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Valentine's Day Common Core RI.8.3 resources for Gifted and Talented
History of Valentine's Day Reading Activity
This fantastic Valentine's Day activity includes a Common Core-aligned reading on the history of Valentine's Day! The one page article explains who the real St. Valentine was in Rome and how the holiday grew from the Middle Ages through to today.Following the reading is a set of reading analysis questions and an activity in which students create a Valentine based on the life of the real St. Valentine. For more great holiday teaching resources, see this complete bundled set of Holiday History Com
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday History Common Core Reading Bundle
Valentine's Day Middle School Reading Passage - PDF & Digital
Use your students' Valentine's Day energy to practice nonfiction skills! With this Valentine's Day reading passage and nonfiction activities, you'll explore the history of this popular winter holiday with a one-page passage about the real St. Valentine - plus reading comprehension questions and graphic organizers for main idea, cause and effect, and characterization.This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Here's what's
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6th - 8th
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Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
Grades:
6th - 8th
Valentine's Day Activity-Reading Comprehension Color by Number
Are you looking for an engaging Valentine’s Day activity for your English Language Arts classes? This Valentine’s Day Reading Comprehension Color-by-Number will have your students recalling information and coloring Valentine’s Day-themed worksheet!In this product, your students are asked to read an article about the history of Valentine’s Day. Following, there are 20 multiple choice questions your students will answer. Each correct answer correlates to a color they will fill in on the workshee
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension
**Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension** Your students will love learning about the history of conversation hearts in this 2 page informational passage! It is the perfect way to integrate literacy and Valentine's Day this season. Students will learn all about how the conversation heart was invented, how it got it's name, the history behind the brother's who first manufactured the tasty treat, and much more! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grades:
7th - 8th
February Passages: Science - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn random and fascinating facts about the month of February 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 versions4 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differe
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: High-Interest Science Differentiated Passages for the Year Bundle
Valentines Day Reading Comprehension
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this digital reading passage! Students will learn about the origins of Valentine's Day in this engaging informational reading passage. Perfect for grades 6-8! This informational reading passage contains two pages of text with color photographs, one graphic organizer that students can use to show their thinking, and 10 Common-Core aligned multiple-choice questions, all text-dependent! Students can read for information, make inferences, identify text-structures, and
Grades:
6th - 8th
Middle School Article of the Week *CCSS Aligned *Uses all 10 standards
This Article of the Week is designed to be done each week with a different article. At first, it will take the students longer, and the first article or so should be done as a class and scaffolded. But students get faster and faster as they master all the Reading Informational Text standards again and again in different contexts / with different articles.
*CCSS Aligned
*Uses all 10 Reading Informational Text Standards
*Works with any article
*Can be used multiple times
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6th - 8th
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History of Valentines Day Reading Passages & Research Skills Sub Plan CCSS
Make Your Classroom Stress-Free With These Print and Go Reading Comprehension Passages and Research Skills on Valentine's Day History in One Easy to Use No Prep Resource! This resource will make your life easier. It provides a deep dive into the history of Valentine's Day, covering topics such as its origins, evolution, and the life of St. Valentine.Includes: 1. Reading Comprehension Passagesa. Introduction of Origins and Evolutionb. Historical Backgroundc. St. Velentine's Life 2. Discussion Q&a
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6th - 11th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Valentine's Day & St. Patrick's Day Paired Passages and Writing Prompts (5-8)
Looking for middle school writing activities? Engage your middle grades students with themed and interesting paired passaged and writing prompts for February and March! This bundle includes a 2 Valentine's themed and 2 St. Patrick's Day themed differentiated reading passages, 7 constructed response/7 selected response comprehension questions in each set, and 3 engaging writing prompts in each set! Also includes:-Fully printable versions of each set-Google Slides versions of each set (full Slides
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology Living Art Exhibit Activity - Great Paired with The Odyssey!
Teaching The Odyssey? Dabbling in Greek mythology? Engage your students in a week-long, skill-building activity they will remember for years! "The day we got to dress up like Greek statues was my favorite." "I really like how we got to research Medusa. I learned much more about mythology than just reading about it in a book." "I had another teacher at my last school teach us about Greek mythology. All he did was show a long documentary that put everyone to sleep. This is actually something that
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5th - 12th
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Love Letter to a US Amendment: Government Civics Valentine's Writing Activity
This fun Valentine's Day writing activity allows students to show their creative or funny side without getting behind in content. This writing activity requires students to use historical claims to write a love letter to their favorite amendment. Suitable for Civics, US Government, or Comparative Government.IncludesScaffolded instruction page and resource websitesThree Differentiated pages: one scaffolded for ELL/IEP/504 with checklist rubric, one with lines and checklist rubric, and one with a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Article of the Week: Valentine's Day SEL | The Power of Self-Love
Middle and high school students will love this high interest reading comprehension passage about the Power of Self-Love. It includes everything you need to facilitate standards-aligned literacy instruction, while building reading stamina, and truly engaging your reluctant readers. ❤️ This resource is perfect to use for Valentine's Day, but is not specific to the holiday. It is also a great resource for Social Emotional Learning. Pair it with my Self-Love Love Letter for a meaningful reflection.
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Valentine's Day Social Emotional Learning BUNDLE | Self-Love
Unveiling Origins: The Origin of Valentine's Day Comprehension Activity
Step into the enchanting world of Valentine's Day with our engaging and informative reading resource on the origins of this cherished celebration! Perfect for educators seeking to captivate their students with a rich historical narrative, our product delves into the fascinating history and traditions surrounding Valentine's Day.Embark on a journey through time as your students uncover the captivating origins of Valentine's Day with our meticulously crafted reading resource. This product is desig
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6th - 10th
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Ready to Print! Community Service Project Bundle for ELA! CCGPS Aligned!
This detailed project is intended for gifted middle school students, preferably 8th graders or higher, who are given the task of selecting a field of their own interest and going and completing volunteer hours. Students will identify an issue in their chosen field, will create a possible solution, research those solutions, and will submit a research paper in argumentative or expository style. Students also create a hands-on demonstration/presentation to share their ideas with classmates. All
8th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
Grades:
8th
Listening Comprehension Practice Valentine's Day Freebie Digital and Print
This Listening Practice Valentine's Day Freebie is a great activity to have your students practice their listening skills. Listening comprehension is a very valuable skill and is tested on Common Core State Tests. It is also a very DIFFICULT skill to master and takes practice and repetition. This activity requires students to listen to the audio (linked within the assignment) to answer the questions. Students must rely solely on their listening skills to answer the questions. This freebie is a s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Listening Comprehension Practice Middle School Bundle Digital and Print
NFL Gameday Journalism - Lesson Plan Bundle
Throughout my eighteen-year teaching career, I’ve designed and implemented a program that motivates students to use nonfiction literacy strategies independently in an authentic way. Gameday Journalism is a fun transdisciplinary project that captivates your classroom audience while teaching Common Core standards in a unique way that will leave a lasting impression. Students will retain these skills and transfer them successfully to high achievement test scores!The program uses sports writing from
Grades:
3rd - 8th
History of Valentine's Day - Primary Source Analysis
The perfect solution to squirrely students to actually learn something on Valentine's Day. Includes links to four primary source documents (with note catcher). You can even have students self-select their partners if you are in a "loving" mood!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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ELA Test Prep Task Cards Set 2: Reading Informational - Grades 6-8
This set of task cards is designed to cover standards for the Common Core Reading Informational standards.
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6th - 8th
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Counting by 7s & Rain Reign: A Comparison
Two great novels, two talented authors, two best-selling books, two strong characters with diagnoses... Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin have A LOT in common! Created as an independent study, this guide can be used for single students or for an entire class!In this comparison study, students will compare and contrast the plots of the novels, the two main characters, the two diagnoses of the main characters, and perspectives on current research involving gif
Grades:
5th - 8th
History of Valentine's Day Part 2
The history of Valentine's Day continues with the dispute between the Roman emperors and Christians who refuse to practice the Roman religion. Students will learn about how absolute political control in a volatile times led to St. Valentine's death. Question set links the situation back to the Bill of Rights and questions of religious freedom today. Includes: •Key Idea and Details•Passage•Questions •Answer Key
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6th - 8th
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The Promise of a Pencil Leadership Curriculum
Adam Braun's book The Promise of a Pencil provides a wealth of material for teachers to use to promote leadership. Each chapter holds valuable lessons for the reader. Through his mantras, he offers a pathway for defining one's passion and becoming a positive influence for change in the world.
This curriculum unit was developed to be flexible in nature. The book can be read in its entirety with coordinating tasks for each chapter. The lessons can also stand alone, allowing teachers to sele
Grades:
7th - 12th
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