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Free middle school ELA test prep games
FREE Thanksgiving Games for Idioms & Context Clues
Thanksgiving Activities Free
Thanksgiving ELA Games {FREE} contains 2 fun and engaging Thanksgiving-themed bump games to help students to practice the following skills:
• Using context clues to define tricky words
• Determining the meanings of idioms
These games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. They are perfect to use in literacy centers or as extension activities when students complete their work!
Included with this Thanksgiving Games set:
Instructions for play
2 p
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Halloween Games for Idioms & Context Clues for ELA Reading Centers
This FREE Halloween Games Pack contains 2 fun and engaging ELA bump games for practicing context clues and idioms --- all with a Halloween theme!These games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. They are perfect to use in literacy centers or as extension activities when students complete their work!Included with this Halloween Games Pack:Instructions for play2 printable games (one for context clues and one for idioms)Looking for other fun Halloween activities for your READING cent
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3rd - 6th
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ELA Vocabulary Review Game for Literacy Centers: U-Know
The vocabulary used in language arts is important for you to teach and for students to learn! Let them practice with this fun and engaging game that will make the skill of practicing that vocabulary something students WANT to do! Works great for literacy centers ,small group, or early finishers. Students will be begging to practice using important ELA vocabulary with this activity! I’ve had many students ask to play at recess and even lunch!What do you get?U-Know Cards (Color): 56 color cards
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4th - 7th
Law & Order: Sentence Structure Unit - Fun Test-Prep Review Game
A fun way to get students to practice and develop their knowledge of sentence structure, sentence types, and common sentence errors. It's a great activity for test prep and review, holidays, the last day or week of school, or other filler days.
I usually hate "test prep." But let's be honest: we all want to review a bit before sending our students into spring state tests to make sure they can do their best. "Law & Order: SSU" is a fun, interactive way for students to review what they know a
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6th - 12th
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Non-Fiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt Game FREE
Text Features: Text Features FREE game contains 27 text features game cards and a game board to help students practice finding various text features in nonfiction text. This text features game works great as a pair/group activity, or for use in literacy centers.
To play this game, a player will select a time card and a text feature scavenger hunt card. In order to move his/her piece forward on the game board, the player must find an example of that text feature within the amount of time show
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2nd - 6th
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Game Boards Freebie - Digital or Print - 3 to use with your task cards!
Game Boards to Use with Task Cards or Flashcards! FREEWHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:3 Game Boards (1 to 2 pages)DIGITAL:Google Slides VersionAll 3 Game BoardsGreat for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. I created these three games because several teachers have asked me if I had ideas about how to use Task Cards besides in Centers or with the game Scoot. These games are a fun alternative.Use these three games with Task Cards or flash cards
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2nd - 6th
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ELA Word Search Packet
The ELA Word Search Packet is a "must have" for every English teacher! Product includes (8) useful word searches that can be used as a vocabulary/definition review to enhance your lessons or a rigorous lesson in itself.
Word search topics include:
Edgar Allan Poe
Figures of Speech
Greek Root Words
Research and References
Spelling Demons
ELA Terms
Test Taking Terms
Transitions
Perfect for definition review, fun activities before or after standardized testing, or when you have a substitute.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Fun Stuff Jumbo Bundle
Greek and Latin Roots, Prefix, and Suffix Vocabulary Game (freebie)
This is a fun vocabulary review activity after teaching common prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Students use their knowledge of parts of words to recombine and link words together. Students list one word that contains known roots or prefixes. The student adds a word that shares one of the known word parts. The train continues by adding words with one shared word part.The activity can be used with almost any aged students as long as they have a mental bank of common root and prefix definitions.Plan
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Vocabulary Bundle
Synonyms and Antonyms Battleship Game
Synonyms and Antonyms Battleship
Synonyms and Antonyms Battleship is a great preview or review of content for your whole class or small groups of students.
Battleship Games by Brandi Caldwell
This game is an excellent way to ENGAGE kids in practicing the content. In this case, synonyms and antonyms.
You will love it because:
Each group matches all questions. You are able to make sure that each student participates in the content! It is unlike other games that require students to only answer
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3rd - 6th
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ELA Test Prep & Academic Testing Vocabulary for State Test Prep Freebie
Want to sneak in ELA test prep throughout the year in small, engaging doses? This ELA Test Prep FREEBIE Unit focuses on academic testing vocabulary for reading and writing test prep and is part of a larger unit that includes games and assessments. Find the larger test prep vocabulary unit here. In this engaging free test prep unit, your students will use vocabulary activities to practice 43 of the most common academic testing vocabulary words for ELA reading and writing tests. Includes lists wit
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4th - 7th
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Reading Game: FREE Test Prep Passage in Print and Digital with TpT Easel
This free reading game includes one nonfiction reading passage and six multiple-choice questions. My reading games can be used to help prepare upper elementary students for standardized reading tests in an engaging, fun way.This PDF contains a printable version of the game and a digital version (TpT Easel Activity). Each teacher can choose which format best meets the needs of his or her students.Detailed directions are included for how to play this game. For the print version, each player has a
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3rd - 6th
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Halloween Escape Room Online Inference FREE DEMO
Hook your class this Halloween with an interactive escape room based on INFERENCE! Students must read between the lines, gather context clues, and interpret images to decipher which character stole the candy!Please note this is a free demo. You can find the full version HERE. As they investigate, students will solve inference riddles, learn the difference between showing and telling (as it relates to indirect characterization) and make cause and effect connections between character actions and t
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5th - 10th
Literary and Figurative Language Terms Jeopardy review game
Literary and figurative language terms Jeopardy review game.
