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Middle school reading resources for Google Apps
Making Inferences Task Cards - Digital and Print Passages Inferencing Activities
Making Inferences is an important reading skill, and these inferencing task cards and digital activities can help!Each card/slide features a short passage with a text-dependent question plus a follow-up question asking students to explain their reasoning. Students will need to use clues within the text to infer their answers. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDirections & SuggestionsDIGITAL:Google Slides (Regular & Self-
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4th - 6th
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Text Message Analysis Making Inferences Activity ELA Worksheets Language Arts
In this engaging activity, students make inferences and draw conclusions by analyzing a variety of text message conversations. Students are required to cite evidence for each answer.Digital & Printable Options: This product now includes a Google Slides option as well as a printable PDF.2023 Update: In response to feedback, this resource now includes a guide for how to read the text messages, a variety of questions, and a larger format!Students love the text message layout! This is a great wa
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle
Nonfiction Text Structures Unit: Passages, Worksheets, Anchor Chart, Task Cards
Stop spending time searching for the perfect informational texts to teach Text Structures! This Nonfiction Text Structure Resource Bundle is a complete pack of HIGH-INTEREST resources to help you fully teach, practice, and assess the five main text structures; Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Chronological/Sequence, AND Description. Includes a PRINTABLE and DIGITAL version! Use with Google Classroom or ANY online learning platform.**Assessment and Review Activities
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Resource BUNDLE
Theme Task Cards with Print & Digital Versions Activity Reading Differentiation
Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!PLUS FREE BONUS! Write to a theme! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:16 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording Sheets (3 different formats)Answer KeysDIGITAL:Google Slides (3 versions)Google Forms Assessment - Self-CheckingEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonReference PosterAudio Suppor
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4th - 6th
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Reading Log Alternative: "Tower of Books" {An Independent Reading Challenge}
Replace that hum-drum reading log and Infuse new life into students’ independent reading, at school or at home, with the “Tower of Books” Challenge! Perfect for a summer reading challenge or an alternative to the stuck-in-a-rut reading log assignment. Printable and digital versions included!The challenge is built on two core ideas: to encourage students to read some different genres of books and authors they may not try otherwise, and to give them a fresh and motivating way to keep track of thei
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1st - 6th
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Summarize It! Task Cards - Nonfiction Text Summary with Audio - Print & Digital
Summarizing nonfiction texts can be so hard for students! Give them lots of practice with these 24 informational task cards! Use in a print or digital format!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE
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3rd - 6th
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Holes Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities and Tests
This novel study for Holes, by Louis Sachar, contains 124 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and opinion writing.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your pur
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Holes and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | Novel Study Bundle
Book Report Projects for Any Book Student Instructions Rubrics & Digital Options
Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. These book project worksheets include everything you need for a comprehensive reading unit!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:15 Creative Book ProjectsDIGITAL:Google Slides (no outside materials needed!)Video InstructionsDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintVideo Instructions Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! Th
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3rd - 6th
The OUTSIDERS Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards-Based
OUTSIDERS: This Outsiders Novel Study Unit will engage your students with thought-provoking standards-based literacy activities as they read S.E. Hinton's classic novel. Now includes both print and digital versions! The Chapter-by-Chapter Response Pages challenge students to dig deep into the text to analyze and make inferences. Perfect for partner work, small groups, or independent study! The Free-Writes topics facilitate great discussions, and students enjoy choice on the essay and creative wr
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6th - 9th
Decodable Passages for Orton-Gillingham Lessons BUNDLE
Quality decodable passages to support the Science of Reading are invaluable. When seeking materials to support your Orton-Gillingham lesson plans, The Literacy Nest has the decodable passages to support your students with a systematic, sequential progression. The Let's Read Decodable Bundle includes over 160 decodable passages that your students will love reading with success.Using a structured literacy approach, these decodable passages provide support for oral reading fluency and decoding prac
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K - 8th
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Summer Escape to the Beach ELA Escape Room | Test Prep or End of Year Review
Looking for a way to increase student engagement during the the time leading up to summer break? This summer escape room challenge is the way to do it! Throughout the activity, students work collaboratively with partners or in groups to solve language arts related challenges and find clues in order to escape to the beach!This escape room is also included in my seasonal ELA escape rooms bundle. Click HERE to invest in the seasonal bundle to save up to 30%!This escape room is perfect for in-person
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4th - 6th
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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Daily Questions: Fiction & Nonfiction
Increase reading comprehension skills in just 10 minutes per day!! This 5th Grade Daily Reading Comprehension resource is perfect for Reading HOMEWORK, Reading MORNING WORK, or a DAILY READING REVIEW! All texts are professionally written & on-level. Text-dependent questions build in complexity each week as more skills are introduced. All questions are EDITABLE and easy to differentiate to fit your students' needs.⭐⭐UPGRADE for just $10 and get both PRINT & DIGITAL versions } CLICK HER
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4th - 6th
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Hatchet Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Includes printable and digital versions. 48 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Hatchet into six sections for study. The chapters are grouped as follows: Chapter 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-Epilogue. Includes the following:• Hatchet novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (6 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (6 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (6 total)• Chapter Sum
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
Cause and Effect Task Cards with Graphic Organizers Digital and Audio Support
These cause and effect task cards are perfect for teaching this complex skill! Cause and effect graphic organizers, audio support, and recording sheet options are great for differentiation! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer Keys2 Posters, Anchor Charts2 Cause and Effect Graphic OrganizersDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of
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3rd - 6th
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The GIVER Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards-Based
GIVER – This Novel Study Unit for The Giver will engage your students with thought-provoking standards-based literacy activities as they read Lois Lowry’s acclaimed novel. Now includes both a print and digital version! Chapter-by-Chapter Response Pages challenge students to dig deep into the text to analyze and make inferences. Perfect for partner work, small groups, or remote teaching!The DIGITAL version offers colorful, beautifully-designed slides that allow students to type their responses
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6th - 8th
Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. Includes printable and digital versions. 48 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Bridge to Terabithia into six sections for study. The chapters are grouped as follows: Chapter 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-13.Includes the following:• Bridge to Terabithia novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (6 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (6 total)• Understanding the Story comprehensio
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
Charlotte's Web Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests
This novel study for Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, contains 135 pages of resources, including comprehension questions and vocabulary activities, creative activities, assessments, and more!Focus standards include figurative language, setting, character analysis, theme, and plot.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your pu
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little | E.B. White Novel Study Bundle
Hatchet Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities and Tests
This novel study for Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, contains 136 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, opinion writing, character analysis, plot, and point of view.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Hatchet and Island of the Blue Dolphins | Novel Study Bundle
The One and Only Ivan Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Includes printable and digital versions. 60 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides The One and Only Ivan into nine sections for study. The sections are as follows: Pages 1-33, 34-66, 67-100, 101-134, 135-168, 169-203, 204-237, 238-270, 271-300. Includes the following:• The One and Only Ivan novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (9 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (9 total)
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
Number the Stars Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Includes printable and digital versions. 60 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Number the Stars into nine sections for study. The chapters are grouped as follows: Chapter 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-Afterword. Includes the following:• Number the Stars novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (9 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (9 total)• Understanding the Story co
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
Main Idea vs. Theme | Task Cards
Main Idea and Theme are tricky topics that your students can MASTER with this resource! Engage your students in understanding the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of a story with these 16 unique, DIFFERENTIATED task cards that are printable and digital.*This is the original Main Idea vs. Theme resource!* The cards include 16 original stories. Set #1 includes a prompt card encouraging students to see the difference between main idea and theme as well as 16 half page card
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: ADVANCED Reading Skills Task Card Bundle
Wonder Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Includes printable and digital versions. 56 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Wonder into eight sections for study.Includes the following:• Wonder novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (8 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (8 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (8 total)• Chapter Summary worksheets (8 total)• Time for a Test! assessment sheets (2 pages - includes multipl
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
4th and 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Worksheets Packet
These 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade reading comprehension passages and questions packet will help you check if your students understand fiction, nonfiction, and paired passage text. This worksheets packet can be used as test prep, reading intervention sheets, independent work, small groups, homework, tutoring, and homeschooling. The product contains multiple-choice questions, short answers, and writing reflection pages. The product is also printable and digital. Challenge your class with these origina
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4th - 6th
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Holes Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Holes by Louis Sachar. Includes printable and digital versions. 48 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Holes into six sections for study. The chapters are grouped as follows: Chapter 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32, 33-40, 41-50. Includes the following:• Holes novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (6 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (6 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (6 total)• Chapter Summary work
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
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Interactive Phonics Activities
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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.
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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.
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