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Notebook Files for Elementary Language Arts Lessons for Smart Boards

Student pages are attached to the Notebook File (click on paperclip).
For Power Points, find student pages on the K-1 Reading Strategies Wise Owl Factory Page.

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Text-to-Self Connections Notebook File for Smart Board Lesson
K-1 file with attachments for a writing project, "When I Grow UP,"
student self-evaluation page, and links.

Text-to-Self Connections Notebook File

Text-to-Self Power Point

Rainbow Crow Book Cover

RAINBOW CROW Notebook File

A Lenape Tale -- RAINBOW CROW is a beautiful bird with a lovely singing voice who helps others and in the process becomes a black bird with a hoarse voice.  Links to the full online story and word activities.  Poetry worksheets included (color poems, click on the paperclip on the side of the Notebook File to find the Word documents). 
bookworm reading

Text-to-Text connections Notebook File for Smart Board Lesson

This lesson uses KNUFFLE BUNNY and GOING ON A BEAR HUNT

Text-toText Connections Notebook File

Text-toText Power Point

world map

Text-to-World Notebook 10 Smart Board Lesson

Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea, By Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
Includes interactive maps and writing prompt.

Text-to-World Connections Notebook File for Smart Board Lesson

confused face

Story Problem-Solution for 1st Graders

Includes worksheets, links, a problem bookmark, and a solution bookmark. Click on the paperclips to find attachments.  Notebook file for Smart Board lesson.

Problem Solution Notebook File

Problem Solution Power Point

legal person
Evaluation

Evaluation Notebook File for Smart Board Lesson

Help students understand evaluation as a reading strategy.

Vocabulary:  rubric, evaluate, assess, criteria

Animated graphics

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Basic Reading Words

Notebook file of basic reading words

Word document of the same basic reading word set

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Visualization Reading Strategy

Visualization Notebook File

Click on the paper clip for attachments and student work pages.
writer
Building Words Slide

Building words slide

ABC sign

ABC ORDER
Interactive slides from single letter a-b-c order to alphabetizing to the third letter.

Alphabetical Order Notebook file

triangle and eyes
The Greedy Triangle Writing Project

The Greedy Triangle story frame on a Notebook file

Greedy Triangle Student Writing Frame

a lamp reading
Story Beginning, Middle, and End

Story Beginning, Middle, and End Notebook File for Smart Board Lesson

Beginning, Middle and End of Stories Notebook File, light background

Student work packet for story beginning, middle, and end

POWER POINT: Beginning, Middle & End of Stories

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DAILY

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Daily 5 Build Stamina Read to Self, single slide

Generic Time Challenge for Building Stamina

What does it look like and sound like when we read to someone? single slide

Build Stamina in Word Work, single slide

Wikipedia Photo

First Painter Inferring Lesson

Teacher guide for inferring with FIRST PAINTER book

Lupines from Grand Marais, MN

Person, Place, and Thing Power Point

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