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Summarizing with Somebody Wanted But So
Teach your young readers how to summarize a text using a strategy called Somebody Wanted But So. Kids identify the character (Somebody), the motivation (Wanted), the conflict (But), and the resolution (So). The resource comes with...
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"The Story of an Hour" Lesson 4: Teacher's Guide and Notes
Learning how to summarize can be a challenge. Guide your writers through the process of summarizing a story using the children's tale; I Want My Hat Back for practice. Class members then use this "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then"...
Syracuse City School District
Summary of Fiction and Non-Fiction Text
Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST)? Yes! Here's a great strategy for teaching young readers how to summarize narrative text. In addition, the packet includes exercises that show kids how to summarize nonfiction text using the classic...
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Summary Selections: Activity Menu for Summarizing and Retelling
In this literacy worksheet, students engage in sixteen activities to summarize and retell what they have read. Activities include flip books for the Five Ws, sequencing, somebody wanted but so..., and literary elements. Activities will...
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Everybody Needs
Pupils compare cultures. In this needs and wants instructional activity, students discuss the basic necessities of life and what they need in a day in order to survive. Pupils also discuss how these needs might change if they lived in...
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Somebody, Anybody, Nobody, Something, Anything, Nothing Exercise
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of indefinite pronouns.
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Summer Reading Record
No more summer reading lag! Give young readers a set of graphic organizers and worksheets to keep track of the books they read over the summer and to keep reading comprehension skills fresh. The graphic organizers include identifying...
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Dramatic Outlines
Young scholars write about main characters. In this dramatic writing lesson, students brainstorm character ideas. Young scholars create actions and give the character a voice. Students act out the scene in groups and create a final draft.
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Transitional Guided Reading
Use a fill-in-the-blank lesson plan template to enhance your guided reading lesson plans with details surrounding decoding strategies, fluency and phrasing, vocabulary strategies, comprehension, and more!
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The Great Kapok Tree- Teaching About Conflict in Literature
Students identify the plot of a text. In this literature instructional activity, students listen to the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the problem and solution. A graphic organizer is used to help reinforce the concept.
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Map the Mystery!
Seventh graders read the novel, "The House of Dies Drear", and create a story map to analyze the plot and recall events.
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Framed Character/Plot Chart
In this writing prompt instructional activity, students practice filling out a framed character/plot chart that narrows the students focus on an historical event or a story.
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Reading The Great Kapok Tree
Students complete story frames to demonstrate understanding of plot development and conflict resolution.
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Story Summaries; The Three Little Pigs
Students explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson plan, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting. Students...
Common Sense Media
Should I Share? Poster
Whether or not you use mobile devices for learning in your classroom, this poster is a must for every school. Readers follow a simple flowchart to determine whether or not to share a photo of a friend online.
Lisa Staab Shadburn
Play Therapy Activities to Enhance Self‐Esteem
Discover activities to help learners increase self-awareness, build peer and family relations, and develop positive self-esteem. Here you'll find six suggestions for instilling a sense of confidence and self awareness in youngsters. Each...
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Analyzing Story Structure
Young scholars explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the poem "Sick" by Shel Silverstein and discuss the different elements in the piece which make it an effective...
K12 Reader
Indefinite Pronouns
Everyone can practice indefinite pronouns with this exercise! Learners complete 14 sentences by filling in the correct indefinite pronoun. A brief definition is provided to assist learners.
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The Phrasal Verbs of To Give Exercise
In this phrasal verbs learning exercise, students match 6 phrasal verbs with their meanings and then translate each one on the lines provided. Students then read 13 sentences and choose the phrasal verb at the end of each sentence that...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...
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Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Winesburg, Ohio. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Learning the Times Tables: Guidelines And Ideas for Practice
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of techniques for learning their times tables. They check their answers on a calculator, create flashcards and a number line, develop a number chart from 1-100, write times table story...
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Drawn to Freedom
In this current events instructional activity, students analyze political cartoons that feature the free exchange of ideas and government criticism. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Volunteering Requires Freedom of Choice
Students explore ways to volunteer. For this volunteerism and philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm how the early Americans benefited from philanthropy, then discuss how others benefit from our philanthropy and how we choose ways to...