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Text Structure Game Activity Slides for Grades 3-5 - Interactive & Printable

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

Looking for an engaging way to reinforce text structure while capturing your students' attention? This Text Structure Interactive Game is the perfect resource for grades 3-5! With 90 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) in an interactive, engaging game format.

This resource is versatile and can be used in whole group instruction, small group centers, or as an independent practice game. Encourage collaboration, deepen comprehension, and strengthen writing skills with signal words—all while adding an extra touch of fun to your lessons!

Key Features:

  • Focuses 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.
  • 45 Passage Slides: Each slide contains a short passage for students to determine the text structure.
  • 45 Answer Key Slides: Includes highlighted signal words to promote discussion and support understanding.
  • Printable Signs (#1-4): Great for classroom games or station rotations!

Transform your text structure lessons with this interactive and engaging text structure game, and watch your students excel in identifying key signal words and structures!


I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine!

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Halloween Text Structure Game Slides for Grades 3-5 - Interactive & Printable

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

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!

Click here to grab the non-holiday version!


I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine!

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STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards | New TEKS Encanto Set 4

By TooBookedUp

Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This 10 question assessment uses Encanto's song "Surface Pressure" as the text, and exposes students to question stems they will see on STAAR in May. The question stems are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments and focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summarizing, context clues, figurative language, plot, determining the meaning of words, synthesizing information, and theme in three formats. The zip file includes:

  1. Set of 10 task cards and answer key
  2. Self-grading Google Form with feedback to stamp the concept; easily integrates with Google Classroom!
  3. Google Doc classic assessment and answer key

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STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards | New TEKS Encanto Set 2

By TooBookedUp

Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This 10 question assessment uses Encanto's song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the text, and exposes students to question stems they will see on STAAR in May. The question stems are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments and focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summarizing, context clues, figurative language, plot, determining the meaning of words, synthesizing information, and theme in three formats. The zip file includes:

  1. Set of 10 task cards and answer key
  2. Self-grading Google Form with feedback to stamp the concept; easily integrates with Google Classroom!
  3. Google Doc classic assessment and answer key

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STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards | New TEKS Encanto Set 3

By TooBookedUp

Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This 10 question assessment uses Encanto's song "What Else Can I do?" as the text, and exposes students to question stems they will see on STAAR in May. The question stems are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments and focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summarizing, context clues, figurative language, plot, determining the meaning of words, synthesizing information, and theme in three formats. The zip file includes:

  1. Set of 10 task cards and answer key
  2. Self-grading Google Form with feedback to stamp the concept; easily integrates with Google Classroom!
  3. Google Doc classic assessment and answer key

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STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards | New TEKS Encanto Set 1

By TooBookedUp

Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This 10 question assessment uses Encanto's song "Family Madrigal" as the text, and exposes students to question stems they will see on STAAR in May. The question stems are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments and focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summarizing, context clues, figurative language, plot, determining the meaning of words, synthesizing information, and theme in three formats. The zip file includes:

  1. Set of 10 task cards and answer key
  2. Self-grading Google Form with feedback to stamp the concept; easily integrates with Google Classroom!
  3. Google Doc classic assessment and answer key

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  • STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards | New TEKS Encanto Set 4 (TeachShare.com)
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Istation Data Tracking Sheets Print and Digital | Reading and Math Assessment..

By Dotty's Printables

This is a set of ISIP digital tracking tools designed for Istation data monitoring. This tracker kit provides educators with a comprehensive way to monitor student progress and growth across reading and math assessments.

Perfect for teachers who prefer either digital or low-tech options, this resource includes both Excel and PDF printable versions to meet different needs.

  • Comprehensive Tracking: Includes four tables covering ISIP Early Reading for grades K–3, ISIP Advanced Reading for grades 4–8, and Math Assessment Tracking for both K–3 and 4–8.

  • Conditional Formatting: Each Excel table automatically highlights performance with color coding—red for low scores, yellow for satisfactory, and green for proficient—making data easy to interpret at a glance.

  • Low-Tech Option: A printable PDF version is available for teachers who prefer manual tracking without Excel, with the same layout and color coding for consistent, easy-to-use data monitoring.

  • Flexible and User-Friendly: This tool is perfect for tracking and visualizing individual and class-wide progress over time, helping educators identify strengths and areas for improvement quickly.

