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Free middle school informational text handouts
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
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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3rd - 8th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions (Social Studies ) *FREEBIE*
Looking to engage your 5th and 6th graders with an interesting informational text? Check out this free Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passage to check your students' understanding of vocabulary and reading strategies as well as improve their ability to summarize given texts. ā CHECK OUT OTHER 5th and 6th READING PASSAGES ā1.1 āŖļø SCIENCE READING PASSAGES ā©ļø1.2 ā®ļø FILLABLE SCIENCE READING PASSAGES ā®ļø2.1 āŖļø SOCIAL STUDIES READING PASSAGES ā©ļø2.2 ā®ļø FILLABLE SOCIAL STUDIES READING PASSAGES ā®ļø3
Grades:
4th - 7th
FREE Summarizing and Paraphrasing - Intro & Pre-Assessment with EASEL and Audio
Grab these Summarizing and Paraphrasing Posters and Reminder Cards for free!WHATāS INCLUDED:āļø PRINT:2 Reference PostersSummaryParaphrasing2 Reference Cards (prints 4 to a page)SummaryParaphrasingGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade!Ā NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.Ā Paraphrasing and summarizing are both difficult skills to learn. To make matters worse, students often get them mixed up. That is why I created the PARA and SUM acronyms. Not only do they help
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Informational Text Activity, FREE, Supreme Court Cases, Easy Sub Plan, CCSS
Whether you need an emergency sub plan or just want to add more informational text to your curriculum, this free and fascinating lesson has what you need. It includes access to a high-interest article from The New York Times on the "10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know," a topic that will hook your studentsā attention and inspire lively debate, and a packet of print-and-go handouts to help students work through the text.This FREE activity includes:ā¢ A sheet of suggested lesson procedure
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Nonfiction Paired Passages FREEBIE: Zoo Animals
This is a small preview of our much larger Nonfiction Paired Passage Unit. If you love this freebie, check out the full unit here!! We hope you and your students love reading and learning about the animals as much as we did. There are 10 non-fiction articles and 1 non-fiction poem included in this unit. All the articles are student and teacher tested and approved! There are 5 multiple choice questions for each passage and 8 passages have been paired with 2 multiple choice paired passage questi
Grades:
4th - 6th
Free Nonfiction Informational Text Structures - Problem & Solution
This ELA resource is a sample of my complete Nonfiction Text Structure resource. It includes the problem and solution portion of the resource, which includes two problem and solution passages, a graphic organizer, prompts to help students identify structure and main idea, and answer keys.Students will learn not only how to identify problem and solution text structure but also how to apply that knowledge to explain the main idea of a text. This 12 page resource includes:ā¢2 practice articlesā¢Probl
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3rd - 6th
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Cinco De Mayo Maracas Educational Craft FREEBIE!!
Cinco De Mayo is so interesting to learn about and valuable to share with your students! This craft will teach students why Cinco do Mayo is celebrated, inform them of the battle of Puebla & tell how Hispanic people celebrate!I have included 2 options for this FREE downloadable craft:1. Educational: Learn about Cinco De Mayo by reading 3 passages about the holiday. Then, fill out the "what I learned" page and make a set of cute maracas! 2. Just for fun: Use your creativity to make maracas ju
Grades:
1st - 6th, Higher Education
Valentine's Day Writing: Narrative, Informational, Persuasive Writing Prompts
Valentine's Day Writing: Narrative, Informational, and Persuasive Prompts This writing assignment asks students to write a narrative, persuasive, or informational paragraph centered around a Valentine's Day prompt. Each sheet includes a prompt and tips for writing an effective paragraph. This activity is fun AND educational. Use one, two, or all three with your students! **************************************************************************Additional Resources:ā¢ Branches of Government SORTā¢
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Text Structures Chart
This is a resource for teachers and students to keep handy when learning about Nonfiction Text Structures and how to distinguish them.
Laminate and post in your room when talking about Nonfiction Text Structures and print out a copy for each of your students to keep in their Language Arts Folder!
This resource is set up as a chart that includes the nonfiction text structures of description, sequence, question/answer, see-saw, and comparison. For each text structure, the chart shows "key word
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2nd - 8th
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Nonfiction Summarizing and Main Idea Graphic Organizers
This freebie has 2 graphic organizers- a nonfiction summarizing organizer and a nonfiction main idea and details organizer.
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These organizers came from our literature unit on Neil Armstrong. Check it out! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Who-is-was-Neil-Armstrong-Nonfiction-Biography-Literature-Unit
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Main Idea Notes and Practice ~ FREEBIE!
TEACHER-TESTED! STUDENT-APPROVED!Teaching Main Idea can be a little challenging, especially when introducing Topic and Supporting Details alongside it! This resource is meant to make this task easier for you!In this resource, you'll receive:1. Main Idea Notes (Modified for your learner's needs/abilities - full notes, cloze notes, and blank notes)2. 2 Practice Worksheets3. 2 Answer KeysIf you enjoy this product and would like Review Games/Task Cards to go with it, please check out the following
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3rd - 8th
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Jesse Owens Reading Passage and Comprehension Questions Freebie
Are you getting ready to teach the fifth grade Georgia Performance Standard SS5H5?
What better way to introduce students to the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens than through this reading passage and set of comprehension questions! Answer key is included.
This two page passage discusses the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens. Once students are finished reading, they have ten comprehension questions to answer! These questions not only ask students to refer back to the text, but also
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3rd - 7th
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Free Graphic Organizers - CNN10, Ted Talks, SOAPSTONE, & Video Notes
Free Graphic Organizers - CNN10, Ted Talks, SOAPSTONE, & Video NotesHello and welcome to No Prep English! I am so excited you decided to stop by. Included in this freebie product bundle you will find 8 pages of FREE graphic organizers designed to engage students and support learning. These handouts also have the added benefit of holding students accountable for traditionally passive work (viewing videos).PRODUCT LIST:SOAPStone Handout - A graphic organizer handout to scaffold the analysis of
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Write an Objective Summary
Use this anchor chart to remind students of what to include in an objective summary. It provides a step-by-step process to writing a summary for informational or non-fiction text.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Choice Board, Non-Fiction & Informational Text Activities, FREE Worksheet CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any informational text article or non-fiction book study. Once students have finished reading an assigned article or chapter of a non-fiction text, use this choice board handout to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on their reading.The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage your teens?Click here for a 5-pack of Listen &
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Think Pair Share Poster
This poster describes the Think Pair Share method that teachers often use in the classroom.
This poster can serve as a reference for students when asked to TPS in the classroom during lessons. It can also be used as a handout for those going to school for teaching.
TPS allows for students to think about their own learning, discover what their peers are thinking, and generate new ideas together!
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PreK - 8th
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Summarizing Fiction & Non-Fiction Texts Chart
I created this chart to help students retell or write summaries of texts they read. As a reading specialist I work with many students in small groups or 1:1. Many of my students used this chart as a reference point when I began working with them on retelling stories and summarizing. As I scaffold their instruction I usually start to slowly offer it less and less until they can remember all of the important parts to include in each genre. For some classes I have also enlarged it to a poster s
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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[FREE] Christmas Reading Comprehension Light Pack | Reading Comprehension |
This is the Christmas Reading Comprehension Light Pack. It contains 4 reading comprehension handouts for different levels.Answers keys are included.If you are happy with this product and you want more, please consider purchasing the Mega Pack, which you can find here: Christmas Reading Comprehension MEGA Pack.
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1st - 10th
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Nonfiction Text Features Reference Sheet
This is a great tool for students to keep in their binders to reference when identifying and describing features of non-fiction text. Even in black and white, they will have a clear set of examples of the features most commonly found in informational texts.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Biography Research Planning Template/Graphic Organizer
A planner that I created to go with the All About Biography Writing Brochure Template -[Famous Person/Historical Figure] Get your kiddos to research information about a person's date of birth, death (if applicable), early life, family information, interesting facts and lifetime accomplishments! Also contains space for a potrait! You Might Also Likeā¦Narrative Writing Plot Structure Templates, Pencil Checklists & Visual Prompts!Hamburger Paragraph Organizer + Practice and Order Sheets!Countrie
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Text Structure: Daily Practice Passages (Freebie!)
This is a one-week freebie from my Nonfiction Text Structure: Daily Practice Passages product! This freebie includes: One week of nonfiction text structure passages and graphic organizers. A digital version of the included first week. An answer key for quick checking. Did your students love the first week? Please check out the full NINE WEEKS version here! Also recommended:Nonfiction Text Structure Posters- Great for introducing each structure prior to using the daily passages.Nonfiction Text S
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Citing Textual Evidence - Sentence Starters for Writing
Great source for students to reference when responding orally or in writing using textual evidence.
Note: This is also available in Spanish. Find it in my store.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Article of the Week Template - Common Core Aligned
This Common Core-aligned template can be used with any short informational text or Article of the Week. Students read an article chosen by the teacher, and then complete the template to show mastery of the text.
Students begin by reading the text and identifying the who, what, when, where, and why. They then compose objective summaries of the text, using a bank of strong essay verbs to guide their writing. Finally, students respond to the article by choosing from a bank of reflective sentence
Grades:
8th - 12th
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