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3rd grade critical thinking environment guided reading books
Weather Reading Passages
This 57 page pack includes 12 reading passages, 12 comprehension questions, 12 vocabulary cards, and a variety of follow-up activities. Take a look at the types of weather we focused on:TORNADOLIGHTNINGRAINBOWSNOWBLIZZARDHAILRAINSUNNYHURRICANETHUNDERSTORMTSUNAMIEARTHQUAKEInterested in this pack? Grab a freebie here!Weather Freebie: Drought
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
The Stories that Julian Tells Comprehension Questions
These are questions I've created to go with the book The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron. I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks. This book is a Guided Reading Level N, Lexile level 520L, and DRA 28-30.
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Super Bowl Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Football & Super Bowl 24
The Big Game- Super Bowl 24 is right around the corner. This Big Game football printable for kids allows students to interact with text while learning all about the history of the Super Bowl. Your students will focus on asking and answering questions, main idea, word meaning, text features, and illustrations making meaning in the text.Standards Covered:RI.1 (Asking and Answering Questions)RI. 2 (Main idea)RI. 4 (Word meaning)RI.5 (Text Features)RI. 7 (Illustrations to match the text)An assessmen
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Rainforest Activities Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Comprehension
This unit on the rainforest includes activities to go along with six different books. The strategy in this packet focuses on the author's purpose but there are many more reading and writing strategies included. Each story comes with colorful anchor chart posters, activities to teach author's purpose writing activities and a few additional reading strategies. There is a report template included to complete a rainforest animal research project. Also included is a rainforest word wall, seven differ
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Guided Reading with a Purpose BUNDLE
Earth Day Unit with Literacy & Math Centers
Have fun learning about the environment and Earth Day with The Lorax! This 84 page unit is packed with great graphic organizers, writing activities, poems, and literacy and math activities and centers. Everything you need to explore The Lorax and Earth Day!
Table of Contents:
Literature Responses
Pg. 1 - Cover Page
Pg. 2 - Table of Contents
Pg. 3 - Earth Day Book Resources
Pg. 4-9- Know, Want to Know, Learned Anchor Charts in Color and Black/White
Pg. 10 - KWL Student Chart
Pg. 11 - Ch
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Comparing Inherited Traits: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BUTTERFLY OR MOTH?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsMetamorphosisLife Cycle: Larvae (smooth vs fuzzy)Life Cycle: Pupae (chrysalis vs cocoon)Antennae (clubbed vs
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Race the Wild: Rain Forest Relay
Hi,Race the Wild: Rain Forest Relay by Kristin Earhart is the first book in a great series full of adventure and factual information centered around the rain forest. Other sequential books cover other ecosystems. Students have a lot of fun with this high interest book.This comprehensive unit contains:*Packet Cover Page*Question Pages & Answer Keys*Vocabulary 1 – teacher guide/list option*Vocabulary 2 – use dictionary for definitions*Vocabulary 3: Cards – for practice + Test*4 Character Trait
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Race the Wild Lit Study Bundle Books #1 - 4
Marvin Redpost Alone in His Teacher's House Comprehension Questions
I have created higher order thinking comprehension questions for each chapter of Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar.
I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.
Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Just So Stories Depth and Complexity + Math Problem Solving BUNDLE
Immerse your students in rich literature with Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, and take learning further with questions based on Depth and Complexity thinking tools and differentiated math problem-solving tasks related to the story! STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:How the Whale Got His Throat Thinking Focus: Multiple Perspectives Math Strand Focus: Measurement (Length) How the Camel Got His Hump Thinking Focus: Ethics Math Strand Focus: Operations How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Thinking Focu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Georgia Regions Printable Book Bundle Pack-Common Core
This is a bundle pack of all five of my Georgia regions printable books. Regions included are Swamp, Ocean, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountain. Each book is complete with eight half pages of information with a summarizing activity at the end. Save money by buying the whole bundle!
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2nd - 4th
Nonfiction Comprehension Passages: Weather (Close Reading)
These passages are perfect for close reading practice or an addition to your spring weather science unit! The four passages include a KWL chart, vocabulary recording sheet, main idea and details recording sheet, and five comprehension questions. The topics include:-- Thunderstorms-- Water Cycle-- Tornadoes-- HurricanesLooking for other nonfiction resources? Check out these readers!GroundhogsDr. SeussPlantsNonfiction Reader BundlePlant Observation JournalQR Code Research BundleRainbowsReindeer
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Add a cultural twist to your fairy tale unit with Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. There are many versions of the Cinderella tale, but this one is believed to be the original version - written 1,000 years before the European one.Our response activities were crafted using the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, a framework for focusing on higher-order thinking skills. The taxonomies (classifications) are arranged from simple and concrete tasks to complex and abstract ones. There are 3 activit
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
I created this packet of reading response comprehension questions to use with my “independent” readers who are ready to dig deeper into what they are reading. This Magic Tree House The Knight at Dawn is a 2.9 reading level.
