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Free middle school reading thematic unit plans
Rainbow Pastel Alphabet Posters
I created this Rainbow Pastel Alphabet for my daughter's adorable kindergarten classroom. It looks beautiful with bright and pastel colors. The alphabet features rainbow pastel background and adorable pictures for each letter of the alphabet. Letters can be printed full size, or you could print them small to use for your word wall (print multiple pages per sheet)! Consonant letters are blue, vowels are red and y is purple to help students differentiate vowels and consonants. I've also include
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PreK - 6th
Poetry Terms Packet
Great poetry packet for Middle School or early High School students, covering figurative language, poetic devices, and poetic forms, including haikus, odes, and hip-hop poetry! This packet allows students to both learn AND practice skills of poetry term identification and analysis with poems inside the packet. This resource can be used as a guide for an entire class, small group, or independent learning.*********************************************************************************************
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5th - 10th
NATIVE AMERICANS- Social Studies Notebooking- Intro & Vocabulary Packet
I've been using notebooking in Social Studies for almost a year now, and I love it! My notebooking units involve a lot of reading, and we'll focus on reading skills, such as summarizing, looking for main idea and details, highlighting important information, taking notes, etc. My students have loved watching their notebooks grow throughout the school year and enjoy looking back at what they have learned.
This 16 page Intro & Vocabulary packet is the first part of my Native Americans unit
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3rd - 7th
Back to Basics- Social Emotional Learning Series: Respect
As educators we recognize that what we do in our classrooms plays an essential role in preparing our students to become respectful, compassionate, knowledgeable, responsible, and caring adults. To support the social emotional learning of students, Creativity That Works suggests The Back to Basics: Social Emotional Learning series as a perfect learning tool for use as an introduction to building a strong learning environment. This series will help with setting the tone/classroom management in t
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3rd - 6th
The Ultimate Summer Reading Guide Bundle (Literacy Bingo, Reading List, Logs)
Thank you so much for your interest in the Ultimate Summer Literacy Guide! In this guide/resource you will find a summer reading book list for children in preschool through sixth grade. You will also find Summer Literacy Bingo. There are 25 literacy activities for the months of June, July and August in a bingo format. Lastly there are also Summer Reading Logs for your children/students to color for each book or chapter they read! Below are some additional details about each resource!Book ListThe
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PreK - 6th
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2024 Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Week Dress Up and Reading Log
2024 Dr. Seuss Read Across America Dress Up Days and Student Goal Tracking Reading Log. Students color one picture each day they read a abook at home!
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PreK - 6th
FREEBIE /R/ Artic Christmas and December Holiday sentences - no prep worksheet
Free page from my 10-page articulation and language Christmas/December Holiday thematic unit sentence worksheets (just $3 in my TPT store!). No fuss or cover pages - black and white printer friendly, or project it on your board! I let my students use paint dots or highlighters on printouts to find their target sounds or the grammar mistake, or to check off the sentence once they have read it with their good speech. There are simple instructions at the bottom of each page for at-home carryover pr
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1st - 6th
FREE ELA LESSON PLANS, SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, CCSS STANDARDS SEQUENCE
Need help with lesson plans for middle school ELA? Feel free to grab this year long CCSS aligned scope and sequence with monthly lesson plans. This curriculum is designed in a spiral which introduces and revisits content throughout the year, building upon each skill with increasing complexity. Spiraling of this curriculum is guided by Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. INCLUDED: Yearly Overview Spiral Framework Monthly Lesson Plans CCSS Standards Alignment For Each Lesson Plan Overview and Rationale
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6th - 8th
Women in History (Musical Video Slide Show)|Women's History Month|Women Leaders
Introduce your students to National Women's History Month with this inspirational and musical video slide show of 10 notable women in history. Women included are Bessie Coleman, Clara Barton, Ellen Ochoa, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'keeffe, Jane Goodall,Marian Anderson,Michelle Kwan, Wilma Rudolph,and Shirin Ebadi.
Note: The file size and resolution of preview file has been modified. The full version has a larger file size (bigger size slides) and sharp resolution.
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1st - 6th
Black History Month Read Aloud Planning Guide
Black History Month Read Aloud Planning GuideLooking for a week-at-a-glance guide for Black History Month? This Google Slide Resource is a great way to help plan the read aloud books for the month! If you're looking for a planning guide for Black History Month then you will love this resource! It's filled with rich stories that your scholars will love! The resource include:-Pre-Made Black History Planning Guide with read-aloud links, art activity, and discussion questions.-Blank Black History Pl
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K - 8th
PENGUINS FUN PACKET IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FRENCH {SCIENCE, ELL, ESL HELPFUL}
This begins with a Reading With Comprehension section about the topic. Next it has:
A True-False Comprehension Test About Penguins (25 questions) with the Answers Key;
A Fill-in Test About Penguins (10 questions) and the Answers Key;
English-Spanish Reader About Penguins helpful for ESL/ELL students of Spanish or French-speaking background;
English-French Reader About Penguins.
Next, as a fun-with-work section there are these:
1A. Penguins Word Search teaching not just words but words
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4th - 12th
Hard Work Pays Off: Ancient Egyptians, The Pyramid Builders
Students will explore how the Ancient Egyptians built the great pyramids.Aligns to CCSS RI 4.1 and RI 4.2 RI 5.1 and RI 5.2 RI 6.1 and RI 6.2 RI 7.1 and RI 7.2 RI 8.1 and RI 8.2This product includes:• Teaching notes with pre-reading and extension activities• Informational text passage on how the Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids• Text dependent question
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4th - 7th
Mystery Box Book Report
Mystery Box Book Report Printables can be utilized to reinforce the common core standard of developing proficient readers with
the capacity to comprehend texts across a range of genre types.
This set of printables includes step by step directions and decorative labels that assist the students in developing the common core standard of answering questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers in a high-interest format.
Upon c
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2nd - 6th
If I Had Been At Ellis/Angel Island - Internet activity
Students explore immigration at the turn of the century through Ellis Island and,later through Angel Island. They visit websites; view photos and short videos; read and discusss related books; and use graphic organizers to record their findings. Songs, poems, plays and dioramas allow them to share their interpretations with peers and parents. Interviewing immigrants is an optional but important part of the project.This fifteen page detailed lesson contains suggested websites, books,assessment an
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4th - 6th
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Holes - An Interactive Notebook
This is a 26 page Interactive Notebook designed around 4th Grade Common Core Writing Standards for the state of Colorado. The notebook contains writing prompts, short-constructed responses, compare and contrast questions, artistic prompts, character charts, and many other exciting tools of inquiry to help students explore the novel Holes by Louis Sachar. This Interactive Notebook is to be paired with the novel, and used during reading / novels time, and it extends in to Writing application as we
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4th - 7th
Western Alphabet-Simple Font
This western themed alphabet is the perfect addition to your western themed classroom or unit! The alphabet features a red bandana background and western themed pictures for each letter of the alphabet. Letters can be printed full size, or you could print them small to use for your word wall (print multiple pages per sheet)!
At the request of a buyer I have also included a set with no border. This set saves ink. You can use it alone or trim it and place it over cute western themed stationary
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PreK - 6th
Radio Drama Play Script Sample The Canterville Ghost
Are you looking for something a lightly scary, but also thought provoking and a classic? Check out my adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost dramatized as a radio play script. This sample gives you a taste of the resource--the script has roles for 15 + students plus a sound effects crew. Students strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while performing this play. The Canterville Ghost story by Oscar Wilde concerns a girl who befriends the ghost haunting Cante
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6th - 9th
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Hidden Figures Guided Reading Packet
The resource is a 55 question guided reading packet that corresponds to the Young Readers Edition to Hidden Figures. It includes the packet and answer key.
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5th - 8th
Anne Frank's Secret Annex Scavenger Hunt/ Webquest
Use Anne Frank's Secret Annex to answer the questions provided (with answer key). Using the website you can visit the location where she lived for years, hidden away from the Nazis. Through this guided tour your students can learn the details that Anne Frank experienced and see the place where she lived in fear of exposure. It is an experience like none other. Your students will love this activity!
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4th - 12th
Halloween Themed Comprehension Pack: Levels 1-5
"Spooktacular Halloween Comprehension Activity - Engage Your Students in Reading Fun!"Get ready to bring the Halloween spirit into your classroom with our Halloween-themed comprehension activity pack! This comprehensive resource includes five leveled texts, each paired with a set of thought-provoking comprehension questions. It's the perfect way to combine the excitement of the season with valuable reading skills practice.Inside this pack, you'll find: Five Leveled Texts: From eerie ghost storie
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1st - 10th
THUNDER CAKE- TEACHING UNIT COMPLETE
THUNDER CAKE TEACHING UNIT COMPLETE IS A WONDERFUL PACKET THAT INCLUDES:OUTLINE OVERVIEW 8 DAYS OF DETAILED PLANSSTAR WORDS TO USE WITH FLUENCY AND VOCABULARYSPELLING/HANDWRITINGMAKING WORDS PUZZLEBINGO WITH A BLANK BINGO BOARD TOOVOCABULARY STUDY LISTVOCABULARY TESTVOCABULARY SCAVENGER HUNTWRITING FRAMESBOOKMARKMY FAVORITE PARTFINAL TESTALL WORKSHEETS AND TESTS HAVE ANSWER KEYSTHUNDER CAKE LITERATURE STUDY IS MUCH MORE THAN A WEATHER LESSON! BRAVERY, COURAGE, AND NEW EXPERIENCES WITH A TRUSTED
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2nd - 6th
Fairy Tale Radio Drama Play The Brave Little Tailor Script Sample
Here's a sample of my fifteen minute comedic radio play adapted from the Grimms' Fairy Tale The Brave Little Tailor. This script has 20+ roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Students in a reading, language arts or theater classroom will enjoy this. Plus, you can strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!The story of The Brave Little Tailor: The brave little tailor kills seven flies with one blow, and manages to co
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4th - 6th
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon: Introduction to Folk Tales-Lesson 1
Lesson Objective-Lesson 1: What will the students be able to do?
Big Idea: Folktales offer explanations of places/events with lessons to be learned.
•Students will define what is a folktale (RL.3.2)
(Five elements that make up a folktale: magic, problem, solution, cultural element, and moral).
•Students will be able to identify the elements of a folktale within
The Story of Chinaman’s Hat or The Great Race: the story of the Chinese Zodiac, including a personal explanation of the moral of th
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3rd - 6th
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Artist of the Month Student Booklet
This freebie is a student booklet to accompany my new Artist of the Month units. The first month will highlight Wassily Kandinsky & the book "The Noisy Paintbox." Future months include units on the following artists: Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Michelangelo
Georges Seurat
Claude Monet
Paul Cezanne
Eric Carle
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3rd - 6th
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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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