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Informational text Common Core W.4.8 resources
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts
These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy 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. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod
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4th - 8th
Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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4th - 7th
Writing Bundle: Personal Narrative, Informational, Opinion & Fiction 4TH GRADE
This HUGE BUNDLE includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess writing for the entire year! Students will complete four major units of study: personal narrative, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives.My fourth grade writing bundle includes 4 ready-to-use writing units to help you teach personal narratives, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives with ease. Each done-for-you unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor chart
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4th
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Informative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Informative Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of informative writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first informative essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides or PowerPoint.This unit is broken down into 18 lessons and should be used over the course of 5 to 6 weeks:Lesson 1: Diving Into to Informative TextsLesson 2: What is Informative Writing?Lesson 3: Informative Writing T
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Planets Fact Fan Research Project
Are you looking for a project to help your students research space, the Sun, and Moon? This solar system STEAM project is just what you need to guide students through the research of the planets. In just one download, teachers can print a no-prep project that includes all planets (and Pluto), as well as clear note-taking sheets that guide students through the research. This project integrates report writing, the reading of informational text, and science. It includes complete answer keys to k
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2nd - 5th
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20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates
These research graphic organizers will help your students form strong note-taking habits, organize findings, build vocabulary and keep track of the sources they used to find information. - 20 Diverse Graphic Organizers / Templates for Research - Generic enough to be used across different subjects, activities and lesson - Differentiated from basic to advanced with different focuses, formats and layouts- Can be used as a non-fiction reading response activity for student accountability - Excellent
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1st - 10th
Growth Mindset Research Projects - 3D Projects and Activities for Growth Mindset
During this project, students will first learn about growth mindset by reading an informational article about Carol Dweck’s work. Then, they’ll select a famous person in history with a growth mindset. They’ll choose from 14 famous leaders and pioneers in their fields for the basis of their research. Students will research their famous person as they respond to targeted research questions. While researching, they’ll be on the lookout for ways that the famous person had a growth mindset. Next
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4th - 8th
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RACE Strategy Passages and Writing Practice Digital and Paper Bundle
These RACE strategy practice passages are perfect for teaching your students RACE response. Using nonfiction text to color code text evidence, students then use a RACE constructed response graphic organizer and writing prompt to practice the RACE writing strategy. This is the digital AND paper version of my RACE Nonfiction Practice Passages to use with google classroom or as a paper resource. Please watch the video preview that comes with the digital product on how to use the color coding and r
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3rd - 5th
Famous Inventors & Inventions Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Unit
Introducing six famous Inventors and their revolutionary inventions! Your students will get to discover how Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, The Wright Brothers, Sarah Breedlove Walker, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington Carver developed innovations that changed the world forever.This resource will help your students understand each inventor’s unique story, their accomplishments, and the impact they had on the world. Although learning about famous inventions is important, kids love re
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2nd - 5th
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Light and Sound Waves Energy Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Science Labs
What do Isaac Newton, Alexander Graham Bell, and Albert Einstein all have in common? Students will find out in this COMPLETE Light and Sound Unit! The unit is all about light and sound energy, including vibrations, reflection, and refraction, pitch, frequency, volume, convex, concave and comes with 8 Science Investigations or Labs. With reading passages about:What is light?Our Amazing EyesReflection & RefractionTransparent, Translucent, or Opaque?Concave and ConvexLens, Prisms, & Rainbo
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Balloons Over Broadway Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet is such a great nonfiction mentor text to teach about the man behind the magic of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of pl
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5
Opinion Writing Paired Passages Tornado Reading ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th Grade SBAC
Looking for ELA performance tasks that tie reading and writing together in meaningful ways for students? Students will read two different informational passages about tornadoes to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions.Students will then take all the information that they learned and respond to either Informative, Opinion, or Narrative prompt-all three are included. Use only one, use all three, or pick and choose which your students need to practic
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3rd - 4th
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25 Quick Research Projects | Research Skills | Informational Writing Center
INCLUDES BOTH PRINTABLE AND GOOGLE SLIDES™ VERSIONSThese fun research projects will help students find answers to the Why’s and How’s as they practice research skills like summarizing, reading for detail, and more! Kids are naturally curious and are often curious about the same thing, like “What makes the moon shine?” or “How do planes fly?” These activities are great way to engage your students as they meet the Common Core standards for Researching to Build and Present Knowledge! Each Curiosity
