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7th grade informational text centers for Microsoft Word
As The Cell Turns - The Drama of Life -Science Reader's Theater Script
This is an original Reader's Theater script, based on the organelles of the animal cell and their function. Your students will enjoy playing the parts of the living cell as they argue about who is the most important and learn how all the parts of the cell work together. This cross-curricular science script can be used in reading class as a non-fiction work, or in science while studying the cell.
Along with the script, name tags for each organelle are included with an icon chosen to help stu
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5th - 7th
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Countries/Cultures: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Download the preview for a free uneditable version of the base template. The paid product is a .docx editable version which enables you to adjust directions and design elements of the product.
In this lesson students will research various countries and their corresponding cultures. Students will use the graphic organizer to collect information about the customs and people, nature and geography, clothing, and food of the country they are researching.
This product is meant to be paired with Nat
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Reading Comprehension & Science Integrated 5E Lesson Plan
This is a Reading Comprehension lesson plan that uses Science content. The lesson plan follows the 5E Lesson Plan model. The 5 Es are Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. The plan uses science content to enforce reading comprehension, however, any reading passage can apply to this lesson plan. The lesson plan applies to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the common core standards. The lesson is designed for the average students, however it includes diff
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in: Reading 5E Lesson Plan BUNDLE
Nonfiction Reading Strategy Practice Worksheet for Low Level High School Readers
Teachers can use this worksheet to help students map out:
* 5Ws and How
* Intended Audience
* Author's Purpose
* Author's Tone
* Context Clues
* Supporting Details
* Summarizing Text
* Main Idea (using a formula plugging in the information gathered).
The 1st page of the attachment shows the "Nonfiction Progression" used to guide instruction in analyzing nonfiction for lower level high school readers. The following worksheet will work with any nonfiction text the teacher or student choo
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6th - 10th
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NewsELA Literacy-Focused Graphic Organizer
This assignment has it all: informational text, literacy practice and differentiation by product. This highly effective graphic organizer asks students to summarize, predict, formulate and connect specific details to strengthen literacy skills. It is designed to be used with the NewsELA website that has different Lexile levels for instant differentiation. A Word document is attached so you may adjust to fit your curriculum and instruction or scaffold for differentiation.
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6th - 12th
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Nonfiction Text Features Classroom Stations
This item includes 6 stations (this is 1/2 of the original Nonfiction Text Structure/Feature Classroom Stations that I have posted). This only includes the stations that have to do with text features. Please see the preview in the original 12 classroom stations posting for more information.
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5th - 10th
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Dewey Decimal Shelf Labels for Library
I am currently working as a teacher-librarian and I illustrated these labels to tape to the shelves in my library. They are great for primary students, and English Language Learners. They clearly state the topic, Dewey number and have a colourful illustration of the topic. Not only do they make things easier to find for students, they also add a bit of colour and brightness. When students don't know what book to read, I often tell them to read the signs on the shelves to find something they are
Grades:
K - 8th
History of the Olympics Sports Mini-lesson w/ 12 Reading Comprehension Questi
5 page mini-lesson describing the history and development of the Olympic Games. It also tells about the Olympic rings, marathons, and the Olympic torch. After 2 pages of informational text, there are 3 pages of reading comprehension questions. 11 questions are multiple choice, the 12th is a short answer in which students list details, and the last one is a bonus essay question in which students write out a short response. Reading skills addressed are: Determining Main Ideas, Making Inferences
Grades:
4th - 7th
100 Non-Fiction Stories with Questions and an Answer Key
This product contains 100 non-fiction stories from Newsela that are appropriate for 5th to 7th grade readers. Each story has four higher-level questions that require the student to analyze not only the story, but also the question.
I began using this the middle of my first year of teaching and watched my students benchmark scores improve dramatically as they realized they had to understand the question and what was being asked prior to answering the question.
I make a class set of the actual
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5th - 7th
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Cooking Utensils Vocabulary
Cooking Utensils Vocabulary contains a vocabulary list and definitions along with vocabulary matching and answer worksheets. If teaching Life Skills or Cooking classes, this lesson is a great complement to your lesson plan. If you're looking to delve into the world of cooking and Recipes, please check out my Reading FoLife: Cooking and Recipes lesson plan at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-For-Life-Cooking-and-Recipes-701915
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5th - 9th
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Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Day of the Dead Reading - Día de los Muertos (Hispanic Culture) English Version
This 3-page file includes:~An English language cultural reading that explains the significance and meaning of the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos. It includes a short glossary of specialized Spanish vocabulary.~A worksheet with 8 reading comprehension questions.~Answer key.Vocabulary includes:copal ofrendas cempasúchilcalaveritas Great for hispanic heritage!
