How to use

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This fiction choice board is the perfect addition to a reading center, writing center, or as an early finisher activity. It can be placed in a “Choice Board” center or in a Read to Self/Reading Center. By using a

choice board in your center, you are allowing students to take ownership of their

learning. The students are able to choose an activity that they want to complete. Each

time the student has completed an activity, they will cross out the activity on their

choice board. The students will continue to complete different activities until the entire

board has been completed. When their board is completed you can then give them

a new one.

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INtroDuciNG tHe CHoice BoarDWhen introducing the choice board, it is important that you not only explain how it works, but that you also MODEL how to complete each activity

While modeling the activities, you will also be setting expectations for their work time.

When I introduce the choice boards to my class I do so over a week or two. I start by going over the choice board and how it works. Then each day I choose ONE of the activities and MODEL how to complete it. During centers that day the students

are to complete the SAME activity that was modeled. This process repeats until all activities have been modeled and the students understand

exactly what they are to be doing. Once the students understand how they complete this

center they are then able to have choice in which activity they want to complete during their center.

BoNus Activities These bonus activities can be printed on the back of the original activity.

These “bonus” activities were created as an extension activitiy for those

advanced students.

How to store Each choice board activity can be placed into a different folder in order to allow

students to easily access the activity they chose. You can color coordinate the folders to the activity on the choice board. Or you

can add the title to the front of each folder. These activiites could also be placed

in Sterlite drawers or in a rolling cart depending on what you have available.

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CHoice BoaRD FolDer LaBels

Directions: Cut & glue each rectangle onto a folder to help students identify where to find the activity pages matching their choice board.

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FictioN Choice BoARDwrite illustrate

connect

retell

predict create.

Write about your favorite part of the story and

explain why you like it.

Draw a picture of 2 characters

from the story. Write 3 or more adjectives around the characters to

describe them.

Create a new title and cover for your book.

Retell the story by telling what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the

story.

Before you read make a prediction. What do you think the story will be

about?

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Think about the story and make

a connection. What did this

story make you think of?

FictioN Choice BoARDwrite illustrate

connect

retell

predict create.

Write about your favorite part of the story and

explain why you like it.

Create a new title and cover for your book.

Retell the story by telling what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the

story.

Before you read make a prediction. What do you think the story will be

about?

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Think about the story and make a connection. What

did this story make you think of?

Draw a picture of 2 characters

from the story. Write 3 or more adjectives around the characters to

describe them.

WriteDirections: After reading, write about your favorite part of the story

and explain why you liked it. When you are finished illustrate it.

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Title:____________________

Write BONUSDirections: After reading, write about your least favorite part of the story and

explain why. When you are finished illustrate it.

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Directions: After reading, draw a picture of two characters from the story. Around each character write 3 or more adjectives to describe the characters and their actions.

ILLUSTRATe

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Title:______________

Character: _______________________ Character: _______________________

ILLUSTRATe BoNUS

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Character: _______________________

Directions: Choose one of the characters you drew and tell who they are. Then, choose one word you used to describe them and give an example showing why they have that trait.

Directions: After reading, draw a picture to show the important events that happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

ReTELL

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Title :____________________

Beginning Middle End

Retell BoNus

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Directions: After drawing your pictures to show the major events that happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Then write about the major events in the space below using transition words.

Transition Words: In the beginning, In the middle, At the end, First, Next, Then, Last,

Directions: After reading, create a new title and cover page for the story. Then, explain why you chose the new title for story.

CREATE

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Title:____________________

The new title I chose for this story was

________________

Directions: After reading the story, create a new ending for the story. How would you make the story end? Why would you make it end that way?

CREATE BoNUS

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If I was the author of the story I would change the ending. This is how I would make the story end...

Directions: Before you read the story, look at the cover of the book and predict what you think the story will be about. Then write your prediction down below.

PREDicT

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Title:__________________

I predict this story willbe about

I made this predictionbecause

PREDicT BONUSDirections: After reading the story think about your prediction.

Was your prediction correct or incorrect? What did the story end up being about?

