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February Reading Passages | Close Reading Text Evidence | Reading Comprehension
The passage and the questions are all on one page for easy reference.Topics include:Comprehension Question types: key details, main idea or topic, word meaning, text structure, authors purpose, and genre.These reading comprehension passages can be found inside the February Math and Literacy (1st grade) Valentines Day Craft (Early Finishers)The questions for each passage varies. These passage cover a variety of nonfiction standards.What's Inside: 1 Fiction 8 Nonfiction PassagesGroundhog DayAbr
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Presidents Day Reading (Differentiated) -George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
CLICK THE PREVIEW TO SEE MORE!Presidents Day reading! These differentiated reading passages on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are a great way for your students to learn history about two of our nation's greatest presidents. Included are two non-fiction passages about each president. Passage A is slightly more advanced than passage B. Also included, KWL chart, Venn Diagram, Comprehension pages, Presidential trading cards AND Coloring and writing page. Common core aligned. Included:+ George
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2nd - 5th
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The Night They Stormed Eureka Novel Study and Comprehension Guide
An extensive novel study on The Night They Stormed Eureka, written by Jackie French. This book links beautifully with Australian History, in particular the Gold Rush times.This product provides you with:- An extensive Novel Study planner for the teacher (11 pages). This planner is a week by week planner with focus vocabulary words for each reading session and comprehension questions. Answers are provided in this planner.- A 'Reader's Guide' which is a PowerPoint of they key information for the s
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Novel Study and Comprehension Guide Bundle
Beth - The Story of a Child Convict by Mark Wilson - First Fleet
This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Beth - The Story of a Child Convict by Mark Wilson. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are two pages of comprehension questions, a dictionary activity, a Venn diagram task and two research activities. A teacher answer sheet is provided for the comprehension questions.This bo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Bad Kitty for President Literature Guide (Common Core)
My students LOVE Bad Kitty. Perfect Book to motivate low readers, students beginning chapter books, or students who don't enjoy reading! Also a great book to have students read around election time or President's Day! This packet contains a 28 student page guide to use with the book "Bad Kitty for President" by Nick Bruel. This book works well for a class read aloud, reading group, or independent study. Its ATOS book level is a 4.5 for Accelerated Reading and is worth 1 point.
This guide contai
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2nd - 4th
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Abe Lincoln at Last! Literature Guide (Common Core Aligned)
Perfect Book for President's Day! This packet contains a 33 student page guide to use with the book "Abe Lincoln at Last!" by Mary Pope Osborne. Do you want a book to show your students how Abe Lincoln grew up along with some Magic Tree House magic involved? Then this is the perfect book guide for you. This book works well for a class read aloud, reading group, or independent study. Its ATOS book level is a 3.5 for Accelerated Reading and is worth 2 points.
This guide contains:
- 1 Packet Cover
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2nd - 4th
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YEAR 4 FIRST FLEET HISTORICAL RECOUNTS reading comprehension pack ACARA v9
Perfect to accompany your Integrated Year 4 Australian Curriculum History & English unit. Great for use in Literacy Rotations. Historical illustrations and journal images from the First Fleet are used in this resource.Contains 35 pages of resources!• 2 file formats provided - PDF and PPT• Use PowerPoint file as an interactive digital resource when completing activities and identifying key text structures and language features as a whole class by adding a text box or using drawing tools to ci
Grades:
4th - 5th
Young Dark Emu - A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe - 6 Activities / Worksheets
This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Young Dark Emu - A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe. The activities allow the students to reflect on and extend their understanding of the text. Some of the activities are cause and effect, identifying primary and secondary sources of information and a writing activity. There are six worksheets / activities for students in this resource and an answer sheet for the teacher for the primary and secondary source activity.
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: The First Fleet Book Bundle - Worksheets for 10 Picture Books
The Man from Snowy River - Banjo Paterson
The Man from Snowy River is one of the greatest depictions of bush life with an heroic horseman and a great chase. Now you can examine the poem in detail. There are pre-reading activities in the workbook to help establish the foundation of what students may already know and prepare them for the reading. The activities while reading are often practical and deal with the rhyme, meter and delivery of the poem. Most importantly, there is a reading of the poem highlighting the pace and movement writt
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: The Australian Poetry Collection
American Symbols An Emergent Reader and Activities
This 8 page book is a perfect supplement for your unit on American Symbols or President's Day. Each page has predictable text and pictures to color.
Also comes with sentences from the book and work mats. You can laminate the words, cut them apart and have kids put them back together on work mats. There's a place for kids to write the sentences. Perfect for a center! I also included a page for each American symbol where kids will illustrate and write.
