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Nonfiction Lessons Activities STAAR Prep Guided Notes Bundle 3rd 4th 5th

by Magen Crim

Simplify fiction instruction for 3rd-5th graders with 10 mini-lessons, STAAR practice, passages, activities, 81 small group cards, anchor charts, and models. Topics: Plot, Inference, Summary, Context Clues, Main Idea, Text Structure and more!

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum.

➡️ What’s 10 Skills are Included

  • Author's Purpose

  • Author's Voice

  • Characteristics of Nonfiction Genres

  • Context Clues

  • Inference

  • Main Idea and Supporting Details

  • Making Connections

  • Paraphrase and Summarize

  • Print & Graphic Features

  • Text Structure

➡️ What’s Included

  • Warm Up
  • Anchor Chart
  • Interactive Google Lesson Slides with an Adventure Theme
  • Real-world connections
  • Model Text
  • Guided Notes
  • Guided Practice
  • Small Group Instruction
  • Independent Practice
  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure activity.
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Application to assign or download resources.

Bring Reading to life with this incredible resource today!

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Summary Paraphrasing Lesson Activity Centers Warm up Exit Ticket 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a summary paraphrasing nonfictionlesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master summarizing and paraphrasing in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

  • Warm Up

  • Anchor Chart

  • Real-World Connections

  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

  • Teacher Model Text

  • Guided Notes

  • Guided Practice with key terms

  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

  • Independent Practice Student Activity: Maze

  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Summary to life with this resource! 

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➡️ Additional Supports

Summary and Paraphrasing Resources

Mini-Lessons

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Short and Extended Constructed Responses

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Nonfiction Genre Characteristics Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a nonfiction characteristics lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners understand features of the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum.

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Author's Voice Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with an author’s voice nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master examining the author’s voice in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

  • Warm Up

  • Anchor Chart

  • Real-World Connections

  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

  • Teacher Model Text

  • Guided Notes

  • Guided Practice with key terms

  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

  • Independent Practice Student Activity: Scavenger Hunt

  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring the Author’s Voice to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

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➡️ Additional Supports

Mini-Lessons

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$4.99
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Making Inferences Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a making inferences nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master making inferences in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan
  • Warm Up
  • Anchor Chart
  • Real-World Connections
  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides
  • Teacher Model Text
  • Guided Notes
  • Guided Practice with key terms
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards
  • Student Activity: 8 task cards
  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Inferences to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

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➡️ Additional Supports

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$4.99
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Author's Purpose Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with an author’s purpose lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master the author’s purpose in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

  • Warm Up

  • Anchor Chart

  • Real-World Connections

  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

  • Teacher Model Text

  • Guided Notes

  • Guided Practice with key terms

  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

  • Student Activity: Pixel Art

  • Exit Ticket

➡️ Why You Will Love

  • A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

  • Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

  • Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

  • Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

  • Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Author’s Purpose to life! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

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➡️ Additional Supports

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Context Clues ELA Nonfiction Lesson Activity Passages Task Cards 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a context clues nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master context clues in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

  • Warm Up

  • Anchor Chart

  • Real-World Connections

  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

  • Teacher Model Text

  • Guided Notes

  • Guided Practice with key terms

  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

  • Student Activity: Scavenger Hunt

  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Context Clues to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

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➡️ Additional Supports

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Short and Extended Constructed Responses

$6.00
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Main Idea Supporting Details Activity Centers Warm up Exit Ticket 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a central idea and key details nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master the main idea and details in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

  • Warm Up

  • Anchor Chart

  • Real-World Connections

  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

  • Teacher Model Text

  • Guided Notes

  • Guided Practice with key terms

  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

  • Student Activity: Match and Untangle

  • Exit Ticket

➡️ Why You Will Love

  • A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

  • Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

  • Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

  • Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

  • Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring the Main Idea and Details to life! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

Follow ELA Vibes to get updates on new resources!

➡️ Additional Supports

Mini-Lessons

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STAAR Prep

Short and Extended Constructed Responses

$4.99
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Making Connections Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm Up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with making connections nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master making connections in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan
  • Warm Up
  • Anchor Chart
  • Real-World Connections
  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides
  • Teacher Model Text
  • Guided Notes
  • Guided Practice with key terms
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards
  • Student Activity: Maze
  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Making Connections to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

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➡️ Additional Supports

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Short and Extended Constructed Responses

$4.99
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Text Features Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a print and graphics feature nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, independent reading comprehension, and differentiated supports!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master text and graphic features in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan
  • Warm Up
  • Anchor Chart
  • Real-World Connections
  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides
  • Teacher Model Text
  • Guided Notes
  • Guided Practice with key terms
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards
  • Independent Practice Student Activity: Color by Number
  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Text and Graphic Features to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

Follow ELA Vibes to get updates on new resources!

➡️ Additional Supports

Mini-Lessons

Activity Packs

STAAR Prep

Short and Extended Constructed Responses

$4.99
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Text Structure Lesson Graphic Organizer Activity Centers Warm up 3rd 4th 5th

By Magen Crim

Engage 3rd-5th graders with a text structure nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master text structure in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐A lesson plan that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

  • Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan
  • Warm Up
  • Anchor Chart
  • Real-World Connections
  • Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides
  • Teacher Model Text
  • Guided Notes
  • Guided Practice with key terms
  • Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards
  • Student Activity: Color by Number
  • Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

  • Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.
  • Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.
  • Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 
  • Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.
  • Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.
  • Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Text Structure to life with this resource! 

➡️ LET’S CONNECT

Follow ELA Vibes to get updates on new resources!

➡️ Additional Supports

Mini-Lessons

Activity Packs

STAAR Prep

Short and Extended Constructed Responses

$4.99