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This comprehensive set of 3 Diwali reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions offers a wealth of benefits to students in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades.

By immersing themselves in the vibrant traditions and global celebrations of Diwali, students will gain an enriching and informative exploration of this significant festival.

The passages include:

• The Story of Diwali: Students will delve into the ancient tales and legends that birthed this Festival of Lights, illuminating the moral and spiritual lessons at its heart. This will enhance their understanding of historical narratives and moral lessons.
• Diwali Traditions and Celebrations: Students will discover the diverse ways Diwali is celebrated across India, from the sparkling fireworks and intricate rangoli artworks to the joyous sharing of sweets. This will broaden their cultural awareness and appreciation for diversity.
• Diwali Around the World: Students will journey across continents to see how Diwali is celebrated globally, reflecting the universal themes of joy, community, and the triumph of light over darkness. This will foster a global perspective and understanding of common human values.

Each passage is accompanied by a set of answer keys for easy grading or self-assessment.

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❤️Looking to teach about Arctic and Polar animals this winter? Learn about 10 winter animals with fun facts about habitat, diet, interests, and more! Practice important reading comprehension strategies with these differentiated, informative writing worksheets (30 pages + answer key + black & white set)!

⭐️Each page includes a non-fiction reading comprehension passage about a winter animal and 3 comprehension questions (multiple choice or short answer).

✅ Winter animals: (10)

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

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✏️Use critical thinking and deductive reasoning to make meaning of the passages.

✏️The differentiated reading comprehension worksheets come in 3 levels:

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2. dotted lines

3. solid lines

✏️Perfect for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade!

✏️A great addition to your Arctic animal unit! Or use throughout the year!

✏️ Great for morning work, literacy centers, homework, intervention programs and more!

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✅Includes: (30 pages)

✅ Worksheets - 3 differentiated levels: (30 pages)

☑ Level 1: reading passage & multiple choice questions (10 pages)

☑ Level 2: reading passage & write the answers - dotted lines (10 pages)

☑ Level 3: reading passage & write the answers - solid lines (10 pages)

✅ Bonus: (63 pages)

☑ Black & white set (30 pages)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Answer key (30 pages)

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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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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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Are you looking for some fun summer-themed reading passages with comprehension questions? This ten-page resource (plus answer keys) is perfect for engaging students in bite-sized worksheets while strengthening their fluency, reading comprehension, and identifying text evidence. Students who need to practice reading comprehension skills will get loads of practice finding text evidence to answer comprehension questions - all while learning new and interesting summer-themed facts and history!

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   ✏ 10 pages of non-fiction reading passages with comprehension questions

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   ✏ Non-fiction topics about summer that all kids will love!

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Students will learn about landforms of the Earth when reading this nonfiction text. This booklet was created for my second grade students to help teach NGSS Grade 2 Earth Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth. My students live in the Mohawk Valley, so it focuses on central New York and places that are familiar to them. While created with second graders in mind, it would also be appropriate for third and fourth grade.

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Earth & Space Science: Discover the wonders of our universe with these printable worksheets for Grade 3 Science teachers, covering topics from planets to weather systems. Enhance your students' learning experience and spark their curiosity in the fascinating world of Earth and space sciences.

Earth & Space Science worksheets are an essential tool for teachers looking to engage their students in the fascinating world of science. These comprehensive and well-structured resources cover a wide range of topics, from the solar system and celestial bodies to the Earth's atmosphere and geological processes. By incorporating these worksheets into their lesson plans, teachers can provide students with a solid foundation in Earth & Space Science, while also fostering a love for learning and a deeper understanding of the natural world. With a variety of grade-appropriate activities, exercises, and assessments, Earth & Space Science worksheets are the perfect addition to any science curriculum, ensuring that students of all ages and abilities can explore the wonders of our planet and the cosmos beyond.

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Make learning sweet with this Cotton Candy Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions, perfect for celebrating Cotton Candy Day or adding a touch of fun to any classroom discussion!

This engaging 2-page resource includes:

• A nonfiction passage about the history and making of cotton candy.
• Six thought-provoking comprehension questions to assess understanding and critical thinking skills.
• Ideal for classroom discussions, individual assessments, or even as a fun literacy activity for students in grades K-2.

With its 8.5x11-inch size, this printable PDF is easy to use and fits perfectly into your lesson plans. Whether for a holiday-themed activity or a unique way to teach nonfiction reading skills, this resource will leave your students both informed and entertained.

