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4th grade short stories resources for GATE
The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
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4th - 6th
The BUNDLE: A Deep & Complex Look at Aesop's Fables
A Deep and Complex Look at Aesop's Fables with STEM and Logic PuzzlesThis resource is designed to help you introduce Sandra Kaplan's icons of Depth and Complexity using Aesop's fables. It includes background information for the teacher, along with 11 lessons introducing the icons. Each fable focuses on a single icon to allow students to grapple with the content. Included in this resource are 11 accompanying Logic Puzzles which further critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. A STEM
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2nd - 5th
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Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
4 Just So Stories - Differentiated Reading Passages - Pourquoi Tales
Your students will love these lively pourquoi tales. This resource includes originals plus three differentiated adaptations of four Just So Stories. Passages are included as a printable PDF, eBook, and digital Easel Activities, which allow kids to annotate directly on the pages. “How the Camel Got His Hump”“How the Jaguar Got His Spots”“The Beginning of the Armadillo”“The Elephant’s Child”Open the preview to take a closer look.Reach every child in your classroom! Multiple levels let you challeng
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4th - 6th
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes non-fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels N, O, P The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your third-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level.There are a total of 30 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Slides. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 10 comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short answer,
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2nd - 4th
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Gift of the Magi: Story vs. Movie Guide
There's nothing like a meaningful & rigorous way to incorporate a short movie into the classroom during a busy holiday season! I pair my annual short story study of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" with the Disney cartoon version found in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.It’s about a 20 minute film that pairs perfectly with ANY text version of this story. My students LOVE this version of the film, and it offers a lot of areas for comparison including plot element changes and additional charac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
Podcast Listening Worksheets What If Donuts Came to Life Story
Podcast Activity ♥ Students QR code in and listen to a podcast What If World: What if Donuts Came to Life? Students colour while they listen with boxes for them to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention an develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy response sheets. What Will I Receive?- PDF Document- Class display format w
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1st - 6th
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Reader’s Theater The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Canadian Indigenous People
The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky is a dramatization of a Canadian Indigenous Peoples creation myth, a short story, with roles for 20+ students and suitable for any one studying folk tales in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies (re: Canada) or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Long ago
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Theater Arts Native American First People Folk Tales Readers Theater
Reader’s Theater Ukrainian Folk Tale The Cat and the Rooster Short Story
Are you looking for a darling short story about a specific culture? This delightful Ukrainian folk tale I've adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 17+ students is suitable for elementary or middle school students studying folk tales, integrated into a study Slavik countries, a L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? This piece could be a one or three day s
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Reader’s Theater Scripts Folk Tales Middle Grades
Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless bundle includes 30 fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels Q, R, and S. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your fourth-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level.There are a total of 30 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Slides. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 10 comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short answe
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3rd - 5th
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Teaching Pack for "Shells" by Cynthia Rylant
This Teaching Pack includes:
*a 31 slide PowerPoint slideshow that guides students through the comprehension of the selection-- contains key questions, activities to strengthen comprehension, and examples
*a Change Matrix to record changes found in different selections
*a modified Literature Web that students can use to analyze this piece of text
*comprehension questions for the selection
*a full Paideia Seminar with higher level thinking questions and optional extensions
This pack is a perfec
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2nd - 4th
Big 5 Lion Non-fiction Blooms Comprehension Questions, Short story & Rubric
Non-fiction comprehension about the South African LionEngage Gifted Students & Deepen Comprehension Skills (Grades 4-7)Exhausted from researching and prepping new activities?This Non-fiction comprehension resource about the African Lion is your classroom (and sanity) saver!What's Included (Print & Go or Digital):Captivating Non-Fiction Text: Ignite curiosity with fascinating facts about lions.Bloom's Taxonomy Questions: A variety of questions that assess remembering, understanding, apply
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4th - 7th
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Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 8 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level N. There is also a digital habitat journal to track the information about each habitat. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level N is the equivalent of a third-grade r
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level N. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your third-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level N is the equivalent of a third-grade reading level.Not sure how Google Forms works? Click on this link to view my
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3rd - 4th
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Google Classroom Distance Learning Reading
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level P. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your third-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level P is the equivalent of a third-grade reading level.Not sure how Google Forms works? Click on this link to view my
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3rd - 4th
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Christmas Themed Readers Theater Scripts Grades 4 to 6 Short Story
SAVE 30% Need something for a Christmas or holiday celebration? These Readers Theater scripts are perfect for a holiday open house In this collection and share two stories from Germany and one from Mexico. These scripts and units contain drama and humor, so you can focus on either or perform both! Bonus script included: The Cat and the Rooster (Creative Dramatics Version) HOW DO I USE THESE RESOURCES IN MY CLASSROOM: These scripts are adapted for the language arts, drama, reading or even a so
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4th - 6th
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Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Are you tired of searching online for engaging, leveled passages to use for guided reading? Do you have a wide range of readers in your classroom, and need one resource that meets the needs of all of them? Are you looking for online passages that are created in Google Slides, so that you can use them in Google Classroom?Finding high-quality guided reading passages that will be engaging for your students can be challenging and time-consuming. Students love these passages because they are high-int
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K - 4th
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Guided Reading Google Slides
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 6 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level O. There is also a digital ocean animal journal to track the information learned about each animal. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level O is the equivalent of a t
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 7 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level P. There is also a digital continents journal to track the information learned about each continent. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level P is the equivalent of a
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Google Forms Reading Comprehension
A Deep and Complex Look at Aesop's Fable: The Lion and the Mouse
This resource is designed to help you introduce one of Sandra Kaplan's icons of Depth and Complexity (Big Idea) using an Aesop's fable. It includes background information for the teacher, the fable, along with a lesson to introduce the icon. Each fable focuses on a single icon to allow students to grapple with the content. Included in this resource are accompanying Logic Puzzles which further critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. A STEM activity is also included with each fable t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: The BUNDLE: A Deep & Complex Look at Aesop's Fables
Podcast Listening Worksheets How the Jellyfish Lost His Bones
Podcast Activity ♥ Students QR code in and listen to a podcast Storynory: How the Jellyfish Lost His Bones Japanese Folktale Students colour while they listen with boxes for them to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention an develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy response sheets.What Will I Receive?- PDF Document- Class
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1st - 6th
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Podcast Listening Worksheets The Great Lost Sock Mystery Story
Podcast Activity ♥ Students QR code in and listen to a podcast Story Shed: The Great Mystery of the Lost Sock Students colour while they listen with boxes for them to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention an develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy response sheets. What Will I Receive?- PDF Document- Class display forma
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1st - 6th
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Gift of the Magi: Narrative Elements Test
This test is designed to pair with my adaptation of O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi.” However, the majority of the prompts may also fit with the original or other versions of the text. Check out the preview to see samples of the variety of test questions provided in this assessment! You can use the 100% editable Google Slides version to make a copy of the test and change anything to suit your teaching needs. Included in this product you will receive:6 page printable PDF with 25 asse
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
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