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4th grade critical thinking close reading homeschool curricula
Building Challenge STEM and Writing Centers distance learning with google slides
Building Challenge STEM and Writing Centers These centers have students building and writing about their build. There are challenges that include measurement, research and writing that go along with each build. There are 9 different building challenges with differentiation in some of the builds. I have also included a recording form for their thinking.I have included printables with just metric units of measurement using centimetres and milimetres for those classrooms outside of the US.GOOGLE
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K - 5th
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The Pony Express and the Telegraph - Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions
3 Reading passages covering Communication in the 1800s, the Pony Express, and the Introduction of the Telegraph. Includes 3 reading comprehension worksheets. Comprehension questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. Use for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). This product is great for substitute teachers or for a quick charter school sample, independent reading, homework, or as a supplemental
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Wild, Wild West - Reading Passages & Comprehension - MEGA BUNDLE
“Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” Complete Novel Study Guide | 3rd-5th
The perfect novel study for the book “Sadako & the Thousand Paper Cranes”! Activities contain higher level thinking comprehension questions. Complete answer key is included. About Sadako & the Thousand Paper CranesThis is the biography of Sadako Sasaki, who developed leukemia after the bombing of Hiroshima. The crane was believed to bring good luck. If a sick person folded 1000 paper cranes, then the Gods would grant him or her a wish. Sadly, Sadako died from leukemia when she was 12. Th
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3rd - 5th
4th Grade ELA Spiral Review for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Please be sure to download the PREVIEW in order to get the first two weeks FREE! About The ProductThis is a daily spiral review for Grade 4. It was created with the Oklahoma Academic Standards in mind but can be utilized with other standards.Product FeaturesDaily Review Monday-FridayOne passage per weekPassages alternate between fiction and non-fictionEach week prints on one piece of paper (front and back)Please note: Answer Keys are NOT currently included. In order to get other grade levels ou
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4th
Superhero Close Reading & Writing Theme Unit {Bundle}
Unleash your student's close reading powers with this superhero themed bundle. Inside you will find SIX passages for close reading, homework, assessments, and guided reading instruction. I have designed this unit to meet common core complexity ranges for grades 2-5.
It can also be used to encourage close reading and citing textual evidence in secondary grades.
Each passage has 5 activities (1 Graphic Organizers, 3 pages w/ dependent questions, snd an extended writing response).
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2nd - 8th
Caves and Caverns
Introduce your class to learning about caves and caverns with this complete unit. In this pack you will be getting 39 pages of an information text with activities, comprehension questions and interactive notebook for your class to complete on caves and caverns.
You may add this interactive notebook as part of any other notebook you already are using or just for your science centers.
Pictures on this pack were taken from an awesome field trip we took to Missouri and Florida Caverns. The inform
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2nd - 5th
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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3rd - 9th
Maps and Globes - Map Skills - Map Activities to Teach Geography
No more boring mapping worksheets to teach map skills! This maps and globes resource is intended to teach geography and mapping skills in a fun, meaningful, and creative way! You may use it to supplement other mapping units or resources or as a framework to plan your own units. It is the foundation for the month or so of mapping instruction I do in my own classroom. It is meant to be "hands on", not fill in the blank! This resource is NOT a mapping textbook and is not scripted in a day-by-da
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3rd - 5th
The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin Novel Study Teaching Guide
This is a 40 page novel study with answer key to The Chicken Squad: the First Misadventure by Doreen Cronin. This is a funny mystery written at a 470 Lexile. This book is great for high readers in 1st and 2nd grades, on grade level readers in 3rd grade, and low 4th grade readers.I wrote this novel study with many vocabulary and comprehension activities, as well as a final project.Please see the preview for the table of contents. All activities are ready to be printed and copied. An answer key
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1st - 4th
Making Inferences Finding Text Evidence Reading Passages Reading Comprehension
Inferencing skills are important because they help students understand and make connections between different pieces of information, which is a key aspect of critical thinking and problem solving.Teaching inferencing skills can help students develop their ability to read and comprehend text more effectively, as they will be able to draw on their prior knowledge and make connections between what they are reading and what they already know.Inferencing skills can also help students better understan
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3rd - 5th
Nonfiction Text Feature Posters {23 colorful + kid-friendly posters}
Help your students develop proficiency in identifying various NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES with these colorful and kid-friendly POSTERS! This resource is perfect for students who are reading nonfiction texts and learning how text features can help them better understand a text/passage. THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:* 23 colorful text feature posters. 1 for each of the following text features: -Caption -Bold Print -Italic Print -Bullets -Photograph -Graph -Diagram -Illustration -Pronunciat
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2nd - 4th
Plot Review Pack with 4 Fairy Tales
Distance Learning Compatible! Review all Plot Elements from Exposition to Resolution with these familiar Fairy Tales! This 40-page Fairy Tale Plot review can be used in a variety of ways! Great for: Sub Plans Independent Packet work Group/Interactive Work Homeschool/Distance Learning (Can be differentiated for Elementary & Middle School students.) Includes: Teacher Directions 4 Fairy Tales: Hansel & Gretel Jack & the Beanstalk Sleeping Beauty Goldilocks & the
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3rd - 9th
Close Reads Chocolate & Vanilla Non-Fiction with Text Dependent Questions
This close read has two non-fiction selections with activities; a great way to incorporate compare/contrast of two selections as well as cross-curricular subject matter for back to school or anytime you need students to do paired reading assignments. Each paragraph is numbered. These are core-aligned with text dependent questions, vocabulary work, comparisons, and writing. It's a great supplement to online district resources that might not have this kind of context. This resource would be suita
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3rd - 6th
U.S. Geography & ELA Integrated Bundle: Reading, Writing & Social Studies
This United States Geography and ELA Resource Bundle has everything you need to integrate the two subjects! It includes 5 separate resources, including a U.S. geography nonfiction/informational text unit, a paired passages set, a research project, a set of pre-written exit tickets, and a map skills activity. Teachers can use these resources for:primary instruction of U.S. geographyclose readinginformational text reading comprehensiontext-based informative writing practice (test prep)research ski
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4th - 6th
Thanksgiving Independent Science Experiment Cranberries & 3 Days Morning Work
This product contains one simple science experiment that can be done independently by third and fourth graders. I have done this activity with second graders, but with teacher guidance. The cranberry facts sheet may be too difficult to read for early second graders. Materials needed are: cranberries, plastic knifes, paper cups, water and the worksheets I’ve provided. I’ve also included three Thanksgiving or cranberry themed worksheets which can be used as morning work for the 3 days before Tha
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Independent Science Experiments Bundle!
