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• Do you need help getting your students to understand how text is structured and how authors craft their writing?
• Do you want them to practice aligning ideas and writing their own?

Help your students master paragraph structure with this comprehensive resource designed for middle and high school learners. "Building Strong Paragraphs" focuses on key writing skills such as identifying topic sentences, supporting details, and crafting thesis statements. This ready-to-use packet includes practice worksheets, engaging exercises, and thesis sentence-building activities that will enhance your students' writing abilities.

Ideal for both informational and argumentative writing, this resource walks students through the entire process of constructing well-organized, coherent paragraphs. Whether you're teaching how to develop supporting sentences, transition between ideas, or conclude effectively, this resource covers it all!

What's Included:

• Graphic Organizer for understanding structure
• Identification exercise
• Two Unique Passages per skill: topic sentences, thesis statements, supporting sentences & concluding sentences
• 9 Passages
• 20 Pages
• Available as a PDF and a Word Document

Perfect for:

• Grades 6-10
• English Language Arts (ELA) Teachers
• Writing Workshops
• STAAR Writing Prep
• Argumentative and Informational Essay Practice

Benefits of this Resource:

• Aligned with Common Core Standards and TEKS for writing.
• Great for differentiated learning in classrooms with ELLs and students needing extra practice.
• Supports critical thinking and writing clarity.

Who is this for?

• Middle and High School Teachers: Perfect for educators looking to strengthen their students’ paragraph-writing skills with structured, step-by-step activities.
• ELA Teachers: Aligned with TEKS and Common Core standards, this resource is ideal for anyone teaching informational and argumentative writing.
• Students Preparing for Standardized Tests: Great for test prep, including STAAR writing, helping students improve clarity, coherence, and overall writing structure.
• Special Education & ELL Support: Easily adaptable for differentiated instruction, making it an excellent tool for classrooms with diverse learners, including English Language Learners and students with varying writing levels.
• Homeschool Educators: A valuable resource for guiding students through the fundamentals of paragraph writing at home.

This resource will help your students/children learn their alphabet in cursive. This resource is an EDITABLE template that includes:

1. Complete cursive alphabet

2. Each letter of the alphabet with two practice sheets for each letter

3. 81 pages total in PPTX format and can be downloaded into Google Slides.

4. If you do not like the cursive font used, this resource is completely editable OR you can email me at bigeasyhomeschoolingmom@gmail.com with a font you would like to use and I will be happy to edit this resource with the font of your choice. Please note that some fonts may not transfer correctly from Google Slides to PowerPoint and may not be aligned when you download. This is completely normal.

If your students/children enjoy this resource, I would appreciate your feedback within 24 hours after purchase and download.

Thank you so much for your continued support!

Tina Arozena - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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Cybersecurity experts recommend that you change your passwords every three months. With the template, you will be able to easily keep track of your current websites, usernames, passwords, date you changed passwords, and date in 3 months that you will need to change passwords again. This log can be kept in your teacher/parent binder.

I have included this resource in Excel & Google Sheets formats and can be easily edited.

If you enjoyed this resource, please leave me a review in 24 hours after you purchase and download.

As always, I appreciate your support!

Tina - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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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.

A special thanks to Lindsay Bowden for this math maze template. Are you looking to make math more fun for your students, or distant learners? This maze worksheet is great to distribute for classwork, homework, math centers, early finishers, or extra practice. These mazes are designed so the student is able to work out each multiplication fraction problem so they can determine the correct direction to complete the maze. It is also designed for easy grading for the teacher.

PDF, Google Slides & PowerPoint versions as well as the answer key are included.

TIP: If you are using this maze for math centers, simply laminate and use dry erase markers. You can use Expo Cleaner with a Magic Eraser to clean off. After a while, it will leave residue and you may have to print and laminate another.

Template credit: www.LindsayBowden.com

A special thanks to Lindsay Bowden for this math maze. Are you looking to make math more fun for your students, or distant learners? This maze worksheet is great to distribute for classwork, homework, math centers, early finishers, or extra practice. These mazes are designed so the student is able to work out each multiplication fraction problem so they can determine the correct direction to complete the maze. It is also designed for easy grading for the teacher.

A special thanks to Lindsay Bowden for this math maze template.

Template credit: www.LindsayBowden.com

Fraction strips are used as a math manipulative and a more hands-on approach to teaching your students to visually see the value of each proper fraction to a whole.

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You can find unit 2 here:

Distance Learning - Nutrition Label Comprehension Unit 2 - Google Forms

This product is great for distance learning utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use during school closure. These forms are great to help you keep track of student progress for data collection.

This download includes:

• 10 nutrition labels
• 10 different Google Forms with 60 comprehension questions
• Teacher PDF answer key
• Teacher Google Form answer key
• Suggested follow up activities
• EDITABLE!

**These forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of REAL nutrition labels. These worksheets provide real world text practice with text dependent questions. Students will read nutrition labelsclosely to answer questions. Questions include serving size, servings per container, calories per serving & multiple servings, finding and identifying vitamins and minerals in food products and ingredients

Nutrition labels included:

Heinz Ketchup

Captain Crunch Cereal

Smartfood Popcorn

Kraft String Cheese

Penne Pasta

Skippy Peanut Butter

Gatorade

GoGurt Yogurt

English Muffins

Pepsi

If you are interested in other Distance Learning Google Forms check out:

Reading Calendars - Unit 1 - Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 4 Google Forms

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This download includes:

• 5 readings for different jobs
• 6 different Google Forms with 41 comprehension questions
• Google Forms answer key
• Editable questions

**These forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

Units 2, 3 & 4 can be found here:

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 3 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 4 Google Forms

This product is great for distance learning utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use during school closure. These forms are great to help you keep track of student progress for data collection.

This resource is designed to help students explore different vocations and expose students to a variety of everyday jobs. 5 Google Forms include readings that teach and explain different jobs and the steps required to work in the role. Each reading also includes 6 - 8 questions to asses student learning and understanding. 1 Google Form reviews the knowledge learned and has students practice differentiating between jobs. These Google Forms also help keep an inventory on students vocational interests.

Included jobs:

Zookeeper

Electrician

Landscaper

Nurse

Personal Trainer

If you are interested in other Distance Learning Google Forms check out:

Addressing Envelopes - Googles Forms/ Slides

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Nutrition Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Bus and Train Schedules Routes & Signs Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

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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:

Nutrition Label Comprehension - Unit 1 - Google Forms

Recently Updated to include 2 levels, 10 new cut & paste worksheets & 48 new questions!

This download includes:

• 10 different REAL nutrition labels
• 2 levels of each worksheet, perfect for differentiation!
• A total of 20 different worksheets & 108 questions
• Suggested follow up activities

Level 1:

• 10 different cut & paste worksheets with 4 - 5 questions per page.
• 48 comprehension questions

Level 2:

• 10 different worksheets with 5 - 6 questions per page.
• 60 comprehension questions
• Teacher answer key

This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of REAL nutrition labels. These worksheets provide real world text practice with text dependent questions. Students will read nutrition labelsclosely to answer questions. Questions include serving size, servings per container, calories per serving & multiple servings, finding and identifying vitamins and minerals in food products and ingredients

Nutrition labels included:

Heinz Ketchup

Captain Crunch Cereal

Smartfood Popcorn

Kraft String Cheese

Penne Pasta

Skippy Peanut Butter

Gatorade

GoGurt Yogurt

English Muffins

Pepsi

Be sure to check out some of my other products!

Reading Apparel & Size Charts Unit 1

Reading Websites Unit 1

Coupons Unit 2

Medicine Label Comprehension Unit 2

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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!

This resource includes:

• 2 different worksheets
• 2 example worksheets
• 1 color in the money worksheet
• 1 circle the money worksheet

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Dollar Up $1 & $5

Dollar Up $1, $5, $10

This resource is designed to help students practice using the “DOLLAR UP” strategy. Students are provided with visually engaging REAL product images with price tags and are asked to identify how much money is needed and to circle or color the correct amount of money.

This resource is great for tracking IEP objectives for life skills and vocational skills.

How to use this product:

•Print out and have students complete as a worksheet/ workbook.

•Print & laminate for repeated use for fast finishers.

•Project pages onto the board to complete as a class. Havestudents take turns coloring or circling the correct amount of money.

•Project pages onto board and have student use the cut out or laminated money to present the correct dollar up amount needed for each question.

