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Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
Assess reading comprehension by reviewing 3 short passages and answering questions about the author's purpose.
Enhance story development and characterization in student writing with a set of 16 Show, Not Tell Posters.
A worksheet to help students form rhyming words and create a rhyming poem.
Organize ideas and context clues that support the author's purpose from your assigned texts.
A poster providing a definition and example of an alliteration poem.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an article about honey bees.
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
A template for students to use when learning how to write sensory poems.
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
A poster providing a definition and example of a sensory poem.
Solidify your nonfiction reading response lessons with this set of 12 comprehension task cards.
Five sets of literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 1 magazine.
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Grade 1 students.
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
Show your students an example of a simile using this colorful classroom display poster.
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
Celebrate National Poetry Month in the primary classroom with this planning guide and set of resources.
Celebrate National Poetry Month in the primary classroom with this planning guide and set of resources.
Celebrate National Poetry Month in the primary classroom with this planning guide and set of resources.
This English unit has been designed to introduce the informative genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of information reports.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the difference between real and make-believe.