Realistic fiction activities

This year I decided to go back to teaching genres with my second and fourth grade classes. We recently completed a fun activity using Auramsa, now known as HP Reveal, after learning about the realistic fiction genre. I used a PowerPoint I created to introduce genres. Then I explained what realistic fiction is and showed a few examples of realistic fiction books. To wrap up, students completed an activity about realistic fiction books and checked their answers using Aurasma, now HP Reveal…

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Realistic Fiction Anchor Chart K, 1st, 2nd grade

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