Elementary School Reading PowerPoint Presentations

2 Read aloud roulettes, one in English and other in Spanish, and free book room

By Ms Garcia Store

This resource only works on the newest versions of PowerPoint, these are PowerPoint 365, PowerPoint 19, or higher. It doesn't work on Google Slides.

Do you have extra time in class and you don't know what to do? Do you want to show the students the books in a fun way? This is your tool.

It is totally editable. You can change the bitmoji and the titles of the books, changing their pictures for covers of other books, and changing their links for their corresponding links. You can even create your own reading-aloud videos and link them to the pictures.

How it works

Play the PowerPoint file in presentation mode. You will see a bitmoji (you can put yours) and a text that says "What book are we going to read today? (This question is also editable)

1. Click on the roulette and it will start spinning

2. Click again to stop the roulette. It will show a number from 1 to 12, and 12 book covers will be shown.

3. Click on the book that corresponds with the number shown in the roulette

4. Enjoy the read aloud

Books in this set:

- Squids will be squids (21' 15'')

- Actual size (5' 05'')

- Exclamation mark (4'58'')

- The dot (3' 45'')

- Pancho rabbit and the coyote (8' 33'')

- Firefly July (9' 12'')

- The kid who changed the world (10' 22'')

- Grandfather Gandhi (8' 16'')

- Double trouble (7' 39'')

- Bat kitty (9' 44'')

- The haunted library (8' 04'')

- Where the sidewalk ends (11' 59'')

Books in this set (all of them in Spanish):

- Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿Qué ves ahí? (2'41'')

- Tamaño real (12'44'')

- Owen (5'00'')

- El punto (5'36'')

- Boris- Un nuevo compañero en la escuela (9'17'')

- El monstruo de colores (2'38'')

- Stelaluna (14'39'')

- Olivia (5'15'')

- La llama llama rojo pijama (3'15'')

- Huevos verdes con jamón (5'39'')

- El pez arcoiris (6'34'')

- La asombrosa Graciela (9'10'')

If you need to edit this file...

Don't open the file by clicking on it. Open PowerPoint and open it from there.

When you finish, save your copy as a .ppsx document.

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Digital Phonogram Cards Visual Drill

By Tech for Teaching

Students need to be proficient at connecting the sounds in language to the visual grapheme or phonogram within text. Available as both a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (download) and a Google Slides presentation (link in PDF), this resource can be quickly and easily navigated to provide your students with the skills to become fluent with phonics!

The presentation includes 338 slides. The slides are fully editable if you would like to delete or add to them. The navigation buttons will take you to the phonogram drills below.

SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS

ALL SINGLE LETTER PHONOGRAMS:

  • Each consonant sound is shown once with the exception of the frequently confused letters b, d, p, and q, which are shown twice.
  • Each vowel is shown twice for extra practice.

CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • All single letter consonant phonograms shown once with the exception of b, d, p, and q (frequently confused).

VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

  • Each vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is shown three times.

VOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • Ask students to gently place their hands on their throats and feel the vibration when saying these phonograms. 

Phonograms included: b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, y, w, and z.

UNVOICED CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • Contrast the vibration felt with the voiced when you practice saying these unvoiced phonograms. 

Phonograms included: c, f, h, k, p, s

STOP CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • Some sounds cannot be stretched. Practice saying these phonograms without adding a vowel sound. 

Phonograms included: b, c, d, g, j, k, p, t.

CONTINUOUS CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • These phonograms can be stretched or sung for as long as your longs will hold out!

Phonograms included: f, l, m, n, r, s, v, z

TRICKY CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • These tricky sounds don’t fit neatly into a category but should still be practiced!

Phonograms included: h, q, w, x, y

SINGLE SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • Once you learn these letter phonograms there will be no surprises! They only make one sound! 

Letters included: b, d, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, v, w, z

MULTI SOUND CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • These six letters make more than one sound. Learn them all! 

