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Free middle school informational text resources for Google Apps
History of Chocolate Chip Cookies Reading Comprehension Passage & Worksheets
Your students will enjoy learning all about how chocolate chip cookies got their start with this FREE high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun reading unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the history of the chocolate chip cookie. Now includes a digital version for Google Classroom. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!This freebie is a part of the August Close Reading Bundle, w
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle for the Year
Assistance Dogs | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
Engaging, FREE 1-page informational text passage hooks readers & tasks get them to hone in on central ideas by filling out a web & following steps to WRITE AN AWESOME SUMMARY! Vocabulary activities too! NO PREP PRINTABLES AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL VERSION FOR EASY IN-PERSON OR DISTANCE LEARNING! PUTS RELUCTANT READERS AT EASE with its lighthearted (yet highly informative) subject matter of how assistance dogs help people everywhere.Perfect for middle school and older elementary students. A
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4th - 9th
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FREE Informational Text Structures Assessment
Enjoy this FREE 3 page Informational Text Structures Assessment. This assessment was designed to accompany my Informational Text Structure Task Cards and includes examples of each type of non-fiction text structure. They also have accompanying questions that require students to read, comprehend, and provide proof of the correct text structure.This resource also includes access to a DIGITAL version!Answer Key Included MORE Informational Text Resources Informational Text Structures Task Cards In
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Informational Text Structures Activity Bundle
The Scientific Method Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage explains the steps to the scientific method including: make an observationask a questionform a hypothesisconduct an experimentdraw a conclusionThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.It also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
FREE Nonfiction Text Structure Printables and Activities
Readers who understand the informational text structures can approach informational texts with a plan for their reading. They'll begin to recognize the organizational patterns of informational texts and expect the information to unfold in certain ways. For example, students who can recognize a compare and contrast text structure will read to find comparison points and differences. Students who can recognize a problem-solution text structure will look for a problem, search for solutions offered,
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3rd - 6th
Reading Response Exit Slips | Digital & Printable | Google Slides | Exit Tickets
This resource is a FREE SAMPLE of my Reading Response Exit Slips.This FREEBIE includes 3 Exit Slips in both a digital and printable format.The FULL RESOURCE includes 30 Reading Response Digital and Printable Exit Slips It also includes a RACE Reference Sheet and a link to an editable template so that you can create your own exit slips. You can access the FULL RESOURCE by clicking HERE!!Please feel free to email me at rebecca@createteachshare.com with any questions or comments.
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Features Activities Non Fiction Text Feature Anchor Chart & Sort
✨FREE✨This Nonfiction Text Features Anchor chart & Nonfiction Activity is the perfect way to introduce text features to your students. The Anchor Charts & non fiction activities are editable through Google Slides. Sign-up for a FREE Non Fiction Text Features sort (Digital & Print) Perfect for interactive notebooks, nonfiction centers, & informational text rotations, or as a nonfiction text features test. To access the ENTIRE Nonfiction FREEBIE Bundle CLICK HEREI use these nonfict
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3rd - 6th
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Text Structure Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Printable & Digital
Three reading comprehension passages to help students answer questions that focus on text structure. The product includes a brief overview of text structure and three passages that include multiple choice questions. Great for test prep!Distance Learning Update: This product now comes with a Google Forms option. Each passage has been converted into a separate Google Form.This product is part of a money saving bundle! ⭐ Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions for Test Prep
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: Standards-Based Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages
Stray by Cynthia Rylant Short Story Unit Grade 6
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Basic Story Elements (Review)Finding Text EvidenceConnotation and DenotationMoodSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This is a comprehensive, Common Core-Aligned Unit packed with a ton of rigorous resources for teaching with this short story. I’ve also inc
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5th - 7th
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FREE Roll and Answer Reading Centers for 4th and 5th Grade (Use with ANY Text)
Are you looking for new ways to review reading standards and skills in your 4th or 5th grade classroom? This reading center resource contains three low-prep Reading Response Roll and Answer Centers to use with any text. There are three versions: Literature, Informational, and one for Paired Passages. The only materials needed are 2 dice, the students' books or passages, and a dry erase marker!You can find my other Roll and Answer Centers by click on the links below:Fiction Roll and Answer Center
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4th - 6th
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Paired Texts [Print & Digital]: Earth's Revolution/ Rotation & Leap Year
These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this set are great to stretch your 4th and 5th graders, and still appropriate for many students in middle school as well.I have included printable AND Google App formats of the passages along with the multiple-choice and constructed response questions. There are seven multiple-cho
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Yearlong Print and Digital Paired Text Bundle for Grades 4-6
Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards for ELA, History - Print & Digital (FREE)
These identity cards are designed to help students make personal connections with the victims of the Holocaust, and could be used before a novel study or a history lesson.Images and information within this resource are used with permission from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. You can find the originals as well as more information here.The ID cards can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. This resource includes a print ready PDF as well as Google Drive versions (D
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
RACE Strategy FREEBIE! | Interactive Practice ELA Test Prep | Google Slides
This is an *EDITABLE* and FREE resource for you to help your students master the RACE writing strategy for open-ended constructed responses!The short informative reading passage is a research-based original text about the planet Mars. This would fit into a science unit about space easily AND help students literacy skills!For MORE interactive practice slides to help teach this strategy, click HERE!PERFECT FOR:Distance LearningIn-class practiceLiteracy Center ActivityDigital HomeworkELA Test PrepI
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: RACE Strategy BUNDLE! Teaching Presentation + 6 Worksheet Activities
Sled Dog Racing | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
FREE! HIGH-INTEREST NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING! Thorough, high-interest 2-page passage about sled dog racing for any time of year. Student will preview & practice relevant vocabulary, read the text closely to answer comprehension questions, practice supporting inferences by citing textual evidence, interpret a visual diagram, and compare viewpoints on the race. WOW!!!Fascinating subject matter that puts readers at ease! Kids love reading and writing about dogs and will not
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4th - 9th
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Nonfiction Text Features Matching Worksheet - PDF & Digital
Go beyond reciting definitions with a free text features matching activity! This straightforward assessment asks students to match words like caption, footnote, and diagram to screenshot examples from real passages. If your students have memorized the definition of a footnote but need practice identifying actual footnotes, this activity will quickly pinpoint their areas of weakness as well as providing a specific, visual example for teaching (or reteaching) each kind of text feature!This resourc
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6th - 8th
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FREE Nonfiction Text Features Printables and Activities - Google Classroom
When students enter the upper grades, they are required to read more textbooks and informational texts. These texts can be difficult for students due to the higher-level vocabulary and concept-dense content. In addition to being unfamiliar with the content, science and social studies textbooks often contain many nonfiction text features. These features supplement and present important information that students must read in order to fully comprehend the text. The goal of this free resource is to
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3rd - 6th
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"All About Eclipses" Informational Text Reading Passage & Infographic Visuals
High-interest 1-page informational text about eclipses explained concisely and straightforwardly in a passage that tells everything students want to know about what the total solar eclipse was like in 2017 and what the next one will be like on April 8, 2024. INCLUDES A GREAT VISUAL: A COLORFUL INFOGRAPHIC FROM NASA! AND READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS! Wow! All this for free?!Plus, the text explains how there are actually eclipses all over the world every one to two years, and how there are diff
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4th - 9th
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Science of the Flu Shot / Vaccines: Science Article #51 - (Google Slides & PDFs)
This science article / sub plan comes in two versions (with answer key): 1) easily printable PDFs, as well as 2) Google Slides for distance learning. Students can type in their answers directly in the Google Slides. This resource spans two pages in total with 1 and 1/3 pages of article and 2/3 pages of questions. It is information rich and written to engage even reluctant readers. The two page format makes it economical for printing and provides a length that students willingly read and complete
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7th - 12th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic below.)5 differentiated reading l
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3rd - 8th
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Problem and Solution Text Structure Passage - Digital & Print
Download this quick and easy text structure lesson! Your middle school students will read a high-interest article about weather science while practicing problem and solution text structure, and the activities are perfect to print or use in Google Classroom.(If you love this free sample, don't miss the rest my Weather Reading Passages for Nonfiction Text Structure and Weather Nonfiction Bundle - Text Structure and Text Features!) This resource includes a digital Google Slides version! (Link in PD
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6th - 8th
STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension | 1 Week Review | Warm Up | FREE
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This 1 Week of daily reading practice has short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres, topics, and styles of questions will help you better prepare your students by covering more all in 1
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Book Report
No Prep, Non-fiction book report template! This template can be used with any nonfiction book or magazine. With this template, students will identify new facts and new vocabulary that they learned in their reading. In addition, they will do further reflection and come up with a question that they still have about the text.**Also editable in GOOGLE SLIDE format -- in the PDF, you will find directions to access the Google Slide version of this product.***Receive this item and my other report te
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Book, Article, Event Report Template BUNDLE
FREE Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions Task Cards
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to reading comprehension? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 10 reading skills task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories and modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed respo
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5th - 9th
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Science Article #52 - Concussions in Sports - Sub Plan (Google Slides & PDFs)
This science article / sub plan comes in two versions (with answer key): 1) easily printable PDFs, as well as 2) Google Slides for distance learning. Students can type in their answers directly in the Google Slides. This resource spans two pages in total with 1 and 1/3 pages of article and 2/3 pages of questions. It is information rich and written to engage even reluctant readers. The two page format makes it economical for printing and provides a length that students willingly read and complete
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7th - 12th
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