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Bus & Train Schedules

Coupons

Coupons Unit 3

Reading Utility Bills - Paper Based

Reading Bills Unit 1 - Paper

Reading Bills Unit 2 - Paper

Reading Bills Unit 3 - Paper

Menu Math | Menu Comprehension | Life Skills | Functional Text | Skills for Independence | Real-World Skills | Community Skills

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This is a NO PREP, print and go resource!

These worksheets work great for functional text & life skills IEP objectives.

For the full version of this product check out the links below!

Understanding Menus Unit 1

Understanding Menus Unit 2

Understanding Menus Unit 3

Understanding Menus Unit 4

This resource is also apart of a BUNDLE saving you 20%!

Understanding Menus BUNDLE

This download includes:

• 1 menu
• 2 levels
• A color & black and white set
• 1 separate large menu page
• Teacher answer key

Level 1 - Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions - Bolded Key Words

• 5 worksheets with 25 questions (5 questions per page)

Level 2 - Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions - Multi-part questions

• 5 worksheets with 28 questions (5 - 6 questions per page)

12 different worksheets and 53 questions per set.

A total of 24 different worksheets.

This resource features one realistic menu for students to explore. Designed for differentiation, the resource offers two levels of engagement. The first level involves cut-and-paste activities with simpler questions, focusing on menu comprehension and basic price identification. The second level challenges students with write-in responses, encouraging critical thinking and analysis. Students tackle questions about menu item costs, ingredients, and comparisons of prices. They also practice calculating totals for orders and determining the correct amount of change. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance students' real-world understanding of menus, prices, and basic financial skills, preparing them for practical decision-making and equipping them with valuable life skills.

Featured Menu:

Sports Restaurant

As extension activities, students can use classroom money to present the correct amount of money. Students can calculate sales tax and or tip.

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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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Reading Menus & Menu Math

Bus & Train Schedules

Coupons

Reading Medicine Labels

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This is a digital Google Forms version of my paper based product:

Medicine Label Comprehension - Unit 3

This download includes:

• 12 medicine/ vitamin labels
• 12 different Google Forms with 64 comprehension questions
• Google Forms answer key
• PDF Teacher answer key
• EDITABLE!

**These forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

This product is great for distance learning utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use during school closure. These forms are great to help you keep track of student progress for data collection.

This resource provides real world text practice with text dependent questions. This resource was designed to expose students to medicine and vitamin labels that are often overlooked in classroom life skills. These worksheets help to introduce and expose students to different kinds of common over-the-counter medications. This resource introduces medications that are taken at different times of day (A.M. & P.M.), different ways to take medications (pill, syrup gummy), and where to look to find out important information such as what the medication treats, how long the medication works for, and what strength the dosage is.

Check out my other distance learning Google Forms options:

Digital - Understanding Instructions Unit 1 - Google Forms

Product Label Comprehension Unit 1 Google Forms

Product Label Comprehension Unit 3 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Nutrition Label Comprehension Unit 1 Google Forms

Bus and Train Schedules Routes & Signs Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Recipes Unit 1 - Google Forms

Reading Utility Bills - Google Forms

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This download includes:

• 5 readings for different jobs
• 6 different Google Forms with 41 comprehension questions
• Google Forms answer key
• Editable questions

**These forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

Unit 1, 2 & 3 can be found here:

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 3 Google Forms

This product is great for distance learning utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use during school closure. These forms are great to help you keep track of student progress for data collection.

This resource is designed to help students explore different vocations and expose students to a variety of everyday jobs. 5 Google Forms include readings that teach and explain different jobs and the steps required to work in the role. Each reading also includes 10 - 12 questions to asses student learning and understanding. 1 Google Form reviews the knowledge learned and has students practice differentiating between jobs. These Google Forms also help keep an inventory on students vocational interests. This unit has lengthier readings that include more information, details with harder vocabulary than the previous units.

Included jobs:

Bank Teller

Computer Programmer

Librarian

Paralegal

Photographer

If you are interested in other Distance Learning Google Forms check out:

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Nutrition Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Bus and Train Schedules Routes & Signs Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

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Coupons - Unit 1

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Coupons - BUNDLE

Recently Updated to include 2 levels, 2 new cut & paste worksheets, 1 new write in the answer worksheet & 13 new questions!

This purchase includes:

• 2 coupons
• Level 1: 2 different cut & paste worksheets with 4 questions per page. Total of 8 questions.
• Level 2: 2 different worksheets with 5 - 6 questions per page. Total of 11 questions.
• A total of 4 different worksheets & 19 questions.
• Teacher answer key for Level 2

This is a NO PREP, real world text resources with text dependent questions. This real world resource was designed to expose students to coupons they would see/ use in everyday life. A variety of comprehension skills are embedded covering shopping, math and money skills. This resource is a great way for students to practice life skills.

This resource also works great for IEP objectives.

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This is a NO PREP resource!

This is an example from my Distance Learning Budget Unit

**This form AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

In this form students will use a real-world example of a monthly budget and saving goal. Students will use their learned knowledge of incomes and expenses to identify these items in the monthly budget. Students will practice identifying and calculating the amount of money needed for the desired expense and calculating how much money will need to be saved each month in order to attain the expense. Students will also examine the given budget to calculate the individual total income, expenses, money saved, and identify additional ways for individuals to save.

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Budget Unit

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Calculating Discounts - Google Forms/ Slides

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Nutrition Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

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Reading Calendars - Unit 1 - Paper Based

This download includes:

• 12 different monthly calendars

- 6 generic

- personal (with appointments or personal events)

• 12 different EDITABLE self-grading Google Forms 5 questions each
• 60 total comprehension questions
• Teacher answer key

**The Google Forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

This resource was designed to introduce and help students practice the important life skill of readingcalendars. With this download students will be exposed to different generic and personal monthly calendars with holidays and events. Students may be asked to identify days in a month, number of weekend days, holiday dates, or to calculate days before or after an event and more!

This resource is great for life skills lessons and great for tracking progress for IEP objectives.

If you are interested in other Google Forms items check out:

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Nutrition Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Bus and Train Schedules Routes & Signs Google Forms

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This is a NO PREP, download & go resource!

Unit 1 can be found below:

Calculating Tips - Unit 1 - Google Forms

Calculating Tips - Unit 1 - Paper Based

This product is great for distance learning and classrooms utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use in school or during school closures. These forms are also great to help you track student participation, progress for data collection and progress notes.

This download includes:

• 10 self-grading editable Google Forms with 6 questions per form
• A total of 60 questions
• Teacher answer key (answers under each question)
• Editable

**The Google Forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

This resource is designed as additional practice for students who currently know how to calculate tip across a variety of settings that require a tip (Ex. barber, nail salon). Students will solve a variety of questions asking them to calculate tips, find totals including tip, calculate split bills and be asked to determine if customers tipped to much, too little or the correct and determine the correct tip and subtotal.

If you are interested in other Distance Learning Google Forms check out:

Calculating Discounts - Google Forms/ Slides

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Product Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Cooking Vocab Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Recipes Unit 1 - Google Forms

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This is a digital, Google Forms resource!

This download includes:

• 11 different cooking vocabulary terms
• 4 different recipe directions
• 10 different Google Forms with 53 editable comprehension questions
• Google Forms answer key
• Optional follow up activities

**These forms AUTOMATICALLY GRADE! Saving you time!**

You can import all student grades into Google Classroom with the click of one button!

**AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION**

This product is great for distance learning, utilizing Google Classroom or Gmail accounts. This resource is also great for schools and districts pushing for more technology use during school closure. These forms are great to help you keep track of student progress for data collection.

This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of important and everyday cooking terms. 6 Google Forms teach 11 different cooking terms and assess student knowledge. 4 Google Forms are REAL recipe directions and have students practice and apply the newly learned terms.

Included cooking terms:

Boiling

Broiling

Frying

Marinating

Beat

Knead

Stir

Chop

Dice

Mince

Preheat

If you are interested in other Distance Learning Google Forms check out:

Reading Product Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Reading Medicine Labels Unit 3 Google Forms

Coupons Unit 2 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 1 Google Forms

Job Exploration Unit 2 Google Forms

Reading Nutrition Labels Unit 1 Google Forms

Bus and Train Schedules Routes & Signs Google Forms

Reading Recipes Unit 1 - Google Forms

Other paper based life skills work:

Reading Apparel Details & Size Charts Unit 1

Reading Product Labels Unit 2