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12 Valentine's Day & Black History Month Resources ELA Bundle Grades 5-8
By TooBookedUp
This bundle includes a great range of activities perfect for grades 5-8 for all of February!
Nocturnal Animals | Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions & Answers
By TaughtOught Homeschooling
Do you want some bite-sized reading comprehension activities packed full of fun and interesting nocturnal animal-themed passages and questions? This ten-page product is perfect for:
✏ Getting students interested in close reading
✏ Learning a ton of fun, interesting facts about the fall season
✏ Centers activities, homework sheets, or homeschooling work
This resource includes:
✏ 10 nocturnal animal-themed reading comprehension passages with questions
✏ Answer keys
✏ No prep! Simply print and distribute.
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Pond Habitat Reading Comprehension
By Science and STEAM Team
Are you studying different habitats with your students? A pond habitat is one that many students can relate to! Are you looking for a resource that students can complete independently and incorporates reading? Students can read about how life in a pond changes throughout the seasons and draw the changes. For reluctant drawers, there are images that students can cut, color, and paste on the appropriate page.
- Standards and Suggestions are included to make your life easier.
- There are two posters of pond life and a video link to assist you in promoting discussion.
- Added bonus: Frog Life Cycle Worksheet
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A Wrinkle in Time : Complete Teacher's Unit
By Educate and Create
A Wrinkle in Time Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers seeking to bring this classic tale by Madeleine L'Engle to life for their students. This comprehensive package contains everything needed to teach the novel in a meaningful and engaging way.
The unit begins with an Introduction Power Point that sets the stage for the novel and provides important background information. This presentation is a valuable tool for engaging students and generating interest in the story.
The Study Guide is a comprehensive resource that includes about the author, a character map. and questions that encourage critical thinking and analysis. With this guide, teachers can easily guide their students through the plot and ensure a deep understanding of the themes and symbolism present throughout the text.
The Characterization Flipbook is a fun and interactive way for students to explore the characters in the novel. With this flipbook, students can create character sketches and analyze the motivations and actions of each character.
Graphic Organizers are also included, providing students with a visual way to organize their thoughts and ideas. These organizers are designed to help students explore key themes and concepts in the novel, making it easier for them to make connections and analyze the text.
The Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes are essential tools for building students' vocabulary and understanding of the language used in the novel. These lists and quizzes are comprehensive and designed to challenge students at all levels.
The Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining way for students to review and reinforce their understanding of the novel's vocabulary.
Ultimately, A Wrinkle In Time : Complete Teacher's Unit is a must-have resource for any English teacher. With its comprehensive materials and engaging activities, this unit is sure to capture the attention of students and foster a love of literature that will last a lifetime.
The Scarecrow Fall Reading Comprehension Quiz Tests & Story Sequencing
By April S Bash
The Scarecrow Reading Comprehension Test Questions Quiz & Story Sequencing Set, based on the book by Beth Ferry and Fan Brothers.
Includes both multiple choice and short answer versions. (Book NOT included)
8 Pages Total Include:
10 Comprehension short-answer questions
10 Multiple Choice Questions
* * * answer sheets (corresponds with both sets)
Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations
* * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet
* * * Sequencing answers
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The Scarecrow Fall Read Aloud Book Companion Reading Comprehension Worksheets
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By Queen's Educational Resources
Bookmarks | Reading Strategies Bookmarks | Reading Comprehension Strategies and Skills Interactive Bookmarks | Reading Comprehension
Bookmarks, Reading Comprehension Strategies and Skills Interactive Bookmarks
About This Resource
☆ Reading Strategies Bookmarks
☆ File Format: PDF Zip File
☆ Excellent for any grade or subject!
This resource includes:
☆ 12 Reading Strategy Bookmarks
Enhance your students’ reading comprehension with Reading Strategy Bookmarks! This set includes 10 attractive bookmarks, each featuring sentence stems aligned with essential reading strategies, such as predicting, visualizing, and summarizing. These bookmarks serve as handy tools to stimulate thinking, increase comprehension, and actively engage students in reading and discussion. The sentence stems can also be used to support students’ writing, making them versatile for various activities. Perfect for any text, these bookmarks help students develop deeper understanding and become more confident readers. Great for use during independent reading, group work, or homework assignments!
You can print on gloss or photo paper and laminate for optimal quality!
Distribution Idea: Each sheet contains 4 Reading Strategy Bookmarks, so you can print all 10 pages to create a total of 40 bookmarks. Let students pick and choose the ones they want to use—making it a fun and interactive activity!
Reading Strategies featured in this set:
☆ Determining Importance
☆ Making Inferences
☆ Questioning
☆ Evaluating
☆ Predicting
☆ Summarizing
☆ Visualizing
☆ Text-to-Self Connections
☆ Text-to-Text Connections
☆ Text-to-World Connections
These bookmarks are a versatile and thoughtful resource to encourage a love of reading! They’re perfect for classroom use, school libraries, prizes, or even as a small gift to inspire your students to explore new books.
