Short stories worksheets under $5

First Grade Centers and More

Also included in: BUNDLE 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions Print and Digital

Bossy R Reading Passages | R-Controlled Vowels Worksheets

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This set contains five double-sided mini-books to practice Bossy R. Each booklet focuses on one r controlled vowel. The booklets included are: ar, er, ir, or, and ur. The books work great for RTI and for Science of Reading instruction. They also work well as an introductory activity, a review of skills, for tutoring, at a center, or as part of your homeschool curriculum. Each booklet includes:Words with picture clues to introduce the soundWord list to practice the new skillReading passageCircl

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Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Short Stories

CCSS:

RF.1.3

, RF.1.3b

, RF.2.3

Also included in: Bossy R Worksheets Games Posters Task Cards Reading Passages Bundle

CVC Stories Reading passages with comprehension questions CVC Words Sight Words

Created by

Keeping My Kinders Busy

These adorable stories will have your kindergarten and/or first grade students practicing so many reading skills. Each story targets CVC and sight words to build their fluency and comprehension. I read the story first, then we read it together chorally and finally I have students read it on their own. Then we read the comprehension questions and fill in the answers. 30 different stories are included, and they each come in both color and black/white. This download is for CVC stories set #1.-

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.1

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.2c

, RF.K.2d

, RF.K.3

...

Also included in: Complete Kindergarten Curriculum - Math Reading Phonics Writing Lesson Plans

Nursery Rhymes Printables - Story Retelling Worksheets - NO PREP

Created by

The Super Teacher

These 12 NO PREP nursery rhymes printables will make your story retelling and sequencing review fun! These worksheets are fantastic for preschool and kindergarten because your students will build fine motor skills when they color, cut and paste events from the story to recreate the nursery rhyme in the correct order.Each worksheet features one nursery rhyme and 4 events to cut and paste in sequence. The worksheet also includes a copy of the nursery rhyme for reference.Featured Nursery Rhymes:♥

Subjects:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.K.2

, RL.K.7

, RL.K.10

Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)

Created by

SunnyDaze

Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.3

, W.4.3

, W.5.3

The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive

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If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.10

, RL.9-10.1

...

Reading Comprehension Checks for May (NO PREP)

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Holidays/Seasonal, Reading, Short Stories

This packet of NO PREP READING COMPREHENSION for May includes 20 simple stories to help with fluency, comprehension and building reading confidence. Each story provides early readers with a genuine opportunity to practice reading short stories they can decode with early phonics skills and sight word recognition. These Comprehension Checks can be used independently, in small groups, guided reading groups, morning work or homework! **NEW*** This packet now contains a horizontal option to allo

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Checks (THE BUNDLE)

Sequence of Events- Activities

Created by

Create Your Own Genius

⭐️✅Looking for a way to engage your students with retell and sequencing? This is perfect for students to show what they know! Answer keys included!✔️Cut and paste, worksheets, and activities✔️Susie works at the Zoo and loves her job. Mr. Farmer has a busy day! Molly is having a birthday party! Read the stories and order the events.✔️Maria is baking a cake, help her make her cake in the correct order✔️Sequence task cards for whole group or small group reteach if you like. Use as an intro to your

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

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Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

, RL.8.6

, RL.8.7

...

Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive

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Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

, RL.8.7

, RL.8.10

...

CVC Fluency: Reading Comprehension

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****This is part of a BUNDLE available HERE******The BUNDLE includes:***The 12 packets include:*Sound it Out *Dot A Word Family *Spin and Write*Roll and Color *Color by Word Family *CVC Scoops ABC Order !*Find and Record coming *Simple Sentences coming *Word Search and Sentences *Read and Make Simple Sentences *Fluency: Roll and Read*Reading Comprehension CVC Fluency: Reading ComprehensionEach CVC Reading Comprehension Story works with a specific word family. Students begin by highlighting the

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Speak Play Love - Margaret Feldmann

Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE

Short Stories WH Questions - Speech Therapy - Listening Comprehension Passages

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These 15 short stories with WH questions include who, what, when, where, why and how questions. Great for working on answering Wh- questions, auditory comprehension, and memory!Includes WH Questions Chart as a visual aid.(Psst . . . this resource is included in my Short Stories BUNDLEand my Speech-Language MEGA Bundle at a big discount!) Includes 15 short stories (6-9 sentences in length) with three levels of support for each passage: Level 1: Includes multiple choices with pictures. Students ca

Subjects:

Short Stories, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Also included in: Short Stories WH Questions - Speech Therapy - Listening Comprehension - 30% OFF!

Reading Comprehension and Fluency Pack

Created by

Resources by Rachel

This BEST SELLING 114 page reading comprehension and fluency pack has three differentiated comprehensions for each phonics sound. Each passage has a shape next to it which shows the different level. To help improve fluency and aid comprehension, each passage has the numbers 1-3 at the top. Students are encouraged to read the passage three times. Each time they read the passage, they color in a number.Each sound has an original comprehension story with comprehension questions that cover who, what

Subjects:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison

Created by

Tracee Orman

"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.1

...

Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle

CVC Fluency: Sound it Out

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****This is part of a BUNDLE available HERE*** ***The BUNDLE includes:*** The 12 packets include: *Sound it Out *Dot A Word Family *Spin and Write *Roll and Color *Color by Word Family *CVC Scoops ABC Order ! *Find and Record coming *Simple Sentences coming *Word Search and Sentences *Read and Make Simple Sentences *Fluency: Roll and Read *Reading Comprehension CVC Fluency: Sound it Out Each Sound it Out page works with a specific word family. Students bingo dab the beginning, m

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing-Expository

Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE

Character Analysis / Study and Characterization Activity

Created by

Addie Williams

Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready to use resource. Works with any novel or short story! These worksheets are easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages and lead students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay. A great way to dig deep into a character in a novel or short story. Uses the STEAL acronym to teach students about indirect characterization (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on other, Actions, Looks).FOR

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

First Grade Centers and More

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.7.1

, RL.8.1

, RL.9-10.1

, W.6.9

...

Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story

Silent e Reading Passages | Decodable Readers VCE Worksheets

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This set contains four double-sided mini-books to practice the vce pattern. Each booklet focuses on one silent e pattern. The booklets include: a silent e, i silent e, o silent e, and u silent e. The books work great for RTI and intervention groups. They also work well as an introductory activity, a review of skills, for tutoring, at a center, or as part of your homeschool curriculum. You will love the easy prep of these print-and-go worksheets! Copy the pages double-sided, fold in half, and th

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

RF.1.3

, RF.1.3b

, RF.1.3c

Also included in: Decodable Readers 1st Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive

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Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Short Stories

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.6

...

Kindergarten Guided Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions: Level C

Created by

Dana's Wonderland

Inside you'll find 40 level C reading comprehension passages with questions that target both COMPREHENSION and FLUENCY. These passages are simple, engaging, and visually supported by a picture.Each reading passage is presented twice in 2 versions for easy DIFFERENTIATION: * version 1 is standard (for your lower students): the students will just answer the questions * version 2 (for your higher students): the students will answer the questions and color / highlight the evidence in the text that

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.1.1

, RF.K.1

, RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1c

...

STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities

Created by

Plans by Mrs B

STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization…. ★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding. ★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes. ★ Then students practice applying the S

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.3

, RL.7.3

, RL.9-10.3

CVC Fluency: Roll and Read

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****This is part of a BUNDLE available HERE*** ***The BUNDLE includes:*** The 12 packets include: *Sound it Out *Dot A Word Family *Spin and Write *Roll and Color *Color by Word Family *CVC Scoops ABC Order ! *Find and Record coming *Simple Sentences coming *Word Search and Sentences *Read and Make Simple Sentences *Fluency: Roll and Read *Reading Comprehension CVC Fluency: Roll and Read Each Roll and Read page focuses on one specific word family. Students roll a die and read th

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE

Read and Sequence with Digraphs NO PREP Set 3 Google Slide Ready

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This NO PREP Read and Sequence packet is an engaging way for kids to work on comprehension, fluency and building confidence!SAVE BIG WITH THE BUNDLE HEREIncluded in the BUNDLECVC Words and Basic Sight WordsRead and Sequence with BLENDS!Read and Sequence with DIGRAPHS!Read and Sequence with CVCe Words***************************************************************************This packet has 15 simple stories that kids can read and sequence! Each story provides BEGINNING and/or STRUGGLING readers

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Also included in: Read and Sequence (The Bundle) CVC, CVCe, Blends and Digraphs

1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages 1st Grade Short Stories with Questions

Created by

Isla Hearts Teaching

First Grade Reading Passages (FICTION) SET 1Engage your young readers with these 30 fictional reading comprehension passages. Students are asked to read a short passage, answer questions using evidence in the text, state their opinions and justify them and draw an illustration to display an understanding of what they have read. A cover page for a booklet and both US and UK/AUS/NZ spelling are included in the packet. As well as the printable pages, there is an option to use the TPT Digital Tool o

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types: