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STAAR Practice Informational Reading Grades 3-5 Test Prep FREEBIE!
By TooBookedUp
Transform your STAAR prep with our Texas-themed informational Text Sets for Grades 3-5!
What's Included:
This comprehensive bundle, perfect for Texas elementary teachers, features seven engaging texts, each accompanied by two STAAR-aligned multiple-choice questions, covering crucial skills.
Skills include:
Ideal for varied classroom settings - from whole class instruction to small group work, or even as enriching homework tasks - these print-and-go PDFs are an educator's dream for seamless integration into daily routines or as part of a focused test prep unit.
Try using these products for:
✅ Whole Class Test Prep
✅ Intervention Groups
✅ Small Group Work
✅ Independent Work
✅ Assessment
✅ Homework
Get ready to enhance your students' reading comprehension and critical thinking skills with this meticulously crafted, teacher-approved resource, which aligns perfectly with Texas educational standards.
Motivational Testing Notes State Testing Motivation Shamrock Edition
By A Plus Education
Encourage your students during test-taking time. These testing motivation note cards can be used during any time of the year particularly during benchmark testing, state testing or if there are any quizzes that students might be taking for a certain subject.
Teachers can give these to their students during test days. They could also surprise their students by putting these note cards on their desks, lockers, backpacks or give it to parents to give it to their children.
This resource include:
10 star designs with motivational or encouragement message
10 blank shamrock templates to put your motivational or encouragement message
Text boxes are already in place so you could easily type your message.
Note Card Size:
Height- 10.5 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Engaging Figurative Writing Pack: Teach Similes, Metaphors, & Personification
By Jennifer Nguyen
Transform Writing with Engaging Figurative Language Lessons
Boost your students’ writing skills with this comprehensive Figurative Writing Resource Pack, designed for Grades 3-6. Teach similes, metaphors, and personification using vivid presentations, hands-on worksheets, and editable Google Slides/PowerPoint. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning, this resource is fully aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum.
Save time with ready-to-use materials and differentiated tasks for all abilities. Featuring step-by-step guidance, interactive activities, and creative writing challenges, this pack helps students craft vivid, descriptive pieces while building confidence and autonomy. Proven effective in classrooms, it delivers an engaging, curriculum-aligned learning experience for teachers and students alike.
What’s Included?
✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer keys, PDF of slides
✅✅ Digital Content: Part-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint Presentation
What’s Inside?
✔️ 20 pg PowerPoint Presentation/Google Slides
✔️ 7 Worksheets
✔️ Student Directions
✔️ Teacher Answer Key
✔️ Teacher Directions, Tips and Differentiation
✔️ Learning Objective
✔️ Success Criteria
✔️ Lesson Route
Perfect for Grades 3-6!
Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✏️ No Prep
✏️ Print and Go
✏️ Cross-Curricular
✏️ Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.
✏️ Highly Engaging
✏️ Great for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent work
✏️ Classroom-tested
When to use this?
✅ Literacy ELA Lesson (1-2 hour lessons)
✅ Sub Plans
✅ Review
What Do You Need?
✏️ Pencils
✏️ Computer
✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)
Skills Used:
✔️ Identifying figurative language
✔️Creative writing
✔️ Reading comprehension
✔️ Vocabulary development
✔️ Critical thinking
✔️ Independent learning
Curriculum Alignment
This resource meets several educational standards, including:
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6):
Bonus Benefits:
✅ Encourages Creativity
✅ Promotes Self-Learning
✅ **✅**Addresses Common Misconceptions
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Christmas & Winter Compound Words 2nd grade 1st grade
By Thachakorn Kokong
Product Description: Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade
Celebrate the season of joy and learning with this Christmas & Winter Compound Words Worksheet for 2nd Grade! This engaging and educational resource is designed to help young learners enhance their vocabulary skills by identifying, completing, and writing compound words, all while immersing themselves in a fun holiday theme. Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or extra practice, this worksheet is aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D, which encourages students to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words, including compound words, based on grade-level phonics and word analysis skills.
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Make learning a festive and rewarding experience this holiday season! Buy today to bring holiday cheer into your classroom while strengthening your students' vocabulary skills. ✨
Irony Digital Boom Cards- Distance Learning
By Educate and Create
Digital Task Cards are a great way to help your students practice the 3 types of irony! Students will review situational, verbal, and dramatic irony. These cards can work on a computer or mobile device! No printing of cutting just assign the deck to your students and you are ready to go! Boom Learning is free to sign up for. Students get immediate feedback and teachers can take advantage of reporting tools. Easy and effective! Great for distance learning or in a digital classroom. A total of 20 task cards.
