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Isaac Newton Biography Reading Comprehension Passage Multiple Choice Questions

By LessonLink Teacher

This product offers an engaging, Famous Scientist and inventor Isaac Newton-themed educational package. It includes Isaac Newton's Biography reading comprehensive passages with multiple-choice questions and answer keys, a word search puzzle, and a coloring page featuring the iconic scientist himself.

The reading passage is accompanied by a set of thought-provoking multiple-choice questions, each designed to test students' comprehension and critical thinking skills. These questions challenge learners to recall key information and analyze the text, promoting a deeper understanding of Newton's life and work.

In addition to the comprehension questions, this product offers an interactive Word Search Puzzle related to important terms and concepts associated with Isaac Newton's achievements. This fun and engaging activity reinforces vocabulary and enhances memory retention.

To further enrich the learning experience, the package also includes a delightful Newton coloring page. This creative outlet allows students to express themselves artistically while reinforcing their knowledge of this iconic historical figure.


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Arctic Animals Research Reports - Nonfiction Reading & Writing Winter Activities

By Kimberly

❤️Looking to teach about Arctic and Polar animals this winter? Learn about 10 winter animals with differentiated fact sheets (using are, have, can, eat, live, like), graphic organizers, and report worksheets! (153 pages)

Winter animals: (10)

☑ Arctic fox, Arctic hare, Arctic wolf, moose, narwhal, polar bear, puffin, seal, snowy owl, walrus

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✏️Each nonfiction fact sheet includes a few sentences about the animal (using are, have, can, eat, live, like).

✏️Use the fact sheets as answer keys for the report worksheets!

✏️Graphic organizers are included for note taking!

✏️Mount the fact sheets or writing projects on craft paper and display on your bulletin board or in your hallway!

✏️Perfect for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade!

✏️A wonderful addition to your Arctic animal or winter unit! Or use any time throughout the year!

✏️ Great for morning work, literacy centers, writer's workshop, homework, intervention programs, and more!

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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go! Select the project levels that are most appropriate for your students' needs.

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Includes: (153 pages)

Graphic Organizers: (3 pages)

☑ Level 1: are, have, can (1 page)

☑ Level 2: are, have, can, eat (1 page)

☑ Level 3: are, have, can, live, like (1 page)

Animal Fact Sheets: (90 pages)

☑ Level 1: 3 fact sentences using are, have, can

- real picture option, coloring option, drawing option (30 pages)

☑ Level 2: 4 fact sentences using are, have, can, eat

- real picture option, coloring option, drawing option (30 pages)

☑ Level 2: 6 fact sentences using are, have, can, eat, live, like

- real picture option, coloring option, drawing option (30 pages)

Report Worksheets: (60 pages)

☑ Level 1: tracing facts using are, have, can & counting objects (20 pages)

☑ Level 2: writing facts (dotted lines) using are, have, can, eat, live & counting objects (20 pages)

☑ Level 3: writing facts (solid lines) using are, have, can, eat, live, like & drawing animal (20 pages)

Bonus: (157 pages)

☑ Black & white set (153 pages)

☑ Table of contents (3 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

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Winter animals: (10)

☑ Arctic fox

☑ Arctic hare

☑ Arctic wolf

☑ moose

☑ narwhal

☑ polar bear

☑ puffin

☑ seal

☑ snowy owl

☑ walrus

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Extinct Megalodon Spooky Science & ELA Packet: CCSS Aligned for Grades 4-6

By TooBookedUp

Dive deep into the prehistoric oceans with this "Megalodon Spooky Science & ELA Packet" for grades 4-6! Perfect for shark-loving students and those who want to sink their teeth into both STEM and ELA skills, this resource will make a "jawsome" addition to your classroom! Whether you’re circling around spooky season or just want a fun, engaging study on the world’s most famous ancient predator, this packet will leave your students hooked all year long!

This interdisciplinary resource is packed with shark-tastic activities that are CCSS-aligned and can be used to boost reading comprehension, critical thinking, and science knowledge. Your students will explore the monstrous Megalodon, an apex predator of the ancient seas, while sharpening their skills in key areas like cause and effect, main idea, and evidence-based answers.

What’s Inside This Fin-tastic Packet:

  • Megalodon Informational Text – Students will dive into the facts behind the famous shark and learn why it went extinct.
  • Frayer Models Vocabulary – Key words like "carnivore," "fossil," "apex predator," and "extinct" will help students swim through new terms with ease.
  • 5 CCSS-Aligned Comprehension Questions – Get your students to bite into text evidence and explain concepts like cause and effect, Megalodon’s hunting style, and more.
  • Cause and Effect Chart – Students will analyze how the Ice Age impacted Megalodon, showing off their science and ELA smarts.
  • Draw and Label Megalodon – Time to let those creative fins flap! Students will draw the giant shark and label its teeth, jaws, and powerful fins.
  • Main Idea & Supporting Details Worksheet – Keep students afloat with this activity that helps them find the main idea and supporting facts from the passage.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

  • Perfect for Spooky Season – The story of a gigantic, terrifying shark is sure to give your classroom that Halloween creep factor!
  • Great for Year-Round Study – Sharks never go out of style! This packet fits right into your study of prehistoric animals, ecosystems, or ocean life.
  • Interdisciplinary Fun – From reading comprehension to science-based learning, your students will be swimming in knowledge by the time they finish.
  • Easy to Implement – Simply print, distribute, and let your students dive in! Perfect for whole class study, small groups, or independent work.

Don’t miss out on this "jaws-dropping" resource! It’s sure to make a splash in your classroom and keep your students hungry for more learning!

Grab your copy of the Megalodon Spooky Science & ELA Packet today and get ready to watch your students swim through CCSS-aligned activities with enthusiasm!

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California Regions Flipbook | California Regions Map | California Map

By Rainbow Lessons

Engage your students and foster a love for geography and exploration with this fun and interactive California Regions Flipbook tailored specifically for Grades 3 to 5.

This pack of California Regions study aligns with grade-level standards and provides a hands-on approach to learning about California’s regions making it a perfect addition to the curriculum.

This easy to print and assemble Flipbook needs no special materials — just print, cut, and staple.

You will get:

• Cover Page with California Regions map

• Writing sheets for 4 different regions

• Includes three distinct writing sheets for each region: blank, lined and tracing descriptions, to suit your students level of learning.

Use it for independent study or as part of a group activity, this flipbook caters to various learning styles, making it an adaptable resource for various classroom needs.

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Custom Bundle for Dottie L. by Kaylor Creations

By Kaylor Creations

Custom Bundle by Kaylor Creations

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What Is? Book Series Digital Reading Comprehension Lessons Book Report Template

By TaughtOught Homeschooling

Save 20% on 15 books from the What Is? and What Was? book series. Each one includes a book report flipbook template and a comprehensive reading comprehension digital lesson (with a built-in reward system).

The books in the series include:

  1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
  2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
  3. What Was the Wild West?
  4. What Was the Donner Party?
  5. What Was the Ice Age?
  6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
  7. What Was Ellis Island?
  8. What Was the Great Depression?
  9. What Was the Plague?
  10. What Was the Titanic
  11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
  12. What is Climate Change?
  13. What is the Constitution?
  14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
  15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

  1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
  2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
  3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
  4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

  • book title info
  • rating & review
  • vocabulary
  • facts
  • text ideas
  • series of events
  • making life connections
  • what I learned
  • questions I have
  • setting/subject
  • interesting event
  • important event
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STEM Lab / Maker Space Starter Kit for Elementary grades BUNDLE

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Essay Writing

By Educate and Create

Includes prompts for writing informative and argumentative essays. Also includes writing powerpoints, outlines, and rubrics

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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers Bundle

By The Teaching Resources Company

Our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers Bundle solve the challenge of engaging students across a wide range of topics while improving their reading and critical thinking skills. Covering diverse subjects such as Legends, Fairy Tales, Early Native Americans, Fables and Tall Tales, Poetry, Animals, Oceanography, Space Travel, The Five Senses, and Meteorology, this resource provides captivating content that makes learning fun and effective. Perfect for both classroom instruction and independent study, it promotes comprehension and deeper understanding across multiple subjects.

