Black History Month short stories resources on sale

Reading, Short Stories, Summer

Find the matching BOOM CARDS set HERE!This 10 page summer bugs reading comprehension pack (includes spiders) includes two short stories/sentences per page with matching black and white pictures with a total of 20 short stories/sentences. Each story and related questions are on a half page to help save paper. You can put it together as a book or use individual half sheets per lesson. Under each short story/sentence, there are three questions about the story/sentence. The three questions ask “Who?

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Grades:

K - 2nd

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Printables, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

, RL.K.2

Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions

To Build a Fire by Jack London Short Story Anticipation Guide & Pre-Reading

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The *BEST* ANTICIPATION GUIDE EVER. In the past, this story always used to put my students to sleep. I came up with this pre-reading activity, and my students really got into it. They even stayed awake for the story! It allows them to connect with the man and imitate the difficulties of starting a fire with cold, frostbitten hands and recognize the struggles the man faces. Through a couple different simple written cues, students must work without the use of their fingers and/or hands. ✏️ Buyer

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Also included in: To Build a Fire BUNDLE Anticipation Guide Annotation Lesson Vocab Theme Activity

Reading Comprehension Passages | Worksheets | Where When Why Questions

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English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Find the matching set of Digital Learning BOOM CARDS HERE!This 7 page book is designed so that you can copy the book, cut it in half, staple, and then it is ready for use. The seven pages consist of a title page “Where? When? Why?” Then each of the remaining 6 pages includes a short story with a matching black and white picture. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask “Where? When? Why? questions about the story. The six stories are shown in the

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

Creativity and Assessment in ELA

, RL.1.1

, RL.1.3

, RL.2.1

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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Wh Questions

The Cask of Amontillado Fun Creative Project | Create an Original Coat of Arms

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This is a fun, creative project to use before, during, or after reading "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan (sic: Allen) Poe. Montresor mentions his family's coat of arms on several occasions in the story, which reinforces the story's theme of revenge. This project gives your students an opportunity to create their own using Montresor's coat of arms as a model. There are 7 different blank templates provided in the document for you and your students to choose from. On the back of their coa

Subjects:

Short Stories, Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities

Also included in: The Cask of Amontillado BUNDLE Irony Digital Escape Room, Lesson, Project, Essay

Short Story Listening Comprehension Scaffolded with Visuals for Speech Therapy 2

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Speech Language Pirates

Listening comprehension is a vital skill for all children. Providing visuals is the perfect way to scaffold the task, while gradually increasing the difficulty. This resource contains 3 different levels of difficulty: 1, 2, & 3 sentence mini-stories. Each story comes with a visual support to assist in answering the questions. Use these visuals as needed and fade them when possible.This resource is perfect for targeting listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and Wh- questions - maki

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Grades:

PreK - 9th

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

Character, Setting, and Story Elements RL.K.3

Created by

Learners of the World

Character, Setting, and Story Elements RL.K.3This set includes 15 worksheets that can be used for independent work, pair work, homework, and as assessments. The students first will read the short story. Next, they will identify the character and setting. Then, there is a simple comprehension question. Finally, students are asked to write out the beginning, middle and end.This set aligns with the Common Core Standard RL.K.3.Please let me know if you have any questions.Little Learners of the World

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Short Stories

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.3

Antiracism HUGE Bundle Racism Stereotypes Social Justice Martin Luther King Jr

Created by

The Fancy Counselor

Elementary students can unpack big concepts like identity, diversity, antiracism, anti-bias, action and social justice. This resource aligns with Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards. These concepts can be great precursors to discussions about social justice.This resource includes a bundle of the following resources:You can find each individual product in this series by clicking the links below, or click here to save big by purchasing the big bundle!What is Race?What is Racism?What is a P

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Black History Month, For All Subject Areas, School Counseling

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Activities

Ruby Bridges Black History Month Activities

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First Grade Fun Times

There are several versions of a Black History Month Activities printable reader about Ruby Bridges as well as many writing activities. Please preview and you will see what's included. Please preview to see the entire set for Black History which focuses on Ruby Bridges.Ruby Bridges - printable booksRuby Bridges - friendly letter writingRuby Bridges - writingThere are several versions of a printable reader about the story of Ruby Bridges as well as many writing activities. Please preview and

Subjects:

Black History Month

Grades:

1st

Types:

Black History Month, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Rosa Parks Black History Month Activities

Created by

First Grade Fun Times

There are several versions of a Black History Month Activities printable reader about Rosa Parks as well as many writing activities. Please preview and you will see what's included. Updated 1/6/17 - download again to get the updates.Please preview to see the entire set for Black History which focuses on Rosa Parks.Rosa Parks Black History - printable booksRosa Parks Black History - friendly letter writingRosa Parks Black History - writingRosa Parks Black History - resourcesSee other Black Histor

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Grades:

1st - 2nd

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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Cut and Paste

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Close Reading, Reading, Short Stories

This 15 page reading comprehension pack (set 1) includes a short story with a black and white picture which students may color. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. At the bottom of each page, there are 6 choices for the answers to the questions with only 3 being correct. Students will cut and glue the correct (picture) answer for each question in the space provided. The 15 stories are shown in the preview.There a

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

, RL.K.2

Black History Month, English Language Arts, Writing

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions

Black History Month Biography Research Template, Famous Face of Black History

Created by

The Kid Lovers

This huge set of resources featuring 50 important individuals is everything you need to teach during Black History Month. These pages provide your students with lots of practice sheets to research and learn about the lives and work of these influential Black leaders and figures, following the Biography Research Template. Each sheet focuses on one individual, so your students can grow their knowledge of these wonderful influencers.Students always seem to be more engaged when learning about the li

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Black History Month Activities Printable Readers with Writing Activities

Created by

First Grade Fun Times

Black History Month Activities - There are several versions of a printable reader giving information on the five African Americans shown on the cover as well as many writing activities.Please preview to see the entire set which focuses on George Washington Carver; Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, and Barack Obama.Black History - printable booksBlack History - friendly letter writingBlack History - writingBlack History - resourcesBlack History - Sojourner TruthBlack History - H

Subjects:

Black History Month, Holidays/Seasonal, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Infusing Indigenous Literature

We Are Water Protectors Lessons - Indigenous Resource - Inclusive Learning

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Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in Elementary SchoolsEight different comprehension activities support the story, We Are Water Protectors using:Prediction, Summary, Meaning, Problem and Resolution (with Opinion),Connection, Question, Create an Alternative EndingThis unit is developed to support a single read aloud copy. There is zero prep needed (other than photocopying.)Also included are learning links, including video links and related books.**Be sure to follow my blog fo

Subjects:

Environment, Native Americans, Short Stories

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

The Fall of the House of Usher : PowerPoint, Google Slides

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PowerPoint Guru

"The Fall of the House of Usher" brought to you in PowerPoint! Now with guided reading questions added! This is the perfect way to introduce this frightening story to your students! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe (extensive), character analysis, literary focus and an overview of the plot. Great for short story units, summer school

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit: Raven, Usher, Tell-Tale, Red Death Bundle

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Multiple Accounts of the Same Event

Created by

Java Stitch Creations

CCSS.RI.5.6This is a webquest activity that has students analyze four different accounts of Rosa Parks' arrest and the Montgomery bus boycotts, and find similarities and differences among the accounts. The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources (a video interview of Rosa Parks, a written interview with Rosa Parks, a newspaper article (Obituary), an online article). Students will determine whether each document is a firsthand or secondhand account, the author's

Subjects:

Black History Month, U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.6

, RI.5.6

, RI.6.6

, W.4.2

, W.5.2

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Animal Farm Digital Bundle: Background, Symbolism, Propaganda, Quizzes

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PowerPoint Guru

6 presentations for a discounted price, plus 3 free jeopardy games as a bonus! Including in this bundle are the following: information on allegory, information on George Orwell, background information on the novella, collaboration and research, paperless quizzes, activities connected to propaganda, plot overview, character analysis, literary analysis, literary terms, symbolism, Russian history, connections between characters in the novella, 3 free jeopardy games, and historical figures of the R

Subjects:

Creativity and Assessment in ELA

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth Rhetorical Device Annotation Activity

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Whether you are using this speech to analyze rhetoric, tone, or diction, this annotating and highlighting activity will engage all learners. Print and digital options with optional rhetorical precis included. I recommend using paper and highlighters the "old-fashioned" way because it is far more kinesthetic, but the Google Slides file also allows for digital/paperless learning.This activity requires 5 different color highlighters. I recommend (1) blue (2) green (3) yellow (4) orange (5) pink to

Subjects:

Black History Month, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Also included in: American Literature Annotation Lessons BUNDLE from Rationalism to Postmodernism

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" (Google Slides, PowerPoint)

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PowerPoint Guru

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" brought to you in EITHER Google Slides OR PowerPoint. This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful story to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this lesson are the following: background information, literary focus, an overview of the plot, questions for guided reading or pre-reading, and post-reading prompts. Great for short story units, summer school, review an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Also included in: American Literature: Short Story Bundle (Google Slides, PowerPoint)

Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE | Wh Questions

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Reading, Short Stories, Writing

This 172 page bundle includes 8 resources. No matter what format you decide on, there are many uses for these stories/questions (set 2). The stories include a variety of reading levels. They can be used in a kindergarten class with the teacher reading the story and questions to the students and having the students use invented spelling to write their answers. They can also be used for independent reading practice in first or second grade by letting students read the short story, read the questio

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Independent Work Packet, Lesson

CCSS:

Infusing Indigenous Literature

, RL.1.1

, RL.2.1

Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series Lesson BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning

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Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students This learning resource BUNDLE is based on the Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series books and help organize and document student learning and understanding of the Coast Salish Culture. This bundle is perfect for: class discussions, individual learning or independent group learning stations.This product is featured in my blog: Strong Stories: my greatest discovery this year!Units included in this BUNDLE support th

Subjects:

Canadian History, Native Americans, Short Stories

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Workbooks, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Pirates Reading Comprehension Passages | Wh Questions | Cut and Paste

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English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

This 8 page cut and paste Pirate reading comprehension pack includes a short story with a black and white picture which students may color. Each story and related questions are on a full page. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask “Who? What? and Where? questions about the story. At the bottom of each page, there are 5 choices for the answers to the questions with only 3 being correct. Students will cut and glue the correct answer for each que

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Independent Work Packet, Centers

CCSS:

, RL.K.2

Black History Month, Holidays/Seasonal, U.S. History

Also included in: Pirates Bundle | Math and Literacy

Celebrate Black History Month – Trading Cards -32 Famous African-Americans! FUN!

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Rich Carlson's TPT Store

Celebrate Black History Month – Trading Cards - 32 Famous African- Americans! About this Product: Celebrate Black History Month – Trading Cards - 32 Famous African- Americans! created by Rich Carlson ****THIS PRODUCT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES 4 FULL COLOR PAGES. **** ****Black History Month 32 Famous African-American Trading Cards **** Here is the list of the famous African-American trading cards: Martin Luther King, Jr. Sojourner Truth George Washington Carver Bessie Coleman Aretha Gibson Ma

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Grades:

K - 5th

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