English Language Arts Review - ELA Spiral Review Reading Morning Work + Digital

Take your English language arts spiral review to the next level with I Heart Literacy! A wide variety of activities are used on these 50 pages with extra digital activities, each with its own high-interest, curriculum-based theme and its own unique design to keep students engaged and challenged.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

✍️ PRINT:

• 50 No-Prep Review Pages
  • 6 standards-based ELA/Reading activities, each in its own space.

• Answer Keys
• BONUS: Printable Word Search for each page's theme

DIGITAL:

• Google Slides - Fun Extras for Fast Finishers
• Easel Activity - Fun Extras for Fast Finishers

DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:

• Digital or Print

Great for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! 

This bundle includes 8 resources:

• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Animals
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Biomes
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Food
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Holidays
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Landmarks
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Space
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Sports
• I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack - Weather

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!

This resource is part of two money-saving bundles!

• ELA & Math Spiral Review Bundle

NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. 

While each page/slide is different, they do have some elements in common. Each page features:

• 6 standards-based ELA/Reading activities, each in its own space. Activities are numbered for easy reference.
• A short reading passage with one or two text-dependent questions. Most of the passages are informational text (written by a published author of over 100 nonfiction books for children), but a few are fictional – just to shake things up. The questions are more closely aligned to close reading than simple comprehension.
• An open-ended bonus activity, marked by a star, at the bottom of the page to be completed on the backside. Perfect for fast finishers, as homework, or extra credit.
• A theme-based joke or fun fact (joke answers can be found upside down in the bottom right-hand corner).
• A list of the skills addressed at the bottom (indicated by a picture of a nail – which stands for “nailed it!”) This list repeats in the table of contents for easy reference. Skills are repeated throughout the resource for spiral review.

Suggestions for Use:

As morning work, I ♥ Literacy could be used 1-2 days a week with other activities, perhaps math or journaling, on the remaining days. Another approach is to select themes that correlate with topics you are studying in science or social studies. If you already have a year-long program, you could use these throughout the year to shake things up a bit. You could also use them daily for the two months before standardized testing.

It could also be used as homework, at a center or station, or with a sub. They would also be used to challenge highly capable third graders (or used toward the end of the year with third) or as remediation for struggling older students.

Almost every grade 4 and 5 Common Core Language standard is addressed as well as several of those for Reading Informational Text as well as many of the TEKS. A review of many third-grade standards is also included. While the Common Core was referenced to build this resource, it is not meant to exhaustively cover each standard. Rather, it was made to be a fun, rigorous, and well-rounded way to review basic ELA skills.

Skills addressed include (but are not limited to):

Parts of speech, figurative language, vocabulary and context clues, affixes, word roots, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, editing, punctuation, writing better sentences, restating the question, analogies, fact and opinion, sequencing, informational text features, author's purpose, POV, main idea, summarizing, paraphrasing, reading for detail, and so much more!

Here’s what teachers are saying:

✏️ "One of my best purchases yet! I use this for morning work as a comprehensive review. It's challenging and the students enjoy the different topics!" -Ashley S.

✏️ "This product is AMAZING! I love that it incorporates so many ELA skills on one topic on one page. Thanks!" -Lauren L.

✏️ "The BEST thing I have bought on tpt. It is perfect for morning work and covers all the standards, plus fun topics the students enjoy!" Kalena C.

✏️ "OH. MY. GOSH. I wish I could give this an A+++ because it is fantastic! Thank you so, so much! Not only is it fun and *interesting* for the kiddos, it's educational!" -Kimberly S.

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Common Core Standards:

• CCSSL.3.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSSL.3.1a - Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
• CCSSL.3.1b. - Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
• CCSSL.3.1d - Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
• CCSSL.3.1e - Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
• CCSSL.3.1f - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
• CCSSL.3.1g - Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
• CCSSL.3.1h - Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
• CCSSL.3.1i - Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• CCSSL.3.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• CCSSL.3.2a - Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
• CCSSL.3.2c - Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
• CCSSL.3.2d - Form and use possessive.
• CCSSL.3.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• CCSSL.3.4a - Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• CCSSL.3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
• CCSSL.3.5c - Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
• CCSSL.4.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSSL.4.1b - Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.
• CCSSL.4.1f - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.
• CCSSL.4.1g - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).
• CCSSL.4.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• CCSSL.4.2a - Use correct capitalization.
• CCSSL.4.2b - Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
• CCSSL.4.3a - Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.
• CCSSL.4.3b - Choose punctuation for effect.
• CCSSL.4.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• CCSSL.4.4a - Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• CCSSL.4.4b - Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
• CCSSL.4.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
• CCSSL.4.5a - Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
• CCSSL.4.5b - Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
• CCSSL.4.5c - Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
• CCSSL.5.1. -Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSSL.5.1c - Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.
• CCSSL.5.1d - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.
• CCSSL.5.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• CCSSL.5.2a - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.
• CCSSL.5.2b - Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
• CCSSL.5.4. - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• CCSSL.5.4a - Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• CCSSL.5.4b - Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
• CCSSL.5.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
• CCSSL.5.5a - Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
• CCSSL.5.5b - Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
• CCSSL.5.5c - Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

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About the Author

Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.

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