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7th - 10th
Instincts and Learned Behaviors (820L) - Science Reading Passage
My co-author and friend Ali was determined that we write this piece as it has a special place in her heart. Students will discover learned and innate behavorial traits in this interesting text about dogs. BTW - The cover displays Doc's dog, Curie. This is great for a close read during the reading block. It comes complete with ELA style questions. Your reading coach will be very happy to see this in use. Supports Standards:SC.4.L.16.3 Recognize that animal behaviors may be shaped by heredity and
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
3-LS3-1
Alcatraz WebQuest- Can tie in with Al Capone Does My Shirts
Before reading the novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, the students learn information through websites and videos regarding Al Capone and other notorious gangsters.
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4th - 8th
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The Dust Bowl (880L) – Man’s Collision with the Environment - Science Info Txt
The piece of informational text (880L) supports the science concept of how man affects his environment and also brings in the concept of weathering and erosion. Included are Common-core style questions making it easy to integrate science and reading. Supports Standards:NGSSS: SC.4.L.17.4 Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment. SC.4.E.6.4 Describe the basic differences between physical weathering (breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, temperature chan
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
4-ESS2-1
Predicting the Weather (800L) - Science Informational Text
Covers:SC.5.E.7.3 Recognize how air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation determine the weather in a particular place and time.SC.5.E.7.4 Distinguish among the various forms of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail), making connections to the weather in a particular place and time. Includes Common Core ELA-style questions making this perfect to include in the reading block.Readability: All of our text is checked with multiple metrics to assu
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4th - 8th
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An Introduction to Chemistry for Elementary Students
How many of us failed Chemistry when we were in school?
It was difficult, confusing, and sometimes downright BORING!
But in reality, without Chemistry we all would fall apart! Chemistry is what holds us together and it is all around us. Our job as teachers is to help younger students understand that Chemistry is both fun and engaging!
This introductory unit is designed to be just that for younger students aged 8-12, and it was written with young minds in mind!
It includes over ten lessons
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3rd - 7th
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SOAPStone Organizer
SOAPStone is used to analyze literature. The College Board has been promoting this analysis tool for some years. I have created a ready-to-use graphic organizer for students to use as they re-read an expository text. I have left this organizer in .doc form, so teachers can add or change any of its contents.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Milton Hershey Interactive Timeline Activity
Teacher Recommendations and Ideas:This activity is a wonderful companion to studying Milton Hershey and his accomplishments!Have the students read the accompanying hand-out entitled Milton Hershey: The Man & His Legacy.The teacher should print out the Hershey kiss cards (there are 18 in total) and the hand-out onto cardstock and laminate for future use! These cards can have Velcro put on the back and put in chronological order on a Velcro board. Or they can be organized on the ground. Whiche
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3rd - 12th
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Texas Revolution Gallery Walk
The Texas Revolution Gallery Walk activity is a comprehensive assignment with 25 questions and 9 documents, helping students figure out why the Texas Revolution happened, what went on during it, and why Texas became its own republic. With 7 stations set up, students will engage in focused analysis, spending 3-4 minutes at each station before rotating. The questions draw from diverse sources to make it interesting. Additionally, students will complete a writing assignment based on their analysis
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7th - 10th
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Main Idea and Supporting Details Cubes
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Students read and analyze using their thinking strategies to understand the main idea/theme and evidence/supporting details from the text. Students write the main idea/theme on one side of the cube, and the evidence/supporting details on the other sides. This makes students have to think really hard through a text and determine what is important from what is not. Students can then use their cubes as a graphic organizer to create a summary of the text. This really seems
Grades:
1st - 12th
Book challenge log and weekly reading response homework calendar
This has a log for a 20 book challenge across multiple genres which could be easily modified to make it a 30 or 40 book challenge. I've also made 20 weeks of activities to be used as reading response homework. Each week my students will choose one of the four activities for that week to complete for reading homework. Two activities are geared for non-fiction text and two for fiction so no matter what genre they are reading for their challenge that week they have some choice.
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4th - 8th
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Phases of the Moon (730L) - Science Reading Passage
This 600 word passage describes our past and current knowledge about the patterns we observe in the night sky. This would be great for a reading or science center. Supports the following standards:SC.4.E.5.2 Describe the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course of about a month.Readability: All of our text is checked with multiple metrics to assure it is at an appropriate complexity for the student. By using multiple metrics, our experienced and knowledge staff are better abl
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4th - 8th
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Abe Lincoln - Classroom Station # 6 - The Gettysburg Address
This item is #6 in 9 classroom stations about Abe Lincoln and The Gettysburg Address. It is entitled The Gettysburg Address.
*Students will view videos and view photographs to build their background knowledge about the Battle of Gettysburg.
*Students will read an article about Lincoln at Gettysburg.
*Students will take a virtual tour of Gettysburg.
*Students will view several short video clips about the Gettysburg Address.
*Students will read the Gettysburg Address, fill out a worksheet ab
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5th - 10th
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