Charlotte's Web - Novel Study 

Charlotte's Web -Novel Study

This complete and engaging novel study and literacy unit for Charlotte’s Web will save YOU time and engage your students in a meaningful reading experience. This novel study includes reading responses, graphic organizers, comprehension questions, vocabulary, writing about reading, character study, story elements, task cards for discussion groups or journaling and "book talk" questions for understanding the story, an interactive flip book and more! Everything you need! At your fingertips! You can easily assign these pages for distance learning and school-at-home assignments.

These writing prompts and graphic organizers

• will enable young readers to make connections to their reading

• will support reading strategies taught

• will improve reading comprehension

• will engage students in literature in a meaningful way

110 pages of Reading Response Graphic Organizers and Writing Prompts Include:

• character study pages [12 pages]
• adjectives to describe the characters
• "Who am I?" character riddles
• setting [2 pages]
• 5 vocabulary bookmarks
• vocabulary words for classroom display [42 key words from story]
• writing about the theme [3 pages]
• compare and contrast
• ‘thick and thin’ questions [5 pages]
• comprehension questions chapter-by-chapter [22 pages]
• comprehension question task cards for discussion groups or journaling
• story elements flip booklet [fun to make]
• poetry! About a Spider, of course!
• writing prompt for spider webs
• visualizing activity
• visualizing anchor chart for display
• theme study pages
• summarize the story page
• recommendation page
• ‘make a cover’ for your Charlotte’s Web folder
• "book talk" questions for teacher with pacing guide
• teacher resource pages

The flip booklet is easy to assemble. Download, print on 2 sides, fold and staple and you are ready to go!

This book is a wonderful book teaching the theme of friendship and loyalty.

E.B. White is a masterful writer and he captures the children's minds and hearts on page 1. You will be able to use this novel study if you decide to do a read aloud with the book; or if you assign the book for independent reading or

Robot Math Thursday | Math Practice | Math Skills

Robot Math Thursday - School at Home - Distance Learning - Math pages for 2nd graders to complete at home. There are 40 pages for Robot Math Thursday... enough for a month of Thursdays. [or any day] with a fun Robot theme.
Easy to send home for school at home, homeschoolers or distance learning assignments. Independent work packet.  A variety of 2nd grade math skills are included.  

Focus skills are: 

• addition and subtraction facts | double digits | horizontal format
• symmetry | finish the robot
• measuring to the half-inch
• measuring with paper clips
• collecting data to create a graph
• creating a graph with data
• reading a graph
• answering questions using the robot graph
• draw your own robots
• write about your robots
• Robot Math Thursday - certificates

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Circle Time Talk | Task Cards | Back to School

Circle Time Talk - Task Cards

Improve students' speaking and listening skills with these task cards that start meaningful conversations for your students. There are 50 task cards that show a question to discuss, tell and listen, and then discuss some more.

These task cards work well in a morning circle setup or anytime that you want to teach speaking and listening skills in your classroom. Each card shows one question.

Some example questions are:

• What traits do you look for in a best friend?
• How do you show kindness at recess time?
• Tell about a time when you helped someone. How did you feel?
• Name 2 things that you really don't need, but you feel lucky to have them.
• Name something that you do everyday that helps the world.
• If you had a robot for one day, what would you program it to do?
• What might happen if animals could drive cars and trucks?
• Do you think classroom rules help you to learn? Please give examples to explain your answer.
• If a cat could talk, what would he say?
• If you had $1,000, how much would you spend? How much would you save? How much would you share? Elaborate on each.

There are 50 total questions. Some examples are stated above. Easy to prepare your task cards... just download and print. Also included ... a half-sheet response page if your students need to prepare and write notes for their answers and two classroom posters.  One on speaking and another on listening. Post these near your circle time space.

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Literature In the Classroom | Books for the First Week of School

Read a book a day to your students to connect, build community, and develop a love of reading starting on the first day of school.

Start out your school year with some excellent choices of Children's Literature.  These masterful writers teach literacy and life lessons.  Learning to read is enjoyable when literature is an integral part of the process.  Enjoyable activities are often repeated.  When children have authentic opportunities with reading, writing and engaging with literature, they learn to love books and reading.  Do not overlook this essential component of literacy instruction.   It is a best practice in literacy learning to incorporate high-quality children's books into primary classrooms to instill the love of reading.  Engage your students with picture books, fiction and informational text. 

Children’s literature is powerful.

Children learn about themselves when exposed to the many books and book characters. They read and listen.  Reading aloud exposes children to story language.  They learn about people, places and experiences that they have never before experienced. They can learn empathy and social skills to use in their own lives.  

We can think about a children’s book as serving as either a window or a mirror. “Window” books allow children to peek into other people’s worlds (Bishop, 1990). “Mirror” books, on the other hand, present familiar characters or worlds to children, and they allow readers to identify with characters’ experiences (Bishop, 1990).

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You can listen to Children's Literature on my youtube channel.  Listen to the many great books and see the pages turn.  Some favorites are:

Only One You   Chrysanthemum The Perfect Square  Wake Up Wake Up
Pete the Cat   The Scarecrow's Hat   Frog on a Log    I love Animals   I am Peace  The Wonderful Book    The Magic Fish       and many more! 

Reading aloud can significantly help with children's overall reading abilities and achievements.  Some of the benefits of reading to children include:  cognitive development, improved language skills, preparation for academic success, making bonds and connections with the child, improve concentration and stamina, improves imagination and creativity, and cultivates lifelong love of reading. 

Creating and organizing your class library can be time well spent. Your students will access the many books easily when your library is organized.  Be sure to include both "window" and "mirror" books in you class selections.    Invite students into the world of reading with a simple bulletin board like the one pictured below.  Read The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller.  She is a teacher who inspires her students to read a lot and love reading long after they leave her class.  Reading Miller's book will help you know the many reasons why literature in the classroom will benefit your students tremendously.  Read books to ask questions, to get answers and to ask more questions.  Write about the books you read and keep a reading log.  Find the perfect reading log for your class, and try a reading challenge.   Reading challenges encourage students to read in a fun way.  They are able to read different books in different places and at different times. 

Back-to-School | All Teaching Resources | MrsQuimbyReads.com

Find all the teaching resources that will save you $ and mountains of time.  It's back-to-school time when you create your classroom environment and lesson plans.  Let me help.  See the many teaching resources that will engage your students in joyful learning.

Check out this novel study for Charlotte's Web where you will find comprehension checks, discussion group task cards, theme study, poetry pages, character traits, graphic organizers, interactive flip booklet, visualization activity and vocabulary study...  and more.

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Browse over 410 teaching resources that focus on:

• teaching literacy and life lessons with children's literature
• teaching the language of all around numbers and facts that engage thinking
• create a community of readers and writers
• literature circles
• informational text discussion groups
• listen and talk activities
• social studies learning
• bulletin boards that teach
• build a classroom environment that catches student attention
• teacher resources that help with classroom management and organization

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All the many classroom organization resources are at your fingertips.  Alphabet displays, bulletin boards that teach and first-week of school activities.  

Homework Assignments | Teacher Resource

Homework Pages for Back-to-School

Improve Homework Assignments!    Teach good habits and strategies. This one homework assignment at the beginning of the school year will improve all future homework assignments. Teach responsibility and good homework habits. 

Perfect for a first day of school activity.  Students will write about their homework assignments and their responsibility to complete all assignments well and on time.

1. Describe your Study Area

2. List the Supplies You Will Need

3. Choose a homework drop spot

4. Draw a picture of your homework drop spot

5. Schedule daily homework time

6. Write one paragraph about why good homework habits 

and completing assignments is important.

There is also a place for parent/guardian signature 

so parents are informed about homework assignments for the school year. 

Enjoy your SY 2022-23.

Back-to-School Resources that engage your students in meaningful learning and save YOU time.  

Browse below to see some of the back to school resources that will brighten your classroom and get your students off to an amazing start of this new school year.  Return for more resources throughout the school year. 

See More Book Companions

All the book companions for your favorite read alouds for the first week of school. Set the tone of your classroom with children's literature. 

Find your favorite:

One and Only You

Big Al

Chrysanthemum

Red, a Crayon's Story

Giraffes Can't Dance

Enemy Pie

A Bad Case of Stripes

Stick and Stone

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September Reading Challenge

Start out your school year with a reading challenge for your students.  Everyone loves a challenge and this is no exception.  Children want to complete every directive... and they do!  Reading Log for September too!

Complete a Reading Interest Survey. Easy to use. Download and print. Find out valuable information to build reading skills in your classroom.  Take a Reading Interest Inventory of your students and learn about their thoughts about reading. This information can help you plan your lessons to reach each student in your classroom and teach them to become lifelong readers.

Once you know your students’ interests, you have an opportunity to find books that they enjoy. If they enjoy reading, they will read more. If they read more, reading achievement will be reaching new heights. Taking time to do Interest Inventories is an investment that will pay dividends later, especially for the struggling readers who might not think they would enjoy reading anything. With the right topic choice based on interest, you might hook every kid onto reading this year!

Reading Survey - Improve Reading Achievement

You're Finally Here

You're Finally Here!  This book is difficult to find and if you do find it, it's very expensive.  It's a great book for the first day of school. If you don't have a copy head over to my youtube channel to hear me read this story.  Then grab the book companion!  Children love this book by Melanie Watt.  and you will love this first day of school read aloud and activity. 

                 

                       Teaching respect everyday!

These classroom posters remind your students of the important classroom behaviors we admire and adhere to... colorful and whimsical clip art with important messages.

Meet the Teacher NightBrochure

Your students create this editable printable brochure for

 "Meet the Teacher Night" or Open House.   There are 3 different styles to choose from... add your own specific information to create a unique brochure for your classroom.  Parents love these! 

Click  TPT store for many teaching resources that save YOU time.   You can find teaching resources for teaching citizenship and respect, classroom management,  and classroom organization!  

Teach literacy and life lessons with children's literature and use my book companions for many favorite books for the first weeks of school.  

Encourage Excellent Hallway Behavior with these bright and colorful posters.  Posters measure 8.5" x 11".  Place them at your doorway and refer to them when lined up and going out to the hallway.  Quick and easy!

Hallway Sign for Excellent Hallway Behavior

Click here  TPT store to browse the many teacher created resources... all with the learner in mind.  You can find teaching resources for teaching citizenship and respect, classroom management,  and classroom organization!  

Teach literacy and life lessons with children's literature and use my book companions for many  favorite books.  

Teacher Toolbox Labels

You may also need some help in organizing all your teaching 'stuff' ... these labels are many!
There is also a set of 'editable' labels if needed.  

Organize your classroom and make it beautiful. Less clutter reduces stress and increases creativity and saves Time !
Colorful, bright art designs... easy to read, nice to look at! 
Download, print, cut and laminate. These labels will help children and teacher find supplies and put them back in the right place.

Have a bright and beautiful SY 2022 -2023

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Synonyms and Genre Posters - Classroom Decor that Teachers Love

 Find these posters for synonyms HERE and HERE ! Build a beautiful and colorful bulletin board that teaches.  Headings for your board are included.  Each poster displays one word and a list of synonyms that might be used for that word.  Each poster has a fun clip art that shows the meaning of the word.  There are 40 posters.  Display in groups and change when necessary.  Your writing center will be a teaching corner that everyone notices.  

You may decide to laminate these posters for durability... display them in a way that they can be easily taken down for a closer look at student desks.  Talk about using a thesaurus and choosing the right word when writing informational texts and stories.   You will use these year after year.   Writing is bright green spinach in a red colander!  

Find these posters for genre  HERE  and HERE ! Build a beautiful and colorful bulletin board that teaches.   Each poster displays a specific genre and shows examples from children's literature of that genre. There are 16 posters.  Genre Included:

• realistic fiction
• fairy tale
• mystery
• fiction
• folk tales
• biography
• autobiography
• tall tales
• fables
• poetry
• legends
• myths
• science fiction
• historical fiction
• informational text
• fantasy

Display in groups and change when necessary.  Book talks will include genre when these posters are easy to see and read.   Your reading center will be a teaching corner that everyone notices.  

Children's Literature for Spring - Books in the Classroom

When Spring Comes - Book Companion

  When Spring Comes   

                             by Kevin Henkes

Teaching Literacy and Life Lessons 

with children's literature ... Read 

When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes          tells the story of all the magical happenings when Spring arrives. Your students will love writing about this book with these reading response pages and graphic organizers. These pages allow students to draw and write about their reading. Pre-writing graphic organizers about Spring and Spring template page to make a final draft. Word work is also included; phonics work with rhyming words, story words, abc order and making plurals...adding an s to make the word mean more than one. These pages can easily be assigned for distance learning.          There are 32 reader response pages:

• Graphic Organizer for Happy Spring | "What it looks like, smells like, feels like"
• Draw and Write
• Make an Interactive Reading Booklet - read . illustrate. reread! Easy to make and assemble... 2 booklets from one print out
• Vocabulary words for display | place in a writing center for Spring writing
• Word Study | cut and paste rhyming words | ABC order | making plurals
• Handwriting practice

 Reading books about Spring leads to excitement and authentic writing for this wonderful season. These pages help students retell the story at home which improves reading achievement.   This book is a great read aloud and can be included in your writing center about Spring.

Teacher Tip:  Leave this book with the book companion above for your Substitute Teacher.  Easy to follow for the substitute teacher and a valuable reading-writing activity for your students when you are away.