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COLOR BY CODE SIGHT WORDS THIRD GRADE - SPACE COLORING PAGES Sight word practice and no prep? Done and done. Looking for sight word and high frequency word practice? These no-prep SPACE theme sight word worksheets are full of 3RD GRADE sight word practice. Students read the sight words and the color sight words, then complete the coloring page. Color by code sight word coloring pages are perfect for literacy centers, morning work, fast finishers and substitutes!

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Teachers LOVE color by sight words! A no prep, independent, calming, engaging activity, that builds sight word fluency, problem solved!

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Keep track of your reading adventures with our adorable Animal Reading Lists! Perfect for students and homeschoolers, these free printable lists feature charming animals enjoying their favorite books.

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Get organized and track your reading progress with our delightful Animal Reading Lists! This freebie includes four unique designs, each featuring lovable animals immersed in the joy of reading. Students can record essential information such as the book title, author, and number of pages, creating a personalized log of their reading journey.

These printable reading lists provide a fun and engaging way for students to stay organized and motivated in their reading endeavors. With adorable animal illustrations and plenty of space to jot down details, these lists make it easy for readers to keep track of the books they've read and explore new literary adventures.

Why You'll Love This Product:

• Adorable Designs: Capture students' interest with charming animal illustrations, making tracking reading progress fun and enjoyable.
• Promotes Organization: Encourage students to stay organized by providing a structured format for recording book details.
• Motivates Reading: Inspire a love of reading and encourage students to explore new books by keeping a log of their reading accomplishments.
• Free Resource: Accessible to all students and homeschoolers, providing a valuable tool for tracking reading progress at no cost.
• Easy to Use: Simply print and use! These reading lists are ready to go, making them convenient for both students and educators.

Who This Product Is For:

1. Homeschoolers seeking a simple and effective way to track their reading progress and incorporate literacy activities into their curriculum.
2. Teachers looking for engaging tools to motivate students to read and keep track of their independent reading assignments.
3. Parents interested in fostering a love of reading in their children and providing them with tools to track their reading habits.
4. Librarians aiming to encourage library patrons, especially young readers, to explore new books and keep track of their reading adventures.
5. Reading enthusiasts of all ages who want to keep a record of the books they've read and create reading goals for themselves.

These captivating small-sized ocean animals reading comprehension passages with multiple-choice questions and answer keys are designed to enhance reading comprehension skills in students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.

It is an interactive resource that features a collection of engaging non-fiction passages focusing on nine fascinating small-sized under the sea animals, including crabs, jellyfish, sea horses, and more. The passages include;

• Marvelous Mackerels
• Enchanting Sea Horse
• The Curious World of Crabs
• The Playful Damselfish
• The Clever Cuttlefish
• The Silvery Sardines
• The Graceful Jellyfish
• The Captivating Clownfish
• The Swift Shrimp

Each passage provides an exciting exploration into the world of these marine creatures, presenting age-appropriate information and captivating facts about their habitats, behaviors, and unique adaptations. The passages are carefully crafted to engage young learners, fostering their curiosity about the wonders of the ocean and its diverse inhabitants.

Accompanying each passage are thoughtfully designed multiple-choice questions, designed to test students' understanding of the text and enhance their comprehension skills.

These questions encourage critical thinking and promote active engagement with the content. Students will have the opportunity to practice important reading strategies such as identifying main ideas, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.

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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:

1. multiple choice

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

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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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Are you trying to make theme sticky for your students? This resource includes practice worksheets for three short films under 5 minutes long: Piper, The Present, Pip available on Youtube for free. Students will love the beautiful graphics of the films, and the heart warming lessons to learn from each. I love using these films as mini lessons of about 10 minutes each or you can combine all three into a 30 minute practice session. This can be used virtually or in person, as extension activities or as direct instruction!

Piper: https://youtu.be/WIPV1iwzrzg

The Present: https://youtu.be/WjqiU5FgsYc

Pip: https://youtu.be/07d2dXHYb94

Free Bonus: Using Pixar to teach Somebody wanted, but, so then (Summary!) with answer keys.

Transform reading into an enriching vocabulary-building experience with this engaging journal. Students will enhance their comprehension and critical thinking skills by exploring new words, discovering their meanings, and finding suitable synonyms.

What's Included:

• Vocabulary Journal Pages: A structured format for students to record new words, definitions, and synonyms.

This journal encourages active reading and promotes a deeper understanding of text.

Bonus Tip: Create a classroom word wall to display favorite or frequently used vocabulary words.

Donut Vocabulary - a graphic organizer that could be used in 2 ways.

