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Middle school english language arts guided reading books for parents
Book Tasting: Introduce Your Students to New Books and Genres
Do you want to introduce your students to new genres or new choices of books? Hold a BOOK TASTING in your classroom! This event will get your students motivated and excited about reading! Hold this event 2-3 times a year in your classroom and/or make it an evening event for parents to "sample" new books with their children. Resource includes: book tasting menuplace matsreflection napkinsbookmarkspreviewing a book signgenre signs with definitionsgenre bookmarks with definitionsevent signs, table
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3rd - 8th
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Meet the Teacher Template Editable | Welcome to Our Class Back to School Letters
This editable meet the teacher template is a perfect way to provide your students and their families with some information about you and your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You can send it in the mail in the summer, email it home, provide a copy to each family at an open house, hand out to your students during the first week of school, or upload to google classroom. Click here to SAVE 30% by buying this as part of my Back to School Forms Bundle!What's Included:- Meet the Teacher
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Forms Bundle | Print + Digital
The Water Cycle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
Grades:
7th - 12th
Mother's Day Writing Activities 2024 Crafts Cards and More Mothers Day
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these fun and meaningful activities for older kids! These writing resources will give your intermediate students a chance to reflect on their relationship with their moms and express their appreciation in a creative and heartfelt way. With everything from Mother’s Day crafts to expository writing with the various activities, you can pick and choose what you want students to work on or let them decide! Easily include these low-prep activities into your writing curricul
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3rd - 6th
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Functional Vocabulary File Folder Games for Special Education Matching Activity
These file folder games for special education and autism focus on color matching, picture matching, and word matching for a variety of functional vocabulary words. Activities include multiple options for easy differentiation: matching picture to picture (identical), picture to picture (non-identical) and picture to word, including both real-life photographs and illustrations. These are great for students working on matching and learning real-life functional vocabulary such as those in special e
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PreK - 12th
Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template - Guided Reading Lessons A-Z - Small Group
Using a Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template ensures you teach the skills students need to learn at each level. Using these small group lesson templates, you can easily keep your guided reading lessons aligned. Each Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template has activities for what students need to learn at levels A-Z for phonics, reading strategies, and comprehension. When I use these small group templates in my classroom, I simply pull out the level needed for my group from my Guided Reading Binder. F
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K - 8th
The Westing Game: A Novel Study
The Westing Game is a murder mystery like no other. This wonderfully crafted novel by Ellen Raskin is a fascinating read for upper elementary and middle school students!This 170-page unit is jam-packed with everything you need to teach the novel, whether you're doing it as a whole-class, a small group (i.e. reading groups or literature circles), or as an individual project. It includes many activities that serve as comprehension tools and valuable practice determining different story elements.
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Novel Studies Mega Bundle
Save Me A Seat Novel Study Unit- Literature Circle Unit- Comprehension Questions
Save Me A Seat Novel Study Unit- Literature Circle Unit- Comprehension QuestionsDigital Version now included!! Whether your students are virtual learning or you would just like to have your students complete this novel study digitally, this product now includes a paper and digital option. Once you download the file, you will be able to click a link within the PDF document that will have you create a copy of the digital Google Slides file. From there, you can send the document to your students th
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Novel Studies Unit- Growing Bundle (Save Me a Seat & Restart)
Summer Reading Activities 2023
This packet of summer reading activities includes: A Note On Summer ReadingSummer Reading List - Picture Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Chapter Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Blank (Fill in Your Own Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Picture Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Chapter Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Choose Your Own The Taylor Swift Summer Reading Play
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K - 6th
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Guided Reading Lesson Plans BUNDLE 1 - Differentiated - Texts Included
Do you struggle with small group reading lessons online or in class? These small group reading lessons provide EVERYTHING you need to successfully host online small group reading lessons!EVERY piece of teaching instruction is done for you! NO more stressing about what to teach or how to teach online or in class. You'll get 2 sets for FREE in this bundle deal!BUNDLE PRICE: $40RESOURCES PURCHASED SEPARATELY: $50With these lessons you will NO LONGER HAVE TO:Hunt for leveled Guided Reading Books
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1st - 8th
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Reading Guides and Handbook for Parent Teacher Conferences ENGLISH EDITION
Parents love these guides to Reading Levels. These are easy to read with sample pictures and explanation of the characteristics for each leveled book being sent home. A fantastic handout for back to school, open house, or anytime!What's Included:1. Guide with Fountas and Pinnell Reading Levels AA - Z in color and black and white2. Guide with DRA Reading Levels A-1 - 70/80 in color and black and white3. Guide with Reading Recovery Reading Levels 1 - 34 in color and black and white4. Guide with
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K - 6th
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Back to School Night | Teacher Information Brochure| Meet the Teacher | EDITABLE
This is a super easy way to give your parents all the information they need on back to school night. It has a spot for teacher wish list, student supplies, daily schedule, subjects, contact info, etc.It is in black and white. I print it on a cute colored paper and it turns out adorable and can be copied on the school copier to save your some colored ink! There is a colored version that you can find in my TpT store if you prefer that!Parents love this and hang it on their fridge year round!
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PreK - 12th, Staff
End of the Year Memory Book Flipbook for Middle School Distance Learning
Send your middle school students home for the summer with a lasting age-appropriate keepsake. UPDATED to include a digital version for distance learning!My "Middle School Memories" flipbook is easy to print and assemble and allows students to reflect on many facets of their school year, ranging from their daily school life, favorite things, best memories, class superlatives, and more. I include an instructional video link for assembling the flipbook.Bonus: each page offers students opportunities
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5th - 8th
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The Lemonade War (Jacqueline Davies) Novel Study / Comprehension (35 pages)
* Follows Common Core Standards *This 35-page booklet-style Novel Study (a total 71 pages including answer key) is designed to follow students throughout the entire book.The questions are based on reading comprehension, strategies and skills. The novel study is designed to be enjoyable and keep the students engaged.Many different types of questions for students to think about and answer before, during, and after they finish each chapter. Types of questions include:Narrative ElementsPredict Conne
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: The Lemonade War BUNDLE (Jacqueline Davies) 3 Novel Studies (101 pages)
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Activities, Exams, Quizzes, Vocab - UNIT
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FRENCH SCIENCE OF READING ~ The Complete Set (Decodable Readers, Activities)
COMPLETE SET OF FRENCH PHONICS ACTIVITIES AND READERS that align with the Science of Reading in French. Please note the following: The sons composés bundles will be completely updated as reflected in the vowel bundle :). As they are comprehensive, they do require some time, thanks for your patience with these! In the meantime, you will still find activities, readers and word wall words! The price will reflect the changes made. Here are the updated packages: ☑ Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) ☑ C Dur et Do
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K - 6th
Number the Stars Novel Study & Enrichment Projects Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep, teacher-friendly novel study for "Number the Stars", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel by Lois Lowry in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this novel in your cla
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5th - 8th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
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[Levels A-M English] Reading Levels Explained for Parents | Parent Guide
Supporting students’ reading at home is easy when you have ready-to-go reading level guides written with parent-friendly vocabulary. These Guided Reading Level Parent Letters are designed to explain the specific characteristics of students’ independent and instructional reading levels. Simply provide during parent teacher reading conferences to explain a child’s reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and more. These parent handouts are also perfect to send home in book bags and with students’
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K - 7th
EDITABLE End of Year Letter to Students and Parents (Color & Black versions)
EDITABLE End of Year Parent Letter: This EDITABLE end of year letter to parents and students is designed to send home at the end of the school year or over the summer. This letter thanks parents and families for their support in helping their child succeed and gives examples of how they can help their child continue to learn over the summer months. This End of Year letter from Teacher is appropriate for all elementary and middle school ages!This End of Year Letter resource includes: -- Color and
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1st - 7th
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Holes Novel Activities
Are you looking for a Holes novel study end of unit activity? This is a resource that includes end of the story comprehension projects designed for the book Holes by Louis Sachar. The purpose of this activity is for students to show their understanding of the novel Holes by Louis Sachar through end of book choices.Here is what you will get:end of novel project choicesblank electronic device templateblank t-shirt templateteacher evaluation rubricSome examples of project choices are: interview a c
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3rd - 6th
Open House Classroom Information Meet The Teacher Parent Letter Packet Template
"✨No time to make a Back to School Flipbook for your Open House? This editable ONE PAGE resource is perfect for Back to School Night, Open House, or Meet the Teacher events. It creates a beautiful and informative Parent Information Sheet that quickly captures ALL aspects of your classroom. Whether you're a Middle School, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th-grade or even Highschool teacher, this snapshot will leave a lasting impression. ✅ Simplify communication with parents and make a positive first
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3rd - 6th
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Editable State Testing Parent Letter Secret Mission to Motivate Students
Encourage your students during your state's standardized tests with the help of their family, friends, and neighbors! Prior to standardized tests, send this letter home with students in a sealed envelope addressed to their parents or caregivers. It asks the parents and caregivers to write a letter or note of encouragement to their child, place the letters in a envelope, and send back to school to the teacher. On test day, the teacher will place the envelopes on the students' desk to open on t
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3rd - 12th
Positive Postcards: 50 Positive Notes Home to Parents, Communication Log, Brag
Help build relationships and open communication by sending a positive note home to parents!One of the BEST classroom routines I ever started was getting in the habit of sending a positive note home every Friday. I appreciate how it trained me to notice more student positivity, and I loved how it helped me end the week on a feel good note.If you would like to start this wholesome routine yourself, this resource has everything you need!You'll get:⭐50 positive note ideas that you can hand write or
Grades:
7th - 12th
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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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