Homeschool Reading Activities

A bundle of FIVE Reader's Theater Scripts from my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. The six scientists in this bundle include:

1. Galileo Galilei

2. Sir Isaac Newton

3. Jane Goodall

4. Albert Einstein

5. Rachel Carson

Use these fun/informative STEM biographical plays during a unit of study in science, for Women's History Month or for a Friday Biographical person day or before a vacation.

The format involves an appearance on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show where audience questioners ask the guest questions about their life and contributions to science. It's a great opportunity to have students role-play and show their acting skills.

Each play is also available for purchase separately.

Check out my first STEM Biography Bundle: (Includes SIX Reader's Theater Scripts) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Trailblazers-in-ScienceSIX-STEM-Biographical-PlaysBUNDLE-of-RESOURCES-2961301?st=dcbabe90413d207df7680752b57f9c9a

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.

Teach your students the short vowel sounds using these beginning sound crafts to encourage engagement and give strategies for remembering letter sounds! This bundle includes TEN alphabet crafts for the short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, and u- one uppercase letter craft, and one letter lowercase craft.

Download the preview for more details and get the uppercase letter A is for alligator craft FREE!

The crafts in this bundle include:

A is for Alligator (FREE in the preview!) and a is for apple

E is for Elephant and e is for elf

I is for Iguana and i is for insect

O is for Octopus and o is for ostrich

U is for Umbrella and u is for up

These phonics activities are great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, tracing, and cutting skills)
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

These letter craft files includes THREE printable template options for turning the uppercase and lowercase vowels into an animal or thing that begins with the short vowel sound:

• Print each page onto colored paper (construction paper, cardstock, or colored printer paper) and have the students cut and glue each part
• One printable page to be printed in color then have students cut and glue each part (NO PREP!)
• One printable page to be printed in black and white then have students color, cut, and glue each part (NO PREP!) This page could also be printed on to cardstock to cut and trace onto colored paper

Looking for more alphabet letter crafts?

Check out the uppercase & lowercase letter craft bundle HERE & save 50%

Check out the uppercase alphabet letter craft bundle HERE

Check out the lowercase letter craft bundle HERE

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Includes:

Eiffel Tower Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/ extension activities

Taj Mahal Reading Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/extension activities

Great Wall of China Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/ extension activities

Uluru(Ayers Rock) Reading Passage/ Comp. Questions/extension Activities

World Landmark A Webquest(13 webquestions/ Comp. Questions/ extension Activities

US Landmarks, A Webquest (12 webquestions/Comp. Questions/ extension Activities

This resource features 18 realistic menus for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, this resource offers two levels of engagement. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 4 paper units + a freebie
• 18 different menus
• 172 different worksheets with 706 questions per set
• 344 different worksheets

Each resource also has:

• 2 levels perfect for differentiation
• A color + a black & white set
• A teacher answer key for quick grading

Separately these 4 resources would cost you $26.00. Bundle and save 20%!

Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words

• 68 worksheets per set
• 340 questions (5 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions

• 68 worksheets per set
• 376 questions (4 - 6 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

+ 18 blank menu pages

+ 18 large menu pages

⭐ 172 different worksheets and 706 questions per set.

⭐ A total of 344 different worksheets.

UNITS INLUDED:

Understanding Menus Unit 1

Understanding Menus Unit 2

Understanding Menus Unit 3

Understanding Menus Unit 4

Understanding Menus FREEBIE

Featured Menus:

• Sushi Restaurant
• Pizza Restaurant
• Sandwich Shop
• Burger Restaurant
• Bagel Sandwich Shop
• Breakfast
• Roast Beef & Seafood Shop
• Italian Lunch Restaurant
• Bagel Shop
• Mexican Restaurant
• Southern Pub
• Sub Shop
• Smoothie Shop
• Pub
• Grilled Cheese Food Truck
• Coffee Shop
• Thai Food
• Sports Bar

Inspire creativity and imagination with the Roll a Story Bundle! This versatile collection offers a variety of themed story prompts for endless writing adventures.

Contents:
The Roll a Story Bundle includes multiple themed Roll a Story worksheets, each featuring:

• Character, Problem, and Setting Chart: Each chart has 6 unique characters, 6 story problems, and 6 settings, with numbers beside each option to correspond with a dice roll. Themes include Wild West, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Fall, Under the Sea, and more!
• 3 Lined Story Pages: Select from three different lined pages to help students organize their ideas, plan their story, and begin writing. Each page provides ample space for brainstorming and storytelling.

How It Works:
Students will roll a dice to select a character, problem, and setting based on the numbers they roll. After the story elements are chosen, they’ll use one of the included lined pages to plan and write their story, adding an imaginative twist to each theme. With familiar, seasonal, and adventurous themes, students can develop storytelling skills while engaging in a fun, interactive writing activity.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
The Roll a Story Bundle is a fantastic way to support creative writing development in a fun, game-like format! Each theme offers new, exciting characters and situations to encourage students to think outside the box and expand their storytelling abilities. Teachers and parents will appreciate the easy setup and flexible options, while students enjoy creating unique stories based on the roll of a dice.

Features:

• A wide range of fun and engaging themes, with new additions as they’re created
• Clear, easy-to-follow charts with characters, problems, and settings
• Three types of lined story pages to support storytelling and organization
• Perfect for encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and organization in writing

Who This Product Is For:

1. Elementary Classrooms: Perfect for writing centers, literacy blocks, and creative writing exercises.
2. Homeschoolers: Great for flexible, hands-on storytelling activities.
3. After-School Programs: An engaging and educational activity for students.
4. Seasonal Writing Activities: Teachers can match the theme to the season, such as Halloween, Christmas, or Fall.
5. Tutoring Sessions: Helps students develop story-planning skills and enhance creative expression.

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This sight word worksheet packet contains seven no prep worksheets for practicing reading, writing and spelling the target sight word. The sight word is taught in context with targeted sight word reading fluency passages and unscrambling sentences pages. Other sight word activities include tracing the sight word, writing the sight word and spelling the sight word. There is also a page included for students to get creative and decorate the sight word.

This packet contains the following activities:

• Build a Sentence: Students will cut out the words and unscramble the sentence using their sight word. They will then draw a picture of what the sentence is about.
• Sight Word Practice Sheet: Students will color the sight word, trace the sight word, write the sight word and finally cut out the letters that spell the word and paste them in the correct boxes.
• Sight Word Word Search: Students will color the sight word, draw the sight word, trace the sight word and finally find the sight word in the word search.
• Sight Word Dab: Students will dab, color or cover the sight word.
• Sight Word Tracing Page: Students can trace or rainbow write their sight word.
• Sight Word Color Page: Students can color or paint their sight words.
• Sight Word Reading Page: Students will read the story and then draw a picture to represent the story.

To see a free sample, please check out the following link:

Sight Word Work: a

Other Sight Word Work Bundles:

Sight Word Work: Complete Set (All Words Available)

Sight Word Work: PrePrimer Set

Currently Available Words:

a, all, an, and, are, as, at, be, but, by, can, for, from, had, how, have, his, I, in, is, it, not, one, or, said, she, that, the, their, there, they, this, to, use, was, we, what, which, with, words, you

Words Coming Soon:

do, each, he, if, of, on, were, when, your

Help foster a love of reading in your 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students with these creative seasonal book report templates and craft activities. Your students will love sharing what they are reading while also digging into the elements of the story and story structure. With 12 seasonal and holiday book report crafts included you will have everything you need to keep your students responding to reading in a fun and engaging way. This seasonal and holiday book report template and craft bundle includes options for fall, winter and spring as well as holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter.

Each of the seasonal or holiday book report templates and book report crafts includes a story structure graphic organizer to help your students recall the elements of a story they have read. These engaging book report craft activities help students focus on identifying elements in the story like title, author, setting, characters, beginning, middle, and ending. These seasonal book report templates can be used with any book you choose. Perfect for a whole class read-aloud, a small group book study, or for students to complete as part of a book they choose during independent reading.  These Seasonal Book Report template activities can be completed as a whole group, in a reading center, or as a small group activity for students to work on collaboratively. 

Use the completed book report template or story structure worksheet as a bulletin board display or classroom “show what you know” wall. You will never need to search for another bulletin board idea! Instead, let your students' work be center stage while still adding some seasonal and holiday fun to your bulletin boards. Your students will love seeing their work on display.  It’s such a fun way to get your students excited about learning how to identify the story elements within a book.

Seasonal Book Report Template and Book Report Craft Bundle includes:

• 7 Seasonal book report template sets
• 12 total book report crafts

Seasonal Book Report Template and Craft sets included:

• Christmas Book Reports Story Elements December
• Easter Story Elements Book Report - TWO Activities for Spring
• Fall Activities - Story Elements - Scarecrow and Turkey - Book Reports
• FALL TREES Book Report Activity - Story Elements
• JOHNNY APPLESEED Book Report Activity - Story Elements
• Spider and Bat Book Report Activities - Fiction Story Elements
• TWO Winter Story Elements Book Report Activities for January

See What Other Teachers are Saying About These Book Report Crafts:

⭐ Love this report form. They turned out so cute and the kids had fun being creative with the decorating. They made an awesome hallway display. I will make this an annual tradition in my first grade classroom.

