Grades k-5
Differentiate the Curriculum with the new ela adoption for gifted elementary teachers

Webinar Objectives

Explore differentiation techniques to help increase the rigor of grade-level texts
Strategies and tools to keep your students engaged and making learning gains
Include more student choice in process and product
Customize the learning for your high achiever and gifted audience

Annotation

Use the Annotation Tool by clicking below:

Scavenger Hunt Activity

If you prefer to use the Word version, click below:

Scavenger Hunt.docx

WHole group

Reading and Vocabulary Mini-Lessons - each text is two to three years above grade level and should be used to teach whole group lessons.

Select the unit you are working on in the Teacher's Resource System

Select the Unit Resources

Select the Guide to Complexity

Looking at the texts in Grade 4 Unit 1

The texts are Substantial or Highest Complexity

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To view the rubric to see how the text complexity is rated

Select Additional Resources

Select Guide to Text Complexity

Fourth Grade Unit One Rubric for Text Complexity

Using Assessments

Pretest students to determine if they have mastered the standards and skills associated with each unit.

Students that score 90% or above have met the mastery criteria.

The red checks indicate that the skill is assessed in the unit assessment book

Click on Resources in the TRS

Select Strategies & Skills

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strategies and skills

The following assessments to determine mastery:

Unit Assessment

Quick Checks

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Novel Study

There are three ways in which you can use the novel study in the classroom

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Independent - Students read the book and complete the reading responses independently.
Partner - Students read independently and then discuss and complete the reading responses with a partner.
Peer Group - Students read independently and then discuss and complete the reading responses with their groups.

Below you will see the following:

Novel Guide at a Glance

Student Guide - These are reproducible worksheets that go along with the book.

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Readers theater

Each unit has two titles that can be used with your students. Each title includes character roles at a range of guided reading levels.

Students can create their own reader's theater and compare them to the ones already created from Benchmark Advance.

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Milton the Mole reading levels

Build reflect Write

This resource has open-ended activities that will give students a chance to demonstrate the ability to enhance vocabulary and writing skills.

Moving up the DOK levels-

Learning the vocabulary (memorization) - DOK 1
Writing a sentence in the original context - DOK 2
Creation in their own context - DOK 3

Vocabulary.com - you can create your own list or copy a story from your text and vocabulary.com will pull out the vocabulary for you.

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Apply Understanding	Build Vocabulary	Build Grammer and Language

Annotated Knowledge blueprint

Use this blueprint to create choice menus

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annotated knowledge blueprint

Recommended trade books

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recommended_trade_books.pdf

Leveled Readers

Use your students' BAS levels to select leveled readers for any unit. Click on the BAS level or choose a Lexile range to differentiate the content.

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Research and inquiry

The Research and Inquiry has seven projects (in fourth grade) for students to examine the topic in greater depth. Not all units have one project, some extend into multiple units.

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Skills covered

Choose, Explore, and Interpret
Create and Present
Reflect on Knowledge and Research Skills

Research & Inquiry Projects