$5 - $10 Middle School Reading Activities (by price, low to high)

Identifying text structure can be tricky, but this interactive and hands-on sort makes practice engaging, particularly because the topics are relevant for middle school students. This set includes sports, video games, and social media topics, students will enjoy reading through each prompt and moving the pieces to the correct spot on the gameboard. For low prep, teachers can choose to avoid cutting out the pieces for the gameboard and opt for students to follow the coloring guide to sort through the prompts.

What is included:

• Three engaging and interactive sorts to identify problem and solution, description, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence prompts.
• Three game boards to paste prompts onto the correct column.
• Three 20-piece themed sorts about sports, social media, and video games.
• Three color by structure pages for low prep.
• Three answer keys.

Ideas for implementation:

• This product would be great for extra practice once text structures are introduced!
• These sorts can be done for Do now, stations, morning work, homework, or intervention.

Decodable Reading Activity packet includes a variety of activites for French teachers. Quick and simple K-2 reading fluency activities that are decodable and aligned with the Science of Reading. Fun and engaging French resource targeting those learning in the French Immersion, Core French, or modern language programs. Build a strong foundation in French language with educational resources specifically designed with your students in mind.

As I got into using these decodable reading passages in class, the students guided me to stretching out the resource even more to create a cute little packet for them to do a lot of the work on their own.

What's in the pack?

There are 4 original texts that explore complex sounds in French

Target sounds include AN/EN, ON, OU, OI

Text 1: Blanche

-le son AN et EN

-3 variations: a) text with decodable and heart words with comprehension questions with the target sound; b) text with decodable passage with writing lines so students can encode, write responses, or practice writing target words; c) decodable text with target sound with a box provided for students to create a picture to show comprehension (we do picture and label for beginner writers).

Text 2: L'hérisson Tonton

-le son ON

-3 variations: a) text with decodable and heart words with comprehension questions with the target sound; b) text with decodable passage with writing lines so students can encode, write responses, or practice writing target words; c) decodable text with target sound with a box provided for students to create a picture to show comprehension (we do picture and label for beginner writers).

Text 3: Lou le hibou

-le son OU

-3 variations: a) text with decodable and heart words with comprehension questions with the target sound; b) text with decodable passage with writing lines so students can encode, write responses, or practice writing target words; c) decodable text with target sound with a box provided for students to create a picture to show comprehension (we do picture and label for beginner writers).

Text 4: Le poisson Éloi

-le son OI

-3 variations: a) text with decodable and heart words with comprehension questions with the target sound; b) text with decodable passage with writing lines so students can encode, write responses, or practice writing target words; c) decodable text with target sound with a box provided for students to create a picture to show comprehension (we do picture and label for beginner writers).

How we use this in class:

My students now know that we read the passage first together as a group. We decode. We explore. We segment words. Blend them all so we are confident.

Next, we do activities with the sound blends themselves. Using a highlighter, students race to find all the target sound words in the text. I don’t know about you but my student LOVE highlighters! After that, students used the lined window to write all the target sound words so they’re sure they have them all. Then, we do a little exercise where we try to explain what happened in the story in as few words as possible.

The very last step is to draw a picture of what is happening in the text. Students can do most or all this activity pack on their own in the Grade One and Grade Two Immersion setting. It’s a great way to have them build confidence all while giving you the time to work with small groups at the back of your class!

Who can use this resource:

Teachers who are just getting accustomed to using strategies from the Science of Reading can use these simple texts to open up independent practice, small group evaluation, or up on a digital screen for whole group instruction and reading practice.

Make a set and send them home with students to build fluency in reading and confidence in reading strategies.

Texts are designed to build a number of common French sounds and get more challenging as they go on.

Correction sheet is handy for use with a substitute as they can confidently assess students and command the lesson even when they are not assured of their French skills.

What grade level:

I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.

Science of Reading:

These texts are aligned with sounds being taught in any Science of Reading aligned curriculum. They are set up for student success based on the research for increasing reading fluency and building student confidence in the classroom!

Once you have established the strategies for identifying sounds, initial sounds, and blending sounds, segmenting sounds, students will be able to use these self-driven passages on their own. What a great way to build learning autonomy!

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students use hands on materials
2. Boost confidence in French language acquisition with whole group, small group, independent work, and one-to-one instruction using the same resource
3. Word wall and pocket chart for class focus and sound focus activities
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce decoding and encoding skills
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and writing skills
8. Card set can be used all year long and re-introduced each year going forward

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A power point which serves as an introduction to archetypes. This goes over character archetypes, situational archetypes, and symbolic archetypes. A great addition to any unit on literary archetypes.