⭐ My students loved doing this project. They bunny and basket turn out so cute. They make a great spring bulletin board display.

⭐ My students loved doing this activity. The scarecrow and turkey were fun for the students to use. Something different and fun!!! Will definitely use this resource every year!!!!

⭐ I gave this to my students as an activity to do on one of their remote days and they came back absolutely adorable! My students loved that it was a "break" from having to do their usual book report and that it (the penguin) was, "So cute!" Thank you.

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• Graphic Novel Interactive Lapbook Storyboard Book Report Organizer - Comic
• Classic Literature Interactive Lapbook - Book Report Graphic Organizer
• Wizard of Oz Interactive Lapbook Graphic Organizer Book Report

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Teach your students the phonetic sounds for the whole alphabet with these cut file SVGs for each uppercase letter! Improve letter and sound recognition as students create visual mnemonic devices to connect the beginning sounds with animals and things in the shape of a each uppercase letter!

Download the preview to learn more & get the A is for Alligator SVG for FREE!

**These files are not printable. Check out the printable version HERE

This file includes the cut file SVGs for each uppercase letter of the alphabet. This is perfect if you want to skip the cutting process in your classroom (or for yourself!) and use your Cricut, Silhouette, or other die cut machine to do the cutting for you! Also included, is a printable file with a traceable sentence for each craft.

These phonics activities are great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• direction following
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and tracing skills)
• summer crafts to get ready for kindergarten
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

Alphabet Letter Crafts Include:

A is for Alligator.

B is for Bear.

C is for Cow.

D is for Dog.

E is for Elephant.

F is for Frog.

G is for Goose.

H is for Horse.

I is for Iguana.

J is for Jellyfish.

K is for Kangaroo.

L is for Lion.

M is for Mouse.

N is for Nest.

O is for Octopus.

P is for Penguin.

Q is for Queen.

R is for Robot.

S is for Snake.

T is for Tiger.

U is for Umbrella.

V is for Volcano.

W is for Watermelon.

Y is for Yawn.

Z is for Zebra.

Simply upload the SVG to your cut program, resize (while grouped), and cut on the shown color- or change it up and use your own preference!

Looking for the printable files? Find the printable alphabet letter craft bundle HERE

Teach your students the phonetic sounds for the whole alphabet with these cut file SVGs for each lowercase letter! Improve letter and sound recognition as students create visual mnemonic devices to connect the beginning sounds with animals and things in the shape of a each lowercase letter!

Download the preview to learn more & get the A is for Alligator SVG for FREE!

**These files are not printable. Check out the printable version HERE

This file includes the cut file SVGs for each lowercase letter of the alphabet. This is perfect if you want to skip the cutting process in your classroom (or for yourself!) and use your Cricut, Silhouette, or other die cut machine to do the cutting for you! Also included, is a printable file with a traceable sentence for each craft.

These phonics activities are great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• direction following
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and tracing skills)
• summer crafts to get ready for kindergarten
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

Alphabet Letter Crafts Include:

a is for apple

b is for bat

c is for cat

d is for duck

e is for elf

f is for fish

g is for gorilla

h is for horse

i is for insect

j is for jaguar

k is for koala

l is for lobster

m is for monkey

n is for narwhal

o is for ostrich

p is for pig

q is for queen

r is for rabbit

s is for skunk

t is for turtle

u is for up

v is for vulture

w is for whale

x is for t-rex

y is for yak

z is for zombie

Simply upload the SVG to your cut program, resize (while grouped), and cut on the shown color- or change it up and use your own preference!

Looking for the printable files? Find the printable alphabet letter craft bundle HERE

Emergent Alphabet Handwriting Practice MEGA BUNDLE gives you a step-by-step alternative plan for teaching the lines, shapes, and strokes needed to write uppercase and lowercase letters. These worksheets systematically practice the easiest to most difficult letters.

Using an Emergent Handwriting Plan has built-in success:

• The name-writing activities create excitement to practice other letters.
• Letter identification is taught before handwriting.
• Letters are taught in a “progressive handwriting method – easiest to difficult.

Each letter has 5 worksheets:

• Lines & shapes for the set of letters (Color and B/W)
• Color inside the letter (Color B/W)
• Letter formation 2 levels (Left and Right hand)
• Practice Font size 80
• Practice Font size

All Emergent Handwriting products include:

• Information Sheet
• Complete Emergent Plan with links
• Standard Progressive Strokes
• Credits/TOU
• Thumbs to view

Feel free to enjoy these Alphabet Activities before exploring Emergent Handwriting.

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This BUNDLE is great for a unit of study on ancient Egypt. Included are the following six resources which you can also purchase separately.

1. Have students learn about Ramses the Great, pharaoh of ancient Egypt with this reading passage. Additional, there are several Did You Know? facts and comprehension questions. The teacher page gives additional links and the key. This could be used as a homework assignment, enrichment or as a bell ringer activity during a study on the area of Ancient Egypt.Click here to see a preview: Ramses: A Reading Passage

2.Covering ancient Egypt? I taught ancient Egypt for 32 years and would love to share some my notes, activities and resources I used with my students. There is also a 9 question webquest: Click here to see a preview: Egypt: Unit of Study

2. Play on King Tut(Lots of information on mummies and the most famous mummy of all!) Click here to see a preview: King Tut: A Reader's Theater Script

3. Review activity: Mystery Message solved using key vocabulary words about Egypt: Click here to see a preview: Egyptian Secret Message

4. Mummies aren't just found in ancient Egyptian culture. Mummies have been found all over the world! In fact, the oldest man-made mummies are found in the country of Chile! Mummies can be naturally created or man-made. This web quest includes the different types of mummies and has 12 web questions including information on Bog Mummies such as Tollund Man, the Inca Mummies,the Taklamakan Desert Mummies of China, Otzi, the frozen mummy, the Chinchorro Mummies of Chile, the Egyptian mummies... and more. There are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a teacher section with extension activities, additional links and the key. Great for a Friday activity, at Halloween time, or if you are studying ancient Egypt. Click here to see a preview:

MUMMIES: A Webquest

6. Let’ Meet…Hatshepsut, A Reading Passage.With this biographical reading passage, students will learn about the first female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. There is a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extensions and links.Click here to see a preview: Hatshepsut: A Reading Passage

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians

mummies

King Tut

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Studying the Romans? This resources includes the following products to assist in the teaching of Ancient Rome and the Romans.

1. Ancient Romans-Unit of Study with activities and links

2. Ancient Roman- Secret Message Review Activity

3. Italy and Ancient Rome-A Webquest with activities and links

4. Diocles: Famous Charioteer (Reading Passage with activities)

5. Spartacus: Roman Gladiator(Reading Passage with activities)

6. Julius Caesar: ( Reading Passage with activities)

All resources are also available to be purchased individually.

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 Figurative Language Short Passage BUNDLE includes every passage set in my shop with 3 close reading and writing worksheets each! ***Answer Keys Included!

Figurative Language Short Passage Sets are a no-prep, printable close reading activity that's perfect for middle school and high school. Each passage has between 206-226 words and is filled with between 14-19 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. I’ve found that although my students can tell me the definition of these terms, simile is the only one they can truly pick out in a text. As a result, their writing is filled with overused similes that need work! These figurative language passage sets are rigorous, use higher-level words and phrases, and in addition to merely identifying the different types, students will be asked to discuss the impact it has on the reader, as they’re asked to do on standardized testing. Simply print and go! There is truly no preparation needed, which is why this set is perfect to leave for sub plans, bell ringers, homework, test prep, review or assessment!

Four Corners Figurative Language Activity is a fun whole-group game or review activity. Your students will love moving around the room as you click through the 40 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to test their knowledge, get exposure to high-quality examples, and even learn something new! This is an activity I use in my classroom every year during our narrative writing unit and I know your students will love it!

WHAT'S INCLUDED...

Printable Worksheets

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set 1

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set 2

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set 3

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set 4

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set- St. Patrick's Day Theme

• Figurative Language Short Passage Set- Rosa Parks (Suitable for either Black History Month or Woman's History Month)

• Four Corners Figurative Language Game

Each set includes...

► Task 1: Read and Highlight a Figurative Language Passage

► Task 2: Write a Similar Figurative Language Passage Using a Checklist

► Task 3: Figurative Language Analysis Graphic Organizer

► Answer Keys

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Check out the Pop Culture ACTIVITY BUNDLE - your solution to no-stress lesson planning and easy print and go sub plans.

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⭐️ Netflix

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⭐️ MrBeast

⭐️ Air Jordans

⭐️ TikTok

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6-Page Article & Activity Sets - Includes 8 Sets!