*****READ MORE ABOUT BOOM CARDS: Boom Cards are self-grading, DIGITAL resources. They live in the cloud. They can't be printed. They play on most modern browsers, Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. You open a Boom Learning℠ account to play them (to protect the children). Create Fast Play pins to assign your Boom Cards to students.
Boom Learning also has premium accounts. Premium accounts offer advanced assignment tools, individual and whole class performance tracking, and more. If you are a new Boom Learning customer, when you redeem your Boom Cards purchase you get 90-day free trial of a premium account. When your trial ends, you can renew or move to a free account. You may upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. Free accounts use purchased Boom Cards with Fast Play pins.
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Hyperbole Test | Figurative Language Test | Hyperbole Assessment
By Queen's Educational Resources
Hyperbole Test | Figurative Language Test | Hyperbole Assessment
About This Resource
★ Figurative Language Test | HYPERBOLES
★ 6 pages
★ Print and Digital
★ Suitable for Grades 6-10
★ Answer Keys included
This resource includes:
★ One Hyperbole Assessment and Answer Key
☆ 25 questions, 3 pages
★ Google Slide Link
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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs to assist students who accidentally delete text boxes and/or when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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This quick assessment evaluates students' understanding of Hyperbole. It includes 25 questions in multiple-choice, fill-in, matching, and writing formats, spanning 3 pages. An Answer Key is provided!
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This resource is also included in the following discounted bundles:
❤️ Hyperbole Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Figurative Language Test and Answer Key Bundle
❤️ Figurative Language Practice Worksheet Bundle
❤️ Figurative Language Bundle
❤️ All ELA Mega Bundle
❤️ ELA/SEL MEGA Bundle
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Other Figurative Language resources you might be interested in:
❤️ Figurative Language Bundle
❤️ Figurative Language Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Packet
❤️ Figurative Language Text Message Conversations and Answer Keys
❤️ Figurative Language Practice Worksheet Bundle
❤️ Figurative Language in Music Worksheet and Key
❤️ Figurative Language Interactive Activity Packet
❤️ Figurative Language in Literature Graphic Organizers
❤️ Figurative Language Exit Slips, Quizzes, and Answer Keys
❤️ Figurative Language Task Cards and Answer Keys
❤️ Figurative Language Posters
Figurative Language Practice Worksheets:
❤️ Figurative Language Practice Worksheets, Test, and Key (Combo)
❤️ Personification Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Metaphor Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Hyperbole Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Simile Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Idioms Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
❤️ Onomatopoeia Practice Worksheets, Test, and Answer Keys
Figurative Language Tests:
❤️ Figurative Language Test and Answer Key Bundle
❤️ Figurative Language Combination Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Simile Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Metaphor Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Hyperbole Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Idiom Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Personification Test and Answer Keys
❤️ Onomatopoeia Test and Answer Keys
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Your purchase includes one copy to be used in a single classroom. If you are looking for multiple copies, please be sure to purchase additional licenses.
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After State Testing Activities - FREE State Testing Surprise Box Label for Treat
By Teaching With Coffee and Mascara
Are you looking for a fun way to do testing treats or other after state testing activities? Try making a State Testing Surprise Box! This free label will help make your box stand out and make your students wonder what's inside!
Have your box dropped off a couple of days before testing. Once testing is over, students get to see what's inside the surprise box!
This set comes with:
Each poster is also editable! You will need Powerpoint to edit the text. Please note, ONLY the text is editable. The background image can not be moved.
The surprise box prep is quick and easy! Just stuff your box. Print the label, and tape it on!
Each label is a standard 11" by 8.5".
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Prefix and Suffix Drag and Drop Digital Activity
By Samantha Louth
This is a powerpoint drag and drop activity on prefixes and suffixes.
This prefix and suffix activity includes:
All slides include movable pieces. Includes 7 activity slides.
This product can be used:
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This product may not be used by more than one teacher unless multiple licenses are purchased.
Writing for Standardized Tests Argumentative, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive
By Write On with Jamie
Introducing how to write an essay for a standardized test has never been easier! This lesson focuses on how to organize and develop ideas and write an essay for all types of standardized writing tests. This lesson includes an introduction to and thorough explanation of each type of writing used in standardized tests.
Additionally, the lesson focuses on how to differentiate between the types of tests and provide students the opportunity to practice the skills they have learned. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers something for everyone.
