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3rd grade critical thinking physical science guided reading books
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
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
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
Physical Changes in Matter Science Reader 2nd Grade Decodable Readers
Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Temperature: Physical Changes in Matter reader for second grade explains the impact of temperature on states of matter. Children often hear terms that don't have meaning for them. Giving them a better understanding of what causes physical changes in matter will help them to understand the concept better. Optional extension activities were created for vocabulary focus and asking and answering questions about nonfiction text. These pages can be eliminated, and the flue
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in: 2nd Grade Decodable Readers Matter Readers BUNDLE
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
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
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
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
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
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
Force, Motion & Simple Machines Interactive Picture Symbol Book (Autism/SPED)
This is an interactive book with picture symbol text support and comprehension questions with velcro picture answer cards.
Topics of Mini Passages with Comprehension Questions:
1) Force & Motion Passage & Questions
2) Push & Pull Passage & Questions
Push & Pull Page of Examples
3) Machines / Simple Machines Passage & Questions
Machines / Simple Machines Page of Examples
4) Lever Passage & Questions
Lever Page of Examples
5) Screw Passage & Ques
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Grades:
1st - 12th
Force and Motion Adapted Book | Special Education | Physical Science #SummerWTS
Introduce your students to the world of force and motion with this simple and easy-to-use adapted book. This adapted book is perfect for supplementing your existing physical science units. The book is designed specifically for use in special education classrooms, and each page includes a matching component to help reinforce key concepts. This book is a great way to engage your students in the exciting world of science! ⭐ Check out the preview for a more detailed look at this engaging resource!__
Grades:
K - 12th
MAKING WAVES: Comparing Light and Sound Waves (Science Foundations series)
Introduce your students to the similarities and differences between light and sound waves with MAKING WAVES: Comparing Light and Sound Waves, from the Science Foundations curriculum. Making Waves uses multiple activities to explore the differences between light and sound, including the ways they are sensed. This engaging book also includes three review activities, with answer keys. TOPICS INCLUDED:Forms of EnergyWhat Is a Wave? (Patterns of Motion)Measuring Waves (Amplitude and Wavelength)Volume
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 4-PS4-1
, 4-PS3-2
, 4-PS4-3
Also included in: EXPLORING SCIENCE ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE (Science Foundations series)
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
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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Christmas Reading Comprehension FREE
Get your students excited about reading while assessing comprehension and retention using these fun, engaging, and festive Christmas-themed reading comprehension templates to use with ANY book!Packet includes:Story Elements OverviewBeginning, Middle, EndText ConnectionsCharacter ProfileChapter SummaryK-W-L ChartCause and EffectResources created by: Jessica LawlerJoy in the Journey
Grades:
2nd - 5th
FORCE AND MOTION: The Physics of Sports (Science Foundations series)
Take a unique look at force and motion with FORCE AND MOTION: The Physics of Sports, from the Foundations Science Curriculum series. Force and Motion uses examples from popular sports to highlight common forces and the movements they produce, as well as Newton’s Laws of Motion. This engaging book also includes two review activities, with answer keys. TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is a Force? (Contact vs. Non-Contact Forces)GravityApplied ForceNormal (Surface) ForceFrictionSpring ForceTransferring ForcePa
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-PS2-2
, 4-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 5-PS2-1
Also included in: EXPLORING SCIENCE ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE (Science Foundations series)
"One Hen"-Kojo, The Entrepreneur!-Google Slides (Distance Learning)+PDF Options
Thank you for checking out this product! In this resource, students will meet ELA, math, as well as personal financial literacy standards through the use of a children's picture book. There are guided reading/literature circle and math components, as well as an opportunity for students to create their small business plan!This resource offers two different classroom options. There is a Google Slides presentation that can be used in a distance learning environment, as well as the PDF version fo
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Personal Financial Literacy Resources MEGA Bundle (K-8)
Gravity Adapted Book | Special Education | Physical Science
Introduce your students to the world of gravity with this simple and easy-to-use adapted book. This adapted book is perfect for supplementing your existing physical science units along with force and motion. The book is designed specifically for use in special education classrooms, and each page includes a matching component to help reinforce key concepts. This book is a great way to engage your students in the exciting world of physical science! ⭐ Check out the preview for a more detailed look
Grades:
1st - 12th
Comprehension Questions for LLI Blue Kit, Stories 1-10
Thank you for purchasing this set of comprehension questions that correlate to stories # 1 – 10 in the blue Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) kit. The stories in this pack are:
1. The Little Red Hen retold by Amy Helfer;
2. Things that Fly by April Maguire;
3. The Sea by Maryann Dobeck;
4. The Tide Pool by Charles Roberts;
5. Down the River by Laurie McKenna;
6. Down the Path by Becky Mann;
7. All About Penguins by Kay Winnit;
8. Police Car by David Ea
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Grades:
K - 5th
FORMS OF ENERGY ACTIVITY BOOK: Characteristics and Changes (Science Foundations)
Introduce your students to the characteristics and changes of forms of energy with FORMS OF ENERGY: Characteristics and Changes from the Science Foundations series. Forms of Energy uses an interactive cut-and-glue format to introduce...the differences between kinetic and potential energycharacteristics of the nine forms of energyenergy transfers and transformations. This engaging book also includes three review activities, with answer keys. TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is Energy?Kinetic vs. Potential En
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 5-PS3-1
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: EXPLORING SCIENCE ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE (Science Foundations series)
EXPLORING SCIENCE ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE (Science Foundations series)
Meeting your science standards is a breeze with the SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE, a comprehensive set of more than 20 interactive science books that covers the major themes of elementary science—from biomes and food chains to physics and weather—all at a bundle savings of 20%. Each book is based on the NGSS/TEKS Science Standards for Grades 3-5 and includes the following features:Simple definitions and clear textOriginal real-life illustrationsVariety of interactive formats, such as
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-PS4-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 3-PS2-1
, 4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
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