Teach students about elections while strengthening their reading and critical thinking skills with our Election Themed Reading Comprehension Passages and Creative Writing Prompts! This comprehensive resource features four election themed reading passages, comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, and creative writing prompts. Perfect for classroom or home learning, this resource is ideal for upper elementary students.

What’s Inside?

• 4 Reading Passages: Engaging, election-related reading passages that cover important concepts like the voting process, the history of elections, and more. These passages are designed to teach students about elections while boosting their reading comprehension.
• 3 Multiple-Choice Comprehension Questions per Passage: Test students’ understanding of each passage with multiple-choice questions that challenge them to think critically about the text.
• 2 Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Questions per Passage: Help students build their vocabulary with questions that focus on key election-related terms found in the passages.
• 1 Short Answer Question per Passage: Encourage deeper thinking by asking students to provide written answers that reflect on the passage’s content, allowing for extended comprehension practice.
• 3 Creative Writing Prompts: Inspire students to explore their creativity with writing prompts.

Educational and Practical Benefits

• Improves Reading Comprehension: Students will strengthen their reading skills through targeted questions that focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking.
• Expands Vocabulary: Multiple-choice vocabulary questions help students learn and understand important election-related terms, expanding their political vocabulary.
• Encourages Critical Thinking: The short-answer questions require students to analyze the passages, make connections, and form conclusions.
• Inspires Creative Writing: The included writing prompts encourage students to apply their understanding of elections in creative ways, such as imagining a campaign or writing a persuasive piece on the importance of voting.

Perfect for Various Settings

This versatile set is ideal for:

• Classroom Use: Use as part of your social studies, reading comprehension, or language arts lessons to teach about elections while reinforcing critical skills.
• Homework Assignments: Assign the reading passages and questions as homework to provide additional practice and review outside of class.
• Test Preparation: Great for preparing students for standardized tests by practicing reading comprehension with election-themed material.
• Home Learning: Ideal for homeschooling families or parents who want to support their child’s learning about elections and reading skills.

Why Choose This Resource?

Our Election Themed Reading Comprehension with Questions & Creative Writing Prompts offers a well-rounded and engaging approach to teaching students about elections while improving their literacy skills. With multiple-choice questions, vocabulary practice, and creative writing prompts, this resource makes learning about the election process fun, interactive, and educational.

Spice up your lessons with a fun reading about tacos! Break free from the routine and get your students excited with this engaging reading activity all about tacos! This ready-to-use resource explores the history, cultural significance, and different types of tacos, and will have your students hungry to learn more. This activity in English offers a fascinating look into Mexican culture while encouraging students to make connections with their own cultural traditions.

This resource includes:

  ✅ 3 versions of the four-page reading passage, all written in English  

  ✅ a pre-reading anticipation guide  

  ✅ 2 post-reading comprehension activities  

  ✅ 2 post-reading writing activities  

  ✅ answer keys for the anticipation guide and comprehension activities  

  ✅ teacher tips and suggestions for extension activities  

This super low-prep activity is perfect for sub plans, a filler lesson between units, or as a fun addition to a unit on food and culture. The best part? Your students will make cross-cultural connections between their own experiences and the rich traditions of Mexican cuisine, all while practicing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. Because the readings and activities are in English, students can focus on comprehension and cultural analysis without a language barrier.

This resource is ideal for a Spanish 1 class, world cultures class, or any exploratory language program.

The reading passage is included at three different grade levels for easy differentiation: 9th-10th, 7th-8th, and 4th-5th. 

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Learn about the history of Alaska and its state symbols with this state research project. This Alaska research project contains cards with real pictures, reading passages with comprehension questions, and two forms of research recording activities. Students can use the passages, posters and cards to answer the research questions in the two books, or conduct their own research through books or the internet. The preview shows a sampling of each part of this packet.

What is included?

Basic State Poster

State Symbol Cards with real photographs where available

History Time Line Cards with real photographs where available

Reading Comprehension Passages

• Alaska History
• Weather and Climate
• Agriculture and Industry

Fun Facts and Information Pages

Writing Activities

State Research Flip Book Pages

• Basic Facts
• Where is this State?
• Major Landmarks
• Flag
• State Symbols
• Interesting Facts

State Report Book Pages (Choose the pages according to what your focus is.)

• Basic Facts
• Location
• Flag
• State Map
• State Symbols
• Major Landmarks
• Weather and Climate
• Industry and Agriculture
• Famous Person
• Fun Facts

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Edition 1 contains 25 readings ranging from easy to difficult-

Includes reading comprehension questions, unique topics and counting of words per minute.

