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English "NO PREP" 80 Emergency Sub Resources & Independent Activities

By Mark Aaron

You'll be ready for anything with this self-directed English learning resource bundle, offering all the support you will need for creating sub plans and a sub binder and with many independent assignments for your English/Language Arts students that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Amazon Rainforest : Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This non-fiction informational text printable on the Amazon rainforest can be used in Grades 4-6 depending on your students' ability levels and in a number of ways by teachers (teacher-directed study in class, independent practice, homework,

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.6.5

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The Loch Ness Monster: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #1

By Mark Aaron

This CC-aligned non-fiction printable on the Loch Ness monster can be used in Grades 4-7 depending on your students' ability levels and in a number of ways by teachers (teacher-directed study in class, close reading, independent practice, homework,

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.6, RI.4.1, RI.5.8

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Common Core Reading RI.2.2 and RI.3.2: Main Idea of Paragraphs and Entire Texts

By Mark Aaron

RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.RI.3.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.This printable addresses

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.2

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Common Core Grades 5-7: Comparing and Integrating Texts On The Same Topic

By Mark Aaron

This non-fiction passage and assessment collection was written for Grades 5-7 and will have your students work with 12 different Common Core Informational Text Standards over the course of 4-6 class periods. It was created as a way to focus on

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Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.5, RI.3.9, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.4.9, RI.5.1, RI.5.5...

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Assessments and Guide: Journey to the River Sea

By Mark Aaron

This is a guide to help you assess and evaluate student understanding of the powerful and popular novel "Journey to the River Sea". It contains reading quizzes/comprehension checks that measure recall and some interpretation (I use these after

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Worksheets

$6.00

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The Real Wizard of Oz: Reading Comprehension Passage/Assessment for Grades 3-4

By Mark Aaron

Informational passages and assessments that are close-reading ready, lengthy and engaging, and aligned with Common Core Standards are an important aspect of many elementary school ELA programs. This product is sold as an example of what I offer to

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.1, RI.4.8, L.4.4

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Common Core RI.3.8: Sequencing

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Standard Informational Text RI.3.8 : Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).One thing I have never like about a lot of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8

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Common Core RF.4.3a: Using Context for Stressed Syllables

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Reading Foundational Skill RF.4.3a: Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RF.4.3a

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Common Core Writing W.3.1: Form Opinions and Draw Conclusions

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Writing Standard W.3.1 : Write an opinion on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. Provide reasons that support the opinion.This printable "no prep" resource offers students in Grades 3-5 the opportunity to read a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.1

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Common Core L.4.5a: Similes and Metaphors

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Language Standard L.4.5a: Recognize and explain simple similes and metaphors and interpret them in context.This is a two-page printable ideal for grades 3-6 and assumes students know the very basic definition of a simile and a metaphor.

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.5a

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Common Core Reading RL.3.5: Predicting Conclusions and Outcomes

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Reading Standard RL.3.5 : Refer to parts of stories when writing or speaking about a text; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.This four-page printable was written to address and target the above Common Core

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.5

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Common Core Reading RI.2.5: Locate Key Facts Efficiently in a Text

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Standard Informational Text RI.2.5: Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. This printable was created to address the above standard. Students are very briefly introduced to reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

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Similes, Metaphors, Personification, and Hyperbole Mini-Lesson

By Mark Aaron

Students are introduced to and view examples of the four key figures of speech. They then read fifteen sample sentences and identify the figure of speech in each as well as underline where it appears in the sentence. Finally, they try and write

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Common Core Reading RI.3.8: Cause and Effect

By Mark Aaron

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8

$2.00

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Personal Literature Responses - Use With Any Book

By Mark Aaron

This format allows students to choose the questions they want to answer AND eliminates the need to always write questions specific to a chapter yourself. The questions allowed differentiated learning by allowing student choice in creative

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$1.50

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Common Core L.3.1f: Pronouns and Antecedents

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Language Standard L.3.1f: Ensure pronoun-antecedent agreement as part of demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. This printable worksheet helps students in Grades 3-4

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.1f

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH: Classroom Debate

By Mark Aaron

The novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" offers an excellent opportunity for discussion and debate because of the major conflict in the latter stages of the novel between Jenner and Nicodemus over the rat colony's future. This assignment sheet

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Critical Thinking

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

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Middle School "No Prep" Reading and Writing Mini-Unit: Domesticated Animals

By Mark Aaron

Domesticated animals, whether in homes or on farms, are usually an important topic of study in lower elementary grades. Younger children learn about horses, chickens, pigs, cats, and other very cool animals. But middle school teachers know that

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Shoebag by Mary James: End of Book Test

By Mark Aaron

I assign my four and fifth grade class to read "Shoebag" by Mary James during their Christmas or Easter break. To make sure they read it, I give them this sixteen-question multiple choice test the first day back after the vacation. It covers the

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Lesson

$1.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Serving the Teachers Pay Teachers community since 2007 with both free and paid resources, I have been an upper elementary and middle school teacher for 35 years and I have loved every minute of it. For me, student engagement, quality content, academic rigor, and a teacher who cares are the keys to all successful classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I model my lessons on the idea that, more than ever in today's world, the focus and direction has to change in the class on a regular basis. Kids need to work hard, but it has to be work they enjoy doing AND that teaches them the bigger concepts that are so important to know as they move through life. The world is changing and ways of learning and working are too, and we as teachers have to help our students master these changes..

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've served on so many committees and been involved in so many academic and sports programs that I cannot remember them all. I have been recognized for my service with many of them, but the greatest honor or award for me is when a student from the past contacts me to tell me that I had a positive and lasting impact on their life.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, Political Science. Single and Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials K-12. MA, Humanities

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, Middle Ages, World Languages, French, Spanish, Latin, German, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Art History, Graphic Arts, Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Canadian History, Australian History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Religion, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Arabic, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, Problem Solving, Cooking, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Latino and Hispanic Studies