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Blends and Digraphs Phonics Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions
By Chasity Giddens
Hi Friends! This is a BUNDLE of my Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions! These resources are perfect for first graders and emerging readers working on decoding and understanding text. Each passage focuses on specific phonics skills aligned with the Science of Reading, making it an excellent tool for reinforcing foundational reading skills.
Every passage includes comprehension questions to encourage students to find answers directly in the text. These are perfect for small groups, reading centers, independent practice, or homework!
What’s Currently Included?
- L Blends Reading Comprehension Passages
- Digraphs ch/tch Decodable Reading Passages
- S Blends Decodable Passages
- R Blends Passages
- Sh and Th Digraph Passages
- Ng and Nk Digraph Passages
Why You’ll Love This Bundle:
- Targets key phonics skills with decodable passages
- Includes text-based comprehension questions for extra practice
- Aligned with best practices in phonics and reading instruction
Perfect For:
- Reading Centers
- Small Group Instruction
- Homework Practice
- Intervention Programs
These passages are designed to support readers in developing decoding, fluency, and comprehension. They include targeted skills like blends, digraphs, comprehension, and text evidence, ensuring students get plenty of meaningful practice.
If this sounds like something your students will love, grab the bundle today and start using the included resources immediately! Don’t forget to leave feedback—it helps others and earns you TeachShare credits for future purchases.
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S Blends Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Engaging stories to master S blends while building fluency and comprehension.
L Blends Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Help students decode L blends with fun, interactive passages.
Digraphs ch/tch Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Focus on "ch" and "tch" sounds with comprehension-focused activities.
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 1st Grade & Fluency Practice Bundle – A comprehensive bundle for monthly and holiday-themed reading practice.
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 1st Grade & Fluency Practice Bundle
By Chasity Giddens
This is a GROWING BUNDLE of my 1st Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions! These resources are designed to help first-grade teachers solve the challenge of finding high-quality, engaging, and low-prep reading comprehension materials that align with monthly and holiday themes.
With 20 passages per month, this bundle is perfect for teachers looking for ready-to-use resources that promote fluency, text-based comprehension, and confidence in their readers. Each passage includes text-dependent comprehension questions, making it easy for students to practice finding answers directly in the text.
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What’s Coming Next?
This growing bundle will include 12 months of reading comprehension passages.
When you purchase this bundle now, you’ll lock in the current price and receive all future updates for free! As more months are added, the price will increase, and once complete, this bundle will value at $36+!
Why You’ll Love This Bundle:
Why You Will LOVE This Bundle
Teachers often spend hours searching for meaningful reading comprehension materials that fit into their monthly curriculum and holiday units. This bundle provides a consistent, high-quality resource every month, ensuring your students get engaging and purposeful practice without the extra planning time.
These 1st Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions are designed to support young readers in developing confidence, fluency, and comprehension all year long.
Grab this bundle today to start using the included passages immediately, and watch your students grow as readers! Don’t forget to leave feedback—it helps others and earns you TeachShare credits for future purchases.
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1st Grade Busy Work Packet Text Evidence, Math, Christmas Morning Work, & MORE
By Chasity Giddens
Looking for the perfect Christmas 1st Grade Busy Work Packet? This holiday bundle includes text evidence comprehension passages and math practice activities packed into over 40 pages of engaging, no-prep materials. With a math and reading comprehension sheet for every school day in December, this resource will keep students focused, learning, and on task right up until Christmas break.
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Enjoy extra time to focus on grading, planning, or even just taking a moment to breathe—this resource has everything you need to make your December stress-free and successful. Get your Christmas 1st Grade Busy Work Packet today and keep your classroom running smoothly all month long!
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R Blends Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions Decodable Comprehension
By Chasity Giddens
Engage your students and build essential reading skills with this set of R Blends Decodable Passages! These blends decodable passages are designed to help young readers master decoding R blends (cr-, br-, dr-, fr-, gr-, and tr-) while answering comprehension questions. With 10 short and engaging R blends passages, your students will practice fluency, comprehension, and text-based evidence skills in a fun and structured way.