Letters included: q, y, s, c, x, g

MULTI LETTER PHONOGRAMS

CONSONANT DIGRAPHS:

  • The most common consonant digraphs. 

Included phonograms: sh, ch, th, tch, wh, ph

VOWEL DIGRAPHS:

  • Vowel digraphs are divided into two sets. Set one includes the more common digraphs and set two includes less common and more difficult digraphs and diphthongs.

Phonograms included: Set 1: ai, ay, ee, ea, ow, oa, ou, / Set 2: au, aw, oo, ew, oi, oy, igh

r-CONTROLLED VOWEL PHONOGRAMS:

  • Common and not so common combinations including r.

Phonograms included: ar, er, ur, ir, or, wor, ear

CONSONANT BLENDS:

  • Not technically individual phonograms but important to practice. 

Phonogram combinations included: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, qu, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr, spl, spr, squ, str

SILENT-E PHONOGRAMS:

  • Also considered a syllable type, these phonograms can be practiced along with short vowel sounds. 

Phonograms included: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e

SILENT LETTER CONSONANT PHONOGRAMS:

  • Practice in isolation will make these phonograms not so GHOSTLY when they appear in text!

Phonograms included: wr, gn, mb, mn, kn, gh

VOWEL + NK/NG PHONOGRAMS:

  • These commonly encountered phonograms can be practiced to make them more recognizable within text.

Phonograms included: unk, ung, ank, ang, ink, ing, onk, ong

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Domain 5 Jeopardy Review CKLA First Grade Assessment review

By WhatsPoppinInK

This is a great way to review for the domain assessment for Domain 5 Early American Civilizations. Not only does this require 0 teacher prep, but it is aligned directly to the assessment. It covers every question and topic on the assessment, and I have added an upgraded component to this Jeopardy! There are few "challenge" tasks AND movement breaks within it that require movement to get students up, moving, and having fun! This is a powerpoint, it does not require you to print. Have fun!

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Plant Growth Bundle: Editable Slides & Lima Bean Growth Journal Kit

By Michellecurtis

Enhance your plant science curriculum with our comprehensive "Complete Plant Growth Bundle: Editable Slides & Lima Bean Growth Journal Kit." This bundle includes two essential educational resources designed to provide a thorough understanding of plant growth.

1. What Do Plants Need to Grow - The Science of Plant Growth: Editable Slides:

    • In-Depth Content: 15 detailed slides covering sunlight, water, nutrients, and soil.
    • Editable and Customizable: Tailor the content to fit your lesson plans.
    • Engaging Visuals: Includes vibrant images and diagrams to enhance learning.

2. Window Display Garden Kit: Lima Bean Growth Journey & Educational Journal:

    • Interactive Learning: Hands-on activities to observe the growth of lima beans.
    • Educational Journal: Track and document the growth journey with guided prompts.
    • Window Display: Create a visual classroom display to showcase the plant growth process.

Key Benefits:

  • Comprehensive Coverage: Teach the complete plant growth cycle with theory and practical application.
  • Engaging and Interactive: Keep students interested with hands-on activities and editable content.
  • Curriculum-Aligned: Perfectly suited for elementary and middle school science classes.

Empower your teaching and inspire your students with this all-inclusive plant growth bundle. Ideal for both classroom and remote learning environments. Download now to bring the science of plant growth to life!

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Summer Reading Skills Task Cards - Reading Skills Review Activity End of Year

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep End of Year review activity that hits a wide range of reading skills? Would it be nice to welcome summer with options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of graduation themed mixed reading skills task cards has your End of Year reading review and practice covered. 

