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3rd grade short stories activities under $5
Sequence of Events- Activities
⭐️✅Looking for a way to engage your students with retell and sequencing? This is perfect for students to show what they know! Answer keys included!✔️Cut and paste, worksheets, and activities✔️Susie works at the Zoo and loves her job. Mr. Farmer has a busy day! Molly is having a birthday party! Read the stories and order the events.✔️Maria is baking a cake, help her make her cake in the correct order✔️Sequence task cards for whole group or small group reteach if you like. Use as an intro to your
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K - 4th
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Paper Bag Book Report Project - Novel Study Templates - Reading Comprehension
Paper Bag Book Report: Fun Book Report Project for ANY Novel or Short Story - This package is perfect for your upcoming novel study unit or short story unit, as it provides students with everything they need to create a Paper Bag Book Report on ANY novel or short story! All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, and templates! Two separate Paper Bag Book Report packages have been included: one for use with ANY novel, and one tha
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3rd - 6th
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Snowmen at Night Book Companion Writing Craft for Winter Months
Snowmen at Night book companion. What do Snowmen do at Night? I know your students have all sorts of imaginative ideas. This creative winter book companion is a fun way to extend the book Snowmen at Night after reading it with your students. It makes for an adorable winter bulletin board too.⭐Includes writing templates, anchor prediction chart headings, and scarf and hat templates. An easy to cut one piece snowman is also included for younger students.⭐ Do you need more Winter themed resource
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in: Winter Math and Literacy Kindergarten Resources and Centers MEGA BUNDLE
Plot: Story Structure Activity
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You can use this plot activity in many different ways! This would be a great way to introduce plot, use as guided practice, small group, centers, or even independent practice!
This is a great tool to use instead of boring workbook pages! There are four stories the students must read and identify the specific part of the plot. The students have a story map to place the cards to check their answers. There is an answer sheet included.
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2nd - 5th
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Monster Descriptive Writing Activity & Template - A Fun ELA Lesson or Project
This no prep Halloween monster writing activity has students secretly create their own monster and write a matching description. Then, all of the students' monsters are placed on display while students read their descriptions. If they use enough descriptive details, the class should be able to figure out which monster was theirs, just based on the description!The resource includes scaffolded pages to help students walk through the writing process and write a successful descriptive essay. It m
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Scaffolded Writing Templates Bundle - Templates, Paragraph Frames, More
Making Inferences with Short Animated Films
UPDATED FORMATTING! (6/27/2015) If you own this, please download again! :)
I used this activity to reinforce my students’ inferencing skills and they LOVED it! I have included inferencing questions that correspond to several short films which are easily accessible online. The films range anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes. I found this activity to be particularly successful because the movies have no words, only music!
The following films are featured:
-One Man Band (Pixar)
-For the Birds (Pixar)
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2nd - 5th
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Theme and Summarizing Multiple Choice Passages - 3rd 4th Grade - RL.3.2 RL.4.2
This multiple-choice reading passage set comes with 3 differentiated passages for the Theme and Summarizing standards. This covers the RL.3.2 and RL.4.2 standards. There are three passages that come with 3 different levels. The 3 standards-based passages are focused on identifying the theme in a fiction text.Your students will practice their reading comprehension skills by reading the passage, then answering the multiple-choice questions. You can choose to differentiate these passages within sma
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3rd - 4th
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Wh Questions, Listening Comprehension, What When Who How, Retell Speech Therapy
Wh- questions targeted in 15 short stories to improve answering questions, auditory comprehension, reading comprehension, retell, memory and more! What questions, where questions, how questions, when questions, why questions, and who questions are included for every story in this Boom Cards deck!✨ As featured on Boom Cards Top Premium Decks ✨Multiple levels of difficulty, including both shorter and longer paragraphs for a variety of length and detail in the stories.⭐ Wh- Questions in Short Stori
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3rd - 5th
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Tell Me A Story Narrative Writing Prompts + Worksheets
Do you have some reluctant writers? Writer's block can be a struggle for many children when it comes to writing narratives. This pack of picture based writing prompts will help develop strong oral and written storytelling skills in your classroom!Designed with early writers in mind, use just the three type of picture cards (where? who? what?) as visual support to prompt rich oral storytelling or combine their use with our helpful templates and writing sheets to capture their narratives as they b
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K - 3rd
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Making Inferences Multiple Choice Passages - 3rd and 4th Grade RL.3.1, RL.4.1
This multiple-choice reading passage set comes with 3 differentiated passages for the Inferences standards. This covers the RL.3.1 and RL.4.1 standards. There are three passages that come with 3 different levels. The 3 standards-based passages are focused on making inferences in a fiction text.Your students will practice their reading comprehension skills by reading the passage, then answering the multiple-choice questions. You can choose to differentiate these passages within small group or for
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3rd - 4th
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Thanksgiving Bulletin Board - Thankful Writing Activity - Fall Leaves - Turkeys
This thankful/grateful bulletin board kit is perfect for Thanksgiving and the month of November. A thankful writing activity with Fall leaves or turkeys is included along with two stories about gratitude. Please click the preview to get a closer look at everything that's included.Please note that this bulletin board kit is part of a YEARLONG BUNDLE. If you are interested in getting a year's worth of bulletin boards, including this one, at a huge discount, click HERE.***My bulletin board is 48" X
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3rd - 6th
Detective Reading 1 - Predicting Summarizing Inferences Finding Information FUN!
Join the fun with Case File 1: The Missing Parrot! Let your kids solve a fun mystery by applying their reading and comprehension skills in a meaningful way. Inference, Prediction, Summarize and Find Information. Ideal for 1st to 5th grade. Perfect for explicit teaching, revision, and more!★ ★ Case File 1 - Case of the Missing Parrot! ★ ★In the story, Jonathan returns home from school to find his pet parrot 'Neddy' is missing. Follow the trail of clues to help Jonathan save Neddy!Comprehension sk
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1st - 6th
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Finding the Theme Group Scoot Game (3rd-5th grades)
This fun cooperative group "scoot" game will have students identifying common themes in familiar stories! Students will be asked to work cooperatively as a team to find key details as evidence to help them correctly identify which theme the particular story card represents. Directly aligned to the common core standard: RL.4.2. (Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text), this is one of my students’ all time favorite activities to do! Enjoy! ☺Included with down
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3rd - 5th
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You Are Special by Max Lucado
Remind your students that they have inherent value because they were created by God! Engage your elementary students with these print-and-go pages to supplement the book You Are Special by Max Lucado.The book:You Are Special by Max Lucado is a beautiful allegory that tells the sweet story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick who believes that he isn't good enough because of what others say about him. We learn that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with h
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2nd - 5th
Sequencing Strips - 6 Fiction Stories Sequence of Events Activity
This activity includes 6 fiction stories for students to cut out in strips and order them correctly based on the context and sequencing key words. Perfect for centers, independent work, sequencing key word identification, group work, or as an informal assessment. NO PREP NECESSARY! Print paper copies then students individually cut out their story and then sort it correctly by glueing it on the recording sheet. Or you can print the sequence stories on card stock and laminate to use as a center.
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3rd - 5th
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The Empty Pot
This print-and-go resource includes everything you need to supplement your reading of The Empty Pot by Demi, a fantastic story that emphasizes the importance of honesty.This print-and-go resource includes the following activities:Front Cover visualization (to be completed before you read the book)Charting the Details: Beginning-Middle-End graphic organizer (answer key included)Retelling Booklet – create a 6-page booklet to retell the storySequencing Events (answer key included)Cause & Effect
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2nd - 5th
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Pop Up Writing Activity - minecraft like images!
Build a story, write about it! Pop Up Activity. Minecraft is the new craze with students. In the game students take 3d blocks, and construct their own worlds. With this activity your students will be able to create their own minecraft pop-up scene to get their creative juices flowing, then write about it! I have also included a pair of story maps to help your students with their stories.43 pages!Included in this activity:30 pages of backgrounds for students to choose from (15x for making popups
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K - 6th
Morphology Decodable Passages: 10 Common Prefixes - Orton Gillingham
It is difficult to find advanced decodable passages so I decided to make my own! I am an active tutor across grade levels so I wanted to write passages while teaching morphology. These passages support fluency and your Orton-Gillingham curriculum all while practicing the meaning of prefixes and comprehension skills. These decodable passages are an amazing supplement for your morphology lessons. Buy this set or as part of the morphology mega bundle. Your students will be engaged and appreciate th
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3rd - 7th
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Short Story Comprehension with Sequencing Cards/WH-Questions
*** BOOM CARD RESOURCE***Use this Boom Card to target skills like short story comprehension, recalling details of a short story, sequencing events, re-telling events, and inferencing. This deck includes 3-event sequence cards (7 stories) and 4-event sequence cards (4 stories) which your student can arrange logically.Click here to see a preview of this material._________________________________________________________________To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards pla
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1st - 6th
ROLL A STORY Literacy Writing Center No Prep Activity Task Cards
There is no better hands-on fun way to encourage creative writing than to have students ROLL-A-STORY: perfect for literacy centers, fast finishers, free writing or homework! To use simply print, cut, laminate and THAT'S IT! Students use dice to roll a character, setting, problem or items in a story.This product includes • Roll A MYSTERY • Roll A HOLIDAY • Roll A SUPERHERO • Roll A SCHOOL STORY • Roll A CHRISTMAS STORY • Roll AN ADVENTURE • Roll A MAGIC STORY • Roll A FAIRY TALEEach task
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Writing Resources Scaffolds Support
Story Elements Multiple Choice Passages - 3rd and 4th Grade RL.3.3 RL.4.3
This multiple-choice reading passage set comes with 3 differentiated passages for the Story Elements and Character Traits standards. This covers the RL.3.3 and RL.4.3 standards. There are three passages that come with 3 different levels. The 3 standards-based passages are focused on story elements in a fiction text.Your students will practice their reading comprehension skills by reading the passage, then answering the multiple-choice questions. You can choose to differentiate these passages wit
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3rd - 4th
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The Three Little Pigs STEM CHALLENGE
Are you ready to start STEM challenges in your classroom? Or are you ready to ENHANCE your already awesome STEM lessons? This is the PERFECT packet to do so!! Your students will love making straw, stick, and brick houses. In this packet you will find a three day STEM lesson plan that corresponds with the story of the Three Little Pigs, a STEM notebook. STEM reflection sheet, and STEM reflection journals. These challenges will get your kiddos up and moving while learning. STEM challenges are the
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: STEM Bundle Pack
Following Directions Movement Activity | Active Listening | Back to School
Are you looking for a fun way to practice following directions or active listening skills with your students? This quick story gets students listening, moving, and giggling! This story tells the exhausting tale of Mrs. Down's trip up the road to the grocery store. When students hear the word "down", they must sit down. When they hear the word "up", they stand up! Students must listen carefully since there are some tricky sentences worked in! What's Included:Original Listening Story ‘The Exhausti
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2nd - 5th
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Holiday Story Elements Task Cards | Christmas and Winter
Your students will absolutely adore this set of 32 festive, holiday-themed Story Elements Task Cards. They will be engaged in meaningful review of story elements such as characters, settings, problems, and solutions.This resource includes:12 Multiple Choice Cards to help students improve identification of the various story elements.12 Open-Ended Cards. Students read a story and identify the setting, characters, problem, and solution8 Picture CardsAnswer Key & Recording Sheet IncludedDigita
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities Bundle
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