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Alyssha Swanson - Teaching and Tapas

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Welcome to Teaching and Tapas! I'm Alyssha and I LOVE teaching reading. My store is your spot for 2nd-6th grade reading resources that will have a DRAMATIC impact on reading comprehension. I'm happy you are here! My experience as a teacher and reading specialist has moved me through an exciting career of working with schools internationally and throughout the US.
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Preview of Reading Strategy Groups: Small Group Reading Lessons BUNDLE (2nd-4th Grade)

Reading Strategy Groups: Small Group Reading Lessons BUNDLE (2nd-4th Grade)

If your reading groups feel chaotic, hard to manage, or time-consuming to plan, this bundle gives you a simple, structured system to run effective small groups—without any prep. These reading strategy groups for grades 2–4 provide ready-to-use small group reading lessons that help you teach comprehension skills with clarity, consistency, and confidence. Just open and teach! 🔹 TEACHERS LOVE THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE IT WORKS⭐ “This has completely transformed my reading groups” ⭐ “Saved me literal
Preview of 3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

These are the close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 3rd grade teacher is looking for! This BESTSELLING bundle has 95 original 3rd grade close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are seventeen standards-based reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 reading passages and activities
Preview of 5th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

5th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

These are the close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 5th grade teacher is looking for! This BESTSELLING bundle has 105 original 5th grade close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are sixteen standards-based reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 reading passages and activities
Preview of 2nd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

2nd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

These are the close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 2nd grade teacher is looking for! This BESTSELLING bundle has 95 original 2nd grade close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are seventeen standards-based reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 reading passages and activities
Preview of 4th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

4th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

These are the close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 4th grade teacher is looking for! This BESTSELLING bundle has 100 original 4th grade close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are seventeen standards-based reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 reading passages and activitie
Preview of 3rd Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

3rd Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

Looking for a way to prevent the summer slide without sending home busywork? This 3rd grade summer packet is designed to help students retain essential math and ELA skills as they transition from 3rd grade to 4th grade, using meaningful, structured review that families can actually stick with. This summer packet includes 50 days of math and ELA review to keep students practicing key skills over the summer months. Each activity is aligned to grade-level standards, with a focus on the skills s
Preview of Daily Reading Warm Ups: Passages for Bell Ringers or Daily Quick Reads 3rd GRADE

Daily Reading Warm Ups: Passages for Bell Ringers or Daily Quick Reads 3rd GRADE

3rd Grade daily reading passages that reinforce reading comprehension through daily quick reads, reading bell ringers, reading warm ups, or ELA morning work! These daily reading comprehension passages are great for independent reading time or reading homework.You can assign these reading passages digitally or as no prep printables. This bundle contains 36 weeks of differentiated daily reading comprehension practice._______________________________________________________________WHAT DO THESE 3RD
Preview of 3rd Grade Close Reading Passages INFORMATIONAL TEXT Nonfiction Close Reading

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages INFORMATIONAL TEXT Nonfiction Close Reading

These are the nonfiction close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 3rd grade teacher is looking for! This pack has 50 original 3rd grade nonfiction close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are nine non-fiction reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 non-fiction reading passages and
Preview of 4th Grade Summer Packet  | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

4th Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

Looking for a way to prevent the summer slide without sending home busywork? This 4th grade summer packet is designed to help students retain essential math and ELA skills as they transition from 4th grade to 5th grade, using meaningful, structured review that families can actually stick with. This summer packet includes 50 days of math and ELA review to keep students practicing key skills over the summer months. Each activity is aligned to grade-level standards, with a focus on the skills s
Preview of 2nd Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

2nd Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

Looking for a way to prevent the summer slide without sending home busywork? This 2nd grade summer packet is designed to help students retain essential math and ELA skills as they transition from 2nd grade to 3rd grade, using meaningful, structured review that families can actually stick with. This summer packet includes 50 days of math and ELA review to keep students practicing key skills over the summer months. Each activity is aligned to grade-level standards, with a focus on the skills s
Preview of Reading Strategy Groups: Small Group Lessons BUNDLE (5th-6th Grade)

Reading Strategy Groups: Small Group Lessons BUNDLE (5th-6th Grade)

With differentiated passages and small group lessons, these reading strategy groups can replace your guided reading groups! You no longer need to look for reading passages or think of reading comprehension questions for your small groups. This bundle has 100 print-and-go small group lessons for teaching reading comprehension using skill-based, small group reading lessons that DIRECTLY teach the reading skills your students need! With this bundle, planning your reading groups has never been eas
Preview of Daily Reading Warm Ups: Passages for Bell Ringers or Daily Quick Reads 4th GRADE

Daily Reading Warm Ups: Passages for Bell Ringers or Daily Quick Reads 4th GRADE

4th Grade daily reading passages that reinforce reading comprehension through morning work, reading bell ringers, reading warm ups, or daily quick reads! These daily reading comprehension passages are great for independent reading time or reading homework.You can assign these reading passages digitally or as no prep printables. This bundle contains 36 weeks of differentiated daily reading comprehension practice._______________________________________________________________WHAT DO THESE 4th GRAD
Preview of 2nd Grade Close Reading Passages  INFORMATIONAL TEXT  Nonfiction Close Reading

2nd Grade Close Reading Passages INFORMATIONAL TEXT Nonfiction Close Reading

These are the nonfiction close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 2nd grade teacher is looking for! This pack has 50 original 2nd grade nonfiction close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are nine non-fiction reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 non-fiction reading passages and
Preview of 1st Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

1st Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities for Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

These are the close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 1st grade teacher is looking for! This BESTSELLING bundle has 100 original 1st grade close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are seventeen standards-based reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 reading passages and activitie
Preview of Reading Strategy Groups: Small Groups – Passages MAIN IDEA and KEY DETAILS

Reading Strategy Groups: Small Groups – Passages MAIN IDEA and KEY DETAILS

With differentiated passages and small group lessons, these reading strategy groups will transform how you teach main idea and key details. You no longer need to look for reading passages or think of reading comprehension questions for reading groups. You get 17 print-and-go small group comprehension lessons that focus directly on main idea in nonfiction (also main topic, subtopics, etc.) and key details (i.e. key details are the details that support the main idea). Each small group reading
Preview of Reading Comprehension CURRICULUM BUNDLE (3rd Grade)

Reading Comprehension CURRICULUM BUNDLE (3rd Grade)

This yearlong bundle includes three parts to your daily reading comprehension instruction: PART 1: WHOLE GROUP LESSON (Interactive Read Aloud)TEACH your whole group lesson with powerful Interactive Read Aloud lessons! Each lesson includes a script that goes along with a mentor text. I give you interactive stopping points for every read aloud. Once you have the MENTOR TEXT suggested for each lesson, all you need to do is print and you are ready to go! This bundle includes 101 complete lessons th
Preview of 3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities | LITERATURE | FICTION

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities | LITERATURE | FICTION

These are the fiction reading comprehension passages and activities that every 3rd grade teacher is looking for! This pack of BESTSELLING reading passages has 45 original 3rd grade fiction close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts! There are eight fiction reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 fiction reading
Preview of 1st Grade Summer Packet  | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

1st Grade Summer Packet | Summer Work Pack | Summer Review

Looking for a way to prevent the summer slide without sending home busywork? This 1st grade summer packet is designed to help students retain essential math and ELA skills as they transition from 1st grade to 2nd grade, using meaningful, structured review that families can actually stick with. This summer packet includes 50 days of math and ELA review to keep students practicing key skills over the summer months. Each activity is aligned to grade-level standards, with a focus on the skills s
Preview of Math Word Wall (3rd Grade)

Math Word Wall (3rd Grade)

3rd Grade Math Word Wall This boho neutral word wall pack will look terrific in your classroom AND these are kid friendly! Every vocabulary word has a brief definition written in simplified, but mathematically accurate, language and colorful illustrations that are perfect in Grade 3. This word wall matches seamlessly with my Personal Math Dictionary found here: Personal Math Dictionary (K-3)There are a total of 138 math vocabulary word cards included. The background color of the card correspon
Preview of Math Word Wall (4th Grade)

Math Word Wall (4th Grade)

4th Grade Math Word Wall Math Word Wall This boho neutral word wall pack will look terrific in your classroom AND these are kid friendly! Every vocabulary word has a brief definition written in simplified, but mathematically accurate, language and colorful illustrations that are perfect in Grade 4. There are a total of 152 math vocabulary word cards included. The background color of the card corresponds to the strand that is most applicable. This makes your word wall look incredible! You shoul
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About the store

Experience

Welcome to Teaching and Tapas! I'm Alyssha and I LOVE teaching reading. My store is your spot for 2nd-6th grade reading resources that will have a DRAMATIC impact on reading comprehension. I'm happy you are here! My experience as a teacher and reading specialist has moved me through an exciting career of working with schools internationally and throughout the US.

Teaching style

I set up very clear expectations and stick to them. I love to laugh with my students and make the school day fun with tons of learning. I constantly work on integrating a variety of differentiation techniques. You can see that in most of my products.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Assistant Lower School Director, School-wide Science Coordinator, Grade Level Coordinator

My own education history

B.S. Education, University of Oregon 2001 M.A. Education, George Fox University 2003 Certified Reading Specialist, Portland State University, 2011

Additional biographical information

I love traveling! Up until 2023, I lived in Den Haag, Netherlands with my amazing husband and two girls for three years. Before that, we lived in Madrid, Spain for seven years. Now we are back stateside and we are on the road seeing our beautiful country as much as we can! If you need to get in touch, email me at teachingandtapas@gmail.com. I'd be happy to answer any of your questions!