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Free 3rd grade short stories resources
Free Sequencing Stories
This set of 4 black and white sequencing stories are a sample from my Four Seasons Sequencing Set that includes 80 stories. These sequencing stories are great for targeting a variety of speech and language goals including auditory comprehension, story retell, sequencing information, answering questions, sentence structure and articulation in conversation. *NOTE: The pictures on the stories are in order to provide visuals for students as they read the story. The pictures are designed to be cut
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K - 3rd
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Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer TemplateYou may use this template in any way that you wish. You can even use it in your commercial product as long as you credit Lovin Lit.The size of this plot diagram template was made to fit into a standard composition notebook when cut out along the perimeter. If you teach reading or literature in grades 4-8, please click Follow Me to be notified of freebies!I hope you find this plot diagram template useful.
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2nd - 12th
Folktale Genres Poster Set FREEBIE! Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Fable, Myth, & Legend
Folktale Genres Poster Set FREEBIE! Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Legend, Fable, & Myth.This set was created with upper elementary and middle school ELA classrooms in mind.6 Poster Set for teaching the subgenres of Folktales: Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Legend, Fable, & Myth.You can buy the full set of 12 here: Fiction Genres Posters Set of 12Please check my TpT store for more reading and literature poster sets and other resources.
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1st - 9th
FREE 2nd-3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
This FREE resource includes two reading comprehension passages followed by a set of six questions and offered in 2 versions. VERSION 1 : The students will have to find the evidence in the textfor the multiple choice questions and underline it with different crayons.VERSION 2 : The students will answer the questions without findingthe evidence in the text (standard version).The students will have to:* read each text 3 times and color a star after each reading (to increase theirreading fluency)* a
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2nd - 3rd
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 2nd Grade FREEBIE
Finding high-quality guided reading passages that will be engaging for your students can be challenging. Students love these passages because they are high-interest, engaging, and at their level. Teachers love how they include comprehension questions, running record templates, and NO PREP!This freebie was created to give you an example of the readability level and type of comprehension questions that are included in my Guided Reading Passages Bundle for second grade. This freebie reading passage
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1st - 3rd
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Inference task cards
Inference task cards are a very convenient practice for students! Students can work with these cards as a station, paired-selection, or in small group. Perfect for grades 2-5. This is only a FREE SAMPLE, check out my teacher store for the full pdf file at www.teachpeek.com, only $3. Use coupon code NEWYEARSALE for 10% off.
Included are:
24 Inference task cards
1 Anchor Chart
2 Challenge cards for differentiated learning
Answer sheet for student response
Answer Key
PDF File
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2nd - 5th
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FREE Narrative Writing Checklists | Rubrics | All Ages | Editing Assessment
Teach your students to independently check their narrative/story writing using these beautiful checklists and rubrics. this is the free PDF version. If you are looking for an EDITABLE VERSION WITH ALL TEXT TYPES, you can find it here.These editable checklists are specifically for narratives or story writing. We will be creating more for other writing genres shortly.There are three age variations in the bundle for Junior (Ages 5 - 7), Middle (7 - 11) and Senior (11 - 15). Each bundle contains
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K - 9th
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Making Inferences- A Short Mystery Story for Reading Comprehension
Help students make inferences, find text clues, and use background knowledge to solve this fun and engaging short mystery story! Tommy Truman is a 4th grader who has a knack for discovering the truth. A young magician with a card trick has the local kids losing their allowances! Is it really magic as he claims? Have your students join Tommy's journey as he helps his fellow classmate solve a mystery! This product works well with our Making Inferences Mini-Lesson (designed for interactive notebook
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Making Inferences BUNDLE-A Mini-Lesson and 5 Short Mystery Stories
Bossy "R" ~R Controlled Vowel Passage for Highlighting.
This Bossy "R" passage is perfect for fluency practice, highlighting r controlled vowels, writing words on a tree map, or just practicing reading Bossy "R" words in context.
By Kelsey Anderson
Graphics by Lovin' Lit
Here is a link to my updated, and not to mention prettier version of this resource that is much more user friendly, and also includes a Common Core based Comprehension Page attached!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bossy-R-R-Controlled-Vowel-Passage-for-Highlighting-wi
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2nd - 3rd
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Inferences and Context Clues Short Stories Free Sample for Speech Therapy
These short stories are designed for speech therapy can be provided for distance learning to help students make inferences and use context to determine meaning. Areas targeted include: learning new vocabulary, recognizing and understanding figurative language, and answering “why” and “how” questions. Stories are intended to be relatable for students in 2nd through 4th grade. Examples of story themes are: eating out, reading a report card, Halloween, and going to the beach. This free sample incl
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2nd - 8th
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Free Roll a Story Writing Prompt
Do you have reluctant writers who say, 'I don't know what to write about!"?Grab this FREE and easy activity for creative story writing. This narrative writing activity is perfect for writing centers.You can print and laminate the color version and you've got a literacy center, writing center, morning work, or early finisher task - whatever you like!There is also a black and white option or you could share the prompt on your interactive whiteboard.There are two writing pages as well, with dotted
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1st - 3rd
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Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages- Fiction Close Reads - PREVIEW!
Help your students practice their fluency while also working on their reading comprehension!
Freebie of my FICTION Reading Comprehension Pack
The CCSS are asking students to think deeper about what they read and find evidence to support their thinking.
