This freebie will provide you with resources to teach about internal and external character traits with Camilla Cream. The learning target is as follows: I can identify internal (inside) and external (outside) character traits of Camilla Cream, in the story Bad Case of Stripes.

I used this anchor chart to teach the learning target through my reading workshop mini lesson and the students completed the reading response independently. I first taught about the “internal” character traits the first day and then we focused on the “external” character traits the second day.

This freebie is part of a large unit about The Bad Case of Stripes. If you liked this freebie, you will love the entire unit.

Click here to view unit: Bad Case of Stripes ELA Unit

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 45 page file addresses the following learning targets:

1. I can classify, or group, my candy according to its attributes.
2. I can identify my candy as a 2-D shape. I can identify the characteristics of the 2-D shape.
3. I can identify my candy as a 3-D shape. I can identify the characteristics of the 3-D shape.
4. I can use a comparison statement that describes my candy.
5. I can use my candy to write an addition word problem, using key words. I can use my candy to write a subtraction problem, using key words.
6. I can determine the fraction of each color in the package of my candy. I can write the numerator and denominator of the fraction that represents my candy.
7. I can create a bar graph that represents the different shapes of my candy and analyze the data.

This file includes student reproducibles and colorful anchor charts to go along with each one of the learning targets.

***This lesson is also part of a bundled unit, called Show Me the Candy! Using Candy for Math and Science****
Show Me the Candy.

Common Core Standards Addressed:
2.OA Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
2.OA.1
2.NBT Understand place value
2.NBT.4
2.MD Represent and interpret data
2.MD.10
2G Reason with shapes and their attributes
2G.1

3.OA Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic
3.OA.8
3.NF Develop understanding of fractions as numbers
3.NF.1
3.MD Represent and interpret data
3.MD.3
3.G. Reason with shapes and their attributes
3.G.1

4.NBT Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers
4.NBT.1

There are five different learning targets that are taught in this holly-jolly resource! Grab a copy of the adorable book Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter and use it as a mentor text to teach the five different learning targets.

This resource includes colorful anchor charts for each learning target and also a graphic organizer for each target. The unit concludes with an adorable (yet content related!) bulletin board with Santa character traits. Students mix and match different templates of clothing to make their Santa and identify his character traits.

If you have any questions, please email me!
Thank you!
Melissa

Students will learn to infer character traits and also prove their thinking and ideas by referring to the text. I used the story, That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting for the anchor charts, but you can use any books with leprechauns as the main character for the lesson.

This file is **common core aligned** and will conclude with the students making an adorable leprechaun craft, featuring the character traits. There are lots of pictures and detailed directions.

If you have any questions, please email me at:
inspiremeasap@gmail.com

Thanks so much!
Melissa

Get ready to take your math fact practice to the next level- using a medical theme for inspiration! This file includes:

1. Ideas/files for the teacher to organize a binder to keep track of data
2. Ideas/files for the students to organize their data
3. Creative and OUTSIDE – THE – BOX thinking incentives for students to work hard to master their facts
4. Creative incentives for the class to work hard and master their facts
5. Common core alignment!!!
6. Fact family flashcards for practicing facts and a fact flip book for the students to practice their facts
7. Assessments- traditionally known as “mad minutes,”
8. Resources for parents to help their child at home with their facts
9. Lots of colorful posters, and tips for how to implement this into your classroom!
10. Innovative ways to track student progress and keep them motivated- no embarrassment here!

American heroes: A Biography Bonanza!
This 84 page file is aligned to *Common Core Writing Anchor Standards 2,5,7,8,9,10* and *Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards 1, 4, 5*

There are 15 different mini-lessons that engage your students in using the writing process to use research skills to write a biography about an American hero of their choice.

This file includes:

* Unique and creative ways to engage your students in a fun genre- biographies!

* Resources, tips, and ideas for how to host a success culminating learning celebration- The Biography Bonanza….which will knock the socks off of your administration and the parents of your students! (Invitations, sign-up sheets, posters to hang up around the school, tips for success, note for students, color and b/w student awards)

*Colorful, student friendly “I can” statements that align to every mini-lesson

*Student worksheets and resources which correlate directly to the mini- lessons

*A colorful and cute bulletin board idea for how to display the writing process and the status of the class

*Editing checklist and rubric for the project

*Tips for organizing papers and notes the students take

Do you already have reading workshop up and running in your classroom? Do you have a classroom full of rockin’ readers that are ready to have their reading workshop kicked up a notch…gingerbread style???

If so, this is the unit for you! Grab a copy of The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, by Laura Murray. This beautiful picture book will serve as the mentor text for this RW unit of study. There are 20 comprehension based mini-lessons that are included in this file. All mini-lessons are written in the reading workshop daily lesson plan template, which will explicitly outline what the teacher is saying. This file will teach you how to set up your mini-lessons and help you keep your reading workshop mini-lessons truly “mini,” which can be challenging to do!

There is an abundance of colorful anchor charts, which will provide you with a powerful way to support what you are teaching during your mini-lessons.

The mini-lessons in this unit are aligned with ELA common core standards, for grades 1-5. (The standards that apply for this unit is listed by grade level in the file!)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me!

This resource is also part of my Reading Workshop BUNDLE 

Reading Workshop Bundle

I “mustache” you a question…
Do you need some guided reading inspiration…ASAP???
Do you need COMMON CORE guided reading inspiration!?!?

Are you ready to kick up your guided reading a notch? Are your kids ready for a little extra “pizzazz” to excite them about guided reading?
Enter the idea for guided reading inspiration…mustache style!

The 70 plus page (fan tashe tic) file includes:

*An adorable, interactive, and meaningful bulletin board, titled, “I mustache you a question…” A creative and fun way to practice reading fluency (other staff members will be involved!)

* A creative and cute guided reading group bulletin board display (mustache theme!)

* Invitations for staff members and example projects/letters for the bulletin board project

* Mustache pencil toppers and other printable rewards for you to print for your fan-tache-tic readers.

* Aligned with **common core** standards for grades 1-4

* Learning target bulletin posters

* Unique and exciting strategies and goodies for your students to get pumped about guided reading

* Inspiration for the teacher and the students :)

* Recording sheets for the students reader’s notebooks

* Nonfiction and fiction based comprehension questions for any book

* Are you ready to “shave off your ‘stache?” vocabulary lesson
(shaving cream not included!) :)

* Mustache themed guided reading organization

If you have any questions, please email me!

Thank you!!
Melissa :)

Monster Multiplication: Math Facts Don’t Scare Me!
This 125 page file includes:

1. Ideas/files for the teacher to organize a binder to keep track of data
2. Ideas/files for the students to organize their data
3. Creative and outside the box incentives for students to work hard to master their facts
4. Creative incentives for the class to work hard and master their facts
5. Common core aligned
6. Flashcards, assessments- traditionally known as “mad minutes,” and a fact flip book for the students to practice their facts
7. Resources for parents to help their child at home with their facts
8. Lots of posters and tips for how to implement this into your classroom!
9. Innovative ways to track student progress and keep them motivated!

Your little monsters will be sure to master their facts!

If you have any questions, please email me at:
inspiremeasap@gmail.com

Thanks!
Melissa :)

If you have any questions, please contact me before purchasing!

Guided Math- This file will help you successfully implement guided math into your primary classroom.

1. Introduction to Guided Math- Definition and breakdown of guided math, addressing CCSS with a guided math approach, and poster with a list of mathematical practices.

2. Managing Guided Math Groups- Information to guide the teacher in creating and managing groups, list of benefits to use small groups, breakdown of what to do before/during/after group meetings.

3. Math Survey for Parents and Students- Determine how your students feel about math at the beginning of a new school year.

4. Math Manipulatives Resources- Math manipulatives contract and think about it sheet, as well as 26 labels (in color) for you to label your math manipulatives.

5. Pirate Glyph- How “arrr” your students feeling about math? This is a great activity to do with your kiddos as you embark on your guided math journey! Students complete the guided math survey, use the legend to color their pirate template according to how they answered the questions on the survey. Pirate craft also includes a “math toolkit” for students to write about important math tools they use in their every day life. Color bulletin board posters, directions, and student reproducibles included.

6. Formative Assessment- One page summary of formative assessment, color poster to write down the learning target, notes to send home to parents to celebrate student achievement and notification of concerns.

7. Anecdotal Records- Templates to keep, organize, and write anecdotal records for your students. Resources include 4 different forms for you to choose from.

8. Math Conferences- Two math conference templates for you to choose from, conference prompts, and compliments to give to students.

9. Organizing Groups for Guided Math- Daily and weekly schedule, templates, and examples.

10. Guided Math Bulletin Board Display- Posters to print and display for your guided math bulletin board! Title of posters include: Mathematicians, Meet with the Teacher, Math Facts, Math Work Stations, Independent Work. Students will use the bulletin board display to identify the rotation schedule and where they need to be for each rotation.

11. Guided Math Lesson Planning- Five different lesson plan templates for you to choose from. Write your lessons for each group on the template you choose. Also includes information about what the teacher does before, during, and after a guided math group.

12. Student Data Collection- Students take ownership over the assessment process by analyzing their growth from pre to post- test. There are three different templates to choose from.

**This file is also part of my Guided Math and Math Workshop 101: The Ultimate Math Resource for any Teacher!**

If you have any questions, please contact me before purchasing!

The players will then rotate around the classroom and visit the different fractions task cards.

This ***Common Core Aligned*** file includes:
1. Directions for setting up the b-ball game
2. A student recording sheet (flip book) to keep score
3. 32 colorful fraction task cards
4. Recording sheet and answer key for the task cards

Read this blog post to learn how we set up this little game of B-Ball in our classroom!

If you have any questions, please contact me before purchasing!