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Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Text - Teaching How to Write Summaries

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource contains nonfiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.4.2

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Theme Scavenger Hunt - Fun Finding the Theme of a Story Practice & Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource helps students practice finding the theme of a story in a fun way. Students complete a theme "scavenger hunt" by finding theme paragraph cards /short stories hidden around the room. Students must determine which theme on their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RL.5.2

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425

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List of Common Themes in Literature / Fiction To Help Students Find the Theme

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

A 5 page list of common themes in literature. The first page has a list of word or phrase themes common in literature - particularly children's literature. The last four pages are lists of common themes in sentence form. Some of the themes in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Handouts, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$2.25

352

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Connotation & Denotation: Word Choice & Shades of Meaning Worksheets, Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Use this shades of meaning resource to help your students think more critically about their word choice and the connotation and denotation of words. Students will sort similar words on continuums, requiring them to reflect carefully on their

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.5.5, L.6.5c

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377

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Wetlands (Swamps and Marshes) Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep wetlands resource will help your students learn about what makes up wetlands, wetland plant and animal adaptations, and how humans are impacting the wetlands. The reading passage briefly discusses the differences between swamps,

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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105

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Coral Reefs Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn what about what makes up the coral reef, coral reef plant and animal adaptations, and how humans are impacting the coral reef.Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on the coral

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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Rainforest Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn what about the different layers of the rainforest, rainforest plant and animal adaptations, and how humans are impacting the rainforest. Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Arctic Tundra Habitat Reading Comprehension, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn about the characteristics of the Arctic tundra, how plants and animals adapt to the tundra, and how humans are impacting the Arctic tundra.Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Grasslands Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn about the characteristics of grasslands, how plants and animals adapt to grasslands, and humans are impacting the grasslands.Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on grasslands,

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Desert Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Questions, Worksheets

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This no prep resource will help your students learn about the characteristics of a desert, how plants and animals adapt to the desert, and humans are impacting the desert.Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on deserts, answer

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Free Short Constructed Response Reading Passage, Sentence Starters, Questions

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This free short constructed response resource contains sentence starters, possible constructed response questions, and a sample reading passage with a question and paragraph frames to provide scaffolding. This freebie is a sample of this Scaffolded

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 6 years. Most of this time was spent in 3rd grade, but I have also worked with Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Many of my products are geared toward struggling students who need additional scaffolding in order to be successful. I love building confidence and ability in students who don't have it!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, and am currently working on my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on ELL learners.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community