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American Civil War Reading Comprehension Worksheets Causes Battles Maps Timeline
Make history come to life in your classroom with our Civil War Activities Complete Unit! Immerse your students into the American Civil War with this comprehensive collection of interactive activities, leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, and vocabulary posters. Step back in time as you teach your students about the events and people that were part of this crucial moment in history.Go Digital--A Digital Version of This Unit is Now Available:A DIGITAL version of this unit for Google
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3rd - 5th
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High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Fall (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students at the beginning of the school year (Autumn), to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in min
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
Dragons Love Tacos Read Aloud - Valentine's Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Dragons Love Tacos read aloud activities include everything you need to bring this Valentine's story to life, including group activities, writing prompts, crafts and more.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text,
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Informational Nonfiction Text Features Unit
Do your middle school students struggle reading informational texts? This Minimal Prep Unit is designed to help middle school students learn to identify and utilize informational text features to help them navigate through and deepen their understanding of a text. This text features unit is an excellent ELA back-to-school activity!Teachers often assume that students know how to use glossaries, headings, etc., but many times they don't. Explicit teaching of Informational Text Features is neces
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5th - 8th
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Morphology Activities Root Words Prefixes & Suffixes Roots & Affixes Worksheets
These morphology activities will help build students' vocabulary with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. Students who have an expansive vocabulary will be able to read quickly and with more accuracy, as well as determine the meaning of unknown words. One way to build students' vocabulary and reading skills is through explicit instruction and word study activities with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. These weekly morphology activities focus on five Greek and Latin roots and affixes to help stu
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3rd - 5th
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Syllable Types Unit
Daily plans, visuals, and activities to teach all 6 syllable types, splitting syllables, and multisyllabic decoding. Improve reading and spelling skills for longer words that students encounter in 2nd and 3rd grade Plan fast! - Daily plans are quick to read and include print-and-go visuals and activitiesTeach effectively - Lesson plans use research-based direct instruction and explicit instruction for phonics and the science of readingDifferentiate - Whether your students are just learning what
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1st - 3rd
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Fable, Fairy Tale, Myths, Legends Unit
This comprehensive unit is a fantastic resource to use with a variety of fables, fairy tales, myths, or legends of your choice. Students will discover how life lessons are learned from understanding fables and how fairy tales influence society. They will also be able to identify connections to cultures that legends originated from and realize how myths illustrate the belief systems and customs of the cultures that created them. Here is what is included:★Essential Questions★Vocabulary Word List★
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6th - 10th
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Sound STEM Challenge Musical Instrument Engineering Design STEAM Activity Unit
This week-long STEM challenge integrates science and music lessons about sound, pitch, volume, and vibration. Students investigate properties of sound, use the engineering design process to build pitched and non-pitched musical instruments, and write, notate, and perform a short musical composition to demonstrate their understanding of pitch, volume, and vibration.A differentiated reading passage and quiz about the use of gourds as a material in traditional musical instruments will set the stage
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5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Morphology Word Study Activities Week 2
This morphology unit will help build students' vocabulary with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. Students who have an expansive vocabulary will be able to read quickly and with more accuracy, as well as determine the meaning of unknown words. One way to build students' vocabulary and reading skills is through explicit instruction and word study activities with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. These weekly morphology word study activities focus on five Greek and Latin roots and/or affixes to h
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3rd - 5th
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Cause and Effect Texts for Teaching Text Structure
Cause and effect articles! This packet includes everything you need to introduce students to the text structure of cause and effect in expository texts. You'll find 11 texts with a wide variety of before, during, and after reading activities.Texts (text-dependent questions and activities included)What Is A Tsunami?Surviving the Winter Raising a Stink About StinkbugsThe Reason for a RainbowMysterious Milk Sickness Invasive Species Synthesizing Information activity Great Peshtigo FireWriting Sente
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4th - 6th
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The Hero's Journey Greek Mythology Unit - Middle School
Achilles, Perseus, Atalanta, Theseus! The Greek Heroes and Heroines stories are among the most exciting in all Greek Mythology. Introduce middle school students to The Hero’s Journey or monomyth and eight Greek Hero myths with these fun and engaging resources and lesson plans!This No-Prep, Print-and-Go Greek Heroes unit will save YOU time and your students will enjoy the thrilling stories and engaging activities. Student assignments are balanced with practicing literacy skills, writing and creat
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Class Dismissed by Allan Woodrow Literature Guide(w/Answer Key)
Class Dismissed is a high-interest novel for 4th and 5th grade girls and boys alike!
