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Free middle school informational text graphic organizers
SAMPLE Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages | Reading Comprehension
This is a sample of my best-selling Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages Product. This is a PDF sample - the purchased product linked in the sentence above contains a version for Google Slides!It's designed to help 5th and 6th grade students that need practice with reading non-fiction passages and being able to respond to the text in a variety of ways. This product helps students practice:comparing & contrasting using a graphic organizerfinding and defining vocabulary wordsanswering c
Grades:
5th - 7th
FREE Biomes Activity: Biomes Reading Passage, Vocabulary & Comprehension
This free biomes reading passage is a perfect way to introduce the 5 major biomes during your biomes unit. It can also be used for a nonfiction reading activity during guided reading, practice finding text evidence, or when working on understanding academic vocabulary in context.WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS FREEBIE:Introductory Reading Passage: "All About Biomes" Vocabulary Preview Charts: Included are 2 options with vocabulary terms only or a chart with the image & definition filled-in.Finding
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Solar System Activity: Planets Sorts (3) *Freebie*
These planet sorts are a unique way for students to show what they have learned about the planets! All of the information in this free planets activity can also be found in the Solar System Differentiated Reading Passages with Common-Core aligned Comprehension & Vocabulary activities. Hope your students enjoy!
3 Sorts Included:
• Inner Planets
• Outer Planets
• All Planets
Answer Keys
Check out the FULL product here: Differentiated Planets Reading Passages, Comprehension and Vocabulary C
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer for ANY Article or Nonfiction PassageThis graphic organizer will help your students to think critically about any nonfiction article or passage you've read.Students will find facts, opinions, express their own opinion, main idea and supporting details, author's purpose, and text structure.December 2023 UPDATE: A one page article is included, so you can PRINT & GO!
Grades:
4th - 8th
FREE Greek and Latin Roots Sketch Notes
WHY GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS?Almost 70% of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek languages. When we teach students these “building blocks,” they can recognize and decode unfamiliar words that are related to a known root. It is also increasingly important to explicitly teach students the meanings of Greek and Latin roots as they encounter the very technical vocabulary found in science and other content areas.WHY SKETCH NOTESSketch notes present your students with a meaningful and enga
Grades:
4th - 8th
Non-Fiction Text Graphic Organizer for Main Idea Key Details and Summarizing
Pair this graphic organizer with any non-fiction text to help your students identify main idea and key details, as well as summarize what they have read. A description of each of these elements is included. Enjoy!Check out this BUNDLE of VISUAL SUPPORTS for speech therapy!••• Blog ••• Instagram ••• Pinterest ••• Facebook •••
Grades:
4th - 9th
Free Nonfiction Text Features Graphic Organizers and Activities
These graphic organizers will help your students identify and understand the purpose of text features in nonfiction books. Includes 3 unique graphic organizers for teaching this often difficult skill. This is a part of a COMPLETE lesson plan with anchor charts, mini-lesson materials, and more activities. You can find it here: ⭐ Nonfiction Text Features: Lesson plan, Anchor Charts, Mini-lesson, and ActivitiesCHECK OUT THE COMPREHENSION SKILLS BUNDLE⭐ Reading Comprehension Skills Graphic Organi
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - The Perfect Planet FREE
The Perfect Planet Differentiated Close Reading Passage, Text-Dependent Questions & MoreThis is a FREE sample of my Close Reading Resources! Try out this sample, and if you like it, check out all of my other Close Reading resources by clicking the links below.-------------------------------------------------------------------------**A digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom.** With the digital version, you have the option to go 100% paperless...........................
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Free Main Idea and Supporting Details Activity
Teaching students to find the main idea and supporting details of a text helps them comprehend what they read and prepares them for writing a nonfiction summary. In this main idea light bulb craft, students fill in the main idea and supporting details of the text into a lift the flap graphic organizer.This reading craft sample from the Determining Importance Craft Pack requires little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors and glue.Why should I use reading crafts with my students
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Biography Research Graphic Organizer
Biography Research Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer looks for person's birth & death date, facts about their early life, family life, and adult life. Students must also list character traits, what the person is famous for, words to describe the person's life, and 3 interesting facts about them. Also included is a template to begin writing the 5 paragraph biography.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Free KWL Chart Graphic Organizer Handout!
