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Help your students understand the meaning of September 11 with this age-appropriate reading passage, comprehension questions, writing prompts, and Patriot Day craft. This best-selling resource is thoughtfully designed to teach the history and impact of September 11 in a respectful way while building important reading and writing skills. After reading, students can dive into the true meaning of Patriot Day by completing a writing activity the celebrates the heroes of 9/11. ✏️You will recei

Need career exploration lesson plans for elementary students? This set of career exploration worksheets and activities were created to help students explore career choices and career paths. Students begin with a career interest inventory in order to determine a career path that interests them. Each of the 20 career path pages offers fun images to color, plus examples of careers in the given field. Need a career research project for Career Day? Students will use the websites provided to researc

This set of Disney activities is perfect for celebrating Disney Day while building reading & writing skills. With a biography of Walt Disney, creative Disney writing prompts, and a Disney movie craft, these Disney lesson plans are guaranteed to be a hit with your students! ✏️These Disney lesson plans include… a biography about Walt Disneybiography Walt Disney filled with nonfiction text features10 comprehension questions designed for test prepcan be added to Google Forms for quick and easy

Looking for an easy and effective way to teach author’s point of view? This best-selling set of author’s point of view activities features engaging mini lessons, helpful anchor charts, and easy to use graphic organizers. This set of author’s point of view passages offers... 20 high interest, nonfiction articles that your kids will actually want to readeach passage is available on 4 different reading levels so you can easily differentiate and meet the needs of every single studenteach passage of

This reading reference sheet is a life saver for elementary teachers! This guide will allow your students to work independently, as everything they need is all on one page, and right at their fingertips. Set your students up for success by laminating this reading reference sheet on the back of their homework folder, or placing it in a sheet protector to use during small group reading time. My elementary students reference this page multiple times a day. Some even took the pages to middle

These cursive writing practice sheets were created for beginners. Students will start their cursive handwriting practice with alphabet letters, then move to the word level, and end by writing sentences. This set of cursive writing activities support students as they gradually master cursive writing! This print-and-go cursive writing packet features... cursive letters, cursive words, cursive sentences, and cursive paragraphsstudents see the letters or words in print and in cursivestudents will t

This best-selling resource was designed to help students master sequence of events. These sequence activities will support your students as they analyze the story sequence of events through hands-on lessons, differentiated sequence passages, and no-prep story sequence worksheets. This pack includes everything you need to teach students about the sequence of a story, including mini lessons, cut & paste sequencing activities, graphic organizers, and anchor charts. Students will practice their s

This best-selling resource was designed to dig deep into problem and solution. This pack features problem and solution anchor charts, mini lesson activities, graphic organizers and plot structure diagrams, plus 20 reading passages to help your students identify problem and solution. Guide your students with these 6 mini lessons designed to teach problem & solution, and explore the elements of plot structure. Mini lessons feature fun, hands on activities, games, mentor texts, and Short Films t

This exciting Greek mythology unit introduces students to the world of Greek gods and goddesses through famous Greek myths, and a hands-on Greek mythology project in which students create a family tree of the most famous Greek gods and goddesses. This no-prep Greek mythology introduction helps students build background knowledge about Ancient Greece while strengthening essential reading comprehension skills. ✏️You will receive… 5 Greek mythology passages written to introduce students to the wo

Looking for unique way to compare and contrast two stories? Practice this valuable skill with Cinderella - the world’s favorite fairy tale! Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will love that each culture has a similar story, even though they are literally worlds apart! Students will deepen their understanding of... comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topicidentifying themecharacter, setting, and plot narrative writing✏️You will receive… 6 versions of the Cinderella story from different

This comprehensive character traits bundle has you everything you need to help students dig deep and analyze characters. This set features 80 character trait passages, 8 character traits graphic organizers, and 4 anchor charts featuring lists of character traits. The 6 character trait lessons will help students master positive traits, negative traits, internal traits, and external traits. Students will also learn about character development, how to compare and contrast characters, and supp

Celebrate the holidays with these Christmas Around the World crafts! This set of fun Christmas crafts and activities will take your students around the world as they learn about Christmas in Australia, Italy, Germany, France, and many more! Each of these low-prep Christmas crafts highlight unique customs and traditions from around the world. From unique decorations to Christmas around the world ornaments, this set of 20 crafts has something for everyone. Each craft features a list of required m

This Titanic reading comprehension lesson will have students analyzing multiple historical perspectives as they compare and contrast firsthand accounts of Titanic survivors. Students will compare and contrast point of view, analyze tone and mood, and explore how different survivors experienced the same tragic event. This point of view practice activity uses primary sources to help students understand how perspective, emotion, and word choice shape point of view. This blend of reading comprehens

Are your students struggling to make sense of prefixes and root words? These prefix worksheets and reading passages have been a game changer for my students as they learn how prefixes change the meaning of a base word. This pack offers six reading passages, each featuring a different prefix ( re, un, dis, mis, in, pre). As they read each passage, students will discover tons of words featuring the given prefix. Students will dissect both simple and multisyllabic words. These passages wil

Need a spelling curriculum that your students will actually enjoy? This year-long spelling & word work set includes 30 weekly spelling lists, daily spelling practice sheets and activities, plus built-in options for differentiation so that you can support all of your students' needs Whether you're teaching 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade, this resource will streamline your spelling lists & word work lessons. ✏️You will receive… 30 spelling word lists20 words per list (for a total of 600 words throughou

The Wonders reading curriculum is designed to present, teach, and assess specific reading skills. Add these supplemental assessments to your current Wonders curriculum to evaluate student comprehension of the main story selection. ★ Each selection assessment contains nine multiple-choice questions and one short answer question. Some multiple-choice questions require students to select two answers. The assessments have been designed to mirror standardized tests, making each assessment a critical

These reindeer activities will have your students learning all about reindeer! You’ll get a nonfiction article full of interesting facts about reindeer, plus an informational writing activity in which students will conduct reindeer research. Students will appreciate the link to a virtual field trip to a reindeer farm to deepen their understanding of animal adaptations. Specially designed for upper elementary, this resource is a fun way to celebrate Reindeer Day or a great addition to a reind

This best-selling set of point of view activities make teaching narrative point of view and perspective engaging and effective. These point of view reading passages will help students master first, second, and third person point of view, distinguish point of view from narrator or characters, analyze how characters change point of view, and compare & contrast point of view across texts. Perfect for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms, this point of view practice set includes engaging poin

Teaching fractions can be tough. Support your students with these fraction circles! This set of printable fraction manipulatives was designed to help students visualize and explore key fraction concepts. This set of fraction circle manipulatives gives hands-on practice to explore... parts of a wholecomparing fractions (like and unlike denominators)ordering fractionsequivalent fractionsmixed numbersThese math manipulatives make abstract concepts more concrete so students actually understand thos

Practice valuable close reading strategies with this fun Greek myth based on Medusa and Perseus. Students will read a one page story about the adventures of Medusa and Perseus. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions. Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as finding character traits, figurative language, cause and effect relationships, synonyms, identifying genre, text structure, identifying theme, and main idea. Some questions require