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Free informational text printables for Easel Activities
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 Informational Text Structure Worksheet Activity One Pager Nonfiction
Need free nonfiction text structure worksheets? This no-prep, printable activity is a great way to review informational 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.Answer key is included. No prep—just print and use! Included: 6 short non-fiction passagesDigital self-grading Easel Activity→ Prefer a digital version for Go
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4th - 7th
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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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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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Spring Reading Passage Comprehension Activities Writing Prompt FREE
Get ready for spring in your classroom with this nonfiction reading passage and fact and opinion activity about cottontail rabbits! This informational text is perfect to practice close reading strategies and help students differentiate between facts and opinions. Reader response questions and critical thinking writing prompt is included.This passage is part of this Easter/Spring No Prep Pack.Perfect for any spring day or to celebrate Easter with non-holiday activities. See all the spring holiday
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2nd - 4th
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Winter Dangerous Weather Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Activities
Looking for high-interest nonfiction reading passages to strengthen your students' reading comprehension? Students will learn and think critically about hazardous ice storms with this nonfiction article and reflection activities.These activities are perfect for close reading, test prep, or any time!Your students will practice gathering important information as they read science content as an informational text aligned with NGSS standards.This pack is part of the Weather and Climate Close Reading
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3rd - 5th
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Autumn Vocabulary Activities - Fall Riddles for Inference & Drawing Conclusions
These autumn vocabulary riddle activities are a fun and engaging way to model early comprehension skills. Solve a fall riddle each day to practice inference, identifying and answering key questions, and drawing conclusions.These riddles are a sample of the cards and activities in Autumn Vocabulary Riddles. Here's what the complete set includes!✅ 24 autumn riddle cards, printing at two per page✅ 24 picture/word answer cards✅ 24 sets of matching cards✅ The same 24 riddles in full-page format for y
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Vocabulary Bundle - Spring, Summer, Autumn, & Winter Riddles
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Interactive Notes Activity
Sentences Interactive Notebook and Practice Sheet
This freebie includes interactive notes and a practice sheet that can be used to teach students simple, compound, and complex sentences. I always start the year with this lesson because it sets the foundation for writing!
Additional Sentence Resources:
⭐ Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence SORT ⭐ Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence Color By Number Mystery⭐ Go Digital: Sentences Task Cards ⭐ Narrative Writing Interactive Notebook ⭐
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4th - 6th
October FREEBIE: Bats Closed Reading Leveled Passage: Google Slides™ & PDF
THIS FREEBIE IS A SAMPLE OF OUR 5 STAR OCTOBER CLOSE READING UNIT 20 Leveled Passages with activities. Digital Resource: Google Slides™ & PDF Ready!OCTOBER UNIT, NATIONAL PIZZA MONTH, HALLOWEEN SAFETY, SPIDERS, PUMPKIN PIE, AND MORE!This FREEBIE has a full week of activities along with differentiated reading. The passage is written at four levels that range from high first to mid fifth grade. This gift to you can be used for standards based grading, weekly homework, guided reading, or quic
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2nd - 4th
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FREEBIE Black History Month Jesse Owen Passage Written at 4 Levels Close Reading
Celebrate Black History Month with this Jesse Owens Passage to use for Close Reading or Leveled Homework! Differentiated w/ 4 levels of passages + 2 activities. Use the poster to dig into RI.3 connections and historical figures personality motivations. Connect writing with text evidence! Click HERE for my Black History Month MEGA Bundle. Informative, Relevant, Engaging, and Meaningful Reading! •Celebrate Black History Month with this set of nine passages. Each passage is written at four differ
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1st - 4th
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Growth Mindset Activity Free Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions
This free growth mindset reading passage and activity is great for several reading comprehension skills: vocabulary, summarizing, text-to-self connections, and making inferences. This two-page, printable resource is no-prep and high-interest.The passage is written approximately on a 6th grade level, but it can be used with a range of students.This Download Contains:PRINTTwo page printable reading passage + questions answer keyDIGITALReady to use Easel activityTeachers are saying... ♥ "I have
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5th - 8th
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FREEBIE: Interactive Reading Notebook Text Features Flap-books & Anchor Chart
In this free download you will find one anchor chart and 3 flap-books to compliment text features. Specifically--- Navigators, Types of Print, and Visual Features. Click for 4 STAR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS BUNDLE Discounted Multiple Grades!Click here to view a Mega Bundle of our Top Selling Interactive Notebooks Common Core- 1st-6th grades at a discount!Click here to view a Mega Bundle of our Top Selling Common Core Toolkits- 1st-6th grades at a discount!Click here to see my 3rd Grade Interactive R
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1st - 3rd
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Text Structure Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Printable & Digital
Three reading comprehension passages to help students answer questions that focus on text structure. The product includes a brief overview of text structure and three passages that include multiple choice questions. Great for test prep!Distance Learning Update: This product now comes with a Google Forms option. Each passage has been converted into a separate Google Form.This product is part of a money saving bundle! ⭐ Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions for Test Prep
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: Standards-Based Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages
Outbreak of World War 2 Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 5th & 6th Grade
A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the events surrounding the outbreak of the Second World War. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn about the war whilst developing their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA comprehension activity with ten questionsTwo grammar questions about the
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5th - 6th
FREEBIE: Holidays Around the World: Santa Close Reading Passage CC Aligned
This FREEBIE compliments "Holidays Around the World/ Christmas Around the World" Unit. Click HERE to see the Highly Rated STARS BEST SELLING: Holidays Around the World Reading Unit. The winter rush is so much fun! In this freebie, you will find one original passage, with and without borders. Use the passage without borders for Close Reading and text annotating. You will also find one page of questions, one answer key, and one SUPER CUTE graphic organizer. Title: Christmas in North America (San
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2nd - 4th
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Reindeer Freebie | Differentiated Texts | Close Reading
This informational text product is designed to teach your students "All About Antlers" of reindeer through either close reading or shared reading experiences. This product includes informational texts with high quality, engaging photographs. Text dependent questions are also provided.
