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Free elementary english language arts resources for Easel Assessments
Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: Test Prep for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
This resource contains SIX reading comprehension passages (3 nonfiction passages and 3 fiction passages). Following each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions, making them ideal for test prep practice. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson. These passages are written at 4th and 5th grade reading levels.The comprehension questions vary wit
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3rd - 5th
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FREE Prefix and Suffix Task Cards
Engage your students as they learn about prefixes and suffixes with these 24 fun task cards! Your students will show you they can identify the correct base word, prefix, or suffix. They will also have to explain the meaning of words with prefixes and suffixes. These cards can be used in a center, for scavenger hunts, to play Scoot, and more. I hope you enjoy this freebie! What's Included: * 24 color task cards* Student recording sheet* Answer key* Set up and how to use instructions You may also
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3rd - 4th
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Monkeys Informative Writing Prompt and Reading Passage with Text Evidence FREE
Looking for a no-prep informative writing prompt and reading comprehension passage about monkeys to use during your reading and writing instruction? This resource can be used for whole group instruction, small groups, assessment, early finishers, substitute teacher days, and ELA rotations or centers. Printable and digital versions are both included, plus it's ready to use in Easel!➡️ BUY THIS INFORMATIVE WRITING BUNDLE AND SAVE $$$!What's Included in the Printable Version:Teaching TipsWriting Fo
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3rd - 5th
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The Scientific Method Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage explains the steps to the scientific method including: make an observationask a questionform a hypothesisconduct an experimentdraw a conclusionThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.It also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
Figurative Language Worksheets - Printable & Digital
Quickly and easily check students' understanding of figurative language with these free, no-prep figurative language worksheets! Review the types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbolism), assess or pre-assess a figurative language unit, or just assign a page as homework. The activities include both matching and multiple-choice questions.This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Pu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
FREE Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue Punctuation PowerPoint
FREE Punctuating Dialogue PowerPoint! Improve punctuation in writing by using quotation marks correctly, a skill assessed on standardized tests. Show students how to use quotation marks in dialogue to follow accepted usage and mechanics standards. Explains the correct way to punctuate dialogue, how to create new paragraphs when changing speakers, and hints for writing better dialogues. Explains split quotations, capitalization, commas, question marks, exclamation points, and periods. Also includ
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4th - 7th
Prefixes and Suffixes Google Docs Worksheets | Forming Affixes Grade K 1 2
Use this Google Docs worksheet pack to practice suffixes and prefixes with your class. Each test offers a comprehensive introduction to prefixes and half of the questions cover suffixes, too. Focus Areas:Intro to Prefixes, Intro to Suffixes, Forming Suffixes, Using Affixes to Determine Word Meaning.Prefixes and Suffixes Review:The product includes 8 tests, and each test contains 15 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are a handful of pictures on each test as well as a revie
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Prefixes and Suffixes Google Worksheets Slides Forms | Digital Resources
FREE Summarizing and Paraphrasing - Intro & Pre-Assessment with EASEL and Audio
Grab these Summarizing and Paraphrasing Posters and Reminder Cards for free!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Reference PostersSummaryParaphrasing2 Reference Cards (prints 4 to a page)SummaryParaphrasingGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Paraphrasing and summarizing are both difficult skills to learn. To make matters worse, students often get them mixed up. That is why I created the PARA and SUM acronyms. Not only do they help
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3rd - 8th
FREE Christmas Trivia Sheet with Easel Activity and Assessment
Christmas Trivia - FREE Holiday activity! Twenty fun questions for your Christmas party that will have everyone thinking. A fun Christmas Trivia quiz, with some surprising answers! Great to use right before the break. Merry Christmas! Enjoy the freebie. Note: It is meant to be challenging, but fun. If students don’t know the answers, that’s okay. They are TRIVIA questions. Explain to students that even adults don’t know trivia questions. They can use the internet to look up answers (or you can j
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4th - 7th
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FREEBIE Digital Asking & Answering WH Questions - EASEL Activity and Assessment
FREEBIE ALERT - This is a sampling of one of my best-selling resources. It addresses asking and answering WHEN questions in a fun engaging way. This is just a small way to say thank you for your continued support. It is great for your language therapy sessions, ELA lessons, literacy centers and MUCH MORE! Whether you are serving your students via teletherapy, distance learning, hybrid, or face to face, this FREEBIE is a great addition to your digital toolbox.To get the COMPLETE Asking and An
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K - 3rd
Text Structure Free Digital Activity for Google Forms
This resource is 100% digital and paperless for Google forms. A print version is also included. With Google forms, resources are self-grading! A great way to review non-fiction text structure, including: compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, description, chronological order, and sequence.This activity can be used as a review station, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plan.Included:♦ 6 short non-fiction passages♦ print and Google forms documents♦ answer keyLiked this produ
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4th - 7th
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Free Main Idea Game (Digital & Animated) + Self-Grading & Printable Task Cards
YIPPEE (Just Added) ~A Free Digital, Animated Reading Comprehension Video Game~Have you ever wished there were reading comprehension games that reviewed comprehension skills to make learning fun? With experience and training as a classroom teacher, illustrator, and animator, Literacy and Math Ideas' goal is to make learning fun and help fellow educators save planning time in the process.Access the video game through the link in the download. Click a link below to preview other reading comprehen
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2nd - 5th
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Pirate Treasure Hunt Inference Clues Activities for Language FREEBIE
Search for pirate treasure at your school by making inferences to solve clues and visit a variety of locations around your school campus. This is ideal for pirate-themed lessons during speech & language therapy, whole group activities, or Talk Like a Pirate Day. Students can work as a team to practice inferencing skills to solve each clue to find the "treasure" at the end of the hunt. A digital slides version of the activity compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides™ is also included.
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PreK - 2nd
10 Free Passages:Grade 4 State Testing Passages (SBAC, IAR, STAAR, NYSED + More)
A free sample of self-grading reading comprehension practice and free quick, daily reading comprehension passages are included.Click Here To Access Daily Reading Practice Grade 4 (35 Full Weeks) ACCESS DIGITAL VIDEO GAMES THAT COME WITH COMPREHENSION SKILL TASK CARDS Access task cards that are leveled and that come with a reading comprehension video game. Click a link below to see the task cards and see a preview of each video game.Access Inference Cave Adventure Video Game HereAccess Undergrou
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4th
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Informational Expository Test Passage STAAR
Do you need a strong informational selection with a variety of ways to present these important student expectations? This product lets you easily differentiate. This comprehension package offers an informational expository selection sourced as a magazine article with a ready-made video e-lesson, hands-on activities, test practice items and answer keys that demonstrate exact text evidence to support answer choices. To add even more depth, a link to a full video lesson is also provided! Two differ
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3rd - 5th, Staff
R Controlled Vowels Phonics Activities | Bossy R 3rd Grade Phonics FREEBIE
Looking for a way for your students to practice their phonics skills online? Do you want to motivate your students using fun and engaging activities? These are the activities you need! The Bossy R phonics activity contains 24 slides that can be used with Google Slides™. Students type the letters to spell the word.The Bossy R Digital Phonics Activity is available for Google Slides™ and as Boom™ Cards. This product is for Google Slides™. CLICK HERE for the Bossy R Boom Cards™ version.Not sure if
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Digital Phonics Activities - 3rd Grade Phonics BUNDLE
Pizza Phonics: Free Phonics Games (Digital Self-Grading & Printable)
Free digital, self-scoring activity (with audio) and a free (printable phonics game) are included. The digital activity reviews the short a and short e sounds. The printable portion reviews all short and long vowel sounds. It also comes with a printable box to store the pizza toppings. This is a fun way to review short and vowel sounds with students.Click follow to get updates about FREE and low-cost products. [Would you like reading task cards that are organized by specific guided reading
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PreK - 3rd
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FREE Gratitude Writing Prompts + How to Show Thankfulness Easel Assessment
Are your students complaining and arguing a lot? Do you notice frequent whining in your class? Well, this resource is for you! This free gratitude writing activity has prompts that help students reflect on being grateful. The additional Easel assessment will help students see how to practice thankfulness and kindness in the classroom and at home!Even though we tend to teach kids about gratefulness during November, this is actually a character trait that's helpful all year long. These writing pro
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3rd - 6th
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Short and Long Vowels Phonics Activities | 3rd Grade Phonics FREEBIE
✍ Searching for fun and engaging activities to help your kids master words with short and long vowel sounds? Look no further! These are the digital short and long vowel activities you need. You'll save planning time AND your students will get tons of practice identifying words with short and long vowel sounds. ☀️☀️ New! EASEL Activity added. ☀️☀️ Students look at the picture on each of the 30 slides. They click on the correct answer. They will get a message whether they are "correct" or "incorre
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Digital Phonics Activities - 3rd Grade Phonics BUNDLE
"A COOKIE SORT OF GAME" Subjects/Predicates Sorting Activity
This activity has been revised and now includes Easel Activity & Assessment.This is a fun Subjects/Predicates Sorting Activity. Perfect for centers! Students simply sort the cookies into 2 jars. As an extension of this activity have the children build "cookie" sentences by matching the subjects with their predicates.I hope you find this product useful.Thank you for visiting my store!Happy teaching! )
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2nd - 3rd
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Beginning Sounds Phonics Activities | 1st Grade Phonics FREEBIE
✍ Searching for fun and engaging activities to help your kids master beginning sounds? Look no further! These are the digital beginning sounds activities you need. You'll save planning time AND your students will get tons of practice identifying the beginning sounds of words. ☀️☀️ New! Self-Checking EASEL Activity ☀️☀️ Students look at the picture and the word on each of the 30 slides. They click on the missing vowel. They will get a message whether they are "correct" or "incorrect.". The repeti
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Phonics Activities | 1st Grade Phonics BUNDLE
Prefixes and Suffixes Google Slides | Forming Affixes | Digital Resources
Add this effective set of prefix and suffix activities to your plan this year. Google Slides digital resources are no prep, fillable and easy-to-use.These prefix and suffix questions are written specifically for Grades 5 and 6.Focus Areas:Matching Affixes to Meanings, Matching Meanings to Affixes, Forming Affixes, Gap Filling, Additional Affix Practice.Prefixes and Suffixes Review:The product includes 4 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There ar
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5th - 7th
Short Vowels Phonics Activities | 2nd Grade Phonics FREEBIE
✍ Searching for fun and engaging activities to help your kids review short vowel sounds? Look no further! These are the digital short vowel activities you need. You'll save planning time AND your students will get tons of practice identifying what short vowel sound is needed in each word. ✍☀️☀️ New! Self-Checking EASEL Activity ☀️☀️ Students look at the picture and the word on each of the 30 slides. They click on the correct answer. They will get a message whether they are "correct" or "incorrec
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Phonics Activities | 2nd Grade Phonics BUNDLE
Harriet Tubman Informative Writing and Reading Comprehension with Text Evidence
Looking for a no-prep informative writing prompt and reading comprehension passage about Harriet Tubman to use during your reading and writing instruction? This resource can be used for whole group instruction, small groups, Black History Month, assessment, early finishers, substitute teacher days, and ELA rotations or centers. Printable and digital versions are both included, plus it's ready to use in Easel!What's Included in the Printable Version:Teaching TipsWriting Folder and Notebook Covers
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Biography Unit Bundle with Informative Writing and Reading Comprehension
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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