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Close reading lesson pdfs
Pre-K Literacy Curriculum Units BUNDLED
Pre-K Literacy Curriculum Units BUNDLED: This packet is designed for the preschool classroom and easily adapted to fit a guardian-led homeschool setting! If inquiring about this bundle for a homeschool setting, feel free to email me directly with any questions at tara@littlemindsatwork.org!A note about pricing!Snag this bundle now to save BIG! The bundled set is currently on sale for all 42 weeks of instruction! What is Pre-K Literacy ?Pre-K Literacy Curriculum units are based upon the close r
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PreK - K
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Labor Day Reading Comprehension Activities Word Search Writing Coloring Page
Step up your Labor Day lesson game with our easy-to-use reading passages and comprehension activities. Say goodbye to boring worksheets and hello to engaging content that will help your students truly grasp the significance of this holiday.This resource includes:3 differentiated levels of a nonfiction passage about Labor Day in color and B&WIdentifying and describing the purpose of non-fiction text features (3 options)Differentiated VocabularyComprehension QuestionsWrite a LetterMake a listI
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Close Reading Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities
13 Colonies Map and Activities | Printable & Digital
Focus on climate, geography, and the economies of the early American colonies using this informational text, comprehension worksheet, map activity, and assessment! Students will gain a better understanding of how climate and geography played a role in shaping each colonial economy. A printable PDF version and digital version is included! **This resource is part of the no-prep 13 Colonies Unit Bundle. It includes FIVE printable and digital resources at a 30% discount price! A FREE 13 Colonies wo
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 13 Colonies Unit | Colonial America | Colonization | Map & Activities
Little Minds at Work® Preschool Curriculum BUNDLED
Little Minds at Work Preschool Curriculum by Tara West BUNDLED: a COMPLETE and COMPREHENSIVE curriculum bundle for preschool age kids. This bundle includes scripted lessons that you follow! This isn't a bundle of "extras" or center-type material. These programs are systematic and carefully designed to be age appropriate and standards-focused! If inquiring about this bundle for a homeschool setting, feel free to email me directly with any questions at tara@littlemindsatwork.org! Watch a DETAILED
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PreK
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KinderTales and Beyond: PreK & Kindergarten Nursery Rhymes and Fables
What is KinderTales and Beyond? Thanks so much for viewing my new packet, KinderTales and Beyond! One word to the wise right away is that this packet is not JUST for kindergarten student. This packet would be great for those that teach nursery rhymes and fables, especially that of Pre-K. KinderTales and Beyond is a 4 week program. First, the students will partake in two weeks of instruction in nursery rhymes. The students will be introduced to ten nursery rhymes or one per day. You can also
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PreK - 1st
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Teaching Story Elements
This packet is designed to offer a fun and engaging way to practice story elements; characters, setting, problem/solution, and sequence of events. You will be able to use these activities as a supplement to your guided reading lesson and/or your whole-group reading instruction. You can choose to print the selected pages you would like students to practice, display them on the interactive whiteboard for the class to complete, or place them in dry erase pouches and offer as an option during lit
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K - 1st
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We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
September 11 - Patriot Day Reading Passage
Help students to understand the significance of September 11 with this informative close reading passage. The two page passage describes the events leading up to the September 11 attacks, describes the day of the events, the aftermath of the attacks on Americans, and the memorials of the heroes lost that day. A map of the Middle East and a map of the impacted areas on the east coast are also featured.Students will complete 10 multiple choice, text dependent questions after reading. Important rea
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5th - 8th
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The Tell Tale Heart Unit | Print & Digital | Close Reading | Full Text
Use this standards-based unit to introduce students to Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” This resource is packed with activities your students will love, including audio support! Everything you need for a comprehensive and engaging unit is included in printable and digital formats! Printable PDF and digital Google Drive versions are included. Included With Your Purchase:Teacher's Guide "The Tell-Tale Heart" Full Text with Audio Support Introductory ActivityInference
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6th - 9th
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September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retelling with Story Cards and Writing Paper
Make the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears come to life using story cards. It includes character cards, event cards, and setting cards to act out and retell the book. Use the story cards at circle as you read then place in a center for students to retell independently. Teacher pages have essential questions you can ask and a 5-day plan for circle time! Add a writing component and journal about various story elements or the essential question! This is designed for preschool, pre-k, and kinde
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Close Reading With Music-Engage Your Readers! Volume 1 | Set One
