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Short stories resources for homeschool under $5
Bossy R Reading Passages | R-Controlled Vowels Worksheets
This set contains five double-sided mini-books to practice Bossy R. Each booklet focuses on one r controlled vowel. The booklets included are: ar, er, ir, or, and ur. The books work great for RTI and for Science of Reading instruction. They also work well as an introductory activity, a review of skills, for tutoring, at a center, or as part of your homeschool curriculum. Each booklet includes:Words with picture clues to introduce the soundWord list to practice the new skillReading passageCircl
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Bossy R Worksheets Games Posters Task Cards Reading Passages Bundle
Writing Fractured Fairy Tales (LapBook & Graphic Organizers)
Fractured fairy tales take the traditional fairy tales that you know and change them. Elements such as the characters, setting, point of view or plot might be changed.What is included in this resource?Graphic Organizers:* Prewriting brainstorming (2 worksheets)* Planning Story Elements* Planning Story Sequence* Comparing Stories*** An informational sheet about fractured fairy tales is also included.Mini-LapBook:Students will select a traditional fairy tale and write a new fractured version of
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3rd - 4th
Nursery Rhymes Printables - Story Retelling Worksheets - NO PREP
These 12 NO PREP nursery rhymes printables will make your story retelling and sequencing review fun! These worksheets are fantastic for preschool and kindergarten because your students will build fine motor skills when they color, cut and paste events from the story to recreate the nursery rhyme in the correct order.Each worksheet features one nursery rhyme and 4 events to cut and paste in sequence. The worksheet also includes a copy of the nursery rhyme for reference.Featured Nursery Rhymes:♥
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PreK - 1st
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Story Elements Task Cards
16 DIFFERENTIATED Half-Page Story Elements Task Cards! Each task card includes an original short story as well as open-ended question prompts for each story element including Characters, Setting, Problem, Key Events, and Solution.This resource includes the following formatting options:Half page task cardsFull-Page printable versions with lines for answersDIGITAL version via Google SlidesThese Story Elements Task Cards are differentiated for your convenience.The first set of task cards (16 cards
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3rd - 5th
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CVC Stories Reading passages with comprehension questions CVC Words Sight Words
These adorable stories will have your kindergarten and/or first grade students practicing so many reading skills. Each story targets CVC and sight words to build their fluency and comprehension. I read the story first, then we read it together chorally and finally I have students read it on their own. Then we read the comprehension questions and fill in the answers. 30 different stories are included, and they each come in both color and black/white. This download is for CVC stories set #1.-
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K - 2nd
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Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)
Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The
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3rd - 6th
Christmas Reading Comprehension Fluency Passages and Questions First Grade
Christmas Reading Comprehension WorksheetsChristmas reading comprehension is perfect way to practice reading fluency and comprehension for the month of December! These engaging stories and reading comprehension questions will entertain students for morning work, homework, small groups, or independent work.Each Christmas reading comprehension passage includes:A Christmas-themed passage (text) readA matching image (black and white)A fluency component: students must read the passage three times, c
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1st - 2nd
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive
If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand
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8th - 11th
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Sequence of Events- Activities
⭐️✅Looking for a way to engage your students with retell and sequencing? This is perfect for students to show what they know! Answer keys included!✔️Cut and paste, worksheets, and activities✔️Susie works at the Zoo and loves her job. Mr. Farmer has a busy day! Molly is having a birthday party! Read the stories and order the events.✔️Maria is baking a cake, help her make her cake in the correct order✔️Sequence task cards for whole group or small group reteach if you like. Use as an intro to your
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K - 4th
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Level I Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Digital Resource
Level I Reading Comprehension PassagesDo you need some no prep reading passages and reading comprehension activities for your level I readers?This set includes 10 leveled passages, each with comprehension activities. Five of the ten passages are nonfiction passages. It also includes a "I Can Read Level I" bonus journal cover! (Provided in portrait and landscape)——DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATE: April 3, 2020—— ***I have now added DIGITAL versions of every single passage! These passages have been form
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1st - 2nd
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Level H Reading Comprehension Activities Passages and Questions Homework
Level H Reading Comprehension PassagesDo you need some no prep reading passages and reading comprehension activities for your level H readers?This set includes 10 leveled passages, each with comprehension activities. Five of the ten passages are nonfiction passages. It also includes a "I Can Read Level H" bonus journal cover! (Provided in portrait and landscape)——DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATE: April 3, 2020—— ***I have now added DIGITAL versions of every single passage! These passages have been form
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Unit with Hunger Games Comparison
"The Lottery" Short Story Literature GuideThis package of documents features numerous materials for teaching Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery." Includes an introduction activity (using real stones), guided reading questions (for recall/comprehension, analysis, applying, critical thinking), discussion questions, a character chart, extended activities, a 26-question quiz (15 multiple choice, 9 vocabulary matching, 2 short answer essay), and a theme comparison with the novel The Hung
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
CVC Fluency: Sound it Out
****This is part of a BUNDLE available HERE***
***The BUNDLE includes:***
The 12 packets include:
*Sound it Out
*Dot A Word Family
*Spin and Write
*Roll and Color
*Color by Word Family
*CVC Scoops ABC Order !
