The resource includes my Holidays Around the World Interactive Notebook and my Holidays Around the World Close Reading resources!

What’s Included in the interactive notebook?

• A picture of a completed interactive notebook entry for each country/culture.
• A color and black and white version of each activity to save on colored ink.
• Two interactive notebook templates for each country.

What’s Included in the close reading product?

• 10 nonfiction reading passages based on ten cultures/nations holiday celebrations. Each passage is written on three different reading levels to make differentiation a little easier.
• 3 sets of questions for each set of passages. The first set of questions requires students to cite evidence in the text, and the second set of questions require students to analyze the text structure and word choice of the passage. The third set of questions have students respond to a question that promotes high order thinking.

Countries/Cultures Included:

• Australia
• Brazil
• France
• Germany
• Greenland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kwanzaa
• Mexico
• Sweden
• Spain
• United States

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• Twas the Week Before Christmas
• Christmas Math Centers

Total Pages: 279
File Size: 88 MB

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This detailed six week reading unit is 100% aligned to the Common Core Standards but can be used with any state standards (including TKES). The combination of all six of my reading units will teach all of the Reading Standards for Literature and Reading Standards for Information.

What’s Included?

This is a 6-week unit that is broken down to day by day lessons. This last unit of the year includes a review lesson for all of the reading for literature and reading for information standards. Each lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. There is also an additional handout or guided practice activity for most of the lessons.

That’s not all!

Each week of the unit also includes the following:

• reading choice board for homework
• fluency passage
• vocabulary words and vocabulary quiz

Total Pages: 131
File Size: 16 MB

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• 3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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This reading unit is designed to provide six weeks of detailed reading instruction for any reading workshop or guided reading classroom! In addition to the PDF file, all student pages are available digitally through Google Slides. This unit includes 30 day-by-day lessons. You’ll also find pacing guides and standard alignment to keep you organized.

Reading Comprehension

There is a balance between informational reading and literature within this reading unit. Each detailed lesson plan includes a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. The mini lesson typically includes a mentor text with multiple text suggestions. There is also a handout or guided practice activity for each of the 30 comprehension lessons lessons.

Skills/Concepts Included

Figurative Language

• similes
• metaphors
• idioms
• proverbs and adages

Poetry

• lines
• stanza
• rhyme scheme
• meter

Drama

• cast of characters
• stage directions
• description of setting

Prose

• characteristics: chapters, paragraphs, etc.

Standardized Test

• reading directions and questions
• eliminating incorrect answers
• stamina

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc

Total Pages: 165
File Size: 15 MB

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• 3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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Reading Comprehension

The bulk of the unit focuses on reading comprehension. There is a balance between informational reading and literature within each of the reading units. Each detailed lesson plan includes a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. The mini lesson typically includes a mentor text, where I give you multiple text suggestions. There is also a handout or guided practice activity for each of the 30 comprehension lessons lessons.

Skills/Concepts in Unit 4 Include:

• theme
• characterization
• making inferences & drawing conclusions
• point of view
• making comparisons (setting, character, theme)
• main idea
• nonfiction text features
• supporting details
• combining information from multiple texts

Unit 4 is organized around six author studies with one week of instruction for each author.

3rd Grade Version:

• Patricia Polacco
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Eve Bunting
• Seymour Simon
• Gail Gibbons
• Brian Floca

4th & 5th Grade Version:

• Patricia Polacco
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Eve Bunting
• Patricia C. McKissack
• Jacqueline Woodson
• Jerry Pallotta

Novel Studies

There is one novel study that can be used for a book club or literature circle that is aligned to the lessons within the unit! The novel study is completely optional, so if it’s not right for your students-no worries!

Novel Study in Unit 4 Includes:

• Wishtree

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc.

Total Pages: 127–163
File Size: 26 MB

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• 3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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This reading unit is designed to provide six weeks of detailed reading instruction for any reading workshop or guided reading classroom! In addition to the PDF file, all student pages are available digitally through Google Slides. This unit includes 30 day-by-day lessons. You’ll also find pacing guides and standard alignment to keep you organized.

Reading Comprehension

The bulk of the unit focuses on reading comprehension. There is a balance between informational reading and literature within each of the reading units. Each detailed lesson plan includes a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. The mini lesson typically includes a mentor text, where I give you multiple text suggestions. There is also a handout or guided practice activity for each of the 30 comprehension lessons.

Skills/Concepts in Unit 1 Include:

• procedures
• visualizing
• connections
• asking and answering questions
• inferring and drawing conclusions
• making predictions
• summarizing

Novel Studies

There are FIVE novel studies that can be used for book clubs that are aligned to the lessons within the unit! These novel studies are completely optional, so if they’re not right for your students-no worries!

Novel Studies in Unit 1 Include:

• 39 Clues
• Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
• Fish in a Tree
• One Crazy Summer
• Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
• The Hotel Between

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages

should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc.

Total Pages: 325 + 197 book club pages
File Size: 77 MB

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• 3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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Reading Comprehension

There is a balance between informational reading and literature within this reading unit. Each detailed lesson plan includes a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. The mini lesson typically includes a mentor text, where I give you multiple text suggestions. There is also a handout or guided practice activity for each of the 30 comprehension lessons lessons.

Skills/Concepts in the 3RD GRADE VERSION Include:

• Characterization
• Setting
• Plot
• Nonfiction Text Features-table of contents, index, glossary, captions, diagrams, maps, insets, sidebars, hyperlinks, charts, and tables
• Nonfiction Text Structure

Skills/Concepts in the 4th GRADE VERSION Include:

• Characterization
• Setting
• Plot
• Main Idea
• Nonfiction Text Structures-compare & contrast, cause & effect, sequential order, question & answer, problem & solution

When there is an overlap of skills/concepts in the third and fourth/fifth grade versions, the lessons are more advanced and in-depth in the fourth/fifth grade version.

Novel Studies

There are FIVE novel studies that can be used for book clubs that are aligned to the lessons within the unit! These novel studies are completely optional, so if they’re not right for your students-no worries!

Novel Studies Include:

• Ghost
• Holes
• Out of My Mind
• The Wild Robot
• The Van Gogh Deception

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc.

Total Pages: 160-170
File Size: 44 MB

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3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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Reading Comprehension

There is a balance between informational reading and literature within this reading unit. Each detailed lesson plan includes a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. The mini lesson typically includes a mentor text with multiple text suggestions. There is also a handout or guided practice activity for each of the comprehension lessons lessons.

Skills/Concepts in the 3RD GRADE VERSION are taught THROUGH:

• Fairy Tales
• Legends
• Myths
• Tall Tales
• Fables

Skills/Concepts in the 4th GRADE VERSION Include:

• Point of View
• Theme
• Greek Myths
• Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts
• Explaining Events

Novel Studies

There are FIVE novel studies that can be used for book clubs that are aligned to the lessons within the unit! These novel studies are completely optional, so if they’re not right for your students-no worries!

Novel Studies Include:

• Look Both Ways
• Esperanza Rising
• Number The Stars
• Operation Frog Effect
• Wonder

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc.

Skills/Concepts Included

• compare and contrast
• summary
• using illustrations
• finding the central message
• identifying the speaker
• point of view (including first and third person)
• cause and effect
• supporting details
• figurative vs literal language
• first hand and second hand accounts
• integrating information from two sources
• explaining historical events
• explaining scientific events
• explaining technical texts

Total Pages: 165–182
File Size: 95 MB

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• 3rd-5th Grade Guided Reading Unit

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In addition to the PDF version of this file, there is a digital copy of all student files.

What’s Included?

Each of the six units includes 30 day-by-day lessons. Each lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, independent reading time, and closing. There is also an additional handout or guided practice activity for each of the lessons. These lessons will work with any guided reading or reading workshop lessons!

That’s not all!

Each week of the unit also includes the following:

• reading choice board for homework
• fluency passage
• vocabulary words and vocabulary quiz

All of the mentor texts are suggested texts. You may replace any of the texts with a book of your choice. I like to integrate my informational mentor texts with my social studies and science lessons.

Unit 1

• procedures
• visualizing
• connections
• asking and answering questions
• inferring
• predictions
• summarizing

Unit 2

• characterization
• setting
• plot
• nonfiction text features (table of contents, index, glossary, captions, diagrams, maps, insets, sidebars, hyperlinks, charts, and tables)
• nonfiction text structure (compare & contrast, cause & effect, sequential order, question & answer, problem & solution)
• main idea

Unit 3

Third grade lessons are taught through traditional literature: fables, fairy tales, tall tales, folk tales, myths, and legends.

• compare and contrast
• summary
• using illustrations
• finding the central message
• identifying the speaker
• point of view (including first and third person)
• cause and effect
• supporting details
• figurative vs literal language

Unit 4

Unit 4 is organized around six author studies with one week of instruction for each author.

3rd Grade Version:

• Patricia Polacco
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Eve Bunting
• Seymour Simon
• Gail Gibbons
• Brian Floca

4th & 5th Grade Version:

• Patricia Polacco
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Eve Bunting
• Patricia C. McKissack
• Jacqueline Woodson
• Jerry Pallotta

Unit 5

• Figurative Langauge (similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs & adages)
• Poetry (stanza, rhyme, meter)
• Prose
• Drama (cast of characters, stage directions, setting & description)
• Standardized Tests

Unit 6

• Includes one lesson from each of the language arts Common Core Standards (reading for literature and reading for information).

Vocabulary

Each week’s vocabulary instruction follows the same format to provide consistency and easy to follow routines. All vocabulary words are Tier 2 words from the mentor texts in the reading units. Students create a vocabulary notebook or journal for their vocabulary words. The first few pages of the notebooks are used for a general word bank. The next set of pages include a word bank for prefixes and suffixes. The remainder of the notebook is for students’ weekly vocabulary practice.

• Monday: As a class produce brief definitions for each word.
• Tuesday: Brainstorm examples and non examples of each vocabulary word.
• Wednesday: Draw a picture representation of each word.
• Thursday: Students write words in high-quality sentences.
• Friday: Students take a brief vocabulary quiz over the six terms.

Fluency

Since repeated reading is one of the best ways to improve students’ reading fluency, there is one fluency passage for each week of instruction. The fluency passages should be sent home on Monday, and students should read the passage orally to an adult each night of the school week. These passages may be sent home on an as-needed basis.

Reading Centers/Literacy Centers and/or Reading Homework

There is a weekly choice board that can be used as part of your centers or as a homework assignment. As with all parts of this unit, the choice board is completely optional. On the choice board, there are 9 reading activities for students to choose from. You can set the parameters on what activities to complete, how many activities to complete, etc.

Total Pages: 1270+
File Size: 227 MB

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This is a 6-week unit that is broken down to day by day lessons. Each lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, independent work time, and share time. There is also an additional handout or guided practice activity for each of the lessons.

You’ll also find rubrics, monthly layout, suggested mentor texts, grammar integration with mentor sentences, and more! You’ll love this unit for teaching persuasive writing!

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Personal Narratives
Informational Writing
Fictional Narratives

Total Pages: 104
File Size: 22 MB

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This is a 6-week unit that is broken down to day by day lessons. Each lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, independent work time, and share time. There is also an additional handout or guided practice activity for each of the lessons.

You’ll also find rubrics, monthly layout, suggested mentor texts, grammar integration with mentor sentences, and more! You’ll love this unit for teaching explanatory writing!

Lessons Include:

• What is informational writing
• Writing an Expert List
• Selecting a Topic
• Writing Subtopics
• First Steps of Research
• Writing Notes
• Types of Text Structures
• Introducing Graphic Organizers
• Graphic Organizers Part 2
• Writing a Lead
• Writing a Topic Sentence
• Structure of a Paragraph
• Practicing Paragraphs
• Supporting Details
• Writing Descriptions
• Facts-What to include?
• Writing Conclusions
• Strong Verbs
• Developing Voice
• Transition Words
• Sentence Variety
• Quotes and Dialogue
• Revision Checklist
• Editing Checklist
• Creating a Title & Cover Page
• Detailed Drawings
• Writing Captions
• Diagrams, Graphs, & Charts
• Creating a Glossary
• Author’s Tea

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Common Core Narrative Writing Unit
Common Core Opinion Writing Unit
Introducing Paragraphs

Total Pages: 116
File Size: 20 MB

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