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Common Core RI.6.1 graphic organizers for homeschool
Short Text for Teaching Text Structure {Vol.1} 21st Century Informational Text
Are you looking to expand your collection of short informational text perfect for close reading? Text that you and your students can read and reread in one session? If so, then I think you will love this first volume of articles in a new Informational Text series of mine called Hello 411. I wrote and designed these informational text articles for my students because I was looking for text that was short, interesting, looked like a real article with real photographs and were good examples of dif
Grades:
K - 9th
Primary and Secondary Sources Activities - Informational Text and Showdown Game
Introducing the concepts of primary and secondary sources to middle school students can be challenging. This primary and secondary sources activity is designed for teachers of English Language Arts or Social Studies in grades 5-8. The lesson focuses on helping students identify primary and secondary sources that are relevant to them. It includes an informational text that introduces students to the concepts of primary and secondary sources. Students will read and practice annotation skills while
Grades:
5th - 8th
Baseball Close Reading Informational Toolkit for Middle School
Are you excited for opening day? Do you have students who are sports enthusiasts? These baseball close reading passages with comprehension questions and activities will be a hit with your BIG KIDS!This 21-page NO PREP close reading tool is the perfect product to make test prep practice fun.Utilize this with your students in a variety of ways:Use for center work, read-to-self, read-to-someone, whole-class strategy work, small group or one-on-one intervention.This bundle includes:• 5 high-interes
Grades:
4th - 7th, Staff
Also included in: SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Close Reading Comprehension Informational Text Graphic Organizers, Anchor Charts
Make Close Reading informational texts easy with this TOOLKIT! It's jam-packed with posters, graphic organizers, discussion starters, writing prompts, and plenty of close reading strategies and teaching tips.These resources will work with any informational (nonfiction) text or passage and can address all of the Common Core RI standards. Use these materials for your entire lesson or supplement the close reading materials you already have.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Close Reading Posters and Anchor C
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Sometimes it helps to add some “star power” to your reading comprehension activities. I know for my sports-obsessed readers, nothing captures their attention quite like their favorite sports teams and athletes.With that in mind, I created these sets of close reading passages that feature several of today’s best NBA and NFL players. I've also included a set of baseball passages that feature the stories behind the most well-known baseball traditions.This bundle gives you a nice selection sports re
Grades:
4th - 7th, Staff
Main Idea & Supporting Details - Main Idea Practice and Worksheets - Nonfiction
This central idea and supporting details bundle includes 4 nonfiction reading comprehension lessons designed to help middle school ELA students determine the central idea in a nonfiction text. Each central idea or main idea lesson includes scaffolded close reading activities, main idea graphic organizers, PowerPoint presentations, and more. You will receive these lessons in both print and digital format making it easier to implement during distance learning or in-person classes.Students will lo
Grades:
5th - 8th
Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Central Idea & Supporting Details - NonFiction Lesson - Main Idea Worksheets
This low-prep unit focuses on the central idea and supporting details of a nonfiction text. It includes a reading comprehension lesson designed for middle school ELA students to help them determine the central idea in a nonfiction text. This scaffolded lesson includes interactive close reading activities with a nonfiction reading passage and text-dependent questions. Both PRINT and DIGITAL materials are provided for the lesson, covering main ideas, supporting details, objective summaries, and no
Grades:
5th - 8th
Summarizing Nonfiction Text | Summarizing Worksheet | SWBST
Let me summarize this for you ☺ - this no prep digital and printable product will help your students summarize nonfiction texts using the SWBST strategy! These ENGAGING nonfiction texts are simple and a great introduction to summary skills for your 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! Use these passages for a daily activity that can extend into 2 weeks with 15 pages included.This product was created as a scaffolded intervention for my students struggling with writing nonfiction summaries, but had mastered
Grades:
4th - 6th
Rockefeller Tree Reading Passage | Christmas Reading Comprehension
Your students will enjoy learning all about the amazing Rockefeller Tree with this high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun Christmas reading passage and mini unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the Rockefeller Tree. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are alrea
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ancient China Geography | Learn Geography of China and Evaluate Statements
This Ancient China Geography lesson provides an engaging view into China's geography, environment, and how the environment determined peoples' way of life in Ancient China. Students engage with this resource by completing a guided graphic organizer as they read stations and handouts about several of China's geographic features. Students complete a map to learn about SEVEN geographic features around China's landscape, learn how these features have impacted life, and verify and debunk several (14
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Text Evidence Reading Passages, Sentence Starters, and Finding & Citing Bundle
You'll love using the Text Evidence Reading Passages & Evidence Frames to help teach students how to identify evidence from a text and then cite text evidence as proof. Perfect for informational text and literature reading comprehension, each resource targets finding text evidence and helps students with constructing a response. Citing text evidence can be a challenge, but the proof frames are structured to help simplify this essential reading and writing skill. Click the preview for more de