Students will:
read each story twice
highlight the evidence and answer 4-5 questions
**UPDATED 3/26**
34 Fictional Stories covering a broad range of subjects. See the index above for a complete list of titles. *The fiction stories from my
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1st - 3rd
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Reader's Theater: Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan (differentiated scripts!)
Focus on differentiation while meeting several Common Core Reading standards! This reader’s theater set features the popular tall tale of Paul Bunyan written on 3 separate reading levels for a total of 3 scripts! Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challenge students with tier 2 vocabulary and
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3rd - 6th
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Main Idea Paragraphs
Practice finding the main idea with this set of 30 paragraphs! Each paragraph has 3 multiple choice options for students to select from. Color version AND black and white version available!You will also love these:I Can Make Inferences Activity Workbook (No Prep)I Can Describe and Categorize Activity Workbook (No Prep)I Can Have Conversations Workbook (No Prep)I Can Use Verbs Activity Workbook (No Prep)I Can Use Context Clues Activity Workbook (No Prep)I use this workbook with students in kinder
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2nd - 5th
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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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Free Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages
This is a freebie of 6 differentiated reading passages from my BEST SELLING 114 page Reading Comprehension and Fluency Pack. This pack has three differentiated comprehensions for each phonics sound. Each passage has a shape next to it which shows the different levels. To help improve fluency and aid comprehension, each passage has the numbers 1-3 at the top. Students are encouraged to read the passage three times. Each time they read the passage, they color in a number.Each sound has an original
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K - 3rd
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Free Inferencing Activity
This beginning level inferencing activity combines inferring with clues and shopping at a toy store. Included in the activity is a toy ad with pictures and two friend gift lists. Read with your students the clues about what each person on the gift list would like for a gift. Have them use the information to decide which toy in the toy store ad fits the description. Then have them record on the gift list the toy they would buy each person. This activity works great for individual or group th
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K - 3rd
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Inference Passages {read, use evidence + schema and infer} - PREVIEW!
Passages to help students use text clues and background knowledge to make inferences
2 FREE passages from my 24 passage bundle of Inference Passages
Inference is a hard skill to master. Especially in students with reading comprehension difficulties. I created these short passages to help my students practice this skill.
Students must use the details and clues (evidence) found in the text, along with their background knowledge and prior understanding of the texts main idea (schema) to de
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1st - 4th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Free Sample
This is a free sample packet of reading comprehension passages from my set of Daily Reading Comprehension Passages. These are lighthearted, fiction passages that are appropriate for advanced first grade, second grade, and third graders needing extra practice. Passages are themed by month, making them fun and relevant to students all year. The passages in this sample packet are from the October, December, January, February, and May packets. There are 5 passages in this sample packet. Answer keys
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1st - 3rd
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4th Grade Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions FREEBIE
This is a sample of my 4th grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage.There are 3 sets of Fluency Passages (Set A, Set B, and Set C), if you want to get them all!These are also available online as a Google Slides product: Fourth Grade Fluency Passages with Online Timer (Google Slides) Digital LearningCheck out all my other fluency passages for grades K-6:Fluency Passages with Comprehension Questions
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3rd - 5th
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ESL / ELL Short Reading + Task Cards | Level: Beginner Newcomer
This English Language Learner reading comprehension short story is perfect for ESL / ELL / ESOL learners in all classrooms. This comprehensible input story features early, common English words: this is, animal, person, is called, there is, says, is not, and I am alongside many cognates. This story is accompanied by 6 task / question cards for reading comprehension practice. Task cards include: multiple choice, matching, cognate recognition, drawing, & meaning association. This short story is
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: ESL / ELL Short Reading + Boom Cards Bundle | Level: Beginner Newcomer
Zoo Animals- Non-Fiction, Leveled Reading Passages + graphic organizers PREVIEW!
A FREE preview of my non-fiction zoo passages!
➡FIND THE FULL FILE OF 28 STORIES HERE⬅
Do you have a zoo unit? Add these non-fiction passages to your day for a fun and engaging activity!
Use these for close reads, examining tough vocabulary and reading multiple times as you fill in the provided graphic organizers.
2 passages – a high & a low. Both have similar content and are in the same format so they can be given to a group. The lower passage has less words, simpler vocabulary and broa
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1st - 3rd
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FREE Fictional Short Stories for Listening Comprehension
Engage your students with short story language comprehension! With multiple stimuli per story, hone receptive language skills. Work on multiple language targets with the same story - wh questions; inferencing and predicting; or context clues, yes/no questions, and vocabulary.This is a small packet with the same format as:Winter Language ComprehensionSpring Language ComprehensionSummer Language ComprehensionValentines Story ComprehensionChristmas Story ComprehensionWhat's included:→Story 1 focuse
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Short Stories Language Comprehension Seasonal Bundle
Narrative Writing: Graphic Organizers, Outlines, & Writing Paper
Graphic organizers and outlines to help your students plan and organize their narrative story writing. Students will develop and describe all parts of their story with graphic organizer then create and illustrate an outline for their story.
Included:
-Main Character Graphic Organizer
-Setting Graphic Organizer
-Conflict and Resolution Graphic Organizer
-Solution Graphic Organizer
-Write the Outline
-Draw the Outline
-Rough Draft Paper
-Final Draft Paper with Cover
If you like this product, che
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1st - 5th
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