Nonfiction Reading Interactive Notebooks for Nonfiction Text - Common Core Aligned Grades 4-8 This reading interactive notebook is the nonfiction (informational text) companion for my TpT top seller Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks. This is the *original* Interactive Reading Notebooks for Informational Text! Over 32,000 copies sold! -------------------------------------------------------------- After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this techniq

These 23 Informational Text Feature Task Cards (print or digital with Google Slides or Easel) are a great supplemental activity to increase your students' understanding and to help them to use nonfiction (informational text) resources more effectively. Each of these 23 cards includes a nonfiction text feature term, a short definition, and a writing task. The cards are correlated with RI 3.5, 3.7, and 4.7 Common Core Standards and could easily be incorporated into close reading.These Task Cards c

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

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

This nonfiction text feature resource encourages students not only to identify text features found in nonfiction text, but to explain the purpose of the text features. Save over 25% when you buy the bundle!The following is included in this text features bundle:Nonfiction Text Feature PostersThese text features posters include full page of posters of 18 different text features. The posters all include the name, purpose, and an example of the text feature. Nonfiction Text Features ChartsThese tex

This Genius Hour activity pack is perfect for upper elementary and middle school students. Teaching can be overwhelming with all the planning that you have to do. This Genius Hour activity will save you time and headaches as you plan and begin to implement this activity in your classroom. You can use this for passion projects or even enrichment for those high level students in your classroom too!This amazing Genius Hour resource includes:-Genius Hour Teacher Tips to help get you started-A slides

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

Your students will learn about the United States Government in this complete unit--with both print and digital options--including an informational text you can use either in place of or in addition to your textbook. You can use the printable versions, go completely paperless, or use a combination of both!This is a complete unit with informational text, anticipation guide with questions to guide their reading, a 24 question test, and pieces for an interactive notebook or lapbook. It also includes

If you're looking for fun and engaging activities to help your students learn or review text features, you're in the right place! This pack includes a variety of materials and activities to help students master text features. The activities are designed to not only help students identify nonfiction text features, but analyze and understand their purpose as well.The nonfiction comprehension passages are interdisciplinary and can be used across content areas (science & social studies). Activit

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

Your students will learn about geography and basic map skills in this complete unit--with both print and digital options--including an informational text you can use either in place of or in addition to your textbook. You can use the printable versions, go completely paperless, or use a combination of both!This Geography Map Skills Unit includes an 8-page informational text. This complex text will provide your students with information about the purpose of geography, continents and oceans, the d

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

This reading unit is designed to provide six weeks of detailed reading instruction! In addition to the traditional PDF file, I've also made all student pages available in digital copies for use in Google Classroom! This guided reading unit is 100% aligned to the Common Core Standards and MANY other state standards, including TEKS. The combination of all six of my reading units will teach all of the Reading Standards for Literature and Reading Standards for Information.***************************

Go paperless with this Nonfiction Text Features digital practice activity! Your students will LOVE the various engaging Google Slides™ reading activities and you will LOVE that it’s a no-prep worksheet alternative! Perfect for review, test prep, centers, whole or small groups for in-person, hybrid or distance learning. Nonfiction Text Features included:GlossaryIndexTitle PageTable of ContentsItalicsBullet PointsBold PrintIllustrationPhotographDiagramTitleCaptionText BoxHeading LabelsTimelineCh

Your students will LOVE these informational text worksheets, graphic organizers, & activities!This resource is designed to help your students get more out of their informational text (nonfiction) reading. These printables will work with any nonfiction book. The first 24 pages are printables that include pre-reading activities, exploring text features and practicing reading strategies such as finding the main idea, identifying vocabulary words, summarizing, and making connections. There are

These fourth grade reading fiction and nonfiction text passages are a quick and easy way to assess students on various literature reading skills. The exit tickets are multiple choice which makes them simple to grade. They are a quick way to check for understanding and plan future instruction and reteach.Includes 28 exit tickets.Fiction Text Skills Included:Using Details to Make InferencesCharacter TraitsThemeVocabularyComprehension of DramaCompare and Contrast Stories with Different Points of Vi

This engaging nonfiction text features sort gives students hands-on practice! In this sort students match the nonfiction text feature with its definition, and an example of the feature. The words included in this sort are: labelphotographcaptioncomparisoncutawaysmaps, types of printclose-upstable of contents indexglossaryThis is included in my large nonfiction unit.Nonfiction Reading Unit

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

This is Picture of the Day, Volume 2. Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. In my opinion, this set of 190 pictures is even better than the first set with people (young and old), places, scenes and objects with all 7 continents represented. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will hav

**Grades 4-5 Version** Level AThe topics included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Reading Informational Text Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.These worksheets are perfect for practicing informational text skills whether you use my interactive notebooks or not!Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 14 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and