Elementary School Literature Activities

Black History Month Activities and Biographies based on Brad Meltzer's I AM Biography Series:

Brad Meltzer has created an incredible series of "I am" biography books for young people.

This bundled product includes seven individual literature companions for his series titled Ordinary People Change the World. These literature companions are the perfect way to provide literature skills, research, and teach growth mindset all in one day.

By using this black history month bundle, your students can learn about influential figures and complete research activities in a fun and engaging way.

Due to the importance of the messages embedded in these stories, I've created these activities for 2nd-4th graders (as opposed to early primary grades). These "I am" biography books provide a fabulous segue for discussions about how ordinary people can change the world. With a growth mindset component in each product, your students can also have discussions about how these influential people exhibited a growth mindset. In addition, these books also provide a perfect platform for reviewing grade level language arts skills.

Please click on the individual products below to see a detailed list of what is included in each unit. Each product does contain a biographical sketch, comprehension questions, skills practice pages, writing prompts, and an additional (and unique) fun activity or craft that coincides with the book.

In this Brad Meltzer literature companion black history month bundle, you will find the following products:

• I AM JACKIE ROBINSON BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM MUHAMMAD ALI BY BRAD MELTZER

• I AM JOHN LEWIS BY BRAD MELTZER

Here is a list of the Literature Units available in the "I AM" biography series by Brad Meltzer!

• I AM JACKIE ROBINSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HELEN KELLER BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LUCILLE BALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM AMELIA EARHART BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JIM HENSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SACAGAWEA BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GANDHI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BILLIE JEAN KING BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM WALT DISNEY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ANNE FRANK BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM FRIDA KAHLO BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MUHAMMAD ALI BY BRAD MELTZER

Many of these books brought tears to my eyes on one page and had me laughing on the next page. If you are debating about purchasing this set of books for your classroom, I can assure you that you won't be disappointed. They quickly found a front-row spot in my classroom (my children adore them as well)!

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GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES

LITERATURE UNITS

CHARACTER TRAITS PRODUCTS

Easily integrate growth mindset concepts in your instruction using these best-selling books by Kobi Yamada!

This Growth Mindset Literature Unit BUNDLE includes the following titles by Kobi Yamada:

• What Do You Do With an Idea?
• What Do You Do With a Problem?
• What Do You Do With a Chance?
• Trying
• Maybe
• The Candy Dish

What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada

What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada is an Independent Publisher's Book Award-winning picture book. This literature unit is appropriate for 1st-4th grade.

Note: Picture books are generally most appropriate for primary grades, but the concepts presented in 'What Do You Do With an Idea?' are appropriate for any age, so this unit is designed to reach students a bit older than the average picture book audience.

What Do You Do With an Idea focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although comprehension questions are included in list form and task card form).

In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a craftivity and growth mindset reflection page. Before purchasing, please check out the preview for What Do You Do With an Idea.

My hope is that this product will help your students discover their magnificence (with a little help from you and this amazing new picture book). Enjoy!

What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada

This literature unit is perfect for 1st-4th grade.

Note: Picture books are generally most appropriate for primary grades, but the concepts presented in 'What Do You Do With a Problem?' are appropriate for any age, so this unit is designed to reach students a bit older than the average picture book audience.

This literature unit focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although comprehension questions are included in list form and task card form).

In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a variety of tasks where students can practice finding opportunities in real-life problems and a growth mindset reflection page.

Instructions are also included on how to set up a "Problem Patrol" in your classroom to assist students in solving problems (or receiving suggestions on how to manage problems). Before purchasing, please check out the preview for What Do You Do With a Problem.

My hope is that this product will help your students learn how to find the gems of opportunity in problems.

There is also a focus on how to deal with worries that students can control and worries that students can't control (and would even be perfect for a counselor facilitating a group for students that focuses on anxiety, worries, or problem-solving skills). Please let me know if you have questions before purchasing this literature unit.

What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada:

This growth mindset literature unit for What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada is perfect for 1st-4th grade.

The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are vocabulary words and comprehension questions included in list form and task card form).

In addition to 10 vocabulary cards, 14 discussion question task cards, and various printables, you will also find a variety of tasks where students can reflect on taking risks. Taking chances (risks) is a necessary component of growth mindset instruction. Before purchasing, please check out the preview for What You Do With a Chance.

My hope is that this product will help your students understand the benefits of taking risks. They will also learn that making a mistake is an amazing opportunity to learn something new. These activities are perfect for teachers or counselors helping students develop a growth mindset and understand that taking risks or chances is okay, even if there is a possibility of failure. Please let me know if you have questions before purchasing this literature unit.

Trying by Kobi Yamada:

This growth mindset literature unit for Trying by Kobi Yamada was created for 2nd-4th grade. This new picture book works perfectly in conjunction with Maybe by Kobi Yamada, What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Chance?, and What Do You Do With a Problem?.

The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are vocabulary words included).

This file includes:

• 10 discussion questions in list and task card formats.
• an answer sheet for the discussion questions
• vocabulary matching page (and answer key)
• "If I Were an Animal" worksheet
• 3 pennant banners to create a bulletin board (students can choose which one they'd like to fill out)
• writing activity (choose someone who has had a significant impact on your life)
• growth mindset connections
• Journal Entry: A Sculpture of My Life!
• sculpture activities and sculptor research pages (7 pages)
• two quotes coloring pages
• four quotes posters (smaller versions also included)
• instructions and link for Google Slides

My hope is that this product will help your students understand the value of failure and making mistakes. These activities are also perfect for teachers or counselors helping students develop a growth mindset.

Maybe by Kobi Yamada:

This growth mindset literature unit for Maybe by Kobi Yamada was created for 2nd-4th grade. This new picture book works perfectly in conjunction with Trying, What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Chance?, and What Do You Do With a Problem?.

The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are vocabulary words included).

This file includes:

• 12 discussion questions in list and task card formats.
• an answer sheet for the discussion questions
• a rainbow craft (print the strips on colored paper and choose the rainbow in black and white or full-color)
• vocabulary matching page (and answer key)
• "What do you have to offer?" worksheet
• "Maybe, Just Maybe".... worksheet
• Figurative language practice: Idioms (with answer key)
• 3 pennant banners to create a bulletin board (students can choose which one they'd like to fill out)
• writing activity (choose someone who has changed the world)
• growth mindset connections
• Journal Entry: I am an inventor...
• two coloring pages with quotes
• four quotes posters (smaller versions also included)
• instructions and link for Google Slides

My hope is that this product will help your students understand their worth in the world. These activities are also perfect for teachers or counselors who are helping students develop a growth mindset.

Please let me know if you have questions prior to purchasing this literature unit.

The Candy Dish by Kobi Yamada:

This growth mindset literature unit for The Candy Dish by Kobi Yamada was created for 2nd-5th grade.

The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are vocabulary words included).

This file includes:

• 10 discussion questions in list and task card formats.
• an answer sheet for the discussion questions
• vocabulary matching printable
• figurative language practice: personification and similes
• posters and activities
• gratitude during challenging times
• gratitude puzzle
• journal prompts
• coloring quotes posters and bulletin posters about gratitude
• instructions and link for Google Slides

My hope is that this product will help your students take a closer look at the importance of gratitude. These activities are also perfect for teachers or counselors working with students to shift their mindset.

NOTE: THESE FILES INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

These products include a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The digital portion instructions appear at the end of the packet.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These files can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

You will find other engaging literature units here:

• LITERATURE UNITS

Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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If you want your students to do an in-depth novel study for The Wednesday Wars but you don’t want to give up your weekends digging for historical context videos, designing partner and group activities, and writing critical thinking comprehension questions, you are in luck! This no-prep novel study for The Wednesday Wars does all this and more! This comprehensive novel study for The Wednesday Wars includes the following resources for each chapter:

Teacher Instructions for The Wednesday Wars Novel Study:

• week-at-a-glance timeline
• Instructions for facilitating the in-class group discussion
• ANSWER KEYS

Pre-reading Slides and Worksheets for The Wednesday Wars Novel Study:

• Links to historical context videos about the people, places, and ideas of the late 1960s 
• Background knowledge of any Shakespeare works alluded to in the chapter
• Vocabulary words for the chapter
• A snapshot summary of the chapter--think of it as the Netflix snippet on an episode that gives you just enough of a framework to anticipate what is coming without giving away any of the juicy details.
• A literary analysis focus to consider while reading
• A note-taking page for recording vocabulary and other big ideas

Comprehension Slides and Worksheets for The Wednesday Wars Novel Study:

• Critical thinking comprehension and discussion questions
• An interactive group activity to make the discussion engaging for students
• Comprehension questions in worksheet format just in case your students need that accountability to stay on task

Post-Reading Slides and Worksheets for The Wednesday Wars Novel Study:

• A fun, interactive group task for extension and relating to the text

If you'd like to try this Wednesday Wars Novel Study before you buy, Chapter 1-September is a FREE DOWNLOAD.

This novel study also comes with assessment ideas including a real-life application scenario (complete with a grading rubric) and prompts for traditional literary analysis essays.

Your students will love studying The Wednesday Wars with this novel study because the lively discussion questions offer them a fun alternative that truly gets them to discuss the book.

As a teacher you'll love this study because it doesn't require a lot of grading! Listening in on their answer to the discussion questions throughout the unit is a great way to collect all formative assessment information you need. You'll also find that the true summative assessment at the end of the novel with an easy-to-follow grading rubric brings all their learning together and allows them to showcase their new knowledge and skills. The daily discussion question slides are designed to be interactive and formative activities, however a paper and pencil version of the discussion questions, vocabulary, and notes are included for teachers and students that need that daily accountability.

This novel study for The Wednesday Wars includes PowerPoint slides, which can also be added to your Google Drive as Google Slides for Google Classroom users. There is also a PDF version of the slides. The novel study slides can be used as full lessons on their own, but there are worksheet versions of the comprehension questions as well as note taking guides and any other supplemental materials that you might want in a B&W printed version.

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This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six close reading activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest.

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The six close reading activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about:

• The Life of William Shakespeare
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Romeo & Juliet
• Richard III
• A Midsummer Night's Dream

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Secondly, there is a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing which play is his greatest - Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth or Hamlet. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six close reading activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest.

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The six close reading activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about:

• The Life of William Shakespeare
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Romeo & Juliet
• Richard III
• A Midsummer Night's Dream

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Secondly, there is a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing which play is his greatest - Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth or Hamlet. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

• Other William Shakespeare Resources
• World History Resources

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Doing a novel unit on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Looking for materials to help students comprehend the text? Need some differentiation? Look no further! This bundle includes a study guide, characterization flip book, graphic organizers, film adaption, introduction power point, and novel project choice board.

Brad Meltzer has created an incredible series of "I am" biography books for young people. This bundled product includes 3 individual literature companions for his series titled Ordinary People Change the World. These literature companions are the perfect way to provide literature skills, research, and teach growth mindset all in one day. By using this influential scientists and inventors bundle your students can learn about famous scientists and inventors and complete research activities in a fun and engaging way.

Due to the importance of the messages embedded in these stories, I've created these activities for 2nd-4th graders (as opposed to early primary grades). These "I am" biography books provide a fabulous segue for discussing how ordinary people can change the world. With a growth mindset component in each product, your students can also discuss how these influential people exhibited a growth mindset. In addition, these books also provide a perfect platform for reviewing grade-level language arts skills.

Please click on the individual products below to see a detailed list of what is included in each unit. Each product does contain a biographical sketch, comprehension questions, skills practice pages, writing prompts, and an additional (and unique) fun activity or craft that coincides with the book.

In this Brad Meltzer literature companion scientists and inventors' bundle, you will find the following:

• I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM I.M. PEI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM TEMPLE GRANDIN BY BRAD MELTZER

Here is a list of the Literature Units available in the "I AM" biography series by Brad Meltzer!

• I AM JACKIE ROBINSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HELEN KELLER BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LUCILLE BALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM AMELIA EARHART BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JIM HENSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SACAGAWEA BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GANDHI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BILLIE JEAN KING BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM WALT DISNEY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ANNE FRANK BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM FRIDA KAHLO BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MUHAMMAD ALI BY BRAD MELTZER

Many of these books brought tears to my eyes on one page and had me laughing on the next page. If you are debating purchasing this set of books for your classroom, I can assure you that you won't be disappointed. They quickly found a front-row spot in my classroom (my children also adore them)!

Unleash a Pot of Gold Learning with the St. Patrick's Day Mega Bundle!

Engage students in a fun and festive way this St. Patrick's Day with our comprehensive mega bundle! Packed with interactive resources, this bundle is perfect for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers looking to add some educational excitement to their March celebrations.

Here's what you'll find inside:

• Captivating Google Slides presentations: Introduce students to the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day with visually appealing and informative slides.
• Engaging worksheets: Reinforce learning with a variety of activities that cater to different age groups and learning styles. From puzzles and quizzes to creative writing prompts, these worksheets will keep students entertained while they learn.
• Fun coloring pages: Unleash students' creativity with festive St. Patrick's Day coloring pages featuring classic symbols like leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold.

Benefits for Students:

• Makes learning fun: St. Patrick's Day themed activities make educational content more engaging and enjoyable.
• Boosts knowledge: Students will gain a deeper understanding of Irish culture and traditions.
• Improves comprehension: Interactive exercises help solidify learning and improve information retention.
• Sparks creativity: Coloring pages and creative writing prompts allow students to express themselves artistically.

Grab your St. Patrick's Day Mega Bundle today and watch your students' learning take a lucky leap! ☘️

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This resource includes seven famous writers in history.

Includes:

William Shakespeare: A Reader’s Theater Script

Charles Dickens: A Reader’s Theater Script

Hans Christian Andersen: A Reader’s Theater Script

Edgar Allan Poe: A Reader’s Theater Script

Louisa May Alcott: A Reader’s Theater Script

Sojourner Truth: A Reading Passage

Phillis Wheatley: A Reading Passage

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History: A Reading Passage

Each resource is also available as an individual purchase.

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Elizabeth Blackwell

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

This Brad Meltzer BUNDLE for the "I AM" Biography Series includes literature unit activities for every publication released between 2022 to PRESENT and currently includes 10 TITLES!

Brad Melter has created an incredible series of "I am" biography books for young people. This bundled product includes the eight individual literature companions for the "I am" books (with publication dates between 2022 to the PRESENT).

Due to the importance of the messages embedded in these stories, I've created these activities for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders (as opposed to early primary grades).

These "I am" biography books provide a fabulous segue for discussing how ordinary people can change the world. With a growth mindset component in each product, your students can also discuss how these influential people exhibited a growth mindset. In addition, these books also provide a perfect platform for reviewing grade-level language arts skills.

Please click on the individual products below for a detailed list of what each unit includes. Each product contains a biographical sketch, comprehension questions, skills practice pages, writing prompts, and an additional (and unique) fun activity or craft that coincides with the book.

In the Brad Meltzer literature companion bundle, you will find the following titles:

• I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MUHAMMAD ALI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM I.M. PEI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM DOLLY PARTON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM TEMPLE GRANDIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JOHN LEWIS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MISTER ROGERS
• I AM RUTH BADER GINSBURG
• I AM STEPHEN HAWKING
• I AM JESSE OWENS

If you are looking for the bundle with literature units for books published between 2014-2021, you will find them HERE. That bundle contains the following titles:

• I AM JACKIE ROBINSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HELEN KELLER BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LUCILLE BALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM AMELIA EARHART BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JIM HENSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SACAGAWEA BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GANDHI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BILLIE JEAN KING BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM WALT DISNEY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ANNE FRANK BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM FRIDA KAHLO BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI BY BRAD MELTZER

If you are debating about purchasing this set of books for your classroom, I can assure that you won't be disappointed.

You may also be interested in these product categories as well:

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES

LITERATURE UNITS

CHARACTER TRAITS PRODUCTS

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

Dive into the magical world of "Classrooms & Chimeras" with our Ultimate Adventure Bundle! This comprehensive collection includes everything you need to bring the excitement of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired role-playing games into your classroom. Perfect for summer school, extra-curricular activities, or enhancing speaking and listening skills, this bundle provides a rich, interactive learning experience that students will love.

Bundle Includes:

1. Student's Handbook:

• Detailed guide on character creation with 20 different races and 15 unique classes.
• Tips on building characters, picking items for adventures, and devising ultimate but balanced attacks.
• Core mechanics of the game, including traveling, engaging with the environment, and combat strategies.

1. Chimera Compendium:

• An extensive collection of monsters inspired by cultural and historical lore from around the world.
• Detailed descriptions, stats, and abilities for each monster to enhance your campaigns.
• Beautifully illustrated to spark imagination and creativity.

1. Classroom Master Guide:

• Comprehensive guide for teachers to run successful and engaging campaigns.
• Includes tips for managing the game, creating compelling storylines, and integrating educational elements.
• Strategies for fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

1. Interactive Presentation for Portals of Possibilities Campaign (Episode 1):

• Super interactive PowerPoint presentation where each choice changes the story.
• Includes mysterious pages, riddles, puzzles, and encounters with options for legendary actions.
• Promotes collaboration, reading, communication, interaction, teamwork, and speaking & listening in a roleplay manner.
• Features multiple-choice questions and d20 rolls for decision-making.

1. Character Creation Templates and Premade Characters:

• Easy-to-use templates for creating custom characters.
• Six premade characters for quick setup and play.
• Ideal for new players or those looking for a quick start.

Bonus:

• Gorbhash the Feathered Fury Card:
  • Exclusive bonus character card featuring Gorbhash, a powerful and unique character to add to your campaign.
  • Detailed stats, abilities, and backstory to enhance gameplay.

Why This Bundle Is Essential:

• Engages Students: Combines the thrill of role-playing games with educational content, keeping students engaged and motivated.
• Promotes Essential Skills: Enhances speaking and listening, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive and Easy to Use: Provides all the tools and resources needed to run successful campaigns, whether in the classroom or during extra-curricular activities.
• Cultural and Historical Learning: Introduces students to monsters and lore from various cultures, enriching their knowledge and appreciation for diversity.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking to integrate interactive and collaborative activities into their curriculum.

• Educators seeking to enhance students' critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills through role-playing games.

• Summer school programs, extra-curricular activities, or any educational setting that values creative and engaging learning

  Find our other Classrooms & Chimeras materials below!

• The Chimera Compendium - A monster manual of all the monsters in the game... so far.

• The Character Creator Template - a fresh character creator template for creating new characters for Classrooms & Chimeras

• The 6 Premade Character Sheets - 6 Premade characters including Gorim, Zephyra, Shadowtide, Aerin, Valerius and Whispering Wind

• The Character Creator + Premades Bundle with bonus Ghorbash - The whole character bundle with a bonus feathered fury with a pretty terrifying ultimate attack!

• The Student's Handbook - A guide to everything Classrooms & Chimeras instructing you on how to make a unique character and play, but more importantly, how to play well!

• The Classroom Master Guide - Episode 1: The Portals of Possibilities Campaign - A guide on how to run a TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game including all the content from the first campaign with the dreaded Mr. Jenkins, Slimes and Goblins!

• The Portal of Possibilities Interactive Presentation - Episode 1 - An interactive hyperlinked version of the TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game!

• The Classrooms & Chimeras Daily and Lesson Planner - A day-by-day companion to make sure you can be the best teacher you can be!

• Classrooms & Chimeras - Episode 2 The Machine - The second instalment of the Portals of Possibilities Campaign!

• Classrooms & Chimeras - Hitpoint HUD Tracker - A way to track your damage and where you get hit for more immersive roleplay

• Classrooms & Chimeras - Leveling Up! - Spells & Cantrips - A helpful guide to helping your students/players level up effectively!

• Classrooms & Chimeras - Coloring Book - A coloring book for mindful C&C coloring!

Equip your classroom with the "Classrooms & Chimeras Ultimate Adventure Bundle" and embark on an epic educational journey. This bundle provides everything you need to create a magical, engaging, and educational experience that your students will remember for years to come.

This product includes the digital reading comprehension games for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books 1-18. Save 20% and get all eighteen! Each time a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book is published, I will create another game and upload it to the file and then send notice - all without you having to pay another cent!

Ready to dive into a Kate DiCamillo author study? Or Have all your reading groups read different novels by the same author and compare notes? Then this bundle of novel studies for 6 different DiCamillo books is just what you are looking for! Includes printable and digital novel studies for:

❤️ Flora and Ulysses

❤️ The Tale of Despereaux

❤️ Because of Winn-Dixie

❤️ The Tiger Rising

❤️ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

❤️ The Magician's Elephant. 

Each of these DiCamillo novel studies can be prepped in minutes instead of all weekend. You’ll be ready to engage your students in reading each book using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking. 

Each novel study for a book by Kate DiCamillo includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in each novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE EACH NOVEL STUDY? 

✅ Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

✅ Assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

✅ Reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme
• quest
• fantasy vs. reality

✅ Writing prompts and response pages including:

• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

✅ Language/grammar skills including:

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives and antonyms

• adverbs

A link to a bonus Google Slides digital version of each novel study is included. For a preview of one of those digital studies CLICK HERE.

You will absolutely love these novel studies because they work well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format makes each novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this BOOK TITLE novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying about this and other novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource is so perfect for my Kate DiCamillo author study and book groups. I am really excited to use it this year! It's extremely thorough and comprehensive, with many options for differentiation. Thank you!” - Kristen

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students.  They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions.  It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”

Open the PREVIEWS for an in-depth look at each novel study!

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More great resources:

Daily Language Review 4th Grade YEAR LONG BUNDLE - Language Spiral Review

Daily Language Review YEAR LONG BUNDLE for 3rd Grade - Language Spiral Review

Novel Study MEGA BUNDLE of the Whole Library

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Sharing is kind, so please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Ready to dive into a Roald Dahl author study? Or Have all your reading groups read different novels by the same author and compare notes? Then this bundle of novel studies for 6 different Dahl books is just what you are looking for! Includes printable and digital novel studies for:

❤️ Matilda

❤️ James and the Giant Peach

❤️ The BFG

❤️ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

❤️ Fantastic Mr. Fox

❤️ George’s Marvelous Medicine 

Each of these Dahl novel studies can be prepped in minutes instead of all weekend. You’ll be ready to engage your students in reading each book using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking. 

Each novel study for a book by Roald Dahl includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in each novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills. 

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar. 

WHAT’S INSIDE EACH NOVEL STUDY? 

✅ Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

✅ Assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

✅ Reading skills assignments including:

• visualization
• inference
• prediction
• similes and metaphors
• sensory images
• connecting to text
• summarization
• generating questions
• character traits
• main idea and details
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect
• fact and opinion
• figurative language
• elements of plot
• signposts
• plot diagram
• theme
• quest
• fantasy vs. reality

✅ Writing prompts and response pages including:

• response to reading
• letter writing
• poetry
• persuasive writing
• narrative writing
• how-to writing

✅ Language/grammar skills including:

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives and antonyms

• adverbs

A link to a bonus Google Slides digital version of each novel study is included. For a preview of one of those digital studies CLICK HERE.

You will absolutely love these novel studies because they work well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format makes each novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers! The hardest part of this BOOK TITLE novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

What teachers just like you are saying about novel studies by Curious Classroom Adventures:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “Wonderful novel study. I use what works for my students and don't use what I don't need. There is so much provided, I can make that choice. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “This was a great novel study. The questions were clustered in nice, readable chunks for the students.  They were also well-thought-out questions, not just easy comprehension questions.  It also looks fun and inviting to the students.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  “I love how this novel study accesses higher-order thinking skills. Will be using this as a book study with my enrichment students. Thank you for saving me so much time. :) ”

Open the PREVIEW for an in-depth look!

______________________________________________________________

More great resources:

Daily Language Review 4th Grade YEAR LONG BUNDLE - Language Spiral Review

Daily Language Review YEAR LONG BUNDLE for 3rd Grade - Language Spiral Review

Novel Study MEGA BUNDLE of the Whole Library

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Sharing is kind, so please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE: Coloring Pages, Posters, Awards, and MORE!

This Growth Mindset Activities Bundle includes NINE of my most popular growth mindset resources for lower elementary grades!

You will find affirmation posters watercolor SET #1 and SET #2, affirmation posters with no cursive, growth mindset affirmation coloring pages, awards, brag bracelets, a literature companion for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, the ABC's of growth mindset, and journal prompts.

Please see the individual links below for more information:

GROWTH MINDSET BUNDLE FOR PRIMARY GRADES:

• COLORING POSTERS: GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATION POSTERS for PRIMARY GRADES
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATION AWARDS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• GROWTH MINDSET JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• YOUR FANTASTIC ELASTIC BRAIN (LOWER GRADE VERSION)
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (NO cursive)
• GROWTH MINDSET BRAG BRACELETS
• THE ABC’S OF GROWTH MINDSET
• GROWTH MINDSET POSTERS: MONSTER THEME
• GROWTH MINDSET POSTERS: AFFIRMATIONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES SET #2

Growth Mindset Coloring Posters:

Mindful coloring with growth mindset affirmations! Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation! These growth mindset coloring pages with positive affirmations will reinforce your growth mindset instruction and are perfect for any classroom bulletin board or display for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, or 3rd grade. BONUS: You will find a mindfulness lesson called Mindful Coloring. Use this lesson as a part of your mindfulness curriculum or during particularly stressful times, like end-of-year testing.

Growth Mindset Posters: Affirmations for Primary Grades SET #1 and SET #2:

Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation! Are you a Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade teacher looking for growth mindset posters? These watercolor affirmation posters for primary grades will kick start your growth mindset instruction and are perfect for any classroom bulletin board or display.

Growth Mindset Awards- Affirmations for Primary Grades:

These growth mindset awards certificates are perfect for the end of the school year! Are you a Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-grade teacher looking for growth mindset awards? These watercolor affirmation awards for primary grades correspond PERFECTLY with my Growth Mindset Affirmation Posters. These awards are the perfect way to recognize your students for their efforts towards becoming growth mindset masters! There are 23 awards in full-color and in black-and-white. PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE THREE EDITABLE FIELDS ON EACH AWARD: THE STUDENT NAME, THE TEACHER NAME, AND THE DATE. The other text on the awards is NOT editable.

Growth Mindset Journal Prompts for Primary Grades:

These Growth Mindset Journal Prompts are perfect for any 1st-3rd-grade classroom. This product was created for students and teachers who are working on growth mindset in their classrooms. Please note that if your students are not familiar with fixed mindset and growth mindset, they will need some basic information prior to using these journal prompts in order to understand the connection to growth mindset. This might mean that you give a brief explanation for each prompt prior to completing each activity. There are 20 different journal prompts as well as a page for teacher tips, and optional back pages (blank lines if you choose to copy front-to-back for students to have extra space to write). This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Activities for Lower Grades:

Infused with reflections, challenges (including a STEM challenge for creating slingshots using rubber bands), a mini-book about the brain, and opportunities to learn about growth mindset, your students are sure to learn and have a great deal of fun!

Growth Mindset Posters- Affirmations for Primary Grades:

There are 22 different affirmations included. Each growth mindset affirmation comes in full-color poster size, black and white poster size, full-color trading cards (6 per page), and black and white trading cards (6 per page). Two printables are also included as well as 8 pages of bulletin board letters (G-R-O-W-T-H-M-I-N-D-S-E-T) in rainbow colors that match the posters if you choose to create a bulletin board. 

Growth Mindset Brag Bracelets:

These Growth Mindset Brag Bracelets are perfect for teachers who are looking for a fun and easy tool to supplement their instruction on growth mindset. There are 52 different growth mindset affirmation bracelets included.

The ABC's of Growth Mindset:

These Growth Mindset Alphabet Posters are perfect for teachers who want to dig deeper into growth mindset concepts with their students. There are 52 different growth mindset posters included. There are two posters for each letter of the alphabet. This product contains:

• 52 ABCs of Growth Mindset Posters (2 per letter of the alphabet)
• Black-and-white versions of each poster
• ONE word study printable that can be copied and used for every word

Growth Mindset Affirmations with a Monster Theme:

Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation! Are you a Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade teacher looking for growth mindset posters? These monster themed affirmation posters for primary grades will kick start your growth mindset instruction and are perfect for any classroom bulletin board or display.

This file contains 23 affirmation posters in full and the same posters in black and white. Each poster can also be printed in smaller trading card sizes (in full color and black-and-white). Two printables are also included as well as 8 pages of bulletin board letters (G-R-O-W-T-H-M-I-N-D-S-E-T) in watercolor colors that match the posters if you choose to create a bulletin board.

Need GROWTH MINDSET DAILY WARM-UP BELL RINGERS for primary grades for the ENTIRE YEAR?:

• GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES: Daily Warm-Ups for Kinder-1st Grade
• GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES: Daily Warm-Ups for 2ND-3RD Grade

Brad Meltzer has created an incredible series of "I am" biography books for young people. This bundled product includes 3 individual literature companions for his series titled Ordinary People Change the World. These literature companions are the perfect way to provide literature skills, research, and teach growth mindset all in one day. By using this womens history month bundle your students can learn about influential women and complete research activities in a fun and engaging way.

Due to the importance of the messages embedded in these stories, I've created these activities for 2nd-4th graders (as opposed to early primary grades). These "I am" biography books provide a fabulous segue for discussions about how ordinary people can change the world. With a growth mindset component in each product, your students can also have discussions about how these influential people exhibited a growth mindset. In addition, these books also provide a perfect platform for reviewing grade level language arts skills.

Please click on the individual products below to see a detailed list of what is included in each unit. Each product does contain a biographical sketch, comprehension questions, skills practice pages, writing prompts, and an additional (and unique) fun activity or craft that coincides with the book.

In this Brad Meltzer literature companion women's history bundle, you will find the following:

• I AM HELEN KELLER BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LUCILLE BALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM AMELIA EARHART BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BILLIE JEAN KING BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ANNE FRANK BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM FRIDA KAHLO BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SACAGAWEA BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER

Here is a list of the Literature Units available in the "I AM" biography series by Brad Meltzer!

• I AM JACKIE ROBINSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HELEN KELLER BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LUCILLE BALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM AMELIA EARHART BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ROSA PARKS BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JANE GOODALL BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM JIM HENSON BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SACAGAWEA BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM GANDHI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM HARRIET TUBMAN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BILLIE JEAN KING BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM WALT DISNEY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MARIE CURIE BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM ANNE FRANK BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM FRIDA KAHLO BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM OPRAH WINFREY BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI BY BRAD MELTZER
• I AM MUHAMMAD ALI BY BRAD MELTZER

Many of these books brought tears to my eyes on one page and had me laughing on the next page. If you are debating about purchasing this set of books for your classroom, I can assure that you won't be disappointed. They quickly found a front row spot in my classroom (and my own children adore them as well)!

You may also be interested in these product categories as well:

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES

LITERATURE UNITS

CHARACTER TRAITS PRODUCTS

Kirsten has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

Save money on Do-Over Teaching's CURRICULUM BUNDLE of THREE OF OUR THEMES! They include EASTER, SPRING and BUGS. Activities including Crafts, Dot Marker and Coloring Pages, Directed Drawings, Games, Circle Fun and Academic Worksheets. Packed with well-rounded activities for your preschool and kindergarten students.

Here's another great three themed bundle with Halloween, Shapes, and Food!

HALLOWEEN, FOOD, and SHAPES Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum | TeachShare (TeachShare.com)
After using this product, we'd appreciate a review which also earns you TeachShare credit.

Copyright © 2024 Teresa Renee Bain
All rights reserved by Teresa Renee Bain and Do-Over Teaching
Permission to use/print for you and the students in your class or homeschool program.
Electronic distribution is limited to in-person learning only.  
Posting/sharing on the internet violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

CUSTOMER TIPS:

1. Earn TeachShare credit for future purchases by going to your MY PURCHASES page (use the dropdown arrow next to your name in the top right corner of the screen). Next to your purchases, there is a PROVIDE FEEDBACK button. Click it to go to a page where you can give a quick rating and comment. By providing feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits to reduce the cost of future purchases. Your feedback helps me know what resources are valuable and assist other teachers in finding my store. I really appreciate it!!!

2. I try to be very clear about what you are buying and work to create high-quality products. Please reach out in a TeachShare message or email dooverteaching@gmail.com before providing poor feedback.  

3. With one simple click, you can become a follower to learn about discounts, freebies, and new products.   Do-Over Teaching Teaching Resources | TeachShare

4. You can also follow us on

Facebook Do-Over Teaching | Facebook

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Here's another great three themed bundle with Halloween, Shapes, and Food!

HALLOWEEN, FOOD, and SHAPES Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum | TeachShare (TeachShare.com)
After using this product, we'd appreciate a review which also earns you TeachShare credit.

Copyright © 2024 Teresa Renee Bain
All rights reserved by Teresa Renee Bain and Do-Over Teaching
Permission to use/print for you and the students in your class or homeschool program.
Electronic distribution is limited to in-person learning only.  
Posting/sharing on the internet violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

CUSTOMER TIPS:

1. Earn TeachShare credit for future purchases by going to your MY PURCHASES page (use the dropdown arrow next to your name in the top right corner of the screen). Next to your purchases, there is a PROVIDE FEEDBACK button. Click it to go to a page where you can give a quick rating and comment. By providing feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits to reduce the cost of future purchases. Your feedback helps me know what resources are valuable and assist other teachers in finding my store. I really appreciate it!!!

2. I try to be very clear about what you are buying and work to create high-quality products. Please reach out in a TeachShare message or email dooverteaching@gmail.com before providing poor feedback.  

3. With one simple click, you can become a follower to learn about discounts, freebies, and new products.   Do-Over Teaching Teaching Resources | TeachShare

4. You can also follow us on

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Spanish Short Readings

Lower Levels

and Higher Level

Bundle

Purchase this bundle and save more than 65%!

Please Note that many of the short stories are my original stories as I am a Children's book writer :)

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Dive into the fantastical world of Classrooms & Chimeras with our Ultimate Bundle, packed with 19 interactive resources! This all-in-one TTRPG classroom kit is ideal for educators who want to introduce immersive storytelling, strategic thinking, and collaborative problem-solving in a way that resonates with students’ love for adventure. Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, this bundle combines everything you need to transform your classroom into a world of mythical quests and imaginative learning. Here's everything you get:

Bundle Highlights:

1. The Chimera Compendium
   A monster manual filled with a variety of creatures to challenge students, from goblins to the feathered fury, Ghorbash. Let students strategize, explore, and confront their fears as they encounter each unique creature!
2. Character Creator Template
   A fresh character template for students to design their own heroes, fostering creativity and individuality in gameplay.
3. 6 Premade Character Sheets
   Ready-to-go characters including Gorim, Zephyra, Shadowtide, Aerin, Valerius, and Whispering Wind—each crafted with unique backstories and skills to add depth to your campaign.
4. Character Creator + Premades Bundle with Bonus Ghorbash
   This bundle includes all character creation tools and premade sheets plus Ghorbash the Feathered Fury, complete with a powerful ultimate attack!
5. The Student's Handbook
   A comprehensive guide to everything Classrooms & Chimeras, teaching students how to build characters, play with respect, and master the rules. The handbook focuses on cooperative gameplay, ensuring a positive, skill-building experience.
6. Classroom Master Guide - Episode 1: The Portals of Possibilities Campaign
   Embark on the first adventure with Mr. Jenkins, Slimes, and Goblins as your students unravel mysteries, solve puzzles, and navigate the dungeon!
7. The Portals of Possibilities Interactive Presentation - Episode 1
   An interactive PowerPoint version of the first campaign, fully hyperlinked and ideal for creating immersive experiences with real-time choices. Students feel fully in control as they guide their characters through various challenges.
8. Classrooms & Chimeras Daily and Lesson Planner
   An essential day-by-day planner to support educators as they guide students through lessons and gameplay, offering seamless integration of Classrooms & Chimeras into daily schedules.
9. Classrooms & Chimeras - Episode 2: The Machine
   The thrilling sequel in the campaign! As students search deeper for their friend Max, they encounter creatures like giant rats, arachnids, and the mighty Jurogumo. Each choice shapes the adventure in unexpected ways.
10. Hitpoint HUD Tracker
    A health-tracking tool with customizable character body diagrams. Students can visually track where they get hit for a fully immersive, tactical experience.
11. Leveling Up! - Spells & Cantrips
    Equip your students with knowledge on spells and cantrips to level up their characters. This guide breaks down the different spell types and damage scales, making sure they progress wisely.
12. Coloring Book
    A mindful activity companion that lets students explore the world of Classrooms & Chimeras in a relaxed, artistic way. Great for reinforcing creativity and enhancing focus.

Why Educators Love This Bundle:

• Comprehensive and Engaging: This complete set brings every part of Classrooms & Chimeras to life, offering all the resources and tools to set up, teach, and enjoy a TTRPG experience in the classroom.
• Teaches Essential Skills: Classrooms & Chimeras integrates lessons on critical thinking, teamwork, and emotional regulation, with a format that appeals to young adventurers.
• Immersive Storytelling: Designed to spark imagination, the campaigns and character-building experiences immerse students in an engaging world where they are the heroes.
• Interactive Presentations: With Episode 1’s interactive presentation and detailed guides for each campaign episode, educators have all they need to create captivating, story-driven learning environments.
• Adaptable for All Levels: From beginners to more advanced TTRPG players, this bundle offers tools and options to support every student.

What’s Included in This Bundle:

• 2 Campaign Episodes (Portals of Possibilities and The Machine)
• Character Creation Templates & 6 Premade Characters
• Student’s Handbook and Classroom Master Guides
• Interactive Presentation, Daily Planner, Hitpoint HUD, and Spell Guides
• Coloring Book for Mindful Activities

Equip your classroom with the Classrooms & Chimeras Ultimate Bundle and unlock a world of adventure and educational fun. Whether you're new to TTRPGs or a seasoned storyteller, this bundle is crafted to make teaching an unforgettable adventure!

Find our other Classrooms & Chimeras materials below!

• The Chimera Compendium - A monster manual of all the monsters in the game... so far.
• The Character Creator Template - a fresh character creator template for creating new characters for Classrooms & Chimeras
• The 6 Premade Character Sheets - 6 Premade characters including Gorim, Zephyra, Shadowtide, Aerin, Valerius and Whispering Wind
• The Character Creator + Premades Bundle with bonus Ghorbash - The whole character bundle with a bonus feathered fury with a pretty terrifying ultimate attack!
• The Student's Handbook - A guide to everything Classrooms & Chimeras instructing you on how to make a unique character and play, but more importantly, how to play well!
• The Classroom Master Guide - Episode 1: The Portals of Possibilities Campaign - A guide on how to run a TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game including all the content from the first campaign with the dreaded Mr. Jenkins, Slimes and Goblins!
• The Portal of Possibilities Interactive Presentation - Episode 1 - An interactive hyperlinked version of the TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game!
• The Classrooms & Chimeras Daily and Lesson Planner - A day-by-day companion to make sure you can be the best teacher you can be!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Episode 2 The Machine - The second instalment of the Portals of Possibilities Campaign!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Hitpoint HUD Tracker - A way to track your damage and where you get hit for more immersive roleplay
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Leveling Up! - Spells & Cantrips - A helpful guide to helping your students/players level up effectively!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Coloring Book - A coloring book for mindful C&C coloring!

Growth Mindset Picture Book Literature Unit Activities MEGA BUNDLE:

This GROWTH MINDSET MEGA BOOK BUNDLE includes the following titles:

• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak (lower grade version)
• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak (upper grade version)
• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
• We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
• Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
• Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
• The Dot by Peter Reynolds
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada

This mega bundle is perfect for teachers who serve students in multiple grade levels. The grade ranges cover 1st-5th grade (some units are more appropriate for lower levels and some are more appropriate for upper grades). Librarians, counselors, and special education teachers who serve all levels will find this growth mindset mega bundle particularly useful.

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain (lower grade version):

Infused with reflections, challenges (including a STEM challenge for creating slingshots using rubber bands), a mini-book about the brain, and opportunities to learn about growth mindset, your students are sure to learn and have a great deal of fun!

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain activities included:

• Brainstorming ways to use elastics
• Comparing and contrasting using a Venn diagram
• Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
• A rubber band challenge
• Coloring parts of the Brain
• Fantastic Elastic Brain bookmarks (in full color and black and white)
• My Brain Mini-book
• Slingshot STEM challenge
• Growth Mindset Posters (5 posters in full color and in black and white)

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes:

Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein is a perfect picture book for teachers who want to provide fun instruction on the role of failure and/or making mistakes in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.

Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind (2nd graders may need extra support with some of the activities).

You will find the following activities in this literature unit for The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes:

• Discussion questions in 1/2 sheet task card form as well as list form (13 questions over 2 pages)
• Discussion questions answer sheet
• Compare and Contrast
• Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset (using mistakes as a framework)
• Too Much Pressure (students reflect on pressure they might feel)
• What Can You Learn From Mistakes?
• Got Mistakes? (brainstorming different types of mistakes students have made)
• Perseverance (a look at famous people who have failed and/or made multiple mistakes along the way)
• A Week of Purposeful Mistakes...
• When You Feel Worried (steps for helping)
• 5 full-color posters with quotes about mistakes
• 5 corresponding black and white quotes posters

PLEASE NOTE: Since the questions and activities are opinion and experience based, there are NO answer keys.

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain:

Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak is a perfect segue for teaching your students the power of growth mindset. Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created for 3rd-6th graders in mind.

I recommend starting the school year (or your growth mindset instruction) with material that teaches students about the brain. This provides students with a solid foundation for build subsequent growth mindset instruction.

Infused with reflections, challenges (including a STEM challenge for creating slingshots using rubber bands), and opportunities to identify and clarify growth mindset vs fixed mindset, your students are sure to learn and have a great deal of fun!

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain activities included:

• Brainstorming ways to use elastics
• Comparing and contrasting using a Venn diagram
• Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
• Prompts for student reflections
• A rubber band challenge
• Identifying parts of the brain and their purpose
• Fantastic Elastic Brain bookmarks (in full color and black and white)
• Slingshot STEM challenge
• Growth Mindset Posters (5 posters in full color and in black and white)
• Answer Keys where deemed appropriate

Beautiful Oops:

Are you teaching your students about growth mindset? Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg is a perfect picture book for teachers who want to provide fun instruction on the role of making mistakes in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.

Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind (2nd graders may need extra support with some of the activities).

You will find the following activities in this literature unit for Beautiful Oops:

• Teacher Tips
• Your Oops
• A Glass Half Full
• Growth Mindset: Beautiful Oops
• What's the Use?
• Self-compassion
• Creations with Oops
• Brainstorming with Figures
• Sharing My Best Oops Moment
• I Meant to do That!
• Additional Activities

PLEASE NOTE: Since the questions and activities are opinion and experience based, there are NO answer keys.

The Dot:

This literature unit for The Dot by Peter Reynolds now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product file for the link and instructions.

Are you looking for growth mindset activities or want to celebrate International Dot Day? The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds is a perfect picture book for teachers who want to provide fun instruction on the role of taking risks in growth mindset and fixed mindset perspectives.

This literature unit is the perfect companion for use with your students any time of year but it is particularly for International Dot Day!

Conceptually, these ideas are perfect for any level, but this literature unit was created with 2nd-6th graders in mind.

You will find the following activities in this literature unit for Beautiful Oops:

• Teacher Tips
• The Dot Discussion Task Cards
• The Dot Questions List
• Sample Answers (for the discussion questions)
• Daring Dots (things you would do if you didn't have fear)
• Make a Mark (create an image in a swirly frame)
• Growth Mindset: The Dot (writing activity related to growth mindset)
• What's the Dot? (draw an image around dots)
• What Is It? (draw images and incorporate preprinted doodles)
• What Can You Make? (draw a picture using at least 10 dots)
• Three journal prompts (with optional back side)
• Three quotes posters in full color and black-and-white
• Additional Activities

What Do You Do With an Idea?:

What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada is a new, Independent Publisher's Book Award winning picture book. This literature unit is appropriate for 1st-4th grade. Note: Picture books are generally most appropriate for primary grades, but the concepts presented in 'What Do You Do With an Idea?' are appropriate for any age, so this unit is designed to reach students a bit older than the average picture book audience.

What Do You Do With an Idea focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are comprehension questions included in list form as well as task card form). In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a craftivity and growth mindset reflection page. Please check out the preview for What Do You Do With an Idea prior to purchasing.

My hope is that this product will help your students discover their own magnificence (with a little help from you and this amazing new picture book). Enjoy!

What Do You Do With a Problem?:

What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada is a new picture book that works perfectly in conjunction with What Do You Do With an Idea?. This literature unit is appropriate for 1st-4th grade. Note: Picture books are generally most appropriate for primary grades, but the concepts presented in 'What Do You Do With a Problem?' are appropriate for any age, so this unit is designed to reach students a bit older than the average picture book audience.

What Do You Do With a Problem focuses more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are comprehension questions included in list form as well as task card form). In addition to the task cards and printables, you will also find a variety of tasks where students can practice finding opportunities in real life problems as well as a growth mindset reflection page. Instructions are also included on how to set up a "Problem Patrol" in your classroom to assist students in solving problems (or receiving suggestions on how to manage problems). Please check out the preview for What Do You Do With a Problem prior to purchasing.

My hope is that this product will help your students learn how to find the gems of opportunity in problems. There is also a focus on how to deal with worries that students can control and worries that students can't control (and would even be perfect for a counselor who is facilitating a group for students that focuses on anxiety, worries, or problem-solving skills). Please let me know if you have questions prior to purchasing this literature unit.

What Do You Do With a Chance?:

This growth mindset literature unit for What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada is a perfect for 1st-4th grade. This new picture book works perfectly in conjunction with What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem?. The activities in the literature companion focus more on the concepts presented in the story and less on the content (although there are vocabulary words and comprehension questions included in list form as well as task card form).

In addition to 10 vocabulary cards, 14 discussion question task cards, and various printables, you will also find a variety of tasks where students can reflect on taking risks. Taking chances (risks) is a necessary component of growth mindset instruction. Please check out the preview for What Do You Do With a Chance prior to purchasing.

My hope is that this product will help your students understand the benefits of taking risks. They will also learn that making a mistake is an amazing opportunity to learn something new. These activities are perfect for teachers or counselors who are helping students develop a growth mindset and understand that it's okay to take risks, or chances, even if there is a possibility of failure. Please let me know if you have questions prior to purchasing this literature unit.

This literature unit for The Most Magnificent Things makes it easy to teach your students about growth mindset! You will find a variety of activities that promote creativity, perseverance, and resilience. You will find activities related to the following topics:

• two pages of discussion questions (13 questions total)
• discussion questions on task cards (4 questions per page)
• characters, setting, plot
• first, next, then, and last
• who, what, when, where, why, and how
• sequencing (with an answer key)
• character traits (3 pages)
• ABC order (with an answer key)
• writing prompt about using trial and error
• perseverance printable
• vocabulary (with an answer key)
• parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives)
• writing prompt about favorite part of story
• STEM Challenge includes one instructional page for the teacher and three printable pages for PLANNING, CREATING, and REFLECTING

NOTE: THESE FILES INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

These products include a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

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