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Winter literature circles for Gifted and Talented
Gingerbread Book Comparison, Retelling, and Writing Study Unit
Gingerbread book companion study using the books The Gingerbread Man (by: Karen Schmidt), The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Bear, The Gingerbread Pirate, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Boy (by: Paul Galdone), and The Runaway Tortilla. Compare a few or all of the gingerbread books!Compare the books and create a Gingerbread Book comparison chart comparing the characters, and repeated phrase, ending. Use the character cards for each book as you
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Sneezy the Snowman Craft Read Aloud and Activities Winter Snowman Activities
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of perseverance.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! Sneezy the Snowman Interactive Read Aloud and Activities is a lesson plan for an interactive read aloud and writing activ
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K - 2nd
Sneezy the Snowman Book Companion: Winter Book Companion
This book buddy provides a variety of activities, targeting multiple skills to accompany, Sneezy the Snowman. Skills Addressed:Comprehension Questions Cause and EffectDescribing SortingMaking Inferences- anchor chart and independent activity pageSequencingStory RetellFollowing Directions- interactive cookbook Just for fun: "Melted Sneezy" water bottle labels Download the preview to view all of the activities included! Customer Tips:How can I earn TPT credits to use on future purchases?• Please g
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PreK - 3rd
Bear Snores On | Book Companion | Story Retelling Craft
Bear Snores on Story Retelling CraftBear Snores on by Karma Wilson is a great book to read this Winter.Read the story to your students and use this craft as a story retelling follow up. This craft can be used during your study of Winter or hibernation. Two Craft Options are included:One can be copied on brown for the bear and any color for the blanket. The other one can be copied and colored by your students.I have added one set in color for use in a literacy center.
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PreK - 1st
Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s
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3rd - 7th
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A Loud Winters Nap Read Aloud Activities | January Activities
This is a read aloud kit that provides you with targeted mini lessons, craft or printable(s) to support varied literacy activities for up to 5 days using the mentor text, A Loud Winter's Nap by Katy Hudson in a Kindergarten or First Grade to support literacy standards and comprehension. *Updated 12/19/2020** * * SAVE BIG, get 4 titles in the January Read Aloud Kit for the price of 2! Click here to save up to 50% Off * * *Included you’ll find: • Read Aloud Questioning Card for Comprehension • Les
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K - 2nd
Also included in: READ ALOUD Crafts and Activities 9 Book BUNDLE
Preschool Winter Snowman Activities Bundle: How to Build a Snowman Match & Game
Are you looking for fun & engaging winter snowman activities for your winter preschool centers? Your kids will love these hands-on snowman themed activities including a snowman game, matching activity, and a how to build a snowman sequencing activity. This bundle includes 3 of my snowman activities plus a bundle bonus in 1 money-saving bundle. ✅ VERSATILE! - Use for centers for your winter, snowman, winter clothing, or January themed unit and lesson plans.✅ EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE! - Many op
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PreK - K
Text Dependent Question Stems
My text-dependent question stems are the perfect way to get your students back into the text to find answers to higher-level questions. There are 84 different stems that fit key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas. There are also examples given for each question and ideas on how to use them in your guided reading groups and reading lessons. Help Your Students Find Evidence From the TextWhen reading, students are expected to use evidence from different t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Guided Reading Mega Bundle Lower Elementary
Enrichment Book Club Pages (literature circle) Depth and Complexity Icons
A set of student response pages based on Dr. Sandra Kaplan's 11 icons of Depth and Complexity. Perfect for Gifted or Talented students, or students in need of enrichment activities. The pages are open ended enough to work with any book or story (even movies or plays!) but detailed enough to give students a clear expectation. I used it in my grade 2/3 gifted class as well as for gifted students in my regular grade 6 class, successfully! 11 pages included (1 for each icon!) Fun "Hashtag" Style tit
Grades:
5th - 6th
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
Grades:
1st - 5th
Frosty the Snowman Activities
Frosty the Snowman is always a favorite book to read and song to sing during Winter. I created a handful of activities to use along with this book so you can teach with this book all week long. Included are activities to work on retelling, sequencing, comprehension, and more. Check the preview file to see what's included!
This is included in my Winter Stories Activities Bundle which includes 6 popular Winter books.