The no prep lesson can be used in class or assigned for distance learning as independent student work with Google™ Links provided. The step-by-step guided note-taking can be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.
This resource explains the entire process of writing a thorough and concise essay in a standardized test. The PowerPoint and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their writing skills. The detailed lesson plans make implementing the lesson easy for teachers.
All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.
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Synonym Game - Super Star Synonyms
By Clodagh
Introducing Super Star Synonyms – the ultimate Synonym and Antonym game that brings fun to literacy centres! Perfect for Years 3-6, this exciting game transports students onto the red carpet as they learn synonyms and antonyms in an engaging and interactive way. Up level those literacy centres!
As students move along the game board, they’ll land on Hollywood stars, pick up star cards with words, and record their synonyms on the included recording sheet. For an added challenge, they can also write down antonyms to further expand their vocabulary skills. That's right, working in synonyms AND antonyms! The goal is to reach the end of the board while mastering key vocabulary concepts!
Whether you're using it in the classroom or for small group activities, Super Star Synonyms is a fantastic resource for reinforcing vocabulary in your literacy centres. This game not only builds synonym and antonym knowledge but also encourages collaborative learning in a fun, Hollywood-inspired setting.
Key Features:
Add some Hollywood glamour to your literacy centres with Super Star Synonyms and watch your students shine as vocabulary superstars!
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Figurative Language CENTERS: 8 Stations, 3 Quizzes, 1 Glossary | All SHAKESPEARE
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
Hoping to deepen your students' knowledge of figurative language? Eager to equip your students with the tools and techniques for analyzing figurative language in Shakespeare's plays?
This FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE STATIONS activity is a fun and effective method for giving students practice at analyzing the most important types of figurative language. Students will develop the skills not only to identify types of figurative language but also to explain how figurative language contributes to the meaning of a literary text!
This stations activity focuses on the 8 types of figurative language that are used most frequently in William Shakespeare's plays: metaphor, simile, metonymy, personification, apostrophe, paradox, oxymoron, and hyperbole. It features over 120 quotations from Shakespeare's best plays. Students will learn about figurative language while gaining exposure to the most profound and thought-provoking lines from the world's greatest playwright!
Here's what you'll find inside this 40-page resource:
• Stations Worksheets (x8): This resource includes a total of 8 worksheets focused on 8 types of figurative language. Each worksheet challenges students to explain the meaning or effect created by the same figure of speech found across 6 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. The quotations include some of the most profound and thought-provoking lines from Shakespeare's best plays: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, The Tempest, and more. There are a total of 48 quotations from over 15 plays! (8 pages)
• Answer Keys to Stations Worksheets (x8): The answer keys explain how the figures of speech found across 48 quotations contribute to the meaning of Shakespeare's plays. (8 pages)
• Station Placards (x8): The 8 placards can be folded and placed on the desks that correspond to the 8 stations. The placards add a splash of colorful decoration to this activity. (8 pages)
• Literary Devices Glossary: This 1-page glossary features the 8 types of figurative language that are used most frequently throughout Shakespeare's plays. The glossary includes definitions of the 8 types of figurative language as well as one or two examples of how each figure of speech gets used in one of Shakespeare's plays. Students can use the glossary to study for the quizzes on figurative language. (1 page)
• Quiz on Metaphors & Similes: This quiz focuses only on metaphors and similes; it challenges students to identify the figures of speech used across 15 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (2 pages)
• Quiz on 8 Types of Figurative Language (x2): These two quizzes focus on all 8 types of figurative language. The first quiz challenges students to identity the figures of speech used across 25 quotations. The second quiz is similar but features 20 longer quotations; it could be used as a make-up quiz or extra-credit quiz. Includes answer keys. (8 pages)
Here are the types of figurative language featured across the 8 stations:
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Metonymy
4. Personification
5. Apostrophe
6. Paradox
7. Oxymoron
8. Hyperbole
This entire 40-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: a Word doc *and* a PDF. Because the Word doc is editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students. If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access the entire unit as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!
If you have any questions, please don't don't hesitate to get in touch. As a full-time teacher who is currently teaching a year-long Shakespeare elective, I'm eager to do everything I can to ensure that you have an amazing experience with the swan of Avon!
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Motivational Testing Notes to Encourage and Motivate Students with Testing
By Fortunate in Fifth Grade
Get ready to start testing out on a positive note with these testing motivational notes for students. Designed to uplift and inspire, these notes are meant to be placed on students' desks before they begin their testing journey. Each card features a unique motivational message tailored to boost confidence, foster a positive mindset, and ignite determination in students as they embark on their testing endeavors.
