217 results
Reading Common Core W.8.7 resources
The OUTSIDERS Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards-Based
OUTSIDERS: This Outsiders Novel Study Unit will engage your students with thought-provoking standards-based literacy activities as they read S.E. Hinton's classic novel. Now includes both print and digital versions! The Chapter-by-Chapter Response Pages challenge students to dig deep into the text to analyze and make inferences. Perfect for partner work, small groups, or independent study! The Free-Writes topics facilitate great discussions, and students enjoy choice on the essay and creative wr
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8
A Literature Kit for the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas written by John Boyne. Take a Peek Inside:Experience this powerful story about childhood innocence, friendship and suffering set at Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II. Assess students' comprehension of the novel and explore their personal reactions to the events of the book. Imagine what Bruno sees from his bedroom window that makes him feel cold and unsafe. Explore Bruno's state of mind by detailing the lesson he learns
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in: World Conflict Stories Lit Kit Set - BUNDLE Gr. 5-8
Trevor Noah's Born A Crime Engaging Novel Study Unit Bundle - Distance Learning
300+ pages of print and digital resources to make teaching Born A Crime meaningful, engaging, and low prep. This unit is the one-stop shop for teaching Born A Crime. It has everything you need and more! This novel study unit is based on the original version of Born A Crime. If you are looking for an engaging and discounted novel study unit for the Adapted for Young Readers version of Born A Crime, ★ Check out this resource here! ★Engage your students in Trevor Noah's popular novel Born A Crime t
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Ground Zero Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, the History of September 11th nonfiction readings and extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, project choice board, and essays will all provide opportunities for your stu
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
The Hobbit Bundle: Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocab Games, Projects, Test (Google)
Evaluate reading comprehension, promote vocabulary development, reinforce close reading practices, and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this comprehensive bundle for teaching J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. Included are the following: an introductory Google Slides presentation, a guided reading handout, plot-based quizzes, vocabulary application activities, close reading analysis worksheets for every chapter, crossword puzzles, word search games, creative project options (w
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Tuesdays with Morrie Mega Bundle Novel Study Unit - Activities, Quizzes, + more!
300+ pages of resources! If you are looking for complete, engaging, rigorous, relevant, low-prep, and meaningful Tuesdays with Morrie novel study unit resources for your students, look no further than this novel study unit! This product includes everything you will need to teach the popular, inspiring novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom including ready-to-go digital materials for Google Classroom/distance learning! This bundle is full of engaging resources that are guaranteed to save you a
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Why Read: Reading Posters, Reflection Activity, and Vision Board for Secondary
Do your students ask, Why should I read? Reluctant readers need to know why reading matters...why they should care. Even advanced teens and tweens need to be reminded of why they should make time in their busy schedules for reading. You can help students understand all of the benefits of being literate in a concrete, explicit manner. Set the inspirational tone for your classroom reading culture using these reading posters and extension activities.The following resources are included in this pro
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Ugly Sweater Christmas Project | December Reading Activity 6th, 7th, 8th
This 6th-8th grade Holiday project based learning activity is the best Christmas season activity! In this fun project-based learning (PBL) activity for 6th-8th grades, your students will use key standards in a real-life scenario! These standards include reading comprehension, collaboration, revision, and design. Differentiation is included!Driving Question: How can I design an ugly sweater that has a winter or holiday theme and use related symbolism for advertising in a class catalog? Students a
Argumentative Writing Instructional Workbook Grades 7-10: The Paper Chain
This is a 80-page exciting student-friendly ebook instructional manual and workbook for writing an argument / argumentative paper - perfect for grades 7 - 10. This unit addresses WRITING, READING, and LANGUAGE in Common Core Language. These are reading and writing techniques that can be used for cross-curricular writing in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education... you name it! Want a HARD COPY printed, bound, and delivered directly to you? CLICK HERE.With this student-friend
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving Activities for Reading and Writing, Grades 4-8Forget your old Thanksgiving lesson plans! Your students do NOT want to hear about the first Thanksgiving, and they DEFINITELY do NOT want to write dull paragraphs about the things they are thankful for.Seriously. They DON’T!Spice up your lesson plans with this DIFFERENT differentiated unit for Thanksgiving!Your students will:• View and analyze a video clip about innovative humane practices at turkey farms and processing plants.• View a
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Eighth Grade Reading Writing Grammar Full Year ELA Curriculum | Mentor Text Unit
Teaching all the eighth-grade middle school ELA Literature, Informational, Grammar, and Writing standards is completely broken down and done for you. Your entire year of eighth-grade reading, writing, and grammar curriculum is complete with this mentor text bundle of units. This ELA curriculum bundle includes five literature and literary devices units, a nonfiction or information reading unit, five essay writing units, the complete volume one grammar bundle, and five mentor text novel studies. E
Subjects:
Grades:
8th
Trevor Noah's Born A Crime Adapted for Young Readers Engaging Novel Study Unit
This novel study unit is based on the Adapted for Young Readers version of Born A Crime. If you are looking for an engaging and discounted novel study unit for the original version of Born A Crime, ★ Check out this resource here! ★300+ pages of print and digital resources to make teaching Born A Crime meaningful, engaging, and low prep. This unit is the one-stop shop for teaching Born A Crime. It has everything you need and more!Engage your students in Trevor Noah's popular novel Born A Crime th
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Banned Books Week Project Mini Research Activity & Lesson Report or Presentation
Perfect for Banned Books Week! This DIGITAL and EDITABLE research project is great for an ELA or library studies class, especially prior to starting Fahrenheit 451! Encourage curiosity with your students, and assign a different banned/challenged book to each student while teaching about censorship. Teach research skills with a smaller, manageable topic. This product includes 13 slides:1 example slide (using Fahrenheit 451)1 directions slide (editable)1 rubric slide (editable)8 Google Slides temp
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Greek god or goddess Mythology Report | 1 Day Mini-Research Project for Slides™
Teach research skills with a small, manageable topic with Greek gods and goddesses. This product is great for an introductory lesson on Greek mythology. Turn it into a jigsaw and have students present to one another (in person or via Flipgrid). This digital product includes 8 slides:Editable sign-up listExample6 Google Slides templates ( 3 for gods, 3 for goddesses)The Google Slides templates can be edited in View > Theme Builder.Related Products:Greek and Roman gods & goddesses Chart Gra
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Note Taking Templates | Note Taking Graphic Organizers
This note taking activity collection contains 24 No Prep, open ended booklets that can be used with any note taking assignment. These flip flap books are created with Common Core standards in mind, requiring critical thinking and elaboration of ideas. Students are required to respond in a variety of creative ways, including writing, doodling, analyzing, and more! The activities are ideal for individual and collaborative work.Each Flip Flap book contains an entire page of space for student wor
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: Reading Response Bundle | Reading Flip Flap Books
English Curriculum for the Entire Year Bundle - CCSS Aligned for Grades 8 & 9
This entire year of ELA curriculum will take you from the first day procedures and syllabus to the final end-of-year activities. Every day and every lesson is planned and created for your 8th or 9th grade students which leaves you with a no prep, no planning school year! A detailed curriculum map outlines the entire year, as well as the CCSS standards met within each unit. Each lesson comes with detailed lesson plans and teaching suggestions to leave you feeling prepared for the lessons while sa
Argument Research and Essay Unit With "Room for Debate"
Make writing argument essays relevant with this month-long unit! Students begin by reading, analyzing, and evaluating articles on real-world topics from “Room for Debate" in The New York Times. Then, using their reading as inspiration, students select a topic for research and use their research to write a formal argumentative essay. Throughout the unit, the teacher scaffolds instruction and provides practice paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, MLA formatting, and developing arguments. The teach
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 8th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE EIGHTH GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. YEAR ROUND SKILL PRACTICE!Wonderful for year-round skill practice, preparing your students all throughout the year for all those pesky standardized asse
Subjects:
Grades:
8th
Types:
Long Way Down Novel Study
The Long Way Down Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. The Long Way Down Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 60+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this unit. The literary analysis r
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 9th
Types:
Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discuss
Grades:
5th - 9th
Plan a Vacation - Project-Based Learning Writing Assignment with Rubric - PBL
Embark on an adventure with this plan a vacation literacy project! This project-based learning writing assignment includes four different writing tasks that will invite students to explore the world without leaving the classroom. Geared towards developing a variety of literacy skills, this project is perfect for enhancing essential literacy in a dynamic way. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Plan a Vacation Literacy Project:✏️ Plan a Trip Project Instructions
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Night by Elie Wiesel Mega Bundle Novel Study Unit - Activities, Quizzes, + more!
NEW! Over 200+ pages of helpful and engaging resources!Looking for an engaging Night novel study unit that encourages critical thinking and creativity that will also make your life easier? You came to the right place. This novel study unit includes EVERYTHING you need to bridge the narrative to real-world issues, effortlessly meeting learning objectives, and saving time as you navigate through this meaningful novel with your students. Everything in this unit comes with print and digital versions
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
A Long Walk to Water Post-Reading Activities - Salva Dut Speech & Webquest
This resource includes two standards-based post-reading activities for A Long Walk to Water. Students can learn more about Salva Dut through his speech video, and they can compare hearing Salva's story first-hand to reading it in the book. Then, students can complete the Water for South Sudan Webquest to learn more about Salva's organization and its impact.Included in this resource:A two-page speech analysis worksheet (printable PDF and digital Google Slide)A two-page Water for South Sudan Webqu
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 217 results
Find Reading resources | TPT
Learn more about reading resources
Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital reading resources to help your student learn a reading concept, look no further! TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
Fun and engaging reading activities to try
Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching reading
What types of reading resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of reading resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular reading lessons include: phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and balanced literacy.
How do I find reading lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing reading lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for reading resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of reading lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my reading lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands