These 32 Informational text structures task cards are designed to help your students practice identifying five different non-fiction text structures: description, sequence (sometimes called chronological), compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to ext

Perfect for your informational text structure study, these differentiated information text structure task cards contain 48 engaging and informative paragraphs. You can choose to use the 16 half-page task cards with one main topic and three paragraphs about each, or you can use each individual paragraph. This Resource Includes the Following:→16 Half Page Task Cards with 3 Comprehension Questions Each→48 Quarter Page Task Cards with only the paragraphs for identifying text structure→16 Full Page

These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students' close reading skills!This resource includes 100 passages professionally written by a published children's author with more than 100 books in print!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:60 printable passages with comprehension questions (Each with 2 levels! 120 passages total.)Teacher answer keysStudent annotation guide3 graphic organizers to use with the 5 included paired pa

Get at least TWO or THREE Assessments for EVERY Common Core Language Arts StandardYou can now use the assessments with ANY state standard. The Common Core Standards version has the standard listed at the top of each page. There is also an additional version where the standard has been removed, so the assessments can be rearranged to work with almost any state standard. *************************************************************************This packet includes a three-page AND one-page assessme

NINETY-FIVE original 3rd grade leveled close reading passages and activities that are PERFECT for teaching your students to become masters of close reading. There are seventeen standards-based earning targets in this product. Each learning target has 5 passages specifically dedicated to it except for all of the comparing learning targets because they all have a total of 10 passages so that your students can compare away!Each passage has 2 pages of carefully written and consistent close reading t

This reading workshop bundle is designed to provide an entire year of detailed reading instruction for any state's standards, including the Common Core Standards! In addition to the traditional PDF version of this file, I have also included a digital copy of all student files. These Google Docs will allow you to use the forms with Google Classroom!***************************************************************************What's Included?Each of the six units is a 6-week unit that is broken down

This 3rd Grade Spiral Reading resource is perfect for Reading HOMEWORK, Reading MORNING WORK, or a DAILY READING REVIEW! These professionally written, on-level passages and text-dependent questions build in complexity each week, as more skills are introduced. All questions are EDITABLE and easy to differentiate to fit your students' needs.✪ CLICK HERE to see more SUBJECTS & GRADE LEVELS!✪ CLICK HERE to see the DIGITAL VERSION!★★SAVE $$ with these BUNDLES★★3rd Grade Language Arts BUNDLE: Spi

Make Close Reading Easy with this TOOLKIT! It's jam-packed with posters, graphic organizers, discussion starters, writing prompts and plenty of close reading strategies and teaching tips. Check out the preview to see more!These resources will work with any informational (nonfiction) text or passage and can address all of the Common Core RI standards. Use these materials for your entire lesson or supplement the close reading materials you already have. Use them in a variety of ways: individuallyi

Non-fiction sort board, cards and recording sheet. This sorting activity is intended for use at a literacy center. It now also contains a digital Google Slide option!How does this work?The student places the six category cards on the marked spots. Next, they place the appropriate definition cards under the category cards. Then, they sort the 18 numbered cards placing them under the appropriate category. Lastly, students complete a recording sheet indicating the structures and signal words fo

These are COMPLETE 400+ pages of Assessments and Teaching Notes for ALL English Language Arts Standards for 3rd Grade. These will cover your entire year! Reading comprehension (literature and informational), writing, language/grammar, fluency, speaking and listening are all included.Use them for more than just assessments. They are a perfect supplement to your English Language Arts Curriculum.·These will work with ANY reading program and allow teachers to conduct a thorough assessment of a stand

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Practice answering open ended questions while restating the question with these 2nd grade reading comprehension passages and questions. These are perfect for small group practice with PQA or TTQA. Students find text evidence and write in complete sentences while restating the question. These help build stamina for constructed response questions. WHAT'S INCLUDED:20 half-page texts with open ended questions: 11 non-fiction , 9 fiction textsPages 1 and 2 are available for free in the preview for yo

FIFTY original 3rd grade close reading passages and activities that are PERFECT for teaching your students to become masters of close reading. There are nine non-fiction learning targets in this product. Each learning target has 5 passages specifically dedicated to it. The learning target for COMPARE AND CONTRAST TWO TEXTS ON THE SAME TOPIC is extra special because it has a total of 10 passages so that your students can compare away!Each passage has 2 pages of carefully written and consistent cl

3rd Grade Reading Comprehension AssessmentsThird Grade Reading TestsLooking for 3rd grade reading comprehension assessments to be used a reading formative assessment or summative assessment in your third grade classroom? This 3rd grade reading test bundle is designed to progress monitor third graders' reading comprehension throughout the year. This pack includes three comprehension tests per nine weeks for a total of 12 different 3rd grade reading tests. These reading comprehension passages and

The Smelly Truth About Cause & Effect Cause and Effect: This 28 slide PowerPoint presentation will engage your students and teach them how to understand cause and effect relationships in text. Students will learn cause and effect relationships through sentence examples and test questions. Have some smelly fun while learning about cause and effect!! Designed to help solidify student's knowledge in Common Core standard: RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences

❤️Implementing a reading workshop approach to teach reading does not have to be stressful! When you take the time to establish routines and set expectations for your readers, you will see them flourish into a class of life long readers who have a deep love for reading. ❤️This will be your go-to resource to help you implement reading workshop in your primary classroom. It will take you step by step by listing different mini-lessons that you will teach to make reading workshop a success! Most impo

If your students enjoy bright colors, animation, sound clips, and interactive activities, then they'll love this cause and effect combination pack. Included is a highly visual and interactive PPT that consists of 41 slides, jam-packed with engaging activities. Five matching worksheets are provided to further reinforce and consolidate new concepts. Use this pack for whole class teaching, literacy centers, test prep or review. The combination of colorful graphics, sound clips, animation, a thema

Thanksgiving Activities - This comprehensive activities resource includes a variety of Thanksgiving activities including nonfiction reading, poetry, writing, speaking and listening, and math activities. Download Preview FileThis is aligned with 3rd grade common core, but may stretch to other grades depending on writing and reading proficiency. Download the preview file for a comprehensive look at this resource. Ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Related Than

Interactive Anchor Charts Print and Digital: Reading Edition Want to make beautiful and functional Anchor Charts that will LAST for your classroom? This pack of Interactive Anchor Charts are designed to save you time (and frustration) when it comes to making reading Anchor Charts for your classroom.All charts in this pack are designed to be used “interactively”. That means, they don’t just sit there and look pretty. Students fill them in! Just laminate and use dry erase markers or sticky notes t

If you liked my Common Core Graphic Organizers for 2nd Grade or 1st Grade, you'll love my 3rd Grade Edition! I have dissected the standards and created a resource that is perfect for assessing your students in reading! The graphic organizers included in this packet will provide formative assessments that are an easy form of documentation for mastery of the Common Core Standards.Each graphic organizer highlights the specific vocabulary from the standard and some standards even have up to 3 differ

Give students three reading response choices each week that encourage higher order thinking and citing text evidence. This is now available as a PDF or as a digital copy through Google Files for use in Google Classroom!**************************************************************************************What's IncludedThere are 36 weeks worth of reading response questions. On each page, there are three questions or prompts. Students should select one prompt and write a response paragraph on the

Have you heard of Toothy® yet?! Toothy® task kits are highly engaging games that allow students to practice reading comprehension skills by answering questions in a fun, motivating way. The answers on the back of the passages make the activity self-paced and self-correcting. Teach the rules for Toothy® once at the beginning of the year, then simply switch out the topic each week and use the activity all year! Toothy® Task Kits- an original idea from Angie Olson at ©Lucky Little Learners, LLC.⭐️D

It can be tough to find resources to review reading strategies and skills - especially ones that students will find fun and engaging. Reading for Google Classroom Bundle is highly interactive, which means that your students will have fun while learning and practicing reading comprehension strategies and skills.How relieving will it feel to finally have access to materials that your students will both ENJOY and LEARN from?Reading for Google Bundle is full of activities and graphic organizers that

Improve reading comprehension by teaching nonfiction text structures (description, sequence, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution) for traditional classrooms and Microsoft schools.Students stay engaged with interactive lesson slides.Ensure mastery with practice activities (printable and PowerPoint versions included).Teach effectively with lesson plans that use the research-based "I do, we do, you do" model.Bonus anchor chart and quiz included! Perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers i