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Writing-expository Common Core RI.2.8 resources
Book Reports BUNDLE to Use with ANY Book
56 Book Reports to use with ANY Book, both Fiction and Nonfiction! Using this book report BUNDLE in your classroom will benefit your students' reading comprehension skills:Looking for digital book reports for distance learning? Check out my Digital Book Reports Google Drive Edition.FICTION:Story elementsMaking connections to textQuestioning the textAuthor's purposeCompare & contrastProblem & solution / conflict & resolutionBeginning, Middle & EndSummaryCharacterizationSequencin
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1st - 4th
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Author's Point of View - Comparing Two Pieces of Text
This product is a great resource to help your students not only understand how to identify an author's point of view, but also how to respond to a writing prompt in which they need to compare two pieces of text. Two activities are included!!CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW ABOVE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL BE GETTING! ☺☺☺☺Activity # 1: Students will be asked to read two letters in which the author's will give their differing opinions on school uniforms. Your kids will then have to answer four questions co
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2nd - 4th
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Common Core Opinion Writing -Beginning to cite textual evidence
Opinion Writing unit: This common core opinion writing teaches kids to begin to cite an article when writing an opinion piece. There are 4 prompts and week long activities to go with each prompt. I use this with my second graders and advanced first graders, but it is probably best suited to second and third grade.
The unit includes:
Opinion text posters featuring parts of an opinion piece
Four opinion prompts:
Do you think that video games are good for kids?
Do you think kids should wear
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Mentor Texts for Expository Writing on Habitats | Close Reading Passages
We can make Informational Reading fun, a little challenging, and easy to implement by using Close Reading Articles. You can, because I have written these Habitat Close Reading Passages that are leveled (3 levels) to meet the needs of your students. It will save you research time and planning time. Each passage has leveled comprehension questions and an answer key.** Included in our Writing Program! CLICK HERE to see everything included. Hop to our Writing Curriculum to get over 190 Resources. Yo
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Bundle and Reading Passages Bundle
Reading Informational Text Resources
Reading for Information/Informational Writing/Monitoring for Meaning/Guided Reading
Teach your students to be Fact Finders! This pack of resources can be used with ANY informational text you might be working on. It includes resources that you can use while teaching whole group, small group (or guided reading), or while students are reading independently. You will also find resources for when your students are ready to write about what they learned. You will be amazed at the learning going o
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Winter Games Project Based Learning | Winter Olypmics Activities
How can students create a Winter Sport Game, Winter Olypmics 2022, using recyclables and classroom supplies? This is a hands on cross-curricular and full Project Based Learning Unit using Winter Games. This unit is fully DIGITAL and PRINTABLEThe Winter Olympics are a great buy in for your students and most are instantly interested in the topic. This unit includes a culminating event, an optional presentation at the end, which is great for practice on speaking and listening when students present
Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
Christmas Close Reading | Christmas Science
This is a mini unit all around Candy Canes! It includes Christmas Close Reading Articles, Christmas Informational Writing and a Christmas Science Lab all using Candy Canes. This is an easy-to-use unit that will give your students some Christmas cheer while following standards at the same time. All lessons are step-by-step guided and you can just print and go! This will save you hours of planning time.** Included in our Writing Program! CLICK HERE to see everything included. Hop to our Writing Cu
Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-2
Also included in:Â 12 Days of Christmas Projects and Christmas Activities and Christmas Crafts
Penguin Research Project
This document includes an introduction to penguins, penguin habitats, information with web links and research writing pages for the following penguins:
~adelie
~african
~chistrap
~emperor
~erect-crested
~fiordland
~galapagos
~gentoo
~humboldt
~king
~little (or blue)
~macaroni
~magellanic
~rockhopper
~royal
~snares
~yellow-eyed.
I used this as a research-based project. I have attached a matrix that you can use or you can use as a sample for students to gain information about their penguin.
If
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K - 5th
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Close Reading and Writing | Migration of Monarch Butterflies | Life Cycle
This reading passage and writing prompt about the migration of Monarch butterflies to Mexico and California is a fun way to study insect migration with your students. The summary writing will show what they learned and includes writing rubrics. Students often wonder where the Monarch butterflies migrate to. Students will read an original nonfiction text with an annotation guide. The Easel version includes audio support. The text includes high quality photos and a migration of Monarch butterflies
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in:Â Spring Writing Prompts Bundle : Butterflies, Bees, Bunnies, and More!
