A few years ago (maybe five or six) our state standards changed for reading, pretty dramatically. I know all of you who have been through...
The Science of Reading emphasizes how important vocabulary development is in students comprehending what they are reading. The research says the best way to increase a student's vocabulary is through reading, but we all have those students who are reluctant readers. No child hates reading and it is best said by James Patterson: "There is no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading and kids who read the wrong books." By teaching the genres we can help our students discover different types of books and find the type of book they enjoy reading. It can also help students get out of their reading ruts and discover new reading adventures. These are activities to help your students learn about the different genres and guide them in finding a book they enjoy reading. What's Included: Genre Bingo - Students work together to read the different genres on the class bingo card. As a student reads a genre and fills out the genre book response, they mark off that genre square on the bingo card. When the class gets a bingo, they celebrate. Genre Cards - The cards list simple definitions of the genres. Genre Match Up - Students match the genre example with the name of the genre. Genre Book Response - Students quickly fill out the genre of the book and why they thought the book they read fits that genre. Highlighted Genres: Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction Adventure & Survival Fantasy Mysteries *** There are 5 sets of this activity for you to choose from in different colors. This includes the Bingo Cards and Genre Cards. Blue Orange Pink Green Black and Gold Teacher Tips of how to use the resource are included.
A few years ago (maybe five or six) our state standards changed for reading, pretty dramatically. I know all of you who have been through...
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There are a few considerations you should make while looking for good childrens books. You must first confirm that the books are suitable for your childs age.
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Today we have body farms. Toward the end of the 19th century, we had pieces like "Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages," by Japanese artist Kobayashi Eitaku.
Writing Genres: Helping your students write in different genres. I don't know the statistics, but I would guess that over 80% of your writing lessons focus on narrative writing. I know I did in my classroom. Once in a while I'd throw in a lesson on writing a letter, and once a year that animal research report, but not much else throughout the year. A few years ago I attended a conference and one of the ideas presented was teaching the genres of writing through one topic. I think the topic she used to demonstrate the idea was horses, an appealing topic for most kids. She had her students write a fantasy story about a flying horse, an informative piece about caring for a horse, a persuasive piece about the best breed of horse, a poem about a horse and a descriptive piece about how it feels to ride a horse. Using just one topic, horses, the students gained a much better understanding of the differences between the genres. Light bulbs went on all over the room! Every teacher began thinking about topics that would interest their students and would work easily with different genres. Since it was winter I came up with my first genre writing project with a snowman theme. The kids loved it! And I loved it too, because it was an easy way to introduce the different genres and get the kids exciting about writing. The next year I added the scarecrow project to my fall writing schedule and followed up in the winter with the snowman project again. I've polished these ideas and now have them available in my TPT store, along with a Spring Garden Writing project, added this past spring. In each packet you'll find 6 different genres (the genres vary slightly with each project), writing guides/checklists, graphic organizers and final writing papers for publishing into a book. (Click on the image for a free sample from my Scarecrow Genre Writing Project) For more great ideas for Fall, head over to Teaching Science with Lynda. And then check out Crockett's Classroom on TPT for all three genre writing projects:
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Literacy Genre Posters and Genre Tally Handout Product contains posters for the following genres: -mystery -legend -poetry -tall tale -fable -fairy tale -historical fiction -science fiction -informational -myth -biography -autobiography -folktale -fantasy The last page of this document is a handout for students to keep a tally of what genres they have read.
The Nibelungenlied, or 'The Song of the Nibelungs', is a Middle High German epic poem first written sometime in the thirteenth century. Though its author is unknown, The Nibelungenlied remains one of the premiere Germanic texts.
Over the years, I've surveyed my students to see what kinds of books they love to read. I remember one day when my fifth grade teacher introduced Jack London's Call of the Wild by reading a chapter of it to us and I was hooked immediately! I became so engrossed in the story that I couldn't put it do...
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Genres of books simply specify what categories or sub-categories does a book belong to. Here is the list of different genres of books with brief discriptions and examples.
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Student-made Valentine's Day boxes along with an easy student gift idea in the shape of heart crayons!
Here are the anchor charts I will use during our Mystery Unit of study in Reading Workshop. This first one was inspired by a poster I saw on Pinterest. The others I created myself using information I read in the Lucy Calkins' Curriculum Plan for the Reading Workshop.
My teaching partner Racquel came up with the idea of giving the kids pictures from the Chris Van Allsburg's book, "The Mysteries of Harri...
A great historical voice is a key factor in writing a powerful period story. Finding a balance of authenticity and accessibility makes all the difference.
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Creative Writing Worksheet – Choose a Genre (PDF) In the One Page Novel Course, I recommend that you choose which genre you want to write in before you begin brainstorming, so that you don’t waste time generating ideas that you can’t use. Often genre is an easy choice – you might go with what you…
Below you’ll find 7th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and related vocabulary activities. These printable worksheet activities include original excerpts from short stories and books as well as high-interest informational topics.