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The Misadventures of Max Crumbly - Middle School Mayhem is a continuation in the Max Crumbly series. This book is funny and enjoyable for all who read it! Comprehension questions are provided in this packet for each chapter. After each chapter, you can have students work independently or with support when answering each comprehension question.

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This is a scavenger hunt using task cards that is based on European explorers that are studied in the 4th grade curriculum. Students will read about Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de León, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Hernando de Soto, and Samuel de Champlain. This activity will have students reading about what country the explorer sailed for, what part of the Americas they explored and how their exploration affected later colonization or knowledge of the Americas. Check out the preview to see what each task card entails. Students will need to walk around the room reading the task cards. Each task card has a code word on the bottom which is the answer to the question/fill in the blank. The answer will NOT be found on that same task card. For example, the answer to task card #1 is found by reading the passage on task card #8. Students MUST record which task card they found the answer on in their answer sheet under the “FOUND CARDS #” column. That column will be used at the end for the 4 digit lock code. They will follow the clues to find the correct 4 digit code.

This activity would be a great review before assessments, as a center activity, a group activity, etc. Students will be engaged with the learning while having a fun time trying to solve all of the clues!

This AVID Christmas and December Early Finisher Packet is designed to engage students with no-prep activities that reinforce WICOR skills (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading). Perfect for keeping early finishers productive, it offers Christmas-themed worksheets and fun challenges. Ideal for 5th-12th graders, this packet is a great way to combine learning and seasonal fun!

Looking for a spooktacular way to reinforce text structure while engaging your students this Halloween season? This Halloween Text Structure Interactive Game is the perfect resource for grades 3-5! With 62 fun and educational slides, your students will practice identifying text structure signal words (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, chronological order, and description) while immersed in a festive Halloween theme.

This resource is versatile and can be used in whole group instruction, small group centers, or even as a fun, interactive game. Encourage collaboration, deepen comprehension, and strengthen writing skills with signal words, all while embracing the Halloween spirit!

Key Features:

• Engaging Halloween theme to capture students' attention
• Focus on all 5 text structures (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, chronological order, and description)
• Reinforces and reviews text structure signal words
• Encourages class discussions with highlighted signal words in answer slides
• Perfect for 3rd-5th grade students
• Available in PowerPoint and Google Slides formats

What's Included:

• 1 Review Slide: Reinforces the importance of recognizing text structures.
• 30 Passage Slides: Each slide contains a short passage for students to determine the text structure.
• 30 Answer Key Slides: Includes highlighted signal words to promote discussion and support understanding.
• Halloween-themed printable signs (#1-4): Perfect for classroom games or station rotations!

Transform your text structure lessons with a fun and festive Halloween twist, and watch your students excel in identifying key signal words and structures!

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Literature Circles are an effective and engaging way to instil the love of reading, get your students invested in the books they're reading and help them to develop necessary reading strategies and skills.

This resource will help you to set up your literature circles and create a fabulous reading culture for your classroom.

What's Included:

• Reading Strategy Roles (Predicting, Analysing, Summarising/Summarizing, Asking Questions, Making Connections, Word Searcher.
• Reading Strategy Task Bookmarks - Student's complete their role on the bookmarks for each week.
• Reading Group Posters

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Introducing our newest non-fiction informational text reading passage "Remembering September 11th" designed specifically for learners in autism and MD classrooms this September in grades 2-8! This inclusive reading comprehension activity is thoughtfully created to cater to the unique needs of special education students while keeping the memory of 9/11 alive.

• This 2 page text is supported with symbolated visuals to provide extra support and enhance understanding.

• Your students will have the opportunity to practice their comprehension skills through 8 WH- questions that align with the text.

• Each WH- question comes with 3 visual answer choices, ensuring that learners have a variety of options to choose from.

• This resource is an ideal tool for engaging learners in nonfiction texts, promoting reading comprehension, and facilitating small group language arts instruction. Visual supports are seamlessly embedded throughout to enhance learning.

• Special education teachers will find this resource to be an essential addition to their teaching toolkit. It is designed to support the unique needs of students in autism and MD classrooms, ensuring a meaningful and effective learning experience.

• The activity can be laminated for extended use, allowing students to write directly on it with a dry erase marker. Alternatively, answer choices can be cut out to support learners with fine motor skill limitations.

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You will love this NO-PREP, all-inclusive Author's Purpose resource that goes beyond the basics of "Author's Purpose PIE" and explores how authors make intentional, stylistic choices as writers. Help your students grow as analytical readers with this engaging resource!

What's Included:

• Engaging Mini-Lesson:
  -Powerpoint & Google Slide Deck options
• Student-Friendly Notes:
  -Printable note pages to accompany notes
  -Cloze notes & blank, Cornell-style notes pages included
• Rigorous Practice:
  -Reading comprehension passage with two versions included:
  -->Multiple choice questions, **INCLUDING 2 short answer questions
  **-->Task Card Options for group practice (multiple choice only)

This resource is perfect for differentiating instruction and meeting the needs of all learners. Save time and focus on building strong literary analysis skills with this ready-to-use unit.

Aligned with 8th-grade TEKS and CCSS!

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Transform your middle school classroom routine with this comprehensive 12-week collection of Do Now warm-ups designed specifically for grades 5-8. These daily activities are perfect for building essential skills, fostering creativity, and promoting mindfulness at the start of each day. This resource offers a variety of activities from Mindful Monday reflections to Fun Fact Friday discussions, keeping your students engaged and ready to learn.

Available in both a Canva link and PDF format, this resource is easy to use and adaptable to fit your classroom needs. It's perfect for one trimester of morning work, bell ringers, or quick warm-ups!

What's Included:

• Mindful Monday: Start the week with intention and focus. Prompts include gratitude exercises, goal setting, and mindfulness practices.
• Teamwork Tuesday: Foster collaboration and communication with activities that encourage students to work together on puzzles, scenarios, and creative challenges.
• Wordplay Wednesday: Enhance language skills with fun and engaging word activities such as homophones, acronyms, and metaphor creation.
• Thoughtful Thursday: Encourage reflection and critical thinking with prompts that challenge students to think deeply about their experiences, goals, and leadership potential.
• Fun Fact Friday: End the week with interesting trivia related to pop culture, history, and middle school life, sparking engaging classroom discussions.

Ideas for Use:

• Use these warm-ups to kickstart each day, helping students transition smoothly into learning mode.
• Incorporate them as bell ringers to promote on-time attendance and focused class beginnings.
• Adapt the prompts for journaling exercises or as a springboard for class discussions.
• Perfect for homeroom, advisory periods, or as a consistent start to your ELA, social studies, or science classes.

Benefits:

• ✅ Promotes mindfulness and positive thinking at the beginning of the week.
• ✅ Encourages teamwork and collaboration through engaging group activities.
• ✅ Develops language and literacy skills with creative wordplay.
• ✅ Fosters self-reflection and personal growth with thoughtful prompts.
• ✅ Sparks curiosity and learning with fun, educational trivia.
• ✅ Ready-to-use in multiple formats (Canva link and PDF) for easy classroom integration.

Why This Resource?

• Created with middle school students in mind, these prompts are designed to be relatable, thought-provoking, and engaging. They are perfect for building a classroom culture of respect, curiosity, and critical thinking while seamlessly fitting into your daily routine.

Get ready to inspire and engage your students with these 12 weeks of carefully curated Do Now warm-ups!

This is a scavenger hunt using task cards that is based on Greek Gods which are part of what that are studied in the 6th grade curriculum within Comparative Classical Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere for Ancient Greece. This resource begins by challenging students with a mission, complete the tasks to solve the mystery word and four digit code to have the Greek Gods offer you immortality and a seat in Mount Olympus. Students will read about Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus and Demeter. This activity will have students reading about each Greek God; their symbols, what they were god of, and their importance to Ancient Greek. Check out the preview to see what each task card entails. Students will need to walk around the room reading the task cards. Each task card has a code word on the bottom which is the answer to the question/fill in the blank. The answer will NOT be found on that same task card. For example, the answer to task card #1 is found by reading the passage on task card #8. Students MUST record which task card they found the answer on in their answer sheet under the “FOUND CARDS #” column. That column will be used at the end for the 4 digit lock code. They will follow the clues to find the correct 4 digit code. Once they have completed the scavenger hunt they will receive a half sheet of paper stating that they have received immortality and their seat in Mount Olympus.

This activity would be a great review before assessments, as a center activity, a group activity, etc. Students will be engaged with the learning while having a fun time trying to solve all of the clues!

Introducing our newest fictional reading passage "Tommy's Thanksgiving Adventure" designed specifically for learners in autism and MD classrooms this November! This inclusive reading comprehension activity is thoughtfully created to cater to the unique needs of special education students.

