3rd grade Halloween english language arts resources for Easel Assessments

ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

These 32 context clues task cards are incredibly helpful in teaching students how to decipher meaning from short passages. A context clues anchor chart is also included! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysAnchor ChartDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recordi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

L.3.4

, L.3.4a

, L.4.4

, L.4.4a

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Character Traits Task Cards - Making Inferences - Plus Digital Version w/ Audio!

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

These 32 Character Traits task cards are the perfect practice opportunity for students who are working on inferencing and character analysis in a text. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google Slides - with Audio SupportEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedAudio Support!Great for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVI

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Sequence of Events Task Cards - Sequencing Stories with Pictures Text Structure

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ELA Test Prep, Reading, Reading Strategies

Here are 32 sequencing cards to help your students master this important reading strategy. Each card features a paragraph (with signal words) and a sequencing question about the order of events. Each paragraph is used on two consecutive cards to encourage careful reading.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysSequencing PosterDIGITAL:2 Google Slides VersionsEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Informational Nonfiction TEXT FEATURES Worksheet Posters Anchor Chart Assessment

Created by

Fishyrobb

Being able to use text features is essential for understanding informational text. This set of posters, worksheets, and assessment helps students identify, understand, and use text features they encounter when reading nonfiction passages.WHAT YOU WILL GET➡️ Text Features Posters/Anchor ChartsThe posters include a definition along with an illustrated example. I created them as a visual support for my own class. They hang in my room all year where students refer to them often. Includes the followi

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Posters, Centers

CCSS:

RI.1.5

, RI.2.5

, RI.3.5

Also included in: Third Grade Math & Reading YEAR LONG BUNDLE 1500+ Pages

Drawing Conclusions Task Cards for Making Inferences with Digital Google & Easel

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ELA Test Prep, Reading, Reading Strategies

These 32 short story drawing conclusions task cards are a great way to practice inferencing, which can be one of the trickier reading strategies. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:2 Google Slides Versions (Multiple Choice & Short Answer)Easel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Author's Purpose Task Cards using PIE - Print and Digital with Easel | Audio

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ELA Test Prep, Reading, Reading Strategies

Author's purpose is a critical reading skill, and these authors purpose task cards are here to help with your lessons!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a mon

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Reading Strategies

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Fact and Opinion Activities Sort 2nd 3rd Grade Fun Reading Centers Comprehension

Created by

Fishyrobb

Are you looking for a fun, highly engaging, and EFFECTIVE way to teach fact and opinion? This set of activities will teach your students how to distinguish between fact and opinion by becoming observant text detectives. You can even use it as the basis for a room transformation!This resource includes:Fact Detectives Reading CentersFact vs Opinion SortAssessmentDigital ActivitiesSOLVE THE CRIME FACT DETECTIVESThis activity is super engaging for students! They will read each storyline along with t

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Centers

CCSS:

W.2.1

Also included in: Fact and Opinion Activities BUNDLE Text Detective Reading Comprehension

Point of View Task Cards - Beginner Set 1 Print & Digital Google Apps & Easel!

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ELA Test Prep, Literature, Reading Strategies

Use these 32 short passage cards to help your student identify first and third person point of view (POV).WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print5 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonGreat for 3rd or 4th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!This bundle includes these resources:Main Idea

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Task Cards

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Reading Genre Task Cards - Print & Google Apps & Self-Checking Easel - ELA

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Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies

These 32 multiple-choice reading genres task cards have students determine which of 8 literary genres a passage is.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!This bundle includes these resourc

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

13 Colonies Activities & Unit: Passages Worksheets Maps Colonial Times Project

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Informational Text, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Take a step back to Colonial America with these fun 13 Colonies activities. Students will enjoy learning about life in 13 Colonies with this COMPLETE unit that includes three different levels of reading passages, organizers, map activities, unit test, a flipbook, vocabulary posters, and so much more! The passages focus on each region related to people, natural resources, climate, daily life, crops, houses, schooling, and economy. There are reading passages and activities for three different reg

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

...

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Social Studies Bundle Curriculum Full Year American History Units

Apostrophes Unit: Worksheets for Contractions and Possessive Nouns

Created by

Terrific Times in Third

Using apostrophes in contractions and possessive nouns can be tricky for students, but this resource can help! This resource has everything you need to provide your students with a variety of fun and engaging practice. These worksheets work well as morning work, homework, independent centers, for early finishers, or anything else you want. There are even 2 posters to help you teach this concept. The best part is that there is no prep - just print and start learning!What's Included:* Apostrophes

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.2.2c

, L.3.2d

Also included in: Grammar Bundle - No-Prep Worksheets and Posters

Nonfiction Text Features: Task Cards in Printable and Digital Formats

Created by

Deb Hanson

This set of task cards focuses on nonfiction text features. It includes 24 task cards and 1 game recording sheet. Some of the text features include: heading, subheading, diagram, caption, glossary, index, table of contents, map, timeline, text box, cutaway, bold words, italicized words, photograph, and illustration. ********This resource is available in three formats:Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute paper task cards and recording sheets. Easel Activity- With this paperless fo

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.2.5

, RI.3.5

Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features BUNDLE: Worksheets, Posters, Activities

Types of Clouds Activities Worksheets Reading Passages Weather Flip Book Spring

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Earth Sciences, Reading, Science

Make learning all about clouds fun with these hands-on activities. This unit has passages and activities to learn about cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and cumulonimbus clouds. Updated with reading passages with three different levels of difficulty.This unit includes reading passages and activities:Cumulus StratusCirrusCumulonimbusWeather Bulletin Board KitVocabulary posters can be printed in black and white or in color. These are great for introducing the unit or displaying an attractive bulletin boa

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

Also included in: Spring Activities Bundle Life Cycle of a Butterfly Frog Plant Clouds Worksheet

HOMONYMS Multiple Meaning Words Context Clues Activities ELA Reading Task Cards

Created by

Fishyrobb

Do your students struggle to understand multiple meaning words or homonyms? One of the best strategies they can learn is how to use context clues to understand word meaning. That skill is the focus of these homonyms task cards.Includes:24 Task CardsRecording SheetAnswer KeyDigital Task CardsDigital AssessmentEach task card has a sentence containing a homonym or homograph. Students must use sentence-level context to determine the meaning of that underlined word and choose the correct definition.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.2.4a

Also included in: ELA Task Cards Assessment Language Arts Grammar 2nd 3rd Grade Reading Activities

Verb Tenses Unit: Worksheets for Past, Present, and Future

Created by

Terrific Times in Third

Are you getting ready to teach your students about past, present, and future tense verbs? This unit has everything you need for your students to master regular and irregular tense verbs! Your students are sure to be engaged with the variety of practice included. These worksheets are perfect for literacy centers, independent/group work, assessment, homework, or anything else you want! With the variety of worksheets included, you can easily provide differentiation for your students. There is even

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

L.2.1d

, L.3.1d

, L.3.1e

, L.3.6

Also included in: Grammar Bundle - No-Prep Worksheets and Posters

Animals Habitats and Ecosystems Project Polar Rainforest 2nd 3rd Grade Science

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Environment, Informational Text, Science

This BEST SELLING animal habitats unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & engaging activities to reinforce learning. Have students read the passages and answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. This fun NO-prep pack is a huge timesaver! Habitats Included:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The ArcticMounta

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

, RI.3.2

, RI.4.1

...

NGSS:

3-LS4-3

, 2-LS4-1

, 3-LS4-2

, 3-LS4-4

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Science Curriculum Bundle Full Year Ecosystems Animals Habitats

American Civil War Reading Passages Worksheets Unit Causes Battles Maps Timeline

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Informational Text, Reading, U.S. History

Make history come to life in your classroom with our Civil War Activities Complete Unit! Immerse your students into the American Civil War with this comprehensive collection of interactive activities, leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, and vocabulary posters. Step back in time as you teach your students about the events and people that were part of this crucial moment in history.Go Digital--A Digital Version of This Unit is Now Available:A DIGITAL version of this unit for Google

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.7

, RI.4.10

...

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Social Studies Bundle Curriculum Full Year American History Units

American Revolutionary War Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Complete Unit

Created by

Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Making teaching about the American Revolutionary War fun with these engaging and hands-on American Revolutionary War activities! This resource highlights the causes, main events, important people, and results of the Revolutionary War all in one!**Newly Updated with Three Different Levels of Reading Passages**Students will learn about the American Revolutionary War. This unit includes lots of hands-on activities for students related to the causes, events, battles, influential people, and major re

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

, RI.3.8

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

...

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Social Studies Bundle Curriculum Full Year American History Units

Force and Motion Reading Passages Worksheets Activities 3rd 4th Grades Science

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General Science, Informational Text, Science

Force and Motion is an engaging, fun-filled unit that lets students explore the fascinating world of physics! This unit covers topics such as friction, gravity, mass, magnetism, electromagnetism, and Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students will explore the science behind forces and motions through reading passages, comprehension activities, and vocabulary. Students will learn about Sir Isaac Newton, the mastermind behind the Laws of Motion, and Elijah McCoy, who invented the first automatic lubricato

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

NGSS:

3-PS2-3

, 5-PS2-1

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Science Curriculum Bundle Full Year Ecosystems Animals Habitats

Subject Verb Agreement Task Cards | Print & Digital | Parts of Speech

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EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Grammar

Your students will love these 32 subject verb agreement task cards! Use these 32 multiple choice task cards to help your students gain fluency with subject-verb agreement. On half the cards the students must select the correct verb and on the other half they must select the correct noun. Tricky words such as everyone, no one, and anyone are included, as well as a few irregular verbs. These task cards are perfect for test prep and will work well at literacy centers, at stations, for partner work,

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Ecosystems and Biomes Reading Passages Activities Photosynthesis Food Chains Web

Created by

Environment, Informational Text, Science

Make teaching about ecosystems and biomes fun with this complete unit! With this BEST SELLER, your students will learn all about the different types of ecosystems, biomes, food chains, photosynthesis, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and how they interact with each other. This engaging unit includes information about different types of ecosystems and biomes, as well as hands-on activities that bring the topics to life. Help your students understand ecosystems and biomes in a meaningful wa

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

, RI.3.2

, RI.4.1

...

NGSS:

5-LS2-1

, 3-LS2-1

, 2-LS4-1

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Science Curriculum Bundle Full Year Ecosystems Animals Habitats

Possessive Nouns Task Cards | Singular & Plural | Print & Digital | Anchor Chart

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar

Your students will love these 32 possessive nouns task cards!Here are 32 task cards to help your students learn to properly punctuate and identify singular and plural possessive nouns. Each card requires students to both write the possessive noun correctly (by adding the apostrophe), and to tell whether the word is singular or plural. Several of these cards are quite challenging. Tricky words have been used such as princesses' and wolves'. Further, for some cards students must look for clues in

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

L.3.2d

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Westward Expansion Fun Activities Reading Passages Flip Book Maps Lewis & Clark

Created by

Informational Text, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Visit the Wild West with these Westward Expansion with comprehension reading passages and activities about Lewis & Clark, Louisiana Purchase, Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Pony Express, and the Oregon Trail. With information about:Westward ExpansionLouisiana PurchaseErie CanalThe AlamoPony ExpressOregon TrailGold RushLewis and Clark ExpeditionImportant Inventions: Telegraph, Steam Locomotive, and SteamboatThis unit on the Westward includes reading passages, comprehension questions, character studie

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

, RI.3.2