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Imagine a world without people. What changes would occur? How would the earth evolve without the influence of mankind? "If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" by John Coy, with illustrations by Natalie Capannelli, answers these intriguing questions. This engaging children's story paints the picture of an earth reverting back to its natural state of jungles and forests, engaging young minds in a thought-provoking reflection on humanity's impact on our world.

This story is an excellent read for earth day, or indeed any time of the year. It serves to educate children about our environment and encourages them to consider the importance of conservation and responsible living.

This 10-page resource is used to enhance learning and comprehension. This resource provides six coloring activity sheets suitable for a variety of grade ranges. These engaging activities are designed to stimulate creativity and understanding, while reinforcing the messages in the story.

For older students, there's a story element sheet, ideal for enhancing comprehension and deepening understanding of narrative elements. This worksheet encourages children to deconstruct the story, identifying key elements such as the setting, characters, and main point.

Also included is a writing prompt exercise, designed to encourage children to express their thoughts and ideas about the story. This activity is an excellent way for children to develop their writing and critical thinking skills.

Finally, there's a True/False quiz designed to test students' comprehension of the story. This fun quiz helps reinforce learning and provides teachers and parents with a tangible measure of understanding.

"If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" is more than just a story; it's a powerful educational tool, designed to inspire children to learn about and appreciate the world around them. Through engaging activities and thought-provoking narrative, this book encourages children to reflect on their place in the world and their impact on the environment.

Create an engaging and organized learning environment with our Ocean-Themed Classroom Rules Bundle. This comprehensive package includes eye-catching posters featuring delightful ocean creatures to effectively reinforce essential classroom rules.

The colorful posters will captivate your students' attention while promoting positive behavior and a harmonious learning atmosphere.

But that's not all! Alongside the posters, we've included Classroom Rules Reading Comprehension Passages with multiple-choice questions and answers. The passages are carefully crafted to promote students' critical reading and thinking skills.

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❤️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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✅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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This comprehensive Veterans Day reading worksheet is designed for 4th-5th grade students to learn about the history and significance of Veterans Day. The article covers the origins of the holiday, how it is celebrated, the differences between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, and ways to honor veterans.

The worksheet includes six open-ended questions and six multiple-choice questions that test reading comprehension and encourage thoughtful reflection on the contributions of military veterans.

Perfect for classroom use, this engaging resource promotes a deeper understanding of Veterans Day while aligning with social studies and literacy standards. Great for use in Veterans Day activities, assemblies, or as part of a history unit!

These Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets come with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the summer-themed short story and then answer the Who What Where When Why guided questions.

In the differentiated worksheets, students have the option to fill in the answer or choose from multiple-choice options. The Google Slides digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and is self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 summer-themed digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions
• 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

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A Powerpoint which provides a brief overview of rhythm and rhyme scheme using poetry. I've used this as an introduction to poetry and pair this up with a poem in which students must find the rhyme scheme. It can be used with any poem.

Halloween Game: The Whispering Shadows – Digital English Reading Activity for 4th-5th Grade

Looking for a fun and engaging way to reinforce reading comprehension this Halloween? The Whispering Shadows is a self-directed, gamified English reading activity designed for 4th to 5th-grade students. This spooky-themed, digital resource combines a Halloween reading passage with a self-checking quiz to make learning both fun and educational.

What's Included:

• Reading Passage:
  A Halloween-themed story perfect for building comprehension skills.
• 20-Question Quiz:
  An interactive quiz in Google Spreadsheet format. Questions test understanding of the reading passage.
• Working Space Worksheet:
  Provides students space to jot down notes and work through questions.
• Self-Checking Feature:
  Answers are automatically marked, giving instant feedback and promoting independent learning.

Key Features:

• Digital Format:
  This resource uses Google Sheets, making it perfect for distance learning or classroom use.
• Gamified:
  Students stay motivated with the quiz game format, which turns a typical reading exercise into a fun challenge.
• Self-Directed Learning:
  Perfect for individual work or small groups, allowing students to progress at their own pace.
• Halloween Theme: Get students excited about reading with a spooky, seasonal story!
• Auto-Marking:
  Teachers save time with auto-marked answers, while students get immediate feedback on their performance.

This activity is ideal for reinforcing comprehension skills, promoting independent learning, and adding some Halloween excitement to your classroom!

