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Welcome to the World of Colorful Language!
Start Here!!!
Begin with our ESSENTIAL QUICK START GUIDES
Easy to follow step-by-step instructions paired with video links
Levels 2-5
ESSENTIAL Quick-Start Guide
STEP 1
Review the parts of speech using Colorful Language strategies
WATCH
“Color Coding Questioning”
RESOURCE REFERENCE
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
Introduction to Colors and Symbols pp. 3-5
STEP 2
Become familiar with the basics of the Sentence Skeleton
WATCH
"Types of Sentences"
RESOURCE REFERENCE
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
Don’t be afraid..Sentence Skeleton p. 6 *
* the complete library of Sentence Skeletons can be found on pp. 48-67
STEP 3
Explore the TEACHER and STUDENT
materials for the GUIDED PRACTICE LESSON
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WATCH
"Intro: Levels 2-5 Guided Lesson"
RESOURCE REFERENCE
Colorful Language Student Practice Book (Levels 2, 3, 4, or 5)*
* also available in dowloadable PDF format
The GUIDED PRACTICE page in the Student Practice Book is where the student follows along to complete the MODELED step WITH the TEACHER each day.
pages displayed
from Level 3
Student Practice Book
Week 10
The INDEPENDENT PRACTICE page is
where the student follows-up and applies the skill to begin building their own sentence
STEP 4
Dive into the DAYS 1-5 weekly lesson!
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WATCH
DAY 1
Guided Lesson
DAY 1 completed
Student GUIDED PRACTICE page
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WATCH
DAY 2
Guided Lesson
DAY 2 completed
Student GUIDED PRACTICE page
WATCH
DAY 3
Guided Lesson
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DAY 3 completed
Student GUIDED PRACTICE page
WATCH
DAY 4
Guided Lesson
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DAY 4 completed
Student GUIDED PRACTICE page
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DAY 5
Guided Lesson
DAY 5 proofread/edits are made
before transferring sentence to the
GUIDED PRACTICE PERFECT COPY page, where handwriting is assessed
As the glorious sun rose over the
vast plains of Africa, the fierce,
ravenous lions feasted.
The INDEPENDENT PRACTICE PERFECT COPY page is where the student transfers, then assesses their OWN sentence, followed by teacher assessment using the P.U.N.C.S.S Scoring Guide
RESOURCE REFERENCE
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
"Introducing the PUNCSS Scoring Rubric
and the Perfect Copy Page " pp. 7-8
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
"Student Writing Checklist" from the student Writer's Tool Box p. 225
Student-friendly version assists students in precise writing and self assessment
* NEW TEACHER RESOURCE *
to support the GUIDED PRACTICE lesson
Teacher Edition Sentence Models: (PDF format only)
a detailed STEP-BY-STEP tool to support DAY'S 1-5 instruction
SCAN the QR CODE in the
Colorful Language Instructor Edition
to access ALL
Sentence Model Libraries
includes...
TEACHER GUIDED PRACTICE helps lead the student to make strong word choices
AND
TEACHER GUIDED MODEL SENTENCE
directs EACH DAY'S task
Level 3 Week 10 as shown in
TEACHER EDITION SENTENCE MODEL SAMPLE
GUIDED PRACTICE lesson is also provided in a SCRIPTED LESSON format
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
Scripted Lessons p. 12
Scripted Lesson reflects
LEVEL 3
Student Practice Book
Week 10 as shown in
LEVELS 2-5
GUIDED LESSON
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
Scripted Lessons p. 18-23 *
* the complete library of Scripted Lessons can be found on pp. 12-46
STEP 5
Colorful Language Assessments (optional)
- initial placement level
- additional student growth and progress measure
WATCH
RESOURCE REFERENCE
"Assessments"
Colorful Language Instructor Edition:
Level 3 Pre-Assessment pp.178-179
* the complete library of Assessments can be found on pp. 164-319
That's it! You are ready-to-roll!
Be sure to check out other FANTASTICALLY FUN, HIGHLY ENGAGING, activities and lessons included in the
Colorful Language Instructor Edition.
Utilize them to introduce, reinforce, or practice different parts of speech using multi-sensory learning strategies.
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