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Hatchet Pre-Reading Reflection Questions

By Abigail J McClellan

This resource is the perfect pre-reading assignment for the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. It includes six statements where students need to decide if they strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, and strongly disagree. They then have to give their reasoning. These six pre-reading reflection questions get students' brains activated and thinking about various themes, lessons, and ideas they will come across in the novel. It is great to see what students are thinking on these big topics before they begin the novel!! Not only is it fun and engaging for your students, the responses students give are also very interesting to read as a teacher! This product comes with a printable version (pdf) and a Google Drive (Google Slides) version for a total of 4 pages.

** Research has shown that deeper comprehension takes place when students are engaged in activities that bridge prior knowledge with what they are about to learn. This product will help students connect the novel to their already existing knowledge in order to make the new reading more stimulating and engaging.

★ This product is great for Distance Learning. Simply assign the Google Slides to students on Google Classroom or your classroom digital platform. It can be accessed at school or home and requires no prep at all!

★ Feel free to use either the paper OR digital version - BOTH are included with your purchase!

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Introduction to Main Idea

By BigDogCards-SLP

Are you looking for an introduction lesson for teaching main idea? Are your students struggling with main idea and supporting details or just Listening skills in general?  The secret to getting the main idea is to teach the student to identify the topic, and then teach the student to identify what the purpose of the narrative was (Entertain/ Inform/ Persuade/ Instruct).

This is A 36 card/slide Lesson with 36 multiple choice prompts and 36 open-ended prompts which allow you to determine if the student can grasp the main idea. Narratives get progressively more complex as the student moves through the cards. A 4 page PDF assessment in included.

The cards work well with any students grades 6-10 or best when used with students who have mild cognitive delays yet basic language skills. An independent lesson will take about 30 minutes however if you are using it as a teaching tool during instruction the lesson can easily fill 60 minutes with breaks in between for group discussion.

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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander BUNDLE of Resources

By Ms. J's ELA

This bundle should accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. The story is not included in this resource.

This bundle includes:

- Chapter Vocabulary Lists

- Chapter Vocabulary Quizlet Links

- Google Form Vocabulary Tests

- A Reading Journal with 8 Prompts

- A Thorough Study Guide with Middle School English Vocabulary Embedded (personification, summarize, simile, etc.)

- A Final Writing Project Including Research

- A Final Writing Project Rubric

BONUS: Two prompts and worksheets for a socratic seminar discussion regarding the book.

These resources cover everything you could need for a unit about this novel.

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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Vocabulary

By Ms. J's ELA

This resource should accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. This resource covers vocabulary words from each chapter of the book. This is what you will receive in this Google Drive folder:

- A list of vocabulary words from each chapter. 10 words in chapters 1-5 & 7, 14 words in chapter 6 (there were just so many good ones)

- A worksheet for each list which asks students to identify the line or sentence in which they see the word. Then they need to guess at the definition using context clues. There is also a place for the dictionary definition so they can check how they did with the context clues.

- A self-grading Google Forms test for each vocabulary list. The students must choose the correct word to match the definition from a dropdown list. Then they must type the correct vocabulary word to fill in sentence blanks.

- An Easel test for each vocabulary list. These tests are identical to the Google Forms tests mentioned above. However, Easel does not have a fill-in-the-blank option. Students will choose the correct word from the list to fill in the blank. All questions are single select.

- A link to my Quizlet folder for this novel. It contains individual vocabulary sets for each chapter.

- A sheet that looks similar to a Frayer model. It is blank and can be used with any vocabulary word. Students can use this to identify the definition, part of speech, synonyms, and antonyms. They will also write a sentence using the word and draw a picture for the word. These sheets come in color and black & white.

- Two PDF files that contain 135 vocabulary words from the entire novel. One word can be assigned to each student, and they can share what they learn about the word.

- A few other activities that can be used with any vocabulary word. An acrostic poem sheet, a word web sheet, a doodle notes sheet.

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6th Grade ELA Common Core State Standards DIGITAL Checklist

By Christina Bush

This Google Sheets digital resource is a detailed tool to help you keep track of 6th grade ELA Common Core State Standards you cover throughout the school year!

All ELA standards are included!

This resource gives you a digital option with easy-to-use checkboxes and is 100% editable! It is organized by months, weeks, and there is a spot to add your units! It is based off of a mid-August to mid-May school year, however, you may edit this resource to fit your needs.

Just for fun, it has a turquoise/teal color theme!

This sheet is also included in this combined Google Sheets file: 6th, 7th, AND 8th Grade ELA Common Core State Standards DIGITAL Checklist BUNDLE

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The Call of the Wild Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Group Activity-NO PREP ELA

By Perfectly Planned Designs

This Pre-Reading Chalk Talk is a great no-prep activity that you can use to introduce the novel, The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This PRINTABLE and DIGITAL lesson is completed in small groups and is more interactive than any Anticipation Guide I’ve ever used! As they complete this Chalk Talk, students will be activating prior knowledge about the deeper issues in the story. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to collaborate with each other interactively, whether it be at their devices working on the same file, or moving around the room! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included, as well as a printable Reflection sheet that will allow them to reflect on the ideas presented.

A Chalk Talk is a way to have a silent discussion about a question. Pre-reading and anticipatory activities are comprehension strategies that are used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. Completed before reading, this engaging Chalk Talk will stimulate students' interest in a topic and set a purpose for reading.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

  • Digital Pre-Reading Chalk Talk
  • Printable Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Questions
  • Student Reflection Sheet

Note: This resource can be completed as a classroom activity on chart paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own copy of the resource for use in Google Classroom/Google Drive.

IDEAS FOR USING THIS RESOURCE:

  • Collaborative Online Pre-Reading Activity: Divide students among six groups and have them rotate through the six pre-reading Chalk Talk questions, reflecting on a different aspect of the text at each station.  They answer the question in their group, then add comments on their classmate's answers in other groups. The best part of this activity is that ALL the students in your classwork SIMULTANEOUSLY on the same file as you supervise!  Only one file to have to open and grade!  

  • Collaborative Printed Pre-Reading Activity:  A printable version of the questions is also included so that the Chalk Talk activity can be conducted in the classroom using chart paper. Simply print and cut out the thought-provoking questions and paste themon 6 pieces of chart paper and allow students to travel to each poster in groups and leave answers/comments using post-its and/or markers. 


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This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.


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Alice in Wonderland Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Group Activity-NO PREP ELA Activities

By Perfectly Planned Designs

This Pre-Reading Chalk Talk is a great no-prep activity that you can use to introduce the novel, Alice in Wonderland. This PRINTABLE and DIGITAL lesson is completed in small groups and is more interactive than any Anticipation Guide I’ve ever used! As they complete this Chalk Talk, students will be activating prior knowledge about the deeper issues in the story. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to collaborate with each other interactively, whether it be at their devices working on the same file, or moving around the room! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included, as well as a printable Reflection sheet that will allow them to reflect on the ideas presented.

A Chalk Talk is a way to have a silent discussion about a question. Pre-reading and anticipatory activities are comprehension strategies that are used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. Completed before reading, this engaging Chalk Talk will stimulate students' interest in a topic and set a purpose for reading.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

  • Digital Pre-Reading Chalk Talk
  • Printable Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Questions
  • Student Reflection Sheet

Note: This resource can be completed as a classroom activity on chart paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own copy of the resource for use in Google Classroom/Google Drive.

IDEAS FOR USING THIS RESOURCE:

  • Collaborative Online Pre-Reading Activity: Divide students among six groups and have them rotate through the six pre-reading Chalk Talk questions, reflecting on a different aspect of the text at each station.  They answer the question in their group, then add comments on their classmate's answers in other groups. The best part of this activity is that ALL the students in your classwork SIMULTANEOUSLY on the same file as you supervise!  Only one file to have to open and grade!  

  • Collaborative Printed Pre-Reading Activity:  A printable version of the questions is also included so that the Chalk Talk activity can be conducted in the classroom using chart paper. Simply print and cut out the thought-provoking questions and paste them on 6 pieces of chart paper and allow students to travel to each poster in groups and leave answers/comments using post-its and/or markers. 


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Check out the Pop Culture ACTIVITY BUNDLE - your solution to no-stress lesson planning and easy print and go sub plans.

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Each set includes...

► 1-page pop culture article

► Reading Comprehension - 7 multiple choice questions

► Critical Thinking - 5 short answer questions

► Crossword Puzzle

► Design Page

► Impossible MAZE

This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.


Have a question?

Please check out the Q&A section or message me and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Don't forget to leave me feedback! I love to hear what my buyers say, how the product worked for them, and any feedback I can use to improve my product! (It also earns you points towards future TeachShare Purchases)

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

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Hatchet Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Group Activity-NO PREP Middle School ELA

By Perfectly Planned Designs

This Pre-Reading Chalk Talk is a great no-prep activity that you can use to introduce the novel, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This PRINTABLE and DIGITAL lesson is completed in small groups and is more interactive than any Anticipation Guide I’ve ever used! As they complete this Chalk Talk, students will be activating prior knowledge about the deeper issues in the story. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to collaborate with each other interactively, whether it be at their devices working on the same file, or moving around the room! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included, as well as a printable Reflection sheet that will allow them to reflect on the ideas presented.

A Chalk Talk is a way to have a silent discussion about a question. Pre-reading and anticipatory activities are comprehension strategies that are used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. Completed before reading, this engaging Chalk Talk will stimulate students' interest in a topic and set a purpose for reading.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

  • Digital Pre-Reading Chalk Talk
  • Printable Pre-Reading Chalk Talk Questions
  • Student Reflection Sheet

Note: This resource can be completed as a classroom activity on chart paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own copy of the resource for use in Google Classroom/Google Drive.

IDEAS FOR USING THIS RESOURCE:

  • Collaborative Online Pre-Reading Activity: Divide students among six groups and have them rotate through the six pre-reading Chalk Talk questions, reflecting on a different aspect of the text at each station.  They answer the question in their group, then add comments on their classmate's answers in other groups. The best part of this activity is that ALL the students in your classwork SIMULTANEOUSLY on the same file as you supervise!  Only one file to have to open and grade!  

  • Collaborative Printed Pre-Reading Activity:  A printable version of the questions is also included so that the Chalk Talk activity can be conducted in the classroom using chart paper. Simply print and cut out the thought-provoking questions and paste them on 6 pieces of chart paper and allow students to travel to each poster in groups and leave answers/comments using post-its and/or markers. 


⭐️ LOOKING FOR MORE RELATABLE ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS?

Check out the Pop Culture ACTIVITY BUNDLE - your solution to no-stress lesson planning and easy print and go sub plans.

INCLUDES THESE HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS FOR TEENS...

⭐️ Crocs

⭐️ Netflix

⭐️ Takis

⭐️ Fortnite

⭐️ MrBeast

⭐️ Air Jordans

⭐️ TikTok

⭐️ OpenAI

6-Page Article & Activity Sets - Includes 8 Sets!

Each set includes...

► 1-page pop culture article

► Reading Comprehension - 7 multiple choice questions

► Critical Thinking - 5 short answer questions

► Crossword Puzzle

► Design Page

► Impossible MAZE

This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.


Have a question?

Please check out the Q&A section or message me and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Don't forget to leave me feedback! I love to hear what my buyers say, how the product worked for them, and any feedback I can use to improve my product! (It also earns you points towards future TeachShare Purchases)

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

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"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Online Worksheets (Distance Learning)

By Peter D

This is a set of online worksheets for the story "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling.

This product includes 16 Google Forms in total.

I grouped the chapters into pairs (C1-C2, C3-C4, C5-C6, etc...). For each set of two chapters, there is one Google Form, with five pages of activities in each Google Form:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer)

* vocabulary

* paragraphs

* true or false

Please note that links to these 16 Google Forms are also included in the PDF file for the following product:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Online Worksheets (Distance Learning)

By Peter D

This is a set of online worksheets for the story "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J. K. Rowling.

This product includes 20 Google Forms in total.

I grouped the chapters into pairs (C1-C2, C3-C4, C5-C6, etc...). For each set of two chapters, there is one Google Form, with five pages of activities in each Google Form:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer)

* vocabulary

* paragraphs

* true or false

Please note that links to these 20 Google Forms are also included in the PDF file for the following product:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Online Worksheets Distance Learning

By Peter D

This is a set of online worksheets for the story "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J. K. Rowling. This product includes 20 Google Forms in total.

I grouped the chapters into pairs (C1-C2, C3-C4, C5-C6, etc...). For each set of two chapters, there is one Google Form, with five pages of activities in each Google Form:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer)

* vocabulary

* paragraphs

* true or false

Please note that links to these 20 Google Forms are also included in the PDF file for the following product:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Online Worksheets (Distance Learning)

By Peter D

This is a set of online worksheets for the story "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling. This product includes 20 Google Forms in total.

I grouped the chapters into pairs (C1-C2, C3-C4, C5-C6, etc...). For each set of two chapters, there is one Google Form, with five pages of activities in each Google Form:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer)

* vocabulary

* paragraphs

* true or false

Please note that links to these 20 Google Forms are also included in the PDF file for the following product:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

English Language Arts
Literature
Reading
$3.00
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"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" Online Worksheets (Distance Learning)

By Peter D

This is a set of online worksheets for the story "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling. This product includes 10 Google Forms in total.

I grouped the chapters into pairs (C1, C2-C3, C4-C5, etc...). For each set of two chapters, there is one Google Form, with five pages of activities in each Google Form:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer)

* vocabulary

* paragraphs

* true or false

Please note that links to these 10 Google Forms are also included in the PDF file for the following product:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

English Language Arts
Literature
Reading
$3.00