BY: KAREN MILLS
Anchor Charts
Anchor Charts
Read over the
information
about anchor
charts. Use
your
highlighter
tape to mark
3-4 important
ideas you
want to
remember.
BY: KAREN MILLS
Flashbacks
Reading
Flashbacks
Reading
Flashback
Answer
Sheet
Sample of Reading Flashback
Sample of Reading Flashback
Language Arts
Flashback
Sample of
Language
Arts
Flashback
Vocabulary
49 ESSENTIALS WORDS
BY: KELLI SPARKS
Literature Circles
 Groups of readers formed by
book choice
 Reader response centered
 Structured for student
independence, responsibility,
and ownership
 Guided by student’s questions
 Flexible groups
 Teacher centered
 Teacher assigned groups
formed solely by ability
 Unstructured-uncontrolled
“talk time”
 Guided primarily by teacher
3 Days a Week
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Usually takes
about 3-4
weeks to
complete a
book.
STUDENT LED
STUDENTS IN GROUPS OF FOUR
FIRST COMPLETE THEIR ROLE SHEET
THEN DISCUSS
TEACHER DISCUSSING WITH EACH
GROUP
Literature
Circle Role
Sheets
The most
important role
sheet is the
Discussion
Director.
Literature
Circle Role
Sheets
Next, you
have the
Word Wizard.
Literature
Circle Role
Sheets
Then, you
have the
Literary
Luminary.
Literature
Circle Role
Sheets
Finally, you
have the
Connector.
Literature
Circle Role
Sheets
If you decide
that you want
five students
in a group, or
you want to
switch out the
role sheets,
here is one
more; the
Illustrator
Mapper
On Demand Writing
ELEMENTS OF:
INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION
&
DISTINGUISHED WORDS
Coffee House & iMovie
Low Tech
High Tech
 Character Sketch
 iMovie Tutorial
Rubric
BY: KAREN MILLS
Hands-On Tools
Hands-On Tools Ideas Obtained From Books & Presentations by Anne Beninghof.
Highlighter
Tape Cards

Laminate index
cards

Place about 8
strips of
highlighter tape
on each card. (I
use 2 different
colors and do 4 of
each color.)

Tab the edges so
they are easy for
students to peel
them off the
card.

One set will
usually last for
the entire school
year.
Plastic Report
Covers

Place worksheets,
graphic organizers
into these report
covers and write
on with dry erase
markers. Marks
can be easily
erased and covers
reused.

We prefer these
over page
protectors
because they can
also fit around
pages in books
and/or magazines
so that students
can mark up this
text as well.
Highlighter
Strips

Cut strips of
different
colored report
covers.

Students use
these to follow
along while
text is read
aloud and/or
could be used
for
independent
reading as
well.
Poker Chips
& Dice

To encourage students
to participate during
classroom discussions,
give each student so
many poker chips, and
tell them they have to
contribute to the
conversation at least
that many times. Each
time they add something
to the discussion, they
throw in a poker chip.

Dice can be used for a
variety of things. . .
You could have a list of
options 1-6. . .whatever
number is rolled is what
students do. They
could also roll it at the
end of class. If it lands
on a three, they turn
and tell their partner
three things they
learned during the lesson
that day. Endless
possibilities. . .
Book
Discussion
Chips

Decide on different
ways students could
participate in book
discussions.

These were created by
making templates on
labels and punching them
out with 1 inch circle
punch. Circles were
then stuck to counting
chips (Could also use
poker chips.)

As students discuss
books in book clubs,
literature circles, etc.
they can throw each chip
in. (For example, if
they share a connection,
they throw in the
connection chip.)

Bookmarks were created
with the same visuals as
on the chips. Students
had the bookmarks as
they read and could
record various responses
they may want to share
in their response journal.
Stretch ‘Ems

Laminate index
cards and cut in
half.

Place a thin strip
of elastic through
slits at the top of
each card.

Students can write
on the cards with
dry erase markers.

Can be used as
students are
learning to segment
words. (Individual
letters/sounds can
be placed on each
card or syllables.)
Focus Tool

Laminate
cardstock cut into
4-6 inch squares.

Use double sided
tape to place a
different colored
report cover strip
on each side.

Students can
write under each
color what they
are focusing on.

Editing/Revising
Tool for students
to check their
own writing
Resources
 www.lauracandler.com
 www.scholastic.com
 www.teacherspayteacher
 www.edmodo.com
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s.com
www.pinterest.com
www.readwritethink.org
www.teachervision.fen.c
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www.readingrockets.org
www.readworks.org
 www.commoncorecon
versation.com/elaresources.html
 www.studyisland.com
 www.masteryconnect.co
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 www.k12reader.com
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