*Find and Record coming
*Simple Sentences coming
*Word Search and Sentences
*Read and Make Simple Sentences
*Fluency: Roll and Read
*Reading Comprehension
CVC Fluency: Sound it Out
Each Sound it Out page works with a specific word family. Students bingo dab the beginning, m
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE
Plot: Story Structure Activity
NEW PRODUCT: Determining the Plot
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You can use this plot activity in many different ways! This would be a great way to introduce plot, use as guided practice, small group, centers, or even independent practice!
This is a great tool to use instead of boring workbook pages! There are four stories the students must read and identify the specific part of the plot. The students have a story map to place the cards to check their answers. There is an answer sheet included.
All yo
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2nd - 5th
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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages 1st Grade Short Stories with Questions
First Grade Reading Passages (FICTION) SET 1Engage your young readers with these 30 fictional reading comprehension passages. Students are asked to read a short passage, answer questions using evidence in the text, state their opinions and justify them and draw an illustration to display an understanding of what they have read. A cover page for a booklet and both US and UK/AUS/NZ spelling are included in the packet. As well as the printable pages, there is an option to use the TPT Digital Tool o
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1st - 2nd
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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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One Pager Reading Comprehension | One-Pager Project Short Story
Have your students share their understanding of any short story by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images from the text with a one-pager reading comprehension project. Students' artwork make for unique and creative analyses of the literature and also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)2 Example one pagers (One based on the short stor
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Harrison Bergeron, Literary Analysis + Video, Kurt Vonnegut, PDF & Google Drive
Use this compelling two-day (or possibly three-day, depending on your pacing) lesson on Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s chilling futuristic short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” as a stand-alone lesson, as part of any short story unit, or as a supplement to any larger dystopian novel study, such as Brave New World, The Giver, or The Hunger Games.Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s story presents a chilling vision of a future where everyone has the exact same level of intelligence, talent, and beauty. Shouldn’t we want to level
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8th - 11th
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Digraphs Decodable Reading Passages for Kindergarten Digital Resource
Build digraphs fluency with these decodable digraphs reading comprehension passages and questions! They are perfect for students who are newly learning digraphs. Use them with emergent readers, kindergarteners, for intervention, tutoring, and more!For every passage, you will find:• The skill listed in the left hand corner so it's easy for you and your students to reference.• 3-6 short vowel words with digraphs for the targeted skill listed with tracking dots underneath so that your students can
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Grades:
K - 1st
CVC Fluency: Roll and Read
****This is part of a BUNDLE available HERE***
***The BUNDLE includes:***
The 12 packets include:
*Sound it Out
*Dot A Word Family
*Spin and Write
*Roll and Color
*Color by Word Family
*CVC Scoops ABC Order !
*Find and Record coming
*Simple Sentences coming
*Word Search and Sentences
*Read and Make Simple Sentences
*Fluency: Roll and Read
*Reading Comprehension
CVC Fluency: Roll and Read
Each Roll and Read page focuses on one specific word family. Students roll a die and read th
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: CVC Fluency THE BUNDLE
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Presentation and Activities: Immerse your students in the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic masterpiece, The Tell-Tale Heart, with these comprehensive short story materials. This resource equips educators with everything necessary to effectively teach the classic work of gothic fiction and engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Included are the full text of the story, a presentation to guide the lesson, a figurative langu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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