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4th grade close reading lessons for Easel Activities
September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Identifying Bias: Article Comparison Group Activity
In this activity students read three sample articles that have been written from different perspectives surrounding the construction of a new community landfill (perspective of editorial writer, company, and city council). They fill out an interpretation sheet for each one and see how each author presents a slightly different perspective. They then answer a series of questions about/comparing all three articles.
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-Teaching Suggestions
-3 Sample articles written with bias
-Article Inte
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Introduction to Newspaper Articles and Media Studies Bundle
The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â World War II Bundle
The Three Little Pigs vs. Mr. A. Wolf (Three-Week Opinion Writing Unit)
In this three-week writing unit, students will read both sides of the Three Little Pigs tale and analyze the different points of view. They will form their own opinion of who is innocent and defend their argument with evidence from the text. This experience gives them the opportunity to practice these important opinion-writing skills using familiar and entertaining texts.This unit includes detailed lesson plans to guide your teaching, graphic organizers to walk students through the opinion-writi
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
Roaring 20s: Primary Sources, Close Reads, Analyzing Political Cartoons
Students will read about the people and changes in popular culture during the 1920s while practicing their close reads and analytical thinking skills. Brief summaries about the legends in art, literature, and science are a part of the reading featuring, Lindbergh, Earhart, Picasso, Hemingway, Einstein, and more! There are directions on how to analyze a political cartoon and opportunity to practice on a cartoon about Women's Suffrage. Students will make connections from our growth in popular cul
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Roaring 20s Bundle: 3 Products
Shared Readings and Lesson Plans for Winter (Grade 4 Ontario Language)
This Shared Readings and Lesson Plans resource for Grade 4 Language includes 15 original texts perfect for shared reading, along with a 7-page lesson plan, and 18 pages of activity worksheets.Shared reading is an interactive reading experience that engages students with a text that is at a level slightly above what they can read on their own. It is meant to be a 15-20 minute daily literacy component. This resource is intended to be used during the winter season. Readings connect to the winter se
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4th
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Also included in:Â Grade 4 Shared Reading Bundle
Transcontinental Railroad and Chinese and Irish Immigration
Students will read and answer questions about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Chinese and Irish immigrant labor, and the Land of Opportunity vs. Protectionism. Students will analyze primary source photographs and political cartoons and work with data to color code sources of immigration between 1861 - 1890 on a map. There is a quiz included.
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4th - 8th
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Myth of Antebellum South vs. Harsh Realities of Slavery
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the myth of the Antebellum South vs. the harsh realities of southern plantations prior to the Civil War. There is also a foldable that can be printed and students can complete with information from the reading material.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Civil War Bundle
Mr. Peabody's Apples Character Changes, Lessons Learned
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character mot
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â A Book Companion Bundle
Making Inferences - Anchor Charts & Graphic Organizers
Making inferences is a skill that is challenging for many readers. These anchor charts or posters connect to inferencing mini lessons that you present to your students during whole group or small group instruction. These posters are a "think aloud" of the process of inferring while reading. Differentiated versions of the graphic organizers allow students to practice the inferencing skill during their independent reading. Our good modeling and explicit instruction will lead to some strong stu
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2nd - 4th
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Articles of Confederation and Shays' Rebellion
Students will read and answer questions about the Articles of Confederation, their weaknesses, and the significance of Shays' Rebellion. They will also be asked to draw a political cartoon that illustrates one of the Articles of Confederation's weaknesses.
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4th - 8th
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Character Perspective - Differing Perspective Lesson and Worksheets
Students sometimes struggle with finding perspective and changing perspective in writing, but this resource can simplify the process. The lesson slideshow provides for direct instruction and guided practice. The independent worksheets give students the opportunity to practice identifying perspectives and writing from one character's perspective.The lesson also helps students differentiate between first-person and third-person point of view.The students will analyze 1st and 3rd person narratives
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3rd - 5th
French and Indian War
Students will read and answer questions about the cause, course, and consequences of the French and Indian War. They will also learn about the tragic tale of the Massacre at Fort Loudon and analyze the Join, or Die. political cartoon.
