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Theme - Anchor Chart and Student Handout

By Blooming Through High School

A theme formula that's easy to use and easy to memorize! Hang it up or pass it out.

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ELA Fiction Worksheet Activities Digital Activities

By Blooming Through High School

Three fiction stories your students will love! All three have a twist at the ending they will never guess. The Necklace, Story of an Hour, & The Last Leaf

Included in this file are:

  • Abridged versions of all three stories for beginning readers
  • Unabridged versions to challenge strong readers
  • 10 questions per passage
  • Questions that rise in rigor and complexity

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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Main Idea w/ Online Quizzes

By Blooming Through High School

Elevate your nonfiction reading curriculum with this comprehensive teaching material! Dive into the world of informational texts with a meticulously crafted resource designed to enhance critical reading and analytical skills. Perfect for middle and high school classrooms, this pack includes everything you need to engage and challenge your students.

Key Features:

  1. 5 Engaging Nonfiction Texts: Covering a range of topics, these texts are carefully selected to captivate students' interest while promoting deep comprehension.
  2. Comprehension and Analysis Questions: Foster critical thinking with thought-provoking questions that delve into the nuances of each text.
  3. Main Idea Task Cards: Help students grasp the central concepts of each passage with focused tasks aimed at honing their main idea identification skills.
  4. Summary Task Cards: Encourage concise and effective summarization abilities with task cards designed to distill key information from complex texts.
  5. Google Form Quizzes: Streamline assessment and provide immediate feedback with ready-to-use quizzes accessible via Google Forms.
  6. Group Practice Activities: Foster collaborative learning experiences with group activities that encourage peer discussion and analysis.
  7. Increased Complexity: Gradually scaffold students' learning with materials that progressively increase in complexity, catering to diverse learning needs.
  8. Comprehensive Coverage: Address a multitude of nonfiction reading skills, including summarizing, identifying main ideas, discerning author’s purpose, analyzing claims and support, making inferences, interpreting graphic features, understanding text structure, and more.

Skill Development:

  • Summarizing: Master the art of distilling complex information into concise summaries.
  • Main Idea: Strengthen main idea identification skills to enhance overall comprehension.
  • Author’s Purpose: Analyze texts to discern the intentions behind the author's writing.
  • Claim and Support: Evaluate arguments by identifying claims and examining supporting evidence.
  • Inferences: Develop inferential skills to uncover implicit meanings within texts.
  • Graphic Features: Interpret visual aids to deepen comprehension and understanding.
  • Text Support: Learn to cite textual evidence to substantiate claims and interpretations.
  • Text Structure: Recognize different text structures to aid in comprehension and analysis.
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Ultimate Inferencing for Middle & High School - Lesson & Activities

By Blooming Through High School

Unlock the power of inferencing with this comprehensive resource pack tailored for middle and high school students. Dive into the world of critical thinking and analysis with 19 unique files, carefully curated to enhance inferencing skills across various mediums.

Delve into captivating texts with a selection of short stories and poems, including "The Chaser," "Rose from the Concrete," "Rolling in the Deep," and "Cry me a River." Each file comes with detailed summaries and thought-provoking questions to stimulate deep comprehension and inferencing abilities.

Equip your students with the tools they need to excel in inferencing with supplementary materials, such as checking account statements for real-world application and a list of words describing tone to aid in textual analysis.

Explore the intricacies of inferencing through engaging activities, including an Inferencing Lesson with 26 slides designed for both group instruction and individual practice. With meticulously crafted lessons, students will develop a keen eye for detail and learn to draw insightful conclusions from diverse sources.

Unleash the power of music, poetry, literature, and more as students analyze and infer meaning through a variety of mediums. Whether used for group lessons, individual practice, or assessments, this resource pack provides all the materials you need for rapid inferencing success.

Plus, with answer keys included for all activities, you can streamline your grading process and focus on what matters most: empowering your students to become master inferencers. Elevate your teaching and transform your classroom into a hub of critical thinking and discovery with this inferencing activity!

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MLA Formatting - All Things English for Middle and High School Students

By Blooming Through High School

Show your students exactly how it should be done with this handy guide. Clear instructions, examples, and a page for their own notes!

This free resource goes perfect with the All Things English for Middle and High School Students book!

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FREE Plant & Fungi Life Cycle - Reading Passages, Q & A, and Note-Taking Pages

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Maximize your biology teaching resources with my plant and fungi life cycle reading passages.  Designed for middle and high school students, this comprehensive FREEBIE includes detailed reading passages, comprehension questions, and organized note-taking pages.

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FREEBIE: 9/11 Reading Passage, Q & A, and Note-Taking Sheets

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

This detailed resource package includes a thorough reading passage on 9/11, exploring the causes, events, and consequences of this pivotal moment in history. It comes with 20 critical questions, an answer key, and note-taking sheets for students making this resource perfect for engaging your upper middle and high school students.

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Understanding the U.S. Presidential Election Reading Passage and Q & A

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Dive into the complexities of the U.S. presidential election process with this comprehensive reading passage and Q&A set.  Ideal for upper middle to high school students, this educational resource covers the political spectrum of the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties, the significance of voting, the workings of the Electoral College, the importance of political polls, and the role of research and analysis in making informed decisions.  Perfect for classroom use, this resource helps students understand key concepts and develop critical thinking skills through detailed questions and answers.

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FREEBIE The History and Significance of Labor Day

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Dive into the history and significance of Labor Day with this comprehensive educational resource.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this freebie includes a detailed and complex reading passage on the origins and evolution of Labor Day, along with 20 thought-provoking questions and a separate answer key.  Also included are note-taking sheets to enhance student engagement and retention. This resource is ideal for history lessons, social studies classes, or as an enrichment activity leading up to Labor Day.

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FREEBIE Amphibians Reading Passage, Q & A, and Note-Taking Sheets

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Dive into the fascinating world of amphibians with this comprehensive introduction!  This FREEBIE provides an engaging reading passage that covers key topics like the characteristics, habitats, survival strategies, and reproduction of amphibians.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this resource offers a glimpse into the full unit study.  It’s an ideal tool for teachers looking to enhance their science lessons with high-quality, content-rich materials.

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FREEBIE Reptiles Reading Passage, Q & A, and Note-Taking Sheets

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

Explore the fascinating world of reptiles with this FREE, engaging educational resource.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this freebie includes a comprehensive reading passage on reptiles, along with thoughtfully crafted questions that challenge students to deepen their understanding of these remarkable creatures. Use this resource as a stand-alone activity or as a supplement to your existing curriculum on biology, ecology, or zoology.

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Functional Academics - Recipe Comprehension Unit 1 - Life Skills

By FUNctional Academics Educator

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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!

This is a paper based download. This resource is also available digitally below:

Reading Recipes Unit 1 - Google Forms

This download includes:

  • 12 different REAL recipes
  • 12 different worksheets with 67 comprehension questions
  • Teacher answer key
  • Suggested follow up activities

This resource is designed to expose student to a variety of REAL recipes. These worksheets provide real world text practice with text dependent questions. Students will read recipes closely to answer questions. Questions include finding recipe preparation time, specific ingredients, materials needed and steps to take to complete the recipe.

Recipes Included:

Pancake Poppers

Hard Boiled Eggs

Fro-Yo Fruit Bites

PB&J Sushi

Ham & Cheese Pinwheels

Tomato Butter Spaghetti

Bread In A Bag

Mini Pepper Pizzas

Chicken Parm Pockets

Puppy Chow

Chocolate Cuties

Banana Bites

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Murder on the Orient Express Introduction Power Point- Historical Context.

By Educate and Create

Studying Murder on the Orient Express? Looking to give students some context for the novel ?

Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•Interwar Period (1918-1939)

•Orient Express and International Travel

•Golden Age of Detective Fiction

•Conflicts

•Story Overview

•Themes

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•Symbols

•Essential Questions

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Introduction PowerPoint

By Educate and Create

Studying The Boy in The Striped Pajamas ? Looking to give students some context for the novel ? Then this product is for you! Introduction power point includes:

•About the Author

•World War II

•The Nazi Party

•The Concentration Camps

•Auschwitz

•The Holocaust

•Themes

•Symbols

•Essential Questions

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War of the Worlds by H.G Wells ----- Flipbook Interactive Study Guide.

By Educate and Create

This study guide goes through both books and all the chapters of the science fiction classic by H.G Wells, "War of the Worlds". Includes questions and answer key, character map, and a biography on the author. Easy to assign and easy to grade. Helps ensure students are reading and comprehending from start to finish of this novel.

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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes

By Educate and Create

Studying The Grapes of Wrath? Are students having problems with some of the vocabulary words? Then this product is for you! Includes 5 vocabulary lists and 5 quizzes covering the entire book. Great to help students with vocabulary words as they read the text! Comes complete with answer key.

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Romeo and Juliet Interactive Flipbook

By Educate and Create

This flip book goes through all 5 Acts of William Shakespeare's play. It also include a character map and background information to help your students successfully navigate through the text. Answer key is included and the questions are easy to answer while reading the Act or after the play is done. Easy to use and easy to grade. It makes a great study guide for students.

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The Hate U Give Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes

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Studying The Hate U Give? Are students having problems with some of the vocabulary words? Then this product is for you! Includes 5 vocabulary lists and 5 quizzes covering the entire book. Great to help students with vocabulary words as they read the text! Comes complete with answer key.

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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Crosswords

By Educate and Create

Studying The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck? Are students having problems with some of the vocabulary words? Then this product is for you! Includes 5 vocabulary crossword puzzles by chapters . Great to help students with vocabulary words as they read the text! Pairs great with The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes Comes complete with answer key.

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The Time Machine Characterization Flipbook

By Educate and Create

This flip book goes through seven of the main characters of the novel. It includes graphic organizers for your students to fill out in order to better understand character development. It makes a great study guide and a good way to have your students understand the differences and similarities between the different characters of the novel. Offers differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all your students! Rubric included for easy grading.

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