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Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.5

, RI.4.6

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Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5

Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"

Created by

Hello Literacy

***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.1.1

, RL.2.1

Teaching With a Mountain View

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Reading Comprehension Passages | Informational Text

Created by

Informational Text Reading Skills and Close Reading Task Cards for Comprehension Skill ReviewEngage your readers with high-interest reading comprehension passages and corresponding questions! This resource includes 32 half-page informational text task cards with 4 comprehension questions and tasks on EACH card for a total of 128 informational text questions! Engage your students in meaningful close reading practice and review key reading skills associated with informational and nonfiction text

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Task Card Bundle

Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - Reading Strategies - Audio

Created by

Rachel Lynette

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 60 (x2 for 2 reading levels) 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

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.6

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Also included in: 130 Close Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions Print and Google Slides

Writing Center | Printables & Interactive Learning Display

Created by

Joey Udovich

How do you get your students enjoy writing? This is a question that I asked myself for years! After being in the classroom for 8 years, I had the idea of giving my students a say in what they would be writing. This idea changed it all!PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VISIT MY DETAILED PREVIEW ABOVE!By offering a variety of topics that they could choose to learn and write about, I found that my students weren't just writing, they were asking to write! I filled my bulletin board with a "writing menu." It allow

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.5

, RL.6.4

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

, RI.3.4

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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages With ELA Standards Based Assessments

Created by

Kristine Nannini

Teaching 5th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 5th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based Assessments. Whether you use this resource every single week to supplement instruction, as a part of your literacy rotations, or as a robust review for test prep season, your 5th graders will show what they know as you thoroughly assess each standard. No more

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

Informational Text, Reading, Tools for Common Core

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Short Text for Teaching Text Structure {Vol.1} 21st Century Informational Text

Created by

Hello Literacy

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

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 9th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.10

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Regions of the United States: 5 Units Print and Digital Bundle Distance Learning

Created by

Jill Russ

Your students will learn about the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West regions of the United States with this bundle of five units.This bundle includes both printable and digital options. If you would like a printable, paper-based unit, check out my Five Regions Unit Bundle, or you can get the digital options only.Each region includes a 6-page informational text packet that can be used as a "textbook chapter" when teaching about the region. While reading the complex text, your stu

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing

, RI.3.7

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.1

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Reading Response Sentence Stem Anchor Charts

Created by

The Literacy Dive

#touchdown23 Reading responses do not have to be challenging when you can use sentence stems to get you started! These reading response posters are great as a wall display, as a reference ring, or for student interactive notebooks. There are 12 categories that include over 80 sentence starters in large and mini size.Each chart gives students multiple ways to begin their written response to eliminate starting each response the same way. These charts will also assist all students (general educatio

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.2.1

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

, RI.2.1

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Also included in: Readers Workshop Anchor Charts and Activities

5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Daily Questions: Fiction & Nonfiction

Created by

One Stop Teacher Shop

Increase reading comprehension skills in just 10 minutes per day!! This 5th Grade Daily Reading Comprehension resource is perfect for Reading HOMEWORK, Reading MORNING WORK, or a DAILY READING REVIEW! All texts are professionally written & on-level. 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.⭐⭐UPGRADE for just $10 and get both PRINT & DIGITAL versions } CLICK HER

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading

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Close Reading Strategies for Informational Passages - Plus Wall Posters

Created by

Rachel Lynette

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

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

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Also included in: Close Reading Strategies Toolkit BUNDLE for Informational Text and Literature

Making Inferences - Lesson, Practice, Game, Poster & More

Created by

One Stop Teacher Shop

This Inferencing Activity bundle is a complete pack of resources to help you teach your students how to make and defend inferences. This resource was created to align with the Common Core Standards for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts. They teach students what an inference is, and how to use their background knowledge and text clues to make an inference. SAVE MONEY and get MORE with my HUGE Reading & Writing BUNDLE!! {CLICK HERE} Perfect for any 4th or 5th grade teacher!DIGITAL VERSION now

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Also included in: Reading and Writing Resource BUNDLE

Making Inferences Reading Passages Ideal for Distance Learning (Google Version)

Created by

Brain Waves Instruction

This 3-day Making Inferences Mini-Unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of inferring. Through creative activities like Inference Charades, Top Secret Tips Puzzle, “Inside the Principal’s Files,” and Whose Locker is This?, students develop their inferring skills while they are actively engaged in their learning. Direct instruction on the reading comprehension skill combined with the analysis of five separate inferencing reading passages further develop students’ ability to a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RI.5.1

, RI.5.10

Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.1

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Also included in: Reading Passages and Questions Main Idea, Inferences, Predicting -Google Options

Reading Response Sentence Stems: Set 1

Created by

The Literacy Dive

This guided reading response set includes 15 Reading Response Stem Cards that cover a variety of reading skills and strategies. Students will stay engaged while using sticky notes! Great for literacy centers and independent reading, too! Looking for more skills/strategies on these cards? Check out my 2nd set! 15 Reading Response Stem Cards - 2nd Edition for 15 more cards!*Update* This resource now comes DIGITAL compatible with Google Slides for no additional charge. If you are using a different

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

, RL.5.1

, RI.2.1

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Also included in: Readers Workshop Anchor Charts and Activities

Making Inferences Using Informational Text - Nonfiction Inference Activities

Created by

The Teacher Next Door

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

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

, RI.4.10

Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading

, RI.5.10

Also included in: Making Inferences Bundle Fiction & Nonfiction - Inference Activities 4th & 5th

TEXT EVIDENCE READING PASSAGES - Cite Text Evidence - Text Evidence Task Cards

Created by

Rockin Resources

This Step-by-Step Text Evidence unit is a complete, STANDARD-BASED unit with a variety of activities scaffolded to help students learn an effective approach to analyze text and increase reading comprehension. Students will gain a thorough understanding of how to provide text evidence. From RACE or ACE strategies, to inference, citing evidence, quoting, and paraphrasing, this unit has it all! It is especially helpful when prepping for state test or assessments requiring text dependent analysis.WH

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

CCSS:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Also included in: READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS UNITS FOR GRADES 4-5 - TEXT EVIDENCE

Text Evidence: A Bundle of Activities

Created by

Deb Hanson

This text evidence bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn how to cite evidence from a text. It includes 15 passages. The activities in this bundle make citing text evidence fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These activities can be used for test prep, review, or introduction of the skill. It includes a PowerPoint, craftivity, anchor chart activity, bookmark

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

, RL.5.1

, RL.6.1

, RI.3.1

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Veterans Day Activities

Created by

Lovin Lit

Veterans Day Activities for Close Reading, includes DIFFERENTIATED versions and aligns with the Common Core standards you need to teach. This product includes 7 fun, challenging, and engaging reading activities that all have a Veterans Day theme and are aligned to Common Core.Please view the preview file for an in-depth look at these activities.Download, print, and you're ready to teach!Each activity includes multiple versions with varying levels of difficulty and scaffolding to help you accommo

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

Informational Text, Reading, Thanksgiving

, RL.6.1

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Also included in: Seasonal Bundle for Grades 4-8 Reading & ELA ~ Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!

Thanksgiving Activities

Created by

Lovin Lit

Thanksgiving Activities for Reading and Writing, Grades 4-8Forget your old Thanksgiving lesson plans! Your students do NOT want to hear about the first Thanksgiving, and they DEFINITELY do NOT want to write dull paragraphs about the things they are thankful for.Seriously. They DON’T!Spice up your lesson plans with this DIFFERENT differentiated unit for Thanksgiving!Your students will:• View and analyze a video clip about innovative humane practices at turkey farms and processing plants.• View a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

, RI.4.4

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core, Writing

, RI.7.1

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Also included in: Seasonal Bundle for Grades 4-8 Reading & ELA ~ Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!

Journal Writing Prompts Bell Ringers for a Full Year Editable Distance Learning

Created by

Tracee Orman

*EDITABLE* A Year of Journal Prompts Bell Ringers or Exit Slips Bundle includes: Over 400 writing prompts aligned with the ELA Common Core Standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and history strands. The prompts are provided in Powerpoint and in Microsoft Word, so they are completely editable and perfect for distance learning! NOTE: If you are looking for a version of the prompts already formatted in Google Drive, they are here: JOURNAL PROMPTS in GOOGLE SLIDESThis IS i

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RI.5.1

Alyssha Swanson - Teaching and Tapas

, RI.7.1

, RI.8.1

, RI.9-10.1

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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism

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

Created by

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 specif

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

5th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts

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Reading Response Choices - Reading Workshop, Guided Reading, Distance Learning

Created by

Ashleigh

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

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

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Text Based Evidence Graph: A Close Reading Behavior & Motivation Tool

Created by

Hello Literacy

My BLOG POST about how to use this graph with your students. And, a follow-up blog post HERE.By now, we all know the Common Core emphasis on TB Q&A with TBE (text based questions and answers with text based evidence), but if you were at all like me, I couldn't get the kids to DO IT, until THIS, My TBE Graph. While I was racking my brain trying to figure how to get kids to speak and show where in the text they were finding the answer, with words and phrases FROM the text...it occurred to me

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.1.1

, RL.2.1

English Language Arts, Reading

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3rd-5th Grade Reading Unit 1 | Comprehension Strategies

Created by

Ashleigh

This reading unit is designed to provide six weeks of detailed reading instruction for any reading workshop or guided reading classroom! In addition to the PDF file, all student pages are available digitally through Google Slides. This unit includes 30 day-by-day lessons. You'll also find pacing guides and standard alignment to keep you organized.***************************************************************************Reading ComprehensionThe bulk of the unit focuses on reading comprehension.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.7