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Guide students toward a five-line limerick using a rhyme-pattern poster, example poem, and four writing organizers. The organizers offer different amounts of support, from labeled rhyme lines to guided openings and endings. Choose the version that matches students’ needs, with both printable and editable formats available.
Students annotate nonfiction passages using the CLOSE reading method (circle, underline, exclamation point, question mark), use annotation bookmarks, complete a KWL chart, work with vocabulary word cards and a cognitive content dictionary, answer text-dependent questions and Common Core essential questions, and use…
Draw and write story events in sequence (First, Then, Next, Also, Last); color, cut out, and glue story-event strips in order to retell the story; complete a story-elements organizer identifying good/bad characters, setting, beginning/middle/end, problem, and solution; write a beginning-middle-end (B-M-E) summary of…
Research Booker T. Washington using at least 3 sources; fill out a 'Getting Your Research Started' graphic organizer (basic biographical facts such as place of birth, places of residence) and complete a drawing activity (draw the subject with 5 items representative of their life/achievements and describe each item); draft and…
Students make a Jane Goodall flip book from an information sheet, complete a vocabulary synonym worksheet and crossword, play a vocabulary charades game, use flash cards, complete a sloth acrostic poem and graphic organizer, build a sloth bag craftivity, make a nonfiction animal mini-book, and answer…
Students annotate nonfiction passages using the CLOSE reading method (circle, underline, exclamation point, question mark), use annotation bookmarks, complete a KWL chart, work with vocabulary word cards (across four passages) and a cognitive content dictionary, answer text-dependent questions and Common Core…
Read a selection, complete a matched graphic organizer (Venn diagram, web, concept map, flow chart, table, timeline, etc.), answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, then write short constructed responses; some lessons include an 'On-Your-Own Activity'.
Sort facts (sacred texts, founders, core beliefs/practices, region of origin) under the correct religion among Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and a second group covering Shintoism, Confucianism, and Zoroastrianism
Select or be assigned First Lady topic cards, research using graphic organizers (KWL, interesting facts, biography sections on birth/family/early life/adult life/character traits/famous quote/legacy, timeline, comparison), then complete a 5-step opinion writing process (brainstorming, reasons and examples…
Students answer reader-response questions, complete a see-think-wonder cover analysis, fill in a story-elements graphic organizer, sequence events, map the plot, make connections, complete characterization organizers (traits, change, summary), analyze how setting influences plot, read text/illustration excerpts and…
Introduce the packet’s five-seven-five approach to haiku through a nature-themed model, then let students gather ideas and draft three lines. Syllable-labeled planning pages offer support before learners move to open writing layouts. Finished-poem templates include a byline, providing a place to present a revised version after reading it aloud and checking the intended syllable counts.
Free download Read a short original story, then fill in a blank graphic organizer identifying the story title, the main idea, and three supporting details; a second, already-completed example organizer using the fable 'The Lion and the Mouse' models how to do this.
Fill in blank speech-bubble/caption fields on popular meme templates (What I Really Do, Distracted Boyfriend, Success Kid, Drake Hotline Bling, Left Exit 12 Off Ramp) to connect them to a literary text, then write an explanation of the meme they created using a separate "Create a Meme" graphic organizer.
Interpret sayings presented in a Benjamin Franklin activity and connect them with biographical research. Students translate eighteen entries into modern language, write two sayings of their own, and organize information about Franklin. Sample interpretations and teacher directions support discussion without requiring every student response to use identical wording.
Follow a Monday-Friday lesson plan: watch suggested videos (e.g., 'Meet the animals: great white sharks', 'Shark week is amazing'), read independently or aloud, complete KWL charts, video-notes organizers, life-cycle diagrams, sentence-starter organizers (can/have/are, is/has/needs), investigation worksheets…
Introduce free verse with the reference poster, then use the supplied writing pages to help students draft a poem in their own voice. Several organizer and lined-page choices give you options for planning and recording ideas. Invite students to read a draft aloud and consider where line breaks help communicate its meaning.
Read close-reading passages about early North American civilizations (Olmec, Mayan, Mound Builders, Ancient Puebloans, Eastern Woodlands peoples) and answer essential questions, text-dependent questions, use vocabulary word cards, complete a KWL chart, a tree-map graphic organizer, and a Venn diagram.
For each of 10 topic prompts (Shipwrecked, The Genie, Stop the Chores, Summer School, Seasons, Sleeptime, Tattletale, Junk Food Fans, Favorite Teachers, School Pride), type/write/draw one sentence per prompt slot (First, Next, Also, Last) using supplied word-bank vocabulary to build a short cause-and-effect response.
Students read one of two differentiated passages (Version A on grade level, Version B approaching/below grade level) about Georgia's role in the Civil War, then complete vocabulary and reading-skills activities, multiple-choice questions, two graphic organizers (one focused on William T. Sherman, one on the war's events), and…
['make predictions before reading', 'fill in story elements graphic organizer', 'write a Somebody/Wanted/Because/But/So summary', 'sequence a chain of events', 'identify problem and solution', 'analyze how setting influences plot', 'organize story plot on a graphic organizer', "build a timeline of the character's life…
Students complete graphic organizers and worksheets tied to the read-aloud: making predictions, identifying story elements, sequencing and summarizing (Somebody/Wanted/Because/But/So), sorting story events, making connections/inferences/visualizations, analyzing character traits/feelings/development/change, describing…
A comprehensive nonfiction "CLOSE Reading" literacy unit on weather (topics: what weather is, the water cycle, clouds, types of weather, meteorology/forecasting) with supporting vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities.
Come to a discussion prepared, then record main ideas from the text, questions they have, and interesting points they'd like to discuss on the provided organizer.
Follow the slide lecture and fill in cloze (fill-in-the-blank) notes, or use a higher-level graphic-organizer notes version, while the teacher presents the content; can be assigned via Google Classroom.