You may:
☆ Print and cut each one out (as there are four bookmarks on each sheet) ☆ Photocopy onto card stock paper, or laminate them, for long lasting use. ☆ Hole-punch the tops and tie a ribbon through!
▶️ This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ▶️ NO PHYSICAL ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED
⭐ 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.
⭐ Please feel free to email me if you have any questions! queenseducationalresources@gmail.com
⭐ © Queen's Resources LLC – All rights reserved. Created by © Queen's Educational Resources / All Rights Reserved
Main Idea, Inferencing & Context Clues Social Studies Passage and Activity
By Samantha Louth
Teach students about the branches of the U.S. government while addressing three core reading standards with this fun and engaging resource.
It includes an informational passage on the branches of government, accompanied by two sets of questions tailored for various grades or proficiency levels. To spark enthusiasm and enhance learning, the resource also includes an engaging activity at the end.
Perfect for:
What's included:
This resource aligns with Common Core Standards 3.RI.1, 3.RI.2, 3.RI.4, 4.RI.1, 4.RI.2, and 4.RI.4 ensuring it supports your curriculum effectively.
5th Grade End of the Year ELA & Math Review Worksheet Packet | NO PREP |
By Fortunate in Fifth Grade
Gear up for a seamless end-of-year review with this 5th Grade End-of-Year Review Bundle! Designed to alleviate teacher stress and streamline student preparation, this bundle combines comprehensive Math and ELA skills tailored specifically for 5th graders. With a "no prep, just print and go" approach, you'll save valuable time while ensuring your students are fully equipped for success as they gear up for summer break.
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Author's Style Writing Activities (Middle Grades)
By Beth Hammett
For Middle Grade Students, all writers have it, but do you know what style is and how to recognize it? This 15 page presentation for will help students understand and analyze their own writing styles, as well as other authors' styles. Easy to follow format will have students analyzing style in no time! Includes: Checklist for Authors Handout Definitions for Author's Style . Examples of Classic Literature and Fairy Tale to Analyze How to Find Author's Style in Writing Extra Style Analysis Activities Author's Style Workshopping Handout How and Why to Improve Student's author's style Terminologies and definitions include: Audience—listeners, readers, viewers of work Author’s voice—sets writing apart from others; uniqueness of writing Genre—category/organization pattern of writing Purpose—intent of writing Mood—reader’s emotion to the writing Tone—author’s attitude about subject matter Sentence fluency—cadence, flow, transitions used Sentence variety—lengths/mixture of sentences Word choices—descriptions, figurative language, repetitions, synonyms… Excellent for introducing style, writing concepts, standardized testing reviews, class assessments, college readiness, CCSS, literacy centers, and grammar/editing revisions, Students will be able to identify their authors' styles after working through this presentation.
FULL YEAR/ANNÉE COMPLÈTE BUNDLE 6E ANNÉE | ALL SUBJECTS | 130+ DOCUMENTS
By French Made Fun!
Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.
Here's what you'll find packed into this 131 document crypt:
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Get the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle today and transform your classroom with this all-encompassing resource, designed to make planning easier and teaching more effective!
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Literature Circle Response Packet- Book Club- Graphic Organize
By Veronica Reyes
This packet is a literature response to Fantastic Mr. Fox. It can be used as a literature response for a book club or as a whole class reading comprehension packet. There are prompts on when to answer each response page in the upper right corner in blue. These are graphic organizers with reading comprehension questions to promote a deeper understanding.
This book is at a Level P.
Reading Comprehension Strategies Addressed-
- Predicting
- Visualizing
- Short Answer Response
- Questioning
- Grammar
- Character Analysis
- Text Connections
- Opinion
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Close Reading: Elephants of Africa by Gail Gibbons
By Qiang Ma
Teaching Science/Animal/Mammal through Close Reading and Fine Arts using GLAD strategies. Prep free! Grade 1-5.
Materials include lesson plans, activity pages, and posters with both student version and teacher’s version (with teaching scripts).
Major components of the product:
- Student Package:
- 1 Info Organizer
- 1 Reading Passage
- 1 Text Dependent Questions Set ( with 4 questions)
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet
-Teacher Package:
- 1 Info Organizer with answers
- 1 Reading Passage with Close Reading marks
- 1 Text Dependent Questions Set with answers
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers
- 1 Elephant Black and White Drawing
- 1 Elephant Color Drawing with labels ( great open house student project )
- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes
- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.
This product is included in Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays.