36 End of Year Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

End of Year Mixed Reading Skills Task Card Skills:

  • Inference
  • Point of View
  • Fact vs. Opinion
  • Cause and Effect
  • Author's Purpose
  • Fantasy vs. Reality
  • Non-Fiction Text Features

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail

To prepare End of Year Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

End of Year Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Solve the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

More great resources:

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

3rd Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study Library

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Spring Reading Centers Task Cards, Easter Reading Skill of the Day or Warm-Ups

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need Easter reading activities that hit a wide range of reading skills? Freshen up your Spring reading centers or Reading Skill of the Day warm-ups with a versatile set of Easter themed mixed reading skills task cards. Practice and review inference, author's purpose, text features, genre, cause and effect, and fact vs. opinion with Spring reading task cards. Great for test prep!

Look no further! This Easter reading skills activity comes with options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards so your Spring reading practice is flexible for everything from a whole class reading skill of the Day warm up, to a read the room activity. The digital options are great for your technology spring reading centers too!

36 Easter Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

Easter Mixed Reading Skills Task Card Skills:

  • Inference
  • Point of View
  • Fact vs. Opinion
  • Cause and Effect
  • Author's Purpose
  • Fantasy vs. Reality
  • Non-Fiction Text Features

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail

To prepare Easter Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Easter Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. Hide inside Easter eggs for extra fun!
  • Hang on the walls for Write the Room.
  • Place at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white version to assign as homework.

More resources from Curious Classroom Adventures:

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

3rd Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study Library

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Task Cards 3rd & 4th Grade Reading ELA Activity

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Boosting student confidence in identifying figurative language while reading has never been easier! These Thanksgiving ELA task card activities are a simple way to sneak in some important ELA test prep practice and review while enhancing student engagement at the same time. 

You'll love how these reading task card station activities for 3rd and 4th grade figurative language help your students build independent work habits and free up time for you to work with small groups and students who need more help.

Free yourself from the Sunday Night Scaries this November with the versatility, flexibility, and simplicity of these Thanksgiving themed ELA task cards. This convenient set of task cards for figurative language has your Thanksgiving reading practice covered. With options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards, you'll always be prepared! 

The 36 Thanksgiving Figurative Language Task Cards come in 5 easy-to-use formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.

  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.

  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative learning structures.

  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.

  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

The Thanksgiving themed graphics on each figurative language task card will grab your students' attention and help keep them engaged while they practice and review their way to mastery and expand their reading skills.

Whether you have students working together on the different types of figurative language or practicing independently, task card activities are a great tool for helping them maintain focus and attention to the task at hand.

PLEASE NOTE: The figurative language examples in this card set are identical to those in some my other holiday-themed sets of ELA task cards. Only the clipart has been changed to match the Thanksgiving season. There are no repeats in task cards included in multiple holiday bundles.

Thanksgiving Figurative Language Task Card Skills:

  • simile

  • metaphor

  • hyperbole

  • alliteration

  • onomatopoeia

  • personification

  • idioms

To prepare these Thanksgiving Figurative Language Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Thanksgiving Figurative Language Task Cards in Action:

Get ready to feel like the high-engagement teacher that you really are, because these ELA task cards can be used (and reused) in so many ways! Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards.

  • Hang on the walls for Write the Room.

  • Place cards at a table to be completed as an independent reading station activity.

  • Use as the content for your favorite ELA test prep practice & review game.

  • Use them with small groups as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure.

  • Display one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers

  • Assign a few slides a day for practice in Google Classroom (Slides version).

  • Print the black and white version to assign as homework.

Grab these time-saving ELA task cards so you can enjoy family time this weekend knowing your practice for figurative language is ready to go!

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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CRASH COURSE IN FORCES MOTION, NONFICTION story, Intro with Vocab PPT

By Kiwious About Vocab

"A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom" by Rochelle Hanson: This introductory Unit 1 Week 4 PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details. The lesson includes an in-depth vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Biography** We provide author biographies for each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time-period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

Vibrant Vocab slides (identity, capabilities, advantage, inquiry, accelerate, thrilling, gravity, friction)

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab!