This novel study is not your run-of-the-mill vocab and questions packet! This novel study includes Pre-Reading, During Reading, and After Reading activities and can be tailored to fit the needs of your students. You can assign the entire packet, or pick and choose which activities best fit the needs of your class!
Included in this product is 83 pages (INCLUDES ANSWER KEY)
★Anticipation Guide
★Vocabulary
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4th - 6th
Generic Novel Study ANY Book Studies After State Testing Activities 3rd Grade +
This NO PREP generic novel study guide can be used for ANY novel! I’ve included 16 worksheets to help students dive deeper into the book. This resource is ideal for 3rd – 6th grade students. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katherine B. said, “This is a fabulous set of activities that can be used with any novel. After teaching the activities and expectations once, they can be used over and over again for our independent work time. Thanks!”⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Maria C. said, "This is a great resource when
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3rd - 6th
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Solar System Independent Work - Print & Digital Space and Planets Activities
These digital Solar System activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all know
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1st - 2nd
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The School Play Gary Soto Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension Cite Evidence
Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "The School Play" by Gary Soto? This ready to print short story unit gives you everything you need to teach "The School Play" and will give your students plenty of practice citing textual evidence, determining and anaylzing theme, and writing about a text.In this unit, your students will cover numerous ELA standards in depth, progressing from literal comprehension through a full essay. You will have eve
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5th - 8th
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Red Scarf Girl Literature Guide with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
Literature Guide for Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang. 87-page novel study on the nonfiction memoir about living in China under Chairman Mao and how the Cultural Revolution affected her family. Good book for middle school ELA, especially 7th grade. Comprehensive novel guide aligned with standards includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary with tests and answer keys, study guide, discussion questions, unit plans, writing focus, grammar practice, supplemental materials and visuals for class discuss
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7th - 10th
Radio Drama Play Script The Canterville Ghost Grades 6 to 9 Scary Oscar Wilde
Part of a Bundle Looking for something a lightly scary, but also thought provoking and a classic? Check out Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost radio play script. This adaptation has roles for 15 + students and teaches the history of radio theater. 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 Canterville Chase mansion and helps him cross over into
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!
Healthy Habits Digital Activities - Hygiene Lesson Plans - Healthy Choices
These digital Healthy Habits activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all kno
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: SCIENCE Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities Mega Bundle
High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Winter (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students during the wintertime, to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, in order to reduce v
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
Digestive System Independent Work - Human Body Print & Digital Activities
These digital Digestive System activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all k
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2nd - 3rd
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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Myths - Middle School
Greek Mythology is a topic of study that middle school students LOVE! Capitalize on that interest with these engaging, high-interest Greek Myths! This no-prep, print-and-go resource will save YOU time and bring excitement into your classroom as your students learn important literacy skills. Students will practice comprehension, theme analysis and their creative writing skills! Jump into the world of Echo and Narcissus, Prometheus, Oedipus, Pandora and more well-known Greek figures with this fun
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Tectonic Plates Lesson Plans - Digital & Print Plate Tectonics Activities
These digital Tectonic Plates activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all kn
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
Also included in: SCIENCE Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities Mega Bundle
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Morphology Word Study Activities Week 3
This morphology unit will help build students' vocabulary with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. Students who have an expansive vocabulary will be able to read quickly and with more accuracy, as well as determine the meaning of unknown words. One way to build students' vocabulary and reading skills is through explicit instruction and word study activities with Greek and Latin roots and affixes. These weekly morphology word study activities focus on five Greek and Latin roots and/or affixes to h
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3rd - 5th
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Into the Wild Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 46-page Into the Wild Unit Plan includes detailed teaching plans along with numerous links to inspire your ninth to twelfth grade students to read Jon Krakauer's extraordinary book. All of the literary analysis activities and teaching ideas are aligned with the Common Core Standards. A plethora of character and plot analysis activities and four open-ended writing forms fuel students' interest in Chris McCandless's Alaskan odyssey. Teachers may use the digitally enhanced or PDF formats to
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9th - 12th
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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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