Symbols in the book:
*American Flag
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PreK - 1st
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Duck for President Book Companion and Activities (includes election activities)
An assortment of activities that will explore the book Duck for President using story elements, comprehension, character study and analysis. Includes vocabulary and definitions, story sequence cards, anchor charts, graphic organizers, worksheets as well as election activities.Includes the following:Table of contentsLarge Vocabulary cardsVocabulary word wall cardsVocabulary definition cardsVocabulary word to definition matchKWL chart (graphic organizer)Elections - can, have, are (graphic org
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Revolutionary War on Wednesday Magic Tree House #22 Comprehension Novel Study
This unit is designed to engage students with the book while helping you assess their comprehension. There is a worksheet for each chapter of the book (10 chapters), with a variety of question types to help students inference, connect with the ideas, consider new vocabulary, and understand more of what they read. Each chapter worksheet also includes a set of word work activities to practice common core skills, such as parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, possessives, contractions, irregular p
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Tom Appleby Convict Boy Novel Study Comprehension Questions
Delve deeper into Jackie French's Tom Appleby Convict Boy with my Chapter Questions pack. With over 52 pages and 260 questions, help students to explore early European settlement in Australia through the eyes of a child. An excellent resource for those studying Australian history or seeking to improve student comprehension in reading and literacy centers.
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4th - 7th
Word Wall - Alphabet Cards in Dharug/Darug Language - Stage 2/3
This resource features alphabet cards which can be used for a range of purposes, in both Dharug/Darug language and English. The cards were originally designed to be used for a word wall in Stage Two, however could be used for many purposes for any age group. Each card features either a Dharug or English word with a translation into the other language. The words chosen are designed to be unusual, interesting and uniquely Australian. There is also a background to the history and culture of the Dar
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Not Grade Specific
My American Flag-Independent Craft and Writing
My American Flag-Independent Craft and Writing
(Great for Presidents' Day!)
To prepare for independent activity:
Make a copy of the flag for each student.
Each student will also need four 4.5in x .5in red strips and three 9.5in x .5in red strips.
blue crayons
q-tips
white paint
make a sample project to refer to
Students glue the red strips in the appropriate places. They color the star section blue with a crayon. Then they use the q-tips to dot the white paint in each star. When the craft
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Guided Novel Study: Birrung the Secret Friend
This product is a guided novel study unit for Birrung the Secret Friend by Jackie French. The unit is designed to be delivered during guided reading sessions for independent readers. It includes a focus question, discussion points, vocabulary and after reading activities for each chapter. The unit is aligned to the NSW English Syllabus and includes links to cross-curriculum priorities and additional KLAs.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Abe Lincoln at Last! Magic Tree House #47 Comprehension Novel Study
This unit is designed to engage students with the book while helping you assess their comprehension. There is a worksheet for each chapter of the book (12 chapters), with a variety of question types to help students inference, connect with the ideas, consider new vocabulary, and understand more of what they read. Each chapter worksheet also includes a set of word work activities to practice common core skills, such as parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, possessives, contractions, irregular p
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Mulga Bill's Bicycle - Banjo Paterson
You can't go wrong with this classic ballad about a crazy bicycle ride. Banjo Paterson created memorable characters that have endured the test of time. The workbook associated with this poem scaffolds learning by building on the knowledge students may bring to class. There are activities while one reads. Most notably, there is the reading on the PowerPoint to give scope and dimension. There are post reading activities to encourage research and perspective. In all, one has a complete package to o
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: The Australian Poetry Collection
"ANZAC Biscuits" - HOT reading comprehension activities
This resource is designed to support the reading comprehension of the picture book, "ANZAC Biscuits" by Phil Cummings. A copy of the picture book is required to make best use this resource. The tasks included support higher order thinking and depth of comprehension of the text.This resource uses Australian spelling, as it is using an Australian picture book with concepts about Australia's involvement in the war, making it appropriate for use during ANZAC Day studies.The 40 pages in this resource
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Abe Lincoln and the Civil War: Four Informational Text Passages & Printables
Check out this resource about Abraham Lincoln and the turbulent times of the Civil War. Four informational text passages are included along with challenging questions to make your students think about history while they sharpen their reading skills. The high interest passages are: Abraham Lincoln on the Road to the White House, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry, and Mathew Brady. These topics are also covered in Patricia Polacco’s book, “Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln”. Using picture books is an excell
Grades:
4th - 6th
Joe Biden Foldable Emergent Reader ~Color & B&W~ PLUS Printable
Are you teaching your emergent readers about our 46th president Joe Biden?Would you like THEM to be able to read an informational book about our 46th President with pride & confidence?How about a printable that details facts from the book- teaching students how to reference back into a book for information?Look no further! You are all set with a reader about our current President of the United States! There is even a 'fun fact' page about Kamala Harris!Use it during President's Day and/or w
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K - 2nd
2 American Symbol Emergent Readers
This is a set of 2 emergent readers focused on the American symbols. The readers cover the American Flag, the Bald Eagle, The Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and Mount Rushmore. There is:
1 - reader with all words to highlight sight words and touch points for one to one
1 - reader with missing words and missing symbol meanings for fill in the blank and touch points for one to one
For more Presidential fun:
Presidents Day Emergent Reader, Sort, and Writing
Thanks for looking!
Cara
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Collecting Colour by Kylie Dunstan - 7 Worksheets - Aboriginal / Indigenous
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Collecting Colour by Kylie Dunstan. This document contains seven worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions and vocabulary activities. There is also a procedure writing task. This book is an excellent resource to use when studying the Australian Aboriginal / Indigenous culture.Ed
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Desert Lake - The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre by Pamela Freeman 6 Worksheets
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Desert Lake - The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli. There are six activities to do with the book. The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension and vocabulary activities plus a missing letters puzzle. An answer sheet is provided for the missing letters puzzle. Education Australia has
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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