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7th grade close reading independent work packets for Gifted and Talented
Following Directions Puzzles Beginning or End of Year Activity with Easel
Following directions puzzles are a fun way to teach critical thinking. Great for back to school at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year as standardized test preparation. Five challenging puzzles that gifted and talented students enjoy, too! In the first puzzle, cross words off a table according to the directions provided to reveal an inspirational quote about life. In the next puzzle, follow directions to travel the world to catch a thief. In the third puzzle, rearrange letters to
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Rebus Puzzles 1 Brain Teasers Printable and Digital Easel Activity
Rebus Puzzles are a fun critical thinking activity. Students have to problem solve to figure out the word puzzles. Great logical reasoning puzzles to do with partners or use as a warm-up or bell ringer. Print or use the Easel Activity online. Works well for gifted and talented students who enjoy challenges, but these work with other student populations as well. Includes five 2-page worksheets with 20 puzzles each, so you get 100 brain teasers in total! Also includes a blank page for students to
Grades:
5th - 8th
Fractured Fairy Tales & Tall Tales Readers Theater Scripts & More, Grade 3 4 5 6
Funny readers' theater scripts and activities for studying fractured fairy tales and tall tales in 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grades: Eight different readers' theater scripts by children's author T. P. Jagger—four fractured fairy tales readers' theater scripts and four tall tales readers' theater scripts with a twist! This double-bonus mega bundle also includes loads of other reading and writing activities to extend students' work with the stories.The bundle of readers' theater fairy tales includes
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3rd - 7th
Solar System and Planets Reading Passages | The Solar System Worksheets
This Solar System and Planets Close Reading Packet has everything you need for a complete reading and science unit in your classroom. Differentiated reading passages, writing activities, no prep worksheets, and coloring pages are at the heart of this one-stop resource for learning about each planet!Please click the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included in this loaded resource!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this 110+ page packet truly is for you!
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Solar System and Planets Activities Bundle | Solar System Project
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Bundle- Distance Learning Options
UPDATED 4/16/20 This resource now includes TWO versions on the novel study. The first version includes many basic comprehension questions and graphic organizers. The second version is more streamlined and would be appropriate for on level and above level students. The second version is also available in a DIGITAL version for distance learning via Google Slides! I've also made the character graphic organizers available in Google Slides via a separate link from the Version 2 novel study. Updated 2
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5th - 8th
Reading activity: SUPER BOWL in 2024, Chiefs WIN, Taylor Swift celebrates!
This reading comprehension activity is aimed at 8-13 year-olds, and focuses on the Super Bowl in February 2024. This was the 58th Super Bowl, and was contested by the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. It was the Chiefs who came out as victors, cheered on by Taylor Swift! Your students can find this information in the text, and learn much more besides about this wonderful sporting event.They will develop reading comprehension skills through a range of retrieval and inference questio
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4th - 8th
6th 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Digital Resources
Use this reading comprehension passages and questions mega bundle to stimulate your kids' learning today! You will receive effective, simple and clear reading passages. Each test is full of color and contains CCSS aligned questions that are going to improve any teacher folder. Topics include sports, families and school. Reading Comprehension Outline:Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key language introduced, and a writing
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6th - 7th
High Interest Reading Comprehension Bundle (Digital + Print)
This is my complete bundle of high interest informational texts covering 21st century leaders, influencers, pop culture, gaming, technology and online trends.These readings are sure to engage even the most reluctant readers and writers, while also offering activities that extend capable students.The 15+ lessons have all been developed for both digital distance learning (using Google Suite or MS Teams) or in-class learning (digital or print).Each lesson includes:pre-reading predictions and vocabu
Grades:
6th - 10th
Comprehensions for Star Wars Day, "May the 4th be with you"
These Star Wars-themed guided reading activities, aimed at children aged 8-13 years old, tests children’s retrieval, word meaning, summary and deduction skills. There are two activities - one focused on the Star Wars films across the years and the second focused on the most recent installment in 2019 - The Rise of Skywalker.Questions and answers are provided, with an indication of how many marks are on offer at the end of each question. This is particularly helpful for children preparing for rea
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4th - 9th
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Dangers of Energy Drinks
This informational text lesson on the dangers of energy drinks is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills and comprehension! With eight specific standards-based questions and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Student Experience: Students will read the high-interest, engaging article about the dangers of energy drinks. Then, students will truly dig into and respond to that text. Last, students will write a short a
Grades:
7th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1
TEACHERS-PARENTS are you having trouble finding gifted and talented teaching materials in mathematics, problem solving, and critical thinking? “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 and #8 each have 42 pages of activities specially designed to motivate and challenge your gifted-talented students. All of the activities involve mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solving. Great for those high achieving students in your classes who need something extra to challenge
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5th - 12th, Staff
Any Book Novel Study | Google Slides & Literature Circle Worksheets Bundle
Imagine the excitement in your classroom as your students engage with standards-based practice that feels like fun! This is a 100+ page standards based novel study that can be used with ANY chapter book, fictional book, or novel! This book study seamlessly combines digital and printable components which makes it NO PREP! Designed to work seamlessly with any fiction book, this dynamic novel study will empower your students to dive into their favorite books while engaging with standards-based acti
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3rd - 7th
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Christmas ELA and Reading Activities for Middle School | Holiday ELA
The holiday season can be a very difficult time to keep students on task. Do you need engaging, meaningful activities to keep middle school students focused at Christmas time? If so, this Christmas ELA and Reading Activities Bundle is perfect for you! No prep is required and answer keys are provided to keep this activity very low stress for you! The activities in this bundle were created specifically for students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.Included in Bundle:Ugly Christmas Sweater Reading and ELA
Grades:
5th - 8th
ChatGPT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reading Comprehension Activities
Since its release in late 2022, ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm. But what role does this highly sophisticated chatbot have in middle and high school classrooms? Do the benefits of this new artificial intelligence technology outweigh the potential harms? Explore these questions and more with this high interest reading comprehension lesson.Part of my best-selling, ‘High Interest Reading Comprehension’ series, this no-prep, digital and print lesson includes:Hook and vocabulary-focused pre-r
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6th - 12th
Also included in: High Interest Reading Comprehension Bundle (Digital + Print)
New Technology: ChatGPT, AI, TikTok & Cryptocurrency - Reading Comprehension
Are your students interested in new and emerging technologies like ChatGPT, TikTok and cryptocurrencies? Want to integrate meaningful digital literacy in rigorous, standards-aligned reading comprehension lessons?If so, my ‘New Technology: Reading Comprehension Bundle’ is perfect for your digital or in-person classroom, homework program or home-school.Included at a DISCOUNTED rate are my best-selling reading comprehension lessons on:ChatGPT, the highly intelligent artificial chatbot that has the
Grades:
6th - 12th
Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Achilles
Practice deep reading comprehension with this fun Greek myth based on Achilles. Students will read a one page story about Achilles, the brave Greek warrior with a hidden weakness. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, figurative language, cause and effect, theme, and character traits. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one pa
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
Black Poetry BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
The 'Black Poetry Bundle' has all the materials you need to engage your students in studying, annotating, and analysing some of the most powerful Black poetry of the past 50 years. 6+ complete lessons cover four iconic black poems:Amanda Gorman’s 2021 Inaugural Poem “The Hill We Climb”Tupac Shakur’s autobiographical “The Rose That Grew from Concrete”Maya Angelou’s classic poem, “Still I Rise”Kobe Bryant’s retirement poem, “Dear Basketball”. Focusing on themes of oppression, resistance, survival
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7th - 12th
6th 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Digital Resources
Looking for a way to prepare for testing without adding to your increasing workload? Look no further than this advantageous reading comprehension passages and questions mega bundle. Full of color and entertaining assessments, practice reading while knowing most of the work is already done for you. Reading Comprehension Outline:Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key language introduced, and a writing exercise. Full answer
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6th - 7th
Reading Comprehensions -Stories of Survival.
Stories of SurvivalHow did 33 miners survive for almost three months underground? How did NASA manage to get a malfunctioning spacecraft safely back to Earth? What did the survivors of a plane crash in the Andes eat to stay alive? What would you look like if you had spent 16 months at sea?Answer these questions and more in this exciting Guided Reading resource looking at some fantastic stories of human survival against the odds.This collection of four guided reading activities, aimed at children
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4th - 8th
Kobe Bryant ‘Dear Basketball’ Poem Analysis (Digital & Print)
This lesson guides students through an annotation, analysis, and creative response to Kobe Bryant’s 2015 retirement poem, ‘Dear Basketball’.‘Dear Basketball’ is a moving meditation not just on sport but also on aging and the necessity of change. The poem is all the more poignant due to the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant in 2020.Fully optimised for online and/or in-person delivery, the lesson/s include:Pre-learning context (and linked video)Figurative language revisionGuided annotation and analysi
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Black Poetry BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Newcomer & Beginner ESL Inside the USA Worksheets & Digital Books - Mega Bundle
This bundle includes ALL of my resources and supplements for a WHOLE YEAR of teaching newcomer and beginner ELs. This material can be used with Inside the USA or without the textbook.This Product Includes:Digital PDF file of student reading books which complement Units 1 - 10 (10 digital books!!) for Inside the USA.Worksheets for Unit 1 - 10 (100 pages!!) that supplement Inside the USA textbook. Each unit has 10 worksheet pages.Vocabulary Packets Units 1 - 10 (7 pages for each unit; 70 pages t
Grades:
1st - 12th, Adult Education
ECHO by Pam Munoz Ryan; A PDF and Digital Novel Study by Jean Martin
Overview: This custom-made, ready-to-use packet is a PDF product designed for students in grades 5-8 as they read ECHO, Pam Munoz Ryan's 2016 Newbery Honor book and Kirkus Prize winner. The 40 student pages can be downloaded to create student booklets or exported as an Easel digital product and used on any device. The student pages divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key, a student bookmark for keeping track of
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5th - 7th
MYSTERY close reading comprehension passage - Making inferences short story
Searching for text evidence, inference making, predicting: all of these close reading comprehension strategies will be required to investigate and solve a whodunit mystery short story. In this fun comprehension passage activity, a girl's cell phone is stolen at a camp ground. Your students will use context clues and sift through information to deduce the thief's identity. Perfect for independent work, homework or even home school learning, because the answers are in a separate PDF from the myst
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: BACK TO SCHOOL ELA grades 5-8 FUN ACTIVITIES
Emergency Sub Plan! VERY Popular Theater Around the World Video Lessons Drama
Teach your students about theater arts around the world using this resource which is very popular with teachers everywhere. This Dramamommaspeaks resource contains enough materials for a week, giving students an opportunity to learn about various theater companies or styles of theater around the world--Mummenschanz, Kabuki, Shadow Puppetry, etc. Excellent for gifted learners or students who need independent study or an alternative assignment. How do I use this in my classroom? This is grea
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Theater Class Emergency Sub Plan Bundle One Month in Length
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