Students Build Durable Academic Homes with The House of Comprehension

Students Build Durable Academic Homes with The House of Comprehension

by Connie Casserly

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Grades 6-9

My book, The House of Comprehension, is a resource for English Language Arts teachers that

•  offers a complete Common Core and Bloom’s Taxonomy aligned curriculum
• shows students the importance of every element of literature
•  reveals how each element is crucial in building a sound comprehension structure
•  includes planning charts
•  uses the building blocks- character, plot/conflict, setting, theme, symbols, point of view, and tone to increase comprehension
• provides step-by-step instructions for teachers on how to use the activities
•  features 40 printable activity sheets for students
•  coordinates the activities with the story’s progression

Download digital edition ofThe House of Comprehension from my store - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EBook-The-House-of-Comprehension-1557114

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Reviews:

Northern Virginia Magazine Profile Piece (November)

 http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/entertainment/faces/2013/11/30/warding-off-the-wolves/

Cornerstone for Teachers: http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/11/the-house-of-comprehension-book-review.html
Addie Education: Teacher Talk: http://teachertalk-addie.blogspot.ca/2013/11/house-of-comprehension-review.html
The Tutor House: http://thetutorhouse.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-house-of-comprehension.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/House-Comprehension-Constance-D-Casserly/dp/1938406168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383659133&sr=1-1&keywords=the+house+of+comprehension+by+constance+casserly

Happy Teaching,

Teach it Write

Build Powerful Academic Homes

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “We Heart Books”

by Runde’s Room

3rd - 6th Grade

This fun little freebie celebrates the love of books. Included in this file is a Heart Art optical illusion activity and a We Heart Books writing activity which will be completed using a special website that will create student answers in a heart shape. We used this activity for Valentine's Day, but the LOVE of books is something that can be celebrated at any time of the year.

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “‘Love Birds’ Valentine’s Day Craft”

by Vilena Hamilton

2nd - 4th Grade

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Here is a cute and simple craft for your students to make on this special day. 

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* Birds and Heart Template

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Love Is Valentine’s Day Freebie”

by Janet Rainey

2nd - 4th Grade

Here are a couple of cute templates to get you ready for Valentine's Day. They are both perfect for having students write metaphors and similes but can really be used for any writing activity.

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English Analysis Activities Duet - "Characters + Conflict = Comprehension"

English Analysis Activities Duet - "Characters + Conflict = Comprehension"

by Constance Casserly

Grades 5-12
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Love may be entwined hands, an arm in arm stroll on a sunlit beach or a conversation showing forgiveness.

The desire for love might fan the flames of revenge, loneliness or fury.

With this Valentine's Day duet of activities, students will bolster their reading comprehension by analyzing character and conflict in the literature that they have studied in school.

Read the full post on these lessons on http://teachitwrite.blogspot.com/2014/01/valentines-day-activities-duet.html.

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FREE MATH LESSON - “Valentine, Valentine in My Hands, How Many Hearts Do I See? Math Freebie”

by KinderKay

Kindergarten - 1st Grade

Students create two Valentines. They create two sets from hearts and glue onto the Valentines. Students create a math sentence to match the sets that they created on their Valentines. 

K.OA.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation.

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FREE MATH LESSON - “Stem and Leaf Plot Heart Puzzle FREEBIE”

by Jill Powers

5th - 8th Grade

Students will practice finding range, mean, median, and mode using stem and leaf plots/graphs. They will then locate the answers in the heart-shaped # search puzzle.

This is a great way to make practice more fun!

CCSS 6.SP

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FREE MATH LESSON - “FREE! Valentine’s Day Counting ~ Pdf ~ Common Core State Standards Aligned”

by TIEPlay

Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade

Have fun counting hearts in circles, lines and rectangular arrays! Learners count up to 72 hearts on the last slide.

This pdf file is aligned to Common Core State Standards.

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~Thank you!~Tieplay

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “FREE 100th Day of School Clipart”

by Apple Tree Learning

Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade

FREE Clipart for the 100th Day of School. Please check out this clip art sample and let me know what you think.

Thank you and enjoy!

Apple Tree Learning

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS & MATH LESSON - “Winter Warm Up Worksheets for Elementary Classrooms”

by Virginia Conrad

2nd - 4th Grade

Get the kids all warmed up with these review worksheets! Basic skills with winter graphics will get them back in the swing of learning after several days at home.

Skills covered:

4 kinds of sentences

compound words

ending punctuation marks

contractions

long and short vowel words

noun or verb

synonyms or antonyms

guide words

addition and subtraction word problems

adding 3 digit numbers with regrouping

multiplication facts

place value of three digit numbers

mental math

odd or even numbers

rounding to the nearest 100 and 1,000

skip counting

You could even make this as a homework packet for the hoidays! 

Another idea is to use it as quick substitute plans.

Thanks for taking the time to look at this freebie.

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FREE MATH LESSON - “6th Grade Math: Instructional Aids for 6.EE.2”

by J and J Math and More

6th Grade

A sixth grade math common core lesson plan for the 6.EE.2 standard in the Equations and Expressions Domain. There are 18 links to free websites, videos and games. You can click to them straight from the lesson plan instead of having multiple bookmarks on your browser.

These links help both the teacher and the students practice the mathematical skills found in the objectives. The content found in the links will also help you and your students better understand the mathematical concepts that should be mastered. 

This is just one page from our "6th Grade Math: 6.EE.1-6.EE.9: Expressions and Equations Instructional Aids" listed for sale at our site.

These resources could also be used at the beginning of seventh grade to review sixth grade concepts.

J and J

Please check out our other 6th Grade Instructional Aids:

Expressions and Equations Instructional Aids

Geometry Instructional Aids

Number System Instructional Aids

Ratios and Proportions Instructional Aids

Statistics and Probability Instructional Aids 

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**Units** This is where we do it all for you, and this is the way we teach it. Every lesson plan aligns very specifically to the sixth grade math common core standards. However, standards from various domains may be found in one unit. Downloading all thirteen of our math units will provide you with lesson plans and resources to take you through the entire school year, and will teach every standard found in the sixth grade common core math curriculum. Click below to view one of our units.

6th Grade Math Unit 1

** 6th Grade Math Review Worksheets (MRW)** Daily review worksheets to help students prepare for the higher-level thinking problems embedded in the unit tests. Provides daily practice with error analysis and multiple choice questions with more than one correct answer. Click below to view one of our MRWs.

Math Review Worksheets #1-5

**6th Grade Math Common Core Free Homework Internet Links** Homework worksheet internet links aligned to every standard in the sixth grade math common core domain. This product does not include instructional or game links. These links can be used with your current lesson plans. Click below to view one of our Homework products.

6th Grade Math Homework Internet Links for the Number System Domain

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Spinners For ANY Game”

by Totally Sweet Math Centers by Tabitha

Pre-Kindergarten - 4th Grade

Need a spinner to create a game in your classroom? Look no further!

This set includes:

-Teacher info

- color spinners, 2-8 equal pieces

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “College Letter Application Example”

by The English Teacher’s Pet

11th - 12th Grade

In teaching my juniors how to create their own letter for their college applications, I re-created my own college letter. It is less than five hundred words (standard length colleges and universities are asking for) and answers several general questions of telling Admissions more about yourself, what kind of experiences you may bring to the campus, what inspires a student to lead... it even can be used as an example for private colleges with religious affiliations.

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “FREE Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Video Resources”

by Laura Candler

3rd - 6th Grade

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Video Resources is a packet of teaching strategies and printables created by Laura Candler to supplement a free video and its related resources on BrainPop.com*. The packet includes vocabulary words and definitions, sentence practice, sequencing cards, and discussion cards. You'll also find complete directions for teaching the lessons. If you like this packet, please rate it and follow me to receive more free teaching resources!

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FREE MATH LESSON - “100 Fun Exercises for the 100th Day of School”

by KinderIrick

Pre-Kindergarten - 5th Grade

If you are looking for some fun exercises for the 100th day of school then this is for you! I have made colorful task cards that you can print and laminate. Place the cards around the room, give the kids the check off sheet, and watch them exercise their way to 100!

And best of all... this is FREE!

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