Directions: While you are reading think about what connections you can make. If you make a connection jot it down below.

CoNNecT

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Title:__________________

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

Directions: Think about the story that you read. How does this story connect to the world around us and what you know?

CoNNecT BONUS

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Text to World Connection

WriteDirections: After reading, write about your favorite part of the story

and explain why you liked it. When you are finished illustrate it.

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Title: The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School

My favorite part ofthe story is when

class.I like this partbecause his teacher makes him feelwelcome.

Mr. Fish finds his

Write BONUSDirections: After reading, write about your least favorite part of the story and

explain why. When you are finished illustrate it.

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My least favorite part of the story is

is not smart. This part made

when Mr. Fish says he

me sadbecause he needsto believe in himself.

Trouble 1: I’m not SMART!

Directions: After reading, draw a picture of two characters in the story. Around each character write 3 or more adjectives to describe them and their actions.

ILLUSTRATe

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Character: Mr. Fish Character: Ms. Hewitt

Title: The Pout PoutFish Goes to School

Directions: Choose one of the characters you drew and tell who they are. Then choose one word you used to describe them and give an example showing why they have that trait.

ILLUSTRATe BoNUS

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Character: Ms. Hewitt

Ms. Hewitt was Mr. Fish’s teacher.She is encouraging because when Mr. Fish says he wants to quit school she tells him

she believes in him and he cando it.

Directions: After reading, draw a picture to show the important events that happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

ReTELL

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Beginning Middle End

Title: The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School

Trouble 1: I’m not SMART!

Fact 1: You areSMART!

Retell BoNus

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Directions: After drawing your pictures to show the major events that happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Then write about the major events in the space below using transition words.

Transition Words: In the beginning, In the middle, At the end, First, Next, Then, Last,

In the beginning, Mr. Fish went to school for the first time. When he got to school he didn’t know where to go. In the middle,

but he couldn’t do the work. He wanted to give up. At the end, Ms. Hewitt found him and took him tohis classroom. She told him he was smart and he would get it.

Mr. Fish kept going to different classes

Directions: After reading, create a new title and cover page for the story. Then explain why you chose the new title for story.

CREATE

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The new title I chose for this story wasMr. Fish Learns to Believe in Himself

Title: The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School

I am SMART!I can get it!

Mr. Fish Learns to Believe in Himself. I

Mr. Fish thinks he is not smart. Then, he learns that he is smart and he can do it from Miss Hewitt.

would pick this titlebecause in the story

Directions: After reading the story, create a new ending for the story. How would you make the story end? Why would you make it end that way?

CREATE BoNUS

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If I was the author of the story I would change the ending. This is how I would make the story end...

At the end of the story, I would haveMr. Fish find his classroom and believe in himself. I would add Mr. Fish as a teacher telling his students that he believes in them. I think this would be agreat ending because his teacher helped him to believe in himself when he was a student.

Directions: Before you read the story, look at the cover of the book and predict what you think the story will be about. Then write your prediction down below.

PREDicT

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Title: The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School

I predict this story will be

about a fish going toschool.

I made this prediction

PREDicT BONUSDirections: After reading the story think about your prediction.

Was your prediction correct or incorrect? What did the story end up being about?

because the cover showsa picture of a fish with a bookbag.

My prediction about the story was right. This book was about a fish going to school for the first time.He thought he wasn’t smart but he found his class.

Directions: While you are reading think about what connections you can make. If you make a connection jot it down below.

CoNNecT

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I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

I made a text to self connectionI made a text to text connection

Title: The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School

When Mr. Fish said he was

not smart it made methink about when I thoughtI couldn’t do math.

When Ms. Hewitt said she

believed in him it made methink about when my teacher believed in me.

This story made me think

of the Pout Pout Fish andthe Big, Big, Dark! In the story Mr. Fish was scared and the pink fish helped him.

Directions: Think about the story that you read. How does this story connect to the world around us and what you know?

CoNNecT BONUS

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Text to World Connection

I can make a text to world connection. This story was about having a growth mindset.

to grow and learn. muscle and you have to train itI know that the brain is a

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