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4th - 5th
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Shared Reading Passage & Lessons - Ontario Gr 4, 5, 6 - Growth Mindset
Integrate your Growth Mindset Concepts and READING Expectations with this Shared Reading Resource! Bring your Grade 4, 5 or 6 Growth Mindset Lessons into your literacy block with this Reading Passage. Make cross curricular connections to make planning easier and fit your curriculum in!This original text on Fixed and Growth Mindset will help you to teach background information to your students that target Mental Health and Well-being expectations. It will also help to improve on Reading Comprehen
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Comprehensive Literacy Gr 4 5 6 Bundle New Ontario Language Curriculum 2023
Shared Reading Passage & Lessons - Ontario Gr 3, 4 Social studies - Terry Fox Ha
Integrate your Social Studies and READING Expectations with this Shared Reading Resource! Bring your Grade 3, 4 Social Studies Curriculum into your literacy block with this Reading Passage. Make cross curricular connections to make planning easier and fit your curriculum in!This original text on Terry Fox will help you to teach background information to your students that target Social Studies expectations. It will also help to improve on Reading Comprehension.The text includes 6 Multiple Choice
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Shelley
Paul Klee Art History Workbook & Art Activities -Famous Artist Biography Unit
This packet includes a biography sheet, poster, teacher instructions, coloring sheets, video links, analysis and 2 projects in the style of Paul Klee. Students create a line design and fill it with colors that they believe communicate a time of day or emotion, create an abstract name design, a quotation painting and complete a final abstract art project using sharpie and chalk.ALL TEN ARTISTS ARE COMPILED INTO ONE ART HISTORY STUDENT WORKBOOK HERE:Art History Student Workbook (205 Pages)Included
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3rd - 8th
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Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw: Customs, Beliefs, and Traditions
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the beliefs, customs, folklore, and traditions of the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw tribes. There is also reading material on the 7 Clans of the Cherokee with a fun writing assignment. Native American symbols are also provided for a rebus activity where students can use their imagination to write a story with words and symbols.
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â BIG Tennessee History Bundle
Patriots, Sons of Liberty, Loyalists, Overmountain Men, Redcoats, and Minutemen
Students will learn about the different groups of men who fought in the Revolutionary War; Patriots, Loyalists, Redcoats, Overmountain Men, Minutemen, and Sons of Liberty. They will be able to identify the terms and determine meaning through the reading and fun activities included in this lesson. Each group has its own page and a different fun activity that will require your students to use knowledge and imagination to complete. There is a matching quiz included. This is one of my students' favo
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â American Revolution Bundle
4th 5th Grade Animals Fiction Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions PDF
Use these effective animals fiction reading passages with comprehension questions with your students while knowing most of the work is done for you. Full of color and pictures, questions are CCSS aligned and written especially for Grades 4-5. Topics include bears, turtles and cats. Contents - Set 1/5 (Animals):Reading Passage 1: Donny's Glasses - Donny is being chased by a monster. Or so he thinks!Reading Passage 2: Hare & Bear- Hare & Bear have a cup of tea together in the warmth.Readin
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4th - 5th
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4th and 5th Grade Friends Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages PDF Version
Get your hands on this no-prep friends fiction reading comprehension passages pack. Teachers may use these tests to evaluate their students, or for a wide-ranging review of reading comprehension in general. Topics include acting, rumors and promises. Contents - Set 3/5 (Friends):Reading Passage 1: A Friend’s Promise - Josh's brother makes sure he keeps his promise to a friend.Reading Passage 2: The Rumor - April feels sad that Selena is getting attention from everybody now.Reading Passage 3: Fin
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4th - 5th
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Paul Revere's Midnight Ride:Compare and Contrast 1st and 2nd Hand Accounts
Students will read, analyze, and translate Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" and do the same with Paul Revere's personal account of that night from a letter he wrote to a friend. Both pieces are broken in to chunks where students can read, highlight, and then summarize the text in their own words in smaller pieces. Students will take their thoughts and summaries and use them to compare and contrast the two accounts of that infamous Midnight Ride. Working with primary source material can b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â American Revolution Bundle
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, Freedmen's Bureau, Fisk University
This product has reading material for each of the Amendments, the Freedmen's Bureau, and Fisk University along with questions and opportunities for close reads. There is also an assessment included.
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4th - 8th
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RL 3.1 --3 Short Exit Tickets NO PREP / Making Inferences/ Drawing Conclusions
You can use each of these short reading passages with questions as either 3 exit tickets over 3 days to monitor understanding on this important standard or as an assessment piece. There are 2 passages per exit ticket. All have a multiple choice question and then students need to use text evidence to prove their answer.Great test prep resource or way to simply document student progress on this standard.
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2nd - 5th
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Progressive Era: Struggles and Achievements
The goal of this material is to give a brief overview of the Progressive Era and the social and political reforms that took place during this time, due to the efforts of Roosevelt, Addams, and muckrakers like Upton Sinclair. Students will have close reads of excerpts from Twenty Years of Hull House and The Jungle along with critical thinking questions. I tried to make the material easy enough for upper elem., but it is useable for middle school as well. It also includes information on the 16th,
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4th - 8th
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