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K-5 Elementary Resources

Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks for K-12 Text Samples and sample questions based on Common Core Standards and the Smarter Balance Assessment.
Samples of Student Writing writing samples that have been annotated to illustrate the criteria required to meet the Common Core State Standards for particular types of writing-argument, informative/explanatory text, and narrative- in a given grade. Each of the samples exhibits at least the level of quality required to meet the Writing standards for that grade.

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Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards and Glossary of Key Terms The groundwork for the Common Core.

Weighted Writing Rubrics based on the Common Core and Performance Task Assessment
Kindergarten Writing Rubric
First Grade Writing Rubric
Second Grade Writing Rubric
Third Grade Writing Rubric
Fourth Grade Writing Rubric
Fifth Grade Writing Rubric
Text Level Correlation Chart Conversion chart with all leveling systems and how they correspond to each other.

Recommended Book Lists  Reading lists of popular children's books by reading level, science, social studies, and other non-fiction book lists.

Assessment Resources Glad, MLPP, Dibels, etc.

Reading and Writing Workshop Resources

Daily 5 and CAFE

Dolch Kit

REMC Book Kits

Helpful Elementary Links and other Internet Resources  apps, blogs, graphic organizers, guided reading reproducibles and lessons, as well as popular overall great teacher websites to investigate

Parent Links

Marzano Vocabulary

RTI Multi-Tiered System of Support