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Middle school short stories centers
Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)
Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The
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3rd - 6th
MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Emoji Story- Writing Prompt PACK
*Use for fun, motivating morning work, writing prompts at the start of your ELA block, literacy centers, etc!*Print off the emoji prompts and rubrics (if you choose) for each of your students. Your students will take their slip of paper and cut out each of the emojis. They must then create a story using the emojis in place of actual words. If they are using the mad emoji, they would not write the word “mad”, they would simply just glue that emoji in its place. If they are using the rubrics, they
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1st - 8th
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12 SHORT MYSTERY STORIES & READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Follow Clues - Fun
Watch reading comprehension skills soar with these captivating short mystery stories and activities! Follow the clues around New York City with Detective Hanlon as he uncovers the truth in each short, high-interest mystery - guaranteed to capture the attention of even the most reluctant readers! Students will LOVE following clues, discovering evidence, making inferences and solving these intriguing mysteries!Meet the DetectiveTravel throughout New York City as you visit famous places and solve
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4th - 9th
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Figurative Language | Reading Review
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of figurative language skills! This figurative language skill-specific set reviews 6 different types of figurative language through high-interest, engaging stories written to demonstrate the use of all six types of figurative language. This Rapid Read and Review Resource Includes:6 Pages of Fiction Text Passages focusing on identifying and interacting with individual Types of Figurative Language3 P
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Activities | BUNDLE
BUNDLE - Orton-Gillingham Based Decodable Passages: Sports/Activities - SOR
Are you looking for advanced decodable passages to keep your learners engaged? This Bundle is a must-have for your upper elementary/middle school students using a Structured Literacy Approach. They are engaging, realistic and appropriate for students in grades 3-8 that would benefit from literacy intervention. And BTW, students LOVE them!Included:Syllable Types & Syllable Division Patterns (14 passages)Level 1 Orton-Gillingham (8 passages)Level 2 (13 passages)Level 3 (14 passages with compre
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3rd - 7th
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Fiction Comprehension Review | Reading
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in a relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' reading skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential fiction comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and excited about the conte
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
Summarize Passages | 25 Passages | Fiction and Nonfiction Text
Summarize Passages After jumping from first grade to fifth and sixth this past year, I have found that across grade levels, students have a challenging time knowing what to and to not write in a summary. So, I've written 25 passages at a variety of levels to help give your kiddos practice with this important skill. 13 of the passages included in this product are fiction, while the other 12 are nonfiction. I have included a variety of topics to appeal to all your readers. I have also included the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Comprehension Practice Passages
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Interactive Flip Book, 10 Activities
This interactive resource contains everything you need to engage students with Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic, "The Tell Tale Heart." Perfect in October (or any time of year!) this resource can be used alone, with Interactive Notebooks, or with Interactive File Folders.THIS "TELL-TALE HEART" RESOURCE INCLUDES:full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms definedlesson plananticipation guidetext-dependent questions10 activities9 writing prom
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7th - 9th
Spanish story: Tener expressions | el verbo tener | irregular verb in Spanish
This is a silly TPRS story, written entirely in the Spanish present tense, about a family who goes hiking and complains about everything - being cold, hot, tired, hungry and scared. Students will receive repetition and high quality input of the tener expressions in Spanish.This story is action packed and most fun when acted out, but the new interactive, choose-your-own-ending picture book also makes it comprehensible for independent reading as well. I use it after I have pre-taught the "tener"
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5th - 10th
MEGA (85) Decodable Passages Bundle: Morphology Stories Included!
UPDATED 4/8/24:This product is 85 different decodable stories to support phonics and morphology instruction. Comprehension questions are included for each story.This product is GROWING, and I'll periodically add stories and prompt you to re-download.I created this product to reflect phonics, reading, and spelling lessons focusing on the following phonics/spelling rules:1. Digraph –ck story 2. Glued/welded sound(s) story: -ing, -ang, -ank, etc.3. FLSZ Rule Story4. Digraph ch story 5. Digraph sh
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K - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Orton-Gillingham: Complete Bundle, 700+ Pages! ($200 value)
Symbolism Reading Passages
Symbolism is a difficult concept requiring higher level thinking. These reading passages are the perfect tool for students to practice the difficult skill. This purchase includes an overview of symbolism, 4 short stories with 4 different symbols and meanings, questions, and an answer key. These symbolism passages are perfect to use for mini lessons, independent practice, task cards, homework, assessments, and much more! An answer key is provided.
Please let me know if you have any questio
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle!
