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Free 3rd grade short stories resources for Easel
Making Inferences- A Short Mystery Story for Reading Comprehension
Help students make inferences, find text clues, and use background knowledge to solve this fun and engaging short mystery story! Tommy Truman is a 4th grader who has a knack for discovering the truth. A young magician with a card trick has the local kids losing their allowances! Is it really magic as he claims? Have your students join Tommy's journey as he helps his fellow classmate solve a mystery! This product works well with our Making Inferences Mini-Lesson (designed for interactive notebook
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Making Inferences BUNDLE-A Mini-Lesson and 5 Short Mystery Stories
Paul Bunyan - Tall Tale Activities on Hyperbole | Distance Learning
Paul Bunyan, and hyperbole go hand in hand. This free tall tale resource teaches your students about both. This lesson teaches your class about hyperbole through close reading of this classic folktale. The reading passage and activities are engaging and hands on. They will help your students learn more about figurative language. The lesson will also teach your students about Paul Bunyan. At the end of the lesson, students can create their own Paul Bunyan pop up book. This lesson is availa
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3rd - 5th
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Free Roll a Story Writing Prompt
Do you have reluctant writers who say, 'I don't know what to write about!"?Grab this FREE and easy activity for creative story writing. This narrative writing activity is perfect for writing centers.You can print and laminate the color version and you've got a literacy center, writing center, morning work, or early finisher task - whatever you like!There is also a black and white option or you could share the prompt on your interactive whiteboard.There are two writing pages as well, with dotted
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1st - 3rd
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Reading Comprehension "WH" Questions-1st Ed.(w/digital option) Distance Learning
FREE SAMPLE of my Reading Comprehension and "WH" Questions packet of 48 Monthly-themed stories, each with 5 basic comprehension questions. The stories are both fiction stories and nonfiction stories. The questions are the basic: "who, what, when, where, why" questions. NO PREP NEEDED! Just print and go!Answer Key is included!You can purchase each month separately (links are down below) or you can save some money by buying the bundle. Look at the bundle here:1st Edition - Reading Comprehens
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1st - 3rd
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4th Grade Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions FREEBIE
This is a sample of my 4th grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.There are 3 sets of Fluency Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: Fourth Grade Fluency Passages with Online Timer (Google Slides) Digital LearningCheck out all my other fluency passages for grades K-6:Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions
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3rd - 5th
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FREE Stellaluna Activities Summarizing Graphic Organizer WH Questions 2nd 3rd Gr
Stellaluna is such a fun book to use alongside a Halloween or bat unit. You will download a FREE packet for your 1st and 2nd grade students to practice reading comprehension summarizing skills by answering -wh questions using the graphic organizer worksheet. You also receive two coloring pages and one writing paper. $$$ Click HERE to purchase this packet as part of a money-saving bundle.➥ Click HERE to go back to my storefront and browse the categories on the left.▶︎ DIGITAL COMPATIBLE RESOURCE:
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1st - 3rd
Describing Characters and Setting-Short Fantasy Story for Reading Comprehension
Help students describe a character using the author's written descriptions as well as the author's strategy "show not tell." Students will use character traits such as words, thoughts, actions, interactions with others, etc. and the setting to draw conclusions in the fantasy world of Garlok the Terrible. Story Synopsis: Garlok fancies himself the terror of the countryside, but what's a magnificent dragon to do when he finds himself all alone in his mountain fortress?This product is a PDF file wh
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3rd - 5th
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2nd Grade Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions FREEBIE
This is a sample of my 2nd grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.There are 3 sets of Fluency Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: Second Grade Fluency Passages with Online Timer (Google Slides) Digital LearningCheck out all my other fluency passages for grades K-6:Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions
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1st - 3rd
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Reading Comprehension & "WH" Questions (w/ digital option) Distance Learning
FREE SAMPLE of my Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions ("WH" questions) 2nd Edition packet of 120 monthly-themed stories, each with 5 basic "WH" comprehension questions. Each month includes 10 stories (5 fiction and 5 nonfiction). The questions are the basic: "who, what, when, where, why" questions. Answer keys are included. NO PREP NEEDED! Just print and go!You can purchase each month separately (links are down below) or you can save some money by buying the bundle. Look at the b
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1st - 3rd
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3rd Grade Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions FREEBIE
This is a sample of my 3rd grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.There are 4 sets of Fluency Passages (Set A, Set B, Set C, and Set D), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: Third Grade Fluency Passages with Online Timer (Google Slides) Digital LearningCheck out all my other fluency passages for grades K-6:Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions
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2nd - 4th
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Third Grade Word Work with Digital Option - Free Sample
This is a free sample of my all-year Word Work packet for 3rd Graders. Spelling Patterns are introduced in Phonics Focused Short Stories and reinforced daily in different Reading and Writing Activities. These word work worksheets promote word recognition, vocabulary development and text comprehension, which makes them a great addition to your Third Grade Literacy Centers and Small Groups!Each week's activities focus on two to three spelling patterns, suffixes, or prefixes. There is a short story
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3rd
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Long Vowel Reading Comprehension & Word Work w/ Digital Option Distance Learning
FREE SAMPLE of my packet: 30 "long vowel word family" stories - each of the 30 reading comprehension stories comes with 3 differentiated versions for comprehension questions. This would also be great as a word work center/activity as each differentiated set of stories features a different word family. Each word family story also comes with 9 word family WORD CARDS. These are great to use when previewing or introducing the new words to the kids before they read the story. Or....you can print
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K - 3rd
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2nd Grade Word Work Activities (weekly) w/ Digital Option-FREE Distance Learning
This FREE SAMPLE gives you TWO WEEKS of word work activities (Mon-Thurs) practice. You can use these in so many ways: word work center, homework, morning work, early finishers work, classwork, etc. The full packet gives you 34 weeks worth of word work activities for second grade.Here's the link to the full product: Word Work - Weekly Activities for the Whole Year - 2nd Grade Each week, the students will be presented with a new word family or spelling rule: Mondays - kids will read a passage t
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1st - 3rd
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Third Cloze Reading Passages FREEBIE
This is a sample of my Third Grade Cloze Reading Passages.Directions: Read the words in the box above the passageRead the passageReread the passage and write one of the words from the box on each lineEach word can only be used ONCEReread the passage again to see if it makes senseCheck the Answer Key when finished There are 3 sets of Cloze Reading Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: 3rd Grade Cloze Reading Flu
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2nd - 4th
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FREEBIE Emergent Reader - Minecraft Themed
Do the students in your class talk about Minecraft non-stop? Then they will love coloring and putting together their own sight word book all about Minecraft! As a fan of the game myself, I knew exactly which characters to include.This Emergent Reader is used to help beginning readers build confidence and fluency through sight words. The text does not always follow a predictable pattern, but rather provides students the opportunity to practice sight word recognition. This book is perfect for shar
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PreK - 4th
Determining Theme for Reading Comprehension-A Short Story-Encouragement
Help your students deepen their reading comprehension by inferring theme using character actions and feelings. This short realistic fiction story will provide practice in finding the author's message and using evidence from the text to back up the inference.Story Synopsis: Emma's afraid to try out for the softball team because she thinks she's not good enough. Jessie has other ideas! Will her encouragement conquer Emma's fear? Interested in more theme-based stories? Click here to save 20% on the
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Determining Theme for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE-5 Short Stories
DAZE Practice Passages FREEBIE (2nd-4th)
I have created these passages to help students practice for the DAZE Dibels assessment.This is a sample of my 2nd to 4th grade passages.Each passage includes words in boxes. Students need to circle one of the words that makes the best sense in each sentence. There is an answer key for each passage.These passages have THREE answer choices.I also have Google Slides versions for digital learning of all these 2nd-4th grade passages. You can get them by clicking on the links below:Google Slides DAZE
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2nd - 4th
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FREEBIE Wright Brothers Close Reading Leveled Passages for HW Assessment & More}
In honor of Orville Wright's birthday on August 19th I am listing this as free. The Passage and Common Core activities that go with the passage come from the unit described below. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE AMERICAN INVENTORS BIOGRAPHIESThis passage is about the Wright Brothers. It is a sample of what you can find in the unit below. Visit my store for more freebies and for 100s more Common Core Aligned Text Evidence Passages for Close Reading.Click here to see 36 of the fall passages.This 272 P
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2nd - 4th
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Second Cloze Reading Passages FREEBIE
This is a sample of my Second Grade Cloze Reading Passages.Directions: Read the words in the box above the passageRead the passageReread the passage and write one of the words from the box on each lineEach word can only be used ONCEReread the passage again to see if it makes senseCheck the Answer Key when finished There are 3 sets of Cloze Reading Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: 2nd Grade Cloze Reading Fl
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1st - 3rd
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Fourth Cloze Reading Passages FREEBIE
This is a sample of my Fourth Grade Cloze Reading Passages.Directions: Read the words in the box above the passageRead the passageReread the passage and write one of the words from the box on each lineEach word can only be used ONCEReread the passage again to see if it makes senseCheck the Answer Key when finished There are 3 sets of Cloze Reading Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: 4th Grade Cloze Reading Fl
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3rd - 5th
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Short Fantasy Story in Spanish-3rd, 4th, 5th grade Reading Comprehension
Students explore character and setting in the fantasy world of Garlok the Terrible. Perfect for a Spanish immersion or dual language classroom! Garlok fancies himself the terror of the countryside, but what's a magnificent dragon to do when he finds himself all alone in his mountain fortress?Want more Garlok? Click here for the Garlok Characterization BUNDLE in Spanish and save 19% on each story!This product is a PDF file which includes: • Title Page• 3-page fantasy story in Spanish (974 words)•
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3rd - 5th
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DAZE Practice Passages FREEBIE (4th-6th)
I have created these passages to help students practice for the DAZE Dibels assessment.
This is a sample of my 4th to 6th grade passages.
Each passage includes words in boxes. Students need to circle one of the words that makes the best sense in each sentence. There is an answer key for each passage.
These passages have THREE answer choices.
Check out all my other DAZE practice passages for grades 1-6:
1st Grade to 6th Grade DAZE Practice Passages
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Reading | Comprehension Passage, Questions, and Word Search | Freebies
Get into the festive spirit with our Festive Christmas Reading pack created especially for young students. Immerse yourself in two heartwarming passages, each exploring a unique aspect of the season, from the enchantment of Santa's workshop to the global joy of Christmas traditions. Printed on standard 8.5" x 11" paper, this resource provides easy access for teachers and parents.Each passage is accompanied by five comprehension questions that encourage critical thinking and strengthen reading sk
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1st - 3rd
SPANISH-Reading Comprehension 2nd Edition (w/digital option) - Distance Learning
2 FREE reading comprehension stories and questions...each with 5 comprehension questions (who/what/when/where/why) - completely written in SPANISH:) Answer Keys included.Here is the FULL 2nd Edition: Spanish Reading Comprehension - 2nd EditionHere is the 1st Edition: Spanish - Reading Comprehension - 1st EditionThis would be great for kids learning how to read, ESL, ESOL, and ELD kids:)This product would be great to use for the following purposes:morning workhomeworkliteracy center workreading
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K - 3rd
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