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Close reading activities under $5
Plant and Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading
Looking for print and go science reading comprehension passages focused on plant and animal adaptations? This set of paired passages includes two nonfiction texts. The passages cover body adaptations, behavior adaptations, and adaptations of plants. With nine different close reading and text dependent activities, this engaging reading packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework!
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Paired Passages MEGA BUNDLE Close Reading
Women’s History Month Biography Reading Comprehension Passages March Activities
Grow your students knowledge of Influential Women Leaders of History and Today with these Women's History Month Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages. These reading passages are wonderful for your students to study these influential leaders including Malala Yousafzai, Mother Teresa, Anne Frank, and more.Included you will find reading practice passages perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or weekly assessments. Students can use independently in literacy groups or in small guided reading
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Language | Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, Personification
Are you ready for your students to master figurative language once and for all? Look no further! This interactive and thought-provoking flip book is filled with activities that will help your students create and identify each type of figurative language. It is a great way to teach, reinforce, and/or spiral review figurative language in your classroom in a fun and interactive way! This resource can be used as a teaching aid, reinforcement of concepts they have already learned, homework, center w
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3rd - 6th
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Literacy Mystery CSI: Reading Comprehension Passages, Making Inferences, Game
This Private Eye CSI Literacy Mystery will require your students to read the text carefully, make inferences, collect evidence, and unlock clues to solve the Case of the Masked Menace. NO PREP required, print and go! Everything that you need for this activity is in the download; all you need is paper to print and pencils to write!⭐Video Hook now included! It's a fun way to set the stage to engage!⭐Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided withi
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4th - 6th
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Glow Day Room Transformation Activities for Reading and Writing
Wanting to do a GLOW DAY for your kids but not sure where to start? I have it all covered for your ELA block!First, check out this GLOW DAY Blog Post. It will break down each activity that I did and how I did it! It also includes all of the links for what I purchased!This Product Includes:Instructions for Glow DayPictures in ActionInstructions for Each StationSix Stations: Comprehension, Text Structure, Author's Purpose, Poetry, Reading Skills and WritingAll Components Needed for Each Station (g
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3rd - 5th
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Christmas Literacy Mystery CSI: Reading, Comprehension, Inferring and more!
This Christmas Private Eye CSI Literacy Mystery will require your students to read the text carefully, make inferences, collect evidence, and unlock clues to solve the Case of the Reckless Reindeer. EASY PREP, print and go, or use the Google Slides as a digital option to complete the activity! Everything that you need for this activity is in the download; all you need is paper to print and pencils to write!⭐Video Hook now included! It's a fun way to set the stage to engage!⭐TARGETS- Reading- Com
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4th - 5th
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Author's Point of View Discovering the Author's Perspective and Opinion
This fun and engaging author's perspective tool is perfect for teaching your students to read text closely to determine the Author's Opinion!This resource is jam-packed with go-to materials you will use time and again! Included You Will Receive the Following10 No-Prep Printables with a short, high interest passage along with an organizer for helping kids determine the author's opinion.10 Author's Opinion and 10 My Opinion organizers. When used together these are great tools for helping student
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4th - 7th
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Coloring Podcast Pages: Podcast Worksheets, Activities, Notes for ANY Episodes!
Sometimes lesson planning can be as easy as hitting play-- especially when you have print and go podcast pages! These podcast worksheets can be used with ANY podcast and will keep your students focused and engaged while listening.Using podcasts in the classroom is popular for a reason! Students love them, teachers love them, and they can add an entirely new dimension to your literacy program. There are so many educational podcasts out there that you can find plenty of offerings to pair nicely wi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Assignment - Music Poetry Activity
Engage your students in poetry by having them label figurative language in song lyrics with these fun assignments. Students will read excerpts from popular songs and label figurative language examples of metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, pun, oxymoron & more. This fun activity allows students to demonstrate their understanding of poetic devices by recognizing figurative language in song lyrics! This is included in the following bundles:>>> Poetry Resource B
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7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Appeals in Movie Speeches - Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Author's Purpose & Point of View RI.6.6 | Too Much Sugar Article #6-10
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #6-10: Too Much SugarTeach reading informational text standard RI.6.6, Analyze Author's Purpose and Point of View, with this high-interest article on Sugar and the effects of eating too much sugar. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the tenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Author's Purpose & Point of View RI.8.6 | Instagram Influencers Article #8-10
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-10: The Rise of the Instagram InfluencerTeach reading informational text standard RI.8.6, Analyze Author's Purpose and Point of View, Including Conflicting Viewpoints, with this high-interest article on the rise of Instagram Influencers. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the tenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Poetry One Pager Assignment
Use this poetry one pager assignment to help your students show their understanding and analysis of any poem you are reading in a fun and meaningful way. One pagers allow students to show their creativity by displaying specific elements of a poem visually on one single sheet of paper. Included in this poetry one pager assignment:An instruction sheet that explains what a poetry one-pager is and outlines what they need to include on their paper.A variety of templates that students can use for thei
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6th - 9th
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Analyze Claims & Reasons (Argument) RI.5.8 | School Uniform Debate Article#5-15
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-15: The School Uniform DebateThis is the fifteenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! The focus in this resource is on teaching students to analyze claims and reasons in an argument. Students will enjoy reading this high-interest article about the pros and cons of school uniform policies and th
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
A Letter From Your Teacher AND Our Class is a Family Read Aloud Activities
I love these new books by Shannon Olsen, A Letter from Your Teacher and Our Class is a Family. I've created a few printables and quick craftivities for you and your students to do after reading both. I've included many options for differentiated responses among grade levels and student needs. There are many crativities, graphics, and writing pages that would create great bulletin boards or anchor charts for your first few weeks of school!The Letter From Your Teacher file contains the following:
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K - 3rd
Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading Activities
Looking for print and go Valentine’s Day reading comprehension passages? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text and a fictional text that both focus on a Valentine’s Day theme. With eight different close reading and text dependent activities, this reading comprehension packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework! Your Purchase Will Include:- 1 Valentine’s Day fic
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3rd - 5th
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September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retelling with Story Cards and Writing Paper
Make the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears come to life using story cards. It includes character cards, event cards, and setting cards to act out and retell the book. Use the story cards at circle as you read then place in a center for students to retell independently. Teacher pages have essential questions you can ask and a 5-day plan for circle time! Add a writing component and journal about various story elements or the essential question! This is designed for preschool, pre-k, and kinde
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
The Solar System and Phases of the Moon Reading Comprehension Paired Passages
Looking for print and go science reading comprehension passages focused on the solar system and phases of the moon? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text about our solar system and a nonfiction passage about the phases of the moon. The passages cover information about space, phases of the moon, the solar system, and the planets. With nine different close reading and text dependent activities, this engaging reading packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Bundle 2 Close Reading
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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Forces and Motion Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading
Looking for print and go science reading comprehension passages focused on force and motion? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text and a fictional passage. With nine different close reading and text dependent activities, this engaging reading packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework! Your Purchase Will Include:- 1 nonfiction passage - 1 fiction passage - 10 m
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Bundle 2 Close Reading
Physical and Chemical Changes to Matter Reading Comprehension Paired Passages
Looking for print and go science reading comprehension passages focused on physical and chemical changes to matter? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text about chemical changes to matter and a nonfiction passage about physical changes to matter. With nine different close reading and text dependent activities, this engaging reading packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and ev
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Bundle 3 Close Reading
Analyze Multiple Accounts & Point of View RI.5.6 | The Great Depression #5-11
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-11: The Great DepressionThis is the eleventh in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! The focus in this resource is on teaching students to analyze and compare multiple accounts of the same event and point of view in a nonfiction text. Students will enjoy reading this high-interest article with three
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
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