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  May Connections, Vocabulary, Poem Brain Teaser Bell Ringer

  $3.50

  Add this two-part May activity to your End-of-School File and treat your students to a change of pace between test sessions.

   

  The first section, entitled Connections, presents sets of three words that can be connected with a common term related to the month of May. Looks simple, but it will have your students gritting their teeth!

   

  Next is a vocabulary challenge with definitions and descriptive clues that students can use to identify words with the letters M-A-Y or the phonetic sound.

   

  Finally, a graphic organizer leads your potential poets through the necessary steps for composing a May Poem.

   

  Full answer keys are included.

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  Giver, The: Teaching Guide (Digital Download)

  $23.00

  Giver, The   by Lois Lowry

  Giver, The Teaching Guide is a 110-page, 8 component resource for teaching Lois Lowry’s 1994 Newbery Medal Winner.

  Giver, The Teaching Guide Components:

  Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
  PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
  VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
  Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
  A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.
  THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
  Full ANSWER KEYS

  Though not formally CCSS-aligned, Giver Teaching Guide components meet many CCSS requirements.

  View SAMPLE PAGES  (Use back arrow to exit sample pages.)

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Giver, The Teaching Guide contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.
  
  
  

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