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Poetry Analysis Unit: Analyzing 5 Poems - Poetry Lessons (Google Compatible)
Teaching poetry reading and analysis doesn't have to be intimidating or overwhelming. This poetry unit makes interpreting and analyzing poetry very accessible! In this CCSS-aligned poetry unit students will closely read five poems from diverse authors. Each poem is accompanied by four analysis tasks. After each reading, students dive deeper into the interpretation and analysis of the poem. Then, based on the work that students have done while reading and responding to the poem, they will c
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Reading, Writing, and Analyzing - BUNDLE!
Interactive Character Analysis Posters-100 Character Traits With Organizers
100 character trait posters, matching organizers, and editable character trait poster. Want your students to be m ore interactive with text? This resource is guaranteed to promote character analysis in your classroom! This resource will build new vocabulary and expose your students to higher level character traits.Character traits are introduced/discussed during read alouds, mentor texts, weekly stories, etc. As characters display the trait, the traits are recorded on the post-its with evidence
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Character Analysis Bundle | Character Traits
Of Mice and Men Unit Plan, OMM Bundle of Lessons, John Steinbeck, CCSS
Enjoy this bundle of thoughtful materials designed to take your students through four weeks of lessons covering John Steinbeck’s classic novel, Of Mice and Men. Everything you’ll need is here – just add a class set of novels and you’re good to go.This Of Mice and Men bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle) • An extended metaphor activity that helps familiarize students with John Steinb
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8th - 11th
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Christmas around the World Research Project, Holidays around the World Activity
During this Christmas around the World research project students will research a country and its Christmas traditions. Students can select a country from a set of 12 pre-determined countries or they can choose any country that they would like to research. Then, students will research the country as they respond to targeted research questions. While researching, they’ll be on the lookout for basics about the country, holiday traditions, fun facts, food and drink for the holiday and even inform
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4th - 7th
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Summarizing Fiction Texts Bundle: Practice Passages, PowerPoint, Worksheets
Teach your students to summarize a fictional piece of literature by using the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" strategy. This bundle of activities includes many practice opportunities! Students will read and summarize FOURTEEN fictional pieces. This bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn how to write a strong fiction summary. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These genre a
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3rd - 6th
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Buddy Reading | Reading Buddies Activities
This collection of Reading Buddy Activities was created for multi-grade students to enjoy together throughout the year. Not sure where to start? This resource contains tips, organizers and activities to help you get your program rolling efficiently! Included in this Resource: Prep and Organization for Teachers & Big Buddies to Get StartedLetter of invitation to become Reading Buddies from one teacher to anotherForm for class availability / time preference for Buddy meetingsBlank Reading Bud
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K - 6th, Staff
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS for Social Studies (5th, 6th, 7th Grade)
Don't worry about emergency sub plans anymore! Just print, copy, and store in your Emergency Sub Bin or Folder! This resource includes FIVE DAYS of highly engaging plans for your social studies classroom. These activities integrate literacy skills, so you could even use this for and ELA classroom! Resource Includes: 50 PagesTeacher Page: Detailed description and overview + copies needed Sub Pages: Feedback Forms, Schedules/Procedures, and Detailed Directions for Activities {Editable Version in G
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5th - 7th
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Bell Ringers: 20 Daily ELA Warm-Ups (Google Classroom Compatible Morning Work)
These 20 Daily ELA Warm-Ups are a great way to start each class! Use them as bell ringers, morning work, or even put them together into a bell ringer journal! Not only are they Common Core aligned, they're also incredibly engaging and motivating for students. They require no prep! Just print and go! (Includes PDF and Google-Classroom compatible resources.)This resource includes 20 This or That Warm Ups with a total of 40 activities that review critical ELA skills. Each This or That Warm Up in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bell Ringers - 60 Daily ELA Warm-Ups BUNDLE (Google Slides Included)
"Examination Day" Short Story Escape Room Activity: Practice Plot & Theme
Practice comprehension, plot structure, textual evidence, theme, and more with this engaging escape room for the short story "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar. If you've never read or heard of this dystopian/sci-fi story, check it out - it's the PERFECT accessible, high-interest, twist-ending story for middle schoolers. This activity can be facilitated traditionally, digitally (aka NO prep), or with a blended hybrid approach. During this escape room, students will answer questions, identify elem
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6th - 9th
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Esperanza Rising Novel Study Unit & Comprehension Activities
My Esperanza Rising novel study features everything teachers need to lead students through Pam Muñoz Ryan's amazing book. This PDF novel study includes activities, comprehension questions, daily lesson plans, character analysis, word work, and more! Guide your readers through Esperanza Rising while helping them think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it.The theme of this novel is perseverance and the idea that one should never be afraid to start over. Yo
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Teaching Plot in 5 Days
Teaching about story plot has never been easier with this 5-day lesson plan! This standards-based (both CCSS and TEKS) interactive lesson study of the literary element of Plot will have your students learning about, discussing, and applying ideas about how plot works and is created in fiction throughout the course of five days.There are five engaging classroom-tested lesson plans that detail everything you will need to do, STEP-BY-STEP, to teach your students about Plot. There are also graphic
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3rd - 6th
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The Wild Robot Comprehension Questions
Are you reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown with your students? Help guide their thinking with these comprehension questions. These questions for each chapter help provide a purpose for reading and also can be used to check for understanding. 3 different formats included:-Writing templates- Question Slips for Reading Response Journals- Display postersRead more about this unit here>>>> LaLa Life: Guided Read AloudsGet central questions for the sequel, The Wild Robot Escapes
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3rd - 6th
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Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done. I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, a
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8th - 11th
Thanksgiving Readers' Theater Activity: Three Fun Scripts to Improve Fluency
Are you searching for a fun reading activity to do during the week of Thanksgiving? This set of THREE Readers' Theaters scripts will certainly spice things up! You will receive three engaging scripts that have enough parts for 26 readers. A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and an explanation about how I schedule this to be a weeklong Readers' Theater activity.This BUNDLE contains three separate Readers' Theater scripts:1. A Wishbone that Works
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts
RACE to Respond Writing
Help your students write thorough and thoughtful constructed responses with this easy to use method. Broken down in four parts, students are able to clearly respond to any question in all areas of the curriculum. This format is quick for students to understand and they will be able to successfully and independently apply it immediately!Included in this product:-Posters in two varieties-Note-taking pages in full size (excellent size for adhering into spirals) and half page (perfect to glue in c
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Bundle: Everything Constructed Responses
Adapted Interactive Books For Commenting - Speech & Special Ed
Help students develop language and reading skills. This set builds the functional language and vocabulary our students need for ADL skills. The interactive books have been adapted to help break the concepts down and make them more understandable. NOW INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSIONS HOSTED ON BOOM LEARNING!GET 6 BOOKS FOR FREE WITH THE BUNDLE: I See Commenting BUNDLEInteractive books require the student(s) to move the pictures and participate. This active participation improves attending skills while r
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PreK - 7th
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Small Group Lesson Plan Template- Editable
Lesson Plan templates are a great tool to plan for small group instruction.
The PREVIEW gives you a glimpse at all the features of this file. However, let me share a little bit about it here too.
What's included:
You will receive a zipped file. Open the zipped file to see the 3 documents.
1. Preview
2. PDF of the forms so you can print and write.
3. PDF Editable of the forms so you can type your text.
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♥Small Group Lesson Plans for Monday-Friday. Includes subject labels
The ULTIMATE Beowulf Bundle with Answer Keys, Assessments, and Creative Projects
In this mega Beowulf Bundle, you will find 36 lessons and activities that include thorough answer keys with textual evidence where applicable to take your Beowulf unit to the next level. You will also find creative activities, quizzes, and an EDITABLE multiple-choice test to use at the end of your unit. There are MORE than enough resources here to create an engaging Beowulf unit for your students.This bundle is organized by pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading activities and includes
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8th - 12th
Emergency Lesson Plans - Middle and High English - Poetry, Reading, and Writing
Emergency Lesson Plans - Middle and High English - Poetry, Reading, and Writing: Emergency lesson plans are often required to have on hand for a supply teacher, but we all know that they can be a pain to prepare. These ELA substitute teacher lesson plans, assignments, and activities will take the pressure off and allow you to have four emergency lessons ready for any day that you take off! They cover poetry, nonfiction, short stories, and creative writing, so you can choose the emergency lesson
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8th - 10th
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Remembrance Day Canada | Reading and Writing Activities
Use these reading and writing lessons to check for reading comprehension, teach note taking and researching while exploring topics including Vimy Ridge, D-Day, The War in Afghanistan, and Flanders Fields from a Canadian perspective.This reflective product includes:five complete lesson plans to work through each of the readings and supplemental activities (main idea, notetaking, summarizing, researching)five separate reading passages available in paper and Google Slides versions.worksheets and co
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4th - 6th
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Sign of the Beaver Novel Study
This no-prep, print and go, novel study for The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare George is just what you need to help your students master comprehension skills and save you tons of time! With a variety of engaging vocabulary and comprehension activities for each chapter, this novel study is designed to work perfectly with whole groups, small reading groups, and independent reading centers. This novel study includes:✏️ 32 Student Pages✏️Written Response Comprehension Questions for Every Ch
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Novel Studies - Upper Elementary Novel Study Bundle
Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Texts Scaffolded Unit | Digital and Print
So your students are reading nonfiction articles and informational texts, but can they summarize them? My students, especially my struggling 7th - 9th graders, have often been at a loss for what to include in nonfiction summaries. I created this mini unit to scaffold their understanding.CONTENTS:a presentation and student notes that provide the basics for teaching students how to summarize a nonfiction text. The presentation text can be edited in Google Slides, which can be downloaded as a Power
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7th - 10th
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Central Idea PowerPoint & Passages | Central Idea & Supporting Details Worksheet
Helping your 6th grade students master the central idea and details of nonfiction text just got a whole lot easier with this no-prep, action-packed mini-lesson! With this central idea and supporting details mini-lesson, you'll get an editable central idea PowerPoint, three original central idea passages with paired central idea comprehension questions, and central idea graphic organizers to help your students get to the heart of a text. These central idea passages explore the fascinating world o
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5th - 7th
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Veterans Day Writing - Veterans Day Activities - Veterans Day Close Reading
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE Option - Veterans Day Unit integrated with the ELA skills of opinion writing, close reading, summarizing and inferring. The activities are rigorous, but yet engaging. The teacher will love the Veterans Day reading comprehension tasks used and the students will enjoy the fun activities. It is a win-win unit.Check out our November ELA Reading & Writing Products Check out our Thanksgiving and Fall Math ProductsVeterans Day Close Reading Unit includes: - 2 non-fictio
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4th - 6th
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
Fun and engaging reading activities to try
Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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There are many different types of reading resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular reading lessons include: phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and balanced literacy.
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Educators can save time preparing reading lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for reading 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 reading lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my reading lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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