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Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Google Ready!
Main IdeaTask CardsReading Comprehension Skills Do you love to read about unsolved mysteries? Capture your students' attention with nonfiction paragraphs about aliens, UFO's, crop circles, and much more! This is my students' favorite lesson. It is a great way to teach the main idea without boring the kids to death. I have two YouTube videos that preview and explain this lesson. Please check them out and like them! Unsolved MysteriesMeet Nala Bella in this video as she explains what this le
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
All About Pigs Spring Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
This mini study is a fun, engaging resource for students to learn more about pigs through an informational reading passage and comprehension questions. Included is a KWL chart, interesting facts page, diagram and labels activity with an anchor chart. Use during guided reading, close reading with a whole group, reading or ELA centers and much more! Grades: 2nd and 3rd but has been used at other grade levels for enrichment and intervention. Unit Includes:Informational PassageComprehension Questi
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1st - 3rd
Writing Picture Prompts - Sequence and Procedural Writing ( Set 1)
Writing Picture Prompts - Sequence and Procedural Writing (1)Practice Informational Writing, "How To" Writing, Procedural Writing, and creating paragraphs!Format: Students look at the pictures and write sentences in order. There is a word bank with help words for support.Each Prompt comes in 5 versions: (35 Pages in all)Primary Lines (with word starters)Primary Lines (no word starters)Standard Lines (with word starters)Standard Lines (no word starters)Blank (for digital learning/typing into the
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K - 2nd
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Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Unsolved Mysteries
Main IdeaTask CardsMini LessonsUnsolved MysteriesAre you looking for engaging, high interest topics to teach main idea with? This is the unit for you! The theme is unsolved mysteries. If you liked my first Unsolved Mysteries Unit, then you will love this one!This lesson is a main idea lesson with two parts: guided mini lessons and also an independent literacy center for practice. You can also use the literacy center for your reading intervention groups. I used it both as a center and as re-te
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
NEWS & MEDIA LITERACY BUNDLE | ANALYSIS & CREATION OF NEWS | COMPLETE UNITS
We have bundled together FIVE of our MOST POPULAR MEDIA LITERACY resources to ensure your students can CONSUME all forms of NEWS as CRITICAL THINKERS and CREATE their news reports and MEDIA PUBLICATIONS by using correct literacy protocols and PROVEN TEACHING STRATEGIES.This is a MUST-HAVE in 2024 when FAKE NEWS, SCAMS and MISINFORMATION flood our social media feeds and screens.Be sure to read each resource description and review for further details, but we assure you will not be disappointed wit
Grades:
5th - 9th
Cause and Effect PowerPoint
Cause and Effect PowerPoint
*** View it in "Slideslow" mode and display onto whiteboard***
This packet is designed to introduce the concept of cause and effect. This no prep, no print, PowerPoint, interactive lesson, will target skills that will help your students gain an understanding of cause and effect. This slides are differentiated so please feel free to choose which slides that will best suit your students’ needs. The real life and clipart images will keep your students engaged.
Use t
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1st - 4th
Main Idea Shared Reading Lessons and Literacy Center
Main IdeaShared Reading and Literacy CenterPLUS Guided Mini Lessons!This is a 26 page common core-aligned unit that focuses on the critical thinking skill, main idea. It is nonfiction and ocean themed with high interest topics for 4-6th grades. Common Core Standard:English Language Arts Standards: Reading: Informational Text : Grade 5 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. The first part of this lesson is a shared/guided
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
Narwhals Reading Comprehension Unit with Nonfiction Text Features
Learn more about narwhals while using a variety of close reading skills with nonfiction passages and reading activities. Students will be able to read different articles, highlight facts, learn and use key vocabulary and respond to text dependent questions. Diagram and label activity, KWL chart, "My Notes" page and pre-reading activities are included! Grade(s): 2nd (end of year/higher level readers), 3rd, 4thResource Includes:Ideas for UsePre-reading activityKWL Chart"My Notes" graphic organizer
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2nd - 4th
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How to Make Slime / sequencing mats and procedural writing
How to Make Slime 4, 6 and 8 step sequencing cards / story boards plusProcedural Writing Activities/ Scaffolds for making slime Includes both US and Australian A4 files!Hi! Thank you for viewing this ‘how to make slime’ sequencing and writing scaffold set.All kids love slime, and this is a super fun way to teach children how to sequence events OR write a procedural / explanatory text.This pack has been designed for early childhood aged children and comes in various formats to allow for a differe
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PreK - 1st
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Compare and Contrast Task Cards Arctic Animals
Compare and Contrast Arctic AnimalsTask Cards and Literacy CenterGuided Mini lessons included!This is a 21 page common core-aligned unit that focuses on the critical thinking skill, compare and contrast. It is a non-fiction unit.Harp seal and walrus the bowhead and beluga whale Arctic fox and Arctic hare woodland caribou and polar bear wolverine and Canada lynx the Greenland shark and white-bearded dolphin Each card has a color picture and a nonfiction paragraph of the Arctic animal. Included ar
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Main Idea Paragraph Cards
Main Idea Paragraph Cards: Informational Text PassagesThere are 28 informational text paragraph cards. The easier version includes 28 multiple choice cards. The more difficult version has the multiple choice options removed. Feel free to use the set that best suits your student’s needs.Use them in pairs or use them orally in small groups. It’s also great for individual homework as a writing assignment. Another option is to use one card at a time with the entire class. A fun and challenging way t
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Fourth Grade Language Arts Worksheets and Grammar BUNDLE Distance Learning
Halloween Reading Task Cards Bundle: Main Idea, Inferences, and Compare/Contrast
HalloweenComprehension CentersMain Idea, Inference, and Compare/contrastDo you need Halloween themed reading skills lessons and practice? These passages and task cards are the perfect way to keep the Halloween theme going while still teaching comprehension skills! Perfect for intervention groups and small group work. ➤ This is a mega pack of Halloween themed reading comprehension! You get 44 pages of Halloween reading fun! 1. 12 main idea task cards 2. 12 inference task cards 3
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Halloween Bundle | Reading Passages and Math
Nonfiction Summary Literacy Center ⎮Animal Task Cards
Nonfiction Summary UnitTask Cards How do you get your boys attention during reading? You summarize unusual animals! The topics are high interest boy topics; but the girls in my class also liked the topics. This is a two week unit, 31 pages in all, teaching summarizing using high interest boy topics. My focus while writing these was to find unique animals that my students might not have heard of.Topics: Narwhal, Inland Taipan Snake, The King Cobra Snake, The White Tiger, The Goblin Shark, Th
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3rd - 7th
Also included in:Â Reading Skills Bundle
Compare and Contrast Task Cards With Close Reading Lessons
Compare and ContrastNonfiction TextGoogle Slides Ready!Print and go OR assign digitallyHow do you teach students to compare and contrast without boring them to death? Use high interest, engaging topics! These task cards allow for student choice. The topics they can pick from interest boys and girls: snakes, carnivorous plants, sharks, monster trucks, and lizards. Each topic has two paragraphs. Each card has a color picture. For example, there is one paragraph about a ball python snake and
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Metis Lesson BUNDLE - Strong Readers
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in the Primary Classroom This learning resource, geared for primary students, uses learning strategies to create a deeper understanding about the Metis culture, fostering an inclusive environment. This bundle is perfect for: class discussions, individual learning or independent group learning stations.** This product is featured in my blog: Guided Reading with a Metis Focus. Learn how I use this bundled unit; through guided reading groups an
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Fun Fiction and Non-fiction activity - sorting books into groups
Introducing a fun and educational classroom activity perfect for students of all ages - Sorting Children's Book Covers! In this activity, students will be presented with a collection of real children's book covers and their task will be to sort them into two groups - fiction and non-fiction. This activity not only helps students develop their critical thinking skills but also fosters a love of reading and learning.The activity begins by introducing the concept of fiction and non-fiction to the s
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K - 6th
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Megalodon Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes the Megalodon Shark still exist? Is he terrorizing the Sea of Cortez? Massive sharks, three times the size of a Great White Shark, have been reported in the Sea of Cortez. Is it the once believed to be extinct, Megalodon Shark? Explore both sides of this exciting controversy with your students!Point of view, compare and contrast, and supporting answers with evidence is all over the common core standards and PARCC testing. I created this less
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Making Predictions Task Cards and Literacy Center
Making PredictionsReading Comprehension SkillsTask Cards and Guided LessonsWhy do students struggle with reading comprehension? They may not be actively listening! Making predictions is a strategy to help students actively think and listen to what they are reading.This is a 21 page common core-aligned unit that focuses on the critical thinking skill, predicting. There is a focus on finding the information that supports the prediction.This lesson can be used in many ways. I use the first 5 car
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3rd - 6th
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Problem and Solution Passage w/ Graphic Organizer
Passage about gray wolves. Included graphic organizer to accompany the passage.
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3rd - 5th
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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions with Nonfiction Skills
Early Readers will be able to practice their reading skills with these informational, nonfiction passages about farm animals. These short passages are perfect to pair with a guided reading text or use when teaching main idea and details, identifying topics and recalling facts. There is also a full set of vocabulary cards with pictures to use for instruction, centers and activities. Grade(s): K and 1 but can be used for other grades as well as ENL, intervention and enrichment. Includes: 6 non-fi
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K - 1st
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Reading Intervention Unit
Looking for a high interest topic for your struggling readers? Big Foot is the answer! This intervention unit is designed for struggling fifth and sixth grade readers. The high interest topic will grab their attention, and learning will follow. :)
This unit was created to help you with your reading intervention groups. There is one lesson per day, for 10 days. Each lesson includes learning targets, written lesson plans, and a guided worksheet. These lessons go with two articles abo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Compare and Contrast Task Cards and Venn Diagram Monster
Compare and ContrastMonstersDo your students like silly stories? This unit is for you! 12 silly monster stories for your students to compare and contrast. The theme is comparing monsters. Each card has a color picture and biography of the monster. Included are lesson instructions, mini-lessons, 6 sets of cards (12 cards in all), a large Venn diagram with lines, and a paragraph frame. Finally, there is a rubric.You could use this as a whole class lesson, guided reading lesson, or as a literacy
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
2nd edition- 10 High Interest 8th Grade Information Passages w/Leveled Questions
All New Passages and Questions - 2nd Edition!!TEN Informational Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions!Dive into engaging and thought-provoking reading experiences with these ten high-interest informational comprehension passages and multiple-choice questions! Each passage is labeled for the reading level. All passages are leveled at the 8th grade reading level.What makes this resource stand out?Leveled Comprehension Passages: The TEN informational passages are carefully crafted based on
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8th
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Main Idea Guided Lessons and Task Cards
Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons36 cards in all!High interest topics: football, music, make-up, cars, unusual animals, and more! Task cards allow students to pick the topic they want to read about, which gives students buy in. I created these cards with that in mind. My students loved them, and I hope yours will too!This lesson is a main idea lesson with two parts: guided mini lessons and also an independent literacy center for practice. You can also use the literacy center for yo
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
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