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Common Core RI.4.8 literature circles
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Theme
Help support reading comprehension and discover all the graphic organizers you need with 240 reading response graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction. You and your students will love these easy-prep and easy-to-use graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction filled with graphic organizers for story elements, main idea, theme, compare and contrast, and more.This resource is filled with a variety of graphic organizers that are designed to be used with any book or text. The unique designs a
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
The Life of Snowflake Bentley: Reading Comprehension Passages & Printables
An exciting biography that takes young readers on a journey through the life of Wilson Bentley, a remarkable man who dedicated his life to capturing the beauty of snowflakes through photography. This reading comprehension unit is designed for 3rd to 5th graders, providing an engaging exploration of Bentley's adventures in the world of snow. Your students will put their analyzing skills to the test as they read informational text passages and answer comprehension questions. Several standards ar
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Snowflake Bentley and Snow Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Reading Comprehension Decodable Passages - Fiction & Nonfiction w Phonics Skills
These 203 decodable, fiction and nonfiction phonics passages support all areas of the science of reading: reading comprehension, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and spelling instruction! This is the ULTIMATE DECODABLE PASSAGES BUNDLE WITH READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS...532 pages! View videos of each resource in their individual preview pages!!!Three main Reading Comprehension & Decodable Passages BUNDLES:1. In the 73 fiction decodables resource:-The first 32 stories include printable, mul
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Al Capone Does My Shirts Novel Study + Enrichment Project Menu; Digital Option
Everything you need to use Gennifer Choldenko's award winning novel, "Al Capone Does My Shirts" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance L
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4th - 8th
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Literature Study
Jean Fritz's "We're Writing the Constitution" is both informative and humorous, making it an engaging book for students and a fantastic resource for teaching the Constitution. This 57-page PDF includes a Student Reading Comprehension Packet that breaks the book into manageable chunks and is full of short answer comprehension questions as well as vocabulary study. Supplementary activities are included and cover:
content specific vocabulary
key figures
synonyms & antonyms
government branche
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Reading Choice Board Activities for Fiction and Nonfiction
Looking to give your students ownership of their independent reading with a reading response journal? Download my Reading Choice Board Activities for Fiction and Nonfiction and help to engage your students during choice reading while promoting reading comprehension.These no-prep reading response choice boards will add voice and choice for your reading students with NO PREP for you! To use, students simply choose three questions to answer that form three boxes in a row (just like tic-tac-toe!) o
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3rd - 5th
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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages - 100 Decodable Readers
Secure reading fluency and reading comprehension with these 100 nonfiction decodable passages. Expertly weave together reading comprehension, decoding, reading fluency, vocabulary, & spelling instruction while focusing on phonics skills. Each Reading Comprehension Decodable Passage has two versions:Text 1: A shorter, more controlled, decodable story.Text 2: A slightly more complex set of words and longer in length.BOTH: Same engaging reading comprehension questions that address all areas of
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1st - 3rd
Bessie Coleman Biography Informational Text and Activities Black History Month
This ready-to-use biography of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot will spark your kiddos' curiosity. This unit contains a biography with 12 engaging activities to explore the life of this adventurous aviator. Plus it's available in both print and digital versions.WHY YOU NEED THIS BESSIE COLEMAN BIOGRAPHY:Meets needs of all levels of students grades 2-5Engaging activitiesAddresses Critical & Creative ThinkingComprehending Informational TextTHIS CAPTIVATING READY TO USE
Grades:
2nd - 5th
4th Grade Reading Workshop
Common Core reading workshop! Every 4th Grade Common Core Informational and Literature Standard is addressed with a strategy card, focus question, exit slip(s), and an "I Can" Statement. This pack includes everything you need to visually show your students the skills they are developing as readers. I include tips and photos from my classroom to help you implement this in your own room.
The way I use this in my own classroom:
- Spend one week (give or take) on each strategy. Hang the strategy ca
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4th
Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Michael Jordan (Grades 3-4)
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about two of the biggest stars in basketball history -- LeBron James and Michael Jordan. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.
