Tackle teaching THEME with these 16 short stories! This resource includes printable task cards and google slides to help your students infer the theme of a story. Plus, there are audio files that can turn each story into a read aloud! This resource has tons of built in options for differentiation and has over 11,000 5-Star reviews!What's Included:16 story task cards (includes color and black/white options)Student Answer Sheets (3 different formats)3 Digital Google Slides Options + plus self-grad

32 Context Clues Task Cards with differentiation options! You can use these in class or with a device, and with optional audio support, your students will love learning. FLEXIBLE USEPrintable Multiple ChoicePrintable Short AnswerGoogle Slides (multiple choice) with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Self-Checking Assessment with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Activity (short answer)EXTRASContext Clues Anchor Chart (1-page or 4-page format)Recording Sheets - 2 options: multiple choice or short answerAnswer KeysChallenge Car

Each of these Main Idea Task Cards (print or digital) features a short informational text (nonfiction) passage to help your students master this challenging reading strategy. The 48 cards are divided into two sets of 24 cards each for differentiated learning. SET 1: Includes Topic Sentence - Great for beginners!SET 2: Main Idea is Inferred - More challenging for students!PRINT VERSION:Directions and Suggestions48 Printable Task Cards Color48 Printable Task Cards Black LineCover Cards and 2 Chall

These 32 Informational text structure task cards are designed to help your students practice identifying different non-fiction text structures. Five text structures are used: description, sequence (sometimes called chronological), compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Each card features a short informational paragraph (with signal words and phrases included) and a choice of text structures. There is also a Challenge Card that can be used with any other card in the set

Use these 32 short passage cards (print or digital) to practice inferring character traits. The multiple-choice format makes these cards ideal for test prep or as a supplement to your reading skills lesson. If you want your students to go a little deeper, there is also a challenge card that can be added to any of the other cards and answered either verbally or on notebook paper. A student answer sheet and answer key is also included. These task cards will work well for reading strategy centers,

Here are 24 Author's Purpose cards to help your students practice this important skill. Each card features a short reading passage and the three multiple-choice PIE options. Students are also asked to justify their answers. This activity is meant to be supplemental and should be used after your students have been introduced to author's purpose and are familiar with the PIE acronym. A PIE poster is included for students to use as a reference as well as three challenge cards to extend the activity

Being able to use text features is essential for understanding non-fiction text. This set of posters, worksheets, and assessment helps students identify, understand, and use text features. The posters include the definition along with an illustrated example. I created them as a visual support for my class. They hang in my room all year where students refer to them often. WHAT YOU WILL GETPosters/Anchor Chartsdiagramtable of contentsheadingboldface type (also provided as "Bold Print")maptimelineg

Here are 32 sequencing cards (print or digital with AUDIO option) to help your students master this important reading strategy. Each card features a paragraph (with signal words) and a sequencing question about the order of events. Each paragraph is used on two consecutive cards to encourage careful reading. Two student answer sheet options are included as well as an answer key. In addition, there is a sequence poster and a graphic organ

Your students will love these 32 drawing conclusions & inferencing task cards! What’s included?32 Task Cards in Color32 Task Cards in Black and WhiteGoogle Slides- Multiple ChoiceGoogle Slides- Short AnswerEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingStudent Response SheetsChallenge CardAnswer Key These 32 short story drawing conclusions task cards are a great way to practice inference, which can be one of the trickier reading strategies. The multiple-choice format makes them ideal for test

Are you looking for a fun, highly engaging, and EFFECTIVE way to teach fact and opinion? This set of activities will teach your students how to distinguish between fact and opinion by becoming observant text detectives! The resource includes:Fact Detectives literacy centersFact and Opinion SortAssessmentFACT DETECTIVESThis activity is super engaging for students! They will read each storyline along with the witness statements to determine which clues are facts and which are just opinions. Next,

This BEST SELLING unit includes reading passages and worksheets for 10 different habitats with fun & easy activities to reinforce learning. This NO-PREP pack will be a huge TIMESAVER! Have students read the passages and then answer the comprehension questions about each habitat. Each passage has a habitat scene for students to color and connect to the information. The habitats included in this packet are:OceansGrasslandsSavannasWetlandsDesertsWoodlandsPolar Regions: The Antarctic and The Arc

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-6th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. → Looking for a di

Use these 32 addition & subtraction task cards to help your students gain fluency in solving two-digit addition and subtraction word problems. There is a mix of one and two-step problems, and almost all of these problems require regrouping to solve. A few of the addition cards include up to four addends. Addition and subtraction are randomly mixed to keep students on their toes!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What's included?32 task cards, short answer- Color32 task ca

Your students will LOVE these figurative language task cards!This is a set of 32 multiple choice figurative language task cards. Each card features a different figure of speech within the context of a paragraph. Seven types of figurative language are featured on these cards: similemetaphoridiomhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeiaalliteration~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What's Included?Teacher Instructions32 Task Cards with Underlining (easier)32 Task Cards without Under

Use these 32 short passage cards to help your student identify first and third person point of view (POV). Most of the cards are pretty straightforward, but there are a few that require careful reading (they will trip up kids who just read the first sentence). Both color and black line versions of the cards are included. A student answer sheet and an answer key is included, as well as five Challenge Cards which can be used to extend the activity. These task cards are perfect for test prep and wi

This engaging and COMPLETE unit has it all with reading passages about different types of ecosystems, biomes, food chains, photosynthesis, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Students will enjoy the comprehension and connection activities, vocabulary skills, interactive notebook activities, and so much more! Your students will love learning all about ecosystems with this BEST SELLER! A DIGITAL version of this resource is available for Google Classroom.With Information About:Types of Ecosystem

Persuade? Inform? Entertain? This resource helps students learn to evaluate text to determine the author's purpose. Several different activities are included so students can practice the skill in a variety of ways. INCLUDES:24 task cardsRecording sheetWorksheet/AssessmentDigital Worksheet with moveable piecesDigital self-grading task cardsAnswer keysTASK CARDS:On each card, students read a short paragraph and determine the author's reason for writing. What makes these unique is that there are th

These 1st Grade Math Number bonds to 10 worksheets are a great way to help your students with missing addends. These number bond worksheets include printable worksheets, group work, center work, and assessments. The free boom deck is perfect for 1st grade math centers! This can also be used as Independent Work Packets, math review, or you can use TpT Easel. WHAT'S INCLUDED: (check out the video preview to see what is included)5 different center activities. In the center activities, students ge

This Civil War activity pack has it all! With leveled reading passages, organizers, comprehension & connection activities, vocabulary posters, case files on important people & a flipbook! It also includes a study guide and a Unit Test. Your students will love this creative non-fiction resource all about the American Civil War!**Newly Updated in 2020 with Three Different Levels of Reading Passages**The Civil War is the only time in history that the United States was divided and fought aga

After the Revolutionary War, the United States grew at an amazing rate. Many pioneers packed up their belongings and moved west. This unit on the Westward includes reading passages, organizers, character studies, vocabulary posters, timeline, map activities and more! Your students will learn all about the Westward Expansion with information about:The Westward ExpansionThe Louisiana PurchaseThe Erie CanalThe AlamoThe Pony ExpressThe Oregon TrailThe Gold RushImportant Inventions: Telegraph, Steam

This COMPLETE unit has it all! Students will love learning all about the American Revolutionary War with this creative and interactive resource that highlights causes, main events, important people, and results of the Revolutionary War all in one!**Newly Updated in 2020 with Three Different Levels of Reading Passages**Students will learn about the American Revolutionary War. This unit includes lots of hands-on activities for students related to the causes, events, battles, influential people, an

This COMPLETE unit has leveled reading passages, organizers, map activities, unit test, flipbook, activities, vocabulary posters, case files on ten tradesmen of colonial times, comprehension activities, and so much more! Now updated with leveled reading passages, interactive notebook activities, a flipbook, brochure organizers, unit test, and answer keys!There are reading passages and lots of activities for the three different regions. The passages focus on each region related to people, natural

This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and identifying the five types of text structures. These are the informational text structures addressed in Common Core Reading standards. It addresses the following five text structures:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description One unique feature of these informational text structure task cards is that each set o

32 Context Clues Task Cards with differentiation options! You can use these in class or with a device, and with optional audio support, your students will love learning. FLEXIBLE USEPrintable Multiple ChoicePrintable Short AnswerGoogle Slides (multiple choice) with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Self-Checking Assessment with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Activity (short answer)EXTRASContext Clues Anchor Chart (1-page or 4-page format)Recording Sheets - 2 options: multiple choice or short answerAnswer KeysChallenge Car