Two Pencils and a Book

These lessons are the perfect way to engage students in standards-based lessons right before Thanksgiving. They are inclusive, differentiated and print and go! This lesson comes in two Lexile Ranges 810L-1200L Thanksgiving Unit Comprehensive, Standard-Based with Reading Comprehension This Thanksgiving High Interest STUDENT-CENTERED UNIT   covers all things Thanksgiving. From the Wampanoag to the Mayflower to turkeys to the true origins of Thanksgiving to What Was the First Thanksgiving to harvest festivals to alliances to diplomacy and more. This cross-curricular unit covers Thanksgiving without marginalizing anyone. Facts and some fun, plus reading comprehension, fluency passages, close reading, higher order thinking and standards-based lessons. Look at the preview for an idea of what this unit contains. Passages written at Lexile Level 810L-1200L. The content is as suggested by the nea, and is perfect for today's classroom. There are 10 reading passages and assignments / activit...

There is no right or wrong order to teach decoding to older students. It is more about starting where they are. Here is a sample order to follow with resource links. Basic order for teaching Phonics to Older Students short vowel s CVC Digraphs Double Final Consonants Blends – Beginning Beginning Letter Sounds - ex: squ-, scr-, spr- End Blends – nd ), - nt ), - mp ), - sk ), - sp ), - lt ), - lf ), - lp ), - ct ), -ft), – pt ), - xt ),- lk ), - nch ) Glued Sounds -ing) sing, -ang) san Suffixes –s) dogs, -es) boxes Both Multi-Syllable and Single Syllable Words V / CV VC/V CVe Magic e R- Controlled y as a vowel Diphthongs Consonant –le) - -ble) bubble, -fle) ruffle, -gle) jiggle Prefixes Silent Letters VC/CV With Resource Links for Phonics for Older Students – Multiple Syllable Words The Order in I teach using the Resource Intervention Bundle Reading Comprehension, Fluency Passages, Phonics Gr 4-12 . 1. CVC a. SET 1: Fast Fluency Practice for Older Students: Phonics G...