2017 edition

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Eleven, Short Story-*Hispanic Heritage* Introduction & vocab by S. Cisneros, PPT

By Kiwious About Vocab

This POWERPOINT Hispanic Heritage Bundle includes: an introduction to Hispanic Heritage mini-lesson, *plus* an introductory vocabulary lesson to "Eleven" written by Sandra Cisneros.

The PREREADING LESSONS provides digital pre-reading information for author, genre, and setting; hi-lighting the UNIQUE CULTURE of the author. The story lesson also includes vivid vocabulary slides, printable grammar and vocn ab practice with assessments.

--PDF Link to story included--

The digital MINI-LESSON contains :

10 colorful slides introducing elements of Hispanic culture such as language, music, geographic location, food, religion, Hispanic-American contributors and authors. Each slide is filled with photos, maps, as well as, music and video links.

The PREREADING LESSON contains:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.(raggedy, alley, invisible, rattle, nonsense, germ)

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion/prediction

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Our goal is to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards This resource can be used whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

This bundle is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy -

From Kiwious About Vocab!

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Using Context Clues Task Cards - Vocabulary Practice & Review Reading Activity

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep Back to School activity for context clues vocabulary skills? Would it be nice to ring in the beginning of the year with options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, powerpoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of Back to School themed context clues task cards has your beginning of year vocabulary practice covered. 

36 Back to School Context Clues Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer friendly quarter page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail.

To prepare Back to School Context Clues Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Back to School Context Clues Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Solve the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

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More resources from Curious Classroom Adventures:

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

3rd Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study Library

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Copyright ©Curious Classroom Adventures

Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Summer Analogy Task Cards - Analogy Activities - Vocabulary Practice End of Year

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep End of Year reading and vocabulary activity that covers a wide range of analogies? Would it be nice to welcome Summer with an analogy activity with traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of Summer themed analogy task cards has your End of Year analogy practice covered. 

36 End of Year Analogy Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail.

To Prepare End of Year Analogy Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

End of Year Analogy Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Solve the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

More Great Resources:

Mr. Popper's Penguins Novel Study

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study

The Family Under the Bridge Novel Study

Stone Fox Novel Study

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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WOODS RUNNER-Novel by Paulsen-Digital Read Aloud Background Info Introduction

By Kiwious About Vocab

Engage your students with a comprehensive Pre-Reading Historical Introduction to Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen. This Digital PowerPoint Lesson seamlessly presents this novel’s significant setting with critical world events of the time. This resource greatly improves comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by this Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre and Post Printable Assessments and Answer Key** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

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Woods Runner-Novel by Paulsen-Digital Background Information Introduction-PPT

By Kiwious About Vocab

Engage your students with a comprehensive Pre-Reading Historical Introduction to Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen. This Digital PowerPoint Lesson seamlessly presents this novel’s significant setting with critical world events of the time. This resource greatly improves comprehension while aligning to standards, ensuring a richer literary experience for all learning styles.

For use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Photo and Short Biography** Providing students with a personal connection to the author, enhancing their engagement and understanding of the writer’s influence behind the story.

2. **Historical Fiction Genre** Preparing students to critically analyze how real-world events of the time-period are portrayed through creative storytelling.

3. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

4. **Location Facts, Photos, and Maps** Providing students with a concrete understanding of the setting, enriching their grasp of the historical and geographical context of the story.

5. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the novel’s historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

6. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

7. **Links to Historical Video Clips** Bringing history to life, providing visual imagery and helping students better understand the events and people of the time-period.

8. **List of Books Written by this Author** Reading other books by the same author is important because it allows students to explore similar themes and styles, fostering a greater interest in literature and a deeper connection with the author's body of work.

9. **Pre and Post Printable Assessments and Answer Key** Crucial for the digital introduction lesson helping to gauge students' initial knowledge and track their progress, ensuring their understanding of the novel.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab

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Short story: ALL SUMMER IN A DAY by Ray Bradbury intro & digital vocabulary PPT

By Kiwious About Vocab

"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury: this introductory POWERPOINT provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.
-PDF LINK TO TEXT INCLUDED

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.

