Search results for Independent Activity
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100 Square Challenge - 18 Questions
, Not Grade Specific,
On a hundred square, students move up or down for tens and left or right for ones to solve 18 two-digit addition and subtraction problems, starting from a worked example.
Author Elementary Resources 4 U
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Tags 100 Square Challenge, Math Challenge, Math Activity, Math Centers, Addition Problems, Subtraction Problems, Independent Work, Early Finishers
After Reading Discussion Cards Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Open-ended discussion cards guide conversation after shared reading, with questions about a book's title, characters, illustrations, chapters, personal connections and opinions.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Response
Asking Questions Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How, Which and How Many cards for peer discussion, prompting students to ask questions that get information or clear up what they understand about a topic.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Response, Story Elements, Asking Questions Activities For Adults
Baking with Geometry Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Baking-themed geometry sort: students look at 27 numbered muffin picture cards and write each number under the right term, from point, line and ray to acute, obtuse and right angles.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Math Activity, Geometry Activity, Math Task Cards, Geometry Task Cards, Math Vocabulary, Vocabulary Terms, Independent Activity, Types Of Lines
Book Vs Movie Compare and Contrast Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
This activity is a great way for students to compare and contrast a story or drama with its movie adaptation. It's a great way to get students to think critically about both the text and the film.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Compare And Contrast, Independent And Guided Reading, Movies To Compare And Contrast
Commutative Property of Addition Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Popcorn-themed commutative property practice: students match each addition equation, such as 8 + 3 = 11, to its turned-around partner, 3 + 8 = 11, then fill in sums on a worksheet.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Have Fun Teaching, Commutative Property, Addition Properties, Properties Of Addition, Popcorn Math, Math Center, Independent Work, Addition Worksheet
Compare and Contrast Across Cultures Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Anansi the Spider and a Coyote and Hen tale give students two folktales from different cultures to read and then compare side by side on a Venn diagram.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Compare And Contrast, Independent And Guided Reading
Fables and Folktales Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Retelling prompt cards guide young readers through a chosen fable or folktale, asking about the beginning, middle and end, setting, main character, problem, and the story's moral or lesson.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Sequencing, Story Elements, Summarizing
In Your Own Words Paraphrase Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Paraphrasing template for students to restate, in their own words, a text read aloud or information presented in another format.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Sequencing, Summarizing, Paraphrasing Lesson Plans, Paraphrase Lessons
Let's Read Emergent Readers Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Emergent reader mini-book about caring for a pet dog: students cut out the pages, staple them into a small book and read the short, repetitive text aloud.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags High Frequency Words, Fluency, Independent And Guided Reading, Sight Words
Narrative Writing Graphic Organizer
, Not Grade Specific,
Story planning moves slide by slide in this editable PowerPoint organizer, from brainstorming and character traits through conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
Author Resource Garden
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Tags Narrative Writing, Creative Writing, Graphic Organizer, Digital Graphic Organizer, Writing Unit, Brainstorm Page, Independent Activity
Place Value Activity Sheets
, Not Grade Specific,
Two- and three-digit numbers are broken into hundreds, tens and ones with expanded-form sums, then rebuilt from stacked place-value cards across four activity pages.
Author Elementary Resources 4 U
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Tags Place Value Cards, Place Value Worksheet, Math Activity Sheets, Standard Form, Math Homework, Place Value Activity, Independent Work
Point of View Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Read-aloud point of view activity: as one student reads a book aloud, classmates hold up labels such as Author, Main Character, First Person or Third Person to show who is telling the story.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Author’s Purpose, Independent And Guided Reading, Story Elements
Retelling Stories Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Story retelling activity with four illustrated event cards about swimming: children put the events in order, read the story, then retell it on a First, Next, Then, Last writing page.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Sequencing, Summarizing, Retell Activities, Retelling Activities
Rounding to the Nearest 10 Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Nearest-ten rounding practice mixes 2-digit and 3-digit numbers across two pages, with a matching answer sheet for each page.
Author Elementary Resources 4 U
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Tags Rounding, Nearest 10, Place Value Activity, Math Center, Place Value Worksheet, Math Homework, Independent Work
The Word Starts With... Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,
Beginning and ending sounds worksheet: on the first two pages students circle the letter a pictured word starts with, and on the last two they circle the letter it ends with.
Author KD's Kids School Shop
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Tags Phonics Activity, Reading Small Group, Literacy Stations, Independent Work, Beginning Sounds, Ending Sounds, Reading Worksheet, Early Finishers
What Does it Mean Literal Non-Literal Language Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Idioms and hyperbole from a short story called Ravenous, about three hungry brothers budgeting fast-food money, give students phrases to interpret literally and in context.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, What Is Non-literal Language, Literal And Nonliteral Language, Non-literal Language, What Does Non Literal Language Mean, Non Literal Phrases, Non Literal Language
Who What When Where Why How Activity
, Not Grade Specific,
Six question words - who, what, where, when, why, and how - drive a card-matching task in which students pair statement cards about a sample story with the question each one answers, then apply the same questions to any informational text.
Author Have Fun Teaching
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Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension