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Free short stories lessons
Spooky Story Writing - Halloween Writing Activity - Free Halloween Lesson
Your students will love this fun and engaging Halloween writing activity that will have them rolling story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story components, they’ll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each element into an entertaining writing piece. Perfect for a Halloween lesson, Halloween activity or any time of the year!This activity taps into students’ natural love of scary stori
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4th - 7th
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Paul Bunyan - Tall Tale Activities on Hyperbole | Distance Learning
Paul Bunyan, and hyperbole go hand in hand. This free tall tale resource teaches your students about both. This lesson teaches your class about hyperbole through close reading of this classic folktale. The reading passage and activities are engaging and hands on. They will help your students learn more about figurative language. The lesson will also teach your students about Paul Bunyan. At the end of the lesson, students can create their own Paul Bunyan pop up book. This lesson is availa
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3rd - 5th
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Free Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages
This is a freebie of 6 differentiated reading passages from my BEST SELLING 114 page Reading Comprehension and Fluency Pack. This pack has three differentiated comprehensions for each phonics sound. Each passage has a shape next to it which shows the different levels. 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
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K - 3rd
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When I Keep My Hands to Myself: A Social Story
This product is a social story for young children about keeping their hands to themselves. There are bright, colorful images on each page illustrating how it may make others feel when you do or do not keep your hands to yourself. These images are enhanced with BoardMaker pictures in the upper left corner for those students who need more simple and direct images to understand the concept.
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PreK - 1st
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Narrative Writing: Graphic Organizers, Outlines, & Writing Paper
Graphic organizers and outlines to help your students plan and organize their narrative story writing. Students will develop and describe all parts of their story with graphic organizer then create and illustrate an outline for their story.
Included:
-Main Character Graphic Organizer
-Setting Graphic Organizer
-Conflict and Resolution Graphic Organizer
-Solution Graphic Organizer
-Write the Outline
-Draw the Outline
-Rough Draft Paper
-Final Draft Paper with Cover
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1st - 5th
FREEBIE! George Washington Carver Comprehension Passage
Improve Reading & Writing with this FREEBIE!
Reading comprehension is key to improving a students reading level. This FREEBIE includes a reading passage about George Washington Carver and is followed by 5 multiple choice questions. You also get differentiated writing paper with a writing prompt.
Included in this FREEBIE
*Mini passage about George Washington Carver. This can be read aloud to younger grades or read independently by older grades.
*5 multiple choice questions
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K - 3rd
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OI/OY Diphthongs- for Intermediate Grades- Orton Gillingham Print and Go
Older kids need phonics too! This pack includes everything you need to teach the the Diphthongs: OI and OY to intermediate students.What's included:Step-by-step TEACHER'S GUIDE that includes:pattern explanationmulti-sensory practice ideaslinks to all our favorite FREE online videos and gamesdifferentiated word lists (basic, intermediate, & advanced words that all follow the phonetic pattern)differentiated sentences for fluency and dictation!Weekly STUDENT SPELLING PACKET that includes 15 pag
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2nd - 6th
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Benchmark Advance Reading Passages First Grade Unit 1
These supplemental Benchmark Advance differentiated first grade fluency passages are great for weekly reading intervention. Targets short vowels and can be used in class for reading groups or at home for extra practice. These fluency passages align with Unit 1 week 1 in First Grade Benchmark Advance spelling and Sight word list in the curriculum. If your class has a wide range of levels this is the perfect way to make each student feel successful. Included you have Level A, B and C, which allows
High Interest Short Story Middle and High School Struggling Readers
Capture and engage your students who are reading below grade level with this twisty short story. Perfect for Halloween or any other time. Written for students to build fluency, spelling, and understanding. A great resource for those with reading difficulties, dyslexic, and EFL/ESL students. My students LOVE my spooky tales.I have used this resource during our ELA rotations during October. My students have been engaged with the stories and I have even over heard them discussing the story! I was e
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Hi-Lo Spooky Fiction Struggling Readers Middle High School Dyslexia
3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Narrative Writing Unit Sample - Story Planning Mini Lessons
Do your students need help planning out their narrative stories? Here are two FREE mini-lessons directed at helping students plan their stories out in a meaningful way.Download this free sample to get a peek at what my full writing units look like.This is a sample from my Narrative Writing Unit. Click here to view that unit.This resource includes BOTH printable and Google Drive documents. This will work for you if you are Distance Learning, Face-to-Face, or Hybrid.Students will start planning a
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3rd - 5th
Determining Theme: FREE Activity & Handout
Determining theme and its development is central to Common Core literature skills. This FREE activity enables students to employ a variety of strategies to identify themes and how they develop over the course of a text. It also adds a modern twist by allowing students to connect these themes to their favorite music. Used with ANY short story or novel, this lesson is aligned to the following Common Core State Standards:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1. Read closely to determine what the text says e
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7th - 12th
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Main Idea and Supporting Details Grades 1 and 2
Finding the Main Ideaand Supporting Details of Short Stories.
The short stories I have written contain words from pre-primer, primer, 1st grade and 2nd grade Dolche word lists. Although the lessons address mainly first and second graders, I have used many lower-level vocabulary words. This strategy has worked well for my students since it enables students to focus on the concept being taught rather than struggling with vocabulary.I have, also, included many content specific words.
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1st - 3rd
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Rigorous Short Story Lesson Plan "The Dinner Party"
“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner is a short story about making generalizations, and perfect for teaching or reinforcing the elements of plot. The story centers on an argument that occurs at a dinner party while events happening during the argument counter claims being made. This resource is aligned to Common Core Standards and provides opportunities for students to critically evaluate vocabulary, steps to solving problems, how characters approach challenge, and theme using evidence from the te
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer
I created these two pages to use for a narrative writing lesson!
Make sure to download it to your computer before printing.
Thanks to Chirp Graphics for the border on my first ever TPT product!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-FREE-Doodle-Borders-Chirp-Graphics-1212620
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K - 2nd
Phonics sound of air, are, ear
In this file you will find an activity for the challenging phonics sound of air, are, ear. There is an original silly story that is full of words with he targeted sound. Students read the story, circle or highlight the word, draw a picture of the story, and answer two questions about the story.
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K - 2nd
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Story Elements Chart (freebie!)
This freebie includes 4 pages of cards that can be used to make a Story Elements Chart. There are a variety of Characters, Settings, Problems and Solutions and students will need to distinguish between these in order to add them to the correct place on the chart. There is also a Story Map that can be used for brainstorming before writing a short story.
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K - 5th
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Very Busy Spider: Emergent Reader & Sequencing Pack
This pack includes retelling puppets, an emergent reader booklet inspired by the Very Busy Spider and a sequencing activity to wrap the lesson up!I have also included a guide of how I use 'The Very Busy Spider' to teach perseverance and persistency with young minds!Can easily be used for PreK, 1st Graders and 2nd Graders.Created by @Emilyleteaches
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PreK - 2nd
Community Workers mini book
This mini book will help your students learn the important jobs of workers in a community and whether that person provides a good or a service. The book also provides for a reading and writing opportunity.
Students will write the name of the job on the top line, a few things that the person does in the community on the second line and write either "good" or "service" on the third line.
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Graphics &/or fonts copyright Dianne J Hook. www.djinkers.com
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K - 2nd
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Roald Dahl Short Story PDF Text
"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl is a fun and darkly humorous text to use with students of a variety of ages! Over the years of teaching this fabulous short story, I have noticed that various PDF versions often have many typos, misspellings and grammatical errors that can be distracting and confusing for students. However, I did find a full text version, thanks to classicshorts.com! You can access their version of it here: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lamb.htmlAll I did was copy
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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"Dr. Seuss's ABC" by Dr. Seuss Book Lesson Plan Activity
This lesson plan was created for active reading purposes and to make reading even more fun and exciting for students. This lesson plan will reinforce upper and lowercase letter recognition.
For more recommended books and corresponding lesson plans visit, lavenderandcrayons.com.
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PreK - 5th
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PREFIXES Morphology Lesson & Decodable | Advanced Phonics FREEBIE
This is a free sample from a larger set of Morphology Lessons which include Decodable Stories, Word Lists, and Sentences for 10 common prefixes. The lessons provide excellent ways to teach and practice each prefix. Once students have been explicitly taught each prefix, the decodable stories are an engaging way to practice and reinforce each pattern. Through these lessons, students will gain practice in decoding, fluency, and vocabulary! Comprehension checks at the end of each decodable passage a
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4th - 6th
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Determining Theme for Reading Comprehension-A Short Story-Encouragement
Help your students deepen their reading comprehension by inferring theme using character actions and feelings. This short realistic fiction story will provide practice in finding the author's message and using evidence from the text to back up the inference.Story Synopsis: Emma's afraid to try out for the softball team because she thinks she's not good enough. Jessie has other ideas! Will her encouragement conquer Emma's fear? Interested in more theme-based stories? Click here to save 20% on the
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Determining Theme for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE-5 Short Stories
Short Stories - Unit Bundle
This unit bundle focuses on literary elements examined through short stories. It features some Canadian and American short stories, and contains full lesson plans, worksheets, note taking pages, checklists, rubrics, and more. Slideshows are currently not included, but will be in the near future (in 2023).
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6th - 9th
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English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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8th - 11th
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