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Related Lessons:
Science Word Search: Mammal Facts
Science Word Search: Animal Unit
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Click a link below to see my other Close Reading Lessons:
Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays from Gail Gibbons
Plant:
Close Reading: Plant Unit
Close Reading: Apples
Close Reading: Corn
Close Reading: From Seed to Plant
Close Reading: Tell Me, Tree
Close Reading: The Fruits We Eat
Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book
Close Reading: The Vegetables We Eat
Animals:
Close Reading: Animal Unit
Amphibian:
Close Reading: Frogs
Arachnid:
Close Reading: Spiders
Bird:
Close Reading: Owls
Close Reading: Penguins!
Fish:
Close Reading: Sharks
Insect:
Close Reading: Monarch Butterfly
Close Reading: The Honey Makers
Close Reading: Ladybugs
Mammal:
Close Reading: Bats
Close Reading: Elephants of Africa
Close Reading: Polar Bears
Close Reading: Wolves
Close Reading: Whales
Reptile:
Close Reading: Alligators and Crocodiles
Close Reading: Dinosaurs!
Close Reading: Sea Turtles
Close Reading: Snakes
Environment:
Close Reading: Environment Unit
Close Reading: Caves and Caverns
Close Reading: Coral Reefs
Close Reading: Deserts
Close Reading: Marshes & Swamps
Close Reading: Rain Forests
Close Reading: Recycle!
Weather:
Close Reading: Weather Unit
Close Reading: It's Hurricanes!
Close Reading: It's Raining!
Close Reading: It's Snowing!
Close Reading: Tornadoes!
Season:
Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons
Astronomy:
Close Reading: Astronomy Unit
Close Reading: GALAXIES, GALAXIES!
Close Reading: Planet Earth/Inside Out
Close Reading: The Moon Book
Close Reading: THE PLANETS
Matter:
Close Reading: States of Matter
Social Studies/Holidays:
Close Reading: Holiday Unit
Close Reading: Christmas Is ...
Close Reading: Easter
Close Reading: Halloween Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Valentine's Day Is ... by Gail Gibbons
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Bingo: Latin Roots - Sensus, Habitare, Port, Trans - 1 Set, 20 Cards
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Winter Solstice Activities Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
By Create Learn Inspire Grow
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with these engaging reading comprehension passages designed for upper elementary and middle school students. This resource includes 10 informative passages, each followed by five thought-provoking questions. Ideal for reinforcing reading skills, fostering discussions about cultural traditions, and exploring the significance of the Winter Solstice.
OW Decodable Readers- Print and Go- science of reading, comprehension, fluency
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Decodable readers passages science of reading comprehension reading fluency OW decodables for your small groups or homework. Cute, easy to read story that focus on OW sound spellings. Your students will love this little books and you will love that you don't have to plan a big lesson to cover the basics like comprehension questions, fluency, and even sight word practice. Do yourself a favor and get these OW decodables now!
My other OW OU resources:
AI-AY-Worksheets
1st Grade Small Group AI AY Word Families (similar stories, extended lessons).
January Daily Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
By Basic Biz Teaching
These daily January 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!
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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:
❤️ 25 informational passages
❤️ 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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❤️ Mindy O. says, "This is an amazing resource! I grabbed this on one of the TeachShare Sales because it looked interesting, and I am SO glad that I did! My students loved these engaging passages, and I ended up purchasing so many more of your products based upon the quality of THIS product. This is an affordable way to practice skills. You won't be disappointed!"
❤️ Hannah W. says, "Students loved the different topics. They kept wanting to read more and learn more."
❤️ Emily A. says, "My students loved working on these. It helped them use skills and strategies that they learned in class."
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Halloween Creature Buddies - (Frankenstein, Witch, Dracula) Easy to Build Fun!
By Reading Club Fun
Kids will have a great time building these three full-color DIY models, using just scissors and glue or clear tape. They can choose from Frankenstein, a Witch or Vampire Buddies -- or make all three!
This fun, engrossing activity teaches children how to follow directions in sequence to create fun mini-creatures to place on the table or give as gifts.
This resource is ideal for a makerspace, DIY project or a Halloween activity. Includes:
Hispanic Heritage Month GUSTAVO CERATI Biography Reading Activities & Worksheets
By Lia
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this inspiring resource!
Gustavo Cerati: A Musical Legend - Reading Comprehension & Activities
Discover the captivating life of Gustavo Cerati, a renowned Argentine rock musician! This resource is perfect for 1st -3rd graders.
This resource includes:
Perfect for:
You may like to explore our HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Resources.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Close Reading Passage
By Elementary divas
Martin Luther King Jr. Close Reading Passage. This packet, which includes a close reading passage, a vocabulary sheet with descriptions, vocabulary cards, a multiple-choice version, and an open-ended version, can help your students improve their comprehension skills. Included is an answer key.
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PRE-READING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
By SOWMYA SUGUMARAN
Pre-reading graphic organizers can be used prior to starting any read aloud or novel study.
Includes: