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Free middle school ELA test prep printables
RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet Activity Grades 4-6 FREE | with Easel Activity
The RACE strategy for writing is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This free download contains a short passage and short-response question to practice using the RACE Strategy.This Download Contains: PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE StrategySuggested answer and grading guideDIGITALReady to use Easel ActivityLi
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4th - 6th
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Similes and Metaphors Color by Number FREEBIE
This color-by-number printable is a sample from my COLOR BY CODE: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE resource. If you are looking to give your students more practice with personification & hyperbole, check it out :)This Freebie Includes:A skills practice sheet focusing on similes verses metaphorsColoring sheet connecting to the answers from the skills sheetNO PREP"I Can" Statement included on every pageAnswer Keys Included*************************************************************************************
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4th - 6th
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Theme Distance Learning Reading Passage and Task Cards FREE | Theme Activities
This finding theme distance learning resource now includes a digital option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for a link and instructions.FINDING THE THEME FREEBIE - In this Theme Activities product, you will find portions of the following products including:one full-page reading passage worksheet for reading passagefour theme task cards with a differentiated answer sheetan explanation of theme in readinganswer keysNOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANC
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Structures: Three FREE Activities
Are you teaching text structures in your upper elementary classroom? You'll definitely want to download these free printables! You will have everything you need to facilitate a complete and thorough text structure lesson! (Well, you'll just need to provide the anchor chart paper and the clipboards.) It features the five following text structures:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart Activity (The cli
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3rd - 6th
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Context Clues Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital | FREE
Help your students practice context clues in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This exciting reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 4 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the context clues questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices. Thi
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5th - 8th
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FREE Informational Text Structure Worksheet Activity One Pager Nonfiction
Need free nonfiction text structure worksheets? This no-prep, printable activity is a great way to review informational text structure, including: compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, description, chronological order, and sequence.This activity can be used as a review station, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plan.Answer key is included. No prep—just print and use! Included: 6 short non-fiction passagesDigital self-grading Easel Activity→ Prefer a digital version for Go
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4th - 7th
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Shh We're Testing Do Not Disturb Sign for Door
I have a lot of traffic coming in and out of my classroom throughout any given school day. What better way to caution your visitors than a sign to notify them that your class is testing.
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Print, Laminate, and Post!
Grades:
1st - 8th
Reading Comprehension Passage | SBAC Questions CAASPP | Print & Digital
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.Help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students prepare for their Common Core Assessment or Smarter Balanced Assessment with these amazing resources!Great for elementary students. Or maybe your students need the middle school set.They align with the SBAC Reading test to help your studen
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2nd - 6th
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Author's Purpose PIE'ED Test Prep Passages with Print and Digital with TpT Easel
I created this FREE set of Author's Purpose test prep passages for teachers who want to teach their students the more advanced version of Author's Purpose: PIE'ED! It includes five passages about penguins. After reading the passages, students choose the author's purpose for writing each passage from a multiple-choice list of options. Teachers print these pages to complete with their entire class, or they can assign them to students to complete independently. persuade inform entertain explain de
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3rd - 6th
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FREE RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet - Reading Comprehension, Test Prep - EASEL
★★★★★ This is an in-depth practice resource to help your upper elementary and middle school students master the RACE writing strategy for open-ended constructed responses!► For the DIGITAL version of this resource set, click HERE!This resource includes 1 non-fiction, animal-themed reading passage and 1 open-ended question. The worksheet includes the reading passage, a space to write the answer, and checkboxes for each step of the R.A.C.E. strategy.Just print and go!► This is a sample of a larger
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4th - 6th
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Figurative Language Worksheets - Printable & Digital
Quickly and easily check students' understanding of figurative language with these free, no-prep figurative language worksheets! Review the types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbolism), assess or pre-assess a figurative language unit, or just assign a page as homework. The activities include both matching and multiple-choice questions.This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Pu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
Science of Reading Comprehension Skills: Color-Coding Text Evidence Grades 3-6
Boost reading comprehension and critical thinking skills for students grade 3-6 with this motivating color-coding text evidence resource. The reading passages with questions guide students to highlight and justify text evidence, fostering deep engagement and understanding. Ideal for classroom, remote learning, and homeschool applications, this package includes both printable PDF, Google Slides, and Easel activities.RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTSVersatile Formats: Includes PDF for print, Google Slides™ and
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3rd - 6th
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Character Traits: Three FREE Activities
Are you teaching character traits in your upper elementary classroom? You'll definitely want to download these free printables!It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart Activity (The four passages are provided for you to print!)2. A Sorting Activity (24 brief scenarios are provided for you to print!)3. An Interactive Notebook Entry Read more about this character traits lesson at the collaborative blog: Upper Elementary SnapshotsBy Deb HansonIf you like this activity, feel check to out
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3rd - 6th
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Making Inferences Practice & Assess: FREE No Prep Printables for Grade 6
This free download includes a 20-question practice and 20-question assessment on Making Inferences, complete with answer keys. our students will read a short passage and then choose the most likely inference that can be made. Students will also indicate what background knowledge helped them reach their answer.This is Level B = grade 6 difficulty level. If you differentiate in your classroom, grab the FREE Level A (4th-5th grades) version for less complex questions.These free worksheets are a com
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5th - 7th
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STAAR Reading Language Arts Passages & Questions Task Cards Countdown To
Are your middle school students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR 2.0 Reading Language Arts Questions? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This FREE task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the practice they need.This free set includes: inference, key ideas, summarizing, controlling ideas, organization structure, author
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6th - 8th
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Glow Day Freebie!
