Eric Summers

********Updated - Now a TpT Digital Resource as Well! **********Middle School Earth Sciences (Weather) Reading Passages for Reading Comprehension Practice and Assessment Check the preview to see everything you are getting! This reading packet includes articles on the following topics: Clouds Snow Thunderstorms Hurricanes Tornadoes Weather Forecasting Floods Lightning These reading passages can be used for assessment or for practicing close reading. They are also great on their own as science rea

"Night of the Volcano" Reading Comprehension Practice Passage with assessment questions for grades 6,7,8. This is a practice reading comprehension passage that I created for my class. It contains a short story about a young girl who was left alone with her baby brother the night that the lava barriers around her town failed. It is a short, engaging passage with vivid details and metaphors to give your students plenty of practice. The passage also includes a few assessment questions including mul

Kangaroo MAZE format reading comprehension and assessment passage. This reading passage is all about kangaroos and is written in MAZE format. That means that every few words the reader is presented with a choice of words and they have to pick the one that makes the most sense in the context of the passage. Both the original passage and the MAZE format passage are included as well as instructions on how to use the product. Check out some of my other products! Complete Author's Purpose Packet W

The Empty School is a "not too scary" horror/suspense story for 6th graders and above. It would also work as a read aloud for 4th and 5th graders. This free resource is great for practicing comprehension while keeping students engaged with a mysterious, thrilling story featuring a female protagonist. Included is the story as well as some multiple choice and written response comprehension questions. There is an AUDIO version of this story as well and you can find the link inside of the download f

This free reading passage about Bottlenose Dolphins is in the MAZE assessment format. This means that the passage is altered so that every few words the reader is prompted to select the word that makes the most sense out of three possible answers. This forces the reader to think about what words would have the best meaning in light of the passage. The reader must be familiar with both the content of the passage and basic sentence structure. The passage is also followed by detailed instructions

Independent And Guided Practice Temporal (Time Order) Words Worksheets for use as Practice or Homework. The use and understanding of temporal words is a skill that is required of third grade and above in the Common Core and in many state's curriculum. The worksheets in this packet are the ones I used for guided practice and independent practice in my classroom. Each sheet provides the student the opportunity to practice identifying temporal words in a passage or sentence. The guided practice p

Reading comprehension practice passage - the creation of Basketball. A short reading passage and short question and answer sheet regarding the creation of Basketball. The lexile score for the passage is 830 and the grade levels are 4-5. The passage is approximately 350 words long. Please feel free to follow me! Please take the time to check out some of my other products! Middle School Earth Science Close Reading Passages With Comprehension Practice Middle School Astronomy Close Reading Pass

This reading passage is a free sample of the passages that are included in my Solar System Reading Passages product. The passage includes a ~500 word article about the planet Neptune, including its discovery and composition. These products are intended as reading practice/intervention/activities. They are aligned with 6,7,8 grade Common Core standards for informational text. Includes the passage, a glossary, a 5 question multiple choice 'quiz', 3 questions asking the student to select evidenc

Close Reading Comprehension Passages on the computer science topics of the Internet, World Wide Web, Hypertext, and Search Engines This package includes four full-length reading passages (700-850 words) for reading comprehension practice and assessment in upper secondary (grades 9+). The passages include longer sentences and paragraphs to encourage careful reading. Each passage also includes a 5 question multiple-choice assessment for quick check of comprehension AND a 3-question open-ended a

Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets for Elementary Grades, particularly 3rd grade. This packet includes 5 worksheets with answer keys. The worksheets instruct and provide practice on the most common prefixes and suffixes that your students are likely to encounter when reading. The words and prefixes chosen were based on testing requirements for third grade, but would be good as a review and practice for higher grades as well. The prefixes covered: tele- im- pre- dis- The suffixes covered: -er -

The Bed Shadow is a short story targeted at middle school and above readers. It is a light horror/suspense story written to be engaging for all readers. No blood and not too scary, the piece should keep the readers attention. Includes 5 multiple choice and 5 open-ended questions to assess reading comprehension. Great as a resource for subs or for informal reading assessments. Vocabulary is light, nothing too complex. Audio version of this story (without questions) available at https://youtu.be/X

This is a free and complete version of one of the eight reading passages found in my 8 Middle School Earth Science Passages (Weather) With Comprehension Practice packet. This packet includes a reading passage of approximately 500 words in length about clouds - how they are formed, common types of clouds, and how they are used to predict the weather. Check out some of my other products! Middle School Astronomy Close Reading Passages With Comprehension Practice Middle School Physical Science Cl

This packed includes five reading passages that teach your learners about Wants and Needs, Goods and Services, Why We Use Money, Saving Money, and Opportunity Cost. PLEASE SEE PREVIEW TO SEE CONTENTS OF ENTIRE PACKETThese articles were created based off the state standards for social studies across many states. These passages can be used by second graders and above. Each article is approximately 350-400 words long and includes a short comprehension page afterwards (answer keys included). The