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Critical thinking Common Core RL.3.10 resources
March Madness Reading Test Prep Challenge - 3rd & 4th Grade
Let March Madness and test prep combine in this fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension challenge! This engaging and rigorous march madness classroom activity will help your students understand important reading skills and practice ! It requires students to read 15 unique passages and answer text evidence questions to cover many standards and skills!Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. In this
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3rd - 4th
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Surgery Day for Reading Comprehension Practice - Doctor Transformation
Students will practice many reading skills in a doctor transformation challenge. Transform your room as much as you want into a hospital then give your kid rigorous reading challenges in order to fix their patients! These challenges will have passages that they will use their close reading skills to read and answer text dependent questions with! Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. They won't even
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Reading Skill Challenges Full Year Bundle
Mystery Genre Study Unit - Read, Write & Think Like a Detective Activities
Read, write, and think like a detective! Bulk up your mystery genre study with inference activities, short stories, writing projects, secret codes, observation, logic puzzles, fingerprinting, and invisible ink! This unit is guaranteed to engage your third, fourth, or fifth grade students.Open the previews to take a closer look at all resources.Read Like a DetectiveEight inference activities and five short detective stories help kids build critical thinking and deduction skills. These literature
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3rd - 5th
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3rd Grade Reading Review Game | Digital Escape Room | Google Distance Learning
This digital (Google) end of the year test prep escape room game is the most fun way to review the 3rd grade reading standards while encouraging critical thinking and problem solving! It can be used live in the classroom or via distance learning. In this escape, students will compete individually or as a group to beat the clock and escape Planet Emoji!*This is a digital version for use with student Google accounts. If your students don't have access to Google accounts, use the print version inst
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3rd
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Also included in: Emoji Escape Room EVERYTHING Bundle Math and ELA Review 2nd-6th
Test Prep Reading Skills Carnival | Digital and Printable
Make test prep fun with a test prep carnival! Students will answer text-dependent questions that are both multiple choice and short response. They will read rigorous passages and then answer the questions in order to earn tickets. These tickets can be used in your classroom carnival.You can use real carnival games or just use board games! Why will these challenges help your students grow?Engagement- Students will be engaged from the beginning to the end of the challenges. They won't even realize
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3rd - 4th
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Interactive Reading Notebook * Book Reports & Comprehension Strategies
Interactive Reading Notebook to use with ANY Fiction Book! There are over 100 foldables and activities included in this resource. This product will accompany almost any fiction book that you use in your classroom. There are interactive activities that focus on whole book comprehension {book reports}, as well as foldables that reinforce once specific strategy or skill. This resource also works great as an added resource to Guided Reading or intervention groups. Test prep doesn't have to be b
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2nd - 5th
Reading Log - Independent Reading Response Homework Log - Use with any book
A few years ago, I ditched timers and parent signatures from my nightly reading homework log – and I’ve never looked back. This resource was created from a need to engage students in their independent reading rather than make it a dreaded chore. This Homework Reading Log contains two main parts: the reading log and a question choice sheet. On the log, students list the book they read each night and then choose a response question to show what they've learned from their reading. Students are to
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3rd - 5th
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Passages PowerPoint Lesson
Help students in making inferences with this no-prep PowerPoint! This lesson plan includes everything you need to teach kids how to draw conclusions by using critical thinking while impressing your administrators. A quick and easy setup saves your planning time and is perfect for substitute teachers. Click HERE to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.This standards-based PowerPoint lesson guides students in the art of making inferences. It also includes a funny photo wi
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Reading Skills Bundle
Substitute Plans Third and Fourth Grade One Full Day Emergency Sub Plans
These lessons were created around the book, Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel. They can be used together as one day teacher or substitute plans, or separated by lessons. Each lesson can “stand on its own!”These plans include:One reading lessonOne writing lessonOne math lessonOne social studies/grammar combined lessonOne social studies/science combined lessonI have included 2 versions of this last activity so you can differentiate.I have included answer keys and detailed directions for y
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3rd - 4th
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The Wild Robot Questions - The Wild Robot Novel Study Discussion Questions
⭐ Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource ⭐Do you love the novel, The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, but need low-prep activities to integrate into a fun novel unit? The Wild Robot Discussion Questions for Google Slides are a perfect way for students to synthesize information as they read each chapter in the novel. This resource includes a printable and digital option and is designed so that you can simply download, print, and go! This is ideal for teachers wanting a high-quality a
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3rd - 5th
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Reading Log 3rd Grade - Weekly Independent Reading Comprehension Homework
Need to assign reading homework, but want to engage students with choice? This weekly homework reading log resource is for you! It provides you with 36 weeks of grade-appropriate reading homework logs full of questions from every CCSS reading standard for literature and informational text.Each reading log contains ten questions - four are for fiction texts, four for nonfiction, one reflection question, and one free choice option. No two logs are the same.Your Download Includes:36-weeks of printa
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3rd
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Also included in: Weekly Reading Logs & Reading Skills Task Cards YEAR LONG BUNDLE 3rd
Frindle Novel Study and Activities
Engage and challenge your students with this Frindle novel study and activity pack filled with standards based fun! This bundle contains a PowerPoint and no prep worksheet activities for your students which will not only teach reading and vocabulary work but will also further develop critical thinking skills and creativity. These classroom ready Frindle activities are a win for you and your students!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of individual resources.Great discus
Grades:
3rd - 5th
COMMON CORE READING Comprehension Bundle
Save with these two best sellers together in a NO PREP 2 IN 1 BUNDLE, which includes over 100 reading comprehension response printables aligned and compatible with the Common Core Reading for grades 1-3. The resource packets in this bundle require no laminating or color ink. Just print and use with any book during whole group instruction, reading centers, literature circles, as homework, and more. IMPORTANT TO NOTE:This is a discounted, BUNDLED pack of 2 resource items that are also available in
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1st - 3rd
Reader's Workshop Unit 1 Building a Reading Life Grade 3, Distance Learning OK
I created this product to help save me time and resources spent on teaching the Reader's Workshop program. You can use this in class or if teaching through Distance Learning. It is a fun, engaging way to interactively teach Unit 1: Building a Reading Life from the purchased books. I have read every page and condensed it down to hit the important things I needed to remember to teach without having the book in my lap. It is editable so you can adapt it to your own classroom. I just throw the slide
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3rd - 4th
Shel Silverstein's THIS BRIDGE Socratic Seminar Plan + MANY Extras!