Use this product to plan your Glow Day! Included are station ideas, writing prompts, a parent reminder, and more!
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PreK - 8th
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Adjectives and Adverbs Worksheets and Activity in Print and Digital
This activity allows your students to practice differentiating between adjectives and adverbs in sentences. Choose between the print version and the TpT Digital Easel version. PRINT CRAFTIVITY VERSION- Students are given two worksheets filled with apples. Each apple contains a complete sentence with an underlined word. If the underlined word is an adjective, they color the apple red. If the underlined word is an adverb, they color the apple green. When they have completed the worksheets, student
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3rd - 6th
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Paired Passages with writing prompt RACE Strategy: FREE Student Guide
Need free paired passages with a writing prompt? Paired texts can be difficult. Give your students this FREE guide to support them as they learn to read and respond to paired texts. Paired texts are becoming more and more common on standardized tests. This Download Contains: PRINT2 passages with a questionan exemplar response to a short response questionguide to the RACE Strategy for paired passagesDIGITALready to use Easel activityLike this resource? Check out the full versions!Paired Passages
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4th - 8th
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September 11th Reading Comprehension and RACE Strategy Writing Activity FREE
This free reading comprehension passage describes September 11 and its aftermath in the United States. Students will read, answer three multiple choice questions, two short response questions, and one extended response question using the RACE Strategy. No-prep, just print and go!This Download Contains: ♦ 1 passage (approximately 8th grade reading level)♦ 2 pages of worksheets♦ Answer keyLooking for a novel to help your students grasp 9/11?Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story--Complete Novel UnitNeed
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6th - 9th
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Themes in Literature Posters: FREE!
This file contains two posters. I use this when I teach students how to identify themes in fiction. The posters contain about twenty possible themes that might be found in passages and books. I use a cupcake analogy to teach the concept of theme. I choose the analogy of theme-filled cupcakes because it is such a great visualization that students can associate with the definition of theme. Like the crème filling in a cupcake, you usually can’t see the theme explicitly stated in a story. Rather,
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4th - 6th
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FREE Main Idea & Supporting Details LESSON, Activity, Worksheet & Practice
Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details can be challenging for your students. This is a FREE LESSON on Finding the Main Idea as well as a Sample activity, to get you started or reinforce your own lessons on this skill. This is a free sample from a BUNDLE of my other popular MAIN IDEA / ELA Skills resources linked below. Also, don't forget that Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 - be ready with this related packet!Related Products⭐ Main Idea Supporting Details Practice Activiti
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2nd - 6th
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Text Evidence: Three Activities
Teaching students to find text evidence to support their answers is an important reading strategy and test taking strategy. This packet contains a FREE text evidence lesson! All of the materials are included so that you can easily replicate the lesson.It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart- Use this to help students differentiate between "right-there" questions and "infer-using-text-clues" questions!2. Sentence Starter Bookmarks- The "right-there" bookmark contains five sentence start
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
Motivational Testing Treats
This product includes:
The following motivational testing treats:
•Kiss those jitters goodbye
•You're on a roll keep up the good work
•You're mint to rock this test
•Blow the top off the test
•You're of"fish"sally done
Print per student and attach treat or project and save on printing, place treat on desk.
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K - 12th
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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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