Perfect for: Homeschool/Distance learning, classroom centers, or homework assignments.

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Our 6th Grade Kites Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions solve the challenge of making aerodynamics and kite history engaging for students. With topics like Getting Your Kite to Fly, Kite Safety Rules, Aviation Pioneers, and The History of Kites, this resource enhances reading comprehension while sparking curiosity about flight. Perfect for classroom or home learning, it encourages critical thinking through thought-provoking questions.

What is included :

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• Kites
• Aerodynamics
• Getting Your Kite to Fly
• Kite Safety Rules
• Aviation Pioneer
• A kite in History
• Pioneers

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Martin Luther King Jr Activities Printable Worksheets 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade. This resource includes True/False and Fill in the Blanks activities designed to help students reinforce key concepts about Martin Luther King Jr. Ideal for 2nd to 5th-grade classrooms, these printable worksheets are perfect for independent practice, small group work, or as quick formative assessments

This five-page Reading Assignment and Worksheet provides an overview of the various activities, attributes and activities of women in colonial America between 1607 and 1763 which was the start of the French and Indian War.

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. It is also ideally suited for home-schoolers or independent learners who want to learn more. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key. This resource helps students with close reading to improve their reading comprehension.

Reading Assignment - 3 pages

Worksheet - 2 pages

The worksheet is also available as a digital resource through Easel so students may complete it online.

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This 75-page EDITABLE unit has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis. Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, quick writes, daily quizzes, and final writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

The graphic novel is an aesthetically innovative genre in which meaning is created through the interplay of image and text. How do we read a novel in which two narrative channels — one verbal, the other visual — interact? How do graphic novels challenge readers to expand the set of interpretive techniques that make up “close reading”? This bundle will help students understand complex questions about literary genres, aesthetic form, coming-of-age novels, cross-cultural encounters, and the social and political history of Iran!

Hold your students accountable for completing the nightly homework by beginning every class with a quick vocabulary and reading quiz. Facilitate dynamic discussions that motivate students to become attached to the thrill generating shared knowledge. Challenge students to explicate textual details using a wide range of interpretive lenses: formalist, historicist, psychoanalytic, feminist, etc. Inspire students to arrive at a whole new depth of insight!

Everything you’ll need to teach The Complete Persepolis is included in this bundle:

• Unit & Pacing Guide: Suggestions for how to pace the reading homework and organize the classwork for Satrapi's graphic novel. (2 pages)

• Graphic Novel Glossary: A glossary of literary elements that are unique to the genre of the graphic novel: panel, tier, gutter, etc. Help your students learn to use the correct terminology when referring to the different features on any given page. (1 page)

• Discussion Questions: Eighteen of higher-order discussion questions guaranteed to inspire profoundly thoughtful class discussions! This unit features double-sided handouts containing 8-10 questions for each of the novel's 9 sections. The discussion questions are the beating heart of these lesson plans! They challenge students to build interpretive arguments that require the support of carefully selected textual evidence — leading to keen interpretive insights! The questions could be used to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, to foster in-class quick writes, or to assign written reflections for homework. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster profound discussions! (18 pages)

• Quick Writes: A "quick write" can be used at any time in a class to get students to pause and reflect on the text in writing. Introduce a quick write before you begin a discussion to allow your more reticent students to collect their thoughts. Or roll one out toward the end of a discussion to let students capture and refine their best ideas. (9 pages)

• Image Analysis Worksheet: A two-page worksheet inviting students to analyze 10 visually complex panels from Persepolis. Students will reflect on how Satrapi builds meaning by drawing on a distinctive palette of literary and artistic techniques: symbolic imagery, dramatic irony, high contrast, patterning, juxtaposition, etc. Students are challenged to analyze how the visual aesthetics of different panels contributes to the book's meaning. Answer key included. (4 pages)

• Quotation Race Worksheets: Students work in pairs to identify the speakers of 25 quotations. One worksheet features 15 memorable quotes from the main characters. A second worksheet features 10 challenging quotations from secondary characters. Introduce this fun activity when you need to mix things up. Answer key included. (4 pages)

• Vocabulary Lists: Lists of 10-12 vocabulary words accompany each nightly reading assignment. Every word comes with a definition as well as a sample sentence with the word as used in Persepolis. A total of over 100 words. (9 pages)

