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Elementary reading independent work packets on sale
Figurative Language Worksheets - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms and Easel
This figurative language pack includes a types of figurative language handout that defines different figures of speech like similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, and hyperbole and gives an example of each. On the first worksheet students have to identify ten sentences that use metaphors or similes. There are nine additional practice worksheets with practice with similes, idioms, metaphors, personification and hyperbole. No prep. Print and go. Keys included. Ten worksheets in all. Great ac
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4th - 7th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Idioms Bundle - PowerPoints, Worksheets, Easel Activities and Boom Cards
Idiom Worksheets - Finding Idioms in the Story with Easel Digital and Print
Search and find the idioms in short stories filled with many of them. Students answer questions about idioms and figurative language and use a highlighter or colored pencils to hunt for the idioms embedded in the story. Two stories for identifying idioms in context. Excellent back to school or end of the year activity. Includes a glossary of 50 common idioms and two quizzes. Students rewrite the third story without the idiomatic phrases to practice avoiding their overuse in writing. Answer keys
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Idioms Bundle - PowerPoints, Worksheets, Easel Activities and Boom Cards
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Novel Study - Science Literacy
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind novel study is based on the young reader’s edition. This exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would ch
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5th - 9th
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Fables, Fairytales, Folktales, and Myths Digital Reading Passages Fairy Tales
This resource includes 30 fables, folktales, fairy tales, and myth short stories and corresponding questions. You can use this to practice creative writing with your students, as well as character traits, and answering questions from a story. Some questions require students to write responses and some are multiple choice. This resource includes a pdf version and a link to the digital version that can be assigned through Google™ Classroom. Click here for a video preview.You may also be interested
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2nd - 5th
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Point of View - Four Types Handout and Practice Worksheets
A point of view reading activity - an explanatory handout and a practice worksheet. Handout describes the four types of point of view: first person, second person, third person. Includes objective omniscient and limited omniscient. Great reference guide for student notebooks. 3 practice worksheets have students identify the point of view of 4 different excerpts from literature. A comparable example is given for each type of point of view, so students can see the difference in perception POV c
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5th - 8th
The Disappearing Spoon Novel Study
The Disappearing Spoon, young readers edition tells the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappe
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5th - 9th
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Hidden Figures Novel Study
This novel study aligns with the Hidden Figures young reader's edition, which shares the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.
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5th - 9th
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Multiple Intelligences Book Report Review - Menu Choice Board and Easel Activity
Multiple Intelligences Book Review or Report. This is a fun assignment menu choice board for reviewing a book or story using multiple intelligence. Great for differentiation. Students choose 5 boxes from the assignment menu and are also required to complete one reading response. Students may choose from verbal-linguistic, visual-spatial, musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, or naturalistic intelligences. Includes rubrics and assignment sheets
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5th - 8th
Weather Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Easel Activity
Nine weather reading comprehension passages are informational text about weather and climate. Has questions for each selection, including a Venn diagram to compare and contrast hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms and a cause-and-effect chart about different weather phenomena. A great addition to a weather unit. Passages are: The Earth's Atmosphere, Weather Science, Weather vs. Climate, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Rainbows, Clouds and Precipitation, and Lightning Safety. Students
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Weather Bundle - PowerPoints, Google Slides, Reading Passages, and More
End of year Hawaii Luau aloha Activities BUNDLE independent work early finishers
Hawaiian Day | Lei Day | Aloha | Luau | 01 May Holiday, end of year, last day of school, hawaii theme is math & literacy writing reading activity, main ideas, Hawaii beach vacation topic is English language art activities, icebreaker game BUNDLE, independent work, May, june, july, August writing crafts, Hawaiian traditional food culture morning work for an early finisher, phonics, main idea, centers, activity NO PREP, substitute, brain breaks, Classroom Management, gift idea ... This game is
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4th - 12th
Fables, Myths, Legends, Folktales - Graphic Organizer, Quiz and Easel Activity
Fables, Myths, Legends, and Folktales - Oral Tradition - Four Forms of Traditional Tales Handout. Help students understand myths, legends, fables and folktales by clearly defining them in a colorful graphic organizer, and then giving examples of each. A useful introduction to a unit on folktales, fairytales, or oral tradition stories. You may project on a screen and have students take notes. Includes a note-taking page and a short quiz with key. Great for homework, homeschool, digital learning,
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4th - 7th
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Digital Reading Passages Animals
Use this resource to practice reading passages with your students. This resource includes 30 high interest animal short passages and corresponding questions. Some questions require students to write responses and some are multiple choice. This resource includes a pdf version and a link to the digital version that can be assigned through Google™ Classroom. Click here for the full video preview.You may also be interested in:Digital Reading Passages PlacesDigital Reading Passages Fables, Fairytales
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2nd - 5th
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The Science of Breakable Things Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with The Science of Breakable Things by Tae KellerEggs are breakable. Hope is not.When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. There's prize money, and if she and her friends wins, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers that survive against impossible odds. Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, an
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3rd - 8th
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Sentence Structure Construction Theme Packet
How do you motivate kids to read and write? Construction machines! Kids LOVE them! Great for Back to School! This fun unit motivates them to work with vocabulary, punctuation, sentence types: (Statement, Question, Command, Exclamatory) and building sentences. This kid friendly packet is ideal for introductory or review. The variety keeps kids interested: Color by Code, Cut & Paste, Spelling Center, etc. Teacher's Key included! (NOTE: Best for Grades 2-3 or advanced G.1)Table of Contents:1. C
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2nd - 3rd
Digital Resources Digital Writing Prompts Opinion Narrative and Informational
Use this resource to practice writing with your students. This resource includes 36 writing prompts. There are twelve of each type of writing, opinion, narrative, and informational. This resource includes a pdf version (for simple printing) and a link to the digital version that can be assigned through Google™ Classroom. The simple format makes these writing prompts easy and straightforward for your students to understand!Click here for a video preview.You may also be interested in:Digital Readi
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2nd - 5th
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Digital Reading Passages Places
Use this resource to practice reading passages with your students. This resource includes 30 high interest places short passages and corresponding questions. Some questions require students to write responses and some are multiple choice. This resource includes a pdf version and a link to the digital version that can be assigned through Google™ Classroom. Click here for a video preview.You may also be interested in:Digital Reading Passages AnimalsDigital Reading Passages Fables, Fairytales, Folk
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2nd - 5th
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Bees On The Roof Novel Study - Science Literacy
The Bees On The Roof novel study follows the story of Sam, who needs to find a seventh-grade science fair project and a way to save the restaurant where his father works. When he enrolls three friends in an effort to raise bees on a hotel roof in New York City, the complications multiply. Bee sting allergies, a great bee die-off, a rival team's cheating, a mysteriously reclusive science teacher, and Sam's romantic feelings for a classmate make the bee project anything but simple. This story incl
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5th - 9th
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Orton Gillingham K vs CK Spelling Rule Boom Cards Distance Learning Barton
Are you looking for engaging DIGITAL Word Work Activities to supplement your Orton Gillingham Teaching? These cards are aligned with Barton Reading and Spelling but you don’t need to use Barton to benefit from these great cards.These are Orton Gillingham Based Task Cards. This pack teaches the Milk Truck Ruleto know when to spell the final K vs. CK in words. I use these in dyslexia therapy. There are 4 levels so you may differentiate instruction. Spell it with drag and drop. Choose the correct
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1st - 5th
Orton Gillingham CH vs TCH Spelling Rule Boom Cards Distance Learning
Are you looking for engaging DIGITAL Word Work Activities to supplement your Orton Gillingham Teaching? These cards are aligned with Barton Reading and Spelling but you don’t need to use Barton to benefit from these great cards.These are Orton Gillingham Based Task Cards. This pack teaches the Catch a Bunch Rule AKA Catch Lunch Rule to know when to spell the final CH vs. TCH in words. I use these in dyslexia therapy. There are 4 levels so you may differentiate instruction. Spell it with drag an
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1st - 5th
Winter Reading Comprehension Worksheets Pre-K Kindergarten First TK UTK
Winter Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade**(All of these pages are included in our READING COMPREHENSION SEASONS BUNDLE at a discount)**Ages 5-7Ten Winter Snow Activity Themed Passages (Snowman, Snowboard, Sledding, Snowballs, etc)Two Comprehension Questions Per PassageWriting and ColoringAligned with MORE THAN 15 CCSS Kindergarten ELA StandardsIf you like this product, you'll love...Winter Morning Work - Calendar & WeatherDecember Worksheets BundleHuge Winte
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PreK - 1st
World Without Fish Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with The World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky. "Can you imagine a world without fish? It's not as crazy as it sounds. But if we keep doing things the way we've been doing things, fish could become extinct within fifty years. So let's change the way we do things!"World Without Fish is the uniquely illustrated narrative nonfiction account—for kids—of what is happening to the world’s oceans and what they can do about it. Written by Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod, Salt, The Bi
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5th - 10th
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Two Degrees by Alan Gratz Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with Two Degrees by Alan Gratz. Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters.Four kids fighting for their lives.Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks--and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere?Owen and his best friend, George, are used to seeing polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra. But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving?Natalie hunkers down
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3rd - 8th
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Jake and the Quake Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with Jake and the Quake by Cary I. SneiderWhen Jake finds an unusual rock in the cliffs under the Golden Gate bridge, he embarks on an adventure of discovery that will bring him new friends, new knowledge, and even the confidence to face a devastating earthquake.This novel study was created to be used in the secondary science classroom with a major focus on science vocabulary and reading comprehension. NGS novel studies heavily focus on the following:vocabulary (practice
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4th - 8th
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Orton Gillingham Y to I Changing Rule for Suffixes Boom Cards Distance Learning
Are you looking for engaging DIGITAL Word Work Activities to supplement your Orton Gillingham Teaching? These cards are aligned with Wilson Fundations Level 3 Second Edition but you don’t need to use Fundations to benefit from these great cards.These are Orton Gillingham Based Task Cards for the Y to I changing rule for basewords and vowel suffixes. They are drag and drop, multiple-choice, and fill in the blank. These pieces are easier to move on the Ipad than Google Slides. Perfect for tutors
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2nd - 5th
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
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Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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