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6th grade close reading games
Valentine's Day Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Stolen Love Letter
This Valentine's Day close reading inference mystery activity is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the activity in your classroom. This works well as a Valentine's Day activity, but there are no specific holiday references so it can be used within any classroom at any time of the year.Amanda absolutely loves Jack, but she is far too shy to tell him how s
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Thanksgiving Close Reading Inference Mystery - Who Stole the Pumpkin Pie?
Thanksgiving Close Reading Inference Mystery - Who Stole the Pumpkin Pie?: Engage your students with a captivating close reading inference activity that challenges them to explore and find text evidence, make inferences, and read more closely. This resource provides all the necessary materials to facilitate this fun and creative reading activity in your classroom. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively, enhancing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills as they unr
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Christmas Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Destroyed the Snowman?
Christmas Close Reading Inference Mystery - Who Destroyed the Snowman?: This Christmas close reading activity is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the activity in your classroom. The resource doesn't specifically mention Christmas, so you can consider it winter-themed and appropriate for any time between November and April!Students will read the back st
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Literary Jenga Reading Comprehension Activities Game for ANY Novel
Your students will LOVE practicing their comprehension skills while playing Jenga. The interactive component will help students retain the knowledge, too! Whether you're playing as a whole class or in small groups, this resource will leave a lasting impression on students.Looking for a unique and creative activity for your students’ reading comprehension practice? Look no further! This (editable) Literary Jenga game is the perfect way to strengthen students’ skills in a fun and engaging way.All
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6th - 12th
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Who Killed Mrs. Bass? ELA Murder Mystery for Middle School
It is Homecoming! All week the seniors at Waynesville High School have been hard at work on their float, and their English teacher, Mrs. Bass, has been helping them. They finish the float on Thursday evening around 7:30 and head out to the Homecoming bonfire in preparation for Friday’s parade and football game. On Friday morning when a group of students go out to the sheds where the floats are being held, they are met with a gruesome surprise. Perched on top of the float with a silver knife in h
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6th - 8th
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ESCAPE ROOM Plot Elements: Fractured Fairy Tales & Creative Writing
This PLOT ELEMENTS ESCAPE ROOM breakout activity uses fractured fairy tales to teach and reinforce the elements of a plot. It is a fun, team building ADVENTURE that requires reading comprehension skills, understanding of plot elements, creative writing, inferencing, and problem-solving.
The adventure begins when YOU, the most awesome teacher in the history of the world, take the kids on a little trip to a publishing house. Things go a bit awry, and the kids have to save the day by rising to th
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5th - 9th
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Digital Escape Room End of Year Reading Review & STAAR/Test Prep Minecraft Theme
This Digital Escape Room is an End of the Year or Test Prep Game. There is not a thing you need to do except provide the link! The printable version is also included if you prefer to have physical copies. Passages Include:Fiction: Disaster Dave Takes On Survival ModePoem: Minecraft PandasNonfiction: Minecraft for the CreatorsNonfiction: Roblox VS MinecraftThese are full challenges and all four contain a passage, they are fiction, informational,poetry, and compare and contrast nonfiction. Each ch
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4th - 6th
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Rhetorical Appeals Sorting Game - Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Rhetorical Devices
Do you need a fun way to practice ethos, logos, and pathos? Students will love racing against their classmates with this rhetorical appeals sorting game. Each group will sort 30 different rhetorical appeal cards. The first group to complete the task correctly wins. This game can also be used as a station activity or an early finisher task. For a higher level thinking task, this product also includes an optional analysis extension activity.This rhetorical appeals sorting game includescategory lab
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6th - 9th
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The Veldt Escape Room Activity for Ray Bradbury's Dystopian Short Story
Make your students’ final experience with Ray Bradbury’s chilling dystopian short story “The Veldt” unforgettable. This engaging The Veldt escape room activity will give your students that “just right” challenge as they work to break out of the different tasks. Use this spooky escape room in October or any time of year to review short story elements.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️It’s highly recommended that you read, discuss, and interact with The Veldt before putting students
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
All Summer in a Day Escape Room
Escape Room Activity All Summer in a Day: Help your students understand this popular short story by Ray Bradbury with this highly-engaging interactive escape room / break out activity! No keys or lock boxes needed!Less Prep for teachers as students will cut out the cards for each task!This escape room has four tasks:1. Plot Elements – Students will correctly order the plot cards. There are 5 extra distractor cards that will not be used. Once they determine the plot points, they will write the se
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6th - 9th
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The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Escape Room
Is there a better way to wrap up and review The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street teleplay by Rod Serling than with an escape room? I think not! This literary-elements-themed escape room activity will challenge and engage your students while delivering a standards-based review. Perfect for your scary short story unit, your drama unit, or during October! ⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Teachers love using this “The Monsters of Maple Street” escape room to conclude Rod Serling’s sh
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6th - 8th
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READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
The Reading Mysteries Program is a full-year, 40-week close reading program for middle and high school English language arts teachers that challenges students to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. It includes everything you need to facilitate 40 fun and engaging reading mysteries in your ELA classroom. Included in your purchase: 40 teacher presentations in PowerPoint format that guide the mysteries with the backstory, evidence, the answer, and detailed explanations
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6th - 9th
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Story Elements Digital ELA Escape Game with Plot, Setting, Characters, & More
Use this digital escape room to review story elements. This game focuses on plot, characters, conflict, setting and how it impacts a story, and basic dialogue rules to help students write their own stories in the future! Students can work as a whole class, in small groups, or individually to complete this digital challenge. This is a high-engagement activity! No setup required! Students go to the web page and will search through notes, videos, texts, and small games to find the codes of the gam
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5th - 9th
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St. Patrick's Day Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Leprechaun's Gold
St. Patrick's Day Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Leprechaun's Gold: This St. Patrick's Day close reading inference mystery is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the St. Patrick's Day activity in your classroom.The Fortune Hunters are a band of treasure hunters in Ireland who are determined to solve the mystery of the leprechaun's missing pot o
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Easter Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Stole the Easter Eggs?
Easter Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Stole the Easter Eggs?: This Easter close reading inference mystery activity is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the activity in your classroom. This works well around Easter; however, it can also be used at any point in the year! Grandma Ann is hosting a special Easter celebration for her family.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
BRAIN TEASERS MYSTERY STORIES GRADES 5-8 Making inferences
Mystery short stories are not only fun brain teaser activities, but also practice inference making skills. Grades 5-8 students practice close reading and critical thinking as they search the passages for text evidence and context clues to make predictions, draw conclusions, and solve the mysteries. These 15 mini-mysteries are carrots for the end of the day, warm ups, bell ringers or even for fast finishers. Alternatively, you could assign them as high interest home study tasks for students who t
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5th - 8th
Also included in: END of YEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA ACTIVITIES BUNDLE- 3 WEEKS OF FUN!
Halloween Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Stole the Candy?
Halloween Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Stole the Candy?: Engage your students with a captivating close reading inference activity that challenges them to explore and find text evidence, make inferences, and read more closely. This resource provides all the necessary materials to facilitate this fun and creative reading activity in your classroom. Students will have the opportunity to work collaboratively, enhancing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills as they unra
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
CSI Informational Text Digital Escape - Central Idea - Text Features- Close Read
Elevate your middle school English lessons with this captivating digital escape room designed to reinforce informational text standards. Dive into a world of exploration as students unravel text features, decode text structures, and grasp central ideas in a fun and interactive way. Ideal for whole-class, small group, or individual participation, this no-prep activity is the perfect blend of education and entertainment!Key Features: High-Engagement Challenge: Immerse your students in an exciting
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6th - 9th
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Claims and Evidence Escape Room
Are you in need of an engaging way to teach claims and evidence? This Claims and Evidence Escape Room is exactly what you need! The activities that belong to this Escape Room are perfectly aligned to Common Core Standards RI.4.8, RI.5.8, and RI.6.8 (Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support certain points)Check out the preview for product details!WITH THIS PRODUCT YOU’LL GET:✓ Four tasks (claims vs. evidence, identifying types of evidence, close read, and final puzzle) with inst
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Claims and Evidence Bundle
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade "Scavenger" Hunt - Nonfiction Comprehension
I am so excited for you to check out this history of The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Scavenger Hunt/Comprehension activity. This activity requires a bit of movement around your classroom, along with comprehension and critical thinking skills. I guarantee you that your kiddos will love this activity. The ten reading task cards are all nonfiction passages focusing on the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Students will wander around the room, read each passage, look for answers to the the q
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt Bundle
Groundhog Day Activity - Close Reading Inference Mystery - Missing Groundhog
Groundhog Day Activity - Close Reading Inference Mystery - Kidnapped Groundhog: This missing groundhog close reading inference mystery is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. This Groundhog Day activity includes everything you need to facilitate the mystery in your classroom. Groundhog Day is here, and a community anxiously awaits to hear the verdict from Garth, the beloved groundhog, as to whether there will b
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
Accountable Talk Stems, Posters, Task Cards, and Games : Emotion Theme
Have fun with Socratic seminars and discussions with these accountable talk stems, posters, task cards, and games! There are so different many ways to use this resource and it's now updated to be digitally or in person. The accountable talk task cards make it easy to keep track of who has added to the conversation by having students place their card face down once they have used it.These can be used in whole class Socratic Seminars or small group discussions. You can use as an accountable talk t
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6th - 10th
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ESCAPE ROOM ELA BUNDLE Team Building, Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking
From Back to School to End of Year, this breakout bundle includes interactive and immersive adventures. Each challenge addresses ELA standards in a fun and engaging way. Your students won't even realize how much they are learning, which is the BEST way to learn, isn't it?!Individually, the total value of these best-selling resources will be over $82.90, so this resource results in HUGE savings!WHAT IS INCLUDED?The bundle includes an entire year's worth of individual activities. There are 12, so
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5th - 9th
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Close Reading Mystery Inference Activity - Who Stole the Bunny Mascot?
This close reading inference mystery activity is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the activity in your classroom. This works well as an Easter reading mystery since the mascot is a bunny, but there are no direct references to Easter, so it can be used at any point in the year! The high school football team made it to the semi-finals, and to celebrate, t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: READING MYSTERIES FULL-YEAR ELA PROGRAM | PRINT
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