Grades:
4th - 7th
Informational Text Graphic Organizers & Guided Book Reports Print & Digital
Your students will LOVE these informational text worksheets, graphic organizers, & activities!This resource is designed to help your students get more out of their informational text (nonfiction) reading. These printables will work with any nonfiction book. The first 24 pages are printables that include pre-reading activities, exploring text features and practicing reading strategies such as finding the main idea, identifying vocabulary words, summarizing, and making connections. There are
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Spread of Islam Student Activity | Analyze 5 Reasons for Spread of Islam
In this Spread of Islam lesson, students will understand 5 major reasons that contributed to the spread of Islam throughout Arabia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the rest of the world. Students work individually or in groups on this activity. Students will first read "Five Reasons to Explain the Spread of Islam" to understand the five major reasons. They will then take their "Explaining the Spread of Islam" bubble and create a map off it. Two versions have been included -- either an already creat
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI
This Crime Scene Investigation Activity has everything you need for an engaging hands-on experience that reinforces critical thinking, inference, and good old-fashioned common sense! Did someone say, CANDY? This workshop requires a little bit for investigation purposes. It's up to you if you want your students to sample the evidence afterward.**Note that a variety of candy is required for the hands-on investigation. Suggested candies are listed in the Teacher's Directions.This critical thinking
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Natural Disasters Reading Comprehension Passages | Natural Disasters Activities
Learn about earth-shattering earthquakes, explosive volcanoes and extreme weather - twisting tornadoes and huge hurricanes - with our differentiated reading comprehension texts and follow up activities. THIS RESOURCE NOW INCLUDES A FULL DIGITAL PACK. This activity pack includes FOUR Grade Four and Five (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Teach text structures with these engaging pa
Grades:
4th - 6th
ELPAC- 6th-8th Grade ELPAC Practice Bundle (ALL Domains)
NOTE: Once purchased, if you would like the pdf version of this resource, please email at ecast818@gmail.com with your Order #/ID and I will send it over within a day's time. Thank you.33 Practice assessments for Middle School Teachers preparing students for the ELPAC assessment! Formatted similarly to the actual ELPAC Test.I created these Google Documents for ELD teachers in middle school who are preparing their students for the ELPAC assessment. This resource is to help our students prepare f
Grades:
6th - 8th
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Natural Disasters Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Your students will enjoy learning all about natural disasters with these high-interest, informational Close Reading Units! These perfect science reading passages and questions packets includes everything, including no prep worksheets, that you need for 5 full weeks of reading activities about these amazing natural disasters. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 30% off the price of the individual packets.Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Hinduism & Buddhism: Compare & Contrast: Ancient India: Reading Passages
In this lesson students will compare and contrast the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, and create a graphic organizer to keep track of these findings. In addition, students will use their graphic organizer to help them write an extended response (teacher model included) that explains the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.Updated November 2023 to include a Power Point!--> Want all of my ancient civilizations units in one HUGE money-saving (and time-saving) bundle? CLI
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Ancient India Unit: Bundle of 25 Lessons: Reading Passages + Activities
Analyzing Author's Point of View in NonFiction Texts - 4 Close Reading Lessons
Determining the author's point of view can be a challenging non fiction reading comprehension concept for middle school ELA students to grasp. I've found that using a thought-provoking and real-world topic helps engage students in critical thinking while they analyze a nonfiction text to determine the author’s point of view. The Analyzing Author’s Point of View nonfiction bundle centers around FOUR articles, "Video Games and Violence: Is There A Link?", "Animal Testing: Scientific Research or An
Grades:
6th - 9th
Catholic Church Hierarchy & the Powers of the Church! Fun Graphic Organizer!
In this highly engaging Catholic Church Hierarchy lesson, students are introduced to the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and the powers the church had over its followers! Students fill out an engaging worksheet - where they complete a hierarchy pyramid - from the accompanying video clip! Students learn the roles of the Pope, the Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and Parish Priests. Students are also introduced to a diocese, an archdiocese, heresy, clergy, and excommunication!This Middle Ages
Grades:
5th - 8th
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September 11th Reading Comprehension | 9/11 Patriot's Day Reading & Writing Set
This September 11th Reading Comprehension Activity Set offers you an easy-to-implement lesson activity for teaching about the history of Patriot's Day. These 9/11 graphic organizers come in printable and digital formats for even more ease of use. September 11th is such an important day in our American history. However, it can be challenging to teach students about this sensitive topic effectively.Make it engaging with this resource!This 9/11 Reading Comprehension Set contains:• September 11th I
Grades:
4th - 6th
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