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Middle school ELA test prep lessons for Google Apps
Main Idea and Supporting Details Bundle with Graphic Organizer: 4th 5th 6th
This main idea bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they read passages and identify the main idea and supporting details in the text. Several activities include test prep elements because main idea questions tend to appear frequently on standardized tests. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These main idea activities can be used for test prep, r
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4th - 6th
Finding the Theme of a Story Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Craft Activity
This reading themes bundle contains worksheets, task cards, a PowerPoint and everything else you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn how to determine the themes found in literary works. Some of the activities include test prep elements because theme questions tend to appear frequently on standardized tests. It is designed to teach students how to analyze a reading passage and identify its theme in a way that will keep them engaged. Students love th
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4th - 6th
Figurative Language Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Games, Craft Activities
This figurative language bundle of worksheets and activities has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about seven types of figurative language. It includes a PowerPoint, a flipbook, partner plays, games, worksheets, and more! The wide variety of activities in this bundle makes learning figurative language fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year aft
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3rd - 6th
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Character Traits Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, PowerPoint, Craft
This character traits bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about character traits. These resources are designed to expand your students' character trait vocabulary. The activities in this bundle make learning character traits fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These activities can be used for test prep, review, or introd
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3rd - 6th
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Point of View Bundle of Activities: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Limited, and 3rd Omniscient
This bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn to analyze a literary piece and identify whether the author used first person, second person, third person limited, or third person omniscient point of view. The activities in this bundle make learning point of view fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These point of view activitie
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4th - 6th
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3rd 4th 5th Grade Reading Test Prep ELA Test Taking Strategies w Bulletin Board
These reading test prep minilessons and bulletin board set of test-prep and reading comprehension strategies will help you prepare students for testing in a way that connects what you have taught students about reading all year long to the skills they will be tested on. Although I originally developed the test-prep framework and minilessons to prepare my students for their end-of-grade reading test, it has been used successfully as a year-long reading foundation in many classrooms. The before, d
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3rd - 6th
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Author's Purpose Reading Unit - Passages, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers
Since different reading passages are written for different reasons, it’s essential to help students identify the author’s purpose while reading. In this 3-day reading comprehension mini-unit, students will learn about the three main categories of author’s purpose. Through fun and engaging activities like an Author’s Purpose Spinner, Mini-Passage Hunt, and Sorting Race, students will be actively involved in their learning. They’ll also discover how to figure out the author’s purpose through di
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - 12 Mini-Units (Google Compatible)
Reading Comprehension SkillsHelp your students master 12 critical reading comprehension skills with this ULTIMATE BUNDLE of Reading Comprehension Mini-Units. Each 3-day mini-unit contains engaging, hands-on learning activities, guided notes, 6+ original reading comprehension passages, and ample opportunities for students to practice these important skills. You’ll love how each mini-unit is ready to print-and-teach. Your students will love practicing these skills in creative and fun ways.Great
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5th - 8th
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Sentence Structure Bundle - Simple, Compound, Complex, & Compound-Complex Types
This creative, scaffolded sentence structure unit engages students and breaks down challenging concepts into bite-sized pieces. In these sentence types lessons, students will learn how to craft simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences through visual, brain-based approaches.If you want your students to understand the four basic types of sentences, this unit is what you need. It takes a scaffolded approach to learning sentence structure by starting with basic skills and working up
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7th - 10th
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Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions
This reading passages bundle is ideal for test prep! It contains 60 reading comprehension passages (32 nonfiction passages, 17 fiction passages, 8 poems, and 3 dramas). Beneath each passage, there are usually six multiple choice comprehension questions. (However, two of the poems contain 9 questions.) These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, as part of a small group lesson, or as part of a distance l
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4th - 6th
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Elements of Drama Bundle: PowerPoint and Worksheets
This bundle contains a 39-slide PowerPoint and a packet of two practice assessments that focuses on drama elements and script comprehension. Dramas have their own set of unique terms, and are written in a specific, exclusive format. Therefore, students often benefit from explicit instruction that focuses on this literary genre. Students are given multiple opportunities to make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and to provide evidence from the text to suppo
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4th - 6th
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Context Clues Passages, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers Word Meaning in Context
This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of finding meaning in context. Students will have a ton of context clues practice with context clues passages, engaging reading comprehension worksheets, and reading graphic organizers for finding word meaning in context!Through creative activities like Context Clue Bullseye, Top Secret Skill Puzzles, Goldilocks and the Three Yallops Context Clue Passage, and a Nonsense Word Writing Activity, students become actively invo
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4th - 7th
Point of View Passages & Activities - Author's Point of View (Google & Hybrid)
Identifying the narrator’s or author’s point of view is an essential reading skill that is often assessed on standardized tests. This 3-day mini-unit is designed to help students understand how to identify an author’s point of view. Filled with point of view reading passages, worksheets, activities, and graphic organizers, this resource will develop students' reading skills!You can find this unit in this BUNDLE as well: Reading Comprehension Skills - Point of View, Comparing and Contrasting, a
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4th - 7th
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Summarizing Reading Passages, Lessons, Google Classroom Distance Learning
Teaching students how to summarize can be a daunting task. Often, it’s one of the hardest reading strategies for students to grasp. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with summarizing reading passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is a great way to teach students how to summarize a text.This summarizing unit is also included in this Reading Comprehension Skills - 3 Mini-Units Bundle which includes Compare & Contrast, Summarizing, and Point of View mini-units.Thi
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4th - 7th
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Predicting Passages, Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)
Making predictions while reading is an essential skill for comprehending text. Students do not intuitively know how to make effective predictions based on clues from the passage and their own experiences. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with predicting passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is the perfect way to teach students how to make predictions while reading. This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making predictions. Through
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4th - 7th
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RACE Strategy BUNDLE! Teaching Presentation + 6 Worksheet Activities
★★★★★ This RACE strategy bundle is an incredible test-prep strategy to help learners craft a constructed response answer to ANY question using text evidence! This bundle includes a teaching presentation and 6 printable worksheet practices to effectively teach the RACE writing strategy.What other teachers are saying: “THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED! This is amazing with enough examples to actually teach the strategy!” - Jenna, 6th gradeWHAT R.A.C.E. STANDS FOR:R - Restate Key WordsA - Answer ALL parts of
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4th - 7th
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The Day the Crayons Quit Argumentative Text
NEWLY UPDATED JANUARY '24STAAR / ELAR TEKS argumentative text! Using the mentor text The Day the Crayons Quit, teachers can review, discuss, and assess students' knowledge of this argumentative text.This product includes:Vocabulary termsLinks to purchase the book or view onlineQuestions for class discussionExit ticket for a quick assessmentTwo versions of a vocabulary sort for claims and evidence from the textA 12 question assessment and 3 Written Response using STAAR vocabulary and rigor
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3rd - 6th
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Literary Devices Mini-Unit Bundle: Theme, Conflict and Characterization Lessons
This bundle includes three 3-day mini-units on Theme, Conflict, and Characterization.Great News! The student packets in each mini-unit are also available as a Google Slides resource. In addition to the PDF version, students can complete the packet pages via a file sharing service such as Google Drive, Google Classroom, or in the internet “cloud.” The digital version of the packet is accessible from any computer and allows students to complete their work online.* FYI: The anticipatory set activit
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5th - 8th
Figurative Language Posters: Idioms, Similes, Metaphors, & MORE Bulletin Board
This Figurative Language Posters resource now includes a digital option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for a link and instructions.Figures of Speech Poster Set!Each figurative language poster briefly describes the figure of speech and provides an example of the following:1. Alliteration2. Hyperboles3. Idioms4. Onomatopoeia5. Personification6. Proverbs and Adages7. Similes and Metaphors8. PunsNOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!As
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2nd - 7th
RACE Strategy Writing Prompts Google Slides for 4th-6th Grades
The RACE Strategy is a writing tool 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 product is located on Google slides and is 100% digital. A printable PDF is also included in your download.R: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that he
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4th - 6th
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Compare and Contrast Passages Comparing and Contrasting Worksheets (Google Docs)
Help students practice the skill of comparing and contrasting information and texts with this detailed 3-day mini-unit. This unit includes compare and contrast passages, graphic organizers and worksheets to help students practice and master the skill of comparing and contrasting.Filled with hands-on learning activities, practice reading passages, and direct instruction guides, it’s the perfect resource to help students learn how to identify comparisons and contrasts in various texts. Through c
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4th - 7th
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Sequencing Lessons, Passages, Graphic Organizers for Sequence (Digital Options)
Sequencing is one of the many skills that students need in order to comprehend what they read. That’s why this Sequencing Mini-Unit is the perfect addition to your English Language Arts instruction. Filled with sequencing passages, engaging worksheets, and graphic organizers for finding the sequence of events, this unit will help students develop strong skills in sequencing.This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of finding the sequence of events in a passage.
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4th - 7th
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Characterization Lesson Plans - 3 Fun Characterization Lessons
When reading literature, it is essential for students to investigate characterization. When they begin to understand the author’s process for developing characters, they are able to visualize characters and dive deeper into the text. This engaging 3-day Characterization Mini-Unit is designed to help students understand how authors create characters and how students can use clues from the text to better comprehend a character within the context of the story.This characterization mini-unit provi
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5th - 8th
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Thesis Statement Activities - Thesis Statement Worksheets, Templates, Examples
Save with the bundled discount! These thesis statement activities will help your students master thesis statements. This bundle includes an introductory mini lesson, handouts, practice worksheets, thesis statement templates, graphic organizers, and examples written by real students! Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®.⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎ Save over 10% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎Included with these Thesis Statement Activities:✏️ Thesis Statement Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® a
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7th - 12th
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