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Middle school informational text graphic organizers for Easel Activities
End of the Year Activities Reading Comprehension Summer Packet Memorial Day May
Elevate your students' reading comprehension with these hassle-free, NO PREP text structure worksheets! These reading comprehension passages and questions include themed text structure passages, featuring end of the year themes such as May - Memorial Day pg.40, Summer Vacation pg.10 Earth Day pg. 56, Recycling pg.22, Spring pg.20, Butterfly Lifecycle pg.18, and more! This package focuses on Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Description, and Sequence. It includes 20
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Close Reading Comprehension Non-fiction Reading Practice Lesson Science Space
Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets, OH MY! This resource will not only give your students valuable close reading practice, but will also teach them a great deal about objects in our solar system other than planets. Reading comprehension practice has never been so fun!There are 4 article-length passages included. Each passage is presented at two reading levels (V.1 and V.2 in the upper right-hand corners) so you can differentiate as needed. The passages are related, but each o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Close Reading Comprehension Informational Text Graphic Organizers, Anchor Charts
Make Close Reading informational texts easy with this TOOLKIT! It's jam-packed with posters, graphic organizers, discussion starters, writing prompts, and plenty of close reading strategies and teaching tips.These resources will work with any informational (nonfiction) text or passage and can address all of the Common Core RI standards. Use these materials for your entire lesson or supplement the close reading materials you already have.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Close Reading Posters and Anchor C
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Main Idea Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing
Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing Activities - NO PREP - Just print and go!
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Summarizing is a life-long skill. Our students will enter the real world soon and will find themselves having to summarize many different types of work for employers, employees, and even clients. It's essential that we teach them this valuable skill.
This pack focuses on summarizing nonfiction pieces. Students
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers - Reading Response
Make your reading centers and guided reading lessons effective and stress-free with these 100% EDITABLE Nonfiction reading activities. They are so much more than just graphic organizers. Simply pair any of these reading activity sheets with a Nonfiction text, and you have an instant activity for your students!DIGITAL Version also included! Students can type directly on the pages. Created with Google Slides. Perfect for Google Classroom or any online learning platform.SAVE MONEY and get MORE with
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Plant Adaptations Informational Reading Comprehension Passages NGSS 3-LS2
This resource contains five non-fiction texts about plant adaptations. It was createdfor NGSS 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. It is also available for use in Google Classroom ™.Are you having a hard time finding grade-appropriate reading passages about plantadaptations? Don't spend any more of your valuable time looking! There are passages about Cactus Seaweed Bearberry Water Lily Maple Tree A tips sheet provides you with ways to use t
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS3-2
Also included in: Plant and Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE!
Informational Text Graphic Organizers & Guided Book Reports Print & Digital
Your students will LOVE these informational text worksheets, graphic organizers, & activities!This resource is designed to help your students get more out of their informational text (nonfiction) reading. These printables will work with any nonfiction book. The first 24 pages are printables that include pre-reading activities, exploring text features and practicing reading strategies such as finding the main idea, identifying vocabulary words, summarizing, and making connections. There are
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Fun Making Inferences Anchor Chart 3rd 4th 5th Grade Inference Reading Passages
Get ready to supercharge your students' inference skills with this amazing resource that includes seasonal reading comprehension passages! Making inferences is tricky, but inferring is a crucial skill in every 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade reader’s toolbox! Not every text provides strong opportunities for students to practice making an inference, but these short stories for inferencing were created for students to practice inferring over and over again to build their confidence and proficiency with
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Inference Anchor Chart 3rd 4th 5th Making Inferences Reading Passages
Weather Paired Reading Hurricanes vs. Tornadoes Venn Diagram Digital & Printable
Weather Reading Comprehension Passages: Hurricanes vs. Tornadoes. Paired nonfiction reading with a Venn Diagram to compare tornadoes and hurricanes. Students read about hurricanes and tornadoes, then compare and contrast the characteristics of hurricanes and tornadoes. Can be displayed on whiteboard as slides. Includes comprehension questions and answer keys, a vocabulary glossary, a T chart as an option for comparison, links to websites with additional information, and a comparison contrast wri
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Weather Bundle - PowerPoints, Google Slides, Reading Passages, and More
Research Paper Graphic Organizer
Graphic organizer/template for a research project/informational writing assignment to help outline and organize students' 5 paragraph writing pieces. It features an introduction and conclusion paragraph, three body paragraphs that help students turn research questions into topic sentences, and reminders to skip a line and indent where appropriate. It's scaffolded so that even my second graders can write five paragraph papers and would be perfect for organizing thoughts for older students as well
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Informational/Research Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle!
