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Kindergarten Decodable CVC Word Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages & Games
These passages and games are fully aligned with the science of reading. As students work through these activities, they develop fluency and confidence decoding short vowel CVC words, reading simple passages, and answering text-based questions. This pack includes three activities designed to help students develop strong early reading and comprehension skills. When students read a rich variety of systematically designed texts, right from the beginning, they are naturally inclined to gain enthusi
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PreK - 1st
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Free Christmas Worksheets Word Search ELA Vocabulary Morning Work Early Finisher
You will download a free Christmas worksheets packet for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, ESL, speech and language therapy, and special education reading students to practice Christmas vocabulary words. These ELA worksheets include a crack the code, word search and a creating words work word activity. These Christmas vocabulary worksheets work well for your early finishers, morning work, review homework, center activities, formative assessments, independent work packet, emergency sub plans,
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4th - 6th
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Free Orton-Gillingham Decodable Worksheets Games Story: CVC Digraphs
CVC Freebie: Closed syllables / short vowels with digraphs reading & spelling phonics practice for OG lesson plans. Aligns with skills in Wilson Reading System® 4th Edition Step 1.2, as well as other multisensory structured literacy and OG-based approaches for dyslexia intervention, special education, or SoR science of reading specialists. Includes a digital Google Slides deck and printable format for use in online tutoring and/or in the classroom.This product aligns with the Wilson Reading
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Orton-Gillingham Worksheets & Games Bundle: Closed Syllables
Phonological Awareness - Initial Sound Identification FREE Boom Cards
Build a strong foundation for early reading success with these 20 digital activities for phonemic and phonological awareness. Improve identification of initial sounds with these Boom Card phonological awareness activities. An evidence-based approach to teaching phonemic and phonological awareness to build confident readers and spellers.See all my Boom Cards HERE>>> SEE THE COMPLETE PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUNDLE HERE <<<These are perfect for Speech Teletherapy / Speech Telepractice.
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Phonological Awareness Activities Boom Cards™️ BUNDLE
Context Clues Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital | FREE
Help your students practice context clues in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This exciting reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 4 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the context clues questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices. Thi
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5th - 8th
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Farm Animal "Who am I?" Inferencing Riddles | Digital & Printable Pack
Are you looking for a fun and engaging literacy activity that works on inferencing with your kindergarten students? These Farm Animal "Who am I? riddles for inferencing activities are a great way for your kindergarteners to work on beginning inferencing skills.These Boom Cards make literacy activities enjoyable and effective. The self-checking feature ensures that your students receive instant feedback, allowing them to learn independently while saving you valuable time during the review process
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PreK - 1st
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Free Empathy Worksheets Social Emotional Learning Vocabulary Activities Rubric
You will download a free sampler empathy worksheet for students to define and understand this word. A grading rubric is also included. ➔➔ Click HERE the full empathy packet of activities.You will download both print and digital EASEL PDF formats for your convenience.★★ Click HERE to go back to my homepage and browse the categories on the left.▶︎ DIGITAL COMPATIBLE RESOURCE:Through the EASEL by TPT platform, you will be able to annotate and customize the PDF using overlays. Underlying content is
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3rd - 6th
Back to School Forms Print + Digital for Special Education
These back to school forms are great for meet the teacher or back to school night! Getting information from parents is crucial in the world of special education! These simple forms make it easy! Use the digital version of this resource to easily communicate with your students' families. Super easy to use with Google Slides™ and Google Forms™! INCLUDES ENGLISH + SPANISH VERSIONSOne form for each! + Getting to Know Your Child+ Life Skills+ Parent Communication+ Transportation+ Cooking in the Class
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: The Teacher Toolkit for Special Education | Print + Digital (EDITABLE)