Activities included
• teacher large vocabulary/retelling cards in color
• stude
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K - 1st
Also included in: Winter Stories Activities BUNDLE
The Snowy Day: Literacy, Language and Listening Book Companion
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is a classic, Caldecott-winning children's book (sold separately, online or in stores) which follows Peter’s winter day activities. This literature unit is filled with six different follow-up activities and games to target listening, language and literacy! Following reading, engage your students in activities targeting:1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)2. Comprehension Questions with two (picture) answer choices3. Rhyme Sort- Sort
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PreK - 2nd
Snowmen At Night Literature Unit
This activity will be a great addition to you "Snowmen At Night" Unit. My students enjoyed reading the story and sequencing them together.This unit includes:-Two different template of Snowman At Night Sequencing (with and without numbers)- Sequencing cards in color and black and white (with and without numbers)- Snowmen at night story sticks- Story Pocket Chart Cards- Snowmen at night story organizer- Label the parts of a snowman- "My Snowman" writing/ drawing prompt- "If I was a snowman at nig
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Snowman LITERACY BUNDLE
Bear Snores On Activities | Boom™ Cards and Print
Use this engaging resource paired with the story, Bear Snores On, to target your students' needs in speech and language therapy, small group intervention, or classroom literacy centers. This helpful resource includes both printable materials, like worksheets and task cards, as well as a Boom Card version!Included in the download:• 8 Character Cards (page 3-4)• 32 Rhyming Cards (pages 6-7)• 16 Blank Paw Cards (page 8)• 19 Level 1 Comprehension Cards (pages 10-12) • 23 Level 2 Comprehension Cards
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Bear Book Companion Bundle!
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The Mitten By:Jan Brett [Literature Unit]
The Mitten' is a classic story that everyone loves. This pack contains activities that will enable your students to learn key elements in the story. This pack includes:- A story sequencing worksheet (colored / black & white)- Character sticks for in class story retelling- Character pocket chart cards- Story Elements Organizer (two different formats)- "My mitten is so big it can fit..." writing/ drawing prompt[UPDATED: December 2019] **BONUS**UPDATED graphics
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Jan Brett Winter Literature Bundle (VOLUME 1)
Advanced Novel Study for the Westing Game with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was written for gifted fifth graders, and would be most appropriate for children ages 10 and older. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers. They will also need to be organized in their reading approach to keep track of details and clues and solve the mystery.Students will meet objectives f
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4th - 7th
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The Umbrella By:Jan Brett [Literature Unit]
The Umbrella is a classic story that everyone loves. This pack contains activities that will enable your students to learn key elements in the story. This pack includes:- A story sequencing worksheet (colored / black & white)- Character sticks for in-class story retelling- Character pocket chart cards- Story Elements Organizer - "My umbrella is so big it can fit..." writing/ drawing prompt- The Umbrella mini coloring book- Rainforest Layers Coloring
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PreK - 1st
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Winter Reading Comprehension Poems
Winter Reading Comprehension poems are a great way to practice reading comprehension. Why? Read, Rhyme, Remember is a fun, {quick}, and engaging way to integrate seasonal learning, rhyming and reading comprehension.Note: These activities are also included in this money-saving bundle: Reading Comprehension Poems For the YEAROn each page, students will: read the poem three times, find and circle rhyming words, draw a picture (visualize) and answer the comprehension questions. Poems are also pro
Grades:
1st - 2nd
The Biggest Snowman Ever : 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Winter Book
The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll is a first, second and third grade thematic book unit for Winter. This Snowman Unit has 102 pages of reading comprehension, ideas, activities, printables, graphic organizers, worksheets, projects and foldables that correlate with the book "The Biggest Snowman Ever" and is based on Common Core StandardsThis resource and activity unit includes:~Class Discussion Questions and Ideas~Vocabulary Words and Definition Lists~Vocabulary Practice, Graphic Organizers
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1st - 3rd
Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society with Depth and Complexity
This novel study guide is designed to use with high level 4th and/or 5th grade students, and was specifically designed with gifted students in mind. It could also be used with middle school grades. The level of depth in questioning and discussions will be at teacher discretion based on student readiness.In designing this unit, a main focus was guiding students to think deeply about underlying themes, ethical issues, and connections to the real world. Specifically, I want my students to use this
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4th - 6th
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Cozy the Musk Ox | Winter | Book Companion Craft and Writing
Cozy by Jan Brett Book Companion CraftCozy is a sweet story about a Musk Ox that get separated from his heard and finds friends with the animals who want to stay warm in his fur. This is a great book to sequence the animals who come to Cozy. It also is great for story retelling. I have also included a set in color for your kids to manipulate in a literacy center.This activity is a great follow up after reading this book.
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PreK - 2nd
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Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral
Grades:
1st - 6th
Advanced Novel Study: Charlotte's Web with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was designed for use with gifted second through fourth graders, but could be modified and/or scaffolded to meet the needs to students in grades 2-5. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers.Students will meet objectives for deep thinking using a combination of discussion, independent and/or
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2nd - 4th
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