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Gingerbread Book Comparison, Retelling, and Writing Study Unit
Gingerbread book companion study using the books The Gingerbread Man (by: Karen Schmidt), The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Bear, The Gingerbread Pirate, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Boy (by: Paul Galdone), and The Runaway Tortilla. Compare a few or all of the gingerbread books!Compare the books and create a Gingerbread Book comparison chart comparing the characters, and repeated phrase, ending. Use the character cards for each book as you
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Michael Jordan (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about two of the most famous players 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:ā 6 Nonfiction Articlesā 3 Quizzes ā 1 Writing Promptā 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:ā The Childhood Years:1 nonfiction text about LeBron's childhood1 nonfiction text about Michael's childhood1 quiz to cover these textsā Pro Basketball Ca
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5th - 6th
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Also included in:Ā Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in:Ā Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
1st Grade Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions
This is a collection of 1st grade NONFICTION reading comprehension passages with questions cut and paste. The passages target reading COMPREHENSION and are designed to improve reading FLUENCY by asking the students to read each passage 3 times.Titles included:1. The Sun2. The Moon3. The Stars4. Apples5. Leaves6. Living and Nonliving Things7. Zebras8. Wolves9. Sharks10. Monkeys11. Animal Habitats12. Animal Needs13. Bears are Mammals14. Dogs and Wolves15. Where Do Animals Live?The students will ha
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Reading Comprehension Passages: Cinderella Around the World
The story of Cinderella has been shared in communities for hundreds of years. Find out how this classic fairy tale is shared with children around the world.Reading IdeasThese passages can be read during whole group, small group, or literature circles. Passages can even be assigned as homework. Consider breaking students into groups and assigning each group to read and present a different version of the story. Connecting to StandardsThese passages can be used to teachā¦ ā
character traits ā
the fa
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Reading Comprehension Kindergarten Bilingual English and Spanish
Reading Comprehension Kindergarten Bilingual English and Spanish is a great packet for early elementary students to practice reading fluency and answering questions with visual clues. Depending on the reading level of the student(s), the stories and questions can be read by the teacher or read independently by the students. This packet includes a variety of themes (listed below) in both English and Spanish with the passage and question on the same page to support students finding evidence in th
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in:Ā Reading Comprehension Bilingual English Spanish for Early Elementary Bundle
Esperanza Rising Quizzes for Google Classroom (Distance Learning)
This product includes quizzes for each chapter that will help you monitor your students' comprehension as they read Esperanza Rising. There is also a 10-question quiz you can give at the end of the story as a final assessment.You must have a Google Classroom account to use these resources.These self-grading quizzes were created using Google Forms. The digital assessments allow you to:ā Save paper by assigning the quizzes digitally! ā Save time by using quizzes that instantly tells you each stu
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Critical Lenses to use with ANY Fictional Text!
Sometimes it takes a little tactile learning to grasp difficult concepts. This lesson uses fun props as a way to teach students how to analyze literature through critical lenses. This lesson also includes examples for each lens from Harry Potter.
You will get:
8 Critical lenses with explanations for each lens
*Religious Connection Lens
*Psychoanalytical Lens
*Feminist or Gender Lens
*Historian Lens
*Archetype or Narratology Lens
*Marxist Lens
*Reader Response Lens
*New Criticism Lens
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
BRAIN TEASERS MYSTERY STORIES GRADES 5-8 Making inferences
Mystery short stories are not only fun brain teaser activities, but also practice inference making skills. Grades 5-8 students practice close reading and critical thinking as they search the passages for text evidence and context clues to make predictions, draw conclusions, and solve the mysteries. These 15 mini-mysteries are carrots for the end of the day, warm ups, bell ringers or even for fast finishers. Alternatively, you could assign them as high interest home study tasks for students who t
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Ā END of YEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA ACTIVITIES BUNDLE- 3 WEEKS OF FUN!
Martin Luther King Jr. Activity (Martin's Big Words Book Study)
Activities to accompany the Martin Luther King, Jr. biography Martinās Big Words by Doreen Rappaport! This book study is perfect for Martin Luther King Day or Black History Month! All the activities are designed to help students read for understanding, think, and write critically about the text and its historical time period. --The following activities are included:ā¢ Comprehension Strips: Comprehension strips allow students to practice returning to a text to find key information to answer spe
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Ā Black History Month Book Studies - Martin's Big Words, Rosa & Ruby Bridges
Reading Guide for Independent, Partnership,Book Clubs {any fiction novel}
This resource is a tool for your students to use when reading independently, in Reading Partnerships, or in a Book Club. The guide comes in three versions, which are all the same except to state Independent, Book Club, Reading Partnership. These 6 pages can be copied front and back, then stapled together to give students a purposeful task when reading their novel. The document guides students through their novel and asks questions about the characters, setting, plot, etc. The guide could be
Grades:
2nd - 5th
The Bad Guys Novel Study (Book #1)
This resource includes 28 Common Core aligned questions and 20 vocabulary words. I created this resource to use with my guided reading groups. However, you may want to use this as a whole group or independent activity. The text, The Bad Guys, is at a level P. It is the first book in The Bad Guys series. My students loved the book and working on these questions!This practice includes:ācomprehension questionsā text dependent questionsā inference based questionsā vocabulary practiceā multiple choic
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Ā The Bad Guys Series Comprehension and Vocabulary Questions Bundle
Eerie Elementary: School is Alive! Book Companion | Novel Study | Comprehension
"Eerie Elementary: The School is Alive!" is the first book in the Eerie Elementary Series.I love this series for a few reasons.First of all, it's a great series for both boys and girls. It has great characters that are easy to relate to, as well as an incredibly riveting story line.Secondly, It's an easy read for a chapter book. A lot of chapter books can be pretty hefty for second grade readers and this series is spot on. You get the feel and length of a chapter book on an easier to read level.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Reading Response Worksheets & Graphic Organizers (for any fiction chapter book)
These 27 Reading Response Worksheets & Graphic Organizers are designed to be used with ANY fiction chapter book, making this packet very versatile and reusable throughout the year! These pages can be mixed and matched to supplement any chapter the student is currently reading in his/her book.
This product is a great tool to keep your students accountable for their reading, while giving the teacher a clearer assessment of the student's comprehension, chapter-by-chapter. These worksheets and
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Stephen Curry | LeBron James | Reading Passages Black History Month| Basketball
Students practice reading the assignment for the day and then complete a quick close reading activity to help strengthen reading comprehension skills. This activity can be used for whole group, guided reading, close reading, homework, etc.....What's Inside? 2020 Updated1 Passage Stephen Curry (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Passage LeBron James (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Vocabulary Page (Blank)1 Context Clues Graphic Organizer1 Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram2 Writing
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Basketball Paired Texts: Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant: (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes 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:ā 6 Nonfiction Articlesā 3 Quizzes ā 1 Writing Promptā 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:ā
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5th - 6th
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Also included in:Ā Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
Close Reading Bookmarks for Literature | Annotation Guides & Graphic Organizers
These 12 close reading response bookmarks are a part of the much largerClose Reading Toolkit for Literature. I got so many requests for just the reading response bookmarks, that I decided to make them a product on their own. They are meant to be used while reading a chapter book or short story and are a great way to help your students dig and little deeper and keep them accountable for their reading. The first 3 bookmarks are annotation guides and the remaining 9 are formatted as mini graphic or
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Literary Elements Graphic Organizer - Setting, Characters, Plot
This graphic organizer will help students record settings and characters as they read a text. After reading, students will use the information they recorded to help them recall the text, summarizing the beginning, middle, and end of the story at the bottom of the graphic organizer. *Digital resource included: This resource can be utilized as a digital activity for distance learning****If you found this product useful, please let a review! Also, please reach out if you have any questions. I value
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in:Ā Literary Elements Graphic Organizers - BUNDLE
READERS THEATER SCARY MYSTERY SCRIPT - Haunted House Mystery
This Readersā Theater brain teaser mystery script will give Middle School students practice in reading, comprehension and writing, while having lots of ELA and Drama fun. The Mystery of the Haunted House makes your students into 'whodunit' detectives, performing inference tasks and drawing conclusions from four spooky clues. This humorous, realistic script is intended for about 9 students, but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded depending on how many groups you wish to hav
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Ā READERS THEATER BRAINTEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT BUNDLE
Fish in a Tree Novel Study for Google Classroom (Distance Learning)
This product includes 17 writing prompts and 17 quizzes that will help you monitor your students' comprehension while they read Fish in a Tree.You must have a Google Classroom account to use these resources.These quizzes and writing prompts were created using Google Forms. The digital assessments allow you to:ā Save paper by assigning the quizzes and prompts digitally! ā Save time by using quizzes that instantly tell you each students' score on the multiple-choice questions! (You must grade th
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4th - 7th
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Retelling Paper Rabbit Craft.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Paper Craft Retelling resource is a fun way for students to retell the story of Edward Tulane. This resource can be made and used like a felt board by attaching Velcro to laminated pieces, or students can create their own, for retelling and sharing at home. If using as a class resource, laminate your hand colored images or use the pre colored ones provided. Print on card stock or better quality heavy weight copy paper.Includes a hand drawn Edward Tulane
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Grades:
K - 6th
Growth Mindset - Salt in His Shoes - Biography and Reading Comprehension
This activity packet can be used for guidance lessons, small group, read aloud activities, literature circles, sub work and more!
Salt in His Shoes is a biography about Michael Jordan written by Delores and Roslyn Jordan. (His mother and sister) This book focuses on growth mindset because Michael shows that he is determined to become the best basketball player he can be, even though it is hard work.
Other Salt in His Shoes Resources include:
ā¢ Salt in His Shoes Creative Writing Newspaper Act
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Reading Comprehension - Milton Hershey Biography
Milton Hershey was an American business man who created a successful candy making company through hard work and perseverance. Students will read about Milton Hershey's difficult childhood, the challenges he faced early in his career, and about his accomplishments after finding success. After reading, students will answer ten text dependent comprehension questions. Reading skills covered in this passage include identifying genre, prefixes and vocabulary, main idea, nonfiction text features, makin
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Ā Biography Bundle: Passages, Comprehension, Research Project
Literature Circles Worksheets | 4 Lit Circle Roles Worksheets for any Book Study
Literature Circle worksheets for the following Literature Circle Roles: Summarizer, Word Finder, Illustrator & Questioner. This resource is perfect for Classroom Book Club Activities, both in person and virtual. Lit Circles (also known as Literature Circles or Book Club) are fun and engaging for both teachers and students!Ready-to-Print Worksheets for these Literature Circle Jobs:- Questioner- Summarizer- Illustrator- Word Finder- Cover page....combine all Literature Circles worksheets into
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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