From encouraging words of affirmation to empowering quotes, these notes serve as a reminder that every student possesses the ability to excel and shine brightly. Whether it's a reassuring note about believing in oneself or a gentle reminder to stay focused and resilient, these cards aim to create an atmosphere of encouragement and support during testing sessions.
Most items to be added to the notes can be found online or in your local grocery store.
Includes color and black and white versions. Just PRINT AND GO!
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Nonfiction Task Cards - Analyzing Author's Craft Using ANY Informational Text
By Sequoia Hill
Inspire your students to think critically about informational texts with this set of engaging, open-ended questions! Perfect for 4th-5th grade, these questions encourage students to explore main ideas, text features, structure, and author’s craft in any nonfiction text they read.
Ideal for:
Aligned with Common Core standards, this resource is a great way to help students build confidence in analyzing texts, connecting ideas, and uncovering the author’s purpose. Make each reading experience more meaningful and memorable!
Fragments,Run-ons & Comma Splices, Complete Sentences: Test Prep for ELA
By Blooming Through High School
Fragments, Run-ons, Comma Splices & Complete sentences is practice that includes detailed teaching notes perfect for self-guided learners and 5 practice activities that will give students an opportunity to practice before state or district assessments.
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Writing Prompts Non-Fiction, On-Demand Writing Prompts
By Beth Hammett
20 Non-fiction writing prompts to help students with assessment writing. Comes with 20 handouts with graphics and writing space. Includes:
In my future I see...
People say I'm a dreamer...
My life is like a song...
Home represents...
Gossip spreads like wildfire...
plus 15 more non-fiction writing prompts that relate to students' lives!
Excellent for assessment prep, journal prompts, non-fiction connections to readings. Use the prompts as introduction into research then use the writing process and peer workshop essays for Common Core requirements.
IXL Tracking Sheet Math Language Arts..
By Dotty's Printables
Thess IXL tracking sheets help students monitor their progress in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. It encourages ownership of their learning and helps them achieve their goals!
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This resource makes tracking learning fun and engaging!
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cvc unscramble sentences short e fix it and write it for 1st & 2nd Grade ckla
By The Curious Cell
Help your students master CVC words with this interactive CVC Unscramble Sentences,short e Fix-It, Write-It, Cut-and-Paste, and Draw-It Worksheets! This resource is packed with engaging activities designed to improve early reading, writing, and sentence-building skills, perfect for kindergarten and 1st-grade learners.
Each worksheet includes:
These hands-on activities are great for literacy centers, independent work, or morning tasks. Your students will have fun while strengthening their understanding of CVC words and sentence structure!
Context Clues and Making Inferences Digital and Printable Distance Learning
By Rebekah Poe Teaching
Students can use the printable or digital version of these fun conTEXT clue cards to infer how the character is feeling based on the conversation displayed on the phone-shaped cards. Blank templates are included on the digital version for you to create your own. I have also included answer sheets with and without sentence stems so students can practice answering questions based on text evidence. Twenty slides total are included (11 in the printable file and 9 in the digital file which is embedded in the pdf).
Good Luck Notes For Testing, Not Grade Specific, Test Preparation, Printables
By Elena Tenisi
State testing is difficult for both teachers and students. Help motivate them with these superhero themed motivational cards. Pair them with a little snack or candy to help brighten a child's day or week during testing days. Sure to bring a smile to their face.
Resource comes with 10 different motivational cards. Just print and place on students desks before they begin to test.
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Author's Purpose / Text Summary & Structure / Word Choice Worksheet for Any Text
By Mark Holmes
Empower your students to delve deeper into informational texts with this versatile worksheet! This resource guides students through a thorough examination of nonfiction, focusing on key areas such as:
Summary: Students identify main ideas and supporting details, honing their ability to synthesize information.
Text Structure: Students analyze how the author organizes the text, recognizing patterns like cause and effect, chronological order, or problem and solution. This fosters understanding of how structure contributes to meaning.
Author's Craft: Students explore the writer's techniques, such as vivid language, use of evidence, and emotional appeals. This develops critical thinking about how authors achieve their purpose and influence readers.
Word Choice: Students examine impactful words and phrases, considering their effect on the tone and message of the text.
Connections: Students make meaningful links between the text and their own knowledge, other texts, and the wider world, promoting deeper engagement and understanding.
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This resource is perfect for teachers who want to: