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Common Core RI.7.1 resources for GATE
Lunar New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Spring Festival
Chinese New Year in 2024 starts on Saturday, February 10th!It’s the Year of the DRAGON!Did you know that the Chinese believe that people born in the Year of the DRAGON are strong, tenacious, and ambitious? Do you know what the lucky colors and numbers are for people born during the Year of the DRAGON?Find out more by close-reading interesting text all about the Year of the DRAGON.Create a Cool DRAGON Collage, perfect for a 2024 Year of the DRAGON Bulletin Board!*** This resource has been updated
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4th - 7th
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Informational Text for October and Halloween
Informational Text Halloween Theme
Informational Text for October begins with an article about Frankenstein’s monster. Not only is he one of Halloween’s most versatile characters, he is also a star of stage, screen, and TV. The strange thing is—he has never had a name and he owes everything to his strikingly ugly looks.
The second article takes students back to 1816, known as the Year Without a Summer when people in New England and a few states father south were shoveling out from under
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6th - 9th
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Mexican Independence Day Depth and Complexity Activities for El Grito de Dolores
This Mexican Independence Day Activity Pack is chock-full of print-and-go activities to help you celebrate Mexican Independence Day and/or El Grito de Dolores while addressing loads and loads of English Language Arts and Social Studies standards. It's perfect for teacherIf you're looking for a way to teach students about Mexican Independence Day that is culturally sensitive, has lots of activities, and uses the Depth & Complexity framework, this activity pack is perfect!You'll find Mexican I
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Fall Activities Depth and Complexity Print and Go Autumn BUNDLE
Gifted and Talented Escape Room | Color by Code | Reading Comprehension BUNDLE
Get your GIFTED and TALENTED students engaged with this awesome BUNDLE of easy-prep reading comprehension activities.Featuring escape rooms, color-by-code activities, close readings, and more! Perfect for gifted and talented learners seeking to learn more about social-emotional learning. Save 30% off each individual resource when you purchase the bundle today!Close Reading ESCAPE ROOM CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- 2 Pages in Each ResourceBreakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word
Grades:
4th - 8th
Halloween Mystery Activities | CSI Reading Comprehension | Art History
Unlock the mystery of a stolen painting with GATER Educator's Fall-Themed Crime Scene Investigation and Engaging Color by Code Reading Comprehension Activities. Learn all about Edvard Munch and his famous Expressionism painting while reinforcing reading comprehension skills.By purchasing this BUNDLE you are saving 20% off of each individual resource!This bundle includes two resources to help students draw conclusions, make inferences, use deductive logic, and practice reading comprehension using
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5th - 8th
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Informational Text Bundle Seasonal and Holidays
Informational Text Bundle is a collection of 12 products from my store with a total of 32 no-prep lessons.
Title List:
Informational Text for September
Informational Text for September National Punctuation Day and Coffee
Informational Text for October
Informational Text for October--A Hollywood Monster and Strange Weather
Informational Text for November
Informational Text for November--Pumpkins and a Thanksgiving Parade
Informational Text for Thanksgiving
Informational Text--5 Things You Did
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5th - 8th
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100th Day of School Activities - Escape Room & Reading Passages
Engage your students on the 100th day of school with an exciting escape room activity that combines close reading and life skills. Solve "The Case of the Vanished Vintage Clock" through deductive logic, inference, forensics, and common sense. Perfect for enhancing reading comprehension while having fun!Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “Processing the Evidence, Understanding the Motive” and the case of “Why Did the Vintage Cuckoo Clock Vanish?”Mystery Code Tasks 1a & 1b -
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5th - 7th
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Non-Fiction Reading Skills ELA Question Loop and Middle School Trail Game
Elevate your classroom experience with this captivating Interactive ELA skills lesson that puts students at the center of their learning journey. This engaging activity offers a unique twist on traditional instruction, seamlessly blending rigorous questioning, collaborative problem-solving, and active movement. Ideal for middle school and high school students, this lesson provides a dynamic way to grasp essential non-fiction reading concepts while fostering teamwork and critical thinking.I belie
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Dynamic ELA Question Trails Bundle - Engaging Middle School Activities
DAY OF THE DEAD Reading Writing & Art Integration Unit | Hispanic Sugar Skulls
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep,30-page Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Reading, Writing, Research, and Art Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Sugar Skulls as it relates to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). It also allows students to compare/contrast Halloween and Day of the Dead through online research.The following resources are included:•Sugar Skull nonfiction passage, CCSS-aligned
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3rd - 12th
Thanksgiving Activities | Writing & Reading Escape Room | PBL BUNDLE
Looking for fun and meaningful THANKSGIVING Activities that promote CRITICAL THINKING, LIFE SKILLS, and a HEART of GRATITUDE?Get your students in the Thanksgiving spirit with this fun and educational bundle from GATER Educator! Engage critical thinking skills, promote a growth mindset, and explore close reading comprehension passages. Includes higher-level thinking activities, math projects, word search puzzles, riddles, and more!Click Here to Save 30% on a NOVEMBER BUNDLE with these resources a
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4th - 7th
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THANKSGIVING ART BUNDLE | Thankfulness Choice Board Rockwell Totem Pole
Easily incorporate ART INTEGRATION into your classroom routine with these four Thanksgiving Art Activities! The following Thanksgiving Art Integration Activities Resources are included:•Thankfulness Choice Board Art Activity: Students will brainstorm Who, What, Where, When, and Why they are thankful. After choosing one from their brainstorm list, they will use the Choice Board to select an art form to create that represents their selection. •Create a Totem Pole that represents your family Rubric
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in:Â THANKSGIVING BUNDLE | Read Write STEM Art Games Research Activity Worksheets
FALL | November Activities | Thanksgiving Writing Prompt | Logic Puzzles BUNDLE
These NOVEMBER reading passages, creative writing activities, and logic puzzles make it quick and easy for teachers to provide engaging and high-interest literacy activities throughout the month of NOVEMBER.These resources are either PRINT and GO or Digital CLICK and SHARE and are perfect literacy center resources for your 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade students. By buying this bundle, you are saving 30% off the total price of the individual resources!Please check the PREVIEWS to see more details about
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4th - 7th
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SUGAR SKULLS ART INTEGRATION Self Others Book Character Hispanic Day of the Dead
Easily incorporate ART INTEGRATION into your classroom routine with this no-prep,18-page Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Reading and Art Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Sugar Skulls as it relates to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). The following resources are included:•Sugar Skull nonfiction passage, CCSS-aligned questions, & answer key•Create a Sugar Skull •Choose whether to create it with paper or clay•Choose whether to create it about yo
Grades:
3rd - 12th
"I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys: Resource Set
Getting ready to read I Must Betray You? You need this set! It includes a set of lecture notes to cover background knowledge on the USSR (slightly silly at times and overgeneralized), an anticipation guide to spark discussion before reading, discussion questions, and research questions for presentations on related topics. It also includes a teacher guide with some content warnings for you to be prepared for what's coming. This set will help you dig deeper into this thrilling, jaw-dropping novel
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7th - 9th
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Japan Independent Research Project (Differentiated process and product)
Use this independent research assignment to awaken your students' interest in Japan. Students may chose any area of Japanese life and culture they would like to research. Step -by- step instruction on how to conduct the project is provided and is ready to go in student friendly language. Resources and websites for students to visit are included.
The project also includes a Memo writing activity that might be used as a checking point or a formative assessment before the entire project is comple
Gifted and Talented Color by Code Activity | Close Reading Comprehension
Are you looking to support the social and emotional well-being of your gifted learners? Check out this engaging informational text about giftedness and time management!Unlock the secrets of time management with this fun, colorful activity that combines close reading and comprehension skills. Perfect for gifted learners' enrichment or any gifted program! Students will read a non-fiction passage, answer questions, mark evidence from the text, color the picture according to their answers, and compl
Grades:
4th - 8th
Informational Text for April Frogs and Kites
Informational Text
Informational Text for April
In the U.S., April is both National Frog Month and National Kite Month. Thus, the unlikely duo of frogs and kites is the subject of this Informational Text reading resource.
“Frog Background Check,” the first informational text, takes students into the world of frogs and highlights some of their most unusual talents and habits, such as shedding and eating their own skins. Though written to appeal to a student's sense of humor, this text's goal of
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6th - 9th
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Integration of Knowledge using Online Reading Passages
Explore Reading:Informational Common Core Standards using this resource! Three sets of articles and videos have students explore bias, structure, compare/contrast, how authors prove their point, and MORE! Articles can be found online (websites inserted in the file) and are all FREE! The articles are also high-interest as their topics include the Mayan "Doomsday" Prediction, Minecraft and Artificial Intelligence!
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Lesson Plans
Test Prep Questions
Article and Video Links
Discussion Ca
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5th - 8th
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Informational Text: The American Search for Utopia: Free (CCSS Aligned)
This free, original Informational Text reading resource is taken from my teaching pack for Gordon Korman's popular book SCHOOLED.
The selected informational text--"The American Search for Utopia"-- is designed to provide students with background information that will heighten their understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment for Mr. Korman’s story and its characters. However, the text can also stand alone as a independent reading resource with social studies connections. The ten quest
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6th - 9th
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Science_SpaceX Starship Explosion_Current Event News Article Reading_2023
SpaceX launched the largest rocket ever built for the first time on Thursday from its Boca Chica, Texas, spaceport. The Starship spacecraft, designed to fly people on a Mars mission someday, lifted off the launch pad then blew up in mid-flight, with no crew on board.Teen news articles covering contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, summer enrichment lessons, substitute teacher plans, home school lessons, or informally chatting with your teen at
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Grades:
7th - 11th
2023_May Week 1_ Current Events News Articles_Middle and High School_Sub Plans
Teen news articles covering contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, summer enrichment lessons, substitute teacher plans, home school lessons, or informally chatting with your teen at home. This week:Politics _Biden’s Re-election BidBusiness_First Barbie with Down SyndromeCulture_Cigarette Smoking DeclinesScience_SpaceX Starship ExplosionWorld_Chile to Nationalize Lithium IndustryFollow Us @ NewsLessonPlans on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest & Y
Grades:
7th - 11th
Who Owns the Zebra? (with manipulatives page and possible answer)
This is a highly challenging, well-known logic problem, said to have possibly been created by Albert Einstein or Lewis Carroll. This version comes with a manipulatives page to help students solve the problem. Students will engage in critical thinking and employ several mathematical practices to solve the problem.There is supposedly more than one answer, to check your answer reread through each statement in the problem to determine if it works in your solution. This printable can easily be made i
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
Business_First Barbie with Down Syndrome_Current Event News Article Reading_2023
Mattel Inc launched its first-ever Barbie doll with Down syndrome Tuesday to allow even more children to see themselves in the iconic toy. The company's goal is to enable all children to see themselves in Barbie, while also encouraging children to play with dolls who do not look like themselves. Teen news articles covering contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, summer enrichment lessons, substitute teacher plans, home school lessons, or informa
Grades:
7th - 11th
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