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Reading: Informational Text

Main Idea and Details Kinesthetic Activity

By Wise Guys

Do your upper elementary students struggle with identifying the main idea and supporting details? The objective for this activity is to get students up and moving to engage them while learning about how to identify the main idea and supporting

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RI.6.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2

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Establishing a Purpose for Reading

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Establishing a purpose for reading is an important part of becoming a good reader. The main focus of this activity is to have students understand the importance of having a purpose established beforehand for reading. Students will hopefully

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6

$4.25

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Reading Strategies Activities Bundle

By Wise Guys

This bundled resource is intended to help increase reading comprehension and engagement for your students. The 8 resources included in this bundle contain over 15 activities. Most of the resources included are aligned to the CCSS.SAVE MONEY ON THIS

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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Nonfiction Reading Strategy Cards (Informational Text)

By Wise Guys

Do you want your students to increase their comprehension of informational text? If so, then this resource will help! This resource includes two sets of 12 Informational Text Reading Strategy Cards that can be printed off and bound together, They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Flash Cards

$3.25

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Informational Text Task Cards for Classroom Magazines

By Wise Guys

This informational text task card activity is ideal to use with any classroom magazine subscription. Included are 32 task cards that students can use with any article of nonfiction - informational text. Many Common Core Standards for informational

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.3.2, RI.3.6, RI.3.9, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.8, RI.5.1

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$Fifth Grade Informational Text I Can Statement Cards$

Fifth Grade Informational Text I Can Statement Cards

By Wise Guys

Fifth Grade Informational Text I Can Statement Cards. If you are a fifth grade teacher this is a must have for your Common Core classroom. These cards are intended to help your students understand the main focus of your Common Core reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

5^th, Staff

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$4.50

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Close Reading with Questions Informational Text Activity

By Wise Guys

The overall purpose of this activity is to provide your students some practice with close reading and responding to informational text. Included in this resource are twenty informational text passages (paragraphs) and some questions for each

Subjects:

Reading, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.4, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.6.1, RI.6.2...

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Predicting for Non Fiction Text Activity

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The focus of this strategy is to teach students how to predict for non fiction text in a fun and engaging way! Each slide show will have students actively involved in their learning. They will directly teach the reading strategy to your students in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$2.50

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Informational Text Questioning Activity

By Wise Guys

The main purpose of this activity is for students to understand how to ask authentic questions that relate to the main idea (essential question) while reading informational text. It is also intended to provide your students with a purpose for

Subjects:

Reading, For All Subjects, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.7.1, RI.7.2...

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The Four Corners Monument Informational Text Reading Activity

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for an engaging informational text activity about the Four Corners Monument for your upper elementary and middle school students? This activity will help your students learn about the history of the Four Corners Monument. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

$3.00

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Understanding Words and Phrases

By Wise Guys

Understanding Words and Phrases Understanding Words and Phrases with Uncle Si: Common Core Aligned Uncle Si wants you, Jack, to find three words in an assigned reading and be able to use the correct definition based on the text. This is a

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4, RI.5.4

$2.25

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Editable Weekly Newsletter for Family Communication

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for an editable newsletter template to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? This newsletter template will help you with communication with families and is 100% editable! You can

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$1.50

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Back to School Food With Families Event Resources

By Wise Guys

Are you looking to have a Back to School Event to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? These Back To School with Families Food Event templates will help you with communication with families and is 100%

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$3.00

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Editable Parent and Guardian Volunteer List for Family Communication

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for an editable parent and guardian volunteer list to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? This volunteer template will help you with communication with families and is 100% editable!

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$1.50

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Editable Student and Class Log for Family Communication

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for an editable student or whole class log to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? These log templates will help you with communication with families and is 100% editable! You can

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$1.50

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Editable Back to School Student and Family Introduction Letter

By Wise Guys

Are you looking to have a Back to School introduction letter for parents, guardians and students to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? This Back To School letter template will help you with

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$2.00

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Editable Parent and Guardian Conference Information for Family Communication

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for an editable parent and guardian resources for parent teacher conferences to help with family communication for your upper elementary and middle school students? These conference template will help you with communication with

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$2.00

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With a combined 40 years of teaching experience at the elementary and middle school levels, We, Wise Guys, have tried our very best to be at the forefront of creating engaging and useful resources that incorporate for many subject areas.

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