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Critical thinking Common Core RL.3.5 resources
March Madness Reading Test Prep Challenge - 3rd & 4th Grade
Let March Madness and test prep combine in this fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension challenge! This engaging and rigorous march madness classroom activity will help your students understand important reading skills and practice ! It requires students to read 15 unique passages and answer text evidence questions to cover many standards and skills!Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. In this
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3rd - 4th
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Surgery Day for Reading Comprehension Practice - Doctor Transformation
Students will practice many reading skills in a doctor transformation challenge. Transform your room as much as you want into a hospital then give your kid rigorous reading challenges in order to fix their patients! These challenges will have passages that they will use their close reading skills to read and answer text dependent questions with! Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. They won't even
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Reading Skill Challenges Full Year Bundle
MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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Test Prep Reading Skills Carnival | Digital and Printable
Make test prep fun with a test prep carnival! Students will answer text-dependent questions that are both multiple choice and short response. They will read rigorous passages and then answer the questions in order to earn tickets. These tickets can be used in your classroom carnival.You can use real carnival games or just use board games! Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. They won't even realize
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3rd - 4th
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3rd Grade Reading Review Game | Digital Escape Room | Google Distance Learning
This digital (Google) end of the year test prep escape room game is the most fun way to review the 3rd grade reading standards while encouraging critical thinking and problem solving! It can be used live in the classroom or via distance learning. In this escape, students will compete individually or as a group to beat the clock and escape Planet Emoji!*This is a digital version for use with student Google accounts. If your students don't have access to Google accounts, use the print version inst
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3rd
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Also included in: Emoji Escape Room EVERYTHING Bundle Math and ELA Review 2nd-6th
Interactive Reading Notebook * Book Reports & Comprehension Strategies
Interactive Reading Notebook to use with ANY Fiction Book! There are over 100 foldables and activities included in this resource. This product will accompany almost any fiction book that you use in your classroom. There are interactive activities that focus on whole book comprehension {book reports}, as well as foldables that reinforce once specific strategy or skill. This resource also works great as an added resource to Guided Reading or intervention groups. Test prep doesn't have to be b
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2nd - 5th
Reading Log - Independent Reading Response Homework Log - Use with any book
A few years ago, I ditched timers and parent signatures from my nightly reading homework log – and I’ve never looked back. This resource was created from a need to engage students in their independent reading rather than make it a dreaded chore. This Homework Reading Log contains two main parts: the reading log and a question choice sheet. On the log, students list the book they read each night and then choose a response question to show what they've learned from their reading. Students are to
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3rd - 5th
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Reading Assessment Bundle Fiction & Nonfiction 2nd Grade Standards Based Grading
How do you assess a second grader’s reading comprehension for report cards? This question can be particularly difficult if you are required to follow a standards-based grading report card. Second Grade ELA Reading Comprehension Year-Long Curriculum Bundle provides a quick reading comprehension assessment for each of the Common Core standards. This print version makes it easy to make two piles- got-it and needs more work making small group creation a breeze.Standards-Based grading has never been
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2nd - 3rd
Reader Response Menu
There are so many different ways to respond to a text! With this tool you can give students options as to what they will focus on as they read independently, with you in a small group, or even all together as a class. Turn every story you read into an opportunity to practice comprehension and understanding!The product includes:- Menu: readers can choose from 12 response ideas.- Template: readers can use these half page forms to write their responses.- Role Cards: give each reader a job during s
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3rd - 5th
The Wild Robot Questions - The Wild Robot Novel Study Discussion Questions
⭐ Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource ⭐Do you love the novel, The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, but need low-prep activities to integrate into a fun novel unit? The Wild Robot Discussion Questions for Google Slides are a perfect way for students to synthesize information as they read each chapter in the novel. This resource includes a printable and digital option and is designed so that you can simply download, print, and go! This is ideal for teachers wanting a high-quality a
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3rd - 5th
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Reading Comprehension Homework - Weekly Independent Home Reading Questions 3rd
Need to assign reading homework, but want to engage students with choice? This weekly homework reading log provides you with 36 weeks of grade-appropriate reading homework logs full of questions from every CCSS reading standard for literature and informational text.Each reading log contains ten questions - four are for fiction texts, four for nonfiction, one reflection question, and one free choice option. No two logs are the same.Your Reading Comprehension Homework Download Includes:36-weeks of
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3rd
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Also included in: Weekly Reading Logs & Reading Skills Task Cards YEAR LONG BUNDLE 3rd
Written Comprehension Bundle 2nd 3rd Prepare for mClass TRC Questions
Can your students prove their answers? They need to practice their written comprehension! In this comprehension center, students read a fiction book closely, returning to the text and/or video for text evidence to support their answers. This written comprehension reading packet utilizes 18 well-known book titles, available from most school collections. {Books not included!}All of the 2nd Grade titles, available hereThe Kissing Hand by Audrey PennWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxLibrar
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2nd - 3rd
