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Delve into the intriguing world of Krampus with this comprehensive ELA resource, designed specifically for upper middle school students. "Unraveling Krampus" presents a unique opportunity to explore this mythical figure through a literary lens, enhancing key reading and analysis skills.

What’s Inside:

• Five Engaging Articles on Krampus: Each article focuses on a different text structure – compare and contrast, description, problem and solution, cause and effect, and chronological order
• – providing a multifaceted view of Krampus' lore and cultural significance.
• Skill-Focused Comprehension Quizzes: After reading, students can apply their knowledge with quizzes targeting central ideas, author's purpose, inferences, summaries, and text-dependent questions.
• 15-Slide Google Slides Presentation: A visually engaging presentation to introduce or reinforce each literacy skill. These slides are interactive and tailored for upper middle school learners, perfect for both classroom and remote instruction.
• Targeted Skill Development: This resource is crafted to bolster students' abilities in identifying text structures, understanding authorial intent, drawing inferences, summarizing, and engaging with text-dependent analysis.
• Interactive Annotation and Reading Experience: Encourage active reading with annotation prompts, fostering deeper comprehension and critical thinking.

Benefits:

• Enhances Critical Thinking: Cultivates analytical skills essential for upper middle school ELA.
• Captivating Content: The mysterious and intriguing subject of Krampus keeps students engaged and curious.
• Facilitates Deeper Understanding: Helps students grasp complex concepts like text structure and author's purpose in an engaging context.
• Ready for Classroom Use: A complete, ready-to-use package that saves preparation time for busy educators.

Ideal For:

• Upper Middle School ELA Teachers
• Reading and Literacy Coaches
• Homeschool Educators
• Tutors Specializing in Advanced Literacy

Step into the captivating folklore of Krampus and transform your ELA lessons into an exciting and educational exploration. "Unraveling Krampus" not only offers a deep dive into a unique cultural phenomenon but also arms students with critical literacy skills. Add this rich, engaging resource to your educational toolkit and elevate your teaching approach today!

For lower level readers, try this resource: St. Nick: Informational Text Structures, Main Idea, Author's Purpose 5 text sets (TeachShare.com)

Unlock the joy of reading with our comprehensive Decodable Sentence and Passage Bundle! This engaging resource includes 10 decodable pyramid sentences, 50 unscramble sentences, and 10 decodable text passages, all designed to support early literacy development for students in grades K-3.

What’s Included:

• Decodable Pyramid Sentences (10 sheets): Each sheet features pyramid-style sentences that gradually increase in length, helping students build confidence and fluency as they progress from simple to complex structures.
• Unscramble Sentences (50 sheets): This activity encourages students to practice their decoding skills while having fun. They will unscramble words to form meaningful sentences, reinforcing vocabulary and syntax.
• Decodable Text Passages (10 sheets): These passages are tailored to be accessible for young readers, featuring controlled vocabulary and engaging themes that will keep them interested and eager to read.

Benefits for Teachers, Parents, and Students:

• No Prep for Teachers: Each sheet is ready to use, saving you valuable planning time. Simply print and distribute!
• Engaging for Students: The varied activities cater to different learning styles, making reading practice enjoyable and interactive.
• Supports Literacy Development: Students will improve their decoding skills, vocabulary, and comprehension, laying a strong foundation for future reading success.
• Parent Involvement: Parents can easily engage with their children at home using these fun and educational activities.

How to Use:

1. Classroom Activities: Integrate these sheets into your reading centers or as homework assignments.
2. Group Work: Encourage collaboration by having students work in pairs or small groups to unscramble sentences or read the passages together.
3. Independent Practice: Assign specific sheets for individual practice to reinforce skills at home.

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Looking for an exciting way to teach your students about soils and weathering? This New York State Escape Room is the perfect blend of social studies content, close reading, and gamified learning! In this activity, students will explore the geography of New York State including cities, landmarks, and state/country/body of water borders through an engaging close reading article and four unique challenges.

