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Free 5th grade critical thinking informational text resources
Reading Strategies Task Cards - FREE! Inference, Summarizing, + more & Audio!
Your students will love this reading strategy task cards, and you'll love that it's FREE!This set was created by combining cards from six other reading strategy task card sets so that you as a teacher can try them out!:Author's PurposeSummarizingMaking ConnectionsInferenceCause and EffectPredictingWHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Easel Activity - with AudioDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend
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3rd - 6th
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Main Idea and Details FREEBIE: 2 Passages in PDF and Digital Easel
This product contains two passages and a teaching poster that explains the ice cream cone analogy! For each passage, the students have to read the passage and then determine the main idea and three supporting details. They write their statements beside the ice cream cone (main idea) and scoops of ice cream (supporting details). ********This resource is available in two formats:1. Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your students to complete.2. Easel Activity- I
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Main Idea & Supporting Details Activities Graphic Organizers Central Idea
Download this free (PRINTABLE & DIGITAL) sample of non-fiction reading passages that students can use to practice finding the main idea and supporting details. These high-interest and engaging non-fiction topics make learning about main idea fun and interesting for students!Like what you see? Find this entire product and others like it at the links below.BUNDLE & SAVE! Get 20% off by purchasing the bundle!⭐Finding the Main Idea with Non-Fiction Text - Year Long BundleFinding the Main I
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3rd - 5th
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History of Chocolate Chip Cookies Reading Comprehension Passage & Worksheets
Your students will enjoy learning all about how chocolate chip cookies got their start with this FREE high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun reading unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the history of the chocolate chip cookie. Now includes a digital version for Google Classroom. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!This freebie is a part of the August Close Reading Bundle, w
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle for the Year
RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet Activity Grades 4-6 FREE | with Easel Activity
The RACE strategy for writing is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This free download contains a short passage and short-response question to practice using the RACE Strategy.This Download Contains: PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE StrategySuggested answer and grading guideDIGITALReady to use Easel ActivityLi
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4th - 6th
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Halloween Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions | Candy Corn Reading
This high-interest, FREE candy corn reading passage is the perfect Halloween reading activity! Your students will enjoy the sweet topic, and you will love this useful, no-prep freebie!This free resource is part of the larger, more comprehensive October Reading unit, which has other fun reading passages, worksheets, center games and activities, poetry, and writing activities. Click HERE to see the complete October Reading Unit.This free Halloween Reading resource includes:Candy Corn: A Unique Tre
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Would You Rather Questions to Print FREEBIE! Fun Holiday Activity!
Here are 20 Fun Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:1 Page with 20 Would You Rather QuestionsGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students loved this resource. I’m sure they weren’t even thinking
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1st - 8th
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Determining the Main Idea, Task Cards and Assessment Option
These 8 reading passages are designed for 3rd grade or 4th grade students to read and determine the main idea.
The practice is leveled so that one set of the reading passages has multiple choice answers, and the other set of task cards are free response (students must decide on the main idea independently).
This reading activity can be used during whole group instruction, guided practice, independent practice, homework, literacy centers, or for assessment.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions with Poll FREEBIE
Here is a set of 20 Would you Rather Questions about Thanksgiving. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of all 20 Would You Rather ChoicesDIGITAL:Classroom PollGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students love this activity and shared with some others at home! with all the stressful things going on at this point in t
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Venn Diagram ~ Blank ~ FREEBIE!!
Venn Diagram
A simple blank Venn Diagram to help your students compare and contrast. ENJOY!!!
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K - 5th
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Nonfiction Text Structures: Three FREE Activities
Are you teaching text structures in your upper elementary classroom? You'll definitely want to download these free printables! You will have everything you need to facilitate a complete and thorough text structure lesson! (Well, you'll just need to provide the anchor chart paper and the clipboards.) It features the five following text structures:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart Activity (The cli
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Close Reading LEVELED Passages "FREEBIE" for Spring CCSS Aligned
This "Spring Season" freebie is a SAMPLE of the activities for one passage from my monthly close reading and text evidence unit for 20 March Themes: St. Patrick's Day, Women's History, Spring Break, Ireland, Shamrocks and Clovers, Biographies & More! Multiple Choice, True or False, Matching added!PDFs &/or Digital Google Slides/classroom.Six Common Core aligned activities are included for this FREEBIE!The full unit is described below. Each unit has:*** Good Old Fashion Table of Content
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2nd - 5th
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Main Idea and Key Details RI.5.2 | Great Pacific Garbage Patch Article #5-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-1: The Great Pacific Garbage PatchThis is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Executive Functioning Escape Room Activity
This free escape room activity is a puzzle challenge related to executive functioning skills. Students can work together or independently to solve a puzzle and discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, morning work, resource rooms, or just for fun!Note that this is a free sample puzzle that includes only one challenge. If you are interested in more similar challenges pu
Grades:
4th - 8th
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SAMPLE Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages | Reading Comprehension
This is a sample of my best-selling Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages Product. This is a PDF sample - the purchased product linked in the sentence above contains a version for Google Slides!It's designed to help 5th and 6th grade students that need practice with reading non-fiction passages and being able to respond to the text in a variety of ways. This product helps students practice:comparing & contrasting using a graphic organizerfinding and defining vocabulary wordsanswering c
Grades:
5th - 7th
FREE Informational Text Structures Assessment
Enjoy this FREE 3 page Informational Text Structures Assessment. This assessment was designed to accompany my Informational Text Structure Task Cards and includes examples of each type of non-fiction text structure. They also have accompanying questions that require students to read, comprehend, and provide proof of the correct text structure.This resource also includes access to a DIGITAL version!Answer Key Included MORE Informational Text Resources Informational Text Structures Task Cards In
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Informational Text Structures Activity Bundle
Solar System Activity: Planets Sorts (3) *Freebie*
These planet sorts are a unique way for students to show what they have learned about the planets! All of the information in this free planets activity can also be found in the Solar System Differentiated Reading Passages with Common-Core aligned Comprehension & Vocabulary activities. Hope your students enjoy!
3 Sorts Included:
• Inner Planets
• Outer Planets
• All Planets
Answer Keys
Check out the FULL product here: Differentiated Planets Reading Passages, Comprehension and Vocabulary C
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer for ANY Article or Nonfiction PassageThis graphic organizer will help your students to think critically about any nonfiction article or passage you've read.Students will find facts, opinions, express their own opinion, main idea and supporting details, author's purpose, and text structure.December 2023 UPDATE: A one page article is included, so you can PRINT & GO!
Grades:
4th - 8th
FREE Winter Main Idea & Supporting Details with Graphic Organizers Central Idea
Download this free (PRINTABLE & DIGITAL) sample of winter-themed non-fiction reading passages that students can use to practice finding the main idea and supporting details. These high-interest and engaging non-fiction topics make learning about main idea fun and interesting for students! Like what you see? Find this entire product and others like it at the links below.BUNDLE & SAVE! Get 20% off by purchasing the bundle!⭐Finding the Main Idea with Non-Fiction Text - Year Long BundleFin
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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FREE Greek and Latin Roots Sketch Notes
WHY GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS?Almost 70% of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek languages. When we teach students these “building blocks,” they can recognize and decode unfamiliar words that are related to a known root. It is also increasingly important to explicitly teach students the meanings of Greek and Latin roots as they encounter the very technical vocabulary found in science and other content areas.WHY SKETCH NOTESSketch notes present your students with a meaningful and enga
Grades:
4th - 8th
FREE About Me Lapbook With Nonfiction Text Features
Nonfiction Text Features About Me! Students learn about nonfiction text features by creating a lapbook about themselves! Great for back to school introductions or for review of text features.>>>Don't forget to CLICK THE STAR to follow my store! You'll enjoy HALF-OFF new products for the first 48 hours and other special deals!<<<*Love my Literacy Lapbooks? Save big with the Literacy Lapbooks Bundle!*Need more back-to-school resources? Check out The Back to School Bundle!Who is
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Challenge Activities Freebie Pack No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills. There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Groundhog Day Reading Passage with Comprehension Questions and Activities
If you are looking for engaging materials on Groundhog Day--click the download button! This mini-unit is great for the students during the week (or day) of Groundhog Day!Includes:KWL ChartReading Passage with QuestionsAnswer Key to the PassageTwo Writing ActivitiesA Fact ActivityPrediction Chart (Data/Math) ActivityThe students will love the activities and you will love the level of engagement you will see in your students!
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3rd - 5th
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