Use it for Cotton Candy Day or incorporate it into lessons on fun foods, celebrations, or unique historical facts. A great addition to any teacher's toolbox!

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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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:

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☺ China

☺ Thailand

☺ Ethiopia

☺ India

☺ Iran

☺ Denmark

☺ Russia

Options for use:

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☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Looking for comprehensive, engaging, and educational Fall-themed activities for your ESL and Special Education students? This Fall Busy Work and Reading Bundle is perfect for keeping students engaged with independent work or guiding small group instruction. Specifically designed for grades 2-4, this bundle offers a range of activities that build key language, literacy, and comprehension skills.

What’s Included:

Fall-Themed Busy Work Pack:

• • Differentiated word searches (with and without grids)
  • Fall-themed writing prompt (adapted for different skill levels)
  • 3 adjective activities
  • ABC order activity
  • “What Am I?” guessing game
  • A reading passage with comprehension questions

Autumn-Themed Reading Comprehension Pack:

• • 5 Fiction and 5 Nonfiction Passages with comprehension questions
  • Focuses on key reading skills like main idea and comprehension
  • Perfect for homework, small group work, independent work, or RTI activities

Benefits:

• Engaging content that captures students' interest while supporting comprehension
• No-prep resource—just print and go!
• Easily implemented across various classroom settings
• Tailored for ESL and Special Education students

How to Use:

• Use the busy work activities during classwork, centers, or as homework.
• Implement the reading passages for small group instruction or independent reading time to reinforce comprehension skills.

With this versatile bundle, you’ll have everything you need to ensure your students are actively learning throughout the Fall season, making classroom management a breeze!

Easy-to-read, basic facts with 18 pages black and white coloring images to introduce, place in order, use for research/writing, or to reinforce Texas history dates for elementary students. Begins with Anglo settlement in 1820 and ends with U.S. victory of Texas in 1848.

Includes:

Timeline

15 black and white Texas themed graphics to color

15 basic facts

Anglo settlers

Alamo

Currency

German Immigration to U.S.

Government

Mexico

Texas

Santa Anna

Sam Houston

Anson Jones

M. Lamar

State Flag

State Seal

Stephen F. Austin

Uses:

Make into a Texas booklet, have students add handwritten/typed researched information, discussion/essay/journal prompts, make large classroom timeline with students colored pics, reading introduction, bulletin board displays, numerous ELA and Texas history uses!

Explore the incredible life story of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, through this comprehensive biography worksheet. Designed for students of various ages, this resource delves into Messi's childhood, his move to Barcelona, and his legendary career milestones. Engage your students with thought-provoking questions, fun activities, and a glimpse into the personal side of this soccer superstar. Use "Kick Off Learning: Lionel Messi Biography Reading Comprehension Worksheet" to inspire discussions about resilience, sportsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence in both sports and life. An exciting addition to your classroom resources!

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A close reading activity book with four reading comprehension passages about four of the most famous U.S. Presidents throughout history. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity. The NO PREP activities are perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade.

The book includes individual activities on:

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Harry Truman
• John F. Kennedy
• Barack Obama

Each PDF printable resource includes:

• An informational text
• A comprehension activity with eight questions
• A short grammar task about the text
• An extension writing activity
• An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
• Each with a crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity
• A ready-made Easel activity perfect for distance learning

For a digital version of this resource that students can complete on tablets, phones and computers download my U.S. Presidents Vol. 2 Close Reading Book | Digital & Print.

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This resource is great for:

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

The activity requires NO PREP; it has 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 document.

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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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This is a 35-page set of worksheets for the story "Malala's Magic Pencil" by Malala Yousafzai.

This set includes a variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* comprehension question (3 pages)

* vocabulary

* fill in the blanks

* story review

* language skills

* review activities

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* illustrations

* story map

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* crossword puzzle

* word search

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for nonfiction books:

* Carl Sagan: Cosmos

* I Am Malala

* Malala's Magic Pencil

* Roald Dahl: Boy (Tales of Childhood)

* Roald Dahl: Going Solo

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 1

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 2

* Elie Wiesel: Night

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 1 (Ancient Times)

Groundhog Day writing and reading activities for children in Class Two through Class Four is a fun and age-appropriate way to celebrate the holiday and improve literacy skills including:

Writing text about whether the groundhog will see its shadow using simple sentence structures and grade-level vocabulary.

They are creating puzzles using the word "groundhog" with the help of illustrations and picture dictionaries to build vocabulary.

Reading comprehension exercises based on Groundhog Day-themed passages, are designed to be at the appropriate reading level for this age group.

These activities can be adapted to be developmentally appropriate for children in Class Two through Class Four. They can be easily incorporated into a lesson on weather, forecasting, or the tradition and folklore surrounding Groundhog Day.

Overall, Groundhog Day writing and reading activities greatly add a festive touch to your curriculum and boost your students' language skills.

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Teaching Animal Science/Mammal through Close Reading and Fine Arts with GLAD strategies. Prep free! Grade 1-5.

Materials include lesson plans, activity pages and posters with both student version and teacher version (with teaching scripts).

Major components of the product:

- Student Package:

- 1 Info Organizer

- 2 Reading Passages

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets ( each with 4 questions)

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet

-Teacher Package:

- 1 Info Organizer with answers

- 2 Reading Passages with Close Reading marks

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets with answers

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers

- 2 Wolf Black and White Drawings

- 2 Wolf Color Drawings

- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes

- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.

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Related Lessons:

Science Word Search: Wolf

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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In this product, students will learn about thermal energy. In the beginning of the product, matter is reviewed and how matter can be seen in three different forms - solid, liquid, and gas. Students will then review how matter changes. Thermal energy will be introduced in this product. Students will then discuss the meaning of thermal energy, how heat flows from warmer to colder objects and examples will be provided. Students will then be provided with visual examples to help them understand this process. Students will be provided with thermal energy examples and how heat moves. Students will learn there there are different forms of energy such as light, electrical, mechanical, sound, and chemical, and will learn how all of those forms change to thermal energy. Examples along with pictures are provided. Students will also learn the many ways thermal energy is used throughout out day to day life that we don't think about. Throughout the product, students will be asked comprehension questions that include short answer and multiple choice to ensure comprehension.

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This resource includes three engaging reading comprehension passages about the life cycle of a pumpkin, along with comprehension questions for each passage. Ideal for grades 2-4, these passages can be used to enhance students' understanding of plant biology and improve reading skills.

Passages Included

1. Passage 1: The Seed Stage

• Description: Learn about how pumpkin seeds are planted and what conditions they need to sprout.
• Key Points:
  • Seed shape and characteristics
  • Ideal planting conditions
  • Germination process

1. Passage 2: The Seedling Stage

• Description: Explore the growth of pumpkin seedlings and what they need to thrive.
• Key Points:
  • Development of leaves
  • Growth requirements
  • Duration of this stage

1. Passage 3: The Maturing Stage

• Description: Discover how pumpkin plants develop flowers and fruit during the maturing stage.
• Key Points:
  • Flower development and pollination
  • Color changes of pumpkins
  • Time frame for growth

Comprehension Questions

• Each passage is accompanied by five comprehension questions to assess understanding and encourage critical thinking.

Are you looking for a hands on, easy, no prep cut and paste activity? Do you want a simple, yet effective way to explore and compare the text features of information and narrative texts? This three page resource, with teacher answers is aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 and is ready to print and use in your classroom today!

How can you use this cut and paste activity:

• independent task at the start, middle or end to consolidate learning
• small group, or work 1 on 1 with a student
• a quick review
• reading/literacy block group activity
• formative assessment tool

What's included in this text feature activity:

• 3 black and white printable activity pages (to identify and differentiate between the unique features of informational and narrative texts)
• 3 ANSWER sheets - to guide or mark student work

Why you'll love this text feature cut and paste:

• no prep - great for busy teachers!
• aligns to the Australian Curriculum V9
• print and go - ready to use
• hands on engaging activity
• promoting fine motor skills
• effective way to reinforce key concepts in a fun, interactive way

Make teaching main idea and key details fun with this engaging, interactive polar bears activity! This set includes 4 no-prep main idea and key details slides perfect for reading informational text about polar bears and practicing the skill. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students to practice the concept of main idea and key detail by reading information about polar bears. Students will love exploring polar bears and won't even realize how much they're learning!

Here's what you'll get:

• 4 slides with five statements about polar bears for them to sort

Your students will love practicing main idea and key detail with this simple, interactive activity because kids love animals!

Prep is quick and easy... Just share the link with the class or project on your smartboard and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!

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