Anchor Charts
Below are a few anchor charts from our classrooms, which may be helpful to students as they work from home!
Reading Charts
"I PICK"
Thoughtfully pick a book that matches your purpose.
Copy of HowtoChooseaJustRightBookPoster.pdf"Just Right" Book
Following this list can help us find a "just right" book for us as a reader.
Source: TPT
"Picture Perfect Summary"
Find the "Who, What, When, Where, and Why?" of fiction stories.
"Stop and Jot"
Take notes to remember details from longer texts.
"Activate Your Schema"
Think about what facts you already know before/as you read nonfiction texts.
Decoding Strategies - Book Mark
Source: TPT
"Decoding Strategies"
These strategies can help us read unknown words that "follow the rules" (phonetic words).
Source: TPTMath Charts
Word Problems
When solving word problems, read the problem carefully and work through it step by step!
Comparing Numbers
When comparing numbers, use reasoning to explain WHY.
Number Forms
There are many "Ways to Represent a Number," including: standard form, expanded form, word form, and model form.
Place Value / Word Form
Subtraction Strategies
2-Digit (and 3-Digit)
Addition Strategies
(2-Digit and) 3-Digit
Adding Three 2-Digit Numbers
Measuring Length
Phonics/ Writing Charts
Fundations Vowel Sounds
Short vowels & Long vowels
Source: Fundations Level 2
Fundations Spelling Options
Try out these ways when spelling an unknown vowel sound:
1. v-e syllable pattern
2. open syllable pattern
3. vowel team patterns
Source: Fundations Level 2
Fundations Vowel Teams
Source: Fundations Level 2
Fundations R-Controlled Vowels
Source: Fundations Level 2
Personal Narrative Skills
Personal Narrative Skills / Punctuation
Source: TPT (free resource that is no longer available)
Figurative Language
Definitions and examples for:
Simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and idiom.
Source: TPT (free resource that is no longer available)
Science/ Social Studies Charts
Biographies
When we read a biography we ask ourselves: What time period were they alive? How did that affect them? What events helped shape their lives? How did they influence our world?
The Sun & The Water Cycle
Cloudscape
Shows how high up the different types of clouds are in earth's atmosphere.
Landforms & Landmarks
Sound
Communities