Differentiated
ELA
Centers
Created by Mandy Gregory ~2015~ All Rights Reserved
for
This full version of this pack was created to support independent activities for the literacy block. It contains 11 differentiated activities that are slightly different than my other centers. Instead of creating one task with several different levels of difficulty cards, the activities are differentiated by either the complexity of the recording sheet and task or by the actual readability of the task. I made this change to help teachers create meaningful, differentiated centers, while requiring less time to prepare and create! Another new feature I added to this pack is a printable resource poster for EACH center! The centers include:
Sliding Through Irregular Plurals- The students will read cards with sentences. A blank with a noun in parenthesis is included in each sentence. Students will find the irregular plural of the noun to complete the sentence. Two different recording sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to make the irregular noun plural. For a more difficult task, copy the first recording sheet and second recording sheet back to back. The second recording sheet requires students to write the additional irregular plural nouns and use them in a sentence.
Jingling with Nouns and Verbs- The student will sort the words on the cards into nouns or verbs. Two different recording sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to write and sort the nouns and verbs. For a more difficult task, copy the first recording sheet and second recording sheet back to back. The second recording sheet requires students to use three nouns and three verbs in a sentence.
A Workshop Full of Verbs-The student will read the sentences on the card and identify the verb and the verb tense. Two different recording sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to determine the verb tense. For a more difficult task, use the second recording sheet. The second recording sheet requires students to determine the verb and write it in all three tenses.
Irregular Penguin Verbs- The students will read cards with sentences. A blank with a verb in parenthesis is included in each sentence. Students will find the irregular past tense of the verb to complete the sentence. Two different recording sheets are included for
Irregular Verb Match Up- Students match cards with a verb and its irregular past tense. Two different recording sheets are included for
differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to sort and record the verb matches. For a more difficult task, copy the first recording sheet and second recording sheet back to back. The second recording sheet requires students to write a sentence using a verb in the past tense and then another sentence with the verb in the present tense.
Baking Up Some Subject Verb Agreement- The students will read cards with sentences. A blank with two verbs in parenthesises in is included in each sentence. Students will choose the correct verb to make the sentence make sense. Two different recording sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to identify and write the verb that makes sense in the sentence. For a more difficult task, copy the first recording sheet and second recording sheet back to back. The second recording sheet requires students to identify the verb in each sentence, and then record it in present, past, and future tense.
Mailing Out Main Idea- Students read cards with passages on them and determine the main idea. Two different recording sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to choose the main idea from a multiple choice bank. The second recording sheet requires students to write in the main idea.
Be a Literary Reading Detective- Students read a literary passage and then can either answer questions about the passage, or can use question stem cards to create and answer their own questions about the passage. There are three levels of the passage (Beginning 2nd , Mid 2nd,, End 2nd) and two
different versions of the recording sheet.
Be an Informational Reading Detective- Students read an informational passage and then can either answer questions about the passage, or can use question stem cards to create and answer their own questions about the passage. There are three levels of the passage (Beginning 2nd , Mid 2nd,, End
2nd) and two different versions of the recording sheet.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as
who, what, where,
when, why
, and
how
to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
•
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as
well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as
who, what, where,
when, why
, and
how
to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
•
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what
the author wants to answer, explain, or describe
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring
irregular verbs (e.g.,
sat, hid, told
).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.B
Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural
Sliding
Through
Irregular Plurals
Teacher Directions
Teacher Prep Work: Print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Store cards in a Ziploc
bag. Print cover sheet and directions. Glue cover sheet onto a large manila envelope
and laminate. Store all materials and copies in the envelope. Two different recording
sheets are included for differentiation. The first recording sheet requires students to
make the irregular noun plural. For a more difficult task, copy the first recording
sheet and second recording sheet back to back. The second recording sheet requires
students to write the additional irregular plural nouns and use them in a sentence.
Directions: The student will read each card. Then, the student will determine the
irregular plural of the noun in the parenthesis () to fit in the blank. Finally, the
student will record it on the answer sheet.
1.) Read each card.
2.) Determine the irregular plural of the noun
in the parenthesis () to fit in the blank.
3.) Record your work on the answer
sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.B
Sliding
Through
Sliding
Through
Irregular
Plurals
Irregular Plural Nouns
Created by Mandy Gregory ~2015~ All Rights Reserved
irregular plural nouns
An irregular plural noun is when there is more
than one person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
Irregular plural nouns do not follow the usual
pattern of adding
–
s or
–
es at the end. They
are different.
Created by M. Gregory
Irregular Plurals Reference Poster
singular noun
plural noun
The kids worked
hard, like
_____
(elf) in a workshop
to sell the
hot chocolate.
The little girl heard
_____
(wolf)
howling at the moon
when she sat around
the bonfire.
The little girl almost
lost two
_____
(tooth) when she
slipped on the ice.
Name
____________________________________
Date
_______________
Sliding
Through
Irregular Plurals
Directions: Read each card. Determine the irregular plural of the noun in the parenthesis ()
to fit in the blank. Record it below.
Created by M. Gregory Irregular Plurals
The little girl heard
__________
howling at the moon when she sat around
the bonfire.
The little girl almost lost two
__________
when she slipped on the ice.
The pitter patter of little
__________
ran down the hall to get outside to
play.
The kids worked hard, like
_________
in a workshop to sell the
hot chocolate.
All the
________
wanted to go outside and play!
The
__________
slid down the big hill.
Name
____________________________________
Date
_______________
Sliding
Through
Irregular Plurals
Directions: Write the irregular plural of the noun listed. Then, use the irregular plural noun
in a sentence. Finally, underline the irregular plural noun in your sentence.
Created by M. Gregory Irregular Plurals
Singular Noun
Irregular Plural
Sentence
ox
man
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