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36 Main Idea & Details ELA Reading Skills Practice Worksheets
Give your students the skills they need to find/tackle any main idea or supporting detail question with these 36 ELA reading drills! Each worksheet includes tips that reinforce effective reading strategies, and can be used to drive home the fundamentals or prep for test day! Bundle this item & save: Core ELA Value Bundle | READING! Grade 3 | READING! Grade 4 & 5THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: 36 ELA comprehension drills (24 informational texts / 12 fiction passages) 135+ simulat
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3rd - 5th
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Finding The Theme & Details: ELA Practice Worksheet / Exit Ticket
This is a quick reading exercise that can be used as guided or independent practice after teaching students the concept of a story’s theme, lesson, or central message. You can also assign as homework or use as an exit ticket to assess which students mastered the concept.This handout has 1 short story, adapted from Aesop's Fables, with 4-5 assessment questions including a detail/character-related question. ♥♥ PLEASE NOTE: This worksheet can be found within a comprehensive value pack on main idea
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3rd - 5th
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Reading Enrichment Activities 3rd 4th 5th Early Finishers & Gifted and Talented
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended reading and language arts enrichment activities for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost creative writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking skills and more!All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles or word searches.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students.
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3rd - 5th
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Reading and Math Enrichment Activities for Early Finishers & Gifted Students K-5
This bundle of 350 open-ended reading and math enrichment activities for your gifted and talented students or fast finishers will boost creative writing, reading comprehension, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving. All enrichment activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. With lots to choose from, these fun challenges will help your advanced students challenge their thinking skills, boost creativity, prevent boredom, and spark curiosity.These make great independent pr
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1st - 4th
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STEM Project Cardboard Arcade | Caine's Arcade Challenge
Newly updated, now includes digital and printable versions! This STEM project gives students the opportunity to create an arcade out of cardboard! It is a highly engaging activity that will take your students through the Engineering Design Process! It also incorporates optional math concepts such as computation, determining area/perimeter, and identifying/creating polygons. It is simple to use just print and the students can begin building using recycled materials. Be ready for your student
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenges Bundle
Cardboard STEM Mini Golf Course Challenge | Putt Putt Project
Make teaching fun with this engaging, hands-on STEM challenge. This design a putt-putt golf course engineering project, will have your students excited to come to school! Upper elementary students will use a print and go engineering notebook to research, plan, build, and share their mini golf course holes. This design challenge has a quick and easy setup because your students will create it with cardboard and recyclable materials. It is the perfect activity for special days, end of the schoo
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
BUNDLE No-Prep STEM Escape Rooms - 3rd 4th 5th grade Science ⭐ Distance Learning
This BUNDLE of No-Prep escapes is the perfect, fun activity for three separate science subjects! It includes the Solar System Escape, the Phases of Matter Escape, and the Plant Life Basics Escape! The STEM activity content is suitable for use in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade, and REQUIRES multiplication & division facts 1-10. It can be completed individually or in groups, so it can also be used as a team-building science activity. Students love using technology to solve the engaging activities and
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3rd - 5th
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BUNDLE NO-PREP Team Building Escape Room - Classroom Community - Back to School
TpT Store Top Seller!!!This NO PREP BUNDLE contains 3 unique and fun escapes for classroom synergy! Each escape in this bundle is perfect for anytime of the year as a fun team-building activity. Students love working together to solve these puzzles and successfully use technology to complete the entire escape.What are people saying about these products??Stacy R: "I downloaded this activity last night and used it the next day! No prep!! The 6th graders had a great time doing this escape room. Tha
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3rd - 6th
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Math Enrichment Activities for 2nd & 3rd Grade Early Finishers & Gifted Students
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended math enrichment challenges for 2nd or 3rd grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost problem solving, spatial reasoning, sequencing skills, and more! All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students. Or, they could be used as part of small group activities.The c
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2nd - 3rd
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Story Structure: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 3 (RL.3.5)
Students will refer to parts of stories and a poem when answering questions about a fictional text, and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections (RL.3.5). This includes identifying which sections of a text contain specific story elements (i.e. setting, characters, problem, solution), and describing the impact certain parts of a story (i.e. dialogue, paragraphs) have on the plot. These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson and reference notes at the top to serve
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3rd
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Unit
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst is a classic. We all have bad days, and you can use this EASY TO USE and MEANINGFUL activities highlight the book's themes.HOW TEACHER USE THE ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD DAY UNIT:This bundle includes a variety of comprehension focused activities to make reading the book meaningful. Teachers can choose the skills that best mesh with their standards and student needs. I suggest using the material
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2nd - 4th
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Point of View in Stories (RL.3.6): ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets GRADE 3
Students will identify the point of view (POV) from which a story or poem is told (i.e. first person, third person). Readers will also distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of characters in a story. Last, students will determine the perspective of a narrator/author. That is, what he or she thinks about a topic. These ELA reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson and notes at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a fictional reading passage (or p
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3rd
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⭐ NO PREP ⭐ Growth Mindset Escape Room ⭐ Breakout Game
This growth mindset activity is the perfect way to teach students about the benefits of growth mindset and prepare them with determination to succeed. Students love working together to solve puzzles to escape a fixed mindset.The escape room is digitally controlled and is perfect for laptops, desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets of all brands and operating systems! No add-ons, extensions, or extra preparation is required: only the internet browser included on your device. This escape room in
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3rd - 8th
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Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco Literacy Activities Mentor Text Book Study
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco is perfect choice to tie in with your weather unit. This time saving unit will keep your kids focused as you work on reading skills like characterization and summarizing in PRINT or with GOOGLE SLIDES TM. HOW TO USE THIS THUNDER CAKE UNIT:This bundle is perfect for small group instruction or as a mentor text with it's rich vocabulary and description. This resource is set up in a before/during/after format in digital using GOOGLE SLIDES TM and PDF Printables. It n
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Patricia Polacco Author Study 13 Book Companions Chicken Sunday and More
STEM Emergency Sub Plans | 5 Day STEAM Sub Plans Using Just Paper
Do you struggle leaving engaging lessons for your STEM class when you have a substitute teacher? This set of 5 day emergency plans that only uses paper is your answer! Print and go plans for elementary students will make taking a day so much easier. This resource has 5 different design challenges that need only paper to complete. Each child will have their own engineering packet that will walk them through the design process. Plus, you will receive step-by-step teacher directions and templa
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: STEM Emergency Sub Plans Bundle: 5-Day STEAM Sub Plans for Elementary
Music Games Bundle - activities for the music classroom
This bundle includes: Music Escape Room 1Music Escape Room 2Music Jeopardy*SIGN UP AS A FOLLOWER OF “OFF THE PAGE” AND GET NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY SALES FROM OUR STORE AS WELL AS ALERTS OF NEW PRODUCTS. Check out all the products from our store Off the Page.MATHAdding and Subtracting DecimalsAdding and Subtracting FractionsAngles and TrianglesComparing and Ordering FractionsConverting Fractions, Decimals, and PercentDaily Math DrillsDigital Math Drills: Set 1Digital Math Drills: Set 2Digital Math D
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1st - 5th
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Activities for Comprehension and Writing
These activities for The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant are easy to use and engaging for students. This comprehension focused book companion is perfect for the middle grades and includes before, during, and after activities in both PDF and Digital for Google Slides TM. HOW TO USE THE RELATIVES CAME READING ACTIVITIES:The Relatives Came bundle works well for mentor text lessons, book clubs, for guided reading, or for partner work. You can project the color version for modeling and use the print
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2nd - 3rd
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox Activities
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox is a wonderful story of helping others. This unit is perfect for a second to third grade classroom any time of year. This unit includes before/during/after activities in PDF and Google Slides TM.HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS WILFRED GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE UNIT?Teachers can use the unit as a mentor text, in guided reading groups, for paired reading or in centers. Students can work on the activities with paper/pencil, on electronic one-to-one devices and
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2nd - 3rd
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Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets (5 Pack!)
These Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets are great for practicing this difficult third grade standard! These Area and Perimeter Worksheets include side lengths of numbers 1-12 to align with multiplication facts. All shapes are rectilinear.Check out what other great teachers have said about these Area and Perimeter Worksheets below!Check out more Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets at the Play Learn Blossom store. Play Learn Blossom StoreArea of Irregular Shapes Diffe
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Area and Perimeter Worksheets Bundle- Rectangles and Irregular Shapes
I Wanna Iguana Activities in Digital AND PDF for Persuasive Writing and Reading
I Wanna Iguana by Karen Orloff is a great choice as a mentor text for persuasive writing. This comprehensive unit will help your students get plenty of reading practice as close reading routines are implemented AND provide great examples for writing a persuasive letter. HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE I WANNA IGUANA UNIT FOR READING AND WRITING:The unit is organized in a BEFORE/DURING/AFTER format for consistent skill modeling and practice. As you use the book for reading, you can use text examples as
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2nd - 4th
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Inference With Pictures
Making Inferences with Pictures!
Making inferences means reading between the lines! Learn to spot contextual clues in stories by making inferences with pictures. This is a great beginner's activity for building reading comprehension skills.
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*Teacher Instructions
*50 High quality images
*Response Recording Sheets
*Blank Recording Sheets (Differentiated)
*Anchor Posters (Schema and Inference)
Materials needed: LCD projector to project photos.
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K - 6th, Adult Education
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Amos and Boris by William Steig Reading Activities in Digital and PDF
Amos and Boris by William Steig is a great choice any time of year. Kids love and need stories of friendship. This unit includes before/during/after activities for the book as well as an extension option for writing using the book as a mentor text. You get both PDF and digital for Google Slides TM, so you're ready to go no matter the setting.MORE ABOUT THE AMOS AND BORIS UNIT:The activities work well for guided reading, as mentor text lessons, with paired reading experiences, or for book clubs.
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: William Steig Author Study Bundle in Digital and PDF
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco Activities Spring Book Study Mentor Text
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco is a great choice for spring or any time of year, really. This comprehension focused bundle will save you TIME and provide your kids with meaningful learning for a great book! HOW IS THIS CHICKEN SUNDAY UNIT ORGANIZED?The unit is organized in a before/during/after format and is Common Core aligned. It includes a full color digital option using Google Slides TM and black and white PDF for printing. WHAT SKILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CHICKEN SUNDAY UNIT?Prereading
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Spring Book Unit Bundle
FLIPBOOKS Set : Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss - Author Study and Research
Theodor Geisel, also know under his pen name "Dr. Seuss" was the beloved author who created such works as The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, and Oh! The Places you'll go!INCLUDED:*3 PDF FILES - 3 Flipbooks* Varieties to fit different levels* Clean layout and fonts<< TYPE 1 >>* for older or more advanced students* for projects with more research* side cascading stylePAGES:1. BIRTH - When and where was the author born? Where did he grow up? When did he die?2. FAMILY - W
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: MEGA DEAL BUNDLE : 21 Awesome Authors Study and Research Flipbooks
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