For more detailed information, please check out my close reading file:
Digging Deep Into the Text with Close Reading: A Must-Have Teacher Resource>

1. Polaroid bulletin board: A bulletin board idea with polaroids of the featured landforms (Pages 4-18)

2. Water/land formations categorization: Black and white clip art images for students to color and categorize water and land formations (pages 19-27)

3. Anchor charts: Beautiful, real photographs of all the featured landforms, with the definition of each landform, for you to refer to throughout the unit (pages 28 – 51)

4. Junior explorer certification passport: As your students learn about each of the different landforms, they use their passport to document their learning, eventually earning official explorer status. (Pages 52-77)

5. Lovin’ landforms acrostic poems packet: Students read various non-fiction texts about the landforms, identify the most important ideas, and write an acrostic poem by supporting their answer with ideas from the text. (Pages 78-107)

6. Facts and opinions with landforms: Students identify important facts about specific landforms, referring to the text to support their ideas, and write their opinion. (Pages 108-110)

7. Opinion writing: Students express their opinion about their favorite landform and support their opinion with reasons. (Pages 111-117)

8. Culminating painting project: Students celebrate the end of the landform unit by paining a landform and identifying specific adjectives that describe the landform. (Pages 118-135)

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Anchor Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

2.W.1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

2.W.7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

2.W.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

3.W.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. 3.W.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

4.W.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 4.W.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. 4.W.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. 4.W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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This 30 page file includes an interactive graphic organizer that will help your students understand the units that describe weight, height, temperature, amount, and distance.

There are colorful posters and anchor charts to help define each of the different areas of measurement.

This file is also part of my “Calling All Animal Lovers: It’s a Paw-rrific Paw-ty” file.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Melissa

If so, whip up some ingredients about the study habits and characteristics of smart cookies and get baking!

This file includes:
*Colorful posters to use for your bulletin board
*Top Secret “parent homework,” which requests a specific type of confidence boost for their smart little cookie
*Template for students to write their own recipe and choose their own ingredients
*Detailed directions and pictures of the finished project

Questions? Email me at:
inspiremeasap@gmail.com
Melissa :)

Want to see how I used this resource in my own classroom? Read my detailed blog post here:

End of Year Learning Celebration!

This file includes:
-Detailed directions and activity sheets for the different components of the celebration
-Colorful and cute bulletin board posters
-committee sign up sheets
-award categories and sample award
-invitation for the families to attend the premier
-Sample narrator script and narrator ballot
-Persuasive paper directions and example
-Family comment card
-Student reflection

***There are two parts of this ZIP file- A PDF and also a PowerPoint file. The PowerPoint file has 11 pages that you can customize and add your own text.***

What better way to do this than making a classroom promise! This file includes bulletin board posters, a note home, a pledge promise, pictures, and ideas for books to read.

If you have any question, please email me!

Melissa :)

There are two parts to this Zip file. The PDF file allows you to print the pages exactly as you see them presented. The PowerPoint file is available for 23 pages, and provides you with the opportunity to add your own text boxes to customize your text. All the slides in this PowerPoint file are saved as a JPEG, which protects the intellectual property of the clip art designs included in this file. I included personalized examples from my own Parent Night handouts, to give you an idea of what to include, but the opportunity to type your own text.

File includes:
1. Creative idea to display student writing for back to school bulletin board- includes colorful posters
2. A creative way to request donations for the classroom- includes posters to print for a cute display
3. My very own Parent Night handout, with blank templates for you to personalize and make your own
4. Fun ideas to for your students to get involved with Parent Night (student reproducibles)
5. Fun ideas to get your families involved (example-parent homework)
6. Two different ideas and resources to providing a sweet treat for your families.
*****Many of the pages have a black and white or color option

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me!

Melissa