Week | Text | Description | Link |
1-3 | Boy Scout Makes Fun of Girl Scout | Launch the unit with a video from Dhar Mann. Even better, find text dependent questions here, to hold kids accountable to the content of the video. | Video TDQs |
1 | Two Fables from Aesop | Identify Subjects and Predicates, with examples from the text. | here |
1 | Two Fables from Aesop | Text-Dependent Questions | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | All | Writing planning tool for students for the Fables. Created by classroom teacher Sherry Magee | here |
1 to 3 | All | Character Analysis Template; Created by classroom teacher Jessica Schmidt | here |
1 to 3 | All | GLAD Process Grid | here |
2 | Week 1 Review | Turn and Talk Prompts | here |
2 | King Midas | Text-Dependent Questions | here or Form |
2 | King Midas | Because, But and So Sentence Expansion Activity (You can watch 5th graders use the strategy here.) | here |
2 | Theseus and the Minotaur | Scrambled Sentence Activity, with teacher directions. The strategy borrows from the Writing Revolution. | here |
2 | Theseus and the Minotaur | Scrambled Sentence Cards to support struggling readers | here |
3 | Snow White | Lesson Demonstration: Mr. Grossman’s students working with the Snow White text and annotating for evidence. | here |
3 | Week 2 Review | Turn and Talk | here |
3 | Snow White | Text-Dependent Questions | here or Forms |
3 | Snow White | Because, But and So sentence expansion activity | here |
1 to 3 | Camping in the Rain | Pictorial supports for the read aloud from the Read Aloud Handbook and read aloud by Marilyn here | here |
1 to 3 | Greedy Fawn and the Porridge | Pictorial supports for the read aloud from the Read Aloud Handbook and read aloud by Marilyn here | here |
1 to 3 | One of a Kind Part 1 | Pictorial supports for the read aloud from the Read Aloud Handbook and read aloud by Marilyn here | here |
1 to 3 | One of a Kind Part 2 | Pictorial supports for the read aloud from the Read Aloud Handbook and read aloud by Marilyn here | here |
1 to 3 | Anansi Brings Stories to the World | Pictorial supports for the read aloud from the Read Aloud Handbook and read aloud by Marilyn here | here |
1 to 3 | Tom Sawyer Becomes a Pirate | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, Tom Sawyer Becomes a Pirate, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, Jack and the Beanstalk, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | Rip Van Winkle | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, The Tale of Rip Van Winkle, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | The Ugly Duckling | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, The Ugly Duckling, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | Pandora | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, Pandora, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | Pinnocchio | Text Base Questions for the leveled reader, Pinnocchio, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
1 to 3 | Peter Pan | Text Based Questions for the leveled reader, Peter Pan, on Avery 5160 Labels or in Forms | here or Forms |
From Scholastic, pdf versions of classic fairytales that are appropriate for elementary students. Moreover, they can be printed for fluency practice and to build background knowledge.
Story of Rapunzel | http://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/93/6d/story-of-rapunzel-111110.pdf |
Hansel and Gretel | https://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/66/df/ce-hansel-and-gretel-story-124711.pdf |
Three Billy Goats Gruff | https://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/c4/c1/ce-three-goats-story-pcp-118114.pdf |
Little Red Riding Hood | https://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/d3/24/ce-little-red-story-pcp-115014.pdf |