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6th grade english language arts activities for Easel Assessments and for homeschool
Nonfiction Text Structures: Task Cards with 32 Informational Passages
This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and determining which of the five types of text structures was used by the author. Just print and go! Identifying the structure of a nonfiction text is a critical reading skill that students often struggle with. These nonfiction text structure task cards have been designed to help your students gain proficiency and confidence in their ability to read an info
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4th - 6th
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Finding the Theme Task Cards with 16 Practice Passages: Reading Fiction 4th 5th
Theme Task Cards: This resource contains 16 finding the theme task cards. Each task card contains a short fiction narrative. After reading each engaging passage, students are tasked with identifying the theme of each narrative. This resource also includes a poster that explains the theme-filled cupcake analogy.Included are TWO options for student responses:Students write a sentence describing the narrative's theme.Students complete a multiple-choice worksheet, identifying the correct theme from
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4th - 5th
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Author's Purpose Task Cards PIE'ED: Analyze 24 Passages 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
This resource contains 24 task cards that focus on identifying the author's purpose for writing a passage. This important reading skill often appears on standardized tests, and these author's purpose task cards are designed to help you prepare your students for these questions.Each task card contains a short passage, followed by this question: "The author's primary purpose for writing this passage most likely is..."Four multiple-choice options follow the question stem.I prefer teaching the five
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4th - 6th
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Animal and Plant Cells + Organelles Read and Apply + Quiz {NGSS MS-LS1-2}
Check out the digital version of this product here:Animal and Plant Cell Read and Apply DIGITAL versionAligns with NGSS MS-LS1-2: Modeling structure AND function of cells and their parts. NOW Includes a 10 question quiz that students can take on a device via Google Classroom, TpT Easel, or it can be printed out to take paper/pencil!This activity includes reading comprehension as well as an interactive activity! As a middle school teacher, I see more and more students that have a terribly difficu
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4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-6
Also included in: C. Haynes Custom Bundle
Possessive Nouns Task Cards | Singular & Plural | Print & Digital | Anchor Chart
Your students will love these 32 possessive nouns task cards!Here are 32 task cards to help your students learn to properly punctuate and identify singular and plural possessive nouns. Each card requires students to both write the possessive noun correctly (by adding the apostrophe), and to tell whether the word is singular or plural. Several of these cards are quite challenging. Tricky words have been used such as princesses' and wolves'. Further, for some cards students must look for clues in
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3rd - 5th
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Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Reading Comprehension Passage
This easy to read, one page passage about heat transfer:defines heat as the transfer, or movement, of thermal energydescribes thermal energyexplains 3 different ways heat can move: radiation, conduction, and convection (with examples of each)It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a compa
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Unit Bundle of 6 Science Lessons
Fine Motor PREWRITING ALPHABET Strokes Tracing Lines and Shapes Worksheets
Prewriting Alphabet Worksheets is the fine motor practice of lines, shapes, and strokes needed for handwriting. Students will trace specific lines and shapes that show how to write the letter. There is a set of custom-designed lines and shapes to practice writing each letter. Worksheets include letter formation, beginning sound images, and words. This PRODUCT includes:Pages in color & black and whiteLeveled and differentiated for all learnersCustom-designed lines and shapes for each letter
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PreK - K
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Main Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards: 10 Passages & 30 Questions 4th 5th
This set of 30 task cards is designed to provide students an opportunity to practice main idea (central idea) test questions. Identifying the main idea and key supporting details is a challenging task for many students, and lots of practice is critical for students to reach proficiency in this important reading skill. However, finding texts that are short and manageable can be difficult. This set of task cards contains ten engaging nonfiction passages that will help your students gain confidence
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4th - 6th
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Context Clues Task Cards: 32 Practice Passages for 4th and 5th Grade
Context Clues Task Cards: This set of 32 task cards is designed to give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice using context clues to decipher the meaning of an unknown word. Each task card consists of a sentence with an underlined word and four multiple-choice options. Some of the underlined words are: disdain, punctual, angler, herald, voucher, secluded, scarce, commence, and toil.The directions on each of the 32 task cards are always the same. They say: Use context clues to
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4th - 5th
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Story Elements Task Cards Set 1 - Setting, Character, Problem, and Solution
Use these 32 multiple choice Story Elements task cards to increase your students’ understanding of the building blocks that make up a story: setting, character, problem, and solution.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print5 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonGreat for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resou
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1st - 3rd
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards | Print & Digital | Google | Easel Self-Checking
Your students will love these 32 Fact & Opinion Task Cards!Use these 32 task cards to help students learn the difference between fact and opinion. Each card features three related sentences. Students must select which one is either a fact or an opinion. The multiple-choice format makes these cards ideal for test prep. If you want your students to go a little deeper, there are also two challenge cards that can be added to any of the other cards and answered either verbally or on notebook pap
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3rd - 5th
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Story Elements Task Cards Set 2 - Setting, Character, Conflict, and Resolution
Use these 32 multiple choice Story Elements task cards to increase your students’ understanding of the building blocks that make up a story: setting, character, conflict, and resolution.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print5 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!This res
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3rd - 5th
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Problem and Solution Reading Passages Task Cards with Anchor Chart & Challenges
This resource includes 32 task cards for practicing the problem and solution text structure. Each passage is presented two times on adjacent cards. On the odd-numbered cards, students must identify the problem. On the even-numbered cards, they identify the solution. Cards 1-16 feature relatable, fictional situations. Cards 17-32 are informational texts and feature passages about a problem in the world and how it was solved. The cards also include differentiated answer sheets. The first answer sh
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Language Task Cards: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, & More! 4th 5th
Figurative Language Task Cards: This set of 42 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a sentence and identifying the type of figurative language used by the writer. Students will differentiate between seven literary devices: similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeias, hyperboles, and idioms. Each task card consists of a question and four multiple-choice options.The task cards follow two different formats: For the first 24 task
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3rd - 5th
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Civics and Government - 3rd Grade Social Studies & Vocabulary
Civics and Government just got more fun and engaging! This bundle brings together three big ideas in Social Studies in a way that's easy to weave into your reading lessons. Students will dive into how the Constitution shapes our government, learn about the three branches, and explore voting and elections. They'll also get to understand checks and balances and lots more, all in a friendly, easy-to-understand format!This resource can be used for:✅ Social Studies Whole Group Lessons✅ Whole Group or
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2nd - 4th
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Author's Tone Task Cards in Print and Digital: 24 Practice Passages
Author's Tone Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the author's tone. Each task card consists of an engaging passage and four multiple-choice options. The answer choices consist of words often associated with mood and tone, giving your students an authentic opportunity to interact with these terms and expand their vocabulary. Students will complete the following steps as they
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4th - 6th
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Figurative Language Worksheets - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms and Easel
This figurative language pack includes a types of figurative language handout that defines different figures of speech like similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, and hyperbole and gives an example of each. On the first worksheet students have to identify ten sentences that use metaphors or similes. There are nine additional practice worksheets with practice with similes, idioms, metaphors, personification and hyperbole. No prep. Print and go. Keys included. Ten worksheets in all. Great ac
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4th - 7th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Idioms Bundle - PowerPoints, Worksheets, Easel Activities and Boom Cards
Point of View Task Cards: 24 Practice Reading Passages for 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
Point of View Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the point of view used by the author. Students will differentiate between four common points of view: first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Each task card consists of an engaging fiction passage and four multiple-choice options.✅ First Person✅ Second Person✅ Third Person Limited✅ Third Person Omniscient
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4th - 6th
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Sentence Task Cards: Complete Sentences, Run-on Sentences, Sentence Fragments
This set of 32 task cards is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice proofreading sentences and determining whether a complete sentence was written. Each card contains a group of words. Students read the card and determine whether each group of words is a:A. complete sentenceB. run-on sentenceC. fragment (missing a subject)D. fragment (missing a predicate)Students will complete the following steps as they work through each task card:They will read the group of words at the top
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3rd - 5th
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Subject & Predicate Task Cards | Complete and Simple | Print and Digital
Your students will love these 32 subject and predicate task cards! Contents of this set include:Directions and Suggestions32 Task Cards- Color32 Task Cards- Black and WhiteGoogle Slides ActivityTpT’s Easel AssessmentChallenge CardStudent Answer SheetsAnswer Key Use these 32 cards to help your student gain fluency identifying both the simple and complete subject and predicate. The pages are all formatted the same way, so if you wanted to work on just one of these skills. For example, the simple s
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3rd - 4th
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Fossils Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about fossils explains: why paleontologists study fossils how fossils are made4 different types of fossils: mold fossil, cast fossil, trace fossil, and true form fossilThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show th
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS2-3
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-1
Also included in: Fossils and Paleontology Unit Bundle of 8 Science Lessons
States of Matter Activities Experiments Solids, Liquids, Gases Sort Assessments
This matter unit isn't just about solids, liquids, and gases! Dozens of hand-on experiments, activities, and tools are provided in a kid-friendly way to learn ALL about states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma), physical change and chemical change in matter, elements and compounds, mixtures, and the water cycle. Use the informational text passages for background information, the sorting, labeling, and worksheet activities to reinforce the concepts, and the chemistry experiments to gain h
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3rd - 5th
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
Point of View Worksheets First Person and Third Person Point of View
Do your students need practice with point of view? These point of view worksheets are perfect to teach, practice, and review first person and third person point of view in literature. These activities are the perfect addition to your point of view unit!These point of view worksheets include short paragraphs asking students to identify the point of view from which each story is narrated. Students will decide if each paragraph is written in first person point of view or third person point of view.
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: ELA and Reading Skills Task Card Bundle
Transition Words Task Cards - Linking Words and Phrases with Transitions - Set 2
Practice using transition words with your older students using these transitions task cards! These cards feature multiple-choice options that prompt students to choose the best transition word!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade!CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT
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4th - 6th
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Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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