Sight-Word Summary Activity

My husband is a middle school teacher and he is AWESOME! He has the best ideas for getting kids excited about history and reading. Here is one of the activities my kiddos will be doing tomorrow to understand how the United States became a world power.

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Classroom and Activity PICTURES

US Immigration MAGNET SUMMARY

Immigrants came to the United States because of both push and pull factors. Often they were pushed out of their home countries because of war, poverty, or discrimination. They were attracted or pulled to the United States because of promises of economic opportunity, religious freedom, and political and social equality.

My children will be completing this Magnet Summary with a partner. This a great way to add writing into the content areas and help children understand how to summarize longer text.

Transcontinental Railroad and Settlement SS activity

What my students will be doing tomorrow, as we continue our Westward Expansion Unit.

US Reconstruction Foldable Activity

Independent Reading STATION

 

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This is the largest I could get this WORD doc. I made this a few years ago when our school started doing Literacy Workstations. My children use this menu as they are in the Independent Reading Station. Throughout the week, they must have one appetizer, salad, main course, and dessert question (at least) answered in their reading notebook for credit.

I am not a real stickler for grades, since I am more about the process of getting the kids to stay on task and ENJOY reading, but the possibility of a participation grade does motivate most.

While creating this menu, I took into account that not every child wants to answer the same questions at the same tiime as everyone else AND kids are all reading different things. So CHOICE is the key element!