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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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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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The War that Saved My Life, 2016 Newbery Honor Book
Set in 1940 in London, England. War is breaking out as Hitler's Nazi forces begin their deadly march to seize control over Europe. But that is not the only war in 10-year-old Ada’s life. Abuse, pain, and isolation have been her constant companions. Will she be successful in joining the British children who are being evacuated to the countryside before Hitler's troops invade? This profound historical fiction story puts an unforgettable face on the Battle of Britain during World War II.The 76-
Grades:
5th - 8th
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
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
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
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
Grades:
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
Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard - 6 Worksheets
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the story of the Titanic and Robert's story of finding it by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a research task on Ruth Becker.Some of the activities in this resource may be suit
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Titanic Book Bundle - Worksheets for 2 Books
The First Fleet Book Bundle - Worksheets for 10 Picture Books
This resource is a bundle with activities to do based on the following books which support the teaching of The First Fleet:1. What's Your Story? by Rose Giannone2. Beth: The Story of a Child Convict by Mark Wilson3. The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip by Michael Sedunary4. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe5. Never Lose Hope: The story of Australia's first school by Mark Wilson6. The Little Wooden Horse by Mark Wilson7. The Rabbits by John Marsden8. Waves by Donna Rawlins9.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last Assessment, Questions, and Vocab.
Abe Lincoln at Last
Magic Tree House #47
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Questions, vocabulary, and assessment for Abe Lincoln at Last by Mary Pope Osborne. Over eight pages of student work, plus an answer key!
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Election Day Worksheets
Build reading fluency while teaching American Government! These are perfect for the Presidential Election 2020. These 9 reading passages will help your students understand the U.S. Government while helping them increase fluency. All you need to do is to print and go! Reading passages include: Government ServicesAbraham LincolnGeorge WashingtonMaking LawsCivic DutiesVoting for Public OfficeExecutive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial BranchPlease download the complete preview! Each reading passage
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2nd - 3rd
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches - Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated texts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington and President Obama's speech given at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington given in 2013. The included zipped folder also includes an unmarked copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical componen
Grades:
6th - 12th
Eureka! A Story of the Goldfields by Mark Wilson - 6 Eureka Stockade Worksheets
This resource is a seven page PDF document of worksheets and activities for students to complete based on the book Eureka! A Story of the Goldfields 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 comprehension questions and research activities. There is also a QR code activity that takes students to a video with more information about the Eureka
Grades:
4th - 7th
NEW! Europe Geography — Can the UK Rejoin the European Union After Brexit?
Engage your students in this European Union and Brexit lesson. This resource is designed to help your students learn and explore the pros and cons of Brexit. Students will cooperatively read about the European Union and Brexit. They will write a letter to the European Union or the United Kingdom based on role cards that provide different scenarios of the U.K. requesting or being asked to rejoin the European Union. OBJECTIVES: The learner will understand the purpose of the European Union.The lear
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments SUPER Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
Abraham Lincoln Reader's Theater w/ GREAT vocabulary activities too!
Are you looking for a way to integrate social studies information with reading? Then this Reader's Theater is the product for you! This product will keep your students excited and enthralled while learning about history, as well as practicing their fluency, oral expression, and comprehension skills too! Students will learn about Abraham Lincoln's life from boyhood through the Civil War, as well as the tragic visit to the Ford Theater, where Lincoln's life ended. Also included with this kid
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2nd - 5th
If I Were President Mini Book
This creative mini book comes with pages of fun for President's day! This mini book is great for read aloud's, literacy centers, and large or small group activities. I love using this for president's day and my children love writing about what they would be like as president!Interested in more mini books? Check out my store! lollipopsquad
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PreK - 1st
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Civil War on Sunday Magic Tree House #21 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
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