Elly Elementary

THIS CONTAINS A LIST OF ACTIVITIES STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE FROM AFTER READING A BOOK. MOST OF THESE CAN BE TAILORED TO EITHER K-2 OR 3-5 STUDENTS. GIVE STUDENTS THE LIST OF RESPONSES AT BEGINNING OF YEAR THAT THEY CHOOSE FROM AND TRY TO DO AS MANY DIFFERENT...

Teaching students how to summarize their reading can be quite the challenge ! This all-inclusive packet includes ELA resources and worksheet templates to use for text summarizing in both fiction and non-fiction.   It can be used throughout the...

Using Understanding by Design, this is a concise unit plan to be used when studying the Seven Continents.   It includes student goals, enduring understandings, essential questions, as well as activities for each part of the unit. This unit is...

This simple worksheet can be used to practice character trait words while children are reading. Students can check or circle traits as they come along them in their reading and be ready to discuss within a group meeting. Can be used for guided...

This is a homework activity which is a perfect extension to the Organizing and Collecting Unit (The Number System) by Catherine Fosnot. It reinforces activities in unit and also lets parents see what kind of counting we are doing in class to encourage...

Use this reading response template for homework or for end of reading time for students to complete about their favorite character in book they are reading. It would be fun to make a collection of these and put in a book to share in class with others...

This item is a 10 question detailed test to be given after reading Scholastic Book, Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims. There are a variety of questions including those that includes a graphic organizer and those that require a paragraph.

This is a chapter by chapter reading response for Scholastic Book, Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims. There are several reading comprehension questions per chapter. It is ready to be printed for students. Questions include use of various graphic...

Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin is a fun story that will have kids laughing while learning about the cranky Old Man Fookwire and his crazy adventures with the birds and squirrels. This 30-page unit plan includes: . predicting . retelling of...

This template/worksheet can be used for student book reviews. It might be a nice tool to use when studying opinion or book reviews and you can create a book review binder for the class to refer to.

This 30 page ELA resources unit include strategies and lessons for retelling/summarizing.   It includes: . 5 Finger Retelling Hand options . Fiction Retelling broken down by each story element and then brought together with graphic organizer and...

This is a packet of lesson plans for using Class President by Johanna Hurwitz in your classroom as a read-aloud or student independent reading work.   It can be tied in to Election Day or School Elections. Each chapter is broken down...