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Research and Note Taking Bundle | Google Classroom™ | Google Slides™
Fun Note Taking Templates | Research Graphic Organizers | Google Classroom™
INCLUDES BOTH PRINTABLE AND GOOGLE SLIDES™ VERSIONSThis set of 20 organizers will assist students as they practice note taking and research skills. These eye catching and student-centered forms can be used over and over with a wide variety of topics. They also help support critical thinking and effective note taking, help students organize information, and provide options for students to choose different ways to gather information.This Got It? Jot It! Set includes:1. OMG!, SO TRUE!, BTW2. PSST
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Research and Note Taking Bundle | Google Classroom™ | Google Slides™
5 Regions of the USA and State Report Research Project: BUNDLE
Looking for ways to engage your students as you teach about the states and regions of the United States? These bundled USA-themed products are the ideal extensions to your United States geography unit! Students are engaged as they research the regions of the USA, as well as each individual state, and create the interactive projects. Great for group work, writing centers, and to enhance your social studies units, these no-prep projects are packed full of content.Teachers often like to start by a
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3rd - 5th
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4th Grade Writing Curriculum | A Year of Writing Lessons
Hey teachers!Writing can be a challenging to teach, but with this bundle of writing units, ensure that you will meet all of the standards and save your valuable time! By purchasing the units as a bundle you save 20%. In this bundle, you will find 7 complete writing units with everything you could possibly need to teach a year of 4th-grade writing!Included in this bundle:- Detailed Daily Lesson Plans | Over 170 lessons to cover the entire year of writing!- Student Notebook Pages to Glue Into Writ
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4th
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Paired Passages with Writing Prompt SBAC Performance Task ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th
This high-interest ELA performance task has students citing sources and ties reading and writing together in meaningful ways as they read and reflect. Students will read two different informational passages about migration to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions. Great for test prep, assessments, or any day of reading practice!Students will then take all the information that they learned and respond to either Informative, Opinion, or Narrative pr
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3rd - 4th
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Natural Disasters Project Editable Nonfiction Writing Task
Included in this product is everything you need to have your students complete a project on a natural disaster. I designed it to use with my 4th graders, but it can easily be used for grades higher than 4th or to challenge 3rd grade students. I had students research a natural disaster in pairs and their projects included a 5-paragraph essay, visual aid, and oral presentation.
*UPDATE* The student directions handout and project grading rubric are now editable. Open the Powerpoint version and
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3rd - 7th
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Wax Museum Biography Research Project: Living History Presentation Activity
Planning a wax museum or living history presentation? This flexible, comprehensive resource lays out four options for your project. Teacher, student, and parent resources - with examples - guide you from beginning to end. Now you can create a biography activity that’s right for this class at this time. Open the preview to take a closer look. Pages are available as a printable PDF, editable Google Slides, and digital Easel Activities.Ten pages of teacher resources will help you choose the scope a
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
Famous Inventors Research Project- Scientist Person and Inventions Google Slides
Looking for a simple and fun way to research famous inventors and inventions? The Google Slides include clickable links for students to watch videos and read about inventors, then record facts. These work with Benchmark Advance Unit 5.Inventors included: Alexander Graham Bell, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, Samuel Morse, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Tim Berners Lee, Eli Whitney, The Wright Brothers, Mary Anderson, Anna Connelly, Ruth Wakefield, Ruth Handler, Stephanie Kwo
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2nd - 5th
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Biography Timeline Graphic Organizer Template
I always tell my students that a biography is the story of a person's life, as though a timeline was put into narrative form. For their upcoming writing project on a historical figure, I plan to have them prewrite by turning their research into a timeline. This template should keep them on the right track and help them see what is most important. Let me know how you use it in your classroom!
Grades:
2nd - 8th
All 50 States Research Report Project Templates English Writing Complete
Get 1000 pages in this bundle. One report for every state! Kids love this project. This package is my 50 state report research projects bundled as one MEGA BUNDLEYou get 50 state reports for one low price!!You will get a report template for each of the following states: AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshir
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3rd - 5th
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Question of the Week Library Center
This is by far the most popular center in my library!
Center Objective: students will use library resources to answer a trivia question.
This center includes:
✼ CCSS connections
✼ detailed set up information
✼ center sign
✼ 44 questions with answers (questions come in two sizes - 1/4 page and full page)
✼ answer slips
Questions cover a variety of topics, from animals to land forms to important people. Some questions are "thick" and some are "thin" but all are reasonably easy for students to
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2nd - 6th
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Canada Project - Provinces and Territories Research Report and Craft
Are your students learning about the provinces and territories of Canada? This project guides students as they research, take notes, and publish their report on Canadian provinces and territories. It is perfect for writing centers, an extension to your social studies unit on Canada, or for practicing report writing. Students can work in groups and collaborate to create the fan, or the teacher can assign each student a territory and create a whole-class project that lives in the classroom librar
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3rd - 5th
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