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Socratic Seminar 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Printable & Digital Templates for ANY TEXT
Run a Socratic Seminar for any text in your 3rd-6th grade classroom with this comprehensive printable and digital resource complete with everything you need to ignite higher-level thinking, critical thinking, and depth & complexity. This is an excellent activity to extend ELA (reading & speaking) skills! Student workbook, project templates, teaching slides, and much more are included. Students will make deeper connections to any text or topic through collaborative conversation and though
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3rd - 8th
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COMMON CORE READING Comprehension Bundle
Save with these two best sellers together in a NO PREP 2 IN 1 BUNDLE, which includes over 100 reading comprehension response printables aligned and compatible with the Common Core Reading for grades 1-3. The resource packets in this bundle require no laminating or color ink. Just print and use with any book during whole group instruction, reading centers, literature circles, as homework, and more. IMPORTANT TO NOTE:This is a discounted, BUNDLED pack of 2 resource items that are also available in
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1st - 3rd
Written Comprehension - White Socks Only mClass TRC Questions
Can your students prove their answers? They need to practice written comprehension! This written comprehension reading packet uses the children's book White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman, QR codes (to watch a video of the story read aloud), and 4 comprehension questions in a variety of formats for literacy-rich classrooms to practice written comprehension. Comprehension questions are in an mClass-similar format used in North Carolina. {Book not included!}*****This title is included in the Writte
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3rd
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Also included in: Written Comprehension Bundle 2nd 3rd Prepare for mClass TRC Questions
Reader's Workshop Unit 1 Building a Reading Life Grade 3, Distance Learning OK
I created this product to help save me time and resources spent on teaching the Reader's Workshop program. You can use this in class or if teaching through Distance Learning. It is a fun, engaging way to interactively teach Unit 1: Building a Reading Life from the purchased books. I have read every page and condensed it down to hit the important things I needed to remember to teach without having the book in my lap. It is editable so you can adapt it to your own classroom. I just throw the slide
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3rd - 4th
Shel Silverstein's THIS BRIDGE Socratic Seminar Plan + MANY Extras!
Are your students struggling with interpreting poetry? Build confidence and comprehension with this short, imaginative poem by Shel Silverstein.
This Socratic seminar plan is designed to help students become more comfortable with prose. As is, it’s appropriate for grades 4th-6th. It could also be used in 3rd, with some modification of questions to help them understand symbolism and figurative language.
In general, Socratic seminar is a fantastic way to engage your students in thoughtful conve
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3rd - 6th
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Genre Bookmarks and Graphic Organizers: Analyze Genre w/ Authentic Texts
Reading workshop is a wonderful way to foster competent, joyful readers. Indpendent reading time gives students the opportunity to practice their growing reading skills while enjoying quality literature that they have chosen to read. But, independent reading time can pose problems for teachers. How do we know our students are using the skills that they need to become more proficient readers? Enter Reading Workshop Bookmarks and Graphic Organizers.
This product includes 10 bookmarks and 10 cor
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3rd - 6th
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Written Comprehension - Thank You, Mr. Falker mClass TRC Questions
Can your students prove their answers? They need to practice written comprehension! This written comprehension reading packet uses the children's book Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco, QR codes (to watch a video of the story read aloud), and 4 comprehension questions in a variety of formats for literacy-rich classrooms to practice written comprehension. Comprehension questions are in an mClass-similar format used in North Carolina. {Book not included!}*****This title is included in the
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3rd
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Also included in: Written Comprehension Bundle 2nd 3rd Prepare for mClass TRC Questions
STEAM/STEM unit plan - Create your Ultimate Animal & Ultimate Country pack
Welcome to the "Building Your Ultimate Animal" and "Creating Your Ultimate Country" STEAM project, an immersive educational experience that ignites creativity, critical thinking, and scientific exploration among students. This dynamic initiative combines elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics to inspire learners.The primary goal of this project is to empower students to conduct comprehensive research on diverse animal species, analyzing their unique adaptations, beha
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, 5-LS2-1
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PINKY and REX & THE JUST-RIGHT PET: READING & WRITING LESSONS (2ND/3RD)
Children love pets and will go through extremes to convince their parents to let them have one. Pinky & Rex and the Just-Right Pet is about Pinky's family getting a pet! The problem is, by a three to one vote, they've decided to get a cat, and Pinky wants a dog. And when they get a kitten, Pinky's sister, Amanda, says that Patches is hers. Why should Pinky care? This 6-chapter easy chapter book is a perfect guided reading or independent reading time book to use with your class. It can encour
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2nd - 3rd
Comprehensive Collection of Over 60 Graphic Organizers
Unleash the full potential of your classroom with this expansive set of graphic organizers designed to boost reading comprehension across both literary and informational texts. From the classic T-charts to intricate attribute charts, your lessons will be brimming with creativity and critical thinking. ✏️Our collection is more than just tools; it's a complete strategy to engage and inspire every student. Each graphic organizer comes with detailed instructions, practical classroom applications, an
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2nd - 6th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie/Book Comparison
This is a great graphic organizer for students to use while watching the movie (2004 version). Section headers are given for various parts of the movie, ensuring that students pay attention to similarities/differences throughout.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Dr. DooRiddles A3: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 2-3
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for 2nd and 3rd graders is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships b
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2nd - 3rd
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