Overview of the Activity: Students begin by reading a two-page informational passage about New York state geography, borders, cities, important landmarks within the state, etc.. The article includes essential vocabulary like state, city, lake, country, border, river and mountain, providing a solid foundation for students before they tackle the four interactive challenges.

Each challenge targets a different skill:

• Challenge 1: Matching vocabulary terms to their definitions (reinforcing social studies concepts).
• Challenge 2: True/false questions based on key facts from the reading (to build comprehension).
• Challenge 3: Multiple-choice questions (testing understanding of key concepts).
• Challenge 4: Identifying the paragraph where certain information is found (developing close reading skills).

For each correct answer, students receive a clue—a one-digit number. After completing all four challenges, students use their numbers to solve a final puzzle and “escape” the room.

**Why Use Close Reading?:**Close reading is an instructional approach that encourages students to carefully analyze and interpret a text. In this escape room, students must return to the passage multiple times to find the answers to the questions, helping them:

• Improve their reading comprehension.
• Strengthen critical thinking skills.
• Become more independent readers who can tackle complex information.

Benefits of Gamified Learning: Using an escape room format transforms a traditional lesson into an adventure! Students love the thrill of solving puzzles, working together, and completing challenges, which boosts their engagement and motivation. Here’s why gamified learning is a hit in the classroom:

• Increases engagement: Students are naturally motivated by challenges and competition, making learning more interactive and exciting.
• Enhances problem-solving skills: Escape rooms require students to use logic and critical thinking to solve clues and progress through tasks.
• Encourages teamwork: As students collaborate, they practice communication and teamwork, skills essential for success in group settings.

**Perfect for Social Studies and Literacy Integration:**This escape room seamlessly integrates social studies content with reading comprehension, making it a powerful resource for interdisciplinary learning. While students strengthen their understanding of New York State geography, they’re also developing literacy skills by interpreting information, analyzing key details, and practicing vocabulary.

Whether you’re teaching about New York states borders, geography within the state itself, or just looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your students, this New York State Escape Room is sure to captivate their attention while reinforcing key learning objectives.

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 192-item TASK CARDS resource allows students to break apart Achebe's "Civil Peace." This resource has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 46-question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

A Grab-n-Go resource in 4 different variations that you can even tailor to your students with BLANK CARDS!

*These TASK CARDS are great for differentiation, absent student assignment, bell ringer, or class enders* [See Suggested Uses]

This Product Includes:

1. 46-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

2. 46-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

3. 46-unnumbered, colored question TASK CARDS

4. 46-unnumbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

5. 14-item Suggested Uses page

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It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable! For example, practicing some yoga with Cosmic Yoga for Kids on YouTube for World Yoga Day, or writing your own fairy tale for National Tell a Fairy Tale Day!

My class has had such a fun time reading these passages and celebrating something each day.

In this unit, you will be given 29 informational passages with text dependent questions requiring short answer responses. Each holiday matches a day in the month of February (the student-appropriate ones).

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

All passages are informational based, usually with a history on the day and whatever is being celebrated. Passages have 4-6 questions with a few skills being met:

• asking and answering questions
• main idea
• key details
• making connections
• context clues
• author's POV vs reader's POV

Similar format throughout the unit so students get familiar with text structure and routine quickly. This document has the passage on top with the questions below.

Use during:

• reading warm-ups
• test prep
• informational text writing
• whole group instruction
• partner work
• small group
• literacy centers
• guided reading groups
• homework
• the possibilities are endless!!!!!

More months coming!

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This engaging Halloween escape room activity combines the thrill of gamified learning with important close reading skills. Students start by reading an informative passage, which they will refer back to while completing four unique challenges. Each challenge emphasizes a different close reading skill:

• Vocabulary Matching
• True/False Statements
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Paragraph Identification

As students complete each task, they collect a one-digit number. Once they have all four digits, they solve the final puzzle to complete the escape room!

Designed to keep students excited and focused, this activity encourages critical thinking and close reading practice in a fun, interactive way. This versatile resource is perfect for independent work, group activities, or engaging early finishers, helping reinforce reading comprehension and critical thinking while embracing the spooky holiday theme.

Key Features:

• Gamified tasks to maintain engagement
• Emphasis on core close reading skills
• Great for collaborative or independent learning
• Fun, Halloween-themed to excite students

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 100+-item TASK CARDS product allows students to break apart William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily." This product has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 34-question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

This Product Includes:

1. 34-numbered, colored question TASK CARDS

2. 34-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

3. 34-unnumbered, colored question TASK CARDS

4. 34-unnumbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

5. 14-item Suggested Uses page

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This resource will provide your second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students with 29 nonfiction passages about holidays in the month of April. Use these no-prep worksheets to have your students reading about various topics.

It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable! For example, take a virtual field trip to the zoo for Zoo Day, draw a dolphin for Dolphin Day, or enjoy some blueberry pie on Blueberry Pie Day!

My class has had such a fun time reading these passages and celebrating something each day.

In this unit, you will be given 29 informational passages with text dependent questions requiring short answer responses.

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

All passages are informational based, usually with a history on the day and whatever is being celebrated. Passages have 4-6 questions with a few skills being met:

• asking and answering questions
• main idea
• key details
• making connections
• context clues
• author's POV vs reader's POV

Similar format throughout the unit so students get familiar with text structure and routine quickly. This document has the passage on top with the questions below.

Use during:

• reading warm-ups
• test prep
• informational text writing
• whole group instruction
• partner work
• small group
• literacy centers
• guided reading groups
• homework
• the possibilities are endless!!!!!

Did you know these passages come in a different format?

Check out my other monthly holiday passages below:

January passages HERE (other format HERE)

February passages HERE (other format HERE)

March passages HERE (other format coming soon)

August passages HERE (other format coming soon)

More months coming!

*****

Remember the purchase of these products is for one classroom only. If you'd like to share, please buy multiple licenses or send your friend to my store to purchase their own.

*****

If you want credits to use for future purchases, remember to leave feedback. I'd love to hear how you view my products!

Introduce your students to the thrilling no prep Ancient Egyptian Scavenger Hunt! This engaging and interactive activity puts students in the shoes of a detective trying to find a long lost burial site of an unknown pharaoh who was said to have more riches than even King Tutankhamun.

Each student, or group of students, will receive 10 reading task cards related to Ancient Egypt, how the Egyptians modified their environment, how they used their local resources, the role of artifacts and archaeological features. The task is not only to read the cards but to solve 10 questions—the catch is that the answer to each question is found on a different card, encouraging students to read all the information thoroughly.

How It Works:

• Students will need to determine the code word for each card by answering the fill-in-the-blank questions.
• Once all the code words have been found, students must unscramble the letters from each code word to discover the final mystery word.
• In addition, they will collect clues to uncover a 4-digit code, which will help them successfully complete their journey.

Failing to unscramble the mystery word or crack the 4-digit code will result in the tomb remaining sealed forever, and the expedition will be lost to the sands of time. However, completing the mission means students will have made one of the greatest discoveries in history, uncovering the forgotten pharaoh’s solid gold burial site, filled with unimaginable riches, artifacts, and secrets of Ancient Egypt!

What Makes This Activity Perfect for Your Classroom:

• Engaging and Educational: Your students will be excited to play the role of an explorer while learning about Ancient Egypt and how the Egyptians used/modified their environment.
• Critical Thinking Skills: By having to cross-reference information from multiple task cards, students practice comprehension, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
• No-Prep Needed: Simply print the task cards and hand them out to your students! It’s ready to go with minimal prep.
• Flexible Usage: This scavenger hunt can be used independently, as a group activity, or even as a fast-finisher task. It works perfectly as a history lesson, or as a fun, educational activity!

Ideal for Different Learning Styles

Whether done individually or in groups, this scavenger hunt provides the perfect opportunity for students to collaborate and share ideas as they solve the puzzles. If students are working independently, it gives them a chance to practice self-paced learning while still engaging with the history of Ancient Egypt.

Perfect for History Lessons or Fun Themed Activities This activity fits seamlessly into your classroom’s history curriculum. It’s a perfect way to introduce and reinforce learning about Ancient Egypt.

This Ancient Egypt Scavenger Hunt is not only a fun, no-prep classroom activity, but it also ensures that students gain a deeper understanding of history while developing important reading and comprehension skills. Bring the excitement of the search for the Ancient Egyptian burial site into your classroom with this adventure-packed scavenger hunt.

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 122-item TASK CARDS product allows students to break apart Sophocles' Oedipus Rex**.** This product has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 56-question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

*These TASK CARDS are great for differentiation, bell ringers, or class enders* [See Suggested Uses]

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1. 56-numbered, colored question TASK CARDS

2. 56-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

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This resource will provide your second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students with 31 nonfiction passages about holidays in the month of May. Use these no-prep worksheets to have your students reading about various topics.

It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable! For example, write a thank you letter on School Principals' Day, learn about space on Space Day, or having a drawing contest on National Drawing Day!

My class has had such a fun time reading these passages and celebrating something each day.

In this unit, you will be given 31 informational passages with text dependent questions requiring short answer responses.

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

All passages are informational based, usually with a history on the day and whatever is being celebrated. Passages have 4-6 questions with a few skills being met:

• asking and answering questions
• main idea
• key details
• making connections
• context clues
• author's POV vs reader's POV

Similar format throughout the unit so students get familiar with text structure and routine quickly. This document has the passage on top with the questions below.

Use during:

• reading warm-ups
• test prep
• informational text writing
• whole group instruction
• partner work
• small group
• literacy centers
• guided reading groups
• homework
• the possibilities are endless!!!!!

Did you know these passages come in a different format?

Check out my other monthly holiday passages below:

January passages HERE (other format HERE)

February passages HERE (other format HERE)

March passages HERE (other format coming soon)

August passages HERE (other format coming soon)

More months coming!

*****

Remember the purchase of these products is for one classroom only. If you'd like to share, please buy multiple licenses or send your friend to my store to purchase their own.

*****

If you want credits to use for future purchases, remember to leave feedback. I'd love to hear how you view my products!

Looking for an exciting way to teach your students about soils and weathering? This Soils and Weathering Escape Room is the perfect blend of science content, close reading, and gamified learning! In this activity, students will explore how soil forms, the layers of soil, the importance of soil, and the difference between physical and chemical weathering through an engaging close reading article and four unique challenges.

Overview of the Activity: Students begin by reading a two-page informational passage that explains what soil is made of, how weathering occurs, and why soil is essential for plants and the environment. The article includes essential vocabulary like soil, rock, particles, silt, nutrients, weathering, and abrasion, providing a solid foundation for students before they tackle the four interactive challenges.

Each challenge targets a different skill:

• Challenge 1: Matching vocabulary terms to their definitions (reinforcing soil and weathering concepts).
• Challenge 2: True/false questions based on key facts from the reading (to build comprehension).
• Challenge 3: Multiple-choice questions (testing understanding of key concepts like the layers of soil and types of weathering).
• Challenge 4: Identifying the paragraph where certain information is found (developing close reading skills).

For each correct answer, students receive a clue—a one-digit number. After completing all four challenges, students use their numbers to solve a final puzzle and “escape” the room.

**Why Use Close Reading?:**Close reading is an instructional approach that encourages students to carefully analyze and interpret a text. In this escape room, students must return to the passage multiple times to find the answers to the questions, helping them:

• Improve their reading comprehension.
• Strengthen critical thinking skills.
• Become more independent readers who can tackle complex information.

Benefits of Gamified Learning: Using an escape room format transforms a traditional lesson into an adventure! Students love the thrill of solving puzzles, working together, and completing challenges, which boosts their engagement and motivation. Here’s why gamified learning is a hit in the classroom:

• Increases engagement: Students are naturally motivated by challenges and competition, making learning more interactive and exciting.
• Enhances problem-solving skills: Escape rooms require students to use logic and critical thinking to solve clues and progress through tasks.
• Encourages teamwork: As students collaborate, they practice communication and teamwork, skills essential for success in group settings.

**Perfect for Science and Literacy Integration:**This escape room seamlessly integrates science content with reading comprehension, making it a powerful resource for interdisciplinary learning. While students strengthen their understanding of soils and weathering, they’re also developing literacy skills by interpreting information, analyzing key details, and practicing vocabulary.

Whether you’re teaching about the formation of soil, the processes of physical and chemical weathering, or just looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your students, this Soils and Weathering Escape Room is sure to captivate their attention while reinforcing key learning objectives.

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 224-item TASK CARDS resource allows students to break apart Mikaelsen's Touching Spirit Bear . This resource has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 56-question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

A Grab-n-Go resource in 4 different variations that you can even tailor to your students with BLANK CARDS!

*These TASK CARDS are great for differentiation, absent student assignment, bell ringer, or class enders* [See Suggested Uses]

This Product Includes:

1. 56-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

2. 56-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

3. 56-unnumbered, colored question TASK CARDS

4. 56-unnumbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

5. 14-item Suggested Uses page

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I'm Richard Williams, The Angry Teacher. I've been teaching for 20+ 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 EDUCATIONAL materials and resources in my store.

Also, guys, remember that leaving REVIEWS is a way that TeachShare gives you credit on products! So let's do it!

Thanks for stopping by!

This resource will provide your second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students with 30 nonfiction reading passages about holidays in the month of July. Use these no-prep reading comprehension passages to have your students reading about various engaging topics.

It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable! For example, watch Donald Duck cartoons on Donald Duck Day, celebrate fathers on Father's Day, or get students to bring their bikes to school for Bicycle Day!

My class has had such a fun time reading these passages and celebrating something each day.

In this unit, you will be given 33 informational passages with text dependent questions requiring short answer responses.

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

All passages are informational based, usually with a history on the day and whatever is being celebrated. Passages have 4-6 questions with a few skills being met:

• asking and answering questions
• main idea
• key details
• making connections
• context clues
• author's POV vs reader's POV

Similar format throughout the unit so students get familiar with text structure and routine quickly. This document has the passage on top with the questions below.

Use during:

• reading warm-ups
• test prep
• informational text writing
• whole group instruction
• partner work
• small group
• literacy centers
• guided reading groups
• homework
• the possibilities are endless!!!!!

Check out my other monthly holiday passages below:

❤️ May Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

❤️ August Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

❤️ All Year Holiday Nonfiction Reading Passages

❤️ April Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

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Remember the purchase of these products is for one classroom only. If you'd like to share, please buy multiple licenses or send your friend to my store to purchase their own.

*****

If you want credits to use for future purchases, remember to leave feedback. I'd love to hear how you view my products!

Looking for an exciting way to teach your students about the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes? This Iroquois and Algonquian Close Reading Escape Room is the perfect blend of social studies content, close reading, and gamified learning! In this activity, students will explore the civilizations through an engaging close reading article and four unique challenges.

Overview of the Activity: Students begin by reading a two-page informational passage that explains different aspects of each of the civilizations, (who the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes are, aspects of their daily lives, how they interacted with their environment, as well as similarities and differences between their cultures.). The article includes essential vocabulary like confederacy, longhouse, wigwam, and council, providing a solid foundation for students before they tackle the four interactive challenges.

Each challenge targets a different skill:

• Challenge 1: Matching vocabulary terms to their definitions (reinforcing social studies concepts).
• Challenge 2: True/false questions based on key facts from the reading (to build comprehension).
• Challenge 3: Multiple-choice questions (testing understanding of key concepts about the various civilizations).
• Challenge 4: Identifying the paragraph where certain information is found (developing close reading skills).

