Elementary literature Common Core CCRA.SL.2 resources (2024)

Esperanza Rising FULL NOVEL UNIT | Bundled

The Best Cross-Curricular & Engaging Novel Unit Out There*Distance-Learning, Print + Digital, Google Apps, Research-Based Strategies**COMMON CORE ALIGNED This bundled teaching unit covers the whole novel, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, from start to finish with powerful literary analysis and comprehension tools that will engage your students, teach key standards, and ignite learning in your classroom. Empower your students to access higher-level thinking skills and explore a pivotal time i

This SEL Children's Book Companion Bundle includes 40 read-aloud lessons on popular picture books, fun SEL activities, reading comprehension discussion questions, writing prompts, and more that teach social-emotional learning and build reading skills. It's great for school counseling lessons, morning meetings, sub plans, and more! ⭐Get ready to revolutionize your read aloud time with the mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Book Companion Bundle! Book companions provide lessons that dig deep

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Unit Teaching Package

Teaching the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park? Save over 30% by buying my novel study activities bundled in a unit instead of buying the individual items! Based on a true story, A Long Walk to Water alternates the stories of two Sudanese kids - a refugee Lost Boy in 1985 and a girl in 2008 who must walk miles a day to reach water. Great cross curricular connections to social studies, current events, and science! This bundle includes:• Teacher's Guide/Pacing Guide - Standards align

Out of My Mind Novel Study Book Unit

Promote literacy and build critical thinking skills, for even the most reluctant of readers, with this high-interest novel study to use with Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ format for distance and digital learning. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files, additional writing

Freak the Mighty Novel Study

This Freak the Mighty novel study unit includes all the activities you will need for your class study! Middle School students will love this unit while enhancing their literacy and writing skills AND enjoying a few creative projects along the way! Freak the Mighty is one of my all-time favorite books to share with students. Not only is it a great story told through the fantastic voice of the character Max, but there are numerous literary skills that can be taught while reading the novel. Thi

Grade 1 CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #9, FAIRY TALES Supplemental Slideshows

PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by the Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA) 1st Grade Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 9, Fairy Tales. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 900 slides!!! You will rece

Esperanza Rising | Novel Analysis Activities | Power Pack

Esperanza Rising: Novel Analysis Activities - The Power Pack!Print & Digital, Distance Learning, Google Apps, Research-Based Strategies***************************************************************************** ***Note: This product is included as a part of the BUNDLED UNIT.*** Find the complete unit HERE: Esperanza Rising | Complete Novel Unit | Common Core Aligned***************************************************************************** This novel analysis set allows your students to ana

El Deafo Novel Study Book Unit

El Deafo Novel Study and Informational WebQuest Unit is a Common Core Standard aligned book unit to be used with the Newbery Honor-winning El Deafo by Cece Bell. This download contains both a printable, as well as a paperless Google Drive™, format. As a person who lives with a hearing loss, I highly recommend this novel to help students and adults alike understand the challenges that a person with hearing loss deals with daily and how to make communication easier and less frustrating for all

QR Code Read Aloud Listening Center | Full Bundle

Easily grow your classroom library by 264 read aloud books through QR codes! Students simply scan the QR codes with and QR app to watch books read aloud. The QR codes will provide perfect read aloud books to support your curriculum during the entire school year! What sets these QR Codes apart from the others?✅Shared via safeshare.tv - this enables your students to not see any ads, search, AND I've edited the video to take out promos or please for viewers or subscribing. ✅ Dynamic codes - this m

Are you trying to build listening skills in your classroom? Need something that kids are begging to do, and learning at the same time? Six-Minute Podcasts have been the answer to my classroom students. This practice stresses the importance of listening to a narrative text and answering questions relevant to the passage. Diligence has been given to craft questions tailored in such a way that they are very similar to the state assessment test and address common core listening and literature st

The Lightning Thief Novel Study Book Unit

Promote literacy and build critical thinking skills, for even the most reluctant of readers, with this high-interest novel study plus with Greek Mythology Unit is a Common Core Standard aligned book study to be used with The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan which is book one in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format for distance and digital learning. This is a complete novel study that includes m

Blood on the River Novel Study Book Unit

This complete literature unit for Blood on the River is a Common Core Standard aligned book study to be used with the historical fiction novel, Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone, which follows Captain John Smith and Samuel Collier on their journey from England to colonize Jamestown in 1607. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ format. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! T

