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Description - Text Structure Task Cards - Print and Easel Versions

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With these Description Task Cards, students learn to really understand the descriptive text structure using a variety of activities for plenty of practice on this essential reading comprehension skill.With the task cards, students practice

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.5, RI.6.5, RI.7.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5

$3.75

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Stepping on the Cracks Novel Study

By Classroom in the Middle

This novel study for Stepping on the Cracks includes chapter questions, before reading activities, key idea and details activities, vocabulary activities, inferencing activities, a follow-up performance task, writing prompts, and a card game for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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I Have . . . Who Has . . ? Story Elements

By Classroom in the Middle

This story elements activity is a whole class game for reviewing story elements.The terms in this card game include: characters, setting, plot, theme, conflict, character traits, exposition, rising action, climax, static character, dynamic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10

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Close Reading- Elections

By Classroom in the Middle

Four reading comprehension passages on election topics including primaries, campaigns, and voting machines have everything needed for full close reading lessons. In addition to the full-page informational articles, there are text-dependent questions

Subjects:

Civics, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4

$4.75

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Figurative Language and Imagery Slide Presentation and Activity Sheets

By Classroom in the Middle

This resource includes both a Figurative Language slide presentation and a set of Figurative Language and Imagery worksheets. The PowerPoint has four sections - similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. The slides include examples from a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.6.5, L.7.5

$5.75

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Back to School Packet

By Classroom in the Middle

This beginning of the year packet contains thirteen activities for the first days of school. It includes interactive, get-to-know-you classroom activities, quiet individual activities, and projects that can be displayed in the classroom.Here is the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (7.61 MB)

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Making Inferences Bundle

By Classroom in the Middle

Making inferences is a skill that improves with practice. This Making Inferences Bundle includes two sets of task cards plus a free slide presentation of riddles all about the reading comprehension skill of making inferences.Each of the two sets of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.10, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.10, CCRA.R.1

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Adjectives Task Card and Slide Presentation Bundle

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Adjectives Task Cards and Slide Presentation - Introduce (or review) and then practice specific situations for using this part of speech that students in middle school and upper elementary grades need to master.Both the slide presentation and the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.5.3d, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, L.4.1, L.4.1d, L.5.1, L.6.1, L.7.1, L.7.2a, W.4.3d

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Adverbs Task Cards - Print and Easel Versions

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Adverbs - Task Cards for practicing Common Core grammar standards in both print and Easel versions. Included in this set of 30 cards are these topics:* Adverbs that tell how, when, where, and to what extent* Relative adverbs* Interrogative adverbs *

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.1a, L.4.3, L.5.1, L.5.3, L.6.1, L.6.3, L.7.1, L.7.3

$3.75

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Adverbs Slide Presentation

By Classroom in the Middle

Adverbs Slide Presentation includes the PowerPoint and an Easel version which provide an overview, or a good review, of types of adverbs and of using adverbs that students in middle school and upper elementary grades need to understand.The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.5.3d, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, L.4.1, L.4.1a, L.5.1, L.6.1, W.4.3d

$3.25

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Multiple Meaning Words Task Cards and Google Slides

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Multiple Meaning Words Task Cards - Digital Resource for Google Slides includes a variety of activities for this vocabulary skill that are designed for middle school and upper elementary students. Both the digital resource and a PDF version are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4

$3.75

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Multiple Meaning Words Task Cards - Print and Easel Versions

By Classroom in the Middle

Multiple meaning words include a variety of activities for this vocabulary skills designed for middle school and upper elementary students. These cards provide a good selection of practice activities including:Choose the meaning that fits the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4

$3.75

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Writing Prompts - Narrative, Explanatory, and Opinion

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This writing prompts PowerPoint includes a total of 100 prompts with 25 narrative prompts, 25 informative/explanatory, and 25 opinion/argument, plus 25 picture prompts which are also identified as either narrative, explanatory, or opinion. Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3, W.5.1, W.5.2, W.5.3, W.6.1, W.6.2, W.6.3, W.7.1, W.7.2...

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Wringer Novel Study

By Classroom in the Middle

This novel study for Wringer includes chapter questions, two before reading activities, key idea and details activities, context clue vocabulary activities, inferencing activities, a follow-up performance task, writing prompts, and a card game for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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Christmas Story Studies

By Classroom in the Middle

These story studies for classic Christmas stories include story questions and two additional activity sheets for each of seven traditional stories for the winter holiday season. The story questions are text-dependent and focus on Key Ideas and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2

$4.25

Digital Download PDF (13.31 MB)

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Verb Tenses and Auxiliary Verbs Task Card and Slide Presentation Bundle

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Verb Tenses and Auxiliary Verbs Task Cards and Slide Presentation - Introduce (or review) and then practice specifics of verb tenses and auxiliary verbs that students in middle school and upper elementary grades need to know.Both the slide

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.1, L.4.1b, L.4.1c, L.5.1, L.5.1b, L.5.1c, L.5.1d, L.6.1, L.7.1

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Adjectives Task Cards and Google Slides

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Adjectives - Task Cards for practicing Common Core grammar standards in a Google Slides version. Both the digital resource and a printable PDF version are included in this activity.Included in this set of 30 cards are these topics:Common and Proper

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.5.3d, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, L.4.1, L.4.1d, L.5.1, L.6.1, L.7.1, L.7.2a, W.4.3d

$3.75

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Connotations Task Cards and Google Slides

By Classroom in the Middle

Connotations Task Cards - Digital Resource for Google Slides – 30 task cards for students to practice recognizing the different nuances of word meanings and choosing words with just the right connotation. Both the digital resource and a PDF version

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.6.5, L.7.5

$3.75

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Adjectives Task Cards - Print and Easel Versions

By Classroom in the Middle

Adjectives - Task Cards for practicing Common Core grammar standards in both print and Easel versions. Included in this set of 30 cards are these topics:Common and Proper AdjectivesComparative and Superlative AdjectivesOrder of AdjectivesUsing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.5.3d, W.6.3d, W.7.3d, L.4.1, L.4.1d, L.5.1, L.6.1, L.7.1, L.7.2a, W.4.3d

$3.75

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Two Points of View - Media Literacy Free Activity Sheets

By Classroom in the Middle

Media Literacy is a set of free activity sheets that teach students to become informed consumers of the news. The set includes three ready-to-use activity sheets.For each activity, students read a short passage and identify the point of view, or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.1

FREE

Digital Download PDF (3.47 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

My experience includes about twenty-eight years of teaching, mainly in middle school. For most of that time, I taught English and Reading, as well as a variety of other subjects in inclusion and self-contained classes. At TPT, I focus on creating Language Arts and Reading resources that are engaging for students and helpful for teachers. I continue to teach by volunteering in a literacy tutoring program.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My style is all about the middle grades, mainly grades 4 through 7. My goal is to create teaching resources that appeal to the active learning style of middle grade kids by using original written passages, colorful designs, and age-appropriate graphics.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My favorite reward from teaching is watching kids get really engaged in classroom activities. Hearing that other teachers find my resources useful and reading comments about how their kids enjoy the activities is very rewarding, too.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

My bachelor's degree is in secondary education with a major in English, and my master's degree is in special education.

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See more teaching ideas at my website, Classroom in the Middle.

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies - History, Civics, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Winter, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month

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