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These R blends decodable passages are perfect for building confident, fluent readers while aligning with the science of reading. Add this resource to your toolkit and watch your students thrive!
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Christmas Comprehension Passages | First Grade Text Evidence | No Prep
By Chasity Giddens
Product Description: Get your students into the holiday spirit while building their reading comprehension and fluency skills with these Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions! This resource includes 20 engaging Christmas reading passages, each paired with targeted comprehension questions that encourage students to find text evidence. The passages feature high-interest, festive stories centered around Christmas traditions, winter activities, and the magic of the season, making December reading passages both fun and educational. Perfect for helping first-grade students develop their Christmas reading comprehension skills, these passages are designed to boost fluency and comprehension while celebrating the holiday spirit.
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Why This Resource? This packet combines the fun of Christmas reading passages with essential reading skills, aligning with first-grade comprehension standards. It’s perfect for teachers looking to boost fluency, comprehension, and text evidence skills with December reading passages that celebrate the holiday season.
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Help your students practice their reading skills while enjoying the festive joy of Christmas with these Christmas reading comprehension passages!
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10 Reading Log Choice Boards: Supporting Skills, Comprehension, and Genres
By Shy's Sunshine Room
This Resource:
This resource is packed with 90 easy-to-use prompts that will get your students excited about reading and thinking creatively. These activities are perfect for any book or reading ability.
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THANKSGIVING DINNER FUN PACKET - READING/MATH/WRITING/ART
By SOWMYA SUGUMARAN
This product contains Thanksgiving Dinner themed Reading, Math, Writing, Art, Word search and Fun facts. It also includes comprehension questions with answer key. This can packet can be used as a fun classroom activity, independent student work, or can as Fall break homework.
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By TooBookedUp
Dive into the Winter Text Features educational resource, a perfect blend of winter wonder and academic rigor crafted for middle school ELA classrooms. This unique tool is designed to help students explore the fascinating world of snowflakes, snowstorms, and the artistry of snow, all while honing their ability to navigate and comprehend various text features such as timelines, subheadings, maps, captions, photographs, and includes three quizzes.
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Valentine's Day Informational Text Structure Color Sort! Grades 5-8 FREEBIE!
By TooBookedUp
Are you ready to add a 'sweet touch' to learning text structures this Valentine's Day? Dive into our Valentine's Day Text Structure Coloring Sorts, a delightful and engaging free resource designed to help your students master the art of identifying different text structures. Perfect for grades 3-8, this activity blends the fun of Valentine's Day with essential learning objectives.
With our resource, students will explore five key text structures: Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Question and Answer, Chronological Order, and Description. Each text structure is cleverly themed around Valentine's Day, making learning both enjoyable and relevant.
All you need is the PDF copy and six colored pencils or crayons to get started. This activity serves as an excellent warm-up, a creative homework assignment, or a lively addition to any learning center. It's not just about coloring; it's about understanding and applying knowledge in a way that sticks.
Looking for more ways to engage your students in text structure mastery? Check out our comprehensive Informational Text Structure Mastery Bundle. This bundle complements the coloring activity and offers an in-depth exploration of text structures, perfect for middle school learners.
Don't miss out on this 'heartfelt' opportunity to blend creativity with critical thinking in your classroom. Download our Valentine's Day Text Structure Coloring Sorts today and watch as your students color their way to text structure mastery!
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we stand up for what we believe in. This academic essay/letter allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about leaving one's comfort zone. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
**NOTE: This product has slides intended to be shown on a Promethean Board, while students are working to keep them on task; some of its activities are in a different format and are available in the BUNDLE.**
SUMMARY:
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” responds to critiques that arose from non-violent protests that took place on 16th April 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. King reacts specifically to the eight white clergymen’s open letter in a newspaper that terms the protests as “unwise and untimely.”
This 10th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to understand the need for standing on your own and standing up for what is right.
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SAMUEL JOHNSON'S "ON IDLENESS" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Samuel Johnson "On Idleness" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we allow idleness to permeate our lives. This academic essay allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about being productive. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
Taken from a larger work, The Idler, Samuel Johnson's “On Idleness” informs readers
about how easy it is to have idleness and inactivity seep into our lives and take over. Johnson warns against the fake sense of productivity if we do not know the real look of Idleness.
This 11th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to understand the need for action and being productive in our daily lives.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "I HAVE A DREAM" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Martin Luther King, Jr. "I HAVE A DREAM" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we fight for the betterment of everyone. This SPEECH allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" Speech before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes to depict the struggles of African Americans before closing with an improvised riff on his dreams of equality. The eloquent speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.
This 11th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to understand the need for standing up for equality and what you believe is right.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH [WORKSHEETS & HANDOUTS]
By Richard B Williams
This BLACK HISTORY MONTH [Worksheets & Handouts] product provides [4+ handouts/worksheets and 2 major projects] students a chance to experience what happens when we become challenge leadership, question status quo, and see the vital role BLACK AMERICANS play in our society. 6th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!
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1. Two Bio-Maps
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3. 1 Handout
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH [WORKSHEETS & HANDOUTS]
By Richard B Williams
This WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH [Worksheets & Handouts] product provides [4+ handouts/worksheets and 2 major projects] students a chance to experience what happens when we become challenge leadership, question status quo, and see the vital role women play in our society. 6th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!
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3. 1 Handout
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ALAIN LOCKE'S "THE NEW NEGRO" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Alain Locke "The New Negro" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight for the betterment of everyone. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 9th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
During the time of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke produced "The New Negro” to specify that the new era of time was the “new negro” and the era that passed was the “old negro”. During this time when Blacks were reinventing themselves and societal views of them, Locke explains how the New Negro came to be and also they started to fit in more with the present society in America.
This 11th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to understand the need for change and standing up for equality and what you believe is right.
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MOLLY IVINS' "GET A KNIFE!" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Molly Ivins' "Get A Knife!" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight for the betterment of everyone. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
Mary Tyler Ivins was born in Monterey, California and grew up in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Smith College in 1966, from the Columbia School of Journalism and studied for one year at the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris.
She began her newspaper career with the Houston Chronicle and then moved to the Minneapolis Tribune where she became the city's first female police reporter. Returning to her home state as co-editor of the Texas Observer, she concentrated on politics and social justice issues. In 1976 Ivins became a political reporter for the New York Times, working first in New York then in Albany and, for three years, covering nine mountain states as Rocky Mountain Bureau Chief. She returned to Texas in 1982 as a columnist for the now-defunct Dallas Times-Herald and then, for nine years, with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 2001, Molly Ivins became an independent journalist.
She has since passed away, but her love for life and what is right lives on!
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Hey guys,
I'm Richard Williams, The Angry Teacher. I've been teaching for 18+ Years , and have amassed quite a bit of knowledge to share. Please consider joining the Angry Teacher family; we'll enjoy having you in the fam!
Please consider checking out the other short story materials and resources in my store.
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"THE MYTH OF LATIN WOMEN" [LESSON ACTIVITIES]
By Richard B Williams
This Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Myth of Latin Women" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight prejudice and stereotypes. This ESSAY allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting against prejudice and stereotypes. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in Hormigueros, a small town in Puerto Rico. When she was a young child her father’s military career took the family to Paterson, New Jersey, and much of her childhood was spent traveling back and forth between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland. At 15, her family moved again, this time to Augusta, Georgia, where she eventually earned a BA in English from Augusta College. She later earned an MA in English from Florida Atlantic University and did graduate work at Oxford University.
She fights for equality and against prejudice and stereotypes in this piece.
This 10th - 12th grade canonized work allows students a chance to experience what happens when we educate and fight prejudice and stereotypes.
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Hey guys,
I'm Richard Williams, The Angry Teacher. I've been teaching for 18+ Years , and have amassed quite a bit of knowledge to share. Please consider joining the Angry Teacher family; we'll enjoy having you in the fam!
Please consider checking out the other short story materials and resources in my store.
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Thanks for stopping by!