Halloween informational text literature circles

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Prove It Christmas and Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages

Created by

Hollie Griffith

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

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.1.1

, RI.1.2

, RI.1.3

, RI.1.4

, RI.1.5

...

Also included in: Prove IT Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions FOR THE YEAR

RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response

Created by

Sweet Tooth Teaching

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. --

Subjects:

Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Writing

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles

CCSS:

W.3.1

, W.3.2

, W.4.1

, W.4.2

, W.5.1

...

Reading Response Menus Digital and Printable EDITABLE

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

“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

Subjects:

Printables, Literature Circles, Centers

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Room on the Broom Unit, Crafts, Sequencing, Puppets, Character Sorts, & Writing

Created by

Hilary Statum - Pencils to Pigtails

This Room on the Broom inspired unit is packed with essential ELA skills! Practice retell, sequencing, writing, rhyming, number words, cause & effect, Science of Reading aligned word mapping skills, and so much more! Your students will love creating the unique paper towel retell craft and the showstopper extra large broom craft. You will love that students are working on key writing and sequencing skills!These activities pair perfectly with the book written by Julia Donaldson.You will find

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.3

, RL.K.1

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing

, RL.K.4

...

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study

Created by

LIT Lessons

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

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Halloween, Literature, Writing

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

...

Halloween Craft | Room on the Broom | Witch | Writing & Retelling Activities

Created by

Little Kinder Bears

These adorable stick puppets were created to be a companion to the story "Room on the Broom" by Julia Donaldson.Story Retelling Puppets:Your students will love retelling this story with the story retelling puppets. Each student will color and cut out their puppets (a craft stick can be added to characters). They will glue the broom to a brown paper bag ... the characters can be stored in the bag when they are finished retelling.Magnetic Board Pieces:I have also included a set of characters in c

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

Book Club Activities | Reading Discussion Cards | Literature Circles | Questions

Created by

Create Teach Share

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)

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Oral Communication

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

SL.3.1

, SL.3.1a

, SL.3.1b

, SL.3.1c

, SL.3.1d

...

Reading Log for Homework | Annotating Texts| INTERACTIVE BOOKMARKS | EDITABLE

Created by

Clutter-Free Classroom

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

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Homework, Printables, Literature Circles

Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Theme

Created by

Kelly Benefield

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

Subjects:

Back to School, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages, 1st 2nd 3rd Fiction & Nonfiction

Created by

Jessica Tobin - Elementary Nest

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,

Subjects:

Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Room on the Broom Halloween Read Aloud Book Companion Sequencing Activities

Created by

Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

The activities in this Room on the Broom book companion provide opportunities for K-2 students to think critically and creatively. It is jam-packed with over 21 engaging activities, including retelling, sequencing, cause and effect, dramatic play, creative writing, and language arts skills. This unit is available in both print and digital versions. CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW for more details about the product.Save 30% when you purchase this product as part of myHalloween Math and Language Arts B

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.7

...

Also included in: Halloween Math Activities and Games + Halloween Language Arts Activities

Classroom Library Labels EDITABLE

Created by

Create-Abilities

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

Subjects:

Printables, Literature Circles

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Also included in: The Ultimate Classroom Organization System

Hidden Figures Nonfiction Book Study - Book Companion - Nonfiction Reading Unit

Created by

Mentoring in the Middle

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Nonfiction reading unit - Informational texts - Narrative nonfiction books

Reading Discussion Cards - Starters - Fiction & Nonfiction

Created by

Teach Create Motivate

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

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Halloween, Reading

Also included in: Literacy Stations Bundle: Reading Notebook, Graphic Organizers, Writing Prompts

The Witches by Roald Dahl Novel Study

Created by

Third and Goal

Looking for The Witches novel activities? Look no further! This resource is DIGITAL AND PRINT! The students will respond to the book by answering comprehension questions and completing various reading response activities. This DIGITAL resource includes various types of worksheets with text boxes ready for your students to use. The worksheets are perfect for virtual learning, small groups, RTI, homework, centers, or whole group instruction for grades 3-5. The combination of technology, rigorous r

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Miss M's Reading Resources

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

...

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Craft Read Aloud + Activities

Created by

Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of bravery.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the October Interactive Read Aloud Bundle! Get this and other

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.1

Kathryn Garcia - Made For Library Learning

, RL.K.4

, RL.K.7

...

Also included in: Halloween Activities October Interactive Read Alouds BUNDLE Fall Read Aloud

Big Pumpkin Halloween Book Companion Reader's Theater, Story Element Activities

Created by

Add this perfect kindergarten, first and second grade library lesson to your Halloween reading activities for Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman. Resource includes puppet retelling, reader's theater, sequencing, and more while providing a differentiated review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join in repeating the

Subjects:

Halloween, Library Skills, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.K.1

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing

, RL.K.10

, RL.1.2

...

Also included in: Read Aloud Book Activities - Folktales, Fables, Seasonal #1 - Story Elements

I am Malala Nonfiction Book Study Guide BUNDLE - Young Reader's Edition

Created by

Mentoring in the Middle

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

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Innovative Teaching Ideas

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.3

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.6

...

Information Report Unit | Informational Writing | Informative Text | Digital PDF

Created by

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.2

, W.4.2

, W.5.2

, W.5.2a

, W.5.2b

...

Also included in: Year Long Writing Bundle | All Text Structures | Fiction & Nonfiction 1140 Pages

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Novel Study Reading Unit | 6th 7th 8th

Created by

Martina Cahill - The Hungry Teacher

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.4

...

Also included in: Middle School Novel Study Reading Units Growing Bundle Activities | 7th 8th

First Grade Text Features: Nonfiction Notebook

Created by

Mrs Wheeler

Help your students explore the features of nonfiction with this 41-page set. This meets the Common Core Standard: Information Text {Craft and Structure} which states "Know and use various text features to locate key features and information in a text." This pack contains 18 non-fiction text features definition posters WITH example pictures. It also contains 15 printables and a cover page so students can create their own nonfiction notebooks with examples they find in text. This can be an ong

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Projects, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.1.5

Also included in: First Grade Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Bundle

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Novel Study Activities Comprehension Questions

Created by

Mentoring in the Middle

Your students will be inspired as they read about William Kamkwamba's persistence in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition.) This COMPLETE STUDY UNIT incorporates NONFICTION READING PROMPTS, VOCABULARY, GEOGRAPHY, AND TEXT ANALYSIS.✏️ Turn this book into a reading unit that blends with Science, Social Studies, and Geography. The nonfiction reading responses provide background knowledge for you and your students about Malawi, climate, and windmills.✅ Included for teachers:30-pa

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Miss M's Reading Resources

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.3

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.6

...

Also included in: Nonfiction reading unit - Informational texts - Narrative nonfiction books

Halloween Activities October Interactive Read Alouds BUNDLE Fall Read Aloud

Created by

Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the books Room on the Broom, Creepy Carrots, Creepy Crayon!, The Hallow-Weiner, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Stumpkin, Gustavo the Shy Ghost, and Bonaparte Falls Apart. Students will love the read alouds and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around each book's unique theme.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Alou

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.1