End of Novel Book Report Project for ANY Novel

This resource is the perfect conclusion to your novel studies, book clubs, literature circles, read alouds….you name it! It is low-prep and works for ANY novel! Use it every year, all year long. There are TWO versions of choice boards included. One board is appropriate for individual projects and one for group projects. You will just print the version right for you. Once your students complete their projects, print and use the teacher rubric. For your convenience there is ONE generic rubric

The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Book Unit

Promote literacy and build critical thinking skills, for even the most reluctant of readers, with this high-interest novel study to use with The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format for distance and digital learning. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files

Book Club

Looking for a concrete resource that will help you implement book clubs in your primary classroom? Getting students engaged and motivated with book clubs can be a daunting task. Teachers love this resource because it has everything you need in order to effectively implement a book clubs with your readers, while meeting the CCSS for Speaking and Listening. There are 15 mini-lessons that are included in this file, which focus on establishing routines and setting expectations for book clubs with y

Fairy Tale and Fable | QR Code Read Aloud Listening Center - 24 Links to Books!

Community helpers picture books - just by scanning a QR code! Twenty-four QR codes for your classroom listening library, all about fairy tales! Students scan the QR code, and are taken to a safe video sharing website where they watch a community helper book being read aloud. What sets these QR Codes apart from the others?✅Shared via safeshare.tv - this enables your students to not see any ads, search, AND I've edited the video to take out promos or please for viewers or subscribing. ✅ Dynamic c

Mars Patel: Seasons 1-3 BUNDLE- Distance Learning Approved

Bundle of seasons 1-3 of Mars Patel is a great option for DISTANCE LEARNING! This digital learning tool has comprehension questions for each of the ten episodes. The questions help students practice supporting their theories and predictions with evidence from the podcast. Enrichment activities are also provided after each episode for students to spark their creative sides and further comprehend ideas from the podcast. These can be optional for your students, but they have proven to be great

The Reading Comprehension Questions are a 22-page editable Word document containing 123 questions (multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short essay questions) for Tangerine by Edward Bloor organized by chapter. They can be used as a study guide, homework questions, quizzes, or tests. The chapter title is listed before each section to make targeting sections that need review very easy. This method of organization also makes it easy for you as a teacher to pull just the questions that you need

The City of Ember Novel Study Book Unit

This novel unit for The City of Ember is a Common Core Standard aligned book study to be used with The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. This download contains both a printable, as well as a Google Drive™, format. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files, additional writing activities, teacher plans, and CCSS alignment that you cannot find in the individ

The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Unit - Printable and Digital for Google Slides

Your students will GO APE over this unique book report project. Activities for the project-based classroom. Mix-and-Match Templates allow you to create a novel unit that is tailored to your students' needs. Both PRINT and DIGITAL versions. PRINTABLE: 69 ready-to-go templates focus on a wide range of topics related to The One and Only Ivan by Katharine Applegate—story elements, themes, symbolism, characters, parts of a book, research topics, vocabulary, and more. Challenge students to use high

Full Unit for Ernest Cline's Ready Player One

Be sure to check out the preview available on this page where you can view the questions and activity for the second chapter for free. This is a complete 68 page unit for Ernest Cline's Ready Player One. The unit contains an anticipation guide to use before reading the novel, comprehension questions for each of the chapters in the novel (with a focus on higher order thinking) along with an answer guide for all the chapter questions, activities for a number of the chapters, and a final exam on th

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Novel Study Book Unit

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Novel Unit is a Common Core Standard aligned book study to be used with Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling. This download contains both a printable, as well as a Google Drive™, format.This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensive savings! This comprehensive unit also includes Google Drive™ format files, additional writing activities, teacher plans, and CCSS a

6-Minute Podcast-Distance Learning Bundle (Listening Comprehension) Ep. 51-100

Are you trying to build listening skills in your classroom? Need something that kids are begging to do, and learning at the same time? Six-Minute Podcasts have been the answer to my classroom students. This practice stresses the importance of listening to a narrative text and answering questions relevant to the passage. Diligence has been given to craft questions tailored in such a way that they are very similar to the state assessment test and address common core listening and literature standa

Black History Month | QR Code Read Aloud Listening Center

Black History Month picture books - just by scanning a QR code! Twelve QR codes for your classroom listening library, all about Black History Month! Students scan the QR code, and are taken to a safe video sharing website where they watch a Black History Month book being read aloud. What sets these QR Codes apart from the others?✅Shared via safeshare.tv - this enables your students to not see any ads, search, AND I've edited the video to take out promos or please for viewers or subscribing. ✅ D