Contents:
→ 6 Nonfiction Articles
→ 3 Quizzes
→ 1 Writing Prompt
→ 1 Answer Key
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Topics Covered:
→ The Childhood Years:
1 nonfiction text about LeBron's childhood
1 nonfiction text about Michael's childhood
1 quiz to cover these texts
→ Pro Ca
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3rd - 4th
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OWLS: Common Core Nonfiction Unit for Grades 3-4
OwlsThis fun nonfiction common core aligned unit is perfect for a 3rd or 4th grade classroom! I created this unit with intention of using the books Owls by Gail Gibbons and White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies, but all but one of the activities in this unit can be done with any book about owls! (There is one activity that should be used with the book White Owl, Barn Owl.)This unit includes:-pre-reading activity to give students a focus-main ideas and details organizer-illustrate and caption acti
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3rd - 4th
Football Paired Texts: Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle (Grades 3-4)
This resource includes paired texts about famous football players who played in the pro football championship game between Kansas City and San Francisco on Feb. 2, 2020. The passage about Mahomes includes a few details about the game.These nonfiction passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 2 Informational Texts→ 1 Quiz → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→ Passage About Each Player's Life:1 nonfiction text abo
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Basketball Paired Texts: Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant (Grades 3-4)
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about two of the most famous players in basketball history -- Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.** This resource has been updated to include information about Kobe's tragic death on Jan. 26, 2020. The final two paragraphs of the second passage contain this info.Contents:→ 6 Nonfiction Articles→ 3 Quizzes → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topi
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Differentiated Paired Texts: Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant (Grades 1-6)
Soccer Paired Texts: Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah (Grades 3-4)
This resource includes paired texts about two of the world's most famous soccer players. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 6 Nonfiction Articles→ 3 Quizzes → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→ The Childhood Years:1 informational text about Messi's childhood (759 words)1 informational text about Salah's childhood (354 words)1 quiz to cover these texts→ Professional Soccer Careers:1 informational te
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Paired Texts Bundle #1 (Grades 3-4): Paired Texts About Famous Athletes
Chasing Vermeer Novel Study - Distant Learning
NO PREP NOVEL STUDY with DIGITAL and PRINTABLE formatsThe fourth grade team and I spent a month flex grouping all students. Chasing Vermeer was a novel many chose so the students worked with partners and in small groups to read and complete the activities I created. There is an activity for every 2 chapters. Each activity is geared toward literary skills or several reading strategies. Students are asked to engage in a variety of ways that can lead to many discussions. Some of the activities
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Primary Literature Circles Task Cards & Worksheets Bundle
Literature circles are a fun and engaging way to involve your students in using effective reading skills.
This primary task cards bundle is intended for 1st and 2nd grade readers. It includes 14 different Literature Circle Job Task Cards (available in color and black and white and in half and full page versions) and OVER 60 accompanying worksheets for each task. Different versions of each worksheets are included to assist you in differentiating the tasks to suit your students needs.
This bund
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Annotating Text for Close Reading Student Handout (3rd-5th Grade)
FOR THIRD GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE- this version includes advanced close reading strategies such as citing evidence from the text and creating agree/disagree statements used as reference and speaking points during group conversations about the text. There is a line on the handout that denotes where 3rd grade might begin, while 4th and 5th grades would look for evidence and use agree/disagree statements. These are skills that would be appropriate to teach once 3rd grade students have mastered
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Paired Texts Bundle #1 (Grades 3-4): Paired Texts About Famous Athletes
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about 10 of the world's most famous athletes and 2 famous coaches. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts. This bundle contains:→ 28 Nonfiction Articles→ 14 Quizzes → 6 Writing Prompts→ Answer Keys for all quizzes***Topics Covered:→ Professional Sports Career:1 informational text about each athlete's pro career1 quiz for every two texts→ Tying It All Together:1 writing prompt t
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Book Clubs & Literature Circles Activities - Roles Jobs Posters & Sheets BND
Are you interested in starting Book Clubs in your elementary classroom, but don’t know where to start? This resource contains everything you need to start Book Clubs or Literature Circles in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Whether you’re looking for traditional Literature Circles materials or a way to launch Book Clubs (as used in Reading Workshop), these materials will work for you. They allow you to start Book Clubs using a traditional Literature Circles approach with structured
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Book Clubs & Literature Circles Roles & Response Sheets Superhero Theme
Are you interested in starting Book Clubs in your elementary classroom, but don’t know where to start? This resource contains everything you need to start Book Clubs or Literature Circles in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Whether you’re looking for traditional Literature Circles materials or a way to launch Book Clubs (as used in Reading Workshop), these materials will work for you. They allow you to start Book Clubs using a traditional Literature Circles approach with structured
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
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K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Gymnastics Paired Texts: Gabby Douglas and Shawn Johnson (Grades 3-4)
This resource includes paired texts about two of the most famous gymnasts in USA history -- Gabby Douglas and Shawn Johnson. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.
Contents:
→ 6 Nonfiction Articles
→ 3 Quizzes
→ 1 Writing Prompt
→ 1 Answer Key
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Topics Covered:
→ The Childhood Years:
1 informational text about Gabby's childhood
1 informational text about Shawn's childhood
1 quiz to cover these texts
→ Gymnastics Career
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Differentiated Paired Texts Bundle for Grades 1-6
Paired Texts Bundle #2 (Grades 3-4): Paired Texts About Famous Athletes
This resource contains high-interest paired texts about 12 of the world's most famous athletes. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.
This bundle includes:
→ 28 Nonfiction Articles
→ 14 Quizzes
→ 6 Writing Prompts
→ Answer Keys for all quizzes
***
Topics Covered:
→ Professional Sports Career:
1 informational text about each athlete's pro career
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Tying It All Together:
1 writing prompt to cov
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Paired Texts: US History: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
This resource includes paired texts about two of the most famous people in United States history -- Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.
Contents:
→ 4 Nonfiction Articles
→ 2 Quizzes
→ 1 Writing Prompt
→ 1 Answer Key
***
Topics Covered:
→ The Childhood Years:
1 informational text about Hamilton's childhood
1 informational text about Jefferson's childhood
1 quiz to cover these tex
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Paired Texts: US History Bundle
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