Lyrics for Comprehension

I have been working day and night on getting together “Lyrics for Comprehension” for my 6th graders.  I am using the common core standards so they can be combined with other lessons in the classroom that are being taught in reading.   Each song lyric has a graphic organizer and questions to go along with it.

I really feel that practicing comprehension strategies through song is an amazing way to allow students to really be engaged in the lesson.  Sometimes it’s really difficult to find reading passages that are of high interest.

This packet isn’t complete yet, but once it is, I will update this post and give the link to my TpT store to be able to purchase it.  Much research has been done showing that children learn comprehension strategies through music.  Think about it – it’s no different than a poem, but it has upbeat music to go along with it to keep them engaged.  Plus, it’s different.  It’s not the ordinary, so they are always excited for some music whether they are familiar with the songs or not.

It truly is a MIX of music…

1.Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World 

2.All I Want is You

3.You’ve Got a Friend in Me

4.Hall of Fame

5.Lean on Me

6.Better Together

7.Mean & Roar 

8.Forever Young

9.It Won’t Be Like This for Long 

10.Shake it Off

Mrs. K ♥

Text Evidence

I am starting to finish up non-fiction summaries with my 6th graders.  We have been reading the passage, Lights! Camera! Invention by John James.  This passage is all about Thomas Edison and the inventions he has made.   It’s really engaging and the sixth graders love when we read this passage.  We have been discussing what goes into writing a non-fiction summary and using a graphic organizer to help us out before we begin to write.

After we finish this strategy, we will be moving on to text evidence.  I had found a great anchor chart on another blog, but re-wrote the sentences and changed some things around to my liking.  I also made my own text evidence charts to go along with it that you can find on my TpT store if you’re interested!

Mrs. K ♥

Read Across America – Dr. Seuss

I made four worksheets for Read Across America, celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday this March!  I took four of his books:  

Mr. Brown Can Moo!  Can You? 

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

Green Eggs and Ham

I took words out of the first couple of pages of each of the books and left blanks for the children to be creative and come up with their own Dr. Seuss writing to go along with the book of their choice.   This wasn’t fully my idea at all.  My wonderful partner actually came up with the idea, I just created the sheets (that you can find on my TpT store).  

Enjoy!

Mrs. K ♥

Digital Clip Art & Paper

Graphic Organizers and Video Shorts

I finally finished!!!!  Please see my TpT posting on Graphic Organizers/Video Shorts to go along with it.  

My 6th graders LOVE these.  Whenever I start a new comprehension strategy I always introduce it with a Pixar Video Short to go along with the strategy we will be discussing.  While they are watching the Video Short, they take notes on the graphic organizer and we discuss it in depth after.  

This really makes them look at it differently and breaks up the monotonous of just reading a passage or book and learning that strategy.  They then will know how to apply it to the different text types that we do with that strategy.  

Enjoy!

Mrs. K ♥

Fundation Level II – I Can Statements

I just re-did the Level II I Can Statements on TpT!!!!  Check it out to get the updated version! 

Enjoy 🙂 

Mrs. K♥

Video Shorts & Graphic Organizers

I found something a while back on the internet about Pixar Video Shorts on Youtube and graphic organizers to go along with them to practice different comprehensions strategies.  I realized the graphic organizers weren’t what I wanted/not good enough, and some of the video shorts didn’t work either.  

I complied a list of my own and made the graphic organizers to go along with it  I am in the process of making them and they will be available on TpT shortly! Stay tuned! 

Here is an example….

Mrs. K ♥

Teachers Pay Teachers Store – TpT

Please visit my TpT store for some helpful goodies!

Leveled Literacy Intervention

I am using the Leveled Literacy Intervention reading program for the 1st time this year.  I am using it for 1st,2nd & 3rd grade.  I will be posting pictures shortly of how I organized it all and discussing how it is used in my remedial reading classroom.  I made a schedule I printed in color, laminated and put on my board.  The kids, and myself know what is to come – how long is should take, and it’s just a really good reference to follow and get the little ones used to so we all know what to do.  Here is a little peek of what the printable looks like that you can purchase at my TpT store!  Enjoy!

                                                                                           ~Mrs. Klein

Level 1 & Level 2 Fundations – I Can Statements

Fundations is great in my opinion.  If the child gets it, it can really benefit them.  I teach remedial reading so I do Double Dose Fundations and I like putting up my I Can or We Can statements on the board each day for the children to see what we are doing in Fundations – BUT…. Fundations doesn’t have I Can statements in the teacher’s manual, so I made my own!  Please take a look and visit my TpT store to purchase them!!!  Enjoy 🙂

Level 1 Fundations – I Can Statements

Fundations Level 2 – I Can Statements