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Journal Prompts - Writing Prompts - Writing Journal

By Melissa Mazur

Do you struggle with creating writing prompts for your students? This resource includes a variety of 180 journal prompts organized by month (September-May). These would be perfect for morning work, centers, or writing homework!These journal

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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - Reading Comprehension Strategies

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Practice reading comprehension with these engaging no-prep reading comprehension cards! Each card contains a high-interest reading passages, 3 multiple choice comprehension questions, 3 matching vocabulary questions, and a short answer question.

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - December Christmas

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Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of December. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Colonial Life - Colonial America, Colonies, European Settlers

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Enhance your unit on colonization with these colonial life reading passages and activities! You will receive the following:• Where Did the Europeans Settle - short reading passage and label the colonies. • The New England Colonies - map and facts•

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - February

By Melissa Mazur

Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of February. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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Guided Journal Prompts - Writing Journal - Narrative, Persuasive, Expository

By Melissa Mazur

These no-prep guided journal prompts will surely get your students to enjoy writing! Each page contains a prompt, graphic organizer to help students organize their thought, and 5-6 questions and statements to help guide their writing. This is

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English Language Arts, Writing

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - March - St. Patrick's Day

By Melissa Mazur

Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of March. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Reading Interactive Notebook

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Reading Interactive Notebook- These can be used in many ways in your classroom. The foldable flip books can be used in a file folder to create lapbooks, or glue them into your reading interactive notebooks! The flip books are left blank on the

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - October Halloween

By Melissa Mazur

Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of October. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - January

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Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of January. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Amphibians - Animal Reading Passages and Comprehension Worksheets

By Melissa Mazur

Dig deeper into amphibians with these no-prep animal reading passages with comprehension questions! Doing animal research projects with your students can be a big undertaking. The most difficult part for me was finding similar-formatted passages for

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Reading, Science, Reading Strategies

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Paired Passages - Paired Texts - Roller Coasters

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Save time finding texts on the same topic by using these paired passages about roller coasters. They are perfect for comparing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts written by the same author! Each text comes with comprehension questions, vocabulary

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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Insects - Animal Reading Passages and Comprehension Worksheets

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Dig deeper into insects with these no-prep mammal reading passages with comprehension questions! Doing animal research projects with your students can be a big undertaking. The most difficult part for me was finding similar-formatted passages for my

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Reading, Science, Reading Strategies

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Reptiles - Animal Reading Passages and Comprehension Worksheets

By Melissa Mazur

Dig deeper into reptiles with these no-prep animal reading passages with comprehension questions! Doing animal research projects with your students can be a big undertaking. The most difficult part for me was finding similar-formatted passages for

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Reading, Science, Reading Strategies

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Close Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - September

By Melissa Mazur

Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of September. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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Mammals - Animals Reading Passages and Comprehension Worksheets

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Dig deeper into animals with these no-prep mammal reading passages with comprehension questions! Doing animal research projects with your students can be a big undertaking. The most difficult part for me was finding similar-formatted passages for my

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Reading, Science, Reading Strategies

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Paired Passages - Paired Texts - Candy

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Save time finding texts on the same topic by using these paired passages about candy. They are perfect for comparing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts written by the same author! Each text comes with comprehension questions, vocabulary

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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Reading Comprehension Passages - Close Reading - April

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Take out all the prep work with these easy-to-use close reading comprehension passages relating to the month of April. Each of the close reading passages (2 fiction and 2 nonfiction) contain 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic organizers

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th

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Paired Reading Passages - Paired Texts - Fossils

By Melissa Mazur

Save time finding texts on the same topic by using these paired reading passages about fossils. They are perfect for comparing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts written by the same author! Each text comes with comprehension questions,

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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Reading Graphic Organizers - Fiction and Nonfiction

By Melissa Mazur

This no-prep resource contains 35 different graphic organizers that have been included in my Weekly Close Reading units. You can choose which you'd like to use with any text. *This resource is now digital and can be assigned in Google Classrooms

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught PreK, 3rd, and 5th grade throughout my teaching career and hold teaching endorsements in science, language arts, social studies, and middle school. Additionally, I hold a masters degree in educational technology and have a K-12 technology specialist license.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hello! My name is Melissa and I am an educator, blogger, and curriculum designer. My goal is to provide both teachers and students with engaging ideas and materials to help make learning meaningful! I invite you to browse my store to find educational resources to make planning and prep easier and grab some useful freebies. If you have any questions, please contact me through email at learninglabresources@gmail.com or by leaving a Q&A. I'm always very happy to help!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Undergrad - Illinois State University - Elementary Education K-9 certificate - Endorsements in English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Middle School -Graduate - National Louis University - Educational Technology K-12 certificate

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Native Americans, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (Social Studies), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Study Skills, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Handwriting, Close Reading