FREE Boom Cards™ Kindergarten Alphabet Matching Digital Task Cards - Letters
My back to school kindergarten Boom Cards™ are here! These digital task cards help students practice matching capital and lowercase letters. This is the perfect way to help students learn the alphabet!These digital task cards come with audio so children can hear me say the letter name. Then they must click the correct lowercase letter that matches.Boom Decks™ are perfect for whole group activities, small groups, independent learning, centers, homeschool and/or distance learning.These cards prov
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PreK - K
Digital Escape Room - The Missing Ice Cream FREEBIE - Digital Learning
Your family loves "I Scream" Ice Cream Truck. It has the best ice cream in the city. One day your family went to the truck and you were told that the ice cream is missing! No one knows where it is. To find the ice cream, you have to solve different puzzles and problems which break open the locks. Once all the locks are open, you can have some delicious ice cream. (FEATURED IN THE TPT NEWSLETTER)Click HERE to learn about Escape Rooms.Digital EDUcational Escape Rooms are very similar to scavenger
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3rd - 4th
FREE Sentence Scramble BOOM Cards™️ Speech Therapy Distance Learning
Unscramble the 3-6 word sentences! Work on syntax, grammar, and sequencing by dragging and dropping the words in the correct order. The home page contains links to the following sections: 3 word sentences 4 word sentences 5 word sentences 6 word sentences Each category contains 5 cards for a total of 20 sentences.To see how Boom cards work, try out this freebie! WHAT ARE BOOM CARDS?Boom Cards are digital task cards that you play on the Boom Learning website. They are easy and fun to use! No p
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PreK - 2nd
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GOOGLE SLIDES BACKGROUNDS & TEMPLATES - FREEBIE (FRENCH OR ENGLISH, EDITABLE)
This is a set of 16 Google Slides Backgrounds. They can be used with practically anything and in any language. I included a direct link to the slides, as well as all of the slides in .JPEG format. All of the slides are in portrait orientation, which I find helps when creating worksheets. These slides can be used for presentation titles, worksheets, lessons, etc.If you are interested in other resources compatible with Google Slides, please check out my most recent products.***********************
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K - 12th
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Nonfiction Text Features Activities Non Fiction Text Feature Anchor Chart & Sort
✨FREE✨This Nonfiction Text Features Anchor chart & Nonfiction Activity is the perfect way to introduce text features to your students. The Anchor Charts & non fiction activities are editable through Google Slides. Sign-up for a FREE Non Fiction Text Features sort (Digital & Print) Perfect for interactive notebooks, nonfiction centers, & informational text rotations, or as a nonfiction text features test. To access the ENTIRE Nonfiction FREEBIE Bundle CLICK HEREI use these nonfict
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3rd - 6th
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Free Boom Cards Distance Learning! - Compound Words!
These compound word BOOM CARDS are an interactive and digital way for your students to practice creating compound words! Students will look at the two pictures, and select the new compound word the pictures make! Boom Cards are digital task cards that are self-checking! Boom cards work on an iPad, Computer, Chrome Book, and Smartphone! Boom Cards are:digitalinteractiveself-checkingweb-basedFUN!These cards can be played on any digital device, and are perfect for home distance learning! BOOM cards
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K - 2nd
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Phonics Practice Short a CVC Words - Free Boom Cards Digital Distance Learning
Purposeful, paperless practice! This Boom Cards™ deck provides students practice with reading CVC words containing short a. They will look at the picture and identify the word that names the picture.Words included are: cat, bag, fan, map, tag, van, mad, pan, bat, cap, jam, rag, can, ham, nap, pad, hat, cab, rat, dad, wag, ram, ran, tap, sad, wax, tab, sat, bad, and lap.PDF Includes:A link to your purchased deck on Boom Learning℠ which contains 30 cards An optional printable student writing shee
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K - 2nd
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INSTANT Digital Snowman Reveal and Cover CVC Games | SEESAW & GOOGLE SLIDES |
In this free download, snag 8 sets [10 slides in each] CVC reveal and cover digital games pre-loaded to Seesaw and Google Slides™ HOW TO PLAY:Seesaw: Students will use their eraser tool to reveal the hidden CVC word.Google: Students will drag the the white circle off of the snowman's belly.* * * ADDITIONAL INSTANT DIGITAL SEESAW & GOOGLE GAMES * * * INSTANT Digital Games MEGA *ONE CLICK LOADED TO* SEESAW AND GOOGLE SLIDES™ 250 INSTANT ELA + MATH GAMES! SET ONE *HERE*SET TWO *HERE** * * Quest
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PreK - 1st