The first section of this product is an article offered on three levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! Perfect for increasing exposure to rigorous texts, whole group ins
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PreK - 3rd
Nonfiction Text Features Matching Worksheet - PDF & Digital
Go beyond reciting definitions with a free text features matching activity! This straightforward assessment asks students to match words like caption, footnote, and diagram to screenshot examples from real passages. If your students have memorized the definition of a footnote but need practice identifying actual footnotes, this activity will quickly pinpoint their areas of weakness as well as providing a specific, visual example for teaching (or reteaching) each kind of text feature!This resourc
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6th - 8th
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Sea Turtles Reading Comprehension FREEBIE - Informational Text
Build reading comprehension skills with this FREE nonfiction reading passage about sea turtles. Students will practice context clues, main idea and details, cause and effect, and answering general questions from a non-fiction text. This product includes:Informational textVocabulary page - use clues from text to figure out meaning of wordsComprehension questions - multiple choice and free response questions about textMain Idea and Details questionsCause and Effect questionsAnswer Key (to make you
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3rd - 5th
Outbreak of World War I Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 5th & 6th Grade
A First World War close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch that revolves around the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the alliance and treaties around Europe, and the eventual outbreak of war. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn key facts about World War I whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printabl
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5th - 6th
FREEBIE 2nd Grade Paleontologist R.I. Close Reading Passage Common Core Aligned
This a SAMPLE from our 5 STAR RATED UNIT. Whole districts are using it.Click HERE 300+ page FULL 2nd Grade Informational Text Unit.This freebie has 1 text about Paleontologists with border and without border for annotations and text coding. Also contained in this freebie are two graphic organizers for asking questions and fact collecting. Full Answer Key! Click here to see my 3rd Grade Interactive Reading Notebook. Click here to see my 2nd Grade Interactive Reading Notebook. Click here to see my
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2nd
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FREEBIE: Bats {Reading Passage with Common Core Text Based Questions}
This is a mirror Freebie until I can upload Google Slides™ as my PRIMARY Freebie. To get the Google Slides™ Version-Click on this link: Bats Freebie 247 TeacherThis informational text FREEBIE has a full week of activities along with differentiated reading. The passage is written at four levels that range from high first to mid fifth grade. This gift to you can be used for standards based grading, weekly homework, guided reading, or quick formative assessments. It is a small sample of a much
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2nd - 5th
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Nonfiction Passage with Text Features - The Sun - Digital & PDF
Looking for a reading passage with LOTS of nonfiction text features? Use this handy, free text features activity to teach eight kinds of text features as students learn about one of the most fascinating objects in our solar system - the sun!(If you love this freebie, check out the rest of my Solar System Nonfiction Reading Passages Bundle!)This free nonfiction reading passage includes a variety of common text features, including a title, headings, a footnote, a diagram, a caption, and more. It a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Nonfiction Unit - Solar System Reading Passages
Informational Text Reading Passage | Test Prep | SBAC | CAASPP | PDF & Digital
Help your students prepare for standardized testing with this practice reading passage. Great for Common Core or the Smarter Balance test!This common core aligned test prep resource has 10 questions written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on standardized testing.Question types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and constructed response.Print Version Includes:- 1 NoniFiction Passage- 10 Text-Dependent Questi
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5th - 9th
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Constantine Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about Constantine the Great who ruled Rome between 306 AD and 337 AD. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade. Students will learn key facts about the famous figure whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA comprehension activity with ten questionsTwo gra
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3rd - 4th
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