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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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***This resource is included in the following DISCOUNTED Bundle:

• Differentiated Reading Comprehension Packet BUNDLE (Grades 2-3)

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

• Passage: "Reading Boy"
• 18 pages
• Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)
• Grades 2 - lower-level 3
• Suitable for ELL students, Special Ed. students, and students with Autism
• Differentiated Worksheets
• ANSWER KEYS included

This resource includes:

------ 6 Question Worksheets (same passage - “Reading Boy,” different level questions and formats)

------ 4 Bulletin Board Task Display Pages (to display with student work)

------ 2 Scoring Rubrics

------ ANSWER KEYS

------ 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 worksheet slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and 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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6 Question Worksheets

• This resource consists of one passage titled “Reading Boy” with six differentiated question worksheets (Multiple-Choice, Short Answer, and Short Response) to help you differentiate for students of ALL levels. Three of the worksheets require students to use evidence/details from the passage to support ideas. Worksheets come in different formats. ANSWER KEYS for all worksheets are included!

Level Complexity:

• Question Worksheets range from basic comprehension questions (lower-level)

to inferential questions (higher-level).

• ALL Questions Worksheets consist of the same passage!

• This can be used as a quiz, test, formative assessment, homework assignment, classwork assignment, or can even be used during guided practice! A great idea would be to see how well students perform with the basic comprehension questions, and if they do well on that, you can challenge them further by giving them the inferential thinking question worksheets!

4 Bulletin Board Task Display Pages

• Included in this resource are four Bulletin Board Task Display Pages that can be used to display your students' work. Bulletin Board Task Display Pages are beautifully created and visually pleasing. These Bulletin Board Task Display Pages will improve the overall appearance of your classroom bulletin boards. Please note, the Bulletin Board Task Display Pages should be printed on gloss or photo copy paper for optimal quality and shine.

2 Rubrics (Visually pleasing as well!)

• Finally, this resource includes two student-friendly rubrics to evaluate students’ responses - Easy to use! One Rubric is a 4-point score Rubric used to score Short Answer Questions and one Rubric is a 2-point score Rubric used to score the Short Response question.

***You have everything you need to score your students’ responses, and immediately display on bulletin boards with the Bulletin Board Task Display Pages and Rubrics! Absolutely no preparation needed! - YAY!

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Similar Reading Comprehension Packets (Grades 2-5):

• "Owning A Dog" Differentiated Reading Packet
• "A Missed Slam Dunk" Differentiated Reading Packet
• "Birthday Surprise" Differentiated Reading Packet
• "Pop Quiz" Differentiated Reading Packet

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This product has the number words 1-10 spread out all over the page in colorful lettering for children to circle numbers 1-10 in order as fast as possible!

Good for reading number words, sequencing, and your memory!

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Make January a breeze with these engaging First Grade Reading Passages! This resource includes 20 no-prep reading passages designed to build reading comprehension and fluency. Featuring winter-themed, MLK Day, and New Year’s topics, these passages provide meaningful, high-interest reading practice that keeps students motivated while strengthening essential literacy skills.

Perfect for teachers looking to:
✅ Save time with ready-to-go reading passages that require zero prep.
✅ Support students’ fluency and comprehension in a fun, purposeful way.
✅ Provide differentiated instruction for small groups, independent reading, or homework.

How This Resource Benefits Your Students:
These January-themed passages help students:

• Build fluency through repeated readings with built-in tracking.
• Strengthen comprehension by answering three targeted questions that require citing text evidence.
• Boost confidence with engaging, age-appropriate stories about familiar topics like winter fun, MLK Day, and New Year’s celebrations.

Product Features:
✅ 20 Thematic January Reading Passages: Includes exciting topics such as snowball fights, sledding, MLK’s message of kindness, and New Year’s celebrations.
✅ Fluency Practice: Each passage includes a fluency tracker, encouraging students to read the story multiple times for improvement.
✅ Text-Based Comprehension: Three carefully crafted questions per passage focus on finding and marking text evidence.
✅ No-Prep & Teacher-Friendly: Simply print and go! Perfect for busy teachers who want an effective and engaging resource at their fingertips.

Ideal for:
Small Groups & Guided Reading: Support students as they practice fluency and discuss their understanding of the text.
✏️ Independent Practice: Great for literacy centers or morning work to build confidence.
Homework & Extra Practice: Encourage family involvement with easy-to-use passages that reinforce classroom learning.

Why This Resource Will Make Your Life Easier:
These no-prep reading passages take the guesswork out of lesson planning, saving you valuable time while providing high-quality literacy practice. The mix of engaging themes and targeted comprehension skills ensures your students stay on track and grow as confident readers—all while enjoying relevant, seasonal topics.

What’s Included:

• 20 Winter, MLK Day, and New Year-themed reading comprehension passages
• 3 text-based comprehension questions per passage
• Fluency tracking tools

Help your students build fluency, comprehension, and confidence this January—without adding extra stress to your day!

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Life Cycle of a Tree Reading Comprehension Activity (Year 3-5)

Bring the beauty of autumn into your literacy centres with this engaging Life Cycle of a Tree reading comprehension activity! Perfectly designed for Year 3-5 students, this resource offers a text about the fascinating changes that trees go through during autumn. Students will explore why leaves change colour, how trees prepare for winter, and the importance of the tree's life cycle.

