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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa short stories resources for Easel Assessments
Short Story The Monkey's Paw Analysis and Reading Comprehension Questions
Your students will love this delightfully creepy short story. It's perfect for practicing reading comprehension, literary analysis, foreshadowing, point of view, and irony with your middle school and high school students. And... by the end of the unit, students will have written a literary analysis response.Here's what teachers are saying about this unit: "An AWESOME unit. This resource is put together really well and was really easy to use.""MY KIDS LOVED THIS!!!!! We have been having so muc
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6th - 10th
Context Clues Worksheets: Christmas and Hanukkah in Print and Digital
Context Clues Worksheets: Your students will read ten sentences related to December holidays. To answer the question, they will need to use context clues to decipher the meaning of a word.I created this because I have found that not only my ELL's, but the vast majority of students at my school struggle with this type of question on multiple-choice tests. As a result, I created a series of holiday worksheets that would allow students to practice using context clues in an engaging way at multiple
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: December Holidays Bundle of Worksheets in Print and Digital with Easel
The 3 Branches of Government Unit for Local, State and Federal Government
Spark your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students’ interest in government with this cross-curricular, high interest government teaching unit. Your students will dive in with a three page story called, “Jenny and the Government Fairy”. They then explore local, state and federal government through simple to use mini lessons, and lots of fun activities. This teaching unit is perfect for the BUSY teacher!This unit is created to be simple to use for teachers and studentsMakes planning a breeze...just print
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Government In America BUNDLE
The Lottery Short Story Analysis, Writing and Textual Evidence Dystopian Lit
Your middle school students will be captivated by this chilling short story! Students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and foreshadowing. This creepy, unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students. Reasons to love this unit:print and digital versions (Google Slides and PowerPoint)super creepy story is sure to engage your students!includes lesson plans and teacher checklist – makes an ideal sub plan provides literary analysis practice: students will analy
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6th - 10th
Christmas Around the World Activities - Digital or Print December Lesson Plans
These digital Christmas Around the World activities are easy to use in December as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Le
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1st - 2nd
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Native American Folktale: "How Bear Lost His Tail" Reading Comprehension
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more! This resource has been carefully crafted for cultural sensitivity. The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's th
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
Christmas Making Inferences Bingo Game
Are your students convinced of their right answers without using all available text evidence? This game uses 3 clues to prompt students to make inferences about a Christmas or winter word or character. During the game, the teacher reads the clues aloud, pausing between each clue to allow thinking time. I deliberately created riddles that could have more than one answer...until the third and last clue is read. Students make a final inference and cover the answer if it is on their bingo cards. 24
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Reading and Language Arts Bingo Games Mega Bundle
"Paul Bunyan" NO-PREP Reading Comprehension ELA Resource
Over 90 NO-PREP resource pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more!The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's theme, sequencing, reading comprehension, character ana
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
"Rikki-tikki-tavi" Test and Reading Questions - Printable & Digital
Prep for your "Rikki-tikki-tavi" story unit in minutes with these printable and digital questions and story test! With these skill-based activities, you'll be able to check comprehension during reading, assess student understanding after reading, and spark great discussions anytime during your lesson.(If you find this resource helpful, you won't want to miss the rest of my complete Rikki-tikki-tavi Short Story Bundle!)There are 24 deep-thinking questions covering the following reading skills:Plo
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
Fairy Tale: "Jack and the Beanstalk" (Google Slides, TpT Digital, PDF)
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more!The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's theme, sequencing, reading comprehension, character analysis, and more.
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
Elements of a Story Graphic Organizer & Passages - PDF & Digital
Quickly teach or review elements of a story with this handy graphic organizer and short story reading passages! This no-prep resource makes it simple for students to practice reading for plot, setting, character, conflict, and theme. All five elements are packed into one versatile plot diagram, and each reading passage focuses on one element for deeper comprehension!(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!) This resource includes the following digital versions:Google
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village
In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The
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8th - 12th
Aesop's Fable: "The Tortoise and the Hare" Reading Comprehension Resource
Over 90 pages, including author's theme, reader's theater, printable mini-book, 20+ vocabulary and comprehension activities, texts at multiple reading levels, word wall cards, and more. Everything you need is available in one set. This resource is Google Classroom compatible, includes Power Point slides, is available in EASEL, and includes an EASEL assessment.Activities include vocabulary practice, context clues, story elements, character web, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect, autho
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
Christmas Contractions Worksheets and Activities Easy Prep and Bonus Page
UPDATED to improve print quality! This Christmas Contractions packet is full of fun practice in a cute Christmas theme. Easy Prep! This is a fabulous way to help students gain appreciation for the holidays and to make fun learning memories. You'll find such a variety with coloring, cut and paste, matching, and more! Includes Contraction Puzzles for literacy center/cooperative work, a fun Christmas Contraction Race Game, BONUS PAGE and more! I have included a Teacher's Quick-Look Guide to make on
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Christmas Reading Skills Bundle EASY PREP
Plot Diagram PowerPoint - Understanding Story Elements with Easel Assessment
Introduce short story elements with this Plot Diagram PowerPoint and learn the history behind it. Includes a self-grading Easel Assessment. Aristotle's model, Freytag's Pyramid, and today's visual line graph. Explains what a plot diagram is and how it depicts story elements of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Many visual graphics and includes two examples of plot map diagrams from popular stories that most students have read. Uses the stories of the Grinch and L
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4th - 7th
Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage
Introduce your students to a Christmastime tradition with this Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage! This concise resource is tailored for 6th-10th grade students, providing insights into the history of the Epiphany as it is celebrated in Latin America and Spain.Dive into the rich traditions of this holiday through a one-page informational text, available in vibrant full color or practical black-and-white. Engage your students with a detailed exploration of Día de los Reyes Magos, correcting m
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Hispanic Holidays 1-Page Reading Passages (BUNDLE)
Author's Purpose Worksheets for December Holidays in Print and Digital Easel
This is an educational worksheet students can complete in December. Students read five passages related to December holidays. They must determine whether the author's purpose is to persuade, inform, entertain, explain, or describe. This worksheet uses the more advanced PIE'ED version of author's purpose. Students are also asked to analyze WHAT the author is trying to explain, persuade, etc.********This resource is available in three formats:Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute th
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: December Holidays Bundle of Worksheets in Print and Digital with Easel
Native American Story: How Coyote Stole Fire (Print and Digital)
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more! This resource has been carefully crafted for cultural sensitivity. The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's th
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Test Easel Activity and Assessment Print and Digital
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Multiple Choice Test. Quick quiz or final assessment. Ten multiple choice questions on the short story to check comprehension, making inferences, and some story elements. Short and simple to grade. Includes constructed response (short answer or essay) questions if you wish to have your students write using evidence from the text to support their answer. Answer key included. Excellent story about going back to school in 7th grade. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
Fairy Tale: Cinderella (Google Slides, TpT Digital, PDF)
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more!The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's theme, sequencing, reading comprehension, character analysis, and more.
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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6th - 8th
Native American Story: "Coyote Spills the Stars" (Print and Digital)
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more! This resource has been carefully crafted for cultural sensitivity. The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's th
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
Aesop's Fable: "The Bundle of Sticks" (Google Slides, TpT Digital, PDF)
Over 90 pages, including reader's theater, 20+ activities, mini-book, comparing text to media, text at multiple levels, and more!The set includes several story presentation options, including a "print and go" version, a mini-book version, and Google slides. More than 20 activities are included (most are also digital) to meet a variety of levels from mid-1st grade to 4th grade. Activities include cause and effect, author's theme, sequencing, reading comprehension, character analysis, and more.
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Essentials Bundle
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