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Close reading Common Core W.3.8 resources
First Day Jitters Activities | First Day Jitters Book Activities
First Day Jitters Activities-Do you love using the book “First Day Jitters” at back to school time? Then, you and your students will love this engaging and fun First Day Jitters book activities unit! This week-long unit is packed with an emoji writing craft, responding to literature activities, vocabulary, quick prints, and soooo much more!INCLUDES DIGITAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES! _____________________________________________________________✊ Buy the bundle and SAVE BIG!!! ✊Ready to have your student
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Activities Beyond the Text All Year Bundle
National Parks Reading Research Project End of Year Summer School Fun Activities
End of the year project made simple! Save time planning about National Parks and the beauty of the United States with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities!This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs. This writing pack will help your students complete a National Park research project. Directions are clear and easy to understand and come in two layouts
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3rd - 5th
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Opinion Writing Paired Passages Tornado Reading ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th Grade SBAC
Looking for ELA performance tasks that tie reading and writing together in meaningful ways for students? Students will read two different informational passages about tornadoes to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions.Students will then take all the information that they learned and respond to either Informative, Opinion, or Narrative prompt-all three are included. Use only one, use all three, or pick and choose which your students need to practic
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3rd - 4th
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Paired Passages with Writing Prompt SBAC Performance Task ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th
This high-interest ELA performance task has students citing sources and ties reading and writing together in meaningful ways as they read and reflect. Students will read two different informational passages about migration to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions. Great for test prep, assessments, or any day of reading practice!Students will then take all the information that they learned and respond to either Informative, Opinion, or Narrative pr
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3rd - 4th
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Reading Activities Beyond the Text All Year Bundle
Beyond the Text All Year: The Growing Bundle If you LOVE my Beyond the Text Reading Packs then, you’ll love this year-long growing bundle! Close reading in the 2nd and 3rd grade classroom can be challenging. From what stories to pull, to what skills to teach week after week, creating a reading routine that is engaging and full of learning can be difficult. Streamline your planning process with this YEAR LONG GROWING BUNDLE! Save 40% off when you purchase this bundle! ____________________________
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1st - 3rd
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3rd grade SBAC Test Prep Bundle | Reading Test Prep | SBAC Practice Test
This SBAC ELA Practice Test or Reading Performance Task Bundle, based on SBAC and MSTEP Writing performance tasks (PT), is a great way to practice CCSS with your students!!! These tasks focus on reading, writing, comprehension, and more, but with Nature, Athletic, Science, Submarine, Aquarium, Bowling, and Earth Science themes in which they are asked to write an article about physical and chemical changes, asked to have a class debate about a famous athlete, write an article for a classroom deba
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3rd - 4th
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Johnny Appleseed Activities Print and Digital Beyond the Text
Johnny Appleseed Activities: Print and DigitalIt's apple time! That means time to learn more about Johnny Appleseed! Ready to engage your students while learning more about Johnny Appleseed and American Folktales? Then, they'll love this engaging and fun Beyond the Text unit about Johnny Appleseed! This unit includes tons of fun Johnny Appleseed Activities. This week-long unit is packed with printable and digital versions of crafts, responding to literature activities, vocabulary, quick prints,
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Activities Beyond the Text All Year Bundle
Paired Passages Writing Prompt SBAC Performance Task ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th Grade
Looking for ELA performance tasks that tie reading and writing together in meaningful ways for students? In this performance task, students will read two different informational passages about landforms to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions.Students will then take all the information that they learned and respond to either Informative, Opinion, or Narrative prompt-all three are included. Use only one, use all three, or pick and choose which you
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3rd - 4th
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Wonders Reading Unit 1 Weeks 1 - 6 Reading Response Sheets (2014)
So much flexibility in this Wonders Unit 1 Reading Response bundle for 3rd grade! This resource includes 6 weeks of comprehension questions and graphic organizers for the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders reading series Reader-Writer Workshop, Anthology, and Comparison texts in printable and Google™ Classroom digital format. Designed so that you can quickly assess reading and vocabulary comprehension of daily texts and students can easily respond to text!Save 20% with a Year Long Bundle!──────────────
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3rd
Human Body Systems Unit | Reading Passages and Questions
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive, 145 page Human Body Systems Unit. It contains 7 original, nonfiction passages for the Respiratory System, the Circulatory System, the Digestive System, the Nervous System, the Skeletal System, and the Muscular System. It is fantastic for READING COMPREHENSION! This Human Body Systems Unit includes text dependent questions, research reports, vocabulary cards, essential questions and more!This unit was created to use the CLOSE READING comprehen
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Human Body Systems Unit | Passages & Questions | Research Reports
Animal Structure and Function Project - Bird Reading Passages 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Kids in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade explore animal structures and their functions with 31 short nonfiction reading passages featuring bird adaptations (included as a printable PDF and digital website). Students show what they know with questions and posters.Open the preview to take a closer look. You can use the resources for jigsaw cooperative learning project, to let kids sample animal structures and functions, to bulk up your informational text reading program, or as an immersive independent proje
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-4
Also included in: Advanced Animal Adaptations Project - Interdisciplinary Unit on Birds
Thanksgiving Reading & Writing Activities Unit for November
Want to provide thematic activities for your upper elementary students during the week of Thanksgiving, but also want students to practice important reading, writing, and vocabulary skills? I’ve got you covered! This Thanksgiving Activities Mini Unit includes up to five days of lesson plans for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. There are multiple ways to use this resource beyond whole group instruction - including with your remedial or extension small groups, in centers or stations, and as a
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3rd - 5th
Who Was Biography Report & Oral Presentation EDITABLE, DIGITAL
This is an excellent intro to Research & Informational Writing. This product was designed to be compatible with in-person AND distance learning. (Includes directions to share an editable copy of the google slides option with each student via Google Classroom)Students are asked to research an inspirational figure, organizing their research into a series if sub-topics. Students respond to guiding questions for the following subtopics - either in an editable flipbook or a google slides present
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3rd - 8th
Landmark Research Project Fun Summer School Activities Writing Reading Passages
Save time planning about iconic landmarks with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities! This is the perfect set to bring into your ELA and SS blocks to tie together historic places and important reading and writing skills. It also makes a great end-of-year independent project for students.This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs. This writing pack wil
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3rd - 5th
Writing From Sources | Writing Prompts Citing Text Evidence
Do your students struggle with writing from sources? Do they have a hard time with reading and understanding complex writing prompts? This resource will give your students practice with close reading a writing prompt, breaking it down in order to comprehend what the task is telling them to do, and practice taking notes from sources in order to write multi-paragraph essays.Students will use information from two articles to write evidence-based responses. The writing prompts are printed 4 to a pag
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Close Reading and Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Somebody Loves You Mr Hatch Activities Beyond the Text
Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch ActivitiesLooking for the perfect book for your Valentine's Day reading activities in your classroom? Then, "Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch," by Eileen Spinelli is your perfect match!Your students will love these Valentine's day reading activities that are specifically built to compliment Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch and the amazing story of kindness and love! This pack was designed to be used as a part of a repeated reading routine, each day building on the previou
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Activities Beyond the Text All Year Bundle
Super Storms Activities Weather Beyond the Text
Super Storms Activities Weather Beyond the TextLooking to incorporate weather science curriculum and reading together? This rand writing activity is based on Super Storms. It's the perfect addition to your weather unit or spring activities! This unit includes 5-day reading and writing lesson plans all centered around the nonfiction book, Super Storms by Seymour Simon. This Super Storms unit is designed to be used as part of a repeated reading routine, with each day building on the previous day’s
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Activities Beyond the Text All Year Bundle
McGraw Hill Wonders Units 1-6 Lesson plans (2014/2017)
This product contains your entire year of ELA lesson plans to accompany the McGraw Hill Wonders series for 3rd grade. It contains five weeks for each unit with a total of 6 units. It is aligned to common core standards, links to the weekly workbook page numbers and teacher's manual pages. It is editable to include names of students for your guided reading groups. Also it includes reading, phonics, spelling, grammar, and writing plans.
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3rd
Earth Day ELA Activities - Reading Comprehension Passages Questions & Writing
Looking to incorporate school holidays while also practicing important nonfiction reading skills in your Upper Elementary classroom? With this Earth Day Close Reading Activities Kit, you can do both! And because the entire resource is low prep print and go, you’ll have an entire week of ELA lessons ready in no time! WHAT’S INSIDE:✔ 5 Days Of Teaching Plans✔ 3 Leveled Versions Of An Original Nonfiction Passage (Perfect For Differentiation!)✔ 3 Close Reading Practices✔ 3 Writing Response Promp
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3rd - 5th
Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - History of Chocolate
Need Valentine's Day activities for your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom? What better topic to teach during Valentine’s week than chocolate? This printable mini unit provides your students with a history of chocolate while practicing close reading skills, writing responses, vocabulary, and more. There are more than enough low to no-prep resources to fill a week worth reading and writing lessons in your classroom. And it works extremely well as an emergency sub plan resource. Perfect for
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Valentines Day Reading & Writing Activities - Chocolate Unit BUNDLE
Spanish Reading Passages: Animal BUNDLE
This HUGE Animal BUNDLE is a great resource to incorporate Close Reading into your classroom. It was created to provide students with multiple, engaging, hands-on opportunities to learn about Zoo, Arctic, Ocean, Desert, and Forest Animals in Spanish:What is a Bundle?A Bundle means that you are purchasing a complete set at a discounted rate. You get a great deal! This Bundle includes 5 sets with 7 different activities each. Activities included in this pack:✅ Coded Reading Text Passage about ea
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2nd - 4th
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My Librarian is a Camel: Text Questions for Each Country / EL Grade 3 Module 1
My Librarian is a Camel by Margriet Ruuir is a wonderful book that teaches kids how difficult it is for some children around the world to access books.
While teaching the incredible Expeditionary Learning ELA Module 1 for third grade, I decided to create text questions to go with each of the countries from this amazing book! My students love studying about other children and how they access books in the most surprising and unique ways.
Although Expeditionary Learning provides text questions f
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2nd - 4th
Close Reading and Writing | Climate Change and Young Activists
Do your students struggle with writing from sources? Do they have a hard time with reading and understanding complex writing prompts? This resource will give your students practice with close reading a writing prompt, breaking it down in order to comprehend what the task is telling them to do, and practice taking notes from sources in order to write multi-paragraph essays.Students will use information from three articles to write evidence-based responses. You will need a PAID subscription to Ne
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Close Reading and Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Butterfly Unit | Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
This fun Butterfly Unit with passages and questions is perfect for reading comprehension! It contains 4 original nonfiction passages with pictures, text dependent questions, vocabulary cards, a research report, and essential questions. It contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on butterflies.Four original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about butterflies. CLOSE reading instructions and anchor charts are included to help you incorporate thi
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2nd - 4th
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