This bundle consists of the following packets:

4th Grade Short Stories Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Early Native Americans Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Fables and Tall Tales Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Legends Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Poetry Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Oceanography Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Space Travel Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

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4th Grade The Five Senses Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answer

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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:

  • Introducing Main Idea, Inferencing, or Context Clues
  • Independent practice
  • Assessing student understanding
  • Center activity
  • Test prep/review
  • Homework assignment
  • Early finishers
  • Homeschool activity

What's included:

  • Reading Passage on the United States Branches of Government
  • Two sets of differentiated questions
  • Maze that can be used to check for understanding, as center work, or as homework
  • Answer keys for both sets of questions and maze
  • Suggestions for teachers prior to use

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.

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Class Cookbook | Winter Class Recipe Book (Christmas, Holidays, Mothers)

By teachcolors

"Discover the perfect solution for your love of both cooking and writing with 'Our Class Christmas Cookbook.' This versatile cookbook template, available in color and black-and-white, allows you to effortlessly create your own Class Holiday Cookie Cookbook Recipe Book, Thanksgiving Writing Class Cookbook, or Share a Recipe Class Cookbook Project. Unleash your culinary creativity and capture cherished moments in one delightful book!"

-Prints a total of 34 pages.

-The size of each sheet is (8.5 x 11) inches.

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Fruitcake Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions | Food

By True Line Texts

Celebrate Fruitcake Day with this engaging nonfiction reading comprehension passage and questions! Perfect for classroom discussions and individual assessments, this resource includes a 2-page passage all about the history and significance of fruitcake, followed by six thought-provoking questions designed to assess students' understanding.

Sized at 8.5x11 inches, this easy-to-use activity is perfect for Kindergarten through 2nd-grade students, offering a fun way to enhance reading comprehension skills while learning about this unique tradition. Whether you're teaching about Fruitcake Day or simply looking for a seasonal classroom activity, this resource is a great addition to your lesson plans.

Key Features:

  • 2-page reading passage
  • Six comprehension questions
  • Ideal for classroom use, individual assessments, and discussions
  • Engages students with fun, educational content about Fruitcake Day
  • Printable, 8.5x11 inches

Perfect for seasonal celebrations or as a fun way to explore nonfiction reading, grab this Fruitcake Day activity today to enrich your students' learning experience!

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decodables sentences cvc read it draw it worksheets

By Snap & Sprout printables.

Unlock creativity and enhance literacy skills with our Read and Draw Worksheets! This resource includes over 80 engaging sentences designed to inspire students to read and express their understanding through drawing.

Benefits for Students:

  • Boosts Reading Comprehension: Each worksheet encourages students to read sentences carefully, improving their comprehension skills as they visualize the content.
  • Enhances Creativity: By drawing what they read, students can express their imagination and creativity, making learning enjoyable and interactive.
  • Develops Fine Motor Skills: Drawing helps strengthen fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, crucial for young learners.
  • Encourages Critical Thinking: Students think critically about the text, deciding how best to illustrate their understanding.
  • Fosters a Love for Learning: The fun and engaging format of read-and-draw activities can instill a love for reading and learning.

Benefits for Teachers:

  • Versatile Classroom Tool: Perfect for literacy centers, morning work, or homework assignments, these worksheets can easily be integrated into any lesson plan.
  • Time-Saving Resource: With over 80 sentences included, teachers can save time on lesson planning while providing varied and meaningful activities for students.
  • Encourages Individual Expression: Each student can interpret the sentences differently, allowing for unique artwork and individual expression in the classroom.
  • Easy Assessment: Teachers can quickly assess students’ comprehension and creativity through their drawings, gaining insight into their understanding of the material.