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Community Helpers Matching Boom Cards | Free Distance Learning
Are you looking for free engaging, online resources for your students to work on their community helper skills? Do you want your students to work on understanding who our community helpers are and the jobs that they do?If so, this free community helpers matching boom cards deck is the perfect addition to your lessons!How to UseStudents need to look at the items on the page.Then, they decide which community helper out of 2 options they think the items belong to.They click the community helper tha
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PreK - 1st
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Free Pumpkin Color & Count 1-10 Emergent Reader + Boom Cards™
This free pumpkin emergent reader is a great addition to any fall, pumpkin, or Halloween unit. Students practice counting, writing numbers (1-10), reading color words, and coloring. Print the pages, cut, and staple together for a cute take-home book!Also includes a free deck of Boom Cards™.To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security
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PreK - 1st
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FREE Summarizing WH Questions Speech Therapy 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Pas
You will download three free summarizing reading comprehension passages and wh questions in which your 4th grade, 5th grade, ESL, speech and language therapy, and special education reading students will practice and review answer questions "Who?" and "What?"These summarizing reading comprehension passages and wh questions align with Grades 3, 4, and 5 Common Core language arts standards and will supplement your curriculum as an informal pre assessment, as an extra practice or review activity, or
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3rd - 5th
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Valentine's Day Worksheets: FREE Valentine's Day Literacy Puzzle Activities
Add some fun Valentine's Day activities to your ELA classes this February with this set of three FREE no prep Valentine's Day Literacy Puzzle Activities.Your students will love the challenging Valentine's Day worksheets and activities that are designed to make them think and you will love that they require no preparation and are quick and easy to teach.WHAT'S INCLUDED:3 Valentine's Day literacy puzzle worksheetsa digital and a printable version of each Valentine's Day worksheetsolution pages (wh
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3rd - 5th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Text Evidence Activities
This is a FREE sample from our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Close Reading Bundle. It includes a narrative mystery, close reading questions, an answer key, and directions for color-coding.Students use a variety of close reading activities for text evidence including color-coding with highlighters. This can be done on paper, or using the highlighting feature in Google Classroom. Other questions go even deeper, and tap into students' inference making skills.This product is comple
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3rd - 8th
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ABC Countdown Activity & Editable Template | Distance Learning
This End of the Year ABC Countdown is a great way to get students excited each day leading up to the last day of school.There is an editable version included on Google Slides. Therefore, you can use this countdown template for things and events other than just counting down until the last day of school. The activities and ideas are generic enough so that students can be in school or at home to complete, which makes this perfect for distance learning!Check out these other products you may also l
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2nd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension "WH" Questions-1st Ed.(w/digital option) Distance Learning
FREE SAMPLE of my Reading Comprehension and "WH" Questions packet of 48 Monthly-themed stories, each with 5 basic comprehension questions. The stories are both fiction stories and nonfiction stories. The questions are the basic: "who, what, when, where, why" questions. NO PREP NEEDED! Just print and go!Answer Key is included!You can purchase each month separately (links are down below) or you can save some money by buying the bundle. Look at the bundle here:1st Edition - Reading Comprehens
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1st - 3rd
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Digraphs Ch and Sh Boom Cards Distance Learning Free
Digital Task Cards~ This resource is a DIGITAL GAME to be played on a DIGITAL DEVICE. It will help children to review digraphs ch and sh. This game can be played on interactive whiteboards, computers, and tablets. Boom Cards apps are also available. An INTERNET CONNECTION is REQUIRED.This set of digital task cards has 14 different images with words. Each word has missing letters. Students decide if the missing letters on each card are the digraph ch or sh. They click on the correct digraph.This
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K - 1st
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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