MATH CURSE Task Cards and Activity Packet
Engage your students this fun and challenging resource to supplement the book Math Curse, which emphasizes the idea that math is everywhere!Packet includes:Story Elements graphic organizerStudent Tracking SheetScratch Paper32 Math Curse Task Cards (print and digital)4 blank task cards (for you to customize)Math Curse: create your own problemMath Curse: plan your own story graphic organizerMath Curse: plan your own story writing template #1Ideas for classroom use:Print and cut out cards. Place ea
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3rd - 6th
Short Story Listening Comprehension Scaffolded with Visuals for Speech Therapy 2
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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PreK - 9th
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Fractured Fairy Tales & 5 Wh Questions -Reading Comprehension No Prep Worksheets
These 40 high-interest, low readability fractured fairy tales with a twist were designed to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. These no prep worksheets will also help them to experience unusual and varying points of view. By reading the short, humorous stories and answering the accompanying who, what, when, where, and why questions, students will learn to apply comprehension strategies so that they can understand and retain the information they read. Contents Include:- 4
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2nd - 8th
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Fiction Context Clues Reading Passages and Activities with Vocabulary Grades 4-6
Vocabulary in Context is great for building vocabulary, applying learned vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency! These ten reading passages use real photographs to help support comprehension which is a great strategy if using for ELL's or intervention. This product is packed with 10 reading passages, vocabulary with definitions, fill in the blank application activities, and writing prompts. Answer keys for activities included! This resource is intended for grades 4-6 but can be used for other gr
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Context Clues Reading Passages and Activities Bundle with Vocabulary
Paired Passages - Text Connections
Twelve high-interest paired paragraphs, each with one question that requires a high level of thinking to complete. You will receive:-24 high interest paired passages (2 per page)-12 questions, each requiring the reader to make text to text connections-answer recording sheets-answer keysThe set is provided in both color (for use in learning stations) and black and white (for student reproducibles). Six of the paired passages are presented in the free downloadable preview.Use these short passages
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle
Morphology Decodable Passages: 10 Common Prefixes - Orton Gillingham
It is difficult to find advanced decodable passages so I decided to make my own! I am an active tutor across grade levels so I wanted to write passages while teaching morphology. These passages support fluency and your Orton-Gillingham curriculum all while practicing the meaning of prefixes and comprehension skills. These decodable passages are an amazing supplement for your morphology lessons. Buy this set or as part of the morphology mega bundle. Your students will be engaged and appreciate th
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3rd - 7th
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Match That Moral! Fables Activity For Middle School (Grade 6-8)
This 16 page download includes a fun activity in which students match traditional morals from Aesop's fables to more "modern" phrasing of the same morals. They also have to match each of the ten morals given, to the appropriate fable. I have included two options for teachers to do this activity. In the first option, students are out of their seats and traveling around the classroom, while the second option is more of a traditional "seat work" approach.Included:-10 of Aesop's fables, each in post
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6th - 8th
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Figurative Language Passages - Similes - 2 Digital and 2 Printable Versions
If you are looking for stories and poems designed to help students identify and practice figurative language, then this resource is for you!!Included in this Figurative Language Set:2 stories with custom illustrations for practicing similes.2 poems with custom illustrations and tons of similes.A/B multiple-choice questioning.Open-ended evidence-based question.Challenge activity to find evidence in the text.Custom Illustrations from Three Birds Art. IG: Threebirds_art2 Google Drive digital versi
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2nd - 6th
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Inferences Bundle
A bundle of both my flashcards and short stories, the #1 and #2 bestsellers in my store! Address your students' inferencing needs from grades 1-8. The flashcards are great for grades 1-5, while the short stories target upper elementary and middle school topics from grades 4-8. Click on each link for previews!
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1st - 8th
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Hero's Journey Writing Prompt
This Hero’s Journey Writing Prompt resource will get your students writing creative and well-planned stories! With over 2 BILLION unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the plot points of the twelve parts of a Hero’s Journey with this handy Hero’s Journey writing prompt resource.☸ Example Rolls⚀ Ordinary World ................... A discontent older sibling.⚀ Call to Adventure…............. A stranger ca
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Hero's Journey Presentation, Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers Bundle
Fiction Independent Reading Journal Log - Middle School ELA
Fiction: Independent Reading Response Logs for ANY Novel or Short Story
Are you wondering how to hold your students accountable for providing text evidence during independent reading? I needed an independent reading response packet that could be used for any work of fiction. I needed one that was easy to grade and included questions from every Common Core Standard. So I created this versatile resource that can be used for ANY novel or short story, independent reading choices, whole-class assig
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6th - 8th
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