K-W-L charts are an easy to use instructional reading strategy that is used to guide students through a text. Students begin by brainstorming everything they Know about a topic. This information is recorded in the K column of a K-W-L chart. Students then generate a list of questions about what they Want to Know about the topic. These questions are listed in the W column of the chart. During or after reading, students answer the questions that are in the W column. This new information that they h
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Letter to Santa Writing Paper | Christmas List Writing Freebie | December
✏️ Your students will LOVE this Letter to Santa template! This writing prompt is a NO PREP worksheet perfect for that Christmas list this December! Simply print and go for your Literacy or Writing lessons in Kindergarten, first grade and second grade.What's Included?Letter to Santa paper (color and B&W)For more Christmas activity fun check out:⭐ Christmas Code Breaker | Mystery Message | Santa Message | Elf Message⭐ How to decorate a Christmas tree - Differentiated procedure writing workshee
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in: Christmas Writing Activity Mega Bundle
Problem and Solution Text Structure Passage - Digital & Print
Download this quick and easy text structure lesson! Your middle school students will read a high-interest article about weather science while practicing problem and solution text structure, and the activities are perfect to print or use in Google Classroom.(If you love this free sample, don't miss the rest my Weather Reading Passages for Nonfiction Text Structure and Weather Nonfiction Bundle - Text Structure and Text Features!) This resource includes a digital Google Slides version! (Link in PD
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
FREE Nonfiction Text Structures Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing
These free Graphic Organizers are perfect for students to use when reading and summarizing a nonfiction text or when writing a nonfiction paragraph. This sampler from the Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes graphic organizers for the five Nonfiction Text Structures found in informational and explanatory texts: description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.★ Get the complete set of 15 Nonfiction Text Structure lessons and
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Non-Fiction Summary Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer I used with a student with who was having difficulties writing non-fiction summaries. Each week, I would allow her to choose news articles she was interested in, and have her fill out one of these worksheets for each article.
This graphic organizer was helpful in having her recognize what information to retain while reading and effectively guided her into writing summaries.
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
This organizer can be used for students to organize their thoughts for an informational writing piece before their first draft.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Cause and Effect Text Structure: Paragraph Analysis with Graphic Organizer
Use this free product to review how information is organized using a cause and effect text structure. On each side of the worksheet, students will first read a cause and effect paragraph. After underlining cause and effect signal words, students will complete a graphic organizer to show the flow of information in the text.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Free Compare & Contrast Text 4th 5th & 6th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This "Compare & Contrast Text Structure" freebie was taken out of a larger reading resource where I have summarized the fourth & fifth grade reading standards and created a common core aligned student worksheet to correspond to each!!* I usually use shorter passages for text structure identification. However, when I do use longer texts I pull passages from each and have student analyze those particular pages. I'll look for the signal words we have discussed, so students are more easily a
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Nonfiction Reading Centers | Graphic Organizers | Google Classroom FREE
This resource includes 2 of my Nonfiction Reading Activity Sheets that can be used during Literacy Centers and/or Guided Reading. These activity sheets were created to align with the Common Core Standards, and are meant to reinforce “good” reading strategies for Non-Fiction. If you like these, you can get the COMPLETE set of activity sheets in my store!Check out my FICTION Activity Sheets for more great classroom resources!SAVE $$ when you purchase the BUNDLE of Fiction and Non-Fiction Activit
Grades:
4th - 6th
Brainstorming Web
This brainstorming web can be used for any grade! It allows for students to collect their thoughts and organize it for creative and opinion writing, research-based essays, and even book study's!
This is a PDF that includes:
✔ A blank brainstorming web template
✔ An explanation on how to fill out the brainstorming web and multiple ways of using it.
✔ 3 examples of using a brainstorming web (informational text, key point with examples, and organizing a story).
This PDF can be projected on a SMA
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education
SMART Goals Template and Activities | Text | Reading & Writing | FREE
Teach your students how to set SMART goals with this differentiated reading and writing unit! Designed to save you time and meet the needs of all learners in your classroom, this SMART goals unit includes leveled reading comprehension passages, vocabulary support, writing worksheets, and an assessment!**This freebie is part of the comprehensive Close Reading Bundle. It includes everything you need to complete a differentiated close reading lesson for every month of the year at a 50% discount pri
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Non-Fiction and Fiction Book Report
Amazing non-fiction and fiction book report templates for upper grade!
Instead of using lower-level traditional book reports where the students simply input "story maps", these book reports can be used with any reading program such as AR or Scholastic Reader and incorporate common core standards like synthesizing, visualizing, etc. What do you do when your students fail their AR or Scholastic Reader tests? I experienced this dilemma and at first, I had students retake the test, but in order
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Twas the Night Before Christmas Short Text {Seasonal Sampler}
This is a holiday freebie, a seasonal sampler if you will. It's also a chance for you to sample my work, as I have two other volumes in this same style, linked below. Read on to find out why you need these in your resource collection of fun and interesting short text for close reading.
Are you looking to expand your collection of short informational text perfect for close reading? Text that you and your students can read and reread in one session? If so, then I think you will love this first
Grades:
K - 8th
Rhetorical Analysis SOAPStone Organizer and Rhetorical Device Chart Freebie
Help your students rhetorically analyze any text with this SOAPStone organizer and rhetorical device student handout! This organizer helps ease students into rhetorical analysis, and once students understand how to complete the chart, it works great as a last-minute lesson plan idea for a sub that your students can use with any speech.Looking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishHelpful Tools and Res
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
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