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5th grade close reading projects
September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Colonial Days: A Social Studies Unit for Upper Graders
This resource contains everything you need to explore life in the American colonies. It is a great mini-unit or supplement to add in critical thinking and rigor! Fifteen activities cover reading comprehension, collaborative activities, and higher level thinking.Included in this resource:-Close read passage with comprehension questions-Colonial chore list for children with narrative writing activity-Dodecahedron group project and template-4 map-making activities-18 vocabulary cards with definit
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The Bundle: Colonial America and the Revolution
National Parks Reading Research Project End of the Year Yellowstone Passages
End of the year project made simple! Save time planning about National Parks and the beauty of the United States with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities!This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs. This writing pack will help your students complete a National Park research project. Directions are clear and easy to understand and come in two layouts
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3rd - 5th
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Tiny House Design for ANY Character: Reading project for inferences, symbolism
Tap into the popularity of the growing Tiny House Movement by assigning a literary analysis that students will LOVE. This is a hands-on assignment that brings STEM into the English classroom! This Tiny House lesson can be used with ANY character, author, historical figure, or student! You will get: ⭐1 Exemplar tiny house design for Harry Potter's tiny house⭐1 Student planning guide for evidence-based answers ⭐1 set of instructions for using the free website Floorplanner.com ⭐1 Youtube video with
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Three Little Pigs vs. Mr. A. Wolf (Three-Week Opinion Writing Unit)
In this three-week writing unit, students will read both sides of the Three Little Pigs tale and analyze the different points of view. They will form their own opinion of who is innocent and defend their argument with evidence from the text. This experience gives them the opportunity to practice these important opinion-writing skills using familiar and entertaining texts.This unit includes detailed lesson plans to guide your teaching, graphic organizers to walk students through the opinion-writi
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
Informational Text Structure Activity
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach text structures in upper elementary? THIS is the activity that you need! Engage your students in practicing the five text structures with a brochure activity that is fun and rigorous for them and SO easy to prep for you! The Activity: Your students will become the newest “employees” of the coolest brochure designer in town. After reading informational text passages (two per location) about one of five locations, they will create a new brochure
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Informational Text Structures Activity Bundle
Novel Reflection *One Pager*
If you are looking for a nontraditional way to assess your students on a recent class or independent novel, try a “one-pager”. A ”one pager” is a nontraditional way to assess your students on traditional learning standards such as theme, character, etc. I recently gave this activity as an assessment instead of the traditional test. My students were SO creative and didn’t even realize they were being assessed – my favorite kind of assessment. In this Powerpoint file you will find the exact rubric
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4th - 6th
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One-Pager Text Analysis Project with Rubric - Creative Literary Study Lesson
Use this project to conclude the study of any text. I have had students do this assignment for short stories, but it could be used with literally ANY text! If you would like to make changes to the rubric or assignment, you can edit your copy of this resource!This resource includes:1. A teacher's guide2. Directions3. Student Examples4. A rubric If you are looking for a project for non-fiction texts, check out my other resource by following the link below!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Prod
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Independent Book Project Bloom Ball Editable Template - Choice Reading Activity
Say goodbye to traditional boring old reading logs that most students fake anyway - have students create a Bloom ball instead!Each panel has a different element for students to consider - and the headings are completely editable!Here are the included panels:✅ Title and Author Information✅ Plot Elements✅ Setting✅ Important Characters✅ Theme✅ Conflict✅ Meaningful Quote #1✅ Meaningful Quote #2✅ Meaningful Quote #3✅ Figurative Language #1✅ Figurative Language #2✅ RecommendationSee Preview for more!T
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4th - 12th
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Research Project - Influential Person with Optional Wax Museum
Your students will love researching an influential person and becoming that person through a Wax Museum! This resource can be printed or used digitally, giving you flexibility for use in your classroom. With clear directions on each page, your students will be able to work on this independently, making this a fun and creative project to use year after year!Engage your curious learners in a fun and exciting research project all about influential people and their special accomplishments!Students w
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3rd - 5th
4th Grade Math Review Activity Geometry and Measurement Project Based Learning
Students will love designing their own amusement park with this 4th grade math review packet. This is a fun and engaging math review project that will allow your students to review geometry, measurement and data and fraction skills. In this project based learning activity, students will read a comprehension passage, design an amusement park and complete math review activities. This is the perfect unit to use before end-of-year testing, since it is a great way to review all of the fourth grade
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4th - 6th
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Wishtree by Katherine Applegate - Wishtree Novel Study Questions - Activities
This Wishtree Novel Study unit contains a complete unit for Wishtree by Newberry Award winner Katherine Applegate. These Wishtree activities are perfect for an interactive notebook and contain graphic organizers, Wishtree questions, and printable assignments. These Wishtree questions focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. All activities include lots of opportunities for differentiated instruction and reading strategy practice - creative
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Novel Study Bundle | Freak the Mighty | Maniac Magee | Wishtree | Units
Bloom Ball Book Report, Full Size - Editable
Here is a full size Bloom Ball completely editable.
You can delete and add questions that best fit the needs of your students.
This activity can be done in class, as an individual project and or homework.
I will be posting other Bloom Balls at a later date with questions you can chose at different levels to make it easier to differentiate according to your students' needs.
* The template you are purchasing is for the large Bloom Ball.
