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2nd grade science literature circles for Easel
All About Earthworms Booklet
Do you have kids who love worms? I do! I created this little booklet for my science-loving little people! This booklet answers the basic questions I was getting about worms, such as where they live, what they eat, if they have babies and can we keep them as a pet?Purchase Includes 1 All About Earthworms Booklet:6 booklet pages about earthworms2 booklet pages of drawing/writing prompts about earthworms1 page Teacher Use Tips*Check out the preview for a closer look at some of the pages.*Other teac
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: All About Animals Booklets GROWING Bundle
I Survived THE JOPLIN TORNADO, 2011 Tarshis - Comprehension (Answers Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
I Survived THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI, 2011 - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Science Read Aloud Book Companion
The Magic School Bus Lost in Solar System Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit : A Literacy Book Companion Unit with Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book The Magic School Bus : Lost in Solar System . (Book not included). Reading Level 3.1.This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TA
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2nd - 4th
Magic Tree House #6 Bundle: Afternoon on the Amazon & Rain Forests Fact Tracker
Journey deep into the heart of the Amazon with Jack and Annie in Magic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon and enrich the experience with the detailed Fact Tracker: Rain Forests by Mary Pope Osborne. This immersive bundle is a must-have for educators aiming to combine the mystery of the rainforest with factual learning. Dive into interactive tasks, comprehension tests, vocabulary enhancement, and intriguing rainforest facts. Perfect for classroom learning, homeschool modules, and collaborativ
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2nd - 4th
The Great Kapok Tree
This is a weekly unit using the book, The Great Kapok Tree read aloud with lesson plans. Included in The Great Kapok Tree activities are: Common Core standards, sequencing, retelling, writing, identifying key details, the theme, and more. The unit includes an interactive activity with matching the rainforest animals to the reasons given not to cut down the tree. It also includes turn and talk and questions. The Great Kapok Tree worksheets are great for centers, comprehension practice, and und
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Nature Poems That Rhyme
Sunflower House Read Aloud Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Sunflower House Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit with Fun Activities, based on the book (book not included). This 48-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TABLE OF CONTENTS2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 3. * * continued4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions 5. * * continued6. * * * answer sheet
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1st - 2nd
James Watt and His Steam Engine - CLUES-in-CONTEXT rebus - SimpleLitRebus
Sequencing Practice! Context Clues! A REBUS that is an INFORMATIONAL TEXT! Students will read about inventor James Watt and his invention -- improving the steam engine! Also choose from three differentiated TESTS, four writing sheets, and four activities!This CLUES-in-CONTEXT rebus tells about James Watt and that his improved steam engine changed the world, helping start the Industrial Revolution. But students can’t complete reading the rebus until they place eight words found below word picture
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2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Inventors Rebus Bundle - CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebuses - SimpleLitRebus
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Read Aloud Book Companion Reading Comprehension
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Read Aloud Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit Packet with activities including quiz, vocabulary, writing, and more, based on the book by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. (book not included). This 35-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below : 35 Pages Total Include:1. Table of Contents2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 3. continued4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions 5. conti
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2nd - 5th
The Magic School Bus THE WILD WHALE WATCH Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add to their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers. The Discussion Cards have questions from each chapter prompting students to cite evidence from the
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2nd - 4th
Ocean Animals | Invertebrate & Vertebrate Mini Book {ocean, sea creatures, book}
Ocean Animals Mini Book plus planet Earth coloring page and ocean life drawing page. Fun worksheets for ocean, sea creature units or even Earth Day! 2 different books:Book 1: includes 8 pages for students to color, cut and put in correct order. Use for sight word search or read aloud. About animals that live in the ocean.Book 2: includes cover page and 4 pages for students to cut, color, trace (or write in) in correct word (vertebrate or invertebrate)Plus:Earth coloring pages - students color o
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PreK - 2nd
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K-ESS3-1
Magic School Bus GREAT SHARK ESCAPE Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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THE PUMPKIN BOOK by Gail Gibbons - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
25 Comprehension Questions and Answer KeyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read.
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2nd - 4th
Magic School Bus SEARCH FOR THE MISSING BONES Discussion Cards *Answers Included
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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The Magic School Bus Plays Ball Read Aloud Book Companion Reading Comprehension
The Magic School Bus Plays Ball Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit with Fun Activities, based on the book (book not included). This 48-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TABLE OF CONTENTS2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 3. * * continued4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions ,5. * * continued6. *
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2nd - 4th
Ada Twist, Scientist Read Aloud Reading Comprehension Book Companion Worksheets
Ada Twist, Scientist Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit with Fun Activities, based on the book (book not included). Reading Level 3.4.This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 47 Pages Total Include:1. TABLE OF CONTENTS2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 3. * * continued4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions 5. * * continue
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2nd - 4th
Thomas L. Jennings & Stain Removal - CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebus - SimpleLitRebus
Learn about the first African-American inventor to receive a U.S. government patent! This rebus is an INFORMATIONAL TEXT about Thomas L. Jenning and his invention. Get a one-page, fill-in-the-blank rebus, differentiated tests, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a writing prompt. This curriculum helps students find clues in context of the reading passage so students can complete the rebus. As they do so, they practice sequencing, too! Here is what is included in this download:Informational te
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2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Inventors Rebus Bundle - CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebuses - SimpleLitRebus
Thomas Edison and His Light Bulb, a CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebus - SimpleLitRebus
Sequencing Practice! Context Clues! A REBUS that is an INFORMATIONAL TEXT! Students will read about inventor Thomas Alva Edison and his invention -- improving the light bulb! Also choose from three differentiated TESTS, four writing sheets, and four activities! This CLUES-in-CONTEXT rebus tells what Thomas Edison did to improve the light bulb. But students can’t complete reading the rebus until they place eight words found below word pictures into the rebus correctly. This exercise can be done o
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2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Inventors Rebus Bundle - CLUES-in-CONTEXT Rebuses - SimpleLitRebus
Upcycle a Village With a Modern Fairy Tale, STEAM, Grades 2-5
Rated: "Highly engaging!"Includes:- a brief history of the management of trash as told by the delightful Nana Pepper through the telling of a fairy tale. - vocabulary words such as recycle, upcycle, compost, plastic, and polyethylene. - a Discussion Guide with an Answer Key to aid in leading the discussion. - instructions on how to make a diorama of a fairy village from upcycled materials. Includes a short story and two poems, "My Upcycled Hat" and "The Marvelous Mermaid in her Upcycled Swims
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2nd - 5th
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4-ESS3-2
Magic School Bus DINOSAUR DETECTIVES Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student
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2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus TWISTER TROUBLE Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Answer Key Included!Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for student
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2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus EXPEDITION DOWN UNDER Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus THE TRUTH ABOUT BATS Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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Magic School Bus FOOD CHAIN FRENZY - Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
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2nd - 4th
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