Close reading with music is a way to engage your students so they enjoy close reading! Save Money and Buy the Bundle! Click here.Music is a way of letting our emotions out and allowing ourselves to express our feelings. Music speaks to people, it inspires people, and it allows people to express themselves…why not teach with music in our classrooms?Close reading with music has so many benefits!• Your students will ENJOY close reading!• Engaging for all students• Deepens comprehension• Promotes st
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4th - 8th
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The Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis Activity Packet
Engage your students with a rhetorical analysis unit analyzing The Gettysburg Address. This Gettysburg rhetorical analysis unit includes a variety of activities for analyzing Lincoln's rhetoric, and it also has a written rhetorical precis activity as well. This Gettysburg Rhetorical Analysis Unit includes:A teacher introduction pageAnnotation GuideRhetorical Device ChartFull-text speechSix different activities with writing prompts (metaphor, appeals, devices)Two writing rubricsColor-coded teach
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
Main Idea and Supporting Details Small Group Reading Activities and Lesson Plans
Do you ever struggle to find resources to help you guide your students as they find the main idea of nonfiction texts? Do your students struggle to identify supporting details once they've found the main idea? With these 12 ready-to-print main idea small group lesson plans, you will have everything you need! Each lesson set includes everything you need for an engaging and effective small group lesson. You'll get scripted teacher lesson plans, student reading passages, a strategy card (aka mini-a
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Main Idea Passages, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers and Activities Bundle
Reading Lessons and Activities for Reading Comprehension in 3rd Grade BUNDLE
Do you need engaged students when teaching fiction and nonfiction reading skill in 3rd grade? This 17-unit bundle teaches each reading skill completely through engaging and rigorous lesson plans. This bundle includes 17 full-week units with whole-group and small-group lesson plans. All the activities are provided for introduction lessons, group projects, partner projects, assessments, and more. Plus, there has been enrichment and intervention ideas added to each day.This bundle is 50% off, savin
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3rd - 4th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
The Pigeon Has to Go to School (Supplemental Close Read Week)
Thanks so much for showing interest in my supplemental close read packet for The Pigeon Has to Go to School! This packet is designed with kindergarten teachers in mind. The packet offers a week of engaging and hands-on material. However, the material can easily be expanded over a longer academic period. The idea of the packet is for one week you can completely transform your teaching with FUN and engaging, yet still rigorous, lessons. The packet is completely comprehensive, so the only thing you
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PreK - 1st
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The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Bundle
Benchmark Advance Text-Dependent Questions Bookmarks (Third Grade)
These are text-dependent questions to use with Texts for Close Reading. The questions come in bookmark format, full-page format, and digital on Google Slides. They are great for students to complete during their centers!Included in This File:10 double-sided bookmarks (one for each unit)10 double-sided full pages (one for each unit)The full-page option is also digital on Google SlidesEach unit has 10 questionsThe questions require students to analyze text, vocabulary, illustrations, and photograp
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3rd
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Differentiated Close Reading Passage
This Potential and Kinetic Energy reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading leve
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4th - 7th
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Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Holes Novel Study Unit: Lesson Plans, Activities, Printables-Louis Sachar’s book
This Holes Novel Unit (Louis Sachar) is packed with student-centered, engaging activities, including lots of fun and meaningful writing and interactive notebook activities that teachers and students both love! It works well for independent work and collaborative group time. Teach straight from the step-by-step plans, or pick and choose what works best for you and your students. It's also ideal for tutors who want to have something meaningful yet fun without having to create something from scratc
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3rd - 5th
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Benchmark Advance Text-Dependent Questions Bookmarks (Fourth Grade)
These are text-dependent questions to use with Texts for Close Reading. The questions come in bookmark format, full-page format, and digital on Google Slides. They are great for students to complete during their centers!Included in This File:10 double-sided bookmarks (one for each unit)10 double-sided full pages (one for each unit)The full-page option is also digital on Google SlidesEach unit has 10 questionsThe questions require students to analyze text, vocabulary, illustrations, and photograp
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4th
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The One and Only Ivan - Interactive Read Aloud
Want to read one favorite chapter books to your class and have tons of higher order thinking questions ready to go for you?! I did all the hard work for you! These questions and activities for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate are perfect for students in grades 1-3. Many teachers have used these as sub plans since all you need is to print the lesson and grab the book and you're ready to go!PLEASE NOTE: This read aloud lesson is included in a discounted bundle with 10+ chapter books! I
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Interactive Read Aloud Lessons - Chapter Book Bundled Edition
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