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Conversation Tic-Tac-Toe

Stacy — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:29:13 +0000

Oral language development is important in the lower grades and is a foundational piece of literacy, writing, and social development. Conversation Tic-Tac-Toe is an activity that brings language, games, and reading comprehension together. The oral language development activities in this resource include sentence frames that encourage students to speak in complete sentences and discuss stories they have read or heard.

With this resource, your students can work in pairs or small groups to discuss fiction or nonfiction text. After reading, they will use the tic-tac-toe games to discuss the text while playing a game. They are encouraged to speak in complete sentences, and, in many cases, use academic language.

This resource includes 13 oral language tic-tac-toe games.

Picture Walk Tic-Tac-Toe
Story Structure Tic-Tac-Toe (3 options)
Fable and Moral Tic-Tac-Toe (2 options)
Compare and Contrast Stories Tic-Tac-Toe (2 options)
Story Discussion Tic-Tac-Toe
Text Features Tic-Tac-Toe
Main Idea of a Selection Tic-Tac-Toe
Main Idea of a Paragraph Tic-Tac-Toe
Non-Fiction Discussion Tic-Tac-Toe

Conversation Tic-Tac-Toe resource also includes an editable version which allows you to add your own sentence frames with the language you have used in your classroom.

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Short u Phonics Lessons

Stacy — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:09:47 +0000

These carefully structured short u phonics lessons follows a systematic approach, guiding students through the fundamentals of phonics in a logical progression.

From letters sounds, decoding, sentence reading, and writing your students will engage in a consistent small group lesson that will build their understanding of phonics and help them to develop the foundational skills of reading.

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Short o Phonics Lessons

Stacy — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:13:06 +0000

These carefully structured short o phonics lessons follows a systematic approach, guiding students through the fundamentals of phonics in a logical progression.

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Short i Phonics Lessons

Stacy — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:07:28 +0000

These carefully structured short i phonics lessons follows a systematic approach, guiding students through the fundamentals of phonics in a logical progression.

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Short a Phonics Lessons

Stacy — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:49:32 +0000

These carefully structured short a phonics lessons follows a systematic approach, guiding students through the fundamentals of phonics in a logical progression.

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Short Vowel Phonics Lesson Bundle

Stacy — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:43:17 +0000

These carefully structured short vowel phonics lessons follows a systematic approach, guiding students through the fundamentals of phonics in a logical progression.

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Buddy Writing Charts

Stacy — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:38:28 +0000

This resource includes 10 color and 10 black and white anchor charts.

These include:

Writing partners choose a quiet spot to write.
Writing partners remind partners to write the whole time.
Writing partners remind partners to use the word wall.
Writing partners know what their partners are writing.
Writing partners share their writing.
Writing partners listen to their partners.
Writing partners tell their partners what they like about their writing.
Writing partners ask questions.
Writing partners give feedback.
Writing partners look at books for ideas.

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Fluency Passage Bundle

Stacy — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:33:07 +0000

Each month also available separately.

September Passages:

Back to School
School is Fun
Community Helpers
Johnny Appleseed
Apples
African Safari
Picnic

October Passages:

Halloween
Fall
Baseball
Carnival
Junk Food

November Passages:

Thanksgiving
The Pumpkin Patch
Election Day
Transportation
The Cowboy

December Passages:

Santa Claus
Gingerbread Man
Snowy Day
Penguins
Hot Chocolate

January Passages:

Winter
How to Make a Snowman
Friends
Pets
Five Senses

February Passages:

Valentine's Day
Lunar New Year
Vegetable Garden
Recess
Groundhog Day

March Passages:

St. Patrick's Day
Springtime
Flower Garden
Farm
Bugs

April Passages:

Earth Day
Rainy Day
The Zoo
The Egg Hunt
The Fishing Trip

May Passages:

The Beach
Memorial Day
The Circus
Ice Cream
The Camping Trip

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March Fluency Passages

Stacy — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:22:55 +0000

March Fluency Passages are engaging, high-interest fluency passages for beginning readers. The passages included are both fiction and nonfiction that will meet the needs of every child in your classroom. They were created for Pre-K, kindergarten, 1st graders, and struggling readers in grades beyond. These passages can be used in small groups, for homework, independent practice, or for RTI.

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February Fluency Passages

Stacy — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:19:14 +0000

Topics included:

Valentine's Day
Lunar New Year
Vegetable Garden
Recess/Ruby Bridges
Groundhog Day

This product includes:

3 leveled passages and 1 timed fluency passage for each of the 5 topics
Comprehension Questions
Student Cover Page
Record Sheet for students
Teacher Directions

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