Students will: write responses to text dependent questions about key details in the text, apply their knowledge to new situations, make inferences and draw conclusions, participate in collaborative co
Grades:
K - 3rd
The Story of Fossil Fuels and Global Warming
The purpose of this story-style picture book is to provide a kid-friendly explanation of the relationship between fossil fuels, carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect.
By Libby Wilmot
Teach Play Learn
This resource supports the following standards:
Fourth Grade
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
Middle School
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
High School
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
Science, outdoor ed
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Green City by Allan Drummond Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the STEM / environmental science mentor text book Green City by Allan Drummond. A great read for Earth Day, sustainability, renewable and nonrenewable resources or problem-solving! Lessons and activities focus on:communitySummarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading nonfiction text featuresauthor's message / lessonMain idea and detailsComparing and contra
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: 5th Grade Earth Day Read Alouds and Activities Mega Bundle
If I Built a School by Dusen Growth Mindset Design and STEM Lesson Plan
If I Built a School by Chris Van Duesen Language Arts, Spatial Reasoning Lesson Plan and STEM; This lesson includes language arts, architectural design, & mapping skills. In addition to studying "If I Built a School" story, students learn about the architectural design of Bjarke Ingles Group and emerging building concepts and elements. ⭐️ Bundle & Save ⭐️Purchase If I Built Series Bundle to get this lesson PLUS If I Built A Car and If I Built A House Lesson Plan. This pack includes: Pre,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: If I Built Series by Chris Van Dusen STEM Bundle
Construction Vehicles Transportation Adapted Book Unit with Real Images 2 levels
Let's learn about construction vehicles and transportation. Doesn’t EVERY student deserve to be engaged and participating in literacy? Adapted books are just what you need to strengthen vocabulary and build receptive and expressive language, all while interacting in a fun and engaging way. These adapted books with real life images will provide ALL students with information on construction vehicles and transportation using predictable text. This unit will complement the ULS (Unique Learning Syste
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Comparing Inherited Traits: FROG OR TOAD? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with FROG OR TOAD?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsAmphibian MetamorphosisLife Cycle: Eggs (clusters vs chains)Body Covering (smooth skin vs bumpy skin)Locomotion (J
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
French Reading - Air & Water - L'air et l'eau - Livrets de lecture informatifs
Intégrations:
- Lecture
- Sciences
- L'eau
- Cycle de l'eau
- L'air
- Air and Water in the Environment
- L'air et l'eau dans l'environnement
Voici un ensemble de 2 livrets informatifs sur l'air et l'eau. Dans chaque fichier, vous recevrez:
- 1 livret avec 2 pages similaires par page. Je vous suggère de les imprimer, de les découper sur la ligne en pointillés et de les agrafer sur l'espace à gauche.
- 1 livret en couleurs petit format (2 par page) pour votre bibliothèque de classe
- 1 livret san
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
My Father's Dragon Advanced Book Study PLUS Thinking Skills and Math Tasks
This is an advanced book study unit for My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett. This book is soon to be an animated feature film on Netflix! (Release: October 2022)As my father and the dragon passed over the Ocean Rocks they heard a tiny excited voice scream, ‘Bum cack Bum cack! We dreed our nagon! I mean, we need our dragon!’~My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Stiles GannettThis novel study guide is designed to use with high-level 1st and 2nd-grade students and was specifically designed with gifted
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord Novel Guide
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord for grades 3-5. Tess is coming of age and starting to understand and appreciate her life a lot more once her family home becomes a foster home for Aaron, a 13-year-old boy. As the story develops, both Tess and Aaron learn to make their own luck in a way by letting go of trying to control life and holding on to the idea of what life should be like, and embracing their life while making the best out of it. This novel unit includes:Learning ObjectivesPre-reading activityC
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Elementary Novel Guides
Habitats and Biomes 2nd Grade How Do Plants Grow? Ecosystems Diversity Reader
How Do Plants Grow a science reader for second grade explains the concept that plants develop through a life cycle and depend upon animals and the wind to continue to reproduce. This reader is meant to be used as a supplement to a unit on habitats/ecosystems. Optional extension activities were created for vocabulary focus and asking and answering questions about nonfiction text. These pages can be eliminated and the reader can be used alone. Information Text Standards Addressed If Chosen:RI. 1 A
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
NGSS:
2-LS2-1
Animal Classification: Inherited Traits MEGA-BUNDLE
Enrich your study of animal classification while you meet your NGSS/TEKS standards with the Inherited Traits MEGA-BUNDLE, from my Animal Classification series. This comprehensive 179-page bundle focuses on standards relating to the inherited traits, life cycles, and adaptations of eight animal groups: amphibians, arachnids, birds, crustaceans, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles. RESOURCES INCLUDED:8 ACTIVITY BOOKS use a cut-and-glue format to illustrate the defining traits of each animal group
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-2
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