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Character, Setting, and Plot Reading Passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade

By Eric Summers

Characters, Setting, and Plot Reading passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade.These passages are also great for special education students in 5th and 6th grade.This packet includes 9 reading passages. 3 passages focusing on characters, 3 passages

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.7, RL.3.7

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Solar System Reading Passages All 8 Planets Plus the Sun

By Eric Summers

Astronomy (Planets) reading passages for middle school covering the planets and the sun. Can be used for reading comprehension practice and assessment.The SunMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneEach reading passage is appropriate for

Subjects:

Reading, Astronomy, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

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103

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Amazing Animals Maze/Daze Reading Comprehension Assessment Pack Grades 3 and up

By Eric Summers

Animals Reading Comprehension Passages for Elementary Grades, Can be used for reading comprehension assessment. This pack includes 9 reading passages about amazing animals. Following each passage is another version of the passage in MAZE/Daze

Subjects:

Reading, Biology, General Science

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

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8 Middle School Earth Science Weather Passages for Comprehension Practice

By Eric Summers

********Updated - Now a TpT Digital Resource as Well! **********Middle School Earth Sciences (Weather) Reading Passages for Reading Comprehension Practice and AssessmentCheck the preview to see everything you are getting!This reading packet includes

Subjects:

Reading, Earth Sciences, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

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Greek Mythology Reading Comprehension Pack - 5 Stories plus assessments

By Eric Summers

SEE PREVIEW FOR A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THIS PACKETThis reading packet includes five Greek myths written as dramatic narratives (short stories). This packet includes the following myths:Perseus and MedusaKing MidasEcho and NarcissusIcarusPhaeton (the

Subjects:

Reading, Ancient History, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.10, RL.7.2, RL.7.10, RL.8.2, RL.8.10

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"Night of the Volcano" Reading Comprehension Practice Passage w/ Questions

By Eric Summers

"Night of the Volcano" Reading Comprehension Practice Passage with assessment questions for grades 6,7,8.This is a practice reading comprehension passage that I created for my class. It contains a short story about a young girl who was left alone

Subjects:

Reading, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Internet Close Reading Comprehension Passages for Middle and High School

By Eric Summers

Close Reading Comprehension Passages on the computer science topics of the Internet, World Wide Web, Hypertext, and Search Engines This package includes four full-length reading passages (700-850 words) for reading comprehension practice and

Subjects:

Reading, Computer Science - Technology, Informational Text

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.10

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Authors Purpose Packet with Lessons Tasks Cards Writing Prompts Complete

By Eric Summers

Author's purpose lesson plans, task cards, writing prompts, activities for elementary grades. Common core standard RI.2.6.Understanding author's purpose is crucial to reading comprehension and one of the standards that Second and Third grade

Subjects:

Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.6

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Physical Science Reading Passages with Comprehension Practice

By Eric Summers

Physical Science Reading Passages with Comprehension PracticeThis packet includes 9 reading passages for mid to upper elementary on various physical science topics. The passages are written in simplified vocabulary to allow the students to focus on

Subjects:

Special Education, Physical Science, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.10

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Kangaroo MAZE Reading Passage For Comprehension Practice Grade 3 and up

By Eric Summers

Kangaroo MAZE format reading comprehension and assessment passage. This reading passage is all about kangaroos and is written in MAZE format. That means that every few words the reader is presented with a choice of words and they have to pick the

Subjects:

Reading, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

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Pronoun and Antecedent Worksheets for Third Grade and Above

By Eric Summers

Pronoun and Antecedent Worksheets for Third Grade and Above. CCCS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.A CCCS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.F This packet includes 5 worksheets (two sides each, so ten pages of work). Each worksheet deals with pronouns, antecedents, or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

L.3.1a, L.3.1f

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Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets for Third Grade and Above

By Eric Summers

Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets for Elementary Grades, particularly 3rd grade. This packet includes 5 worksheets with answer keys. The worksheets instruct and provide practice on the most common prefixes and suffixes that your students are likely

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RF.3.3a

$2.00

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Free Bottlenose Dolphin MAZE Reading Comprehension Passage Grades 3 and Up

By Eric Summers

This free reading passage about Bottlenose Dolphins is in the MAZE assessment format. This means that the passage is altered so that every few words the reader is prompted to select the word that makes the most sense out of three possible answers.

Subjects:

Reading, Biology, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

FREE

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15 Reading Comprehension Passages About Planets and Weather

By Eric Summers

Middle school reading passages covering Astronomy (planets) and Earth Science (weather) for reading comprehension practice and assessment. This bundle contains my Weather Reading Passages and my Planets Reading Passages all in one product at a

Subjects:

Reading, Astronomy, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

$5.00

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$Tossing Doubles Dice Game for Second Grade Math$

Tossing Doubles Dice Game for Second Grade Math

By Eric Summers

We used this activity in class to practice doubling strategies. By playing this game, the students were lead to discover the property of doubles on their own (as in doubles being always even numbers). The students enjoyed the game (who doesn’t love

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.5, 2.OA.B.2, 2.OA.C.3

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The creation of Basketball reading comprehension passage

By Eric Summers

Reading comprehension practice passage - the creation of Basketball. A short reading passage and short question and answer sheet regarding the creation of Basketball. The lexile score for the passage is 830 and the grade levels are 4-5. The passage

Subjects:

Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

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10 Elementary Compare and Constrast Reading Passages for Commercial Reuse

By Eric Summers

10 Elementary Level Compare and Contrast Reading Passages for Commercial Reuse or Reading Instruction. This package includes 10 reading passages that are written to be used as part of a compare and contrast lesson or activity. They are being sold

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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The Empty School - Middle School Reading Comprehension Practice Suspense/Horror

By Eric Summers

The Empty School is a "not too scary" horror/suspense story for 6th graders and above. It would also work as a read aloud for 4th and 5th graders.This free resource is great for practicing comprehension while keeping students engaged with a

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.4, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.4, RL.8.10

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Text Evidence with Supporting Details Practice Passages for 3rd Grade and Above

By Eric Summers

Finding key details and supporting that detail with text evidence is a common question on state assessments. This resource gives your students the opportunity to practice finding key details in a text and then matching it up with the sentence that

Subjects:

Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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Differentiated Thomas Edison Reading Passages and Booklets and Assessments

By Eric Summers

Leveled Booklets and Reading Passages about Thomas Edison for Middle School Reading Comprehension Assessment or Science and Social Studies Content. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the modern era. His work with the telegraph,

Subjects:

Reading, U.S. History, General Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

$4.00

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Bachelors Of Science, Elementary Education, Indiana University

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Single father of two beautiful daughters. One has moved off and is choosing her own path at the moment. The other is still with me eating everything in sight.