For each correct answer, students receive a clue—a one-digit number. After completing all four challenges, students use their numbers to solve a final puzzle and “escape” the room.

**Why Use Close Reading?:**Close reading is an instructional approach that encourages students to carefully analyze and interpret a text. In this escape room, students must return to the passage multiple times to find the answers to the questions, helping them:

• Improve their reading comprehension.
• Strengthen critical thinking skills.
• Become more independent readers who can tackle complex information.

Benefits of Gamified Learning: Using an escape room format transforms a traditional lesson into an adventure! Students love the thrill of solving puzzles, working together, and completing challenges, which boosts their engagement and motivation. Here’s why gamified learning is a hit in the classroom:

• Increases engagement: Students are naturally motivated by challenges and competition, making learning more interactive and exciting.
• Enhances problem-solving skills: Escape rooms require students to use logic and critical thinking to solve clues and progress through tasks.
• Encourages teamwork: As students collaborate, they practice communication and teamwork, skills essential for success in group settings.

**Perfect for Social Studies and Literacy Integration:**This escape room seamlessly integrates social studies content with reading comprehension, making it a powerful resource for interdisciplinary learning. While students strengthen their understanding of the Iroquois and Algonquian Native American tribes, they’re also developing literacy skills by interpreting information, analyzing key details, and practicing vocabulary.

This is a escape room uses gamified challenges and is based on how Iroquois and Algonquian tribes interacted with the environment and developed unique cultures which is studied in the 4th grade curriculum under the following standards:

4.2 Native American groups, chiefly the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and Algonquian-speaking groups, inhabited the region that became New York State. Native American Indians interacted with the environment and developed unique cultures.

4.2a Geographic factors often influenced locations of early settlements. People made use of the resources and the lands around them to meet their basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter.

• Students will examine the locations of early Native American groups in relation to geographic features, noting how certain physical features are more likely to support settlement and larger populations.
• Students will investigate how Native Americans such as the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and the Algonquian-speaking peoples adapted to and modified their environment to meet their needs and wants.

4.2b Native American groups developed specific patterns of organization and governance to manage their societies.

Students will compare and contrast the patterns of organization and governance of Native American groups such as the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and Lenape, including matrilineal clan structure, decision-making processes, and record keeping, with a focus on local Native American groups.

4.2c Each Native American group developed a unique way of life with a shared set of customs, beliefs, and values.

• Students will examine Native American traditions; job specialization the roles of men, women, and children in their society; transportation systems; and technology.
• Students will examine contributions of Native Americans that are evident today.

If you want a fun, engaging way to challenge your students, this Iroquois & Algonquian Escape Room is sure to captivate their attention while reinforcing key learning objectives.

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 80-item TASK CARDS product allows students to break apart LESLIE MARMON SILKO's "THE MAN TO SEND THE RAIN CLOUDS." This product has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 36-question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

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1. 36-numbered, colored question TASK CARDS

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This resource will provide your second grade, third grade, and fourth grade students with 33 nonfiction reading passages about holidays in the month of June. Use these no-prep reading comprehension passages to have your students reading about various engaging topics.

It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable! For example, watch Donald Duck cartoons on Donald Duck Day, celebrate fathers on Father's Day, or get students to bring their bikes to school for Bicycle Day!

My class has had such a fun time reading these passages and celebrating something each day.

In this unit, you will be given 33 informational passages with text dependent questions requiring short answer responses.

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

All passages are informational based, usually with a history on the day and whatever is being celebrated. Passages have 4-6 questions with a few skills being met:

• asking and answering questions
• main idea
• key details
• making connections
• context clues
• author's POV vs reader's POV

Similar format throughout the unit so students get familiar with text structure and routine quickly. This document has the passage on top with the questions below.

Use during:

• reading warm-ups
• test prep
• informational text writing
• whole group instruction
• partner work
• small group
• literacy centers
• guided reading groups
• homework
• the possibilities are endless!!!!!

