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Elementary informational text study guides
Informational Text Comprehension Review
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' informational text skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential informational text comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and exc
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Test Prep Part A Part B Writing Practice Test
Nonfiction 3rd-5th Grade Level ("Pigs or Owls?") This set of nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions is so helpful for digging deep... and it's perfect if you want to get your students ready for state testing that heavily relies on students finding text evidence. Use this as a teaching tool, an actual assessment, independent practice, peer collaboration... however you most need it. This resource was modeled after PARCC’s and LEAP 2025’s “Research Simulation Task,” and includes st
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3rd - 5th
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Nonfiction Text Features Book
Help your students to better understand nonfiction text features by creating this Nonfiction Text Features Book. Students will cut, paste, and match both pictures and definitions of the 14 text features so that when completed they will have a resource that they can keep and refer to throughout the year. Text Features Included In This Resource:Timeline Index Illustration Diagram Bold Print Table of Contents Map Title Graph Picture Caption Heading PhotographUPDATED - Now also Includes: Glossary
Grades:
1st - 4th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features Bundle
Calculating Speed, Time, Distance, and Graphing Motion - Distance Time Graphs
This activity is centered around the concept of motion. This activity defines motion and gives instruction and examples on how it cat be calculated and graphed. This activity includes informational text on calculating and graphing motion as well as a variety of problems to check for understanding. There are problems that involve solving for speed, distance traveled, and time in motion. Distance vs. Time and Speed vs. Time graphs are discussed. Twelve distance vs. time graphs and twelve spe
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4th - 9th
Informational Text Comprehension Review | Skills-Based
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' informational text skills sharp. It’s the perfect resource for centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential informational text comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engag
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension for 2nd and 3rd Grade | Fiction and Informational
George vs George Engaging Activities for Close Reading & Writing
A variety of activities for close reading; skills lessons; and creative writing for George vs. George to keep students engaged! Designed to challenge thinking but also to support understanding for students. What you get:Chapter by Chapter Questions that cover many CCSS standards for reading informational text or history/social studies, including identifying main ideas, expressing opinions with support, analyzing points of view and bias, using context clues, sequence, cause/effect, fact/opinion
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4th - 7th
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Virginia Studies Regions and Geography Unit VS.2a,b,c (Bundled Resources)
Updated Sept 2019 This is a bundled set of all of my Virginia Studies Geography lessons and resources plus some extra lessons that cover VS.2a,bc in the updated 2015 standards. The added lessons help tie everything together and have some editable pages. I have also added a Unit Planning Guide with daily plans to give you an idea of how to carry out the full unit with these materials. You have everything you need to teach about Virginia Geography and the 5 Regions from start to finish! This is an
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4th - 5th
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Non-Fiction Text Structure Flip Book
This resource will serve as the perfect addition to your unit on non-fiction text structure. This resource covers all five of the different text structures. When assembled, this flip book will provide your students with a description, a graphic organizer, the signal words, and an example of each text structure. Your children can utilize this resource to help them identify the appropriate text structure when reading different pieces of non-fiction text.
Note: When printing the flip book,make sur
Grades:
3rd - 6th
edTPA Elementary Literacy Lesson Plans *example*
Are you struggling to understand how to even begin the edTPA? Are you teaching remotely or in a hybrid setting and unsure of how to complete the required tasks? Fear not, it can be done! I scored a 57 overall on the edTPA, despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 safety precautions. This 3 lesson literacy segment is available as an *example* resource to help you get moving in the right direction. Check out my other listings for additional task examples!
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1st - 5th
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Five Non-Fiction Text Types ~ Passages & Organizers
Non-fiction text types are always difficult for my students to learn. I created this packet as a way to increase student engagement as they learn about the five text types: description, sequence, comparison, cause & effect, and problem & solution.
For each of the five text types, there is a definition, a Minecraft inspired reading passage, a list of signal words, and a graphic organizer.
