Prefix Match

Prefix Match 

Instant Language Center! 

This PDF Center is ready to print and use complete with:

32 Matching Racket and Ball Cards 

Directions/Center Sign

Answer Key 

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Correcting Homophones Language Center

 Students today spend much of their free time on digital devices. Bring that familiar theme into the classroom with the Homophones Language Center. Themed with 26 colorful smart phone graphics, students choose the correct spelling and use of common homophones. This center is designed for intermediate students, but any age student would benefit from this using this center. 

What's included:

26 Phone Graphics with Text Messages and Answer Key

Directions/Center Sign

Teacher Information

Recording Sheet

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Gift Book Report

Just in time for the holidays. This quick graphic organizer will help students develop an understanding of character. Students describe the character and come up with a gift to give the character. Students then must give a reason as to why that gift is a good choice for the character. The responses range from thoughtful to just plain sweet. Allow students to add color and its an instant bulletin board that everyone will want to read! Head over to my store at Teachers Notebook and get your free copy today!

 

 



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Weekly Book Reports

One successful activity I started a few years ago was a weekly book report. Each Tuesday students were assigned a new book report to be completed by the following Tuesday. I chose Tuesday as this was the day we went as a class to the media center. I had many reasons for giving this assignment. I wanted students to interact more with the independent reading they were doing. I wanted to hear about what was being read. I wanted an independent assignment that students could practice time management and organization.

 

I only set aside time to explain the assignment, usually right before we left for the media center. Students were not to take the assignment home, as I did not want parent involvement. I also did not accept them late. I would remind students for the first couple of weeks to work on it during independent times. I posted a sample on the board illustrating what was expected along with the due date and extra copies.

 

My requirements were the same every week. To receive full credit on the assignment, students were given the following criteria:

• Correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling of the title and author information.
• Correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling of "known" words used in sentences.
• Paper should be relatively free of unnecessary wrinkles and creases.
• Some color must be added to the graphic but the content should still be able to be read. (This was important, as I wanted students to take pride in making a finished product. Even if all they colored were the eyes on the animal graphic, they received credit, as some students do not enjoy coloring.)
• Content​. Student responses should be on level, make sense and be aligned to the assignment objective.

I had great success with these. I spent a lot of time on my sample and would show students how I cared about the assignment. After a few weeks, I would only had to remind them on Tuesday that if it were not done, they had until the end of the day to turn it in. My students were independent with the assignment before too long and I saw tremendous growth in their writing skills.

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Book Report

Read Aloud Worksheet

Often times, I would read a story aloud to my students and require them to take the reading quiz online. I came up with this short worksheet for the students to document the activity, reflect on the story, and allow a little time to get the testing done on the computer. Since I usually scored this activity and used it to document progress, I liked that I had something to send home at the end of the week.

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Read Aloud Worksheet