Start the school year with five of my favorite literacy resources for upper elementary in one bundle. The Launching Readers Workshop and Launching Writers Workshop units help you get to know your students as readers and writers during the first weeks of school. The Themes in Literature posters and the two Character Traits vocabulary kits give you bulletin boards and reading activities that you and your students will come back to all year long.
Save 20% when you purchase the five resources together in this bundle.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Launching Readers Workshop Unit
The "Build a Reading Life" unit is a two to three week launch unit for getting to know your students as readers, uncovering beliefs about reading that may hold students back, and setting up the norms and routines of Reader's Workshop.
- 10 minilessons with suggested anchor chart responses and rationale
- 12 anchor chart parts in 4 styles
- 18 reading journal prompts
- 16 reading quotes in poster and student journal format
- Suggested read alouds, a 10-day lesson outline, and editable reading journal covers
Launching Writers Workshop Unit
The "Penciling in a Writing Life" unit is a two to three week launch unit that helps students see themselves as writers and become invested in growing their writing over the year.
- 12 minilessons with suggested anchor chart responses and rationale
- 14 anchor chart parts in 4 designs
- 18 journal prompts
- 15 writing quotes in poster and student journal format
- Suggested read alouds and an editable "Steps to the Writing Process" student handout
Teaching Themes in Literature Bulletin Board
- 27 theme definition posters in 3 versions: full-size with definitions, half-size with definitions, and half-size without definitions
- Student bookmarks with a list of themes
- Reading response templates for writing about theme and author's message
- A read-aloud list organized by theme, with space for minilesson planning
Character Traits Vocabulary and Activities
- 48 character traits on full-size posters with definitions and images
- Student-sized definition cards, 6 traits per page
- 9 vocabulary and reading activities, including Word a Week graphic organizers, trait sorts, synonym and antonym practice, and a Character Change graphic organizer
- Printable and Google Slides versions
Emoji Character Traits Vocabulary and Activities
- The same 48 character traits and activities in an emoji theme, so you can choose the look that fits your classroom
HOW THIS BUNDLE HELPS YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS
- The reading and writing launch units give you a plan for the first weeks of Reader's Workshop and Writer's Workshop, along with student journal prompts that show you how each student feels about reading and writing.
- The anchor chart parts, quote posters, theme posters, and character trait posters give you bulletin boards that support your ELA instruction.
- Students learn the vocabulary for describing characters and themes early in the year and use that vocabulary in reading responses for the rest of the year.
- The resources work well for grades 3 through 6 and fit into Reader's Workshop minilessons, literacy centers, and whole-class read alouds.
Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
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