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Free middle school informational text resources for special education
Reading Strategies Task Cards - FREE! Inference, Summarizing, + more & Audio!
Your students will love this reading strategy task cards, and you'll love that it's FREE!This set was created by combining cards from six other reading strategy task card sets so that you as a teacher can try them out!:Author's PurposeSummarizingMaking ConnectionsInferenceCause and EffectPredictingWHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Easel Activity - with AudioDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend
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3rd - 6th
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Main Idea and Details FREEBIE: 2 Passages in PDF and Digital Easel
This product contains two passages and a teaching poster that explains the ice cream cone analogy! For each passage, the students have to read the passage and then determine the main idea and three supporting details. They write their statements beside the ice cream cone (main idea) and scoops of ice cream (supporting details). ********This resource is available in two formats:1. Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your students to complete.2. Easel Activity- I
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3rd - 6th
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Positive Thinking Affirmations - 150 Self-Talk Phrases SEL Skills Activity
Use these 100+ free positive thinking affirmations and self-talk statements to help kids and young adults build confidence, learn healthy coping strategies, and start the day off strong. Positive thinking and self-talk is an important social-emotional learning skill necessary for success. This resource includes a 3-page printable list of positive affirmations and a student worksheet to record individual positive affirmations. Digital and Print VersionsI've included a link to Google Drive! To acc
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1st - 12th
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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
Halloween Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions | Candy Corn Reading
This high-interest, FREE candy corn reading passage is the perfect Halloween reading activity! Your students will enjoy the sweet topic, and you will love this useful, no-prep freebie!This free resource is part of the larger, more comprehensive October Reading unit, which has other fun reading passages, worksheets, center games and activities, poetry, and writing activities. Click HERE to see the complete October Reading Unit.This free Halloween Reading resource includes:Candy Corn: A Unique Tre
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3rd - 6th
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RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet Activity Grades 4-6 FREE | with Easel Activity
The RACE strategy for writing is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This free download contains a short passage and short-response question to practice using the RACE Strategy.This Download Contains: PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE StrategySuggested answer and grading guideDIGITALReady to use Easel ActivityLi
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4th - 6th
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Emotions and Feelings Check-In Worksheets for Social Emotional Learning
Use these free printable worksheets for daily emotions check-ins with your students. A daily feelings check-in is an important way to integrate social-emotional learning into the day, while helping students build self-awareness and self-management skills.Three versions are included with emojis, an emotions word bank, and clear space to add your own emotions words. Both color and black/white versions are also included.The prompts include:Right now, I'm feeling...I feel this way because...Somethin
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1st - 8th
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Teacher Binder for Sight Word Activity Organization- For Special Education
Utilize this binder for organization in your sight word center or fluency station. This FREE 250 page teacher binder comes with everything you need to set up, run, manage and successfully monitor students progress during sight word practice activities.
This binder includes 8 sections:
1. Word Lists by Level
2. Word Lists by List number
3. Checklists
4. Flashcards (lists)
5. Flashcards (words)
6. Data sheets
7. Resources for parents
8. Fishing for Numbers Student Tracking Folder
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: DISCOUNTED BUNDLE Sight Word Activities- For Special Education
Perspective-Taking Social Skills Lessons - Printable and Digital Activities
Use these lessons to teach critical social skills of perspective-taking to kids, including understanding perspectives, developing their own perspectives, and recognizing there can be more than one point of view in a situation. This resource includes two complete activities with an educator guide and lesson plan. These are a small sample of a paid resource and bundle that are listed below.Digital VersionA digital version has now been included for Google Classroom!Why Teach Social SkillsSocial ski
Grades:
5th - 8th
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SAMPLE Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages | Reading Comprehension
This is a sample of my best-selling Non-Fiction Compare & Contrast Passages Product. This is a PDF sample - the purchased product linked in the sentence above contains a version for Google Slides!It's designed to help 5th and 6th grade students that need practice with reading non-fiction passages and being able to respond to the text in a variety of ways. This product helps students practice:comparing & contrasting using a graphic organizerfinding and defining vocabulary wordsanswering c
Grades:
5th - 7th
Main Idea and Key Details RI.5.2 | Great Pacific Garbage Patch Article #5-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-1: The Great Pacific Garbage PatchThis is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Nonfiction Text Structures: Three FREE Activities
Are you teaching text structures in your upper elementary classroom? You'll definitely want to download these free printables! You will have everything you need to facilitate a complete and thorough text structure lesson! (Well, you'll just need to provide the anchor chart paper and the clipboards.) It features the five following text structures:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart Activity (The cli
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Solar System Activity: Planets Sorts (3) *Freebie*
These planet sorts are a unique way for students to show what they have learned about the planets! All of the information in this free planets activity can also be found in the Solar System Differentiated Reading Passages with Common-Core aligned Comprehension & Vocabulary activities. Hope your students enjoy!