• Vocabulary & Reading Quizzes: Daily quizzes with 10 questions to follow each nightly reading assignment. Each quiz contains 7 questions on vocabulary words plus another 3 questions on reading comprehension. Grading these quizzes is simple and quick — an easy way to log 9 grades into your gradebook. Answer key included. (18 pages)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Satrapi's wonderfully complex graphic novel. Let students choose from one of five profoundly thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop a topic of their own. Rubric included. (3 pages)

• Writing Schedule & Rubric: A writing schedule with instructions for completing each stage of the writing process. Rubric included. (2 pages)

Yes, this complete teaching unit covers both volumes of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. In fact, the pagination in this unit corresponds to the page numbers in Satrapi's compilation, The Complete Persepolis. While I would highly recommend that you teach both volumes of Persepolis — as the two volumes complement one another in important ways — you can still utilize this top-quality unit if you're only teaching one volume of Persepolis.

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This engaging educational activity helps students develop their understanding of main ideas and details. Students are given a colorful flower pot and four flowers with main ideas and corresponding details. By matching the main idea(center of the flower) to the correct petal details, students learn to identify the central theme of a topic and its supporting information. Using construction paper, students can create their own unique flowers by coloring, cutting, and pasting them together. This hands-on activity benefits students by enhancing their critical thinking and organization skills.Teachers can use this resource to reinforce main idea concepts in various subjects and promote creativity. A blank template is provided for customization, allowing students and teachers to explore their own main ideas and details.

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This 31 page middle grade lesson plan comes ready to implement with easy to follow, color coded examples and activities for teaching, learning, and mastering author's style and types of sentences. Includes: History of Writing and Changes in Styles (1400s and 1700s to current) Models for writing great author's style and types of sentences Practice activities for sentence lengths and varieties Types of sentences (basic, compound, complex, compound-complex) Colorcoded examples of sentences Tips for writing Peer workshopping activities Excellent for homeschool, flipped classes, Gifted & Talented/Pre-Ap/AP, literacy centers, project based classrooms, and test prep. Meets CCSS and state guidelines for ELA. Requires critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Printable Mother's Day activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during the Mother's Day . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go.

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Elevate your students' reading comprehension skills with this comprehensive lesson on identifying and understanding author's purpose. This resource is designed to help students in grades 6-8 develop critical thinking skills and become more effective readers by analyzing various elements of a text, such as word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas.

The package includes:

A detailed, 40-slide presentation covering:

• The importance of understanding author's purpose

• The three main types of author's purpose: persuade, inform, and entertain

• How word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas contribute to author's purpose

• Practical tips and strategies for identifying author's purpose in various texts

• Two example passages with in-depth analysis of author's purpose, word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas

• Recap of key points and encouragement for students to practice their skills

20 carefully curated non-fiction texts from diverse genres, such as opinion pieces, advertisements, and informative essays, providing ample opportunities for students to apply their learning

A versatile worksheet that guides students through analyzing each text, focusing on:

1. Summarizing the main points
2. Identifying the main idea and author's purpose
3. Examining key writing techniques and their effects

Text Titles:

Literary Nonfiction

1. Biography of Malala Yousafzai - Explore the life of a young woman who stood up for education rights and won a Nobel Peace Prize.
2. Emma Raducanu: A Rising Star Overcoming the Odds - An account focusing on the challenges and triumphs in youth sports.
3. Personal Essay on Bullying - Reflections from someone who experienced bullying, discussing its impacts and lessons learned.
4. Travel Writing about a Trip to the Amazon Rainforest - Descriptions and adventures in one of the world's most vital and diverse ecosystems.

Journalism

1. News Article on Climate Change - Current events and scientific explanations regarding global climate shifts.
2. Feature Story on Innovations in Technology - In-depth look at how technology is changing education.
3. Investigative Reporting on Plastic Pollution - Uncovering the sources and solutions of plastic pollution in oceans.
4. Opinion Piece on the Importance of Recycling - Persuasive arguments about why recycling should be a part of daily life.

Academic Writing

1. Research Paper on Habitats of Endangered Species - Study and presentation of critical habitats that need protection.
2. Case Study on the Impact of Video Games on Youth - Analysis of positive and negative effects of gaming.
3. Review of a Science Documentary - Critical evaluation of a popular science documentary's content and presentation.

