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Free Common Core CCRA.W.9 resources
RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet Activity Grades 4-6 FREE | with Easel Activity
The RACE strategy for writing is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This free download contains a short passage and short-response question to practice using the RACE Strategy.This Download Contains: PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE StrategySuggested answer and grading guideDIGITALReady to use Easel ActivityLi
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4th - 6th
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USA Regions Activity FREEBIE | States and Capitals Project | Worksheets
This FREE resource is a stand-alone project that can be turned into a FULL WEEK worth of activities. You'll find 5 region activity pages and capitals/abbreviation resource sheets and note pages. Plus, I've included a thorough teacher's guide giving you plenty of suggestions on how to turn this into one awesome mini-unit!These maps are also located in my customized state history projects. You'll find 86 student activities organized in 8 modules for easy lesson planning. This complete notebook uni
Grades:
4th - 8th
Constantine Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about Constantine the Great who ruled Rome between 306 AD and 337 AD. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade. Students will learn key facts about the famous figure whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA comprehension activity with ten questionsTwo gra
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3rd - 4th
FREEBIE PENGUINS Passage for Close Reading with Comprehension Questions
Kids love learning about animals. This non-fiction reading passage on PENGUINS includes vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository or informational writing! Use during guided reading or whole class instruction. This could be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a BIRDS unit or WINTER ANIMALS unit. This includes: 1-page passagevocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetcomprehension questionspenguin life cyclemap of penguin habitatswebeat/can/have graphic organizerinforma
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1st - 3rd
RACE Strategy Writing Prompts 3rd Grade: Prompts and Passages FREE Preview
The RACE Writing Strategy is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. →Like this resource? Check out the full version for more! This Download Contains:PRINT1 passage and short response questionDIGITALRead-to-use Easel activityWhy use the RACE strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but
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3rd
Also included in:Â 3rd Grade ELA Reading and Writing Bundle for Reading and Writing Skills
Free Download End of the Year or Any Time Live and Learn Activity
FREE Download: Live and Learn Life Lessons Class Activity for End of the Year or Any Time! - Common Core Aligned
This is an inspirational, fun, and rewarding activity to share with your students!
Several years ago I was inspired by a little book called "Live and Learn and Pass It On" by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. His idea was to have others jot down the lessons they have learned in life. He compiled all these lessons into a book, identifying each only with the person's age.
I thought it would b
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Nonfiction Informational Writing | Animal Research Project | All About Book |
Animal Research Projects are a great way to combine science and literacy!Your kiddos can choose an animal, do their research, and use this informational writing booklet to write and teach others about all they have learned. This All About book helps children organize their ideas and information using the table of contents and page headers that include body features, diet, life cycle, and habitat. If you find this resource helpful, please consider leaving feedback - it would make my day!This FRE
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K - 2nd
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Outbreak of World War 2 Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 5th & 6th Grade
A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the events surrounding the outbreak of the Second World War. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn about the war whilst developing their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA comprehension activity with ten questionsTwo grammar questions about the
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in:Â 30 Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Paired Passages with writing prompt RACE Strategy: FREE Student Guide
Need free paired passages with a writing prompt? Paired texts can be difficult. Give your students this FREE guide to support them as they learn to read and respond to paired texts. Paired texts are becoming more and more common on standardized tests. This Download Contains: PRINT2 passages with a questionan exemplar response to a short response questionguide to the RACE Strategy for paired passagesDIGITALready to use Easel activityLike this resource? Check out the full versions!Paired Passages
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4th - 8th
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September 11th Reading Comprehension and RACE Strategy Writing Activity FREE
This free reading comprehension passage describes September 11 and its aftermath in the United States. Students will read, answer three multiple choice questions, two short response questions, and one extended response question using the RACE Strategy. No-prep, just print and go!This Download Contains: ♦ 1 passage (approximately 8th grade reading level)♦ 2 pages of worksheets♦ Answer keyLooking for a novel to help your students grasp 9/11?Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story--Complete Novel UnitNeed
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6th - 9th
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RACE Writing Strategy Interactive Notebook Page and Bookmark
This interactive notebook page for RACE or RACES (whichever you prefer) can be added into your reading or writing interactive notebook! And the bookmark can be given to students as a reference! The RACE(S) strategy is an acronym (Restate question, Answer the question, Cite text evidence, Explain the evidence, and optional S for Sum it up) that helps students structure their response to a question in a thoughtful, organized way that draws from the text. I hope you enjoy this free resource!Have yo
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â RACE Writing Strategy MEGA BUNDLE
Amplify CKLA Core Knowledge ALIGNED Slideshows Grades K-3 **FREEBIE!**
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by the Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.This sample reflects all of my slideshows that supplement the CKLA Skills Strands, grades K-3. These slideshows are organized, colorful, and interactive. They also include ALL aspects of each lesson. They are available both as Google Slides and Pow
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K - 3rd
Veterans Day vs Memorial Day: Informational Text Reading Passage & Writing Task
High-Interest highly informative, highly interesting, informational text reading passage and writing connections comparing and contrasting Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Includes high interest historical facts. Plus, learn why Veterans Day does NOT have an apostrophe! Researched thoroughly and full of information that will generate discussion, writing, Venn diagram, etc. This is relevant reading material with engaging writing (such as a compare and contrast informative essay!)! Includes awesome
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Outbreak of World War I Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 5th & 6th Grade
A First World War close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch that revolves around the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the alliance and treaties around Europe, and the eventual outbreak of war. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn key facts about World War I whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printabl
Grades:
5th - 6th
Literary Elements Review Activity for Any Text: Literary Theme Park (FREE)
This literary themed amusement park project is intended to be completed at the end of a text and has flexible usage. It can be completed independently, in partners, or small groups, and used with a whole class novel study, literature circles, book clubs, or even independent reading.Use this activity to review plot, setting. theme, conflict, characters, and symbolism in connection with any story, novel, or play. This fun activity makes for a great end of a unit or year project or summer reading a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Novel Study Unit For Any Text - Print & Digital (Growing Bundle)
FREE April lesson plans for Kindergarten - Spring - Easter - Earth Day freebies
I am sharing my kindergarten lesson plans and activities for the month of April with you! Included are links to so many FREE resources for the entire month you can print and use in your classroom. See what we are learning about with CVC words and word families, digraphs, teen numbers and place value, addition and subtraction, all things spring including Earth Day activities and mapping resources, practicing our fluency, sight words and comprehension plus so much more.You can click anywhere on th
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K
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Also included in:Â Complete Kindergarten Curriculum - Math Reading Phonics Writing Lesson Plans
Free Opinion Writing Prompts with Articles: Living in Tiny Houses
Are you looking for a stress-free, engaging way to spice up your writing period? These text-based opinion writing prompts with articles take all the stress out of finding paired text for writing instruction. This resource asks students to think about if living in tiny houses is something that is right for their family. This resource can be used as a literary response, in writers workshop, or as test prep practice.The print and digital resource includes printable differentiated articles and many
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4th - 5th
Also included in:Â Text Based Informational Writing: Differentiated BUNDLE | Grades 4-6
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets: Writing Prompts 2nd grade RACE FREE
RACE strategy practice worksheets for 2nd Grade: FREE preview! This strategy is perfect to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This passage is written on a 2nd grade level.→Like this resource? Check out the full version for more! Click here!This Download Contains:PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE Strategysuggested answerDIGITA
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2nd
The Secret Stories® "Zoo Keeper-Trick" for Getting Kids to WRITE like they READ!
Do YOUR kids know the Reading and Writing "Secrets?"
From the Secret Stories®—Cracking the Reading and Writing Code with the Brain in Mind!
Enjoy this FREE and POWERFUL Tool for encouraging beginning readers (especially those already using the SECRET STORIES) to "WRITE like the READ!"
Download this pack and then watch the accompanying video clip on my SECRET Vlog
for tips on how to use it with your class most effectively.
You can also check out this SECRET Blog Post for more tips and tricks
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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All About Pumpkins Literacy Activities: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Poetry
INTERESTING & FREE! Grab their attention with interesting informational texts about pumpkins, historical literacy passages, vocabulary connections, a poem, fascinating facts that are incorporated into critical thinking activities, writing explanatory text about how to make a jack-o-lantern, writing a short persuasive text about why and how people can eat more pumpkin in their diets, and more challenging yet fun ELA activities. Perfect for the fall season in ELA, including Halloween and Thank
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5th - 9th
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FREE Biography Graphic Organizer (Printable & Google Slides Digital)
Use this FREE graphic organizer with any biography! Post this to your Google Classroom, or print as part of your no-prep sub plans! This makes a great addition to guided reading groups, asynchronous work, non-fiction book reports, or social studies lessons. Includes a Google Slide document with text boxes and another slide without text boxes.This is not editable, but is free for personal use and distribution in your own classroom.Want FREE TPT credits?After using a resource, you can leave a rati
Grades:
1st - 6th
FREE St. Patrick's Day Activities for Kindergarten March Lesson Plans
I am sharing my kindergarten lesson plans and activities for the month of March with you! Included are links to so many FREE resources for the entire month you can print and use in your classroom. See what we are learning about with CVC words and word families, consonant blends, teen numbers and place value, addition and subtraction, all things spring including weather, baby animals, and the plant life cycle, practicing our fluency and comprehension plus so much more.You can click anywhere on t
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in:Â Complete Kindergarten Curriculum - Math Reading Phonics Writing Lesson Plans
FREE Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice
Do your students know how to adequately show evidence from the text when they are asked? We often take for granted that students automatically know how to do this.
Use my Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice *FREE* resource to help your students! This resource includes a visual aid to help students remember, as well as ONE nonfiction passage with questions to practice citing evidence from the text. Suggested answers for each question (and identification of evidence from the
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6th - 9th
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