Nonfiction Text Structure Passages - Weather - PDF & Digital
Teaching nonfiction text structure is easy with these interesting text structure reading passages and activities for kids excited about science and weather! Five articles about weather science will keep students engaged while they practice reading and analyzing the five main nonfiction text structures, using a variety of text structure graphic organizers. (A bonus adapted vocabulary page makes it easy to teach this lesson as organizational pattern!)This resource includes the following digital ve
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Nonfiction Reading Unit - Weather Reading Passages
Myth of Antebellum South vs. Harsh Realities of Slavery
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the myth of the Antebellum South vs. the harsh realities of southern plantations prior to the Civil War. There is also a foldable that can be printed and students can complete with information from the reading material.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Civil War Bundle
Reading Genre Anchor Charts | Editable Templates | Literary Genre Study Resource
Enhance your literacy lessons with this collection of 25 comprehensive genre anchor charts and student note-taking guides. These visually appealing anchor charts are designed to introduce and reinforce literary genres throughout the year. Each chart includes a student-friendly definition, genre elements, and engaging graphics to aid comprehension. Additionally, an editable version allows you to customize the content to suit your students' needs. With options for different sizes, printing prefere
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2nd - 6th
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages for Text Structure - PDF and Digital
Make nonfiction text structure fun and easy to teach this Thanksgiving with high-interest reading passages! This bestselling set of Thanksgiving reading comprehension passages, graphic organizers, and nonfiction text structure lesson plans will provide the perfect activities to fill your Thanksgiving week with fascinating facts and rigorous reading practice! (Don't worry, Virginia teachers: the vocabulary page is also adapted for teaching this topic as organizational pattern.)Here's what's inclu
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Bundle - Printable & Digital
Winter Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities - PDF & Digital
If your students can't be out in the snow, they can at least read about it! This set of winter reading comprehension passages and nonfiction graphic organizers are the perfect reading activities to celebrate the winter season while sharpening nonfiction skills like main idea, supporting details, sequencing, cause and effect, and more. These no-prep printable and digital reading activities also make excellent sub plans!(Need more winter reading comprehension? This resource pairs well with my Wint
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Winter Reading Activities - Nonfiction Passages & Poetry Practice Bundle
Procedural Writing Distance Learning Unit-Printable and Digital Version
Teaching Procedural Writing is fun with this common core aligned unit. From anchor chart ideas and graphic organizers, to planning templates and rubrics, it has everything you'll need to teach Procedural Writing. It includes a choice of 2 craft activities for your elementary and middle school students to complete, as a basis for their procedural writing, and some video clips for you to use as examples. The detailed lesson plans take you through each step of the teaching process; from the introd
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle Distance Learning
Forces and Motion for Fluency and Comprehension Informational Texts
Do your science goals include Forces and Motion? Use this set to incorporate Fluency and Comprehension (through repeated readings) in your Science instruction. Each one-page article consistently requires students to reread three times (to self or with a partner, if needed) for increased fluency and annotate the text to answer the first two questions. The third question is always open ended, requiring students to use evidence from the text to support their answer. Each article comes with its own
Grades:
4th - 6th
Election of 1860
This product includes a summary of the Election of 1860 with questions and opportunities to highlight and do close reads. There is also information and photographs of each of the four candidates detailing some of their experience, their political parties, and stance on the slavery issue. Analysis of a political cartoon on the Election of 1860 is also included. There is an Election of 1860 Electoral College Map with math related questions. A graphic organizer is also available that students can
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War Bundle
Sort and Match Text Evidence: Informational Passages, Task Cards and Activities
Citing text evidence can be both rigorous and engaging. These passages and activities will support your students' critical thinking skills and provide them with explicit practice for the various ways of synthesizing and evaluating text evidence. Students practice applying all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy while reading about interesting people and events.Included:⭐3 Informational Text ⭐1 technical Text ⭐10 digital activitiesCross-curricular engagement will be your tween’s jam after bein
Grades:
5th - 7th
Darwin's Finches Informational Text and CER {NGSS and CCSS Aligned}
Students dive into the engaging informational text about Charles Darwin's journey to the Galapagos Islands where he found evidence of adaptation and evolution! Reading passage gives students background information about Darwin and the creatures he encountered on the islands that provided sound evidence of adaptation and evolution. Students complete comprehension questions after reading the text.Next, students construct a claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) based on Darwin's findings. Students ar
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
Christmas Text Structure Passages - Printable & Digital
Plan some Christmas fun this year with holiday-themed nonfiction reading passages! You and your students will love this set of Christmas text structure passages, graphic organizers, and reading comprehension questions, and they're the perfect high-interest activities to fill those crazy days before Christmas or winter break. (Virginia teachers - the vocabulary page is also adapted for teaching this topic as organizational pattern!)For more Christmas nonfiction, pair this resource with Christmas
Grades:
6th - 8th
Finding Evidence: Using Textual Clues to Explain a Text: Common Core Aligned
This pack of worksheets, posters, and graphic organizers will help your students to understand the importance of using evidence to help understand and explain a text. The student will be able to understand the author's purpose and will be guided in the important skill of picking out important evidence, and will be held accountable for explaining why they have picked out certain pieces of text.This pack includes 6 sheets:-Show me the evidence-Prove it (evidence words list)-Supporting and author'
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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