
nice
make
leave
get
good
bad
ask
stuff
run
help
fast
small
saw
big
easy
happy
sad
funny
then
laugh
pretty
scare
useful
give
take
There are blank pages for you to write your own words.
Total Pages
20 pages
Subject
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing
Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific
Resource Type
Handouts, Printables, Posters
These can be used to practice cause and effect.
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching effect for each underlined cause.
These can be used to practice idioms. Students match the idiom to its meaning.
Materials Needed:
• Domino Cards
Directions:
Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching meaning for each idiom.