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Print and go Geologic Time Scale activity and reading passage set for your middle school science Earth History unit. Your students will read about the Geologic Time Scale and learn about eons, eras, periods, and epochs. They will work together to create their own Geologic Time Scale. What's Included ⭐ workshop instructions ⭐ 1 reading passage on the Geologic Time Scale ⭐ 1 overview of the Geologic Time Scale ⭐ vocabulary page ⭐ reading passage questions ⭐ 1 multiple choice quiz ⭐ 1 graphic orga

Print and go resource for teaching students how to write the paragraphs. You get a hamburger graphic to remind students to begin and end with the main idea, sentence strip paragraphs to practice organizing paragraphs, and a paragraph planner to write paragraphs. The sentence strip paragraphs are perfect for students who get writer's block because the paragraph is already written. The student only has to organize the sentences using the paragraph planner. This resource is designed to get student

Print and go fact vs opinion practice. Students read a blog entry all about elephants then use that information to think about facts, the author's opinions, and their own opinions. What's Included ⭐ 1 Reading Passage About Elephants (Blog Format) ⭐ 2 Worksheets ⭐ Answer Key You Might Also Like ⭐ Layers of the Atmosphere Reading Passages and Support Materials⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Layers of the Earth⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Tyrannosaurus rex⭐ R

Help your students understand food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids with this middle school science reading comprehension passage. You get both a printable and a digital version to make assigning the science reading passage as easy as possible. The reading passage and activities are completely self-contained, so students can work independently to learn about consumers, producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers within examples of food chains. Students will also learn the

Print and go worksheets and reading passages on the circulatory system. Students get everything they need to learn about the circulatory system at their own pace. This is perfect for differentiation in the classroom. The reading passages are written for upper elementary or middle school students, but the information included would be helpful for high school students as well. Topics Included ⭐ the heart ⭐ arteries ⭐ veins ⭐ capillaries ⭐ blood ⭐ red blood cells ⭐ white blood cells ⭐ platelets ⭐

Teach your middle school science students about the parts and functions of the nervous system with this reading passage and worksheet set. Students get everything they need to learn about the nervous system at their own pace. This is perfect for differentiation in the classroom. The reading passages are written for middle school students, but the information included would be helpful for high school students as well. Topics Included ⭐ parts of the nervous system ⭐ parts of the brain and brain

Teach your students about potential and kinetic energy with this potential energy and kinetic energy worksheet. This print-and-go reading comprehension practice is perfect for your unit on energy. This reading passage is designed to teach your students about potential and kinetic energy so that they are prepared to learn about the other types of energy later. What's Included ⭐ 1 Reading Passage on Potential and Kinetic Energy ⭐ 2 Short Answer and 3 Multiple Choice Questions ⭐ Answer Key Other

Teach your middle school science students all about the compositional layers of the Earth. Your students will learn about how scientists organize the layers of the Earth according to their chemical compositions. The four compositional layers of the Earth include the crust, the mantle, and the core. This reading passage also separates the core into the inner and outer cores. You get a .pdf with all of the teacher and student pages, and I have just added a link to a digital version of the student

Print and go simile and metaphor worksheets. Use these worksheets and bonus sorting activity to enhance your literary device unit. Kids can practice on their own to develop a strong understanding of similes and metaphors. What's Included ⭐ 8 Worksheets ⭐ 1 Sorting Activity ⭐ All Answer Keys Worksheet Topics ⭐ Writing Similes ⭐ Writing Metaphors ⭐ Simile or Metaphor? ⭐ What Does the Simile Mean? ⭐ What Does the Metaphor Mean? You Might Also Like ⭐ Layers of the Atmosphere Reading Passages and

These Anansi folktales are perfect print and go reading comprehension practice for your folktale unit. You get 5 Anansi folktales, and each story comes with multiple choice and short answer questions. You can get data on your students' reading abilities or give them extra comprehension practice. Teaching our students about the folktales from many cultures teaches them about the world around them. Stories are an important of every culture, and you can incorporate folktales, legends, and myths int