Practical Nonfiction

1. How-to Guide on Starting a Community Garden - Step-by-step instructions for school-based or community garden projects.
2. Self-help Book for Teens on Managing Stress - Practical advice and techniques for handling school and social stress.
3. Instructions for cooking lasagne - From the history, to the ingredients, to the recipe and execution.

Creative Nonfiction

1. Narrative Nonfiction on a Significant Historical Event - A compelling retelling of the moon landing, focusing on lesser-known facts and figures.
2. Historical Account of the Civil Rights Movement - A blend of factual history and personal stories from the 1960s.
3. True Crime Story about a Famous Art Heist - Examination of the theft, the investigation, and the impact on the art world.

Additional Engaging Topics

1. Exploration of the Ancient Civilization of Egypt  - Delving into their culture, technology, and contributions to modern society.

2. Science Behind Natural Disasters - Understanding earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes through a scientific lens.

3. The Evolution of Music from Classical to Modern Pop - Tracing how music has changed over the centuries and its influence on society.

By working through this lesson and completing the accompanying activities, your students will:

• Gain a deep understanding of author's purpose and its significance in reading comprehension

• Learn to identify and analyze the elements of a text that contribute to author's purpose

• Develop critical thinking skills by examining word choice, writing techniques, and main ideas

• Improve their ability to summarize and interpret various types of non-fiction texts

• Become more confident and engaged readers, equipped with strategies for tackling complex texts

This resource is perfect for English Language Arts, Reading, or Writing classes, as well as for test preparation and literacy intervention programs. The slides and activities can be easily adapted to suit your classroom's needs and can be used for whole-class instruction, small-group work, or independent practice.

Empower your students to become skilled, critical readers with this comprehensive lesson on author's purpose. Purchase now and unlock the key to improved reading comprehension!

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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Why is movement important?! Regular movement improves a child's concentration! Providing small children with regular brain breaks helps them to re-energize and refocus on a task.

Why not mix movement with learning? This interactive Google Slides includes a total of the 40 Pre-K Dolch words along with some engaging Christmas themed movements mixed into the slides. These 57 slides will help students connect to some of the vocabulary behind the dolch words while having fun during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Send to parents to practice at home, use for fluency with whole group, small group, use it as a review or even a brain break! Your kiddos are guaranteed to be engaged!

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This Figurative Language Short Passage Set is a no-prep, printable close reading activity that's perfect for middle school and high school. Use it during Black History Month or any day of the year! Featuring Rosa Parks, this is a 216-word passage filled with 15 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. I’ve found that although my students can tell me the definition of these terms, simile is the only one they can truly pick out in a text. As a result, their writing is filled with overused similes that need work! This figurative language passage set is rigorous, uses higher-level words and phrases, and in addition to merely identifying the different types, students will be asked to discuss the impact it has on the reader, as they’re asked to do on standardized testing. Check out my other figurative language passage sets here!

Simply print and go! There is truly no preparation needed, which is why this set is perfect to leave for sub plans, bell ringers, homework, test prep, review or assessment!

*As an optional review activity, use my No-prep Four Corners Figurative Language Activity resource for a fun whole-group game, then use this passage set for assessment!
Activity:
Students can complete all three worksheets as part of a packet, but I suggest using one each day. If you teach allusion, alliteration, idiom, or onomatopoeia, you can ask students to include those in Task 2 where they will be asked to continue the passage using a similar writing style. I have left some blanks on the checklist for this very purpose.

Reflection:
The class can review the answers and comments as a whole group when the activity is complete. You’ll be surprised how much better they’ll get at figurative language after being exposed to some high-quality examples!

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This book series is great for children ages 7 - 13, as they can relate with what Frank and Joe are doing and what mystery they are attempting to solve. The book, The HBs - Trouble at the Arcade - Book 1, discusses problem solving skills, working together as a team, listening to others ideas, and being a good friend/sibling. The comprehension questions in this product relate with the text as well as students own experiences. Vocabulary words, their meanings, and example sentences are presented in the packet. Students can also write sentences using the vocabulary words. As the book is being read aloud, as students are reading the book or after the book has been read, students can answer the comprehension questions in this packet. Words that students may need help with spelling when answering comprehension questions are provided in this product as well. An answer key is included at the back of this product for all comprehension questions

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