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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa informational text literature circles
RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response
Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts)This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the text. --
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1st - 6th
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Prove It Christmas and Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of December and the Holiday season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, reindeers, the poinsettia, Christmas in Mexico, and so much more! The goal of these close reading passages is to move students beyond a literal understanding and to a deeper and more critical evaluation of the text. These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must g
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1st - 3rd
Book Club Fiction and Nonfiction Bundle Digital and Printable
I LOVE that this can work for ANY book. I have packets made for my small group and I can easily have them flip to the page to work. It is awesome! Thank you!” - Amy B.You’ve heard Book Clubs (or Literature Circles) are a fun way to get your students reading and talking about books. You’ve even heard Book Clubs make reading fun for your most reading-averse students. But how do you start them? How do you run them effectively? How do you make sure all your students—regardless of reading level—ge
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2nd - 5th
Reading Response Menus Digital and Printable *EDITABLE*
“Great resource to hold students accountable by writing about what they are reading and using evidence from the text. My students enjoy these because they feel like they have a choice and it's not just a prompt for everyone. Thank you!” - Jennifer B.Every week, a teacher must grapple with an ancient mystery: “I love that my students are reading independently! But, how do I make sure they understand what they’re reading? How do I hold them accountable?”Wonder no more! These Reading Response Menus
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3rd - 5th
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel Study Unit
This novel study for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, contains 122 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include theme, plot, character analysis, setting, and more!No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with yo
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3rd - 6th
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study
The Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with The Lightning Thief. Plus, the novel study's fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provide opportunities for yo
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4th - 7th
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Gingerbread Book Comparison, Retelling, and Writing Study Unit
Gingerbread book companion study using the books The Gingerbread Man (by: Karen Schmidt), The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Bear, The Gingerbread Pirate, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Boy (by: Paul Galdone), and The Runaway Tortilla. Compare a few or all of the gingerbread books!Compare the books and create a Gingerbread Book comparison chart comparing the characters, and repeated phrase, ending. Use the character cards for each book as you
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PreK - 1st
Who Stole Santa's List? Christmas Activities- MYSTERY Readers Theater
This fun and engaging "Whodunnit" read aloud is the perfect Christmas activity for your students! In this activity, students will learn to become detectives, and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out who stole Santa's List! With lots of suspects and circumstantial evidence, the students will have to take good notes, make lots of inferences, and think like a real detective in order to solve the mystery! This product was created with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in mind, but it can definitely
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4th - 6th
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Book Club Activities | Reading Discussion Cards | Literature Circles | Questions
Encourage speaking and listening during book clubs or literature circles with these Reading Discussion Cards. This resource includes everything you need to facilitate book discussions in your classroom. There are 40 discussion prompts for fiction and nonfiction texts, which will make it easy for students to engage effectively in collaborative discussions. What’s included:20 Discussion Cards for fiction texts20 Discussion Cards for nonfiction texts2 "Come Prepared" Cards (fiction and nonfiction)
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3rd - 5th
Reading Log for Homework | Annotating Texts| INTERACTIVE BOOKMARKS | EDITABLE
This interactive bookmark resource, also known as a thinkmark, is a reader response tool that students use to practice text annotation during close reading. Implementing this resource for annotating texts will turn your students into deep thinking readers without the mess of Post-it Sticky notes everywhere... for LESS THAN THE COST of a pack of sticky notes!It is beneficial for students to track their thinking as they read. Taking the time to generate questions, note confusions, make connections
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3rd - 5th
Christmas Activities | Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas Book Companion
This Olive, the Other Reindeer literature guide provides opportunities for your students in grades K-2 to think critically and creatively through a variety of lessons. This product includes both a print and digital version (Google™ Slides) of this book study. Be sure to check out the preview to see everything included in this unit! THIS OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER BOOK STUDY INCLUDES:A pre-reading wondering about the book activityMaking predictions activity using the cover of the bookComprehensio
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K - 3rd
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Theme
Help support reading comprehension and discover all the graphic organizers you need with 240 reading response graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction. You and your students will love these easy-prep and easy-to-use graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction filled with graphic organizers for story elements, main idea, theme, compare and contrast, and more.This resource is filled with a variety of graphic organizers that are designed to be used with any book or text. The unique designs a
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3rd - 5th
A Christmas Carol Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests
This novel study for A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, contains 82 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by stave, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: A Christmas Carol and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Bundle
Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages, 1st 2nd 3rd Fiction & Nonfiction
These seasonal differentiated reading passages with comprehension questions are a perfect tool to use to help students practice their reading skills. There are different topics covered in the passages. Each topic comes with a fiction set, a nonfiction set of comprehension passages, and answer keys. There will be 3 fiction texts for each topic and 3 nonfiction texts for each topic.These 74 reading passages are nonfiction and fiction passages. There are three levels for each topic, too: beginning,
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1st - 3rd
Classroom Library Labels EDITABLE
Organize your classroom library with over 2,000+ pages of large and small book labels. The labels allow students to choose a specific genre, author, topic, guided reading level, Lexile, DRA, and more! Then they can return the book to its correct location using smaller labels that can be printed onto stickers or label sheets and placed directly onto the book. There are large and small labels that come in two versions: black and white borders and colored borders. The large labels measure 7 3/4 x 3
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: The Ultimate Classroom Organization System
Hidden Figures Nonfiction Book Study - Book Companion - Nonfiction Reading Unit
This COMPLETE nonfiction study guide (pdf and digital) will help your students dig deeper into the lives of the African-American women who played a critical role in the United State's entry into flight and the space race. The true story focuses on Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden who were original computers for NASA.This is a great book to read at any time of the year. If you celebrate Black History month with your students, it's one to highlight. Use thi
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6th - 8th
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Unit | Comprehension & Activities
This novel study for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson, contains 98 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by section, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, setting, character analysis, theme, and plot.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are in
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Reader's Theater based on Elf the Movie
READER’S THEATER based on ELF (the movie)!
15 characters
Kid-friendly script
Super engaging
Great for all ability levels- some roles are harder than others
Great for teaching figurative language, plot, predictions, bold print, and many other comprehension strategies and skills.
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3rd - 6th
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Reading Discussion Cards - Starters - Fiction & Nonfiction
These discussion cards are perfect for book clubs, book talks, and guided reading groups, including reading questions for either fiction or nonfiction texts. You will create reading independence and engagement with over 36 reading questions.1. They are able to be used ALL year!2. Fiction and Nonfiction included3. The cards include a question AND response sentence stems.4. The clean look with icons that correlate with the question will help your students respond with clear and detailed answers. H
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2nd - 5th
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I am Malala Nonfiction Book Study Guide BUNDLE - Young Reader's Edition
I have always been intrigued by people who dare to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This COMPLETE BOOK COMPANION BUNDLE for I AM MALALA includes four components that take your students from start to finish in their nonfiction reading comprehension.✅TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIEW to see all the components that make up this great bundle.✅ FOR THE TEACHER:Word Search with 20 frequently seen vocabulary wordsPDF and digital optionsTeacher notes and lesson plansPrintable S
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6th - 8th
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Information Report Unit | Informational Writing | Informative Text | Digital PDF
Teaching INFORMATIONAL WRITING is a breeze with this HUGE collection of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, TEXT PROMPTS and INFORMATIVE DIGITAL WRITING TEMPLATES for students and teachers. NO PREP REQUIRED.We provide PROVEN INFORMATIVE TEXT TEACHING STRATEGIES in a FUN and ENGAGING unit to foster INCREDIBLE research and Information Report Writing skills. ❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING OVE
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3rd - 8th
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Gingerbread {Gingerbread Man Sequencing Card Craft}
Gingerbread* Create a gingerbread craft this Christmas or winter with this gingerbread man sequencing card craft. There are three versions of the gingerbread man sequencing cards. One version includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old man and old woman; the gingerbread man running from the farm animals including the pig, cow, and sheep; and the gingerbread man and the fox. Version two includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old wom
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PreK - 3rd
Christmas Read Aloud Activities | Holiday Dog Crat
This is a read aloud companion resource that provides you with targeted mini lessons, crafts, and literacy activities that can span up to 5 days in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. You will need a copy of the book Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey to successfully complete the compression based activities. No Book or scanned portion of the book is included within the resource.- - - - - - -This Kit is included in a SAVE big December Bundle (40% off) click here to check it out and Save some $$ -
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K - 1st
Also included in: READ ALOUD Crafts and Activities 9 Book BUNDLE
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Novel Study Reading Unit | 6th 7th 8th
Teaching literature and nonfiction through A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fic
Grades:
6th - 8th
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