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Common Core RI.4.5 literature circles under $5
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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Book activities for: "Whoosh! ! Lonnie Johnson’s . . . Inventions"
About This Book
This is an upbeat and inspiring success story for all readers--young and old.
While was working on a new way to cool refrigerators and air conditioners, Lonnie combined water with a blast of air pressure and -- whoosh! -- the Super Soaker was invented. Selling it to toymakers was a different matter. But Lonnie persevered and was rewarded for his hard work. He continues today encouraging young scientists and with his work--using heat sources for creating power.
Whoosh! : Lo
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2nd - 5th
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If You Lived At the Time of The Civil War, Kay Moore Reading Response Activities
"If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War", Kay Moore reading response activities. I have included engaging student response questions to cover all of the pages in this popular Civil War nonfiction book. From creating a compare and contrast diagram or interviewing a resident after the war has ended to creating a poster for other residents to join the cause; your students will choose five different activities to complete similar to those above from the information provided in the book.Once they
Grades:
4th - 5th
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
Descriptive Text Structure Craft With Passages - All About Hedgehogs
This crafty activity allows the students to pull out and emphasize evidence that proves that the two page passage is indeed a descriptive text structure. Students will look for and report signal words, the best descriptive quote from the text, several powerful descriptive words or phrases. In addition they will create a slogan and drawing that represents all descriptive text structures and write their own descriptive sentence. All completed in a creative craft way!A list of academic vocabulary
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3rd - 5th
NC State Symbols Reading Passage
This an introductory reading passage to the North Carolina State Symbols. Students will learn about some of the most popular state symbols that shape North Carolina. There is a sequencing worksheet to follow after the passage, in which students are to list and describe the four symbols discussed in the passage in chronological order from when they were adopted as a state symbol.
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3rd - 5th
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Book activities for "One Plastic Bag"
About This Book
This is a wonderful book to get kids and adults thinking of the consequences of garbage vs reusing and recycling.
The rich illustrations and lyrical language will have children wanting to read it over and over.
It shows that solving a problem comes out of personal need and that people working together over a period of time can bring change. One person can make a difference.
Summary: When Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle plastic bags that were polluting the streets an
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2nd - 4th
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Literature Circles BUNDLE
These literature circle resources are perfect for increasing engagement and accountability for fiction and nonfiction text. Perfect for book clubs, centers, and guided reading. Students will read and respond using any fiction or nonfiction text. Save 20% on the prices of the individual resources by purchasing the bundle!This resource includes:5 nonfiction literature circle roles with descriptions5 nonfiction literature circle response pages5 fiction literature circle roles with descriptions5
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2nd - 4th
Tall Tales Reading and Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Journey through the exciting genre of Tall Tales with this amazing bundle that allows students to investigate three different tall tales and discover whether the people behind the tale are real, or made up. This text series is set apart from others because students receive an engaging tall tale, paired with an interesting nonfiction text that gives further insight into the background of each character. In addition to text with comprehension questions, the bundle includes a highly engaging vi
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3rd - 6th
Text Structure Cut and Paste Practice
This download includes 5 worksheets with passages to cut and paste to the Text Structure Template Worksheet.
Students will read each passage, identify the type of text structure and cut/paste each to one of the following types of text structure boxes: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, description, chronological order and question and answer.
The topics of the five passages are:
1. Text Structure Descriptions
2. The Florida Panther
3. Lightning
4. Eating Healthy
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3rd - 5th
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Compare and Contrast Overall Structure in Two or More Texts
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to compare texts based on different text structures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to identify a chronological, comparison, cause/effect, or problem/solution text structure, and then compare two texts with different structures. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questions modeled a
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4th - 6th
Candy Corn Nonfiction Article
This informational text explains the production of candy corn. In the text are many text features to assist students as they comprehend the main idea. Perfect for the holiday, for students learning about production, and guided/flexible reading groups.
The Lexile level of this text is 970.
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3rd - 5th
Reading Response Prompts: For Any Informational Text
The Common Core and other rigorous standards require students to read, think deeply, and write about their reading. This collection of response to reading prompts is perfect to use all year long. They are low ink, ready to print, and can be used with any text. I hope you find them as useful as I do...to help students prepare for book clubs, to show their understanding about texts (read aloud, independent reading, book clubs, and more), or even to use to collect data and assess student underst
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Reading Response Worksheets to use with any text "Pausing Points" BUNDLE
Chronological Text Structure Activity With Passages - History of the Teddy Bear
This crafty activity allows the students to pull out and emphasize evidence that proves that the two page passage is indeed a chronological text structure. Students will look for and report signal words, as well as the most important events. In addition they will create a slogan and drawing that represents all chronological text structures. All completed in a creative craft way!The following is provided: Teacher directions:Two Page Descriptive Passage About the History of the Teddy BearCraft Pl
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3rd - 5th
America: Original 13 Colonies: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
A nonfiction reading resource of our nation's history describing how the original 13 colonies came to be involved in the American Revolution. Each high interest informational text passage is followed by an activity designed to improve your student's reading comprehension skills! Students will need to read and highlight the text in order to find evidence, locate the main idea and supporting details, understand vocabulary, and complete cause and effect or problem and solution charts. All answer
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Bundle: America Non-Fiction Reading passages and printables
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Printables About St. Nicholas
This nonfiction resource features 3 reading comprehension passages. Several standards are combined so students will have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. The informational text passages are written using descriptive and cause/effect structure. Each passage is presented twice. The first time students will begin the analyzing process (identify main idea, supporting details, finding evidence). With the second reading, students are asked to dig a little deeper
Grades:
4th - 6th
Novel Study: The Enormous Egg
A fun book from the 1950's about Nate and his triceratops. I have divided this 17 chapter book into 6 sections of 3 chapters each., except the last is only 2 chapters.Each section is made up of 4 worksheets, one for each of these activities: Vocabulary, Word Work, Comprehension , and Literary Elements. Reading level 3-5th grade, R.I have included a Answer Key and a Final Test.This novel study should take 6 weeks to complete and is designed to be independent.
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3rd - 6th
Book activities for "Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx"
About This Book
To many people, the historic appointment of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is an inspiration. Sotomayor is someone who is Hispanic, a woman, a diabetic and someone who has struggled against difficult challenges. These are all reason for her to be respected and admired. The book is presented in a way that it can be read to children easily. Although many books offer life lessons, few can point to such a marvelous and amiable real life person who inspires such a great deal
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2nd - 4th
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizers for Distance Learning Editable
Are you seeking an engaging ways to incorporate digital learning in your ELA classroom? These graphic organizers can be used to help students respond to an informational text in a digital or paper/pencil format. Just choose the slide that you need for your lesson and share it with your students using Google Slides, Google Classroom, or any other online format. Each graphic organizer is available in it's own presentation so you can just share the ONE you need each time!BONUS: Many graphic organiz
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Reading Response Graphic Organizer BUNDLE
Book activities for "No Monkeys, No Chocolate"
About This Book
This is a trifecta begging for at least three readings. The basic story-like text is the first layer. One more reading will allow the reader to grasp the delicate connections in this balance of settings. And a third reading gives the reader the humorous comments and the interaction between the two bookworms on the pages.
No Monkeys, No Chocolate
by Melissa Stewart (Author), Allen Young (Author), Nicole Wong (Illustrator)
Honors and Awards for this book:
National Science Te
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2nd - 4th
Book activities for: Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
This is a packet of activities and worksheets to accompany this book. There are comprehension and vocabulary activities of various levels. They would be good for whole group, individuals and small groups for homework, in-school, and enrichment purposes.
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2nd - 5th
Book activities for "Ada’s Violin: the Story of . . . of Paraguay
About This Book
This is truly an uplifting story . The ingenuity shown in the creation of these
instruments is truly impressive. The illustrator utilizes a vivid collage method to bring the book to life. The author includes notes, links, sources and a quote from Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
This book touches your heart and contains some great discussion material.
Publisher: Simo
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2nd - 4th
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Turkeys: non-fiction passages and printables
After reading the 3 high interest nonfiction passages, your students will know the difference between wild and domesticated turkeys, facts about turkeys, and how the turkey became part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Challenging questions on the printables help them analyze and comprehend the nonfiction text. Perfect for the week of Thanksgiving!All answer keys included!Standards covered:• Vocabulary - RI 3.4, RI 4.4, RI 5.4 RI 6.4• Using Details to Answer Questions- RI 3.1, RI 4.1, RI 5.1, RI
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Book activities for "I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark"
About This Book
This is a well-illustrated book telling the story of a strong, female role model. All girls should read it. In my opinion, every parent and grandparent should buy this book for their son or daughter and read it with them! This books teaches us important lessons about conflict and how it can be both handled without hatred and unfriendliness It also demonstrates how doing this can bring about change. Ruth is persistent throughout her life about standing up for what is right.
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2nd - 4th
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