Don't forget to give feedback and come back soon. :-)
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3rd - 6th
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Author's Purpose Activity Paper Bag Book Interactive Notebook
Are you looking for an exciting new way to teach author's purpose? This author's purpose activity offers a new hands-on way to learn and practice. Author's purpose is not as easy as it seems. With this resource, you can explain it, help students identify the look-fors, practice with multiple texts, sort examples, and apply learning with real life examples. When the project is complete, students can refer to it with new reading. HOW IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE ACTIVITY ORGANIZED?This paper bag book
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Comprehension Projects Bundle, Paper Bag Books, Test Prep, Intervention
Close Reading Reading Response Posters
Students can use these close reading one pager posters to demonstrate their understanding of and show their thinking through close reading exercises. The one pager poster format is perfect for open ended reading responses, with the questions broken down by the number of "close reads" a student completes. They can be used as an assessment for learning (as a diagnostic activity to see what knowledge your students are bringing to a concept), assessment as learning (as a formative assessment
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Poster Bundle for ANY Texts
GENERIC NOVEL STUDY Book Report for Any Book | Reading Comprehension Activity
This tri-fold is a great place to jot down those notes while reading. It's a fantastic way to get a quick glimpse at your students' progress to make sure they are connecting with their books. The two sides provide lots of space for note-taking. In a pinch, this can stand-in for a book report. It's so straightforward, you can feel confident in leaving this with your emergency sub plans. CLICK HERE to save 20% on this resource in the Generic Novel, Movie, Character Analysis, and Documentary Brochu
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4th - 12th
Solar Eclipse Activities | Student Packet and Teacher Slides
Are you looking to teach your students about solar eclipses? This resource includes a student packet and editable teacher slides to teach your students about what solar eclipses are, why and how they happen, and safety tips for when looking at one. Students will complete a bell ringer, reading, writing, math, and art activities to learn about solar eclipses.-Bell ringer/early finisher: solar eclipse word search-Reading: nonfiction passage about solar eclipses along with 6 comprehension questions
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3rd - 6th
Book Report Poster Template: Works with any Fiction or Non-Fiction Book
Book Poster: This Book Report Poster template can be used with any fiction or non-fiction book and can be completed with illustrations, sentences, or a combination of both. That makes this book report poster a perfect leveled activity for all learners.Print out the 2 pages and staple together, or copy onto 11 x 17 paper for a book report poster that looks great displayed in the classroom! Set printer to landscape setting for best results. Choose the lined or unlined version depending on your stu
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2nd - 5th
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Coat of Arms Activity Get to Know You Project
Are you looking for the perfect activity to supplement your Middle Ages unit? This Coat of Arms Activity Get to Know You Project uses close reading as a springboard for a fun and enlightening activity for your students. This is a favorite project in my classroom and I'm sure it will be in yours!Related Products► Goal Setting using Monthly Reading Calendars► Johnny Appleseed {Activities for Big Kids}► Read Aloud Unit for WeslandiaPlease see the PREVIEW above for an idea of what's included.In this
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4th - 6th
California Mission Unit | Reading Passages and Questions
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive, 84 page California Mission Unit containing passages and questions; a great way for your students to learn about missions! Perfect for reading comprehension, it contains passages text dependent questions, vocabulary cards, and essential questions contains everything needed to teach a rigorous unit on California Missions.Original CLOSE Reading nonfiction passages were created to help teach your students about the California missions. CLOSE rea
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: California Missions Unit | Passages & Questions | Research Report Bundle
GENERIC NONFICTION Activity for Any Book Report | Reading Comprehension Project
This tri-fold is a great place to jot down those notes while reading. It's a fantastic way to get a quick glimpse at your students' progress to make sure they are connecting with their books. The two sides provide lots of space for note-taking. In a pinch, this can stand-in for a book report. It's so straightforward, you can feel confident in leaving this with your emergency sub plans.CLICK HERE to save 20% on this resource in the Generic Novel, Movie, Character Analysis, and Documentary Brochur
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4th - 12th
Comprehension Crafts: Fiction & Nonfiction Close Reading Strategies Activities
Teaching students to close read is crucial to their reading comprehension of both nonfiction and fiction texts. These reading comprehension crafts are a fresh, hands on and unique way students can visually see the close reading strategy broken down for them. It is an alternative to reading response that will help you to reach all learners in your classroom. These reading crafts require little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors and glue. WHAT’S INCLUDED:3 Close Reading Crafts
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Strategies Megabundle, Posters, Graphic Organizers
Character Change Craftvity
Here is a hands-on, creative way for students to practice finding how the main character changes throughtout the passage. This craftivity is great for centers, intervention, guided reading groups, or reinforcing what you have already taught. We absolutely love this craftivity and students will always remember Cookin' Up Character Change!
They will read a passage on the recipe card. Then they will identify and write how the character behaved at the beginning of the passage in the bowl, write th
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3rd - 5th
Black Out Poetry Civil Rights Reading, Writing & Art Project
Resource for Black History Month and Martin Luther King, Jr. DayThe purpose of these activities is to help students read deeply while reading excerpts from historical civil rights speeches. So often, civil rights leaders like Dr. King are discussed as if they were super heroes. They are, in a sense, super heroes. But it’s important for students to realize that they were also regular people, often with very humble beginnings who found themselves in situations, environments and racist conflicts th
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5th - 7th
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