Vocab slides: (slacken, apparatus, immense, tumultuously, resilient, savor)

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides!

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

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Fall ABC Order Task Cards Alphabetical Order Dictionary Skills Practice Activity

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep fall task cards for an alphabetical order activity to practice or review dictionary skills? Would it be nice to celebrate autumn with options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of fall alphabetical order task cards has your autumn dictionary skills practice and review covered. 

48 Fall / Autumn Alphabetical Order Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail.

To prepare Fall / Autumn Alphabetical Order Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Fall / Autumn Alphabetical Order Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Write the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

More resources from Curious Classroom Adventures:

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

3rd Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study Library

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Halloween Analogies Task Cards - Reading Vocab, Analogy Logic, Critical Thinking

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep Halloween analogy activity with task cards that cover a wide range of vocabulary during October? Would it be nice to have an analogy activity with traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards?

Look no further. This versatile set of Halloween themed analogy task cards has your October analogy practice covered. 

36 Halloween Analogy Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail.

To Prepare Halloween Analogy Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Halloween Analogy Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Write the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

More Great Resources:

Back to School Synonyms and Antonyms Task Cards - Synonym & Antonym Vocabulary

Back to School Figurative Language Task Cards Reading Activities

Back to School Verbs Task Cards Activities - Verb Tense, Type & Verb Usage

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Halloween ABC Order Task Cards - Alphabetical Order Dictionary Skills Activity

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Do you need a low-prep Halloween activity that hits alphabetical order dictionary skills? Would it be nice to celebrate October with options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of Halloween themed alphabetical order task cards has your October dictionary skills practice covered. 

48 Halloween Alphabetical Order Task Cards in 5 formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.
  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

PLEASE NOTE: The questions and tasks on these cards may be identical to my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Please check the preview to see all the academic content in detail.

To prepare Halloween Alphabetical Order Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Halloween Alphabetical Order Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards. 
  • Hang task cards on the walls for Solve the Room.
  • Place task cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.
  • Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
  • Display task cards one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
  • Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
  • Print the black and white task cards as worksheets to assign as homework.

More resources from Curious Classroom Adventures:

4th Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

3rd Grade Printable and Digital Daily Language Practice MEGA BUNDLE

Novel Study Library

______________________________________________________________

Copyright ©Curious Classroom Adventures

Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

$4.25

Thanksgiving Synonyms & Antonyms 3rd & 4th Grade Task Cards Vocabulary Practice

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Boosting student confidence in synonyms and antonyms has never been easier! These Thanksgiving vocabulary task card activities are a simple way to sneak in some important ELA test prep practice and review while enhancing student engagement at the same time.

You'll love how these reading task card activities for 3rd grade and 4th grade synonyms and antomyms help your students build independent work habits and free up time for you to work with small groups and students who need more help.

Free yourself from the Sunday Night Scaries this November with the versatility, flexibility, and simplicity of these Thanksgiving themed vocabulary task cards. This convenient set of task cards for identifying synonyms and antonyms has your Thanksgiving  ELA test prep practice covered. With options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards, you'll always be prepared! 

The 32 Thanksgiving Synonyms and Antonyms Task Cards come in 5 easy-to-use formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.

  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.

  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative learning structures.

  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.

  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

The Thanksgiving themed graphics on each synonym or antonym task card will grab your students' attention and help keep them engaged while they practice and review their way to mastery and expand their vocabulary.

Whether you have students working together on synonyms and antonyms or practicing independently, task card activities are a great tool for helping them maintain focus and attention to the task at hand.

PLEASE NOTE: The synonyms and antonyms in this card set are identical to those in some my other holiday-themed sets of vocabulary task cards. Only the clipart has been changed to match the Thanksgiving season. There are no repeats in task cards included in multiple holiday bundles.