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New Year Around The World - Reading Comprehension Passages - EFL ESL - A1 - A2 level

By Miss Clever Cookie

Looking for a New Year-themed, engaging and informative reading comprehension activity? These reading passages are are designed to help students practice **skim reading, summarizing **and comparing.

They are perfect for EFL / ESL students at the A1/A2 level and can also be used for native English classes at 3rd to 4th grade level. With low prep, just print and use. It contains 8 reading passages about New Year traditions in 8 different countries.

Each reading passage comes with 4 multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. Summarization questions are on a separate sheet of paper. Students use Venn diagrams (included) to compare any 2 of the 8 countries and to showcase the similarities and differences between the way they celebrate New Year.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 8 reading passages (each with 4 multiple-choice questions)

♥ 8 sheets with summaries (students choose the best fitting one)

♥ a Venn diagram

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

THIS PRODUCT EXPLORES NEW YEAR TRADITIONS IN:

**☺ **USA

☺ China

☺ Thailand

☺ Ethiopia

☺ India

☺ Iran

☺ Denmark

☺ Russia

Options for use:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Common Core Reading Interactive Notebook

By Kim Romero

If you are interested in my Common Core Reading Interactive Notebook you need to check this out!

My Common Core ELA Interactive Notebook Mega Bundle

comes with all three of my best sellers; My Common Core Reading, Writing, & Grammar interactive notebooks at a discounted price! If you are not interested in the mega bundle please keep reading.

Students need to be involved in their own learning. Interactive Notebooks are a great way to incorporate interactive learning. My Common Core Reading Interactive Notebook is aligned with 3rd Grade Common Core Standards. However, this product can benefit 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade also. View my preview to get a better look.

Common Core Reading Interactive Notebook includes:

Student Notebook Cover Page

Reading Skills-Concept Page Separator

Genres-Concept Page Separator

Literal and Nonliteral Meanings-Concept Page Separator

Text Structure-Concept Page Separator

Word Skills-Concept Page Separator

Table of Contents

What do good readers do? Interactive Organizer

Author's Purpose-Interactive Page

Story Elements-Study Organizer

Characters-Interactive Page

Setting-Interactive Page

Plot- Interactive Page

Theme-Interactive Page

Point of View-Interactive Page

Inference-Interactive Page

Predict-Interactive Page

Main Idea- Interactive Page

Different Genres-Study Page

Fiction/Nonfiction-Interactive Page

Literal Vs. Nonliteral Meaning Study Page

Simile, Metaphor, and Idiom-Interactive Pages

Alliteration and Personification-Interactive Pages

Compare and Contrast- Interactive Page

Cause and Effect- Interactive page

Steps in a Process- Interactive Page

Context Clues-Interactive Page

My Common Core Reading Interactive Notebook comes with a step by step guide for each page and black/white printables.

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3rd grade main idea and supporting details passages main idea short passages WH

By Modz by Laila

This product is a bundle of high interest reading comprehension passages with WH questions, focusing on vocabulary and main idea.

The passages are themed around popular topics like YouTube, Sports Super Heroes and Video Games to engage even the most disinterested learners. This printable worksheet resource includes passages on:

  • Virtual Reality, Among Us, Nintendo, Play station, Fortnite, YouTube, Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, and Mr. Beast.
  • NASCAR, The World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, The Superbowl, Baseball, NBA, LeBron James, Wrestling, Cricket, Hockey
  • Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, Neymar Jr. Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal, The Rock, Derek Jeter, Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, LeBron James
  • Black Panther, The Hulk, Batman, Spider Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Iron Man, Aqua man, Wolverine, Superman

Benefits:

  • Will help you engage special education students or struggling learners with high-interest topics
  • These passages help you support your students' comprehension and vocabulary development
  • This will help your struggling learners overcome resistance to completing work

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

Teachers can use these in 3rd-5th grade Special Education classrooms to engage students who are not typically interested in reading. After reading the passages to the students, teachers can work with students to answer questions about topics they love, providing motivation and excitement for learning!

