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Free middle school english language arts resources for Google Apps
CNN10 Daily Quiz - Spring 2024 Google Forms
Find the Fall 2023 only listing here. This is an excellent resource for keeping students up to date on current events and holding them accountable to engage with the news! New questions are created for each episode so you and your students don't get burned out answering the same questions day after day. View examples of this resource from last semester here.*If you teach a class that ties into current events then you will love this resource. It is intended for use with Google Drive/Classroom and
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6th - 12th
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - Reading Worksheet
**This worksheet is included in my complete Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - Reading Worksheet Pack**Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - Reading WorksheetThis worksheet will reinforce making inferences and drawing conclusions as a reading strategy. It includes a reading passage followed by questions asking students to make three inferences about the text. Students also have to explain how they made each of their inferences (using clues from the text or using their own life ex
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3rd - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Activities Digital Resources Mystery Game - Team Building
Try this free mystery game for your classroom! This mystery is a great way to get students collaborating and working together! Kids love to solve mysteries and this game is very exciting and fun! Read the story aloud to the students. Pass out the clues to each student and let them solve the case together. This is a great tool for critical thinking, finding inferences, and team building skills. Discussion questions at the end will help the students understand how the mystery was solved! NEW Mat
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3rd - 8th
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History of Chocolate Chip Cookies Reading Comprehension Passage & Worksheets
Your students will enjoy learning all about how chocolate chip cookies got their start with this FREE high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun reading unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the history of the chocolate chip cookie. Now includes a digital version for Google Classroom. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!This freebie is a part of the August Close Reading Bundle, w
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle for the Year
Back to School Student Survey - Get To Know You Activity - Digital / Print
Want an engaging and fun get-to-know-you activity for the first few days of school? Here's a free student survey to hand out during Back To School Week to better understand your students and quickly assess their writing skills. This isn't a list of questions that students expect, but a fun list of questions to get to know students' unique personalities! My students love to answer these questions and share them. For example, I ask students to name the song they couldn't get out of their heads
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School - "Get to Know You" Activities
Theme Distance Learning Reading Passage and Task Cards FREE | Theme Activities
This finding theme distance learning resource now includes a digital option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for a link and instructions.FINDING THE THEME FREEBIE - In this Theme Activities product, you will find portions of the following products including:one full-page reading passage worksheet for reading passagefour theme task cards with a differentiated answer sheetan explanation of theme in readinganswer keysNOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANC
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3rd - 6th
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End of the Year Reflection Questions FREEBIE! Print or Digital Activity
Please enjoy these 24 FREE End of the School Year task cards!The first twenty cards each feature a reflection question about the school year. These would work well as either discussion or writing prompts. The final four cards (yellow titles) each require students to write a letter pertaining to the school year. These are longer activities and would be great at a center or as a whole class assignment.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)ColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google Sl
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2nd - 6th
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Valentine's Day Would You Rather Questions FREE - Fun Print & Digital Options
Here are 20 Valentine's Day Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of 20 Valentines Day Would You Rather QuestionsAnswer SheetDIGITAL:Google SlidesGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students l
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1st - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Passage FREE - Close Reading Activities
Crayon History Close Read with Mystery Picture, provided in both DIGITAL and PRINT formats, is designed to engage students in analyzing text using close reading comprehension strategies. This resource motivates students to persevere through the multi-draft reading process with the use of the mystery grid picture, making it a fun activity that students will ask for again and again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Save BIG when you buy the BUNDLE! Click here to check it out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️This FREE Sample text comes with the fo
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3rd - 6th
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Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer | Argumentative Writing Template | Free
Use this opinion writing graphic organizer with any prompt! Everything students need to write an effective opinion paragraph is included on one printable and digital page! **This opinion writing freebie is part of the larger Argumentative and Opinion Writing Bundle. The bundle includes 12 printable, EDITABLE, and digital graphic organizers for argument and opinion writing! Click HERE to preview all the organizers in the bundle! This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Ch
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5th - 8th
FREE Informational Text Structures Assessment
Enjoy this FREE 3 page Informational Text Structures Assessment. This assessment was designed to accompany my Informational Text Structure Task Cards and includes examples of each type of non-fiction text structure. They also have accompanying questions that require students to read, comprehend, and provide proof of the correct text structure.This resource also includes access to a DIGITAL version!Answer Key Included MORE Informational Text Resources Informational Text Structures Task Cards In
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Informational Text Structures Activity Bundle
New Year's 2024 - Writing, Resolutions and Goals - Digital/Print
New Year's Resolutions and Goals - Free doodle graphic organizer for your students' goals and resolutions for the new year and an identical blank graphic organizer for you to use to make up your own questions. Also includes writing paper for you to use for an extended writing prompt! Comes in both print and digital formats!The activity can be used as a launching point for a class discussion of resolutions, goals, or as a writing prompt for a longer piece.Happy New Year!For more Doodle Graphic
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6th - 9th
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Summer Roll-a-Story Writing FREEBIE | End of the Year Activity | Digital & Print
No Prep Freebie!! Encourage your students to be creative and grow in their writing with this fun Summer themed writing product. . Perfect for an End of the Year Activity. Students will select their own path for their story by rolling a dice then using the writing prompts provided for the character, setting, and plot as they build their own creative writing story.What's included in the set:Roll-a-Story sheet with writing promptsMultiple selections of writing paper (one with clip art at bottom, on
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Roll-a-Story Bundle | All Year Creative Writing
Writing Choice Boards *with Google Slides Writing Menus
Need a new writing center for your writing workshop time? This resource contains 7 writing choice boards that can be used in grades 3-5 and are perfect for writing centers.About the Writing Choice BoardsEach choice board contains 15 prompts per genre for the students to complete independently or with groups. That is a total of 105 writing prompts in a variety of genres! The writing choice boards are available in two formats: with and without a colored background. The writing genres are:Personal
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4th - 6th
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FREE Summarizing Graphic Organizers - Print and Digital
This free resource is a SAMPLE of my Summarizing: Differentiated Reading Passages and Questions for grades 3-6.Click HERE to check it out!-------------------------------------------------------------------------**A digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom.** With the digital version, you have the option to go 100% paperless.-------------------------------------------------------------------------These summarizing graphic organizers are each a one-page graphic organizer to u
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3rd - 6th
Newspaper Article Template | Writing a News Article | Printable & Digital
Add creativity and writing practice to any unit of study with this printable and digital newspaper article template. Your students will perfect the art of writing a newspaper article using this blank nonfiction template.Want more summary writing templates? Click here to view 10 editable, printable, and digital graphic organizers for summary writing! This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teach
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Passage | SBAC Questions CAASPP | Print & Digital
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.Help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students prepare for their Common Core Assessment or Smarter Balanced Assessment with these amazing resources!Great for elementary students. Or maybe your students need the middle school set.They align with the SBAC Reading test to help your studen
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2nd - 6th
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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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Halloween Crossword and Word Search or Word Find
Is Halloween coming up and do you want to do something fun? Try these 2 vocabulary activities. The crossword and word find or word search use the same words in both. These activities also come in PRINTABLE and DIGITAL forms. This packet includes Halloween puzzles covering 24 words. These words are from Halloween history (which can be found in our Halloween reading passage product). They move beyond the standard Halloween words you might find on many products and extend your students. Using thes
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Halloween Activity Bundle - 7 products at 50% off
The Scientific Method Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage explains the steps to the scientific method including: make an observationask a questionform a hypothesisconduct an experimentdraw a conclusionThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.It also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle
Free Analogies for Grades 3-6
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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4th - 7th
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Figurative Language Worksheets - Printable & Digital
Quickly and easily check students' understanding of figurative language with these free, no-prep figurative language worksheets! Review the types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbolism), assess or pre-assess a figurative language unit, or just assign a page as homework. The activities include both matching and multiple-choice questions.This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Pu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
Blank Timeline Template | Printable and Digital | Free
Focus on sequence of events with this FREE printable and digital timeline template! Use this illustrated timeline template for all content areas and grade levels. Students place six events on the timeline in chronological order. The timeline includes space for an event picture and short description. Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included.This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teac
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4th - 7th
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Point of View Pictures Collaborative Activity
I created this free point of view resource after sharing it on my blog and having many requests for a printable, ready-to-use version! ***Please visit my blog by clicking HERE to read all about it and learn how to best utilize this resource.***I have included two versions. The first version covers all different levels of Third Person Point of View. The second version uses the same pictures, but only covers first and third person point of view.I have also included digital access to use this a
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Point of View & Perspective Bundle
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA 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 ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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