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Story Sequencing: Reading Passages to Sequence Events
Story Sequencing Reading Passages This pack contains 20 reading comprehension passages that target FLUENCY and COMPREHENSION through SEQUENCING STORY EVENTS in an INTERACTIVE way.The students will really have to go back in the text to be able to do the cut and paste.The students will have to:* read the passage 3 times to improve FLUENCY* cut the sentences at the bottom of the page and glue them in the order they are in the story to show COMPREHENSION Story titles:1. Kate's Breakfast2. Tom's New
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1st - 2nd
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Writing Fractured Fairy Tales (LapBook & Graphic Organizers)
Fractured fairy tales take the traditional fairy tales that you know and change them. Elements such as the characters, setting, point of view or plot might be changed.What is included in this resource?Graphic Organizers:* Prewriting brainstorming (2 worksheets)* Planning Story Elements* Planning Story Sequence* Comparing Stories*** An informational sheet about fractured fairy tales is also included.Mini-LapBook:Students will select a traditional fairy tale and write a new fractured version of
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3rd - 4th
Bossy R Reading Passages | R-Controlled Vowels Worksheets
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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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Bossy R Worksheets Games Posters Task Cards Reading Passages Bundle
Nursery Rhymes Printables - Story Retelling Worksheets - NO PREP
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:♥
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PreK - 1st
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CVC Stories Reading passages with comprehension questions CVC Words Sight Words
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.-
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K - 2nd
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments: Introduce students to the highly engaging short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, with these ready-to-use resources. Designed to engage students with its eerie atmosphere and unexpected twists, this package provides all the tools necessary to delve deep into the story's themes and characters. Inside, you'll find resources to assess student comprehension, including reading comprehension questions and a
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8th - 10th
Writing Prompts | Creative Picture Prompts for Primary Classrooms
You are purchasing over 70 writing prompts for the primary classroom. These are not your ordinary prompts! Students will be prompted to write using pictures that are already on the page! The pictures are random so students have fun making up a story about what they see on the page. They also add details to their pictures to match their stories. My students love these random writings. They like to see who can come up with the most creative story! Introducing this activity to your class:When
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Primary Writing Bundle
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Teaching Symbolism and Allegory - Introduction Activity & PowerPoint
Teaching symbolism can be tricky, but symbolism activities like this one HOOK your students and help them engage with any text. This is a sweet introduction to symbolism that your students will remember long after the candy is gone.⭐️ I use this with “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, but it is not text-specific. You can use it with any short story or novel or as a stand-alone lesson. Your resource for teaching symbolism includes:An anticipatory set using Tootsie Roll Pops (or Blow Po
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7th - 10th
Sequencing Stories With Pictures Kindergarten Literacy Center
This print-and-go sequencing activity is the secret to teaching sequencing to your kindergarten and first-grade students! With engaging retelling stories that help students practice the critical thinking skill of order of events, this activity is the perfect hands-on learning activity.Your young learners will love practicing their fine motor skills as they cut, paste, and put the events in order. The short stories are engaging and perfect for teaching sequential order, and the no-prep format mak
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K - 1st
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Reading Comprehension and Fluency Pack
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
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K - 3rd
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Short Stories WH Questions - Speech Therapy - Listening Comprehension Passages
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
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Not Grade Specific
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CVC Fluency: Sound it Out
****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
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE
Mo Willems Author Study--A Reading Response Journal for Grades K-2
Kids LOVE Mo Willems books! The characters are funny and easy for kids to make connections with. In this unit, I have included response pages for many of Mo Willem’s popular books. Typical response pages included making text to self connections or character webs. Also included is a printable journal cover.To use:Print out a recording sheet for the books you wish to use.Staple the cover sheet and pages together and you are ready to go.I hope you enjoy this packet and studying this fun author
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K - 2nd
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Short Stories WH Questions for Auditory and Reading Comprehension
❤️ This WH Question Short Stories Set includes 60 WH Questions ❤️Each story asks Who, What, Where, When, Why and How! ❤️ Perfect for Auditory and Reading Comprehension and LEVEL 1 includes picture supports!This set of 10 short stories is designed to develop auditory and/or reading comprehension skills. Developing auditory comprehension skills will improve students abilities in the area of attention, discriminating important information, and later developing skills such as note taking! The stori
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K - 3rd
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Digraphs Decodable Reading Passages for Kindergarten Digital Resource
Build digraphs fluency with these decodable digraphs reading comprehension passages and questions! They are perfect for students who are newly learning digraphs. Use them with emergent readers, kindergarteners, for intervention, tutoring, and more!For every passage, you will find:• The skill listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.• 3-6 short vowel words with digraphs for the targeted skill listed with tracking dots underneath so that your students can
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Grades:
K - 1st
Author Celebration ~ Publishing Party
This is a wonderful packet if you plan on or have an Author Celebration or a Publishing Party with your little learners! Included is all you need to have a wonderful and stress-free set-up of your celebration.
Included you'll find:
~Invitations for families and for another guest, as well as even reminder notes to send home
~Welcome Poster
~Reminder Poster for door or bulletin board
~Author's Chair Poster
~Student Stories Class Book Cover if you'd like to put them together into a booklet t
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K - 2nd
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CVC Fluency: Roll and Read
****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
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE
Character Analysis / Study and Characterization Activity
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
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story
Kindergarten Guided Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions: Level C
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
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K - 1st
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Silent e Reading Passages | Decodable Readers VCE Worksheets
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
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1st - 2nd
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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages 1st Grade Short Stories with Questions
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
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1st - 2nd
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Figurative Language | Reading Review
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of figurative language skills! This figurative language skill-specific set reviews 6 different types of figurative language through high-interest, engaging stories written to demonstrate the use of all six types of figurative language. This Rapid Read and Review Resource Includes:6 Pages of Fiction Text Passages focusing on identifying and interacting with individual Types of Figurative Language3 P
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Activities | BUNDLE
Plot Diagram Foldables: Story Elements Collection for Middle Grades Common Core
This resource includes everything you need to teach story elements and the plot pyramid to your middle grades students.This Story Elements Plot Foldable Collection includes:Plot Structure Pyramid Foldable Template (blank and labeled)6-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled)Alternate 5-Tab Elements Foldable Templates (blank and labeled) - no Inciting IncidentPlot Pyramid Structure Foldable with Cut-Out TabsPlot Pyramid Structure Graphic Organizer with Key QuestionsNEW! Elements of Plo
Grades:
4th - 9th
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