Common Core State Standards

Comprehension and Collaboration

19 teaching resources for those 'aha' moments
  • Go to Team Building Games – Upper Grades teaching resource

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    Team Building Games – Upper Grades

    Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.

    5 pages Grades: 4 - 6
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    Go to Getting to Know You T-Shirt teaching resource

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    Getting to Know You T-Shirt

    Start the school year off with a bang with this getting-to-know-you activity.

    2 pages Grades: 2 - 6
  • Go to Debate Poster teaching resource

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    Debate Poster

    A poster explaining the roles of each speaker in a debate.

    1 page Grades: 5 - 7
  • Go to Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Cards teaching resource

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    Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Cards

    Incorporate reflective thinking into your classroom with this set of 24 sentence starter cards.

    6 pages Grades: 3 - 6
  • Go to Group Work Role Cards teaching resource

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    Group Work Role Cards

    Review and reinforce eight possible roles for group work with this set of 2-in-1 reusable posters and desk cards.

    10 pages Grades: 2 - 6
  • Go to One Word Story Active Game teaching resource

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    One Word Story Active Game

    A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.

    1 page Grades: 3 - 6
  • Go to Rio de Janeiro - Comprehension Task teaching resource

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    Rio de Janeiro - Comprehension Task

    A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of comprehension skills when finding out interesting fun facts about Rio.

    3 pages Grades: 3 - 6
  • Go to Groups teamwork acrostic poster teaching resource

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    Groups teamwork acrostic poster

    A groups acrostic poster outlining the expectations of group teamwork.

    2 pages Grades: K - 7
  • Go to Behavior Charades teaching resource

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    Behavior Charades

    Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.

    4 pages Grades: 3 - 6
  • Go to Interview a Classmate teaching resource

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    Interview a Classmate

    Help your students learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!

    1 page Grades: 2 - 6
  • Go to Reaction Charades teaching resource

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    Reaction Charades

    A fun game for students to explore positive and negative ways of reacting to situations.

    4 pages Grades: 3 - 6
  • Go to Getting to Know My Classmates – QR Code Template teaching resource

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    Getting to Know My Classmates – QR Code Template

    Use QR codes to get to know your new classmates at the start of a new school year.

    1 page Grades: 2 - 6
  • Go to Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Posters teaching resource

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    Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Posters

    Twenty-four posters with reflective sentence starters.

    36 pages Grades: K - 7
  • Go to Thinking Hats for Effective Group Work teaching resource

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    Thinking Hats for Effective Group Work

    Thinking Hats based on Dr. Edward de Bono's teachings.

    6 pages Grades: K - 7
  • Go to Writing an Opinion Piece Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6 unit plan

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    Writing an Opinion Piece Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6

    This English unit addresses the genre of opinion writing; specifically, how to write an effective opinion piece.

    1 page Grades: 5 - 6 Has Starter Sheet
  • Go to Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6 unit plan

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    Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6

    This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.

    1 page Grades: 5 - 6 Has Starter Sheet
  • Go to The Poet's Lament lesson plan

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    The Poet's Lament

    A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.

    12 pages Grades: 5 - 6 60 mins Has Starter Sheet
  • Go to Poetry Defined lesson plan

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    Poetry Defined

    A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.

    75 pages Grades: 5 - 6 60 mins Has Starter Sheet
  • Go to Convince Me, If You Can! lesson plan
    18 pages Grades: 5 - 6 60 mins Has Starter Sheet