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Christmas Reading Comprehension FREE
Get your students excited about reading while assessing comprehension and retention using these fun, engaging, and festive Christmas-themed reading comprehension templates to use with ANY book!Packet includes:Story Elements OverviewBeginning, Middle, EndText ConnectionsCharacter ProfileChapter SummaryK-W-L ChartCause and EffectResources created by: Jessica LawlerJoy in the Journey
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Animal Classification: Inherited Traits of CRUSTACEANS
Enrich your study of animal classification while you meet your NGSS/TEKS standards with Inherited Traits of CRUSTACEANS, a FREE activity book from my Animal Classification series. Each book in the series targets the standards for inherited traits, life cycles, and adaptations. You’ll love the comprehensive coverage and easy prep, and your students will love the engaging cut-and-glue format and realistic illustrations. Outline of Topics:What Is an Inherited Trait?Key Trait: TEN LEGS (Decapods)Li
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in: Animal Classification: Inherited Traits ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Mr. Popper's Penguins - Blog Questions
These questions can be put onto a classroom blog OR they can be typed up and used for a novel study, guided reading group, or literature circle. We used it as a whole class read aloud for our multiage first and second graders and posted the questions on our classroom blog to be answered for homework each night. Mr. Popper's Penguins is a title listed on the Common Core Standards.
Grades:
1st - 4th
3 Little Pigs: Mind Map Using Reading Comprehension Strategies
A case study on how to integrate reading comprehension strategies with mind maps.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Literacy Mini Unit - Process Writing and Interactive Book • FREE •
About the mini unit:
This mini unit provides one writing task that can be published into a class book. Use the included page from the complete book as an introduction to the task and as a model text.
About the book page:
One page from the complete book is included. Students can be Sherlock as they read the teacher-authored-and-illustrated page from the book titled “Riddles to Behold.” Use the clues in the riddle to determine what the mystery answer is! Watch as students witness the magical tran
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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[Spanish ed] Demo cuentos infantiles para dormir y con moraleja
Demo del libro de cuentos infantiles para dormir y con moralejas, cuentos que disfrutarán pequeños de 2 a 7 años y que fomentarán su creatividad, imaginación y buscarán la reflexión en las cosas buenas. Al final de cada cuento para dormir, incluye un dibujo para colorear, y para cada cuento con moraleja, se incluye un cuadro donde se le pide a los pequeños que dibujen con qué se han quedado del cuento.Además de ayudar con la creatividad y desarrollo de la mente, ¡textos en español para que apren
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Demo bedtime storybook with a moral
Demo of the children's bedtime storybook with morals, stories that little ones aged 2 to 7 will enjoy and that will foster their creativity, imagination, and encourage reflection on the good things in life. At the end of each bedtime story, it includes a coloring page, and for each moral story, there is a section asking the little ones to draw what they have taken away from the story.In addition to aiding creativity and mental development, texts are in Spanish to help them learn the language!---
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Cam Jansen Character Map Graphic Organizer
Students can list character traits about Young Cam Jansen or Cam Jansen. Fits any book in both series. Enjoy!
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Comprehension and Summary Activities for Jamaica's Find
This summary activity is one of many free Children's Literature Springboard activities from Fisher Reyna Education. This activity is easy and ideal for teaching whole story comprehension for a narratives with a strong problem-solution plot. For more free activities visit us at www.fisherreyna.com. Click on the "Extras" tab. These notable books and authors demonstrate the strength that our comprehension strategies bring to every reading program. At Fisher Reyna Education, we work hard to bridge
Grades:
K - 4th
"Abrama's End Game" - Short Story - Socratic Discussion
After Dinner Conversation is an independent, nonprofit, literary magazine that focuses on short story fiction that encourages philosophical and ethical discussions with friends, family, and students. Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, or Substack.Title: Abrama’s End Game - Short StoryLogline: Abrama learns the gods created her dimension as their play-space to visit, and is forced to fight across realities when she discovers their plan to shut it down.Learning Style: Close ReadingCla
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Socratic Method: 3 Reader's Theaters (elementary)
3 short Reader's Theaters that demonstrate the Socratic Method/critical thinking. Upon completion, I recommend extending the Socratic dialogue with the class.Socratic questioning, inspired by Socrates, is a method of inquiry that seeks to explore complex ideas, concepts, and beliefs by asking questions that challenge assumptions, clarify meaning, and reveal underlying principles.
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1st - 3rd
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What Are Human Rights?
This contains an illustrated version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, suitable for young people. It has been used in hundreds of schools around the world. To find out more about the Youth for Human Rights educational program, visit our website: YHR Website
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Higher Order Thinking Questions - Spanish
These Spanish language queue cards can be used to challenge students' higher order thinking skills when reflecting on an informational text they've read. I use them in Dual-Immersion Guided Reading groups as comprehension questions; changing the question to a higher order every time we meet. They would also work in a literacy center or with reading partners after a little training.
They are color coded from lower (knowledge - Blue) to higher (eval - Yellow). Enjoy!
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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Language Arts Cluster/ The Rainbow Fish
This document is a Language Arts Cluster Web. This web was creating using the story The Rainbow Fish. The web gives ideas and activities to help your students fully understand what they are reading.
Ideas for:
Visual Representation
Quality of Viewing
Quality of Writing
Quality of Reading
Quality of Talking
Quality of Listening
Book: The Rainbow Fish
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
The Adventures of Aurora: A heartwarming tale of friendship, teamwork,andnature
The Adventures of Aurora and Her Friends is a heartwarming story about a young bee named Aurora who loves to explore the world around her and make new friends. Along with her friends, Aurora goes on several adventures, including discovering a new flower field, having a fun picnic, finding a new home for their hive, and saving their hive from a storm. Throughout their adventures, the bees learn the importance of friendship, teamwork, perseverance, and caring for nature. At the end of the story, A
Grades:
K - 5th
The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz Comprehension Questions
25 comprehension questions to ask your students after reading of the picture book The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz. This book is one of the common core mentor texts for grades 2-3.
These questions are great for reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
I've include a 3-page printable worksheet with space for answer and a 2-page answer key which may also be printed for reference during a read-aloud session.
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher Comprehension Questions
I have created higher order thinking comprehension questions for each chapter of Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher. This is Chapter Book Number 15 in the Arthur Chapter Book Series.
I use these questions with my guided reading groups. We will read a chapter in group and practice answering a question together. I then assign them the next chapter and the corresponding question/questions for homework.
Depending how often your group meets, this could take you a few days or a few weeks.
If you downloa
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Reading Response Sheets
Reading Response Sheets are suitable during guided reading sessions for students to thoughtfully reflect upon a chosen text.
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Higher Order Thinking Guide for Reading
Bloom's Higher Order Thinking - examples of good questioning and activities for reading related to each of the levels (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation)
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Guided Reading Bookmarks
These Guided Reading bookmarks will help your lower elementary students gain a deeper understanding of the texts they read. They provide Text-Text connections, Text-Self and Text-World.
Just Print onto cardstock and go - they are classroom-ready!
You can encourage students to write their own notes or key words on the back of these bookmarks too. Then you can place them in student portfolios, and be prepared for any teacher-student-parent conference!
This work is licensed under a Creative Com
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Grades:
1st - 4th
French Reading Questions / Strategies
Questioning strategies to improve comprehension and critical thinking during individual reading, read aloud and guided readings for French Immersion primary students.
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Inclusive Learning
This website is a way to help support teachers as they try to create a more equitable learning environment for all of their students. I have compiled different types of resources for grades Kindergarten to 8th grade. These resources will show a diverse range of characters, represent different cultures, and introduce students to current issues in an age-appropriate way. Also included on this website is support for Holocaust Education. I have personally read every single one of these books and you
Grades:
K - 12th
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight Educator Guide
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight is a dual-POV #ownvoices debut novel that follows two teenage girls—Lena, who is black, and Campbell, who is white—who are thrust together one night when a race riot erupts in their city. Angie Thomas calls it "a compelling and powerful novel that is sure to make an impact."
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Analyzing Poems
The fear of public speaking is more common than the fear of death, spiders, or heights. However, overcoming that fear can lead to an invaluable skill. Public speaking helps us in our day to day lives by speaking and presenting in class, meeting new people, interviewing for jobs and schools, and standing up for ourselves and our beliefs. hese pieces are from unorthodox perspectives in terms of what is traditionally taught in school. They will be given as examples of how one can rise above and hav
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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