What’s included:

• A written text about the Life Cycle of a Tree with a focus on autumn.
• Reading Comprehension questions that encourage students to think critically and answer in their own words, reinforcing their understanding of the life cycle.
• A research section for early finishers, students can research deciduous trees and evergreen trees and what their differences are.
• Answer key for easy marking.

This versatile resource is ideal for use in literacy centres, reading groups, or as part of an autumn themed unit. It promotes reading comprehension, critical thinking, and independent research skills. Whether used for whole class instruction or individual learning, students will love discovering the magic of trees during autumn while strengthening their literacy skills.

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My Frog Life Cycle Booklet Includes:

-Color and Black & White of each handout.

-A fictional frog story that incorporates the handouts that come in the booklet.

- Graphic Organizer of the Frog Cycle (Descriptive-Writing).

- Graphic Organizer of the Frog Cycle (Students will illustrate).

- Reading Comprehension Sheet with fictional story (Questions for reading strategies).

This is a wonderful booklet to combine with a Science lesson on the frog cycle. Students will enjoy writing and drawing the frog cycle. The fictional story is fun and goes well with the lesson. I also created a reading comprehension sheet that incorporates the Reading Common Core as well.

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Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to encourage your students to become avid readers? Our 12 Monthly Reading Challenge is the perfect solution! This innovative program motivates students to dive into a variety of books throughout the year, fostering a deep appreciation for literature. By completing monthly reading challenges, students will improve their comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills. Teachers can easily incorporate this challenge into their curriculum and even reward students for their achievements. Discover how our 12 Monthly Reading Challenge can spark a lifelong love of learning in your classroom.

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This book study for chapter books is designed to be used with any chapter book and is perfect for your students. The resource includes comprehension questions for each chapter, character trait analysis, and graphic organizers for the book.

• Effective for whole group book clubs, small group book clubs, and independent reading

• Helps students stay engaged and accountable during reading

• Encourages critical thinking and comprehension skills

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

To implement this resource, simply print out multiple copies of the chapter retell sheets for each student participating in book clubs or independent reading activities. Assign specific chapters for students to read and complete the corresponding worksheets. Discuss the chapter retells during book club meetings or individual conferences to promote comprehension and critical thinking.

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Three Compare and Contrast Review sheets for elementary students. Includes stories and graphs for comprehension. Students read the short essays then chart comparisons and contrasts on graphs. Uses relationship words for comparisons and contrasts. Great for in-class practice or assessment, as well as homework assignments.

Celebrate World Water Day with this reading comprehension passage that highlights the importance of water conservation and sustainable water use. Students will learn about the history of World Water Day, the global water crisis, and the role of individuals and communities in protecting this precious resource. The passage includes comprehension questions that test students' understanding of the text, as well as vocabulary words that expand their knowledge of water-related issues.

Perfect for classroom instruction or independent study, this passage is a great way to raise awareness about the importance of water and inspire young learners to take action.

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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 10 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

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Movie Time!!!!

This is a movie watch-along to go with DreamWorks' The Penguins of Madagascar. Students will focus on the main idea and theme of the movie. There are 2 sheets for students to complete either during or after the movie. Students will be identifying the main idea, providing supporting details, and describing the theme!

This is a great product to help keep students engaged and focused during the movie while also building comprehension skills!

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Credits:

Darnell, E., & Smith, S. J. (Directors). (2014). The Penguins of Madagascar [Film].DreamWorks Animation

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This is a set of 10 wonderful worksheets for the story "A Promise is a Promise" by Robert Munsch.

The worksheets include:

* comprehension questions

* fill in the blanks

* vocabulary practice

* story analysis

* picture practice

* story map

* crossword puzzle

* fallen phrases puzzle

* word search

There is an answer key included at the end of the PDF file.

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Use these basic geometry worksheets to practice shape vocabulary with word problems and a Create Your Own Adventure activity.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 8-page PDF file
• Instructions
• Answer Keys
• 3 unique worksheets to keep students engaged.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the the worksheets from your computer.

2. Review shapes with your students; discuss how many sides each shape has and how to spell each shape name.

3. Distribute the worksheets one by one and explain the instructions to the students.

4. Allow the students to share their drawings for the final activity.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students to practice learning shape vocabulary and applying that knowledge while having fun!
• Homeschooling Parents: This is the perfect resource to lay a foundation of shape and problem-solving knowledge for your kiddo.

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.
• Colorful sheets
• Instructions

This digital resource can be easily downloaded and printed for classroom use. The word search can include seasonal and May Day-related vocabulary such as "celebrate," "flowers," "basket" and "spring."

Overall, using this May Day spring-themed word search resource can be a great addition to classroom activities during the May Day holiday and spring season.

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