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Reading Common Core W.1.2 thematic unit plans
Spider Science Unit - Fall Reading & Writing Activities - Facts, Project & Craft
Do you need engaging lesson ideas and activities to teach your students all about spiders? Make learning about spiders fun with these hands-on non-fiction ELA and science mini-lessons and activities! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting facts about different types of spiders. ⭐ Create anchor charts to lead your lessons and use the low-prep
Grades:
1st - 3rd
SUMMER OLYMPICS Close Reading Pack K, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade
The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11, 2024, with the opening and closing ceremonies on those dates. SUMMER OLYMPICS Reading Comprehension Passages and Text-Dependent Questions. Fun NONFICTION text! Great for small group instruction and Reading & Writing centers! This Close Reading Pack is great for differentiating instruction for Elementary students. Close Reading is my favorite thing! Students need explicit instruction and prac
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K - 3rd
Literacy All Year Reading / Writing / Art - MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle has been purchased by over 700 happy teachers! You receive 44 full weeks of curriculum, intervention, and "Comprehension and Fluency 101". Its over 1,000 pages! Buying the bundle is a choice to save big at a 50% savings!This year-long unit contains:weekly thematic informational readingeasy reading passages with 2-4 comprehension questions on the bottomhigher level text passagesfluency passagesfluency chartscomprehension / quiz pages Dec - Junefull writing units (brainstorming,
Penguin Activities Winter Craft, Writing, Drawing, Bulletin Board, Science Unit
Make learning all about penguins and the penguin life cycle engaging with this non-fiction ELA and science unit of mini-lessons and activities! This low-prep resource includes fun penguin writing, a hands-on penguin craft, directed drawing, and more activities for a classroom penguin theme. These activities will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text and build reading comprehension while they learn interesting facts abou
Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 1-LS3-1
If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension
This packet is the perfect companion to Laura Numeroff's story, If you Give a Dog a Donut. This book companion is filled with comprehension reading strategies, math games, word work and writing ideas. A fun dog and donut craft is also included. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool.Included you will find...Lesson TipsExamples of Cause and EffectPosters for Cause and EffectPosters for Sees, Does, Thinks, FeelsPosters for Characters and Sett
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Whale Life Science Unit Lessons, Activities, Craft, Project - Orca & Beluga
Engage and excite kids as they learn all about whales with life science, reading, and writing activities! This nonfiction and spring or summer science unit makes learning about baleen whales and toothed whales fun. It includes a whale craft, reading comprehension passages, vocabulary, directed drawing, and more! This resource will help your first grade, second grade, or third grade students build writing skills, understand informational text, and improve their reading comprehension while they le
Grades:
1st - 3rd
The Three Little Pigs Book Companion Activities Reading Comprehension
This fun unit provides reading comprehension activities and writing activities to go along with many different versions of The Three Little Pigs. It is the perfect unit to compare text to text stories around the Three Pig's theme. The stories included are: The Three Little Pigs paper version, The Three Pigs by Marshall, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The Three Daisies, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, Pigs by Gail Gibbons, an
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Groundhog Day Bundle
Looking for Groundhog Day activities to incorporate both fiction and nonfiction standards? This unit is PACKED with writing prompts, peek-a-boo crafts, shadow puppets, prediction activities and combined with my nonfiction resource to make a HUGE bundle perfect for the entire week of Groundhog Day! The six differentiated research assignments and detailed lesson plans make it simple for you!You will find dozens of crafts and nonfiction resources galore! This is the perfect lesson for an observatio
Grades:
K - 2nd
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NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, K-LS1-1
Winter Literacy - Bundle - Literacy All Year
Do you want your students to learn to read and write like a scientist/ historian? This exemplary unit by Katie Knight contains everything you need to accomplish and address: The Common Core Informational Reading Standards and all 3 Text Types of Writing! Plus, you get a coordinating weekly art project for each unit!Reading:The reading can be done as whole-group shared reading, fluency, or as homework. After several reads of the passages, students have the vocabulary and strong foundation they n
Iditarod and Dog Mushing Long Ago: a race across Alaska
Companion Resource:↠Iditarod Write the RoomThe Iditarod and Dog Mushing Long Ago: a race across Alaska pack gives students a glimpse into the life as a dog musher. Explore some of Alaska's history and learn how it has evolved into a modern day sport. There are two different types of readers. A simple foldable reader with beautiful black and white clip art and simplistic language, and a reading passage with more challenging text and real world pictures.What's Included:✢ Foldable readers: Sled Dog
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Thanksgiving Activities 1st & 2nd Grade ELA - Standards-Based Reading, Writing
This Thanksgiving activity pack is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders, such as reading, writing, language and grammar, and more. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains. Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the Thanksgiving theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core-aligned seasonal activities! Each domain will have 3-4 activities or p
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Animal Classification Unit with Animal Characteristics and Needs For Each Group
Give kids hands on experience learning about the human body and animal characteristics and animal needs all while integrating first grade science into your literacy block! This 6 week animal classification unit was written for first grade, but is perfect for any K-2 classroom!Perfect for Kinder Next Gen Science Standards on staying alive. (K-LS1-1)BIG IDEA FOR THIS ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION UNIT"Needs for survival determine the characteristics of living things."This thematic unit is part of an entir
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Grades:
K - 2nd
The Best Ocean Activities - Marine Biology Unit Study for Kids
This amazing ocean unit includes:
Marine Biology and Life in the Ocean Fact Sheets
Oceanic Zones Coloring Sheet and Fact Cards
Maze
Dot-to-Dot
Tracing Lines (for preschoolers)
Writing Sheets (for note taking, journals or writing prompts)
Grades:
PreK - 6th
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Halloween October Read Aloud and Lessons
Are you looking for October and Halloween reading comprehension lesson plans and crafts for your pumpkin units? This read aloud for The Biggest Pumpkin Ever includes EVERYTHING you need for whole and small group reading instruction. These pumpkin reading activities build reading comprehension and vocabulary, teach comparing and contrasting, and give students differentiated writing practice skills. This book companion on pumpkin uses the book The Biggest Pumpkin Ever to provide you with teaching
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Insect Book Report Template, Graphic Organizer, File Folder Lapbook EASY
Do your first or second graders need to write a report? Here is everything you need to teach your students to write an easy insect report and make a file folder Lapbook, including templates, foldables, photos, and a nine-day lesson plan. It also includes instructions to make seven different insect crafts, plus a spider for a total of eight "creepy crawlies!" This report is easy to write because it is scaffolded from beginning to end. We have also differentiated certain elements to ensure suc
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Valentine's Day Activities for ELA 1st & 2nd Grade- Seasonal Standards-Based ELA
This Valentine's Day activity pack is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains (RL, RI, L, SL, RF, and W). Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the Valentine's Day theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core-aligned seasonal activities! Each domain will have 3-4 activities or passages. The domains are
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Bats Informative Reading and Writing
Are you looking to add more informational reading and writing into your curriculum? This resource uses the interesting topic of bats to help your students do some research and informative writing.Included:*circle map to record bat facts learned*bubble map to describe bats using adjectives*double bubble comparing two bat nonfiction texts*tree map to sort fiction and nonfiction titles*informative writing planning sheet*bat writing paper*anchor chart samples*book suggestions*answer keys/examplesCCS
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K - 2nd
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ANIMALS A-Z Nonfiction Close Reading BUNDLE for Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade
ANIMALS A-Z Close Reading BUNDLE! Includes 26 ANIMALS! Each nonfiction pack less than $1 each!TRY before you BUY! Try Alligators for FREE!Animals A-Z BUNDLE includes 26 Close Reading passages for Kindergarten,1st Grade & 2nd Grade: ALLIGATORS, BEARS, CATS, DOGS, ELEPHANTS, FISH, GIRAFFES, HORSES, IGUANAS, JELLYFISH, KANGAROOS, LIONS, MONKEYS, NEWTS, OSTRICHES, PIGS, QUAILS, RABBITS, SNAKES, TURTLES, URCHINS, VULTURES, WHALES, X-RAY FISH, YAKS & ZEBRAS.ALL the research is done for you! JU
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Thanksgiving Reading 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension
This read aloud lesson is for ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving is great for kindergarten and first grade! Students will describe characters, setting, sequence major events, and author’s purpose with these guided reading lessons, graphic organizers, worksheets that provide students with modeling, partner talk, and differentiation to meet all your students’ needs.You will guide your students in whole group and small group reading instruction as they explore and learn about character traits, fin
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Fall Activities 1st 2nd Grade Language Arts - Reading, Writing, Grammar - Autumn
This Fall Activity set is filled with language arts practice for 1st and 2nd grade. There are fall themed activities for reading, writing, listening comprehension, grammar, and language (Common Core Standards [RL, RI, L, SL, RF, and W]). Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the fall and autumn theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core aligned seasonal activities!Each domain will have 3-4
Grades:
1st - 2nd
February Reading Comprehension - The Night Before Valentine's Day Read Aloud
Simplify your February lesson planning using these Valentine Theme Reading Lesson Plans, Centers, and Activities for The Night Before Valentine's Day! Fun low prep reading, writing, and phonics activities to help you teach and provide simple and easy to practice activities to help students build vocabulary and reading comprehension. This winter February read aloud compliments The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing. Students will retell the story using key details, author's’ purpose, vo
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: February Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Crafts Games & Activities
Tennessee Reading & Math Unit
If you teach in the great state of TENNESSEE, this unit is a *MUST HAVE*!!! I created this unit to use in my kindergarten classroom, but it could easily be used in a 1st or 2nd grade classroom.
This unit includes:
- Original Clipart (TN symbols, Smokey mascot)
- Vocabulary Cards
- An original poem about Tennessee
-Tennessee Syllable Printable
- Counting Sets to 10 Printable
- 5 math journal prompts
- Tennessee emergent reader (Color & Black/White)
-Writing paper templates
- Literacy &am
Winter Activities ELA 1st & 2nd Grade Standards - Reading, Writing, Grammar
This winter activity pack is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains (RL, RI, L, SL, RF, and W). Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the winter theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core-aligned seasonal activities! Each domain will have 3-4 activities or passages. The domains are Reading Literature
Grades:
1st - 2nd
1st and 2nd Grade Book Companion Unit and Easy Sub Plans, Verdi
A full day (or even two!) of print & go plans to use in a first or second grade classroom, or for an easy to prep sub day.These plans require little teacher preparation, and include activities for reading, writing, language arts, math, and science. There are typed up explanations of each activity that are easy to highlight and leave for a substitute teacher in a pinch. You can leave this pack and copies with a sub, knowing that the day is fully planned and the students will be engaged in t
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
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Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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