ELA Test Prep Resources

27 compare and contrast task cards with short passages - These are great for encouraging students to use their critical thinking skills and strengthening their reading comprehension!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:27 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:2 Google Slides VersionsEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.3.9

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Author's Purpose Task Cards using PIE - Print and Digital with Easel | Audio

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Author's purpose is a critical reading skill, and these authors purpose task cards are here to help with your lessons!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a mon

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Informational Text Structures Task Cards Print and Digital with Audio Support

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ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

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

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.3.8

, RI.4.5

, RI.5.5

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Prefixes Suffixes Roots Worksheets plus Digital Versions - Google Slides & Easel

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EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Vocabulary

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots are essential for vocabulary growth, and these worksheets are perfect to have students practice prefix, suffix, and root problems.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:40 WorksheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:120 Google Slides"Worksheet Style" Google SlidesSelf-Grading Prefix & Suffix Quick Quizzes (Google Forms)Easel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMany Different Levels of WorksheetsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PRE

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

L.3.4b

, L.4.4b

, L.5.4b

, CCRA.L.4

Also included in: ELA Review No Prep Bundle, Grammar and Vocabulary Print and Digital Versions

Drawing Conclusions Task Cards for Making Inferences with Digital Google & Easel

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These 32 short story drawing conclusions task cards are a great way to practice inferencing, which can be one of the trickier reading strategies. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:2 Google Slides Versions (Multiple Choice & Short Answer)Easel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Context Clues Task Cards and Anchor Chart Print and Digital with Audio Support

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

These 32 context clues task cards are incredibly helpful in teaching students how to decipher meaning from short passages. A context clues anchor chart is also included! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysAnchor ChartDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recordi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

L.3.4

, L.3.4a

, L.4.4

, L.4.4a

Also included in: Reading and ELA Task Card Massive Bundle - 107 Task Card Sets!

Informational Text Features Task Cards Print or Digital for Nonfiction Text

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ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading

These 23 Informational Text Feature Task Cards are a great supplemental activity to increase your students' understanding and to help them to use nonfiction (informational text) resources more effectively.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:23 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! T

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.3.5

, RI.3.7

, RI.4.7

Also included in: Reading and ELA Task Card Massive Bundle - 107 Task Card Sets!

Reading Comprehension Passages | Informational Text

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

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:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Task Card Bundle

Sequencing Task Cards Text Structure Print and Digital Sequence of Events

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Here are 32 sequencing cards 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.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysSequencing PosterDIGITAL:2 Google Slides VersionsEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Card Bundle 648 reading skills cards with Digital

Grammar Third Grade Activities: Year-Long BUNDLE

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

This has literally been a lifesaving purchase! … It's WAY better than I thought! My kids love it, I love it, and it's super easy, consistent, and FUN! If you do not own it, STOP waiting! You need this in your life =) - Loretta G. Our UPDATED third grade grammar full-year bundle makes teaching grammar a piece of cake. Grammar is so important for kids to understand, but it can be tough to teach. There are so many rules and exceptions. It’s easy to second-guess yourself. And let’s face it, gram

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Task Cards, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

L.3.1

, L.3.2

, L.3.3

, L.3.4

Text Evidence Spring Reading Passages plus Digital

Created by

Miss DeCarbo

These spring comprehension reading passages will get your students to USE the text and prove their answers! NOW DIGITAL, TOO! You will find a link to add the interactive Google Slides to your Google Drive on page 6 of the file. Included in this reading intervention pack for comprehension and fluency are 44 text-based evidence passages. 22 high-interest topics are covered. Each topic includes a nonfiction informational passage AND a related fiction passage so that you can provide paired passages

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Spring

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

Also included in: Text Evidence Reading Passages BUNDLE with Digital

Figurative Language Review Task Cards Print and Digital Simile Metaphor Idiom

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Use these 27 Figurative Language Task Cards or Google Slides for ELA practice and enrichment with simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:27 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5a

, L.5.5

, L.5.5a

, L.6.5

...

Also included in: Reading and ELA Task Card Massive Bundle - 107 Task Card Sets!

Reading Skill of the Day Weekly Journal | Set One

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Engage your students in a daily review of 17 key reading skills with this HUGE Reading Skill of the Day Weekly Journal. This weekly journal covers common core reading skills and is perfect for fourth and fifth grades. I also have a *NEW* Language/Grammar version of this journal, too! Click here for more info.Included in the file you will find:• 20 Weeks Worth of Daily Reading Skill Review• Complete Teacher Answer Key/Guide with suggested answers• Four Student Cover Options (Color and Black &am

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Centers

Also included in: Reading Skill of the Day BUNDLE for Spiral Review

Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

Engage your readers with high-interest reading comprehension passages and corresponding questions! This resource includes 32 half-page fiction text task cards with 4 comprehension questions and tasks on EACH card for a total of 128 fiction text questions! Engage your students in meaningful close reading practice and review key reading skills associated with fictional texts.This Fiction Comprehension Reading Passages Resource Includes the Following:→32 Half Page Task Cards with Questions→32 Full

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Task Card Bundle

Main Idea Bundle of Lessons and Activities: 4th, 5th, and 6th grades

Created by

Deb Hanson

This main idea bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they read passages and identify the main idea and supporting details in the text. Several activities include test prep elements because main idea questions tend to appear frequently on standardized tests. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These main idea activities can be used for test prep, r

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.3.2

, RI.4.2

, RI.5.2

, RI.6.2

Personal Narrative Writing Unit THIRD GRADE

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

“I have never been very confident when it comes to teaching writing, and I am always looking for products to help me out. Until now, I have never been able to find something that just "fits" my style. This product is so thorough, everything that I need is right here, and I love how everything is laid out day by day. I am going into this school year more confident in my writing lessons than I have ever been.” - Jessica D.If teaching writing has ever made you cry, weep, tear out your hair, questio

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Task Cards, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.3

, W.3.4

, W.3.5

, W.3.6

, W.3.8

...

Also included in: Writing Bundle: Personal Narrative, Informational, Opinion & Fiction 3RD GRADE

Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting Activities

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text

16 half-page (digital and printable) informational text task cards with three prompts on each card to help your students practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting nonfiction texts! Have you students complete all three prompts to learn and easily see the difference between the three concepts, or have them complete only one or two depending on your current unit.Engage your students in meaningful practice and review key reading skills associated with informational and nonfiction text with th

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Also included in: ADVANCED Reading Skills Task Card Bundle

Main Idea for 4th and 5th Grades - Main Idea Activities - Main Idea Task Cards

Created by

The Teacher Next Door

Finding the main idea can be so challenging for students! This Main Idea, Supporting Details, and Summary Unit can make it so much easier! The print and digital unit has everything you need, from reading comprehension passages to games, task cards, and graphic organizers! This unit has a variety of materials with high-interest passages and fun activities that will help your students master the concept of finding the main idea using informational text.It includes: Print and Digital Versions3 Main

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types: