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Common Core RI.5.8 literature circles
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Theme
Help support reading comprehension and discover all the graphic organizers you need with 240 reading response graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction. You and your students will love these easy-prep and easy-to-use graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction filled with graphic organizers for story elements, main idea, theme, compare and contrast, and more.This resource is filled with a variety of graphic organizers that are designed to be used with any book or text. The unique designs a
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3rd - 5th
The Life of Snowflake Bentley: Reading Comprehension Passages & Printables
An exciting biography that takes young readers on a journey through the life of Wilson Bentley, a remarkable man who dedicated his life to capturing the beauty of snowflakes through photography. This reading comprehension unit is designed for 3rd to 5th graders, providing an engaging exploration of Bentley's adventures in the world of snow. Your students will put their analyzing skills to the test as they read informational text passages and answer comprehension questions. Several standards ar
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Snowflake Bentley and Snow Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Refugee by Alan Gratz Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Are you teaching Refugee by Alan Gratz and looking for an opportunity to build background knowledge and strengthen real-world connections? Check out my Refugee Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages for novel-based informational text passages with standards-aligned comprehension checks.This paired passage set includes four nonfiction texts that provide critical background information to complement events in the novel. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this resource!► Why Pair F
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study Unit Bundle
Al Capone Does My Shirts Novel Study + Enrichment Project Menu; Digital Option
Everything you need to use Gennifer Choldenko's award winning novel, "Al Capone Does My Shirts" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance L
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4th - 8th
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Literature Study
Jean Fritz's "We're Writing the Constitution" is both informative and humorous, making it an engaging book for students and a fantastic resource for teaching the Constitution. This 57-page PDF includes a Student Reading Comprehension Packet that breaks the book into manageable chunks and is full of short answer comprehension questions as well as vocabulary study. Supplementary activities are included and cover:
content specific vocabulary
key figures
synonyms & antonyms
government branche
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Reading Choice Board Activities for Fiction and Nonfiction
Looking to give your students ownership of their independent reading with a reading response journal? Download my Reading Choice Board Activities for Fiction and Nonfiction and help to engage your students during choice reading while promoting reading comprehension.These no-prep reading response choice boards will add voice and choice for your reading students with NO PREP for you! To use, students simply choose three questions to answer that form three boxes in a row (just like tic-tac-toe!) o
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3rd - 5th
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5th Grade Reading Workshop
Reading workshop aligned to Common Core! Every 5th Grade Common Core Informational and Literature Reading Standard is addressed with a strategy card, focus question, exit slip(s), and an "I Can" Statement. This pack includes everything you need to visually show your students the skills they are developing as readers. I include tips and photos from my classroom to help you implement this in your own room.
The way I use this in my own classroom:
- Spend one week (give or take) on each strategy. H
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5th
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Comprehension & Vocabulary
This Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Bundle includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Elly Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with
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5th - 7th
Prairie Lotus Novel Study
This product will be a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, paired texts, vocabulary, assessments, projects and essays will all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply what will b
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5th - 7th
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Primary Literature Circles Task Cards & Worksheets Bundle
Literature circles are a fun and engaging way to involve your students in using effective reading skills.
This primary task cards bundle is intended for 1st and 2nd grade readers. It includes 14 different Literature Circle Job Task Cards (available in color and black and white and in half and full page versions) and OVER 60 accompanying worksheets for each task. Different versions of each worksheets are included to assist you in differentiating the tasks to suit your students needs.
This bund
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1st - 2nd
Annotating Text for Close Reading Student Handout (3rd-5th Grade)
FOR THIRD GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE- this version includes advanced close reading strategies such as citing evidence from the text and creating agree/disagree statements used as reference and speaking points during group conversations about the text. There is a line on the handout that denotes where 3rd grade might begin, while 4th and 5th grades would look for evidence and use agree/disagree statements. These are skills that would be appropriate to teach once 3rd grade students have mastered
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3rd - 6th
Football Paired Texts: Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes paired texts about famous football players who played in the pro football championship game between Kansas City and San Francisco on Feb. 2, 2020. The passage about Mahomes includes a few sentences about the game.These nonfiction passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 2 Informational Texts→ 1 Quiz → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→ Passage About Each Player's Life:1 nonfiction text a
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5th - 6th
Willodeen Novel Study
The Willodeen Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Willodeen by Katherine Applegate. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 5-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, ecosystem nonfiction resources, vocabulary, assessments, opinion writing and speech unit, and essays will all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply
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5th
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Autobiography, Biography, Memoir Literature Circles Book Club
Want your students to read new genres, but not sure how? This literature circle resource makes it so easy! Twenty mini lessons that will help you teach autobiography, biography, or memoir whether hybrid, in person, or distance learning. You'll be able to get your students reading books at their level -- and allow them the fun of book club discussions and activities!This unit is perfect for literature circles, book clubs or whole-class instruction. Divide the book into four sections, and go!
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Book Club and Literature Circle Bundle
Book Clubs & Literature Circles Activities - Roles Jobs Posters & Sheets BND
Are you interested in starting Book Clubs in your elementary classroom, but don’t know where to start? This resource contains everything you need to start Book Clubs or Literature Circles in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Whether you’re looking for traditional Literature Circles materials or a way to launch Book Clubs (as used in Reading Workshop), these materials will work for you. They allow you to start Book Clubs using a traditional Literature Circles approach with structured
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3rd - 5th
Book Clubs & Literature Circles Roles & Response Sheets Superhero Theme
Are you interested in starting Book Clubs in your elementary classroom, but don’t know where to start? This resource contains everything you need to start Book Clubs or Literature Circles in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Whether you’re looking for traditional Literature Circles materials or a way to launch Book Clubs (as used in Reading Workshop), these materials will work for you. They allow you to start Book Clubs using a traditional Literature Circles approach with structured
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3rd - 5th
Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
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K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
5th Grade Reading Tests, Ten Thorough Research-Based Practice Exams!
5th Grade Reading Practice Tests! Research-based test practice, I’ve included ten thorough practice tests with a focus on multiple meaning words and context clues; as well as all other important reading standards that practice important reading skills 5th graders need to know to be successful on their state reading exam. This resource is perfect for whole class test review, tutoring or small group instruction.This resource is aligned to the 5th Grade reading CCSS standards, but perfectly suita
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5th
5th Grade Reading Discussion Activity and Task Cards with CCSS Questions
Talking Sticks is a management strategy that encourages all students to participate equally in a discussion. It can be used after reading a book aloud, as a part of Literature Circles, during small group literacy instruction, or when conducting a whole class novel study. This product includes 24 task cards that have discussion questions based on 5th Grade Common Core Standards. There are three sets of questions: Personal Response Questions, Literature Questions, and Informational Text Questions.
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5th
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Also included in: K-5 Reading Discussion Mega Bundle (Common Core)
New Salem Witch Trials: Non-Fiction Task Cards
This nonfiction resource helps your students learn to read informational text and find supporting evidence. Students answer a variety of comprehension questions after reading the nonfiction passages. This helps them learn to analyze informational text. Learning to analyze informational text is the first step in learning to find supportive evidence. The varying nonfiction structures (descriptive, compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution, and cause/effect) of the passages also plays a key
Grades:
6th - 8th
Tall Tales Reading and Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Journey through the exciting genre of Tall Tales with this amazing bundle that allows students to investigate three different tall tales and discover whether the people behind the tale are real, or made up. This text series is set apart from others because students receive an engaging tall tale, paired with an interesting nonfiction text that gives further insight into the background of each character. In addition to text with comprehension questions, the bundle includes a highly engaging vi
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3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages about Snowflakes
This thematic set of nonfiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their reading skills without isolating the standards. The descriptive structure of the text will also help students develop improved comprehension of the topic. This nonfiction resource gives you an opportunity to reteach, enrich, or introduce a new standard. Understanding and practicing reading skills is so important in improving comprehension. This resource
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Snowflake Bentley and Snow Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
King Arthur: Finding Evidence in Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Learning to read informational text and find supporting evidence can be difficult. These nonfiction passages help students learn how to read nonfiction and find evidence that supports specific statements. Students are guided through a process to use vocabulary, main idea, and comprehension questions to find the evidence needed to support or justify answers. Questions vary from multiple choice to short answer. The varying nonfiction structures (descriptive, compare/contrast, chronological) of th
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5th - 7th
Candy Corn Nonfiction Article
This informational text explains the production of candy corn. In the text are many text features to assist students as they comprehend the main idea. Perfect for the holiday, for students learning about production, and guided/flexible reading groups.
The Lexile level of this text is 970.
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3rd - 5th
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