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Elementary short stories resources for GATE
The Three Little Pigs STEM CHALLENGE
Are you ready to start STEM challenges in your classroom? Or are you ready to ENHANCE your already awesome STEM lessons? This is the PERFECT packet to do so!! Your students will love making straw, stick, and brick houses. In this packet you will find a three day STEM lesson plan that corresponds with the story of the Three Little Pigs, a STEM notebook. STEM reflection sheet, and STEM reflection journals. These challenges will get your kiddos up and moving while learning. STEM challenges are the
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: STEM Bundle Pack
The Fun They Had: Short Story Study Guide CCSS
Isaac Asimov’s short story, THE FUN THEY HAD, is a compelling snapshot of school in the year 2157. An excellent read-aloud selection any time of the year, this science fiction tale is especially appropriate as a back-to-school study.
This teaching resource for Mr. Asimov’s science fiction classic has
an internet link to a copy of the story
vocabulary activities
10 short answer comprehension questions
16 interpretive thinking and writing prompts
a graphic organizer for wri
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4th - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
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4th - 6th
Google Forms Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes 40 fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels J-M. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. There are a total of 40 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Forms. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 2 pages of comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short ans
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
The BUNDLE: A Deep & Complex Look at Aesop's Fables
A Deep and Complex Look at Aesop's Fables with STEM and Logic PuzzlesThis resource is designed to help you introduce Sandra Kaplan's icons of Depth and Complexity using Aesop's fables. It includes background information for the teacher, along with 11 lessons introducing the icons. Each fable focuses on a single icon to allow students to grapple with the content. Included in this resource are 11 accompanying Logic Puzzles which further critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. A STEM
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2nd - 5th
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level M. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level M is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this link to vie
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2nd - 3rd
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level K. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level K is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this lin
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2nd - 3rd
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Drama Reader’s Theater Inca Short Story The Magic Lake Folktale Peru Moral Story
Part of a Readers Theater Bundle The Inca folktale The Magic Lake is a dramatization of a Native American short story with roles for 20+ students and suitable for Social Studies studying indigenous people or South America, a Drama, Language Arts or reading classes. Students have fun while they strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. This folk tale is ver
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
4 Just So Stories - Differentiated Reading Passages - Pourquoi Tales
Your students will love these lively pourquoi tales. This resource includes originals plus three differentiated adaptations of four Just So Stories. Passages are included as a printable PDF, eBook, and digital Easel Activities, which allow kids to annotate directly on the pages. “How the Camel Got His Hump”“How the Jaguar Got His Spots”“The Beginning of the Armadillo”“The Elephant’s Child”Open the preview to take a closer look.Reach every child in your classroom! Multiple levels let you challeng
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4th - 6th
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Google Classroom Distance Learning Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level G. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your first-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level G is the equivalent of a first-grade reading level.This resource was created in Google Slides. Each short story includ
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1st - 2nd
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Google Forms Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes 40 non-fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels J-M. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. There are a total of 40 non-fiction stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Forms. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 2 pages of comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Google Forms Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes non-fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels N, O, P The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your third-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level.There are a total of 30 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Slides. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 10 comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short answer,
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2nd - 4th
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Gift of the Magi: Story vs. Movie Guide
There's nothing like a meaningful & rigorous way to incorporate a short movie into the classroom during a busy holiday season! I pair my annual short story study of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" with the Disney cartoon version found in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.It’s about a 20 minute film that pairs perfectly with ANY text version of this story. My students LOVE this version of the film, and it offers a lot of areas for comparison including plot element changes and additional charac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
Google Classroom Distance Learning Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level I. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your first-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level I is the equivalent of a first-grade reading level.This resource was created in Google Slides. Each short story includ
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1st - 2nd
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Reader’s Theater The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Canadian Indigenous People
The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky is a dramatization of a Canadian Indigenous Peoples creation myth, a short story, with roles for 20+ students and suitable for any one studying folk tales in a Drama, Language Arts, Social Studies (re: Canada) or reading classes. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This product was created specifically for the classroom. The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky Long ago
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Theater Arts Native American First People Folk Tales Readers Theater
Google Classroom Reading Comprehension Distance Learning
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level J. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level J is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this link to vie
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2nd - 3rd
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Podcast Listening Worksheets What If Donuts Came to Life Story
Podcast Activity ♥ Students QR code in and listen to a podcast What If World: What if Donuts Came to Life? Students colour while they listen with boxes for them to take notes and recall information they have listened to. Podcast learning is a high interest task that holds student attention an develops listening and critical thinking skills. Differentiate for students using high order thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy response sheets. What Will I Receive?- PDF Document- Class display format w
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1st - 6th
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Reader’s Theater Ukrainian Folk Tale The Cat and the Rooster Short Story
Are you looking for a darling short story about a specific culture? This delightful Ukrainian folk tale I've adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 17+ students is suitable for elementary or middle school students studying folk tales, integrated into a study Slavik countries, a L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? This piece could be a one or three day s
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Reader’s Theater Scripts Folk Tales Middle Grades
Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless resource includes 60 nonfiction reading passages at the guided reading levels D-I. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your first-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. There are a total of 60 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Slides. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 2 pages of comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Guided Reading Google Forms
This digital, paperless resource includes 30 fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels N, O, P The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your third-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. There are a total of 30 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Forms. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 2 pages of comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short a
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Guided Reading Digital Passages Levels A- R (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
This digital, paperless bundle includes 30 fiction reading passages at the guided reading levels Q, R, and S. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your fourth-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level.There are a total of 30 stories with comprehension questions, included in this bundle. The stories were created in Google Slides. Each short story includes a cover page, the story, and 10 comprehension questions. The comprehension questions are a mix of short answe
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3rd - 5th
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Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level M. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level M is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this lin
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2nd - 3rd
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Digital Guided Reading
Looking for engaging fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Forms? This digital, paperless resource includes 10 fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level K. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your second-grade readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level K is the equivalent of a second-grade reading level.Not sure if how Google Forms works? Click on this link to vie
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2nd - 3rd
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Google Classroom Reading Comprehension
Looking for engaging non-fiction reading passages and comprehension checks for your students to read digitally while using Google Slides? This digital, paperless resource includes 15 non-fiction reading comprehension passages at the guided reading level B. The reading passages create a high level of engagement for your kindergarten readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level B is the equivalent of a kindergarten reading level.This resource was created in Google Slides. Each short st
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K - 1st
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