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Short stories Common Core RL.4.2 cultural activities

Pourquoi Activity * Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky (W/Answer Key)

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Pourquoi tales are so much fun to teach! They are folktales that tell how or why an animal or object in nature came to be the way that it is. Kids are naturally curious so they love these type stories. Includes activity to write and publish student written pourquoi tales online, as well as writing planning sheet.This resource includes the following formats:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device

Subjects:

Reading, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

...

Theme: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages

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Real Native Learning Resources

Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one theme.• Students must match each theme from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underline sentences that helped

Subjects:

Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.3

, RL.3.7

, RL.3.9

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

...

Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE

Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE

Created by

Real Native Learning Resources

Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

, RL.3.9

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.1

...

The Origin of Fire; Two Native American folktales class handouts

Created by

Education Island

This product is two Native American folktales discovering the origin of fire. It can be paired with "The Discovery of Fire, a Tradition" found in "Legends of the Iroquois" book. The product includes two short legends, describing the origin of fire, with questions to follow. The task asks them to rate the story, describe how each tribe believed that fire was found and describe a additional natural phenomenon in the story. Then, students compare and contrast the legends. This product is the

Subjects:

Native Americans, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.6

, RL.4.9

...

Pourquoi Activity / How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky (Answer Key Included

Created by

Learning Through Lit

Pourquoi tales are so much fun to teach! They are folktales that tell how or why an animal or object in nature came to be the way that it is. Kids are naturally curious so they love these type stories.This resource includes the following formats:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

...

Recounting Retelling Passage Assessment Vocabulary Sheet Culturally Diverse Text

Created by

the Manateecher

Introduce your students to the lively Indian holiday of Diwali while teaching or reviewing this foundational standard! This assessment includes everything you need to make sure students have mastered recounting a fiction text. Also sneak in some VOCABULARY with this detailed anchor chart using words pulled from the text!Resource includes:Diwali Reading passageVocabulary Anchor Chart with definitions, parts of speech, visuals, and sentencesAssessment Answer Key

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

...

Chinese New Year Activity Packet

Created by

Angie's Stop N and Learn

Introduction: What is the Chinese New Year? Something special always happens for the Chinese people at the Lunar new year. Cleaning out the old to bring in the new is a major custom for the Chinese. In the following literature packet, you will use the storybook Chinese New Year’s Dragon and the following activities to enrich your students understanding of the Chinese New Year. The literature packet includes: 1] Information about the Chinese New Year 2] Vocabulary interactive notebook organiz

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Informational Text, Short Stories

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

...

Marlena and Jac - Short Story about Friendship

Created by

GO FOR IT World

This short story set in a 5th-grade city school focuses on friendship and is written to emphasize vocabulary by including a glossary of academic words and incorporating them multiple times throughout the text. Lexile level is 410-800. Also included are:* a 5-paragraph non-fiction essay related to the narrative * an opinion paragraph to make connections between various styles of writing* a short comprehension quiz to assess CCSS (RL4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2)* suggested Literature Circle questions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Vocabulary

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.1

, RL.5.2