Print and go worksheets and reading passages on the parts of functions of the muscular system. Students get everything they need to learn about the muscular system at their own pace. This is perfect for differentiation in the classroom. The reading passages are written for middle school students, but the information included would be helpful for high school students as well. Topics Included ⭐ types of muscles ⭐ muscle fibers ⭐ actin and myosin ⭐ functions of the muscular system ⭐ skeletal musc

Print and go layers of the earth quiz and test for your middle school earth science unit. The four quizzes can be used as exit tickets or short assessments. Each quiz is a half-page, so you can save copies when you print them. The test is three pages long and covers all of the topics. Topics Included⭐ crust ⭐ mantle ⭐ outer core ⭐ inner core ⭐ lithosphere ⭐ asthenosphere ⭐ mesosphere What's Included⭐ 4 quizzes ⭐ 1 test ⭐ answer keys You Might Also Like ⭐ Layers of the Atmosphere Reading Passage

Teach your middle school science students about the levels of organization of the human body, including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Students will learn that cells make up tissues, tissues make up organs, organs make up body systems, and body systems make up a body. This resource includes helpful information pages with diagrams as well as a question page and notes page. Topics Included ⭐ animal cell organelles ⭐ plant cell organelles ⭐ 4 types of tissues ⭐ organs ⭐ body systems W

Print, cut, and go Greek and Latin roots practice. Leverage your time by teaching vocabulary by teaching words with Greek and Latin roots. Your lesson planning has never been this easy because all of the worksheets and activities are included! What's Included ⭐ 5 Weeks of Greek and Latin Roots Practice (4 Roots per Week) ⭐ 1 Bookmark with Weekly Roots ⭐ 1 Set of Sorting Cards per Week ⭐ 1 Mini-Book per Week ⭐ 1 Practice Page per Week ⭐ 1 Set of Interactive Notebook Foldables per Week ⭐ 5 Differ

Mechanical energy is all around us. This print and go reading passage teaches middle school science students the mechanical energy definition and explains how it is converted into other forms of energy. This reading passage can be printed or shared on Google Classroom. You also get comprehension questions to help students review what they learned about mechanical energy. This is just one of the forms of energy reading passages in my energy bundles. You can either get just the reading passages, o

Teach your students about Sybil Ludington and Paul Revere with these two print and go reading passages all about Paul Revere and Sybil Ludington, two American Revolution heroes. Both Revere and Ludington took a midnight ride to warn Patriots about the British, but their rides were quite different. Ludington, a sixteen year old girl, rode much farther than Revere in the rain. She was also attacked by a bandit. Revere was captured by the British. Your students will read all about these two rides a

Print and go practice on how to write thesis statements, hooks, and conclusions. These worksheets on writing thesis statements, hooks, and conclusions show kids examples and give them room to practice without having to write an entire essay. What's Included⭐ one page of hook practice with three examples and room for practice ⭐ one page of thesis statement practice with three examples and room for practice ⭐ one page of conclusion practice with one example and room for practice You May Also Be I

Print and go grammar practice. This adjective worksheet will give your students practice identifying adjectives in sentences. It will make a great addition to your adjective unit or ongoing practice. You Might Also Like ⭐ Adjectives: Choosing Powerful Words ⭐ Complete Grammar Pack ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Tyrannosaurus rex ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Blackbeard, the Pirate Remember to follow my store to be the first to know about all my new products

Teach your students about Blackbeard the Pirate with this American history information text. There are three versions of the passage for easy differentiation and five activities to address multiple reading standards and skills. This information text tells the story of Edward Teach's transformation into Blackbeard the Pirate. He attacked merchant ships along the southeast coast of the colonies before being killed by the British Navy. What's Included ⭐ 3 versions of the reading passage on Blackbe

Teach your students about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln with this information text. The text tells the story of John Wilkes Booth's plan to assassinate the president, vice president, and the secretary of state to destroy the Union after the Civil War. Please note that the reading passage is on one page, but the questions are on a different page. What's Included ⭐ 1 reading passage on the Civil War: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⭐ 7 multiple-choice questions ⭐ large print version o