Character Timeline Activity

A comprehensive 1-page teacher instructional guide that outlines the lesson plan, text-dependent sensory questioning prompts, standard alignments, pacing milestones, and differentiation options for students during the And Then Comes Summer lesson.

A print-ready student worksheet designed to accompany the slideshow. It features a beautifully themed 4-box sensory graphic organizer (Sights, Sounds, Feelings, Tastes/Smells) and a guided sensory writing prompt for students to document their own favorite summer moments.

An interactive slideshow presentation containing guided sensory comprehension questions and discussion prompts for Tom Brenner's 'And Then Comes Summer'. Designed with large, accessible text and visual icons for projecting in the classroom.

A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining similes and metaphors. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.

An updated 4-page student-facing workbook for Week 4. Page 1 is a final Portfolio Cover Page. Page 2 is a side-by-side Simile and Metaphor builder. Page 3 introduces the Ode, a complex figurative tribute poem celebrating an everyday object. Page 4 is a Gallery Walk peer review sheet.

A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining concrete and free verse poetry. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.

An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 3. Page 1 is a concrete shape canvas. Page 2 is a sensory feeling map. Page 3 is a structured free verse drafting sheet with visual prompt blocks. Page 4 introduces the Diamante, a challenging 7-line diamond poem comparing opposites.

A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining acrostic and couplet poetry. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.

An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 2. Page 1 is an acrostic builder. Page 2 is a couplet rhyming workshop. Page 3 is a visual beat-counting grid. Page 4 is a Limerick Laboratory scaffolding the advanced AABBA bouncing meter.

A 2-page visual aid packet. Page 1 is a colorful, high-contrast anchor chart poster defining sensory poetry, haiku, and color poems. Page 2 includes 6 visual vocabulary cards for easy classroom printing and cut-outs.

An updated 4-page student workbook for Week 1. Page 1 is a sensory collector. Page 2 is a Haiku builder. Page 3 introduces the Cinquain, a structured 5-line format with parts-of-speech rules. Page 4 features a sensory color poem with a metaphor constraint.

A highly accessible science worksheet exploring three different environments: rain forest, desert, and arctic. Features an extremely simplified 5-sentence passage, large text, and clear handwriting lines for main idea and two details.

A handy teacher grading guide and facilitation resource that provides correct answers, sample student written responses, and a mini-discussion guide for morning meeting wrap-ups.

A student-facing morning work packet consisting of a realistic fiction passage called 'The Recess Rescue', followed by central message identification, quote citation questions, and detailed comprehension questions.

An anchor chart styled like a detective's case board to help third-grade students identify the central message and gather textual evidence. Includes a 4-step investigation guide with visual notes and examples.