The Learning Compass

This bundle includes 30 weeks of daily ELA warm ups that will save you planning time while still ensuring your students are completing meaningful learning tasks. Keep your students progressing in various reading and writing skills with weekly, repetitive practice. All are aligned to CCSS anchor standards and answer keys are included! Save $$ when you purchase this bundle!If you'd like to try before purchasing the complete product, click here to download a free copy of 1 week worth of war

Looking for context clues worksheets that will engage students? Students determine the meaning of nonsense words by using the context clues in each short, fun-to-read paragraph. These sheets are no prep, saving you valuable planning and prep time! *Both PDF and Google Slides versions are available.*Here's what's included:20 practice opportunities (short paragraphs)Print version (PDF)Google Slides version Teacher's resource page with helpful tips*Be sure to look at the preview to see what's a

This 15 week grammar resource for 5th grade was designed for daily practice of grammar and word study standards and to help you track student progress. *This resource can also easily be used as homework. What's Included: 15 weeks of daily grammar warmups (printable and no prep)15 weekly quizzesAnswer keys to all warmups and quizzesReview of 4th grade CCSS language standards (first 4 weeks)Covers 5th grade CCSS language standardsTeacher reference pages detailing which standards are covered ea

Do your students need practice with identifying theme? Need a resource that is going to be highly engaging for students? Then grab this resource that has students identifying and explaining theme—its no prep, CCSS aligned, and is available in print and digital formats! Students will first practice the skill by viewing 3 Pixar short videos. Then they will apply the skill to a text. This resource includes my method of teaching students how to identify theme through chunking and repetitive

This 15 week grammar resource for 6th grade was designed for daily practice of grammar and word study standards and to help you track student progress. *This resource can also easily be used as homework. What's Included:15 weeks of daily grammar warmups (printable and no prep)15 weekly quizzesAnswer keys to all warmups and quizzesReview of 5th grade CCSS language standards (first 3 weeks)Covers 6th grade CCSS language standardsTeacher reference pages detailing which standards are covered ea

Do your students need additional practice or review of colons and semicolons? These 5 no prep. worksheets include scaffolded guided practice of colons and semicolons both individually and combined. Answer keys are also included, which makes for easy grading and feedback. These worksheets work great as a review or for introducing the topic to students. With scaffolded guided practice, students have the support to work independently or with less teacher support. This resource is a great re

Need daily ELA warm ups (Monday-Friday) that will keep your students progressing in various reading and writing skills? Then grab this resource that includes 15 weeks of daily ELA warmups! An answer key is included and all are aligned to CCSS anchor standards. These are perfect for Back to School and starting off the school year, or something to start implementing at the start of a new quarter or semester. This product includes:No prep, printable warm ups that cover a variety of reading & w

Students making errors with apostrophes and could benefit from a review? Or are you introducing apostrophes in contractions and possessive nouns to your students? Then grab this resource that includes 4 no prep. worksheets of scaffolded guided practice of apostrophes. An answer key is included! With scaffolded guided practice, students have the support to work independently or with less teacher support. This resource is a great review or introduction to the skill, and can be used for in

Do your students mix up the homophones where, were, we're, and wear? Then grab this resource that includes 4 no prep. worksheets of scaffolded guided practice of where, were, we're, and wear. Extras include opportunities for students to have a peer check their work and for correction. A challenge is also included at the end of each practice section (3 total). For example: " can you create a sentence using at least 3 of the words ( where, were, we're, wear)? With scaffolded guided practic

A complete set of chapter quizzes with answer keys for the novel, Things Fall Apart. Quizzes require no prep, so just print and go! Quizzes include various question types: multiple choicetrue/falsefill in the blankshort answer questionsWith the exception of the quiz for chapter 1, each quiz assesses information from two to three chapters. Download the preview of this product to see all of what's included (except for the answer keys). •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Learn about the history of major holidays, like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Memorial Day while practicing important reading skills, like inferencing, using context clues, making connections, making predictions, comprehension, and more! This bundle includes all my History of Holidays close reading texts, saving you $$! What's included in this bundle:25+ pages to print and go6 engaging holiday close reading texts (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas

Figurative language is part of our everyday lives, but students struggle to identify types of figurative language in text. Grab this CCSS aligned resource of 3 original stories that are full of figurative language examples just waiting to be uncovered by students during close readings. Students will also expand their thinking when answering the various figurative language questions included on the answer sheets. Answer sheets are differentiated with two options available—students either wr

Grab all my grammar and punctuation worksheets (76+ pages) in this growing bundle! You get access to all my current grammar resources plus any future grammar and punctuation resources I create. These are perfect for review, reteaching, or as extra practice when you introduce these skills. Use these with different groups of students and grade levels, including ELL/ESOL and special education. All pages are no prep. and simply require printing. Almost all include answer keys for easy grading

These 7 no prep. worksheets of scaffolded guided practice cover pronoun antecedent agreement in number, person, and gender in a student-friendly way! An answer key for quick, easy grading and feedback is also included With scaffolded guided practice, students have the support to work independently or with less teacher support. This resource can be used for independent or partner practice, small groups, test prep., sub plans, or as homework. This resource can also work for older students wi

These 5 no prep worksheets focus on similes and metaphors, providing guided practice in identifying, completing, and writing. Students identify what are being compared in the similes and metaphors, fill in the blank to complete similes and metaphors, identify if a sentence is a simile or metaphor, and write their own similes and metaphors. Answer keys are included for easy grading and feedback. These worksheets are great for students in 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grades, as well as ELL/MLL student

Need a resource that practices and reinforces main idea and summarizing that will also engage students? Grab these high interest, leveled reading passages with differentiated practice that can be completed independently. Students will read about the history of Playdoh and National Playdoh Day (observed September 16th) and then practice identifying the main idea and two supporting details, as well as writing their own summary of the text. This resource is also great for struggling reade

These 6 guided practice worksheets cover prepositions and prepositional phrases in time, space, and direction. The printable worksheets provide scaffolded guided practice with some of the most common prepositions. Types of prepositions are chunked so students do not become overwhelmed and can build upon each skill. The worksheets work great as a review or for introducing the topic to students. This resource is entirely no prep, so just print and go! Answer keys are also included for easy gradi

Are your students struggling with commas in sentences? These 6 no-prep comma practice worksheets give students targeted, scaffolded practice with the some of the most common comma rules! Answer keys are also included, which makes for easy grading and feedback. These worksheets work great as a review or for introducing the topic to students. With scaffolded guided practice, students have the support to work independently or with less teacher support. This resource is a great review and can

Need a resource for text structure, specifically compare and contrast? Grab these 20 compare and contrast task cards! Students will practice comparing and contrasting two topics in each fun-to-read short paragraph. An answer key is included!Task card topics cover different food, countries, animals, sports, people/characters, items, and more. The topics students will compare and contrast are: Harry Potter and Ron Weasley Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa ParksGeorge Washington and Abraham Lincoln1

Practice inferencing, context clues, making predictions, and making connections with this no prep. close reading of the history of Memorial Day! Like my students, yours will likely be surprised to learn about some of the history and traditions surrounding Memorial Day and will want to read more! Reading skills addressed:inferencingusing context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown wordspredictionsmaking connectionsWhat you will receive with your purchase:5 pages (PDF format)Guided read