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Chicken Little

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, pupils find their way through the maze with the chicken and then plot their path.
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Dog and Cat

For Students 1st - 3rd
Learners role-play a story about a cat and dog, follow the assembly instructions to piece together finger puppets, and complete letter-writing practice.
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The Turnip

For Students K - 2nd
For this language arts instructional activity, students study a picture of a farmer who cannot pull up a turnip. Students use the 16 word vocabulary bank to write a story. This may be related to the book The Turnip.
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Starfall

The Little Rooster

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy activity, learners create a story that is about the rooster on the activity. The lines are large enough for younger students.
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Reading Response Questions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this reading response worksheet, students answer twenty three questions in short answer format. They answer questions on their reading relating to basic facts, making predictions, explaining why or how, making connections, and giving...
Lesson Plan
Read Write Think

A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars comprehend and interpret a read-aloud text and participate in literature response groups. Students make personal connections to a story by writing and telling about a time they experienced a similar situation or emotion as...
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Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Whole-Class Dialogue

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners answer an open-ended question about an issue that could have multiple perspectives. Pupils take positions, then identify reasons to support their positions. Then they evaluate the reasons and draw their own conclusions.
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Read Write Think

Press Conference for Bud, Not Buddy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a story map to analyze the setting, characters, conflict, and resolution in the story Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.
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Read Write Think

Demonstrating Comprehension Through Journal Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils demonstrate comprehension of the read-aloud chapter book Mr. Popper's Penguins by writing in their journals. The teacher asks open-ended questions to get the students started in their journal writing.
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Read Write Think

Phonics In Context

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn and practice phonics by listening to the teacher read aloud the book Umbrella by Taro Yashima.
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Story Map

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading response worksheet, students use this story elements chart to record who, where and when details. Students also record rising and falling action and the most exciting part. It is unclear where to write the story events.
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Reading Response Journal

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading response worksheet, students complete the journal activity including the title, author, number of pages, their opinion about the book, and their favorite part of the book. Students also draw a picture of their favorite part.
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Reading Response Log

For Students 5th
In this reading strategy instructional activity, 5th graders choose a reading strategy to respond to what they previously read. Students use the sentence starters to help them complete the activity.
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Character Trait Chart

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading response activity, students fill out a character trait chart about one character in a story they have read. Students list the traits they see and describe how these traits are revealed through events, actions, words,...
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Sammy's Wish

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading response worksheet, students read a story about a boy's wish. Students give their opinion about the end of the story and have the opportunity to continue writing about the boy's adventures.