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Middle school reading task cards for Easel Assessments
Theme Task Cards with Print & Digital Versions Activity Reading Differentiation
Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!PLUS FREE BONUS! Write to a theme! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:16 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording Sheets (3 different formats)Answer KeysDIGITAL:Google Slides (3 versions)Google Forms Assessment - Self-CheckingEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonReference PosterAudio Suppor
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4th - 6th
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Point of View Task Cards: 24 Practice Reading Passages for 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
Point of View Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the point of view used by the author. Students will differentiate between four common points of view: first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Each task card consists of an engaging fiction passage and four multiple-choice options.✅ First Person✅ Second Person✅ Third Person Limited✅ Third Person Omniscient
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4th - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Structures: Task Cards with 32 Informational Passages
This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and determining which of the five types of text structures was used by the author. Just print and go! Identifying the structure of a nonfiction text is a critical reading skill that students often struggle with. These nonfiction text structure task cards have been designed to help your students gain proficiency and confidence in their ability to read an info
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4th - 6th
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Author's Tone Task Cards in Print and Digital: 24 Practice Passages
Author's Tone Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the author's tone. Each task card consists of an engaging passage and four multiple-choice options. The answer choices consist of words often associated with mood and tone, giving your students an authentic opportunity to interact with these terms and expand their vocabulary. Students will complete the following steps as they
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4th - 6th
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Making Generalizations Task Cards | Print & Google & Self-Checking Easel
These 32 making generalizations task cards help students to conquer this tricky reading strategy.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundl
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3rd - 6th
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Mood Task Cards: Practice Inferring the Mood with 24 Short Stories
Mood Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the mood of the passage. Each task card consists of an engaging passage and four multiple-choice options. The answer choices consist of words often associated with mood and tone, giving your students an authentic opportunity to interact with these terms and expand their vocabulary.Students will complete the following steps as they work
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4th - 6th
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Tone and Mood Task Cards Set 1 and Digital with TpT Easel
These 16 high-interest task cards in set 1 provide an opportunity for middle school students to practice identifying the tone and mood of reading passages based on key phrases and figurative language.Digital for TpT Easel Activity:This product includes student directions, 3 pages of tone and mood word lists, and self-grading task cards for time-saving grading. Digital for TpT Easel Assessment:This product also includes a self-grading assessment version of the task cards. Includes:16 half-page c
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Finding Theme Task Cards + writing extension + Audio - Digital & Print
Teaching theme can sound overwhelming, but we are here to help make it easier for your students to find the theme with these 16 short stories AND a writing extension!This theme reading and writing product includes printable multiple choice task cards, google slides with two options (short answer OR multiple choice) to help your students infer the theme of the story, and 4 writing extension opportunities. Plus, there are audio files that can turn each story into a read aloud!What's Included:16 st
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4th - 6th
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Fiction Summary Activities & Task Cards for Summarizing- Print & Digital & Audio
This resource will help students practice summarizing fiction texts or determining which answer choice best summarizes the text. (This is great practice for testing!)What's included:12 printable full-page Task Card passages (with and without QR codes that link to audio support)1/2 page Answer Choice Cards (These are separate to allow you to use the task cards flexibly.)Google Slides digital version: Multiple Choice (with audio support - quickly delete if you don't want)Google Slide digital versi
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4th - 6th
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Tone and Mood 5 Day Activity Bundle
Engage students with 5 days of fun tone and mood activities designed to teach how authors use figurative language to contribute to the tone and mood of the text. The texts included are high interest and will keep students engaged as they are introduced to tone and mood, independently practice, and are assessed in this full cycle of activities. Please click on the preview above to see what is included.Includes:Task cardsLesson Plans for 5 daysMini Mood BookAssessmentKeysRecording SheetsStudent IS
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5th - 7th
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Vocabulary Task Cards for STAAR Reading with TpT Easel Activity and Assessment
These 22 half-page, no-prep, high-interest task cards give students practice with multiple meaning words in context, dictionary and thesaurus entries, and Greek and Latin root word origins. Your students will love the topics of the passages which include informational passages about video games, sports, and other high-interest topics. The vocabulary task cards will save you time creating activities for STAAR prep, small groups, strategy groups, stations, homework, and independent work. TpT Digit
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Synonyms and Antonyms Task Cards: 32 Vocabulary Test Prep for 4th & 5th Grades
This set of 32 task cards will give your fourth- and fifth-grade students an opportunity to practice identifying a synonym or antonym for an underlined word in a sentence. Some of the task cards have a short-answer format where students generate their own synonym or antonym. Most of the task cards consist of a sentence and four multiple-choice options. Working with synonyms and antonyms helps to expand a student's vocabulary. These task cards are a fun way practice the skill. Plus, these task ca
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Synonyms and Antonyms Bundle of Activities for 4th and 5th grade
Point of View Task Cards for STAAR Reading and Digital with TpT Easel Activity
Are you teaching point of view but need to find questions that extend beyond simply identifying point of view? Test questions do not ask students to identify the point of view, but rather apply knowledge of point of view to selections. The 16 half-page, no prep task cards focus on applying how point of view will help your students make sense of passages using short fiction selections. They are great for STAAR prep, strategy groups, small groups, homework, and literacy stations.Included: 16 half
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Tone and Mood Task Cards Set 2
Tone and Mood Set 2 is here! These 16 high-interest task cards provide an additional opportunity for middle school students to practice identifying the tone and mood of reading passages using challenging vocabulary. Includes:16 half-page colored task cards16 black and white task cardsRecording sheetAnswer KeyMood and Tone Vocabulary SheetTpT Easel AssessmentAlso included is a TpT easel assessment which makes it super easy to assign a digital version to your students through TpT.You may want to c
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5th - 8th
Making Inferences Task Cards for Test Prep Printable and Digital TPT Easel
Are you teaching making inferences as a part of your reading comprehension in your language arts class? Inferencing is a challenging skill that requires a lot of practice to master. This set of 20 inferencing task cards has a variety of genres including nonfiction, fiction, poems, and drama to give your students that practice for STAAR reading by using test prep question stems. Best of all, there's absolutely no prep for you! Simply print the task cards and answer document and off you go! Inclu
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Nonfiction Text Structures for Informational Text with Task Cards Set 2 Bundle
Are you teaching nonfiction informational text structures but having a hard time finding texts to teach classification, definition, logical order and advantage and disadvantage text structures? This bundle includes those text structures along with the more usual problem solution, cause and effect and other text organization patterns. Each reading passage in this product has specific text evidence with signal words to help students identify the text structure used. This bundle will enable you to
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5th - 6th
Nonfiction Text Structure Task Cards Set 1 for Reading Test Prep
If you're teaching text structure and finding that your students are having difficulty- you're not alone. Text structure and organization is difficult to teach and understand. These 14 half-page nonfiction task cards will provide an opportunity for your students to practice understanding why authors use certain text structures for different purposes. The task cards do not ask students to identify the text structure, but rather to understand the purpose of the text structure for each short passag
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Synonyms Task Cards - 50 Multiple Choice Vocabulary Set with Easel Assessment
Synonyms Task Cards for Upper Grades. 50 Multiple Choice Cards with Easel Assessment. Students find synonyms and use a dictionary or thesaurus with these task cards that develop vocabulary and comprehension of shades of meaning. Great higher level vocabulary builder that will be fun and engaging. Will also work with middle grades. Cute emoji theme. You may use in centers, small groups, or as a whole class game. You can also project from your computer on a whiteboard if you don’t wish to print. W
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Text Structure Task Cards Set 2 for STAAR Reading
Teaching text nonfiction text structures is one of the most challenging concepts to teach in language arts. If you and your 5th or 6th grade students are struggling, you are not alone. Non-fiction text structure and author organization can be challenging to learn and even more challenging to teach. These 16 half-page, no prep task cards use key words in nonfiction passages written specifically for middle school students and will save you loads of time. The task cards can be used as independent a
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 2 for STAAR Reading Review
Nonfiction Text Structure Graphic Organizers Task Cards and Posters Set 1 Bundle
Are your 5th or 6th grade students having a difficult time understanding nonfiction informational text structures? Text structure is, without a doubt, one of the more difficult concepts to grasp for intermediate and middle school students. Each reading passage in this product has specific text evidence with signal words to help students identify the text structure used. This bundle will enable you to present author organization in different ways and allow students multiple opportunities to pract
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5th - 6th
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Figurative Language Task Cards Printable and for Google Slides
Are you teaching figurative language but are looking for questions that extend beyond simply identifying the types of figurative language? These task cards use questions based on STAAR-like question stems with the level of rigor they may encounter on standardized testing. They are easy-to-use and give you print and digital options for middle school students. You can choose to assign copies through Google or have the option of printing from a PDF. There are 14 cross-genre selections (drama, fic
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 2 for STAAR Reading Review
Types of Conflict Task Cards
This standards-aligned types of conflict task card resource is a great way to help students master this important skill. It also promotes reading comprehension. Students read short passages and determine what type of conflict is being used. ZERO PREP!Types of Conflict Covered:Character vs. SelfCharacter vs. CharacterCharacter vs. EnvironmentCharacter vs. SocietyWhat's Included:16 task cardsLink to digital versionSelf-Checking Easel versionAnswer KeySuggestions for Use:Station RotationsSmall Grou
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5th - 8th
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Homophones Task Cards and Easel Activity and Assessment
Homophones Task Cards. 32 multiple choice cards in the set with Easel Activity and Assessment. Each card has a different pair of homophones. Use these task cards in your literacy centers, in small groups, or individually to support correct usage of these commonly confused words. There are thirty-two cards in this set. Each card has a different homophone pair. There is a task card answer sheet for you to print out for students to write their answers. Print out as many as you need for your class.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Homophones Activity Bundle
Main Idea Digital Task Cards using Google Slides for STAAR Reading Review
Are teaching main idea and key details? Do some students need extra practice to have it presented in a different way? These STAAR reading, test prep digital task cards for Google Slides will make teaching main idea a bit easier. The digital task cards include a main idea reading strategy and a key idea reading strategy each with an example. This digital resource gives you the option of using the selections with multiple choice questions, open ended or both, depending on how you need to different
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5th - 7th
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
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Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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