The Treasure - Common Core Text Exemplar - Freebie

The Treasure, by Uri Shulevitz, just might be my favorite Common Core text exemplar for second and third grades. 

Students can choose a task card to complete alone, with a partner, or in a small group. Teachers can choose specific activities to assign to the whole group or to guide group discussions.

Just click on the pic above to download the cards. To see a list of all the Common Core text exemplar activities I have posted, click on the tab at the top of my blog page or click {HERE}.

Please leave me a treasure of a comment if you think you will use this or any of the text exemplar activities I have posted!


PS. Several of you have sent me messages asking to see my room. I'm planning on posting pictures the first of next week, so keep checking back.

Back to School Frenzy,,,,and New Common Core Text Exemplar Task Cards

I've been working in my classroom for the past two weeks instead of blogging. I didn't mean to be gone so long....but by the time I got home at night, I was worn out!

My room is just about ready, but I don't have things planned for the first day. (Gotta get on that!)

I'm planning a late "blogaversary" to celebrate my first year of blogging. I'll post more on that a little later.

Here are some task cards geared to the Common Core ELA standards for second and third grade based on one of my favorite author's work, From Seed to Plant.

I love, love, love Gail Gibbons!

Just click on the pic above to download the cards.

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa - Text Exemplar - Freebie

The next installment in my series on Common Core text exemplars for second and third grades is based on Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. This packet contains activities on compound words, relating events to chapters, using illustrations to determine meaning of text, writing an opinion piece, and much more!

Just click on the pic above to download the packet of activities to go along with the story.

Lighthouse Family: The Storm - Text Exemplar - Freebie

I love Cynthia Rylant and have several of her books, but I wasn't familiar with Lighthouse Family: The Storm. It's a great book to use as an introduction to chapter books. This freebie has a sheet for students to use for note taking on each chapter. When they have finished, they make a timeline on the story. This helps them see the progression of the plot from the beginning of the story to the last chapter. It also includes a sheet for a character study, including a section for using the illustrations to learn about the character. Students also determine the theme of the story and justify their thoughts.

Click on the pic above to get the file.

Don't forget to comment so I'll know how you use the text exemplars in your class.

Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! - Freebie - Text Exemplar

I think one of the hardest Common Core standards to find resources on is the informational text standard requiring students to make connections between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures. My latest activity for a Common Core text exemplar includes activities for the book Boy, Were We Ever Wrong About Dinosaurs!  

Students read details from the story and categorize them according to what we currently believe about dinosaurs or what we thought in the past. The file also includes an activity on antonyms that pertain to the text. Just click on the pic above to download the activity.

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think about my series of activities for the text exemplars.

The Sign Painter -- Freebie -- Common Core Text Exemplar

Here's another post in my series on the Common Core text exemplars for second and third grade. My students are going to love the illustrations. Allen Say's beautiful text tells a captivating story that leaves just enough to the imagination. It is a great title to use for inferencing, making predictions, describing how characters change in the course of a story.....you name it, this book has it!

This activity has three different documents for literacy stations in one download! Students can make predictions, analyze characters, and discuss story elements. 

Just click on the pic above to download the file.

Please leave a comment and let me know if you use any of the text exemplars.