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Free high school test preparation reading strategies resources
Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ FREE Bonus Lesson! Making Inferences
This freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on making inferences. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 3 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 4-8.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your reading classroom? I've also included at the end of this freebie a 3-page Getting Started Guide / FAQ for interactive notebooking.If you are c
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3rd - 9th
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Context Clues Worksheet Vocabulary - Free Context Clues Activities 6th 7th 8th
Context Clues Worksheet Freebie: This vocabulary activity is a great way to help students who struggle with understanding and using context clues to define vocabulary words.This Download Contains: PRINT2 pages of vocabulary activitiesAnswer Key DIGITALReady-to-use Easel activityLike this product? CLICK HERE for the full Context Clues Passages Vocabulary resource for grades 6-8This resource shows examples of definition/explanation context clues, synonym/restatement context clues, antonym/contras
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6th - 9th
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8This activity is meant to be an independent activity for students in grades 4-8. Lower level students may need some scaffolding.UPDATED September 2017. Items 6 and 14 have been changed due to changes in the timeline itself. Please re-download this activity to use again. ;) I'm using it in my 6th grade classroom. First, I will use the timeline to go through and discuss with my students the events of September 11th. Then,
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4th - 9th
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FREE STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension Passages Review Warm Up Bell Ringer Quiz
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This 1 Week Review of daily reading practice has short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curricul
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6th - 9th
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Music as Poetry Analysis Activity for Any Song - Digital and Print
Teaching students to analyze poetry can be challenging. This free resource uses pop culture music (almost any song of your choosing will work) to engage students in discussion about lyric poems. Song analysis activities make teaching poetry fun!ContentsThis song analysis activity is included in different versions:1. A condensed two-page graphic organizer 2. A 14 page resource with one question on each page so you can use them individually, with learning stations, or with gallery walksFormatsThi
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts
General Timeline Template
This general timeline template can be used for biography studies, to track important historical events (such as civil rights movement) or something simple as classroom birthdays. The squares can be used to paste/draw pictures or for a written description (whichever is needed to differentiate for your diverse learners and levels). For the higher grades, the timeline template can be used to compliment a reading response or essay.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Rapunzel | Readers Theater Script | Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale
Rapunzel Readers Theater Script adapted from the original Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale. Thank you for downloading this free resource!!! Please provide feedback in the Comments & Ratings. Even if it's only a few words. This will help me in creating new and better products. Your help is much appreciated! Help students practice fluency, reading with expressing, and performing in front of others without the stress of having to memorize their lines. Contains original text. ATOS Book Level 6.0
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4th - 9th
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FREE - Bloom's Question Cards - Bloom's Taxonomy
These question card FREEBIES are based upon the original Bloom's Taxonomy. Use them to promote higher-level thinking during lessons and after read-alouds. Color code them by copying them on different colors so they are easily differentiated. Adorable covers for each question type are included.Looking for newer Bloom's Taxonomy and other tools to encourage higher level, critical and complex thinking? Check out Digging Deeper - Learning Practices✨Click the GREEN STAR by my store name to follow and
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K - 12th
Greek and Latin Root Words, Prefixes, & Suffixes List— 300 Vocabulary Word Parts
Enhance your students' vocabulary with this comprehensive list of 300 of the Most Commonly Used Greek & Latin Root Words, Prefixes, & Suffixes!Included in this FREE download, is a list for teachers to reference the most commonly used Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Use this list to help guide your lessons or to provide students with a reference tool. Each page is broken down by word part, meaning, and example words. You May Also Like!Greek & Latin Root Words, Prefixes,
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4th - 12th
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How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
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8th - 11th
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FREE CONVO BINGO : A Socratic Seminar Bingo game with accountable talk prompts
Students love games. !The CONVO BINGO strategy provides accountable talk, choice, and accountability all in one easy-to-play game. This Socratic Seminar Bingo board is editable to fit your classroom discussion needs. Use it to gamify your next classroom discussion and help keep track of participants!YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:❤️ Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit for ANY text : Socratic Seminar worksheets❤️ Accountable Talk Stems, Posters, Task Cards, and Games : Emotion Theme✌ If you and your students enj
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6th - 12th
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SEQUENCE ACTIVITY
Sequence Activity
These are great activities to reinforce sequence using clue and transition words. Kids have to identify the clue words in the sentences, then draw one line under the event that happened first, and two lines under the event that happened second.
PLEASE NOTE: This packet of sequence activities has been modified and pages have been added. Please upload the new activities that include more activities and teaching suggestions.
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Sequence Packet
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3rd - 9th
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Literature Circle Printables
Updated May 2022: Literature Circle PrintablesThis Literature Circles Packet includes my version of Literature Circle jobs, activities, and instructions. There are five jobs included in this packet:Discussion DirectorWord WizardAdventuring ArtistStellar SummarizerLiterary LuminaryUse these separately, as mini-lessons, or in Literature Circles. I have also included some information on how I conduct Literature Circles in my classroom. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or subscribe!Your feedback is
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2nd - 12th
SSR – Tired of Book Reports? Try this FREE idea instead – Easy grading for you!
This FREE handout explains a fresh approach to Sustained Silent Reading (S.S.R.) procedures to your students. As you’ll see, I use “book talks” with my students instead of traditional book reports, posters, or speech presentations. The SSR book talk is just an informal conversation with the student to determine whether the student actually read the book. Tips for this are included in the PDF download, along with a student handout and tally sheet to help keep your records organized.It’s fantastic
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8th - 11th
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Sports Figurative Language Activity, Coloring-by-Number
In this fun and FREE sports-themed coloring activity page, students are are working on standards while coloring!! The figures of language include allusion, alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification!!
Answers and suggestions for use are included! Great for literacy centers!! Would even work great for a P.E. class!
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Thanksgiving Gramm
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6th - 9th
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Close Reading Mystery Inference Text Evidence Activity - Who Stole the Gnome?
Close Reading Mystery Inference Text Evidence Activity - Who Stole the Gnome?: Engage your students with a captivating close reading inference activity that challenges them to explore and find text evidence, make inferences, and read more closely. This resource provides all the necessary materials to facilitate this fun and creative reading activity in your classroom. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively, enhancing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills as they
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Motivational Testing Treats
This product includes:
The following motivational testing treats:
•Kiss those jitters goodbye
•You're on a roll keep up the good work
•You're mint to rock this test
•Blow the top off the test
•You're of"fish"sally done
Print per student and attach treat or project and save on printing, place treat on desk.
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K - 12th
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Daily Reading Log
Here is a simple and effective way to help your students keep track of their reading. Included are two ways to track: Monthly Reading Logs or Weekly Reading Logs.This reading log template sets up students to track:-The Date-Book Title-Book Level-Minutes Read-Pages Read- Page Started On/Page Ended OnAlso at the bottom there is a space for students to add up their total minutes and pages. With these totals, finding pages per minute is a breeze.______________________________________________________
Grades:
1st - 12th
Development of Central Ideas RI.8.2 | Walkout! Student Protests Article #8-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-1: Walkout!This is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 8th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading Walkout! and practicing skills, including text evidence, dev
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Venn Diagram Template with Lines
This Venn Diagram Worksheet is an excellent tool to understand unions, intersections, and complements.
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PreK - 12th
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The Causes of the American Revolution Bingo Game
This is a bingo review game that covers topics related to the causes of the American Revolution. It is a great tool to use before a test or to check for understanding during an instructional unit on the causes of the Revolutionary War.
Included in this download is an instruction page for the teacher, a blank bingo board (with directions) for students, and a question/answer key for the teacher. The key offers multiple questions to enable the teacher to choose which best fits the needs of the st
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Causes of the Revolutionary War Complete Unit Bundle
Phonics Activities for Older Students Reading Intervention SOR Dyslexia FREE
FREE! long -a sounds (vowels) phonics activities for older students. Get your students where they need to be in their reading. Struggling readers, dyslexic students and English language learners will gain confidence and reading fluency from this resource. Instructions included.This is a FREE bite-size sample. These passages are BRAND NEW and just released They focus on all spellings of long vowel sounds. You can get them here.These activities were created after my very successful phonics reading
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Phonics Puzzle Activities for Older Struggling Readers Special Education
Inference Activity - Digital Mystery Reading Challenge - Kidnapped Principal
Inference Activity - Digital Mystery Reading Challenge - Kidnapped Principal: Get ready to ignite your students' inferential thinking with the exciting "Who Kidnapped the Principal?" digital mystery challenge! In this engaging activity, students collaborate to unravel the mystery of the principal's kidnapping by analyzing evidence, testimonies, suspects, and alibis. Through problem-solving and deductive reasoning, students sharpen their inference skills with this mystery challenge. This free act
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6th - 9th
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Test Prep Foldable
This FREE foldable is a collection of test taking tips and strategies for staying confident during tests and for approaching common question types.Examples of strategies inside:If you know that at least 2 choices are correct, choose “All of the above”Question options that use “never” and “always”. Will “sometimes” work instead?Look-alike answers: Likely one is correct. Remember not to spend too much time on questions you do not know. It's OK, you're human!Look for keywords in answer choices that
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6th - 9th
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