Teacher Resources

I have received so many kind emails from all over the country complimenting me on the materials on my site. I am in the process of compiling a page of Teacher Resources for other teachers to download. Please feel free to email me and let me know what you've done with them. Enjoy!

Note: You will need Adobe Reader(.pdf) and Microsoft Word (.doc) to view some of these files. Some are also created in Notebook (.notebook) and Microsoft Publisher (.pub). There are also a few Print Shop files, when conversion was not possible. When you click on the links you will be directed to another site to download the files.

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Reader's Workshop Reading Genres   Genre cards.doc Name That Genre Smartboard Lesson: namethatgenre.notebook Leveled Library Color Coded Bin Cards (Print Shop format) : librarycards  Post it Note Reading Article: "Assessing Comprehension: A Classroom Based Process" from The Reading Teacher Magazine February 2007 vol. 60 no. 5 Simple Reading Key: (Great as an introduction to reading strategies or the younger grades)   simplereadingkey.pdf Advanced Reading Key (adapted from Strategies that Work): (A more advanced approach to teaching reading strategies. Includes eight strategies that can be taught as minilessons during Reader's Workshop) advancedreadingkey.pdf Advanced Reading Key Example Reference Guide: post-itexamples.pdf Post it Note reading worksheet : post it.pdf                    Post it Note Reading Sheet for the Smartboard (follows the reading key symbols) post-it.notebook     "Margin Reading" Student example using post-it note strategies for expository text while writing in the margins.    marginreadingexample.pdf   Story Elements with Post it Notes- MapItOut.pdf     Reading Strategies & Mini Lessons Most lessons inspired and adapted from Strategies that Work   Connecting: Text to Self Connections: textself.pdf   Text to Text Connections: texttext.pdf   Making Better Connections: betterconnections.doc   Nonfiction/Informational Text:   I Learned- I Wonder sheet: Students write facts they've learned when reading informational text and record what they wonder about the facts collected to set a purpose to continue reading.  learnwonder.pdf   Stop-Think-React sheet: A great sheet to summarize and illustrate reading strategies being used during post-it note reading.  stopthinkreact.pdf

Reading Responses & Interactive Bulletin Boards Literary Letter prompts.pdf Literary Letter Prompts (primary) Volume 1.pdf  Literary Letter Prompts (primary) Volume 2.pdf  Literary Letter template.pdf   Literary Letter template- primary lines.pdf Informational Article Prompts (non fiction reading response)  Volume 3.pdf Informational Article Newspaper Template: newspaper.pdf  Book Review graphic organizer (updated version): criticscorner2.doc    Book Review newspaper template: mini newspaper.doc   Reading Takes Us Places Postcard: Graphic Organizer: postcard.doc Information Times graphic Organizer:  informationtimes.pdf Information Times full page newspaper article template (for handwritten articles)  fullpagenewspaper.pdf DEAR Diaries Questions: deardiaries.pdf

Poetry Writing Poetic Devices.pdf Color words inspired by Jane Yolen's Color Me a Rhyme:   Color Words.pdf Poetry Response questions for any poem: Poetry Response.pdf

Word Study Resources based on Fountas and Pinnell's Word Matters & Phonics Kit *Note: I have taken the Fountas and Pinnell sheets and shrunk them to half sheets for students to glue into their marble notebooks. Word Study Schedule (M-F) - F&Pschedule.pdf Personal Words to Learn sheet- personalwords.doc Buddy Check sheet (Wednesday activity)- buddycheck.pdf Making Connections sheet (Thursday activity)- connections.pdf Word Study Buddy Assignments- (in lieu of a bulletin board, Smartboard file)-  wordstudybuddies.notebook Word Study Resources (a companion to model the various activities that are listed above)-  wordstudyresources.notebook

Smart Board Resources *Note: You will need Notebook software to open some of these files. You can download the software here. Introductory Lesson- Fact and Opinion:FactandOpinion.notebook   Word Detectives Lesson: (Great for guided reading extensions, centers, or skills work)  worddetectives.notebook Morning Routine Template: Morningroutine.notebook Morning Routine Attendance and Lunch Count: Attendance/Lunch Count.notebook What to Do When You're Done: Gumball Machine.notebook Group Work Chart (3 variations): Groupwork.notebook   Classroom Connections Page: Great interactive websites!

Reading Response and Publishing on the Web (From the Student Work Hall of Fame page) Directions: Use the templates below to motivate students to publish their work online. All files are created in Microsoft Publisher. When students complete their work, save the file as a jpeg and upload it to your website.   Clipboard template   Literary Letter template   Postcard template   Character Journal template   Mini-newspaper template (MS Publisher)

Math Resources Math Signal Words for Addition and Subtraction.pdf Math Signal Word Practice Worksheet.doc Math Problem Solving Strategies.pdf Steps to Problem Solving Graphic Organizer.doc Steps to Problem Solving- half sheet.doc (for marble notebooks)

Management and Organization Reading Response Notebook Check up.doc Goes along with 1-2-3 Magic management system: Think Sheet.pdf

Smithtown Elementary Resources This section is for all my friends at Smithtown El. Lunch Choices with pictures (MS word document)- lunchchoices.doc Color Coded Bus List (MS word- prints on legal size paper)- buslist.doc

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