Mood & Tone Poems
Mood and tone are literary/poetic devices that can be confusing concepts. That's why it's helpful to have lots of mentor poems to really show students, rather than simply tell them what mood and tone is all about. Mood is the overall feeling the poem creates for the reader. Tone is more a reflection of the writer of the poem and their attitude toward the audience.This collection of mentor poems is organized by subject. This allows you to show students that poems written about the same subject
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3rd - 6th
BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
This bundle contains: Foundational Writing, Narrative Writing, Text-Based Informational Writing, Text-Based Opinion Writing. Over 250 pages of prompts and instruction for a complete year-long curriculum for grades 4 & 5 (also appropriate for strong 3rd graders and struggling 6th graders). All Common Core writing standards are covered in these units. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARTICLES for text based informational and opinion writing. JUST PRINT AND GO! The prompts
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3rd - 6th
The Jungle Book Novel Study
Using the Classic Starts edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, this novel study was created to help my 8 year old son work his way through the book. The questions created where to help him understand what was happening in the book as well as develop new vocabulary and recall of events.
This novel study is broken down by each chapter with vocabulary building, reading response questions, and multiple choice questions. All of these were designed to help the reader understand the events of
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Classic Starts Novel Studies
4th Grade Texas History (TEKS) + AUDIO – All Texas State Study Content Included
Texas History uses Nonfiction Informational Text (All Content Included – No Texas History Textbook Needed), the entire lesson recorded on Audio, NINE Interactive Notebook assignments, and a variety of engaging hands-on activities aligned with the 4th Grade TEKS to teach about Texas's Points of Interest, First People in Texas, Spanish Exploration & Missionaries, the Republic of Fredonia, the Texas Revolution, the Rebuplic of Texas, Texas's Statehood, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and Recon
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4th
Nonfiction Text Structure Posters {Interactive Notebook & Graphic Organizers}
Help your students develop proficiency in identifying the TEXT STRUCTURE of a text/ passage with these colorful and kid-friendly POSTERS! This resource is perfect for students who are learning how to identify how an author organizes the text. THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:* 5 colorful text structure posters (8.5 x 11) 1 for each of the following structures: -sequencing -problem & solution -description -compare & contrast -cause & effect* 5 black & white text structure posters sized
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2nd - 4th
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Nonfiction Text Structures Unit | Teaching Text Structures
Help your students grasp the tricky concept of TEXT STRUCTURES or HOW AN AUTHOR ORGANIZES A TEXT with this kid-friendly and interactive unit! This resource is perfect for an engaging unit to teach and practice text structure. Students can house all the resources in their interactive reading notebooks to refer back to frequently!THIS RESOURCE FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING TEXT STRUCTURES-problem/solution-cause/effect-compare/contrast-sequence-descriptionTHIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:* interactive notebook cov
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2nd - 4th
Bible Reading Comprehension and Text Evidence Set 1
Are you looking for your students to dig a little deeper into the Bible? Are you looking for them to learn more about the Savior? These bible comprehension readers are great for students who are ready to dig deeper into the Bible and learn the lessons that God wants to teach us. These passages are short but packed with important information. Students are able to read more in their Bible after being introduced to each story with these short passages. This set includes 5 stories with reading compr
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1st - 4th
Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
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K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Dream Catcher History Lesson Art Project Self Esteem Lesson Plan
This lesson is about the history of Dream Catchers. This lesson plan offers a fun way to explores self confidence and self esteem themes. You can incorporate goal setting and dream building through conversations with the students building self awareness and bonus! A beautiful poster to remind them of the experience. The lesson is perfect for 3rd through 6th grade with some variations. Students will have the opportunity to explore line drawing and math skills by incorporating rulers and measureme
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1st - 6th
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