Students read the passages and complete the graphic organizers for each text type. I have also
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Informational Text Comprehension Review | Mixed Skills
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' informational text skills sharp. It’s the perfect resource for centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential informational text comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engag
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension for 2nd and 3rd Grade | Fiction and Informational
Dinosaur Research Unit | Lower and Upper Grades (Digital and Print Versions)
Let your students become paleontologists with this fun dinosaur unit! It is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying dinosaurs. It is a great dinosaur activity for learning about types of dinosaurs and writing dinosaur reports. Students can conduct traditional book and/or internet research. This unit is great for many types of instruction! It is a printable AND Google Slides bundle! Students will first learn how to use the text features in informational te
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1st - 6th
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Chew on This: Informational Reading Skills Practice -Student Reading Guide
**note...This product is a component of the full unit including the 97 slide digital presentation for $6.00 (a great value). You can find it at my TPT store. If you are looking for resources to help your students informational text skills, then this is for you. I have been teaching nonfiction reading using this text for years, and it is always one of our favorite units. The book is both an excellent example of quality nonfiction writing and highly engaging for middle school students. This produc
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Pumpkins Nonfiction Passages and Text Dependent Questions
Pumpkins Nonfiction Passages
A Guide to Pumpkins is a Non-Fiction text resource packet. Your students will study insects with these 7 great articles for third, fourth and fifth graders! Each article has a Comprehension Check Worksheet that follows.
Great for close reads!! The packet includes:
The packet includes:
- 7 Non-Fiction Articles
- 7 Comprehension Worksheets
- 2 Writing Prompts
- 26 Vocabulary Cards with Photographs
Page 1: Pumpkin KWL Chart
Page 2: Pumpkin Parts (Non-Fiction T
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
Text Structure Organizational Patterns Foldable Learning Guide (Grades 5 -8)
Foldable for teaching text structures and having the students create a study guide on the organizational patterns: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem/solution, concept/definition, chronological order, and process.
Students must identify the different types and be able to analyze signal words and text examples to match with correct text structure.
Included:
Organizational Pattern terms, definitions, and visual graphic
Signal words associated with each text structure/org. pattern
S
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4th - 8th
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Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters Research Unit (Digital & Print Versions)
This extreme weather and natural disasters research unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying weather and natural disasters. It is perfect for a natural disasters and extreme weather research project. Students can conduct traditional book and/or internet research. This unit is great for many types of instruction! It is a printable AND Google Slides bundle! Students will first learn how to use the text features in informational text including the tab
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1st - 6th
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Townshend Acts of 1767 MJ
This includes a passage explaining the events of the Townshend Acts of 1767, and 5 higher order questions. It is a great way to find out if students are understanding the events at a higher level, and it can be used as a quiz grade, study guide, homework or class assignment.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
End of Year Middle School ELA Test Prep Study Guide- CCSS/PARCC Aligned
I am all about teaching skills! This interactive study guide reviews the skills taught from the beginning of the year using the CCSS, specifically for seventh grade. I am using this a pre-PARCC Review for my students. It can help with any end of the year test prep.
This guide could be adapted for use in higher or lower grades.
This study guide covers 7 major skill sets for seventh grade students including tone/mood, text structure, plot, theme central idea, figurative language, and context c
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4th - 12th
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edTPA - Elementary Literacy - Task 2 Instruction Commentary
Are you struggling to understand how to even begin the edTPA? Are you teaching remotely or in a hybrid setting and unsure of how to complete the required tasks? Fear not, it can be done! I scored a 57 overall on the edTPA, despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 safety precautions.This Literacy Instruction Commentary is available as an *example* resource to help you get moving in the right direction. Notice the way I address the specific prompts in my responses AND refer to the exact timesta
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Grades:
1st - 5th
5 W's Current Event Template
Finally a simple template for those required current events. I've been incorporating current events more into my social studies curriculum, as required by our district. This is perfect for identifying the key ideas (the Who, What, Where, When, and Why) of the current event without being too overwhelming for our younger or lower functioning kiddos. Clip Art: Whimsy Clips: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Whimsy- ClipsandGraphics From the Pond: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Graphics-From-The
Grades:
1st - 4th
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Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide)
Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide). (3 per page)
PDF
Includes the following features: table of contents, index, glossary, caption, bold print, italics, graphs, charts, and maps.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Solar System Research Unit | Lower & Upper Grades (Digital & Print Versions)
This Solar System research unit is perfect for planet reports! It is great for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying the solar system. Students can conduct traditional book and/or internet research.This unit is great for many types of instruction! It is a printable AND Google Slides bundle! Students will first learn how to use the text features in informational text including the table of contents and index. They will also learn how to find credible sources on the
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1st - 6th
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Natural Disasters Nonfiction Passages and Text Dependent Questions
Natural Disasters Nonfiction Passages
Natural Disasters is a Non-Fiction text resource packet. Your students will study natural disasters with these 6 great articles for third, fourth and fifth graders! Each article has a Comprehension Check Worksheet that follows.
Great for close reads!! The packet includes:
The packet includes:
- 6 Non-Fiction Articles
- 6 Comprehension Worksheets
- 2 Writing Prompts
- 16 Vocabulary Cards with Photographs
Page 1: Natural Disasters KWL
Page 2: Natural
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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