Dig deeply into the text for reading comprehension and close reading practice with these high-interest, standards-based reading passages written by a published nonfiction children’s author with more than 100 books in print.What's Included?60 Printable passages (Each with 2 levels! 120 passages total.)Printable passages with QR codes for audio supportGoogle Slides digital versionGoogle Slides digital version with audio supportTpT Easel Activity with Audio Support (If you don't want the audio supp

Are you looking to expand your collection of short informational text perfect for close reading? Text that you and your students can read and reread in one session? If so, then I think you will love this first volume of articles in a new Informational Text series of mine called Hello 411. I wrote and designed these informational text articles for my students because I was looking for text that was short, interesting, looked like a real article with real photographs and were good examples of dif

Need a simple-to-use tool to help your students remember the reading comprehension skills and strategies they need to succeed? These 24 reading bookmarks will help students practice reading strategies and skills with questions and sentence frames. Use the reading bookmarks as strategy references or to keep track of reading skills across multiple books or reading comprehension passages.The bookmarks are divided into two categories:★ 17 Reading Skills bookmarks★ 7 Reading Strategies bookmarksEach

This resource includes all standards including reading comprehension (literature and informational), writing, language/grammar, fluency, speaking and listening.These are COMPLETE 400+ pages of Assessments and Teaching Notes for ALL English Language Arts Standards for 4th Grade. These will cover your entire year! 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

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 4th 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★★4th Grade Language Arts BUNDLE: Spi

Help students dig deeper into informational reading with these holiday themed close reading passages and comprehension questions. In this product, there are ten nonfiction reading passages based on ten cultures/nations' holiday celebrations. Since we all have students reading on many different reading levels, I've written each passage on three different reading levels to make differentiation a little easier for you. There are also three sets of questions for each set of passages. The first se

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

Looking for a way to help your students make meaningful inferences using nonfiction text? You'll love this print and digital ready-to-teach complete unit with 7 passages (historical, scientific, and technical), 3 sets of task cards, posters, games, and fun activities. Each learning activity will reinforce the importance of making inferences as a reading comprehension strategy. The scaffolded resources and teacher notes provide lots of helpful tips to make the unit easy for you to teach and manag

ONE HUNDRED original 4th 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 learning 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

How many times are students asked to identify the main idea in a reading passage? You would think that they would be masters at finding the main the idea by now. However, many students still struggle with identifying the main idea and supporting details in their reading (and many teachers are in search of engaging ways to teach students how to find the main idea).That’s where this Main Idea Mini-Unit comes in. Filled with main idea passages, engaging worksheets, and graphic organizers for fin

This reading comprehension bundle now includes 125 passages designed to help kids work toward the goals of reading, comprehending and thoughtfully responding to Guided Reading Levels M through T text. To provide flexibility, for use in distance learning and/or a classroom setting, the following options are offered:1) A link to each document in Google Slides™2) Ready for use with Easel by TpT™ (the new TpT digital tool)3) Printable, as a traditional PDFThere are two pages of questions with each s

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

Nonfiction Text Features Assessment 1: Sharks- Digital & Printable- Use traditional PDF version to print and do in face to face instruction, or use the digital activities version through TpT Easel for your distance or digital learning. Covers Common Core Reading Standards: 3rd: 3RI1, 3RI2, 3RI5, 3RI74th: 4RI1, 4RI2, 4RI7Key Terms: heading, caption, diagram, bolded text, title, topic sentence, photo20 Questions- labeling nonfiction text features, multiple choice, & short answer.THIS IS IN

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

Celebrate Veterans Day in a meaningful and engaging way! This resource includes two activities. One activity is a Fact Hunt and Veterans Day Doodle Infographic. The other activity is an acrostic poem. With these activities, students will learn about the history of Veterans Day, interesting facts about the day, and make connections to the holiday. They’ll create a doodle infographic filled with facts and an original poem.About the Fact Hunt & Veterans Day InfographicStudents will learn c

This freebie features information pages about these penguin species: Emperor, King, Gentoo, Adelie, Macaroni and Little. The pages are written in an easy-to-read format making it easier for young students to study these birds and write reports. They can read the information page, record key facts on the graphic organizer and then use this information to write a research paper. This product supports the common core standards for reading informational texts and non-fiction writing. A metric ve

This fun Thanksgiving Activity Lapbook is high interest for any elementary grade level. Lapbooks can be used in every subject area, and they are perfect for differentiation in the classroom as students compare the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags. This product, with 11 different templates, incorporates common core skills compare and contrast, vocabulary, and writing. Templates include updated clipart. (TPT Featured Product)Templates for the lapbook include photographs to act as a guide. Students can

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

Help your students dig deeper into nonfiction reading with these earth science reading passages and comprehension questions. In this product, there are five nonfiction reading passages based on a variety of topics related to earth science. Since we all have students reading on many different reading levels, I've written each passage on three different reading levels to make differentiation a little easier for you. This is a great way to integrate informational reading to your instruction!There a

Create a beautiful visual genre word wall in your classroom to support your students in becoming strong readers! Student-friendly definitions with supporting visuals are shown on each of the 30 genre posters/ flashcards. This comes in 3 background color options, including a black background (as pictured), a multi-colored background (options for white font or black font), and an all-white background. Take a look at the product preview for a closer look!All word wall cards come 2 per page on a reg

These puzzles are a fun, interactive nonfiction text features activity that are great to use as part of a reading center, in guided reading groups, an early finisher activity, or as independent practice! They are included as a printable print & cut version or a Google Slides™ version.These 16 nonfiction text features terms, student-friendly definitions, and images can also be found as part of the Nonfiction Word Wall and are described in more detail in the Nonfiction Anchor Charts & Stu

Help support your students in your reading classroom with this mega bundle of best-selling graphic organizers (for fiction and nonfiction). Two Packets are Included:Reading Fiction Graphic Organizers Packet (200+ pages)Reading Nonfiction Graphic Organizers Packet (140+ pages)Students will organize, explore, analyze, and clarify a plethora of key reading concepts that will allow students to think deeply in order to comprehend their reading. You and your students will love this easy-to-use classro

40 WEEKS INCLUDED in this meaningful & rigorous weekly reading homework aligned to the 3rd, 4th & 5th grade standards! Are you looking for upper grade weekly reading homework to provide instant reading material and something meaningful to align to your Common Core instruction? See how the ELA standards are addressed with this alignment spreadsheet (perfect for inquiring administrators).Parents, students, and teachers agree they love this easy-to-use format and how engaging the high-inte