5th Grade Resources

Christmas Around the World Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}

- Jessica

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade (The Bundle) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Veterans Day (FREEBIE!)

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This is an informational newspaper-style text perfect to teach your students about Veterans Day and may be used over a few days. The questions are offered in two versions: a bingo game and traditional multiple-choice/short response format

Bingo
Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the article. Students read the informational text about Veterans Day. Then, they answer questions on the bingo grid. The grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo possibly on Veterans Day or at the end of the week. The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details.

How to Play:
The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters or any treats to keep track of the questions called.

Reading Comprehension Questions: The questions are also in a traditional multiple choice and short answer format. Not all answers are included from the Bingo grid and the questions may be slightly different. You would not need to use BOTH formats – pick one or the other.

Thank You Letter: Paper for students to write a Thank You Letter to a veteran is also included.

You might also enjoy these other Reading Comprehension Bingos:

History of Earth Day Reading

History of Halloween Newspaper Bingo {Informational Text}

Memorial Day & Fourth of July Informational Text {Newspaper Style Bingo}

MLK Day Reading Bingo

Thanksgiving Informational Text (Newspaper-Style Bingo)

Valentine's Day Informational Text

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Informational}

Email: Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Literature}

$10.00

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts for skills and strategies at your students' fingertips.

**Updated on 9/28/2017 to add two additional notebook charts for writing a summary.***

This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Literature Standard for Grades 3-5. You might also like anchor charts for each Reading Informational Standard for Grades 3-5 here:

**This product has been updated as of 8/20/2017 to include full page anchor charts.**

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This resource is now part of a Reading & Writing Bundle!

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Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?

The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but we have copy budgeting issues at my school and I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies! Plus, my students use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in.

More importantly, I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading or Writing. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. For example, when we are talking about “theme,” I have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

This set also includes a variety of graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction. I would love to hear your feedback on this product and requests for any other anchor charts you might feel would be useful to you and your students!

What is included?

The following charts are included aligned to the 3 clusters of the Reading Literature Standards for Grades 3-5.

Key Ideas & Details

*Wise Readers ask Questions Who… What…When…Where…Why…How

*Using Text Evidence

*Inference

*Character Feelings

*Character Traits

*Recount Stories (Somebody Wanted But So Then)

*Recount Stories (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)

*Summarize Stories (Somebody Wanted But So)

*Think FAST about the Characters

*FAST Chart (3 Versions)

*5 Elements of a Story

*Story Mountain

*Crafting a Theme Statement

*Theme

*Themessage

*Common Themes

Craft & Structure

*Literal vs. Nonliteral Language

*Figurative Language

*Idioms 1 (blank)

*Idioms 2 (blank)

*Idioms 1

*Idioms 2

*Allusion

*Poetry, Drama, & Prose

*Point of View

*Point of View (blank)

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

*The Quest

*Movie vs. Text (Blank)

*Movie vs. Text (Filled in)

*Comparing Themes, Topics, & Patterns of Events

*Good vs. Evil

*Thinking about Theme

*Revealing the Theme

Extra Reading Charts & Tools

*The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (1 per page)

*The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (2 per page)

*Main Idea & Details Boxes & Bullets (2 per page)

*What's the Big Idea?! Boxes & Bullets Graphic Organizer for Text

*Writing a Summary (1 per page)

*Let's Talk Genre! (Genre Notebook Chart)

*Traditional Literature Notebook Chart

*My Reading Log (2 per page)

*Words We Should All Spell Correctly

*Transitions

*Responding to Fiction 1

*Responding to Fiction 2

*Responding to Nonfiction

*Readers Choose Just Right Books

*My New Year's Reading Resolutions

*Ways I Can Help Myself Grow as a Reader

*Parts of Speech

*Reading is Thinking (boy)

*Reading is Thinking (girl)

If you ever find that you are looking for a specific chart that is not included, please let me know at jessica@theliteracyloft.com. I am ALWAYS looking for ways to improve the quality of my resources.

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Literature}

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Literature}

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Nonfiction}

$10.00

Reading Notebook Anchor Charts for skills and strategies at your students' fingertips.

This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Informational Standard for Grades 3-5. You might also like anchor charts for each Reading Literature Standard for Grades 3-5 here:

**This product has been updated on 8/20/2017 to include FULL PAGE anchor charts.**

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?

The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but we have copy budgeting issues at my school and I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies! Plus, my students use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in.

More importantly, I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. For example, when we are talking about “theme,” I have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

If you have purchased my Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Reading Literature}, then you are familiar with how these charts work. Throughout the past couple of years, I have worked to better align my resources to the standards. The charts contained in this set are organized by the 3 big Anchor Standards in the Reading Informational Text Strand. The charts are intended to be versatile enough for grades 3-5. If you are looking for something specific to be included in this resource, please email me at butterfliesanddaydreams1@gmail.com. I am always looking for ways to enhance the quality of my products. The sister product Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Reading Literature} is also undergoing some changes to be organized by the anchor standards for Reading Literature with more charts to be added soon.

I hope you and your students find this resource as useful as we do! Happy Teaching!

-Jessica

Reader's Notebook Anchor Charts Included

Key Ideas & Details

*Super Star Partnerships

*Wise Readers Ask Questions

*Using Text Evidence

*Types of Informational Texts

*Main Ideas and Supporting Details

*Inference

*Talking about the Text

*Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Somebody Wanted But So)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example)

*Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example) cursive font

*Determining Importance

*Determining Importance (Interesting or Important)

*Sentence Starters for Main Idea

*See, Think, Wonder (Blank)

Craft & Structure

*Alpha Boxes

*Context Clues

*Firsthand vs. Secondhand Account

*Primary vs. Secondary Sources

*Description

*Sequence

*Compare & Contrast

*Cause & Effect

*Problem & Solution

*Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer

*Nonfiction Signal Words 1

*Nonfiction Signal Words 2

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

*Reasons & Evidence

*Text Features 1

*Text Features 2

*Text Features 3

*Combining Texts

*Combining Texts (Graphic Organizer)

*Bonus* Readers Gonna Read (My To-Read List)

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Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Nonfiction}

Greek and Latin Roots Task Cards

$4.00

These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or as a review. Each task card contains a short paragraph or question using words with Greek and Latin Roots.

This resource includes 36 task cards for Greek and Latin Roots

36 Task Cards Greek and Latin Roots
Context Clues – based
Grades 4-6
Available in Color & Black and White

Standards Addressed:

4th Grade: L.4.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph)

5th Grade: L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

6th Grade: L.6.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as we did! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com.

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Grammar & Vocabulary Notebook Charts

$6.00

This resource includes 44 Notebook Anchor Charts & Word Lists to support your students in developing their Language and Vocabulary Skills in Reading and Writing. Some charts are simply word lists, while others are used to teach a particular skill. Please note that a few charts have interactive components, but not all. The charts come two on a page so that they can be glued into an interactive notebook. Hopefully, this saves you in copies as well! We are always looking for ways to improve our resources to be the best quality and meet your needs. We take pride in our work and are open to suggestions, requests, and feedback on ways to improve the quality of our work. If you find that something is missing or you are looking for a specific chart that is not included, please email us at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com. We will always try our best to meet your needs.

Ideas for Classroom Use
I created this product for my 4th Graders to use in their Language and Vocabulary Notebook. We use this chart to support our Reading and Writing. Below are some ideas about how I used the charts.

Reading Centers Support: One of our Reading Centers is Language and Vocabulary. If students are practicing a specific skill using a practice sheet or task cards, they can use the chart to help them remember how to use the specific part of speech, punctuation, etc.

Writing Workshop: I used the charts to teach a mini grammar lesson at the beginning of Writer's Workshop or at the end to help students revise and edit their work. If you do not use a Vocabulary Notebook, students could glue some of the charts in their Writing Notebook to help revise and edit for sentence structure, language, and conventions.

Small Group Reading and Writing: If I noticed all of my students were having difficulty with a particular skill such as Verb Tenses. I used the chart for Verb Tenses to pull a small group and teach this lesson. They used the chart to help them complete an activity independently to identify the correct verb tenses.

Quick Vocabulary & Grammar Lessons: If your day is anything like mine, it is jam-packed! I am forever looking for ways to tuck in language, grammar, and vocabulary lessons. By providing students with a chart, I can quickly teach a short lesson and they have the chart in front of them to practice independently. I have also started to create PowerPoints and practice pages that align to these charts to provide an additional resource for whole group lessons. These are NOT in my store yet, but keep an eye out! :)

These are just a few ideas of how to use this resource in your classroom! I would love to see or hear how this resource works for you! As always, please let me know if you are still looking for something else in this resource. Thank you!

Charts Included
Perfect Punctuation
Relative and Demonstrative Pronouns
A or An?
Relative Pronouns
Relative Adverbs
Adverbs
Ordering Adjectives
Who or Whom?
Prepositions (with a dog for an example)
Prepositions (with a cat for an example)
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions List
Types of Nouns
Plural Nouns
Modal Auxiliaries
Contractions
Types of Verbs
Irregular Verbs 1
Irregular Verbs 2
Verb Tenses
Coordinating Conjunctions
What makes a complete sentence?
Types of Sentences
Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons
Compound and Complex Sentences
Tackle Tricky Words Tips Page
Commonly Confused Words 1
Commonly Confused Words 2
Commonly Confused Words 3
Homophones Word List
High Frequency Word List
Multiple Meaning Word List
4 square organizer (meaning, synonyms, antonyms, picture and sentence
4 Square Vocab (meaning, picture, synonym, antonym)
4 Square Vocab (meaning, picture, sentence, part of speech
Prefixes (Word List Chart)
Suffixes (Word List Chart)
Suffix Sort
Suffix Sort (Blank)
Prefix Sort
Prefix Sort (Blank)
Latin Roots (Word List Chart)
Greek Roots (Word List Chart)
Shades of Meaning (Feeling Words)

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Text Structure Task Cards {Scientific Concepts}

$4.00

Why you and your students will LOVE this product...

Are you struggling to fit it all in? As an intermediate teacher, this is my constant struggle. At a time when standardized testing can seem to dominate the curriculum, I am always trying to find a way to integrate Science and Social Studies into my ELA Block. My 4th graders love learning about Science and we can't seem to get enough of it throughout the year with such a heavy push for the Reading, Writing, and Math. My students also LOVE task cards because they are not simply another worksheet or passage with comprehension questions. They are short and quick to help them practice a skill. This resource marries these two loves and creates a cross-curricular activity. As a busy teacher, you get more bang for your buck! Science and Reading? Win-win.

These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review. Each task card contains 2-3 sentences that uses the words in context.

What does this resource include?

*36 Text Structure Task Cards with a short paragraph that explains a scientific concept. Students determine the text structure used in the paragraph

*Answer Sheet & Answer Key: The Answer Key provides the word that was used on the card as well as the answer.

*Text Structure Notebook Anchor Charts- Additionally, I have included 5 charts for students' notebooks for Text Structure. These charts come from my Reading Notebook Anchor Charts (Nonfiction) resource. Students can use the charts to help them identify the Text Structure.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments please email us or leave your comments below :)

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Happy Teaching!

-Jessica

Text Structure Task Cards {Scientific Concepts}

ELA Weekly Assessments {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Forms

$27.00

Google Forms Now Included! The ELA Weekly Assessments are being added as Google Forms. You will be able to download the links as they are available. These are the months currently available as Google Forms:

April - done
May - done
June - done
July - N/A
August - done
September - done
October - coming soon!
November - coming soon!
December - coming soon!
January - coming soon!
February - coming soon!
March - coming soon!

You asked, I answered. This resource is a result of multiple requests from 5th Grade teachers that have been using the ELA Morning Work {5th Grade}. These teachers wanted a way to assess the skills practiced throughout the week.

These weekly assessments are a companion for the Good Morning, Sunshine! ELA Morning Work {5th Grade}. The morning work is available in an ELA bundle or the ELA + Math Morning Work {5th Grade}.

Click the links below to view these bundles. (Please note there are NO assessments for the Math bundle.)

>>ELA Morning Work {5th Grade}

>>ELA + Math Morning Work {5th Grade}

The ELA morning work covers critical language, grammar, and comprehension skills over the year. The suggested way to use this resource is by reviewing the skills throughout the week with the morning work, and then giving the assessment on Friday for a weekly quiz grade.

Not only will this hold your students accountable, but this also serves as a gauge for students' learning. Plus, it's a consistent weekly quiz grade with a streamlined answer key to be easy on your teacher eyes!

This bundle includes weekly assessments for the months of:
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
August
September
October
November

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Happy Teaching!

Jessica

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ELA Weekly Assessments {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Forms

Prefixes and Suffixes Task Cards

$4.00

These task cards are a great practice for students to practice using prefixes and suffixes within context to determine word meanings. Many of these words are drawn from Science or Social Studies topics to help integrate content areas into your ELA Block. I created these task cards for my 4th Graders, but they could be used in Grades 3-5. Check out the preview to see more information and a picture of how I used them in my classroom.

What's included?

*36 Task Cards to Practice Prefixes and Suffixes- These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review. Each task card contains 2-3 sentences that uses the words in context. Though there are context clues for each word, the question requires students to understand the meaning of the prefix or suffix. I chose many of the words based on words that 3rd-5th graders may see in not only common literature, but also words from Science and some Social Studies topics.

Answer Sheet & Answer Key: The Answer Key provides the word that was used on the card as well as the answer. This will help you see not just an answer on the answer key, but which word was used. This can help you identify words that students might have struggled with or organizational purposes.

Prefixes and Suffixes Notebook Anchor Charts - Additionally, I have included 2 charts for students' notebooks for Prefixes and Suffixes. These charts come from my Grammar & Vocabulary Notebook Charts resource. Students can use the charts to help them identify the meaning of the prefix or suffix. You can find this resource by clicking HERE!

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as we did! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com.

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Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$3.00

*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

This thematic monthly Reading Tic-Tac-Toe Response helps students engage with their book and do something FUN, while also practicing standards-based reading skills. Plus, they have a choice. The directions require students to do 3 of the activities per month, but they can earn extra credit by completing additional activities. Seeing what your students create each month is most of the fun! This is a great way to give your students a creative outlet.

June and July will be added later this 2018-2019 school year for teachers and students that continue through the summer months OR you just want some fun summer reading practice for your students!

Examples of Skills Practiced:

Character Sketch
Point of View (Write from a different POV)
Sketch a Scene
#Booksmakefriends (recommend the book to a friend)
Elements of a Story
Context Clues
Figurative Language
AND MORE!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, contacts, or concerns.

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Reader’s Notebook Anchor Charts

Reading Tic Tac Toe (Monthly Reading Response) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Biography Project {Grades 2-5} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$4.50

*Google Slides and Print Option*

About this Product

This product came as a result of my students’ love of the biography series “Who Was…?” If you have not looked into this series, I recommend that you do! They are a fun, easy read that offers an engaging way for students to learn about historical figures and important people. Although this product is based on this series, this product could be used for any biography book or project. This is a nice way to integrate Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.

How I Used this Product

In my 3rd Grade classroom, I used multiple copies of the same book or books and paired students in partnerships. In my school, we have a 30 minute Reading Intervention Block. I began this project with students who were not pulled out or working with me in small groups during this time. This was a nice way for students to work independently or in partnerships. It also created an extension for what they could already do as readers. Plus, they had so much fun! I let them work on this project in their partnerships. This held several benefits. Many students who were not pulled out or working in small groups tend to be higher level students OR students who have untapped potential. Allowing them to work on a project like this can extend their learning, as well as find new ways to enjoy reading. While other students had special groups or went to see other teachers, it was nice for these students to have their own project too.

The Poster Page is a template that you could use for students to turn in with the essay or you could use this as a planning page and then have students create a larger poster on their own. I assigned it as homework and was pleasantly surprised at what my students turned in. I saw a wonderful increase in engagement by students who had shown little motivation or enthusiasm for reading. You can see the photos in the preview or in the product itself. Please know I updated the pages after the photos were taken with more detail and provided the poster template. Good luck to you with this project! If you have any questions, please contact me!

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Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Bundle

$43.00

***This bundle has been updated as of 1/11/2016 with the new Opinion Writing Charts***

This bundle contains our Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Units. Click the links below or inside the preview to check out the individual units.

My Opinion Matters! {An Opinion Writing Unit}

My Life is A Story {A Personal Narrative Writing Unit}

I'm the Expert! {Informational Writing Unit}

Each unit contains ...

*Writing Notebook Anchor Charts (you may see some overlapping, but each have been tweaked to suit that particular genre.

*Anchor Charts for the Classroom or Writing Center

*Rubrics

*Checklists

*Writing Planners

These units will continue to be revised and updated over time. You will continue to have access to any updates from your My Purchases tab.

Are you looking for something else?

If these units do not include something particular you are looking for, please email us. We are always looking for ways to improve the quality of our products!

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Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Bundle

Informational Writing Unit

$20.00

This unit has been updated as of 2/13/19 to include daily lesson plans, resources, and activities. Please note that this unit will increase in price after 11:59 pm February 13, 2019.

***Buy Bundled and Save! This unit is now part of a bundle! Click the link below to see what else is included!***

Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Bundle
OR
Reading and Writing Bundle

What this Product Includes

This resource includes Notebook Charts and Anchor Charts for an Informational Writing Unit. For each notebook chart, there is a Full Page Anchor Chart that can be used as Anchor Charts in your Writing Center and/or as a slide show when teaching. In my 4th grade classroom, I used the Full Page Anchor Charts to teach the lesson by projecting onto the SMART board. Then, students glued the half sheet Notebook Anchor Charts in their Writing notebook to use as a reference throughout the unit.

This unit does NOT currently have daily lesson plans. A unit planner of teaching points is provided to help guide the process. In the future, lesson plans may be added. You will find pictures of possible Anchor Charts and Writing Notebooks to help you visualize how the unit might go.

Writing Notebook Anchor Charts & Teaching Documents

*Characteristics of an Informational Text
*Writing an Informational Text
*Wise Readers Ask Questions
*Cause and Effect
*Sort Out the Details
*What does the TEXT say?
*Using Text Evidence
*Transition Words for Informational Writing
*Organizing an Informational Text
*See, Think, Wonder
*See, Think, Wonder Notes on How to Use the Strategy
*Text Features
*Informational Writing Editing Checklist
*Informational Writing Checklist and Rubric
*Solving Our Spelling Problems
*Paragraphs with Purpose
*Instead of Says
*Introductions
*Conclusions
*Building the Main Idea of a Paragraph
*Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 1
*Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 2
*Craft Moves and Elaboration Strategies 3
*File it Away! (Graphic Organizer/Boxes and Bullets)
*Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from
3 sources with lines)
*Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from
3 sources without lines)
*Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from 4 sources with lines)
*Show Me the Evidence (Graphic Organizer for gathering evidence from
4 sources without lines
*Sorting My Evidence (Graphic Organizer to sort information)
*4 Square Boxes and Bullets Writing Planner
*Boxes and Bullets Planning Page
*Informational Writing Checklist

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Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (4th Grade)

$60.00 $42.00 Save $18.00

Google Slides + Forms have been added for Sets 1-7 of this bundle!

Product Description

This resource is a Growing Bundle that will include Math Task Cards for the entire year. Each set of task cards is aligned to the Common Core Standards so that you can integrate this with your current curriculum. By purchasing the bundle, you save 30% than if you were to purchase the task card sets individually.

Each set of task Cards includes:

36 Task Cards
Answer Sheet
Answer Key

This Bundle includes:

Place Value, Addition, & Subtraction - DONE!

Multi-Digit Multiplication - DONE!

Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers - DONE!

Equations & Expressions - DONE!

Mixed Problem-Solving - DONE!

Multi-Step Problem Solving - DONE!

Factors, Multiples, and Patterns - DONE!

Fraction Equivalence and Comparison - DONE!

Add and Subtract Fractions - DONE!

Relate Fractions and Decimals - DONE!

Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers - DONE!

Convert Measurements - DONE!
Line Plots - DONE!
Distance, Time, & Money - DONE!
Angles - DONE!
Perimeter and Area - DONE!
Two-Dimensional Figures - DONE!

These task cards are part of a year long series that covers the 5th Grade Math Standards.
✔︎ 4.NBT.1.1, 4.NBT.1.2, 4.NBT.1.3, 4.NBT.2.4 - Place Value, Addition, & Subtraction
✔︎ 4.NBT.2.5, 4.OA.1.2, 4.0A.1.3 - Multi-Digit Multiplication
✔︎ 4.NBT.2.6 - Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers
✔︎ 4.OA.1.a, 4.OA.1.1 - Equations & Expressions
✔︎ 4.OA.1.2 - Mixed Problem-Solving
✔︎ 4.0A.1.3 - Multi-Step Problem Solving
✔︎ 4.OA.2.4, 4.OA.3.5 - Factors, Multiples, and Patterns
✔︎ 4.NF.1.1, 4.NF.1.2 - Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
✔︎ 4.NF.2.3 - Add and Subtract Fractions
✔︎ 4.NF.2.4 - Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers
✔︎ 4.NF.3.5, 4.NF.3.6, 4.NF.3.7 - Relate Fractions and Decimals
✔︎ 4.MD.1.1 - Convert Measurement
✔︎ 4.MD.2.4 - Line Plots
✔︎ 4.MD.1.2 - Distance, Time, & Money
✔︎ MD.3.5, MD.3.6, MD.3.7 - Angles
✔︎ 4.MD.1.3 - Perimeter and Area
✔︎ 4.G.1.1, 4.G.1.2, 4.G.1.3 - Two-Dimensional Figures

Math Task Cards for the Year Freebies

5th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/5thMathTCFreebie

4th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/4thMathTCFreebie

3rd Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/3rdMathTCFreebie

8 Ways to use Math Task Cards in Your Classroom:

I recommend printing these on card stock and/or laminating them so that you can continuously use them year after year.

1. Math Center
2. Journal Problems
3. Small Group Instruction
4. End of Unit Review
5. Test Prep
6. Early Finisher Task
7. Write and Wipe Answers (if laminated)
8. Walk and Solve: Many teachers like to place these around the classroom to get their kids moving by "walking and solving." You can put them on desks, paste them on your whiteboard, and in various places around the room.

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Place Value & Powers of Ten

Email: Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (4th Grade)

Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (5th Grade) Google Slides & Forms Distance Learning

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GOOGLE SLIDES + FORMS NOW INCLUDED! We are updating these to include a digital option in Google Slides AND Google Forms. Sets 1-15 are now digital.

This resource includes Math Task Cards for the entire year. Each set of task cards is aligned to the Common Core Standards so that you can integrate this with your current curriculum. By purchasing the bundle, you are saving 30% of the cost than if you were to purchase the sets individually.

Each set of task Cards includes:

36 Task Cards
Answer Sheet
Answer Key

This Bundle includes:

Multi-Digit Multiplication

Multi-Digit Division

Read, Write, Compare & Round Decimals

Add & Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals

Expressions & Patterns

Add & Subtract Fractions & Mixed Numbers

Multiply Fractions

Divide Fractions

Converting Measurement Units

Line Plots

Coordinate Planes

Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes

Volume of Three-Dimensional Shapes

Multi-Step Problem Solving

These task cards are part of a year long series that covers the 5th Grade Math Standards.
✔︎ 5.NBT.1.1, 5.NBT.1.2 - Place Value & Powers of Ten
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.5 - Multi-Digit Multiplication
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.6 - Multi-Digit Division
✔︎ 5.NBT.1.3, 5.NBT.1.4 - Read, Write, Compare & Round Decimals
✔︎ 5.NBT.2.7 - Add & Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals
✔︎ 5.OA.1.1, 5.OA.1.2, 5.OA.2.3, - Expressions & Patterns
✔︎ 5.NF.1.1, 5.NF.1.2 - Add & Subtract Fractions & Mixed Numbers
✔︎ 5.NF.2.4, 5,NF.2.5, 5.NF.2.6 - Multiply Fractions
✔︎ 5.NF.2.4, 5.NF.2.7 - Divide Fractions
✔︎ 5.MD.1.1 - Converting Measurement Units
✔︎ 5.MD.2.2 - Line Plots
✔︎ 5.G.1.1, 5.G.1.2 - Coordinate Planes
✔︎ 5.G.2.3, 5.G.2.4 - Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes
✔︎ 5.MD.3.3, 5.MD.3.4, 5.MD.3.5 - Volume of Three-Dimensional Shape

Math Task Cards for the Year Freebies

5th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/5thMathTCFreebie

4th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/4thMathTCFreebie

3rd Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/3rdMathTCFreebie

8 Ways to use Math Task Cards in Your Classroom:

I recommend printing these on card stock and/or laminating them so that you can continuously use them year after year.

1. Math Center
2. Journal Problems
3. Small Group Instruction
4. End of Unit Review
5. Test Prep
6. Early Finisher Task
7. Write and Wipe Answers (if laminated)
8. Walk and Solve: Many teachers like to place these around the classroom to get their kids moving by "walking and solving." You can put them on desks, paste them on your whiteboard, and in various places around the room.

Let’s connect!

Email: Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (5th Grade) Google Slides & Forms Distance Learning

Christmas Persuasive Writing {Candy Cane Mix-Up}

$5.00

About this product:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CC.RA.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

This product is a fun way to get your students excited about persuasive writing. Your students will write this piece from the point of view of an elf working in Santa’s Candy Cane factory. They are an elf who is put in charge of the factory when things take a turn for the worst. Your elves really want to keep their jobs (it is getting close to Christmas!)

This set includes the following items:
- Teacher Lesson Outline
- Student Scenario Page
- Three Planning Pages
- Transition Words Sheet
(plain and holiday versions)
- Hook Santa In Printable
- Endings Printable
- Two Letter Outline Printables

Christmas Persuasive Writing {Candy Cane Mix-Up}

Rubrics, Charts, & Checklists, OH MY!

$6.00

This mini-bundle of resources includes:
Informational Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Informational Writing Teacher Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Narrative Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Narrative Writing Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Opinion Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Opinion Writing Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Language Arts Short Response Rubric
Character Feelings and Traits Notebook Charts
Transitional Words and Phrases Notebook Chart
Words We All Should Spell Correctly Chart
Writing an Opinion Essay Chart
Writer’s Celebrate! 3-2-1 Style

This product is one that I see myself continuously updating and adding new material. hope you enjoy and I would love to hear your feedback about this product! I am always open to ways I can improve my products:)

How to use the Checklists:
The checklists are used to help students understand what is expected of them as they move through the writing process. In addition, the checklist requires them to reflect on themselves as a writer. In my classroom, I introduce the checklist shortly after we have started the unit so they can monitor themselves as we go along. As we move towards publishing our final draft, the “I’m done” declarations dwindle. I have found the checklist reiterates specific things students can work on as a writer. Furthermore, they are required to consult one another through peer editing and revising.

The Rubrics
Reading and Writing grades are not so quick and easy anymore. Although I have the abstract mind of a Language Arts Teacher, when it comes time for grades and assessments- the “measurement” of my student’s progress can be a bit gray and I have struggled with giving my students’ a fair grade. The Writing rubrics included in this product are aligned to the checklists and allow you as the teacher to attach a grade to their final writing piece in an objective manner.

The Language Arts Short Response Rubric is a new one I am trying out this year and am very excited about!!! No longer are our assessments simply multiple choice-you got it or you don’t, a quick and easy grade. Questions and tasks are open-ended, which requires students’ to think more critically. In many standardized district or state assessments, students are required to respond to a task in an essay form AND ALSO a short response. As a teacher, assigning grades isn’t so easy anymore. I have often wondered how my classroom assessments are aligning to the district and state assessments as well as the standards overall. Alas, this product was born.

I don’t know about your students, but when my kiddos get a short response it is…definitely short!! They either answer in 2-3 words or a sentence or two that may or may not answer the question.  No more! This rubric will help you get students in the habit of answering short responses in complete sentences and require them to efficiently and quickly reflect on their work. Because after all, it is a SHORT response I use these at least once a week with a question about the current text or Read Aloud we are using in the classroom. They respond in their Reading Response Journal (or Reading Notebook). An added bonus is that throughout the year you can watch your students grow and become not only better readers, but also better writers

The Charts
Charts, charts, charts-I Love Charts. The problem is that we run out of wall space in our classrooms. I have found that students are sometimes more likely to use charts when they are at their fingertips- in their notebooks. I try to create the charts that they can continually refer to in their Reading and Writing work into half sheet versions they can simply glue into their notebooks. This product includes charts students can use in both Reading and Writing as well as a sample of charts found in the product My Opinion Matters!

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ELA + Math Morning Work 5th Grade {The Bundle} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

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*GOOGLE SLIDES* Each month this bundle will be updated to add on a Google Slides version. You will receive an email that includes the links to your new updated morning work.

Google Slides Updates for Math Morning Work:
April - done
May - done
June - done
July - N/A
August - done
September - done
October - coming soon!
November - coming soon!
December - coming soon!
January - coming soon!
February - coming soon!
March - coming soon!

Google Slides Updates for ELA Morning Work:

March - done
April - done

May - done

June - done

July - N/A

August - done

September - done

October - coming soon!

November - coming soon!

December - coming soon!

January - coming soon!

February - coming soon!

The ELA + Math Morning Work includes the months for August - June.

Both sets of morning work follow a predictable structure to keep students excited and engaged about learning, while also reviewing critical content in both ELA and Math.

ELA Morning Work

Meaningful Monday
Text Structure Tuesday
Wordy Wednesday
Throwback Thursday
Figurative Friday

Math Morning Work

Multiplication Monday
Base Ten Tuesday
Wordless Wednesday
Throwback Thursday
Fraction Fun Friday

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

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ELA + Math Morning Work 5th Grade {The Bundle} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (3rd Grade)

$60.00 $42.00 Save $18.00

This resource includes Math Task Cards for the entire year. Each set of task cards is aligned to the Common Core Standards so that you can integrate this with your current curriculum. By purchasing the bundle, you are saving 30% than if you were to buy each set individually.

Each set of Task Cards includes:

36 Task Cards
Answer Sheet
Answer Key

This Bundle includes:

Set 1: Rounding, Addition, & Subtraction

Set 2: Understanding Multiplication

Set 3: Multiplication Facts and Strategies

Set 4: Represent and Interpret Data

Set 5: Understand Division

Set 6: Division Facts and Strategies

Set 7: Understand Fractions

Set 8 Fraction Equivalence and Comparison

Set 9: Time and Measurement

Set 10: Perimeter and Area

Set 11: 2-D Shapes

Set 12: Two-Step Word Problems

Set 13: Problem Solving

Set 14: Properties of Operations

These task cards are part of a year long series that covers the 3rd Grade Math Standards.
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.1 Round to the Nearest Ten or Hundred
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Addition within 1,000
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Subtraction within 1,000
✔︎ 3.OA.A.1 Equal Groups, Repeated Addition
✔︎ 3.OA.A.3 Model with Equal Groups, Number Line, Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Properties of Operations
✔︎ 3.OA.1 Equal Groups, Repeated Addition
✔︎ 3.OA.A.3 Model with Equal Groups, Number Line, Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Commutative, Distributive, Associative Property of Multiplication
✔︎ 3.OA.D.8 Problem - Solving
✔︎ 3.MD.4 Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs
✔︎ 3.MD.4 Use Measurements to make a Line Plot
✔︎ 3.OA.2 Number of Equal Groups, Size of Equal Groups, Bar Models
✔︎ 3.OA.3 Model Division, Relate Subtraction & Division, Model with Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.6 Relate Multiplication & Division
✔︎ 3.OA.7 Multiply and Divide within 100
✔︎ 3.OA.2 Number of Equal Groups, Size of Equal Groups, Bar Models
✔︎ 3.OA.3 Model Division, Relate Subtraction & Division, Model with Arrays
✔︎ 3.OA.6 Relate Multiplication & Division
✔︎ NF.A.1 Part of a Whole
✔︎ NF.A.2 Fractions on a number line
✔︎ NF.A.3 Equivalent Fractions
✔︎ NF.A.3 Comparing Fractions
✔︎ 3.MD.A.1 Telling Time to Nearest Minute
✔︎ 3.NBT.1.2 Measure and Estimate Volume & Mass
✔︎ 3.MD.C.7 Area
✔︎ 3.MD.D.8 Perimeter
✔︎ 3.G.A.1 Quadrilaterals, Classifying Shapes, Attributes
✔︎ 3.G.A.2 Partition Shapes
✔︎ 3.OA.D.8 Solve 2-step problems using the four operations
✔︎ 3.OA.8 Problem - Solving
✔︎ 3.OA.B.5 Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide

Math Task Cards for the Year Freebies

5th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/5thMathTCFreebie

4th Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/4thMathTCFreebie

3rd Grade
http://theliteracyloft.co/3rdMathTCFreebie

8 Ways to use Math Task Cards in Your Classroom:

I recommend printing these on card stock and/or laminating them so that you can continuously use them year after year.

1. Math Center
2. Journal Problems
3. Small Group Instruction
4. End of Unit Review
5. Test Prep
6. Early Finisher Task
7. Write and Wipe Answers (if laminated)
8. Walk and Solve: Many teachers like to place these around the classroom to get their kids moving by "walking and solving." You can put them on desks, paste them on your whiteboard, and in various places around the room.

Let’s connect!

Email: Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Math Task Cards for the Year Bundle (3rd Grade)

Proverbs and Adages Task Cards L.4.5b & L.5.4b

$4.00

These task cards are a great practice for students to understand the meaning of common proverbs and adages. These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review.

What's included?

36 Task Cards for Proverbs and Adages - Each task card contains a paragraph that uses a proverb or adage in context. These task cards support the Common Core Standards L. 4.5b and L.5.5b and are appropriate for Grades 4-6.

PowerPoint pdf (1 Slide to Use as an Anchor Chart)
Notebook Anchor Chart (matches the PowerPoint)
Answer Sheet
Answer Key

These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review.

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as we did! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com.

Proverbs and Adages Task Cards L.4.5b & L.5.4b

Bookagram - Book Recommendation/Reading Response

$1.00

About this Product:

This product is a fun activity for students after they finish a book. I don’t know about you, but I always cringe when I see my students finish the last page of a book, immediately close it, announce they are done, and put it back on the shelf. I am constantly looking for ways to get them to linger with their books just a little bit longer…

Besides just writing a response or taking a Reading Counts quiz, it is nice to mix it up with fun stuff when they finish. Hence, the creation of this product. If you are anything like me, you enjoy social media. Not just any social media, but specifically Instagram! I am a fan and sometimes slightly addicted. What I love about Instagram is that you can share your experiences with others instantly. Moments or experiences you might not normally share with people, but Instagram makes it possible to share it with more people outside of your usual social circle. With this activity, your students can share their reading experience and recommend books to their classmates in a fun and social way.

How to Use this Product

Anyway you choose! See the Guide Sheet for suggestions. The small circle at the top is a place to draw a picture of themselves. The big picture area, students draw a picture of the cover of the book. Below the picture, they can recommend/tag the book to 3 of their friends. The student who created the Bookagram can make comments about the book as well. Next to the heart, those same 3 students can “like” the book OR others in your classroom who might have read the book can “like” the post by leaving their name. Having an area to display students’ Bookagrams is a nice way to build community in your classroom and build community with your readers!

Please note there are 3 different versions , based on your student needs. One also includes a place for students to rate the book. As always, please let me know if you have any questions about the product. :) Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Happy Reading!

Bookagram - Book Recommendation/Reading Response

Text Structure Anchor Charts

$3.00

What this Product Includes:

Anchor Chart Classroom Posters with the 5 Text Structures
*Black and White NO Graphic Organizer (pages 3-7)
*Black and White with Graphic Organizer (pages 8-12)
*Black and Pink NO Graphic Organizer (pages 13-17)
*Black and Pink with Graphic Organizer (pages 18-22)

*Notebook Anchor Chart with all 5 Text Structures (Half Page)
*Large Anchor Chart with all 5 Text Structures (Full Page)

The Posters include 4 different versions of the 5 Text Structures, Characteristics, and Signal Words, and Graphic Organizers. There is a poster for each of the following Text Structures:

*Description
*Sequence
*Compare and Contrast
*Cause and Effect
*Problem and Solution

If you have any questions about this product or a request for another color scheme in the posters, please email me.

Story Elements {Posters + Bookmark}

$1.50

Keep your kids grounded in the basics!

This resource includes 5 Posters + a bookmark for the 5 Elements of a Story.

Story Element Posters:
*Characters
*Setting
*Conflict
*Theme
*Plot

Happy Teaching!

Jessica

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Math Weekly Assessments {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Forms

$27.00

You asked, I answered. This resource is a result of multiple requests from 5th grade teachers that have been using the Math Morning Work. These teachers wanted a way to assess the skills practiced throughout the week.

These weekly assessments are a companion for the 5th Grade Math Morning Work. The morning work is available in a bundle or individual months.

The Math Morning Work covers critical language, grammar, and comprehension skills over the year. The suggested way to use this resource is by reviewing the skills throughout the week with the morning work, and then giving the assessment on Friday for a weekly quiz grade.

Not only will this hold your students accountable, but this also serves as a gauge for students' learning. Plus, it's a consistent weekly quiz grade with a streamlined answer key to be easy on your teacher eyes! Please remember that this is a GROWING Bundle and the assessments will be released as they are completed. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

MONTHS AVAILABLE {Print + Google Forms}:

May: available now
June: available now
August: available now
September: coming soon
October: coming soon
November: coming soon
December: coming soon
January: coming soon
February: coming soon
March: coming soon
April: coming soon

Happy Teaching!
Jessica

ELA + Math Bundles

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Math Weekly Assessments {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Forms

Monthly Text Sets (Bundle) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$72.00 $55.00 Save $17.00

What are monthly text sets?

The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational based writing in response to reading.

These pair perfectly with the following Writing Units:

Opinion Writing Unit
Informational Writing Unit
or save with the Writing Unit Bundle

What is included in each text set?

2 (or more) related informational articles
Reading Comprehension Questions
Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
Writing Plan Example
Teacher Example Essay (editable)
Teacher Example Essay in Google Doc
Differentiated for Grades 3-5
Standard Alignment in Google Sheets

What topics are included for each month?
The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

January - MLK (Opinion Text Set)

February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

June - Sharks Text Set (Try for FREE here!)

July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

Try the free text set here:

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Monthly Text Sets (Bundle) | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Reading Strategies Bookmark

$2.00

A bookmark to use at home or during Independent Reading. Parents can use as a guide to support students. Fiction reading strategies on one side and nonfiction reading strategies on the other. Print and glue on cardstock or construction paper. Laminate and add ribbon for a side of cuteness!

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Comic Strip Book Response

$3.00

This resource is a fun and interactive way to have your students respond to a book they have read. You might use this after finishing a Read Aloud or when students finish their Book Club or Independent Reading Book. This resource leaves a lot of room for creativity and individual response. I used this project in my classroom after we finished the book The Landry News by Andrew Clements. Students used their Reader’s Response Journal to take notes throughout the book. Once we finished the book, students jotted ideas in their notebooks about which characters changed (how and why). The theme charts included in this product are charts my students keep in their Reader’s Response Journals. You can find more charts like this here. These charts were especially helpful in planning for this project.

Students used their notes (although you could do this any way that works for you:) ) to answer the questions. Then, they created a rough draft sketch of their comic strip. Finally, students illustrated a colorful comic strip demonstrating their understanding of the text. This product lends itself to much creativity and is wonderful for an end of the year, keep-your-students-engaged activity!
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please contact us at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com.

Happy Reading!

Guided Reading Strategy Cards

$2.50

This set of Guided Reading Strategy Cards includes 12 pages of cards with 12 different reading strategies (4 on a page) that can be used in guided reading groups to reinforce the reading strategy you are teaching. You might also find these cards useful to support students during Independent Reading, Conferences, or to send home for parents. The strategy cards can be printed on paper or card stock and then laminated. You can keep the cards on a binder ring or in Ziploc bags. In my 4th grade classroom, we used these cards during small group to help students “SEE” the strategy we were working on. You can find more information about these particular strategies in the book The Next Step in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson I hope you and your students find these cards useful!

Strategies Included:

*BME -(Beginning, Middle, End) a summarizing/retelling strategy

*Somebody-Wanted-But-So- A strategy to follow the plot structure and what the character wants in the story in order to summarize the story.

*5 Finger Retell- A retelling strategy to retell the characters, setting, problems, and events.

*Stop! Think. Paraphrase.- Helps students monitor their thinking.

*Who? and What?- Who is this part mostly about? What was the most important thing that happened? A strategy to keep track of the big events of the story.

*VIP {Very Important Part}- a strategy to focus on important things that are happening and character change.

*VIP {Very Important Part} Internal and External-a strategy to focus on the important things the character does (external) and how the character feels (internal)

*Ask Questions- a strategy to mark interesting parts with questions using What? How? and Why?

*It’s all about the Character!- Pay attention to the character’s action and dialogue.

*Green Questions- These types of questions can be found directly in the text. The author states the question exactly. I can GO directly to the text and find the answer. Who, What, When, Where, Why?

*Yellow Questions- I need to slow down and look in more than one place in the text to answer this kind of question. Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Main Idea/Details

*Red Questions- The question is NOT answered directly in the text. I must STOP and THINK about the passage and what I know to help me answer this question.

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