Are your students struggling with interpreting poetry? Build confidence and comprehension with this short, imaginative poem by Shel Silverstein.
This Socratic seminar plan is designed to help students become more comfortable with prose. As is, it’s appropriate for grades 4th-6th. It could also be used in 3rd, with some modification of questions to help them understand symbolism and figurative language.
In general, Socratic seminar is a fantastic way to engage your students in thoughtful conve
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3rd - 6th
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STEAM/STEM unit plan - Create your Ultimate Animal & Ultimate Country pack
Welcome to the "Building Your Ultimate Animal" and "Creating Your Ultimate Country" STEAM project, an immersive educational experience that ignites creativity, critical thinking, and scientific exploration among students. This dynamic initiative combines elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics to inspire learners.The primary goal of this project is to empower students to conduct comprehensive research on diverse animal species, analyzing their unique adaptations, beha
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, 5-LS2-1
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Making Inferences Using Picturebooks: Grades K-5
This unit includes 20+ pages of reusable graphic organizers and multiple lessons utilizing quality children's books that will help your students understand the many ways to make inferences while reading.
The unit begins with an anchor lesson teaching the concept of making inferences. The anchor lesson uses the story Two Bad Ants by Chris VanAllsburg. This story beautifully lends itself to making inferences with the help of the author's brilliant ability to use words and illustrations to lead
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K - 5th
Reading Comprehension Fiction and Non-Fiction
This packet contains reading stories, fiction and non-fiction with comprehension questions to answer after reading. The reading stories can be used in grades K-4th.
They can be used as reading stations, as partner work, small groups, whole group, early finisher work, assessments, individual work, or as a needs based lesson for students that are struggling with the skill of comprehension. This is especially useful for the ESOL population as comprehension seems to be a skill that some may struggle
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K - 3rd
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FREE Student Small Business Plan-Google Slides Distance Learning Resource
Thank you for checking this product! This resource is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to the process of writing a small business plan. It not only meets ELA and math Common Core standards, but also meets many Personal Financial Literacy (PFL) standards.I updated this resource to make it useful for your distance learning classroom. It includes a five-part small business plan, teacher and student tutorial, as well as a link to a read aloud of the book, One Hen: How One Small Loan M
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3rd - 5th
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Comprehensive Collection of Over 60 Graphic Organizers
Unleash the full potential of your classroom with this expansive set of graphic organizers designed to boost reading comprehension across both literary and informational texts. From the classic T-charts to intricate attribute charts, your lessons will be brimming with creativity and critical thinking. ✏️Our collection is more than just tools; it's a complete strategy to engage and inspire every student. Each graphic organizer comes with detailed instructions, practical classroom applications, an
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2nd - 6th
The One and Only Ivan Novel Study
Save time with this book study of the novel, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. It was a success in my classroom and could be in yours, too, if you take the first step to downloading this colorful PowerPoint that is great for distance learning or in-class instruction. This lesson will engage students, spark creativity, and get them ready for reading this wonderful novel.Click HERE to save about 30% off the price of individual resources with a bundle.Inside this ready to use resource,
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Activities
Dr. DooRiddles A3: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 2-3
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for 2nd and 3rd graders is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships b
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2nd - 3rd
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Teaching Visualizing Using Picture Books
Want a fun and easy to remember way to have your students conquer the difficult task of comprehending what they read? This is one of my many strategies that help students dive into higher level thinking without the frustration, without the vagueness of correlation to everyday reading, without the "once its over it forgotten" type of lessons.
It's time to teach our young readers how to find the joy and ease of comprehending. It's time for an easy to use tool that requires little to no extra cr
Grades:
K - 5th
Fact and Opinion Task Cards | Critical and Analytical Skills for 3rd 4th Grade
IDENTIFYING FACT FROM OPINION IS AN ESSENTIAL SKILL FOR STUDENTSHelps students to filter factual content from opinionIt is essential for students to be able to distinguish between fact and opinion in order to develop critical and analytical skills in reading and listening. Fact and opinion are often interwoven in texts and speeches, so it is crucial for students to be able to untangle the threads of truth from mere belief. This skill is essential for navigating the deluge of media that students
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3rd - 5th
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