3 Sorts Included:
• Inner Planets
• Outer Planets
• All Planets
Answer Keys
Check out the FULL product here: Differentiated Planets Reading Passages, Comprehension and Vocabulary C
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Executive Functioning Skills Workbook - Free Worksheets & Activities
Teach specific executive functioning skills with this free workbook sampler. Skills targeted include: planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, attention, flexibility, and perseverance. The free resource includes a sample of my Executive Functioning Advanced Workbook with an executive functioning quiz, information on executive functioning, daily checklists, estimating time for tasks, and behaviors aligned with paying attention. These a
Grades:
7th - 10th
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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
Summarizing Graphic Organizer: Somebody Wanted But So Then
Have you been looking for a great way to work on summarizing stories with problems and solutions? What about your quest for a graphic organizer that also guides students with how to respond? Look no further! This *FREE* graphic organizer is exactly what you've been seeking!
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What awesome resource is included?
★ Graphic organizer that breaks down Somebody Wanted But So Then
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
FREE I Am Working For Token Board and First Then Board Positive Behavior Chart
Enjoy this FREE positive reinforcement behavior management solution for your special education or life skills class. Token boards (also called I am working for boards) and first / then boards are EASY to implement and use. What’s Included?3 Token Boards (space for 3, 5, and 10 checkmarks)First/Then BoardClick HERE for Token Boards With VISUALS! Click HERE for the Token Board Bundle! How do I use this resource?Whenever you catch the student exhibiting desired behavior or staying on task during in
Grades:
6th - 12th
Executive Functioning Escape Room Activity
This free escape room activity is a puzzle challenge related to executive functioning skills. Students can work together or independently to solve a puzzle and discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, morning work, resource rooms, or just for fun!Note that this is a free sample puzzle that includes only one challenge. If you are interested in more similar challenges pu
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Mindful Morning Check-In - Free SEL Activity for Mindfulness
Use this free poster and activity to encourage a more mindful day for kids and teens (and adults, too!). The poster includes both digital and printable pages to allow students to write in their responses if they choose.Students will:Slowly take five deep breaths.List four things they can see or notice.List three things they are grateful for.Say two positive self-talk statements.Name one thing they are looking forward to.Spanish VersionUpdated to include Spanish version as well!Why Teach Mindfuln
Grades:
K - 8th
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer for ANY Article or Nonfiction PassageThis graphic organizer will help your students to think critically about any nonfiction article or passage you've read.Students will find facts, opinions, express their own opinion, main idea and supporting details, author's purpose, and text structure.December 2023 UPDATE: A one page article is included, so you can PRINT & GO!
Grades:
4th - 8th
Reading Intervention-Decoding Multisyllabic Words-Prefixes-Freebie
This Reading Intervention teaches upper grade students (3rd, 4th and 5th grades) to decode prefixes and vowel combinations in multisyllabic words. These successful, engaging phonics lessons are perfect for phonics intervention and phonics review. This Freebie provides a sample from my:PREFIX PHONICS ACTIVITIES INTERVENTIONand is also included in the following bundles:DECODING MULTISYLLABIC WORDS: PREFIXES AND SUFFIXESDECODING MULTISYLLABIC WORD BUNDLEScience of Reading Aligned and specifically c
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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FREE Greek and Latin Roots Sketch Notes
WHY GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS?Almost 70% of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek languages. When we teach students these “building blocks,” they can recognize and decode unfamiliar words that are related to a known root. It is also increasingly important to explicitly teach students the meanings of Greek and Latin roots as they encounter the very technical vocabulary found in science and other content areas.WHY SKETCH NOTESSketch notes present your students with a meaningful and enga
Grades:
4th - 8th
Human Body Systems Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
This Human Body Systems Color by Number and Text Marking activity has your students searching for text evidence from the reading passage and coloring in answers. This is a highly engaging reading comprehension activity. Great addition to your Human Body Systems unit.Topics include: Human Body Systems, Skeletal system, Muscular system, Cardiovascular/circulatory system, Digestive system, and more.Students read about Human Body Systems, answer questions, mark the text for evidence, and color the p
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Kady H
FREE Long Division Graph Paper Math Strategies Test Prep
DIGITAL PDF AND PRINTABLES: You will receive printable long division graph paper and a worksheet that models this 4th or 5th grade math problem solving strategy. This method also works well for special education students. You may also like this anchor chart poster:Long Division Printable PosterYou may also like these activities:Divisibility Rules Activity PacketLong Division Task Cards 2-6 Digits by 1 Digit with RemaindersLong Division Task Cards 2-3 Digits by 1 Digit without RemaindersLong Div
Grades:
4th - 7th
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