Class Book Awards

(Beth Newingham)

Nomination Form

Gold Seals

Gold Star Seals

Ballot

Ribbon Template

Top 3 Book Choices

Book Spotlight

Letter

Example

 

Class Library

Booklist by Level

Letter to Parents

Bookplates

1

2

Mystery Readers

Signup

Reminder Letter

 

Reading Response cards - Based on 101 Ways to React to Books by Nancy Mavrogenes
Linda's Links to Literature - Use free tools to develop classroom materials, lesson plans, and activities.
Center for Applied Technology (CAST) - Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Book Builder - Use this site to create engaging digital books that build reading skills for students.

Reading Rainbow

Children's Book Week (May) The PlanetEsme Plan: The Best New Children's Books from Esme's Shelf
Teacher Book Wizard - Match the right book to each student...Finding the books they'll love has never been easier!
Professor Garfield: Easy Readers IRA: Standards for Reading Professionals
Reading Rockets: Techniques for Teaching Reading Effectively A Compact for Reading: School-Home Links

Spaghetti Book Club

Online book reviews for kids...by kids!

Center for Teaching and Learning - Kid Recommended Books

(separated by grade and gender!)

Reading for Deep Comprehension

Guiding Principles for Teaching Comprehension

Literacy Matters: Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary with Francie Alexander

Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction

Alphabet Organizer

Genre Tic Tac Toe

Genre Sign

Definitions of Genres

Genre Bingo

Biography/Autobiography

All About Me (Vicki Blackwell)

Chef Picture Template

Ingredients

Meet Our Class (Mrs. Gold)

File Folder Report (Heather Renz)

File Folder Report Scoring Guide (Heather Renz)

Scroll Paper (Heather Renz)

Biographies: Beyond Book Reports Lesson Plan

Author/Illustrator Study

Bio-Cube

Fairy Tale

Castle Story Map (Mrs. Caro)

Characteristics of Fairy Tales (Mrs. Caro)

Fairy Tale Elements (Mrs. Caro)

Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales Lesson Plan

Cinderella's Ball Invitation

Book List

Fairy Tale Poster

Fractured Fairy Tales

 

Poetry

My Poetry Book (Mrs. Renz)

Ideas for Teaching Creative Poetry Lesson Plan

All About Me Poem

Poetry

A Light in the Attic Packet

Runny Babbit Packet

Shel Silverstein Packet

"I Am" Poem

Put a Poem in Your Pocket

Personification

Poetic Devices

Poetry Square

Shape Poetry

Acrostic Poetry

Diamante Poetry

BOOKLIST

TITLE AUTHOR
Bronzeville Boys and Girls Gwendolyn Brooks
Today and Today Kobayashi Issa
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars Douglas Florian
If Rudyard Kipling
Behind the Museum Door Lee Bennett Hopkins
Kids Pick the Funniest Poems Bruce Lansky
A Bad Case of the Giggles Bruce Lansky
Miles of Smiles Bruce Lansky
Poetry Party Bruce Lansky
No More Homework! No More Tests! Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Bruce Lansky
Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein
Falling Up Shel Silverstein
The New Kid on the Block Jack Prelutsky
Something Big Has Been Here Jack Prelutsky
A Pizza the Size of the Sun Jack Prelutsky
Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep Jack Prelutsky
The Dragons are Singing Tonight Jack Prelutsky
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders Jack Prelutsky
Scranimals Jack Prelutsky
The Butterfly Jar Jeff Moss
Bing Bang Boing Douglas Florian
If I Were in Charge the Rules Would be Different! James Proimos
Every Time I Climb a Tree David McCord
Just Around the Corner James Stevenson
Candy Corn James Stevenson
Sweet Corn James Stevenson
Cornflakes James Stevenson
Popcorn James Stevenson
Corn-Fed James Stevenson

