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3rd grade short stories Common Core RL.7.3 resources
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
Grades:
2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Characterization Activity - Character Analysis - Coloring Page - Back to School
Need a creative yet purposeful CHARACTER ANALYSIS activity with ZERO PREP? This graffiti characterization printable is just what you need! Included is a teacher reference sheet with adaptations for high school, middle school, and elementary students. This activity meets students where they are while encouraging critical thinking and creativity. Students may draw, use text evidence, and/or write about characters... whatever you want! The possibilities for this sheet are endless.ZIP FILE CONTAINS
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K - 12th
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Little Match Girl Reading Worksheets Christmas Story
Transport students into the magic of the holidays with this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's bittersweet tale, "The Little Match Girl." Vivid illustrations and varied questioning engage learners in grades 2 through to grade 8 with this timeless story perfect for the Christmas season.This versatile reading comprehension pack includes:A beautifully illustrated double sided retelling of the storyThree SAT style multiple choice practice sheets including a mix of factual, main idea, detail, seq
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Elements of Plot Foldable
A QUICK AND EASY PRODUCT!This is a quick, easy elements of plot foldable to use during literature units. Uses:* Help students identify the parts of plot and provide each of their definitions. * Enhances active learning and recall of important aspects of the story as students read a story and fill in the key points in the foldable. * Highly interactive and great for use in interactive notebooks, fitting easily in all size composition notebooks!* A positive alternative to creating a plot diagram!
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3rd - 9th
Comprehension Worksheets Spanish Cuento Corto Short Story Elements in Spanish
Desarrolla los elementos de un cuento con el cuento corto Una tarde de sol. En este recurso en español, la imaginación de Amalia transforma una tarde de lluvia en una tarde de sol con nuevos amigos y logra derrotar... ¡al aburrimiento!Este cuento corto te permite explicar y analizar cada uno de los elementos de un cuento de manera clara y fácil: Personajes EscenarioProblemaSoluciónPara ello, en el recurso se incluyen las siguientes herramientas:El cuento corto Una tarde de sol4 tarjetas de apren
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3rd - 6th
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The Ugly Duckling Differentiated Reading Comprehension Pack
Differentiated reading comprehension worksheets for three retellings of the classic fairy tale The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, suitable for readers aged 6-13 years. Includes:3 leveled reading passages to accommodate different reading abilities: A challenging text with complex vocabulary and literary devices (4 pages, grades 4-8) A shortened, moderately challenging text keeping key details (2 pages, grades 2-5) A simplified text with decodable words for beginning readers (2 pages,
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Fairy Tale Reading Comprehension Pack A
English Language Learners Worksheets - Reading Skills
English Language Learners Worksheets - 6 Reading Skills Products. The reading skills that someday might help you assemble a child's toy. These ESL resources present an integrated approach, focused on reading fluency with a little novelty. The download assumes English learners have some basic knowledge and are ready to expand their skills. Picture prompts and a variety of skills provide teaching options across grade levels. A career-long ESL resource for oral and reading practice, as well as an
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3rd - 7th
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The Lottery Distance Learning Close Reading Short Story Lesson
This resource is chock-full of close reading activities perfect for distance learning or in-class learning. Everything includes answers (aside from the open writing assignments). There is a link (included in both the student and teacher copies) of the blank or student version that makes sharing with and presenting to the class super easy. This allows teachers to post questions in front of the class without having to write them out or post them in Zoom/virtual class settings. This saves time and
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Whip Up a Fairytale with author Bil Lepp
This printable activity kit is a companion to Episode 9 of The Story Seeds Podcast: Look Before You Eat starring 11-year-old Keshav and Bil Lepp, oral storyteller and author of The King of Little Things.This activity kit includes a step-by-step guide to writing a fractured fairy tale; a pun-writing worksheet; “Chocolate’s Sweet Beginning,” an informational article with a listening prompt; an ice cream recipe that includes a challenge to invent a new flavor; a listening comprehension and creativ
Grades:
1st - 5th
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Fantasy Worlds with Rajani LaRocca
This activity zine is a companion to Episode 5 of The Story Seeds Podcast: The Hungry Mirror starring 12-year-old Liyana and Rajani LaRocca, author of Midsummer's Mayhem.Inside you will find: a graphic organizers to create magical objects and settings to inspire their own stories; step-by-step craft instructions on how to make a magic portal using household and natural objects; coloring page to draw a magical fairy scene; a multicultural non-fiction feature on fairy and elf folklore from around
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Analysis
This activity examines The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry short story close reading analysis. O. Henry is famous for his surprise endings and lends to teaching an author unit with this text. Time Frame Idea: It is great to start the unit right after November holidays and end with this text before the next set of holidays. The short story pairs well with other O. Henry surprise endings as well as with the novel la "A Christmas Carol" by Dickens. Short stories such as "Most Dangerous Game" or "The
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday Time Classics Paired Text Thematic Unit
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Crack a Mystery with Susan Muaddi Darraj
This activity kit includes a graphic organizer to help young writers develop a mystery character; a step-by-step writing prompt designed to help young writers create a mystery-story setting complete with spooky details; a brief history of some of the vocabulary used in the mystery genre; an interactive fiction story that includes a code-breaking activity; a cookie recipe and instructions on hosting a mystery tasting event; a listening comprehension page; where kids can draw clues from the episod
Grades:
1st - 5th
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Tall Tales with Chris Grabenstein
This activity zine is a companion to Episode 3 of The Story Seeds Podcast: The View from the Top starring 13-year-old Jasper and Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestselling Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series.It includes writing prompts and graphic organizers to help kids build character traits and worlds for tall tales using Chris Grabenstein’s writing strategies, hyperbole, and metaphor; a personality Quiz: What kind of detective are you?; a Super Sleuth fingerprints activity; Ridd
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1st - 5th
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Create a Superhero with Aram Kim
This activity zine is a companion to Episode 4 of The Story Seeds Podcast: Heroes and Queens starring 6-year-old Cici and and Aram Kim, author and illustrator of the Cat on the Bus, No Kimchi for Me, and her latest Let’s Go to Taekwondo!Help students create their own animal superheroes using our story template; learn more about the real-life superpowers of cats and dogs; conduct a solar science experiment; solve a puzzle; read an interactive story and choose its ending; and write a travel wish-l
Grades:
1st - 5th
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Memoir Writing with Tracey Baptiste
This activity kit is a companion to Episode 7 of The Story Seeds Podcast: Barking Up the Right Tree starring 12-year-old Amalia from New Jersey and Tracey Baptiste, author of The Jumbies series.Inside you will find: writing prompts for starting a personal narrative and crafting a six-word memoir; a beginner's guide to writing a short story with magical realism; a non-fiction article on how trees communicate through the Wood Wide Web; step-by-step instructions on extracting pigments from leaves--
Grades:
1st - 5th
Story Seeds Podcast Activity Zine: Make some Music with Jason Reynolds
This printable activity kit is a companion to Episode 10 of The Story Seeds Podcast: A Worm’s Worth starring 11-year-old Irthan and Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.This activity kit includes an excerpt of “Hoo and Wut,” the story created by Jason Reynolds and Irthan, along with prompts for kids to connect to the text and make inferences about the main character; a writing activity that combines the concept of shape-shifting with social justice; a worksheet o
Grades:
1st - 5th
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