Each set includes...

► 1-page pop culture article

► Reading Comprehension - 7 multiple choice questions

► Critical Thinking - 5 short answer questions

► Crossword Puzzle

► Design Page

► Impossible MAZE

This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.

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Let's face it-As teachers, we NEED more practice for our students in becoming fluent readers. Get the fluent, automatic readers you are striving for with this mega bundle that includes all lessons from alphabet to open and closed syllables in a ready-to-use, print and go chart. These fluency charts are perfect for supporting your learners in Kindergarten through 2nd grade and beyond to students struggling with automatic recall of letter sounds and application.

Ready Reads are warm-up rapid automatic naming activities designed to engage students’ eyes and brains, providing effective reinforcement for ANY curriculum. These charts align with the scope and sequence of UFLI, making them an excellent tool for building foundational reading skills. They are not endorsed by or affiliated with UFLI-they are simply reinforcement activities aligned to UFLI’s scope and sequence. Ready Reads fluency charts can be used in small groups, whole-group instruction with a projector, in pairs for accountability, or for individual whisper reading. They are versatile and can be adapted to an "I read, We read, You read" format.

These activities focus on students identifying graphemes, phonemes, and blending words. As students progress through the UFLI lessons, they will name each grapheme (e.g., "Digraph ch"), articulate the phoneme (e.g., /ch/), or blend the word aloud. This routine reinforces the left-to-right progression of reading, builds fluency with letters and sounds, and forms the building blocks for automaticity and fluent reading.

Take a look at my preview for a better peek at what is included. This couples perfectly with my Scavenger Hunt Series which provides an independent active center aligned to the same standards: Uppercase/Lowercase, Initial Sound, CVC, Digraphs, VCe

Contents:

• Step by Step teacher directions
• Scope and Sequence Aligned to UFLI (not endorsed by)
• Differentiation Ideas
• Table of Contents with Skill and page number
• 68 Lessons in 310 charts
• A letter/sound chart for each lesson
• K-2 CCSS Aligned to Uppercase/Lowercase, short vowels, digraphs, blends, CVC, CCVC, CVCC, Floss Rule, VCe words, Soft c, Soft g, Open/Closed Syllables
• 2-3 Word Blending Charts utilizing skill taught in 3 variations
• 1 chart per lesson with a serif font-the font found in library books
• b/d chart for differentiated, targeted instruction
• A Blank chart for differentiated, targeted instruction

Perfect For:

• Bridging the gap between the fast moving curriculum pace for Kindergarten through 2nd graders and any other student needing rapid naming practice.
• Quick, easy to use, warm up, practice chart prior to the day's lesson
• Fluency practice with letter sounds, vowel sounds in isolation as well as in words.
• Mini Assessment of sounds mastered

Common Core Alignment:

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1a : I can follow words from left to right, top to bottom

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2d: I can isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel and final sounds in 3 phoneme CVC words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3a I can demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3b I can associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings for the five major vowels.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3a I can know the spelling sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.a.3b I can decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3c I can know final -e for representing long vowel sounds.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3.a I can distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3.c I can decode regularly spelled two syllable words with long vowels.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3.d I can decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.

How it works:

1. Before Starting:

Ensure students have already been taught the corresponding lesson explicitly. Ready Reads should follow the previously taught content in accordance with the Science of Reading principles, which emphasize systematic and cumulative instruction.

2. Using Ready Read Charts:

Whole Class: Display the chart on a projector or screen for the entire class to read together.

Small Group: Using printed copies, assign students a row to read. Students whisper read and follow along while another student reads orally. OR Side by side students work in pairs to read their line to each other while the teacher listens to each student in turn read.

Partner Practice: Students can work in pairs to read and support each other, holding each other accountable.

Individual Reading: Students can whisper read the charts on their own, practicing graphemes, phonemes, or word blending.

3. Adapting Formats:

Use an “I read, We read, You read” model. Begin by modeling the reading, follow with group reading, and finally allow students to read independently. All student eyes should always be on the text.

4. For Pre-Readers and Early Readers:

Guide them through the left-to-right reading progression to help develop fluency with the letters and sounds they’ve already learned. This helps in recognizing graphemes and phonemes quickly, setting the stage for fluent reading.

5. Grapheme and Phoneme Practice:

For Graphemes: Students say the name of each grapheme (e.g., “Digraph ch”).

For Phonemes: Students say the sound each grapheme makes (e.g., /ch/).

For Word Blending: Students blend the sounds to say the entire word.

6. Using the Different Versions:

Letter/Sound Charts: In each corresponding lesson, the first chart is the grapheme/phoneme chart. These charts spiral 8 different grapheme/phonemes from previous lessons, so students will continually practice them to mastery.

Word Charts: There are 4 versions of each word chart through lesson 41 and 3 versions from 42-68 : Word Charts through C each include a different set of six words, while the last chart features a serif font. It’s important to use both, as serif fonts (especially letters like “a” and “g”) can look different to students in books, and they need to recognize these variations instantly.

Blank Chart: Use the blank Ready Read chart to customize content with specific letters or words that meet your students' needs.

Ready Reads are flexible, purposeful, and easy to integrate into your literacy instruction!

You will love it because:

You will love that it is done for you. No more scrambling to provide daily practice that curriculum companies miss. You will love the versatility of being able to use them in whole group, small group, in Tier 1, in intervention, as homework, with a para, in partners or in read to self. Knowing that these are aligned to a trusted phonics curriculum in a sequence that makes sense puts teachers' minds at ease. Ready Reads fluency charts come in multiple versions so words or letters cannot be memorized for repeated use. They are substitute friendly and ready to go.

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TEACHING CIVICS:

A BUNDLE OF RESOURCES!

1. The Election Process(Webquest):Teaching citizenship? Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 12 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes extension activities, the keys and additional links. The Election Process

2. History of Inauguration Day(Webquest):

What is this event in the USA called an "Inauguration"? Taking the oath of office, a big parade and evening balls, Inauguration Day is a very busy day for the incoming President! There are 10 web questions, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and extension activities. This resource would be a great activity for around Inauguration Day to learn all about the history and festivities surrounding our country's inauguration procedures. It could be used as a Friday activity or when you are studying US Government and for Presidents' Weekend.Inauguration Day: A Webquest

3. What is This Word Called Impeachment?(A Webquest): You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only two presidents have had charges of impeachment. Use this webquest to learn more about how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment. There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities, Impeachment: What is this Word? A Webquest

4.The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison,”Father of the Constitution”:Reader’s Theater Script: Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. Madison who would become the 4th President of the United States(1809-1817)), played a very important role in the forming of our US Constitution. In addition to being a delegate, he introduced the first additions to the Constitution(amendments) which came to be known as the Bill of Rights. With 13 audience questioners, a Did You Know Section, comprehension questions, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links, students will learn about the writing of our important government document, the Constitution. The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison, "Father of the Constitution">

5. Presidents’ Day (Webquest):

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!Presidential Webquest">< /a>

6. Learn about White House(Webquest): Learn about the White House: Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities: The White House: A Webquest

Click on the links to see previews of each resource.

This bundle contains six of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Scripts. The bundle includes Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver.

Each play has the "guest" visiting Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and audience questioners asking the guest questions about their life and accomplishments. The plays include a Did You Know? of factoids, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key.

Great for Black History(African American History)Month in February or any time of the year if you are covering American History or would like to use a biographical play as a Friday (or before a vacation) activity.

After completing the bundle, I realized I also have a Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Script on Marion Anderson. This play, as with the others in the Bundle, are also available for sale as individual purchases: Marian Anderson, A Reader's Theater Script

Also not in the bundle is a Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Script on Katherine Johnson(The Computer Who Wore Skirts):Katherine Johnson(The Computer that Wore Skirts): A Reader's Theater Script

I also have a play on Michelle Obama, first African American First Lady: Michelle Obama: A Reader's Theater Script

* I changed the web quest on Martin Luther King to a Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Format Reader's Theater Script. Click here for a sample:Martin Luther King: A Reader's Theater Script

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12 short stories are included in the collection, Baseball In April and Other Stories by Gary Soto: These 12 introductory POWERPOINTS provide digital and printable pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessment for these short stories-

Baseball in April

Barbie

No Guitar Blues

Seventh Grade

Mother and Daughter

The Karate Kid

La Bamba

Growing Up

The Marble Champ

The Jacket

Broken Chain

Two Dreamers

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.

EACH 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.

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/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

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

This bundle includes the following resources:
1. Reader’s Theater Script: Revolutionary War Spies! A Visit with a Female Agent

2. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Joshua Crabtree, a Tory!

3. Reader’s Theater Script: James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”.

4. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Thomas Jefferson

5. Reading Passage Activity: Phillis Wheatley

6. Benjamin Franklin: A Webquest

7. A Reader's Theater Script: Dolly Madison

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