• The text is supported with symbolated visuals to provide extra support and enhance understanding.
• Your students will have the opportunity to practice their comprehension skills through 10 WH- questions that align with the text.
• Each WH- question comes with 3 visual answer choices, ensuring that learners have a variety of options to choose from.
• This resource is an ideal tool for engaging young learners in fiction texts, promoting reading comprehension, and facilitating small group language arts instruction. Visual supports are seamlessly embedded throughout to enhance learning.
• Special education teachers will find this resource to be an essential addition to their teaching toolkit. It is designed to support the unique needs of students in autism and MD classrooms, ensuring a meaningful and effective learning experience.
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Make learning fun and accessible with "Tommy's Thanksgiving Adventure". It's the perfect language arts tool to help your special education students develop essential reading and comprehension skills while engaging with a topic that's relevant and meaningful. Don't miss out on this valuable resource for your classroom!

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Engage your students with this fun and educational Dog Breed Research Project, perfect for ELA, research, and presentation skills. Designed for grades 4-6, this 4-day project ties into the National Dog Show, making it an ideal activity for Thanksgiving week, injury-based projects, or even independent practice. Whether you’re planning lessons for a substitute teacher, prepping for Thanksgiving break, or looking for an engaging way to boost student creativity, this resource has you covered!

What’s Included Slide Deck

• Objectives and instructions for each day to keep students on task and organized.
• Clear visuals and examples to guide students through each step of the project.

Informational Text and Questions

• “The National Dog Show: A Paw-sitively Amazing Event” (500 words, 4th-grade level)
• 5 text-dependent questions aligned to CCSS for grades 4-6, focusing on main idea, text structure, and author’s craft.

Dog Breed Research Guide

• Easy-to-use, scaffolded guide for students to research a dog breed of their choice.
• Covers key topics like breed basics, history, personality traits, care, and fun facts.

Project Ideas

• Options for every learner, including posters, Google Slides, one-pagers, or creative skits.
• Encourages differentiation and hands-on learning.

How It WorksDay 1: Build Background Knowledge

• Students read a fun, Thanksgiving-themed informational text about the National Dog Show.
• Answer text-dependent questions to develop comprehension and critical thinking.

Day 2: Research

• Students choose a dog breed and use books, websites, or articles to gather information using the provided Research Guide.

Day 3: Create the Project

• Students bring their research to life by creating posters, digital slideshows, one-pagers, or other creative formats.

Day 4: Presentations

• Students practice public speaking as they present their projects to the class.
• Celebrate learning with fun reflections or breed-themed superlatives!

Why You’ll Love It✔ Versatile and Low-Prep: Ideal for independent work, sub plans, or busy weeks like Thanksgiving!
✔ Student-Led Learning: Encourages creativity and ownership of learning while building critical research and presentation skills.
✔ Cross-Curricular: Combines ELA, research skills, and public speaking with real-world connections to the National Dog Show.
✔ Differentiation Options: Students can choose their own breed and project format, making it accessible and engaging for all learners.

Perfect For:

• Thanksgiving Week Activities
• ELA Research Units
• Independent Practice or Homework Assignments
• Sub Plans
• Injury-Based or Long-Term Projects

Standards Alignment

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1–4.5 (Reading Informational Texts)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.7–4.8 (Research and Writing)
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4 (Presentation Skills)

Bring learning to life and let your students explore the wonderful world of dog breeds! This 4-day project is not only a fun way to integrate ELA skills, but it’s also a great way to celebrate the unique bond between humans and dogs during the Thanksgiving season.

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This power point covers the elements of tragedy found in all Shakespeare's tragedies. It goes over important elements such as iambic pentameter, irony, poetry vs prose, character foil, symbolism and more. It gives some brief background on Shakespeare as well as his influences. This is an excellent way to introduce any Shakespearean Tragedy in your class. If you are teaching a specific play feel free to check out my bundles to save even more. ************************ Want to earn credits for future TeachShare purchases? Write us a review. Your feedback is important and appreciated.

This product can be used with students as an informal/formal adapted assessment. Students will be required to identify the pre-primer, primer, 1st grade,2nd grade, and/or 3rd grade Dolch sight words. If students begin at the pre-primer level and are able to identify a specific amount of each section of sight words, they are going to be ranked as independent, instructional, or frustration when identifying those sight words. Students are then provided with a sentence or brief comprehension passage for each Dolch sight word list. The questions and short passages have been adapted and shortened compared to other reading assessments so baseline data can be collected, especially with those students are struggling. This will help gauge where students need the most support in terms of identifying sight words, reading simple sentences/passages, and answering comprehension questions that relate with what is read.

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