Check out my other monthly holiday passages below:

❤️ May Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

❤️ August Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

❤️ All Year Holiday Nonfiction Reading Passages

❤️ April Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

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Introduce your students to the thrilling no prep Soils, Rocks and Landforms Scavenger Hunt! This engaging and interactive activity puts students in the shoes of a geologist mining in a city in Arkansas that is rumored to be full of rare gems that would make the finder rich!

Each student, or group of students, will receive 10 reading task cards related to soil, weathering (chemical and physical), erosion, deposition, fossils, types of landforms and how they are created. The task is not only to read the cards but to solve 10 questions—the catch is that the answer to each question is found on a different card, encouraging students to read all the information thoroughly.

How It Works:

• Students will need to determine the code word for each card by answering the fill-in-the-blank questions.
• Once all the code words have been found, students must unscramble the letters from each code word to discover the final mystery word.
• In addition, they will collect clues to uncover a 4-digit code, which will help them successfully complete their journey.

Failing to unscramble the mystery word or crack the 4-digit code will result in the having failed to find any precious gems. However, completing the mission means students will become a legendary gem hunter and have mined enough gems to become rich!

What Makes This Activity Perfect for Your Classroom:

• Engaging and Educational: Your students will be excited to play the role of a geologist solving the clues to find the hidden gems within the dig site.
• Critical Thinking Skills: By having to cross-reference information from multiple task cards, students practice comprehension, critical thinking, and attention to detail.
• No-Prep Needed: Simply print the task cards and hand them out to your students! It’s ready to go with minimal prep.
• Flexible Usage: This scavenger hunt can be used independently, as a group activity, or even as a fast-finisher task. It works perfectly as a history lesson, or as a fun, educational activity!

Ideal for Different Learning Styles

Whether done individually or in groups, this scavenger hunt provides the perfect opportunity for students to collaborate and share ideas as they solve the puzzles. If students are working independently, it gives them a chance to practice self-paced learning while still engaging with the science background on soils, rocks and landforms.

Perfect for History Lessons or Fun Themed Activities This activity fits seamlessly into your classroom’s history curriculum. It’s a perfect way to introduce and reinforce learning about soil, weathering (chemical and physical), erosion, deposition, fossils, types of landforms and how they are created.

This Soils, Rocks and Landforms Scavenger Hunt is not only a fun, no-prep classroom activity, but it also ensures that students gain a deeper understanding of science while developing important reading and comprehension skills. Bring the excitement of the search for the rare gems into your classroom with this adventure-packed scavenger hunt.

From Figurative Language to textual analysis, this 4-set, 100+-item TASK CARDS product allows students to break apart Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." This product has black/white and colored versions; numbered and unnumbered versions. Students get to delve deeply into the literature. Their readings will come to life and their comprehension will soar. These 36 question items will make your English Language Arts class the place to be!

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2. 36-numbered, black&white question TASK CARDS

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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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These daily August holiday nonfiction reading passages are perfect for adding some engaging informational texts into your classroom.. These reading comprehension worksheets have your students answering text dependent questions and writing opinions based on the text. Your third graders and fourth graders will beg to know what today's holiday is. These holiday informational texts cover topics that students get excited about!

Do your students struggle to be engaged in nonfiction and information texts? Look no further! It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable!

What's Included:

❤️ 31 informational passages

❤️ 31 answer keys

❤️ fun topics

❤️ short-answer written responses

❤️ text-dependent questions

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

Skills covered:

⭐ asking and answering questions

⭐ main idea

⭐ key details

⭐ making connections

⭐ context clues

⭐ author's POV vs reader's POV

How and When to use these Passages

→ reading warm-ups

→ test prep

→ informational text writing

→ whole group instruction

→ partner work

→ small group

→ literacy centers

→ guided reading groups

→ homework

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❤️ Marjorie H. says, "These are great as a morning work activity to get our day started."

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