From How to Get Your Child to Love Reading by Esme Raji Codell

Mystery

Exploring the Mystery Genre Unit Plan - Beth Newingham

Detective Badges

Case File Cover

Case Report

Dictionary

Ingredients of a Mystery

Detective Notes

Suspect List

Vocabulary Quiz

Top Secret Log

Top Secret Cover

Mystery Cube

Tall Tale

Tall, Tall, Tall Tales Unit - FREE Download

Tall Tales - Vicki Blackwell

Sandwich Book Report (Mrs. Renz)

Scoring Guide

Cereal Box Book Report

Side

Box Pictures

Template

Book Report Alternative (Technology Lesson)

   

Reading Strategies Posters

Inferring

Inferences Mini-Lessons (Mandy Gregory)

Into the Book - Inferring

What Word Am I? (Game)

Card Game

Inferring Sheet

Inferring Poster

Inferring Emotions

Inferring Song

Making Inferences

Visualizing

Into the Book - Visualizing

Artistic Response

Bookmark

Dramatic Response

Gallery Images

Guided Imagery

Response Worksheet

Story Wheel

Visualizer

Visualizing Song

Visualizing Poster

Doodle Splash

Questioning

Questioning Mini-Lessons (Mandy Gregory)

Into the Book - Questioning

Before, During, After Questions

QAR Poster

Questioning Song

Questioning Poster

Applying QAR to Pictures (Technology lesson)

Predicting

Predictions/Evidence Chart

 

Grammar Rules Chart

Parts of Speech Chart

Language Arts Resources

Literature A-Z

Abbreviations

Blank License Plate

Blank Postcard

Common Abbreviations

State Abbreviations

License Plate Maker

Adjectives

Go Away, Monster

Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose Poster

Contractions

Apple Contractions

Contractions Game

Contractions Song

Fact/Opinion

Game

Homophones

Songs

Pick a "Pear" of Homophones

I have my students write pairs of homophones on pears! Then, we put them on a classroom pear tree.

Each student uses one pair of homophones in a sentence. Then, they draw a picture that goes along with the sentence that they wrote.

To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones (Technology Lesson)

Hyperbole/Exaggeration

Tabloid Cover Example

Tabloid Headlines

Tabloid Template

Idioms

Poster - Page 1, Page 2

Eye on Idioms

Nouns

Game 1

Game 2

Singular/Plural Game

PowerPoint Lesson

Point of View

Point of View Lesson Plan

Prefix/Suffix

Prefix Game 1

Prefix Game 2

Similes

Animal Similes

Subject/Predicate

Predicates Quiz

Subjects Quiz

Song

Synonyms

Synonym Worksheet

Bulletin Board Example

Eulogy Examples

Tired Words

Word Tombstone

Types of Sentences

Posters

PowerPoint Lesson - Complete vs. Incomplete Sentences

Verbs

Verb Detective Worksheet

PowerPoint Lesson

Spelling Contract

All Choices

First Quarter

Creative Choice Spelling - a list of fun ways for students to practice spelling

Handwriting Paper

Horizontal Lined Paper

Vertical Lined Paper

Effective Teaching Solutions - a list of good books to use with various writing mini-lessons
Garfield's Comic Creator - Students can make their very own comic strip using this fun tool online!

Mosaic Listserve Tools - Reading and Writing resources for teachers

 

Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade by Esme Raji Codell

Activities and Discussion Questions

Let's Book It with Tech'Knowledge'y - Making Books - Vicki Blackwell

Studentreasures.com - Students' writing
and illustrations are published in
full-color, hardbound books for FREE!
Creative Communication's Poetic Power - Dedicated to promoting creative writing, this organization holds a poetry contest for K-12 students three times a year, with the winners sharing over $70,000 in prizes. 

Expository Writing

Making Books

Foldables - 1, 2

Stapleless Book

PowerPoint Writing Paper

(from Vicki Blackwell)

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

by Chris Van Allsburg

This book is great to use for creative writing prompts.

   

Writing Process Chart

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Last updated on September 9, 2008

 

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