Using these passages in my classroom have given my student's the opportunity to share their background knowledge and actually feel like they are experts on a topic we are reading about!

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Pearl Harbor Comic Book

By Beth Hammett

Use cause and effect, inferencing and critical thinking skills to complete this 39 page ready-to-make, fact based Pearl Harbor Day comic book. Uses American dates. Includes: easy to follow World War II Facts Sheet title page dedication page ending page basic facts about attack and deaths at Pearl Harbor USS Arizona memorial US presidential speech black and white images ready to fill in dialogue and speech boxes Great for assessment, cause and effect practice, inferencing skills, introduction to unit, reinforcement of background information for World War II, and project based learning. Fun and engaging yet educationa ELA/history/social studies learning activity!

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Free Malala Background & Assignments. English, Francais, Espanol, 普通话 4-6

By Mark Holmes

Empower your students with the story of Malala Yousafzai, a young woman who bravely stood up for education and became a global advocate for girls' rights.

This resource provides a brief biography of Malala in four languages (French, English, Chinese, and Spanish) and offers a variety of engaging assignments and projects suitable for grades 4-6.

What's included:

  • French: Malala Yousafzai : Une voix courageuse pour l'éducation
  • English: Malala Yousafzai: A Courageous Voice for Education
  • Chinese: 马拉拉·尤萨夫扎伊:为教育发声的勇者
  • Spanish: Malala Yousafzai: Una voz valiente por la educación

10 Engaging Projects for Grades 4-6 Inspired by Malala:

Activities range from research and analysis to creative expression and taking action, encouraging students to connect with Malala's story and become advocates for change.

How to use this resource:

  • Introduce your students to Malala's story using the provided biographies in their preferred language.

  • Choose from the suggested projects based on your students' interests and learning objectives.

  • Adapt and modify the activities to fit your classroom needs and curriculum.

  • Encourage discussion and reflection on the importance of education, courage, and standing up for what you believe in.

  • This resource is perfect for:

  • Social studies lessons on human rights, global issues, and influential figures.

  • Language arts activities focusing on reading comprehension, writing, and storytelling.

  • Character education initiatives promoting courage, perseverance, and social responsibility.

Download this free resource today and inspire your students with the remarkable story of Malala Yousafzai!

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Non-Fiction Close Reading Comprehension Activity Book | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

A book with ten close reading passages, or informational texts. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch activity. The close reading passages require NO PREP and are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade.

This book contains the following activities:

1 – Mount Everest

2 – Children of the Industrial Revolution

3 – Roswell

4 – William Shakespeare’s Macbeth

5 – The Transatlantic Slave Trade

6 – The Great Plague

7 – Martin Luther King

8 – Abraham Lincoln

9 – Ancient Olympic Games

10 – Mars – The Red Planet

Included in each PDF printable resource:

  • An informational text
  • A comprehension activity with eight questions
  • Two grammar questions about the text
  • An extension writing activity
  • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
  • Each with a crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning
  • Ready-made Easel activities perfect for distance learning

For a digital version of this resource that students can complete on tablets, phones and computers download the Non-Fiction Close Reading Bundle | Digital & Print.

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These resources are great for:

  • In class learning
  • Independent work
  • Homework
  • Guided reading sessions
  • Assessment practice
  • Reading interventions
  • Emergency sub plans

The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the documents.

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Time allowance to complete each activity:

5 minutes - read through the text individually.

40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)

15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.

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Animal Research Packet: Jaguars

By Jennifer Connett

This animal research packet allows students to research and learn about jaguars. There are several informational pages included in this packet, as well as several animal report options.

What is Included:

  • Jaguar informational poster
  • What I know, want to know and learned page
  • Jaguars can, are, have page
  • Jaguar important fact cards
  • Jaguar informational reading
  • Comprehension questions for the comprehension passage
  • Special Adaptation Cards
  • Animal Research Recording Page
  • Animal Research Flip Book Template
  • Research Paper Writing Pages
  • Research Poster Board Templates
Informational Text
Writing
Biology
$3.00