To prepare these Thanksgiving Synonyms and Antonyms Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Thanksgiving Synonyms and Antonyms Task Cards in Action:

Get ready to feel like the high-engagement teacher that you really are, because these vocabulary task cards can be used (and reused) in so many ways! Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards.

  • Hang on the walls for Write the Room.

  • Place cards at a table to be completed as an independent vocab station activity.

  • Use as the content for your favorite ELA test prep practice & review game.

  • Use them with small groups as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure.

  • Display one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers

  • Assign a few slides a day for practice in Google Classroom (Slides version).

  • Print the black and white version to assign as homework.

Grab these time-saving vocabulary task cards so you can enjoy family time this weekend knowing your practice for synonyms and antonyms  is ready to go!

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Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase subtractional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Thanksgiving Context Clues Task Cards Word Meaning Vocabulary in Context Review

By Curious Classroom Adventures

Boosting student confidence in using context clues in sentences to determine word meaning has never been easier! These Thanksgiving vocabulary task card activities are a simple way to sneak in some important ELA test prep practice and review while enhancing student engagement at the same time.

You'll love how these reading task card activities for context clues in sentences help your students build independent work habits and free up time for you to work with small groups and students who need more help.

Free yourself from the Sunday Night Scaries this November with the versatility, flexibility, and simplicity of these Thanksgiving themed vocabulary task cards. This convenient set of task cards for inferring word meaning from context clues has your Thanksgiving  ELA test prep practice covered. With options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards, you'll always be prepared! 

The 36 Thanksgiving Context Clues Task Cards come in 5 easy-to-use formats:

  • Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.

  • Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.

  • PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative learning structures.

  • Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.

  • Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

The Thanksgiving themed graphics on each context clues task card will grab your students' attention and help keep them engaged while they practice and review their way to mastery and expand their vocabulary.

Whether you have students working together on deterlmining word meaning from context clues in sentences or practicing independently, task card activities are a great tool for helping them maintain focus and attention to the task at hand.

PLEASE NOTE: The vocabulary words in this card set are identical to those in some my other holiday-themed sets of vocabulary task cards. Only the clipart has been changed to match the Thanksgiving season. 

To prepare these Thanksgiving Context Clues Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

Thanksgiving Context Clues Task Cards in Action:

Get ready to feel like the high-engagement teacher that you really are, because these vocabulary task cards can be used (and reused) in so many ways! Here are just a few ideas.

  • Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards.

  • Hang on the walls for Write the Room.

  • Place cards at a table to be completed as an independent vocab station activity.

  • Use as the content for your favorite ELA test prep practice & review game.

  • Use them with small groups as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure.

  • Display one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers

  • Assign a few slides a day for practice in Google Classroom (Slides version).

  • Print the black and white version to assign as homework.

Grab these time-saving vocabulary task cards so you can enjoy family time this weekend knowing your practice for determining word meaning from context clues in sentences  is ready to go!

______________________________________________________________

Copyright ©Curious Classroom Adventures

Permission granted to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase subtractional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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Barbie the short story by Gary Soto introduction & prereading vocabulary PPT

By Kiwious About Vocab

"Barbie" by Gary Soto: this introductory POWERPOINT lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

POWERPOINT:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text. Vocab slides: nestle, glamorous, desperately, jinx, concentrate

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** photos and video links are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

-video to the history of Barbie

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story
· Provide backstory to text
· Stimulate group discussion/prediction
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage for review
· Add to electronic notebooks
· Provide test review
· Prompt Writing or Research assignments
· Grammar study / parts of speech
· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

*NOTE* This product is included in the Baseball in April bundle. Purchase the bundle to receive this lesson PLUS 11 additional short story lessons by Gary Soto! Click below.

Baseball in April by G. Soto Bundle-PREREADING ACTIVITIES& VOCAB FOR 12 STORIES (TeachShare.com)

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

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