Outer Space Theme Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction vs Nonfiction Unit
This Outer Space reading comprehension bundle focuses on comparing fiction vs nonfiction texts with activities for 5 different mentor texts. This unit will have students excited to explore space and these reading comprehension activities are wonderful supplements to your outer space research or outer space-themed studies.The Outer Space Books covered in the bundle are:Astronaut HandbookMae Among The StarsMousetronautPenguinautStargazersEach of the 5 units includes:a unique craftwriting promptsg
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2nd - 3rd
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NO PREP Author's Point of View
This product from The Resource Place is a great resource to help your students not only understand how to identify an author's point of view, but also how to respond to a writing prompt in which they need to compare two pieces of text. This skill is often needed on state testing!
Activity #1 : Students will be asked to read two letters in which the author's will give their differing opinions on getting a new puppy. Your kids will then need to identify each author's point of view and cite text e
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2nd - 4th
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2nd Grade Lexile 500 Planets Reading Comprehension Passage Assessment
Do your students know WHY Pluto is not a planet anymore? Are you teaching a unit on the Solar System, Planets, or writing complete simple sentences? Your students will love learning new and interesting scientific information about the basics of the planets in our Solar System in these reading and writing activities. For example, do your students know how gravity and inertia work against each other to create planetary orbits? This product has at least 3 hours worth of work for your students to en
Grades:
2nd
OWLS Differentiated Reading & Writing Unit
Develop your students' ability to read and write informational texts with this 46 page unit.
You will address 5 Common Core Standards in the areas of Research Writing to Build and Present Knowledge and Reading Informational Text.
Best of all, I've created 3 different levels of informational text and writing activities so you can differentiate within your classroom according to your student's ability!
Included in this unit:
Teacher notes and lesson plans
Anticipation G
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Different Types of Bees: Nonfiction Integrated Unit with Main Topic & Writing
Different Types of Bees: Nonfiction Integrated Unit with Main Topic & Writing (Elementary)There’s more than just the honeybee! Learn about various types of bee species in this nonfiction integrated unit. Practice with opinion writing, main topic, and vocabulary. Work on nouns and comparing. Solve puzzles and coloring. Complete a webquest, match compound words, and more. Documents are available in full color, ink-saving color, black and white, and ink-saving black and white This resource incl
Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS2-2
, 3-LS4-2
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Nonfiction Decodable k-2 Reader Pigs W/ comprehension questions+writing prompt
DECODABLE nonfiction printable reader about pigs. The reader features phonics patterns cvc, cvce, ccvc, and cvcc. Includes decoding support, high frequency word support, nonfiction text reading, comprehension questions, and writing prompt! This is great for supporting students decoding, comprehension, informational writing, and nonfiction text reading. Can be used in small groups, guided reading, partner reading, or independent reading. Includes:-full page printable decodable book-half page deco
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K - 2nd
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Nonfiction Decodable CVC Reader BUGS W/ comprehension questions+writing prompt
DECODABLE nonfiction printable cvc reader about bugs. Includes decoding support, high frequency word support, nonfiction text reading, comprehension questions, spelling practice sheet and writing prompt! This is great for supporting students decoding, comprehension, informational writing, and nonfiction text reading. Can be used in small groups, guided reading, partner reading, or independent reading. FOLLOW ME for more great resources! Includes: Decodable ReaderComprehension QuestionsWriting Pr
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K - 2nd
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Common Core Biography Writing Project
Everything you need! Directions for a 3 page report for parents to read with a sign-off slip. Instructions for a Soda Bottle Person OR Biography in a Bag with examples. Rubrics for parents. Take home rubric for teachers to grade while students share reports.
You decide how research is done; books, tablets or computers.
May be completed in school or as homework.
My students love this project!
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Expository Model Text for Grades 2-5: Tablets
Are you teaching Expository Texts to your elementary class? Here is a model text that you can use to help identify the features of such texts, the structure of expository writing, and how to develop simple ideas within an expository framework.
We created this text and used it with our own students, relating it to technology as this is a high interest and familiar topic to this age group.
Some standardized tests require students to recognize and write such texts and so we hope this model is usef
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Fact or Opinion Game, Lesson ideas, Writing Posters & More
Anchor Posters for teaching Opinion/Fact
*Great for
-opinion writing
-teaching the concept of opinion/fact
Lesson ideas and tips!
Game for practicing Fact versus Opinion
Sentence Frames
Suggested books for teaching Opinion
Writing pages with prompts
Includes two 11x 17 posters for Opinion Writing
Grades:
K - 2nd
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