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5th grade Common Core RI.8.5 resources
Reading Interactive Notebook: Nonfiction Text Activities
Nonfiction Reading Interactive Notebooks for Nonfiction Text - Common Core Aligned Grades 4-8This reading interactive notebook is the nonfiction (informational text) companion for my TpT top seller Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks.This is the *original* Interactive Reading Notebooks for Informational Text! Over 32,000 copies sold!--------------------------------------------------------------After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for e
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Passage & Questions ELA Color By Number
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Minon reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer cho
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5th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Activities Middle School Summer
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect after-testing activities fun!This Reading Comprehension set includes 6 mystery picture activities.The sets have 20 short reading passages with 48 multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices
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4th - 8th
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Nonfiction Text Structures - 5 Doodle and Do Sketch Notes and Activities BUNDLE
Learning about Nonfiction Text Structures has never been more fun! With this set of 5 Doodle and Do mini-units, students will complete fun and engaging DOODLE notes on each text structure. Then, they’ll showcase their understanding of each informational text structure as they DO fun and engaging activities. Each 3-Day mini-unit has students sketching, reading, writing, and speaking. These units are perfect to teach in succession or at different points during the year. The lesson plans are a
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5th - 8th
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Age of Exploration Stations Activity for Age of Explorers Christopher Columbus
In this Age of Exploration Scavenger Hunt activity, students complete a six-step organizer as they navigate around the room to learn about the explorers involved in the Age of Exploration. The 6 tasks can also be completed as a group or individual assignment instead of a scavenger hunt! Or, you can enjoy this best-selling product in the new Google 1:1 compatible version!☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Renaissance activities unit located here bundle!Stud
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5th - 8th
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Current Events Templates | Worksheets | Assignments | Activities
Add diversity to your current event assignments with these 5 standards-aligned templates. Each current event worksheet focuses on a different reading comprehension skill (Main Idea & Details, Text Connections, Vocabulary in Context, Fact vs. Opinion, and Summarizing). This resource can be completed on 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
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4th - 7th
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Text Structure Digital Escape Room
Your students will love this nonfiction text structure activity in the form of a no-prep digital breakout. Working together or alone, students will enjoy text organization while trying to discover the codes to 'breakout'. ⭐If you need more text structure resources, check out the Text Structure Bundle!⭐This nonfiction text structure activity can be used for online, virtual, or distance learning. The text structure activity focuses on the following structures:•compare and contrast•cause and effect
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Text Structure Activities Bundle - Middle School ELA
Electricity & Magnetism: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about electricity and magnetism through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions5 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differentiated reading level
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Physical Science: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Force: Gravity and Friction {Differentiated Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the force. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students as you study gravity, motion, and friction. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are J-N-P-T. (Bonus lowest level included!)$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade lev
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Refugee Novel Study resource is a comprehensive set of standards-aligned, rigorous, instructional materials for teaching the Refugee by Alan Gratz. With these Common Core aligned materials, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy and critical thinking skills. The novel study includes 100+ resources to help you implement an engaging, rigorous ELA or Social Studies unit. Snapshot of Resources Included in Unit:30 Common Core Aligned Lesson Plans18 Literary Analysis
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5th - 8th
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SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Sometimes it helps to add some “star power” to your reading comprehension activities. I know for my sports-obsessed readers, nothing captures their attention quite like their favorite sports teams and athletes.With that in mind, I created these sets of close reading passages that feature several of today’s best NBA and NFL players. I've also included a set of baseball passages that feature the stories behind the most well-known baseball traditions.This bundle gives you a nice selection sports re
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4th - 7th, Staff
Text Structure Task Cards Sort Activity : 50 Card Sorting Game
This text structure activity is a fun and interactive sort game to review and reinforce types of informational text structure. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards will be a great addition to any lesson on text structure. Students will sort them into six categories: chronological, sequence, cause/effect, problem/solution, description, and compare/contrast. Included: 50 cards with examples of text structuresanswer keyplacemats with terms directions and ideas for useYou will want to use th
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Pictures Fun ELA Activities Middle School
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension test prep.This fun and engaging characters reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 9 short passages and 36 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their ans
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5th - 8th
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Text Structure Worksheets, Task Cards, Anchor Charts, Passages & Activities
Teaching students to identify the text structure of nonfiction texts helps them better comprehend information. These text structure worksheets, posters, activities, task cards, passages and assessments help students master them.This resource gives students multiple activities to help them master the 5 different types of text structure: compare and contrast, description, problem & solution, cause and effect, and sequence. This resource can be used in a variety of ways:Whole group instructionS
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3rd - 5th
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Problem - Solution Nonfiction Text Structure - Doodle Notes & 6 Fun Activities
This “Doodle and Do” resource includes DOODLE NOTES to help students develop understanding of the Problem-Solution Nonfiction Text Structure AND six activities that students can DO to help them showcase their learning. Since the doodle notes (or sketch notes) encourage students to color, doodle, and/or embellish their notes as they learn, they are able to increase their retention of the material. Then, they can take their learning to a new level as they progress through engaging activities tha
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5th - 8th
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Text Structures Task Cards Fiction NonFiction Worksheets Quiz Problem Solution
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to text structures? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 text structures task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories and modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response q
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5th - 9th
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Halloween, Pumpkins, Fire Safety & More 20 October Close Reading Comp Passages
NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL TEXTSInformative, Relevant, Engaging, and Meaningful Reading!20 Passages written at 4 Levels + 7 Worksheet Activities for Each Reading Comprehension Passage PDFs &/or Digital Resources. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Homeschoolers and Special Education.>> Oh Boy, It's October>> All About Autumn>> All About Corn>> National Popcorn Month>> All About Scarecrows>> Pumpkin Life Cycle>> All About Pumpkins>> Jack-o-Lanterns>
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2nd - 5th
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Chronological Order Text Structure - Sequence Doodle Notes & Learning Activities
Help students understand how authors may organize their writing in chronological order with this fun “Doodle and Do” resource. With this resource, students will listen to, read, and write expository texts as they learn how nonfiction passages can be organized by time order. Students complete sketch notes and fun activities with this resource.First, students will complete extremely engaging “doodle” notes on the sequential order text structure. Then, students will progress through 6 engaging a
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5th - 8th
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Abolitionists & the Underground Railroad: Passages - Distance Learning
With this resource, students will learn all about abolitionists and the Underground Railroad through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions7 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differentia
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Civil War Differentiated Passages Bundle
Annotating Text, Teaching Students to Annotate {PDF & DIGITAL}
Teaching your students to annotate text is an important reading skill and reading technique, as well a life-long skill. Annotating text is essential to becoming an active reader, and it helps with reading comprehension, fluency, and other important reading skills.*Teaching students to close read is one of the major components of the Common Core, and teaching students to do it correctly, is at times, a challenge.*In this bundle, I tried to simplify the annotation process with clear-cut directions
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4th - 8th
Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers {Differentiated Close Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage summarizing producers, consumers, and decomposers. General overview of the differences and examples are given. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. $Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade level and simply are
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Christmas Around the World Passages - Print & Interactive Digital
With this resource, students will learn how seven children from around the world celebrate Christmas in different ways through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer or multiple-choice questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions7 readin
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas & Winter Holiday Differentiated Passages Bundle
Text Structure Digital Escape Room, Nonfiction Text Structures
This Nonfiction Text Structure Digital Escape Room is an engaging, review activity for your students to reinforce reading skills and techniques. Do you want your students to review and practice identifying the maintext structures-compare & contrast, sequence/chronological order, description, cause and effect, and problem & solution? In this Digital Escape Ⓡ, there are eight different activities, and your students will review:*TEXT STRUCTURES covered in this escape room are: compare &
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Digital Escape Room Bundle, Digital Breakouts
Text Structure Scavenger Hunt, Text Structure Worksheet
Are you looking for an engaging text structure worksheet to use with your middle school students? This Text Structure Scavenger Hunt can be used for ANY informational text, both on paper or digitally. The piece asks for your students to find two text structures from the list, identify the author’s purpose, analyze words, and answer questions about the text structure.This product can be used for:Group Work & CollaborationIndependent WorkReviewing Text StructuresReading Comprehension Unit*Incl
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5th - 9th
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