All categories are the same so the topic tiles are just my name, but you many easily change that.
Terms include: simile, metaphor, alliteration, allusion, idiom, oxymoron, assonance, euphemism, satire, irony, mood and tone.
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6th - 9th
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Christmas Themed Escape Room Adventure
This digital escape room is more immersive and interactive than a Google Form! This escape room will help your students engage with the content they're reviewing and to have fun while they learn!Saving Christmas Day has a unique, engaging storyline that will have your students review the components of explicit instruction, context clues, main idea, and inference in order to help the elves in the North Pole complete their tasks before Christmas Day begins! ----------------------------------------
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4th - 6th
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Free Summary Game
FREE! The Forgetful Detective Summary Game
*For more games like this, check out the Big Games Bundle*
The Forgetful Detective Summary Game is a printable board game, ready to use today. No Prep!
Students practice their summary skills with this little board game.
The Summary Game includes:
-18 Question Cards with expository, fiction, and summary questions
-Board, playing pieces, and dice
-Rules for playing the game
-Question Cards have answers and explanations on the back for students to sel
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Big Games Bundle
Sample Game Show PowerPoint Test File
This file was created for you to see if the different components of my Game Show PowerPoint Games WITH MACROS will work on your computer with your version of Powerpoint as the macro version can sometimes have issues depending on your computer and your version of PowerPoint. *Please download the file and follow the instructions to test the game before purchase of any of my Game Show games. ☆ PLEASE NOTE☆Versions included with every Game Show:This is what you are testing with this file ------>
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Game Show ALL ACCESS Bundle | Math & Reading Review Games for Test Prep
5th Grade Perfect Verb Tense Game FREE | I CAN Grammar Games
This FREE I CAN Grammar Game focuses on Verbs and the Perfect Verb Tense in 5th Grade! ALL I Can Grammar Games can be used for independent practice, a small group activity, whole group review, or for progress monitoring. The possibilities are endless!If you like this FREE sample, check out my I CAN Grammar Games BUNDLE!!! {CLICK HERE}This FREE Game Includes….2 different size can covers (includes directions for students)A guide on how to assemble the gameA guide on how to use this resource1 Chec
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4th - 6th
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Freebie Parts of Speech Scramble Pixel Art
Looking for a quick, self-checking, engaging activity for your students? Look no further! This digital self-checking SCRAMBLE pixel picture fits the bill.As students correctly answer the questions, the picture will begin to unscramble itself.This a 12 question scramble pixel picture with a focus on parts of speech. Students will read a sentence and decide the part of speech. *Directions are editable.*Punctuation includes:*Noun*Verb*AdjectiveThis is great for in person or distance learning. Answ
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3rd - 6th
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Text Structures Review Game
This freebie game activity is designed to go with our $3 TEXT STRUCTURES task cards build a chart about PIZZA
This is a "build a pizza game" intended to add a bit of fun while the students are demonstrating their knowledge of text structures.
This higher ordered thinking activity can be used whole group, independently, in small groups or with partners.
From a full-colored finished chart wall display, to a minimized copied set for individual notebooks, the possibilities are endless.
Add a bi
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4th - 8th
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Latin Root Memory Game in Print and Digital
This product contains 30 cards (15 matches). Review 15 Latin roots: audi-aqua-bi-cent-dict-equa-oct-ped-port-quart-/quad-scrib-/script-tract-tri-uni-vis-It comes in two formats: print and digital. Choose the format that is best for your students! Teachers who choose the traditional print format will print a set of cards for each small group. Students will cut apart the cards, turn them facedown, and then take turns trying to uncover matches. When all of the cards have been matched, students cou
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4th - 6th
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FREE PREVIEW Reading Comprehension Jeopardy Test Prep
FREE PREVIEW VERSION!!! One question from each category.
I have created a ELA Test Prep Jeopardy game to use for my middle school students to prepare for the Starr Test.
There are five categories: Cause and Effect, Read Between the Lines, Context Clues, Make an Inference, and Put it in Sequence.
There is also a final jeopardy question on identifying the theme.
Each question students have to read a short passage and then answer a MC question just like they would on their state tests.
Thi
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5th - 8th
ELA Latin & Greek Root Words "Who Has" Vocabulary Game Set for Grades 4-8
A fun way to learn and practice Latin and Greek roots and affixes! This card game is a PREVIEW for the complete unit, which includes 13 different units of related word cells. EDITABLE assessment pages are also included, which cover every sub-skill of the Common Core Language 4 Standard. (Understanding words from context, identifying and applying roots and affixes, using references to learn new vocabulary.) Download the free preview pages to see how the word lists, game cards, and editable assess
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4th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Party Game: NO PREP! Ready-to-play Thanksgiving Game!
This is Thanksgiving Password. It's ready to play, with one simple page of instructions included right on the slides. The kids understand it quickly.Two students sit with their back to the screen. The 'password' is displayed to the whole class, sight unseen to the contestants. The class takes turns, in two teams, providing one-word clues. It's synonym practice and a lot of fun at the same time!Takes about a half hour if you play all 36 slides. You can easily skip some if they are too hard or too
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2nd - 12th
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Reference Skills Game - Dictionary Skills Test Prep for Upper Elementary
This game is intended to help students practice reference skills. Provided are:
- a set of words (you can also add your own words in case you want to incorporate vocabulary or spelling words you are using in your classroom)
- cards containing different aspects of the word that your students will need to find when they look up the word in the dictionary
This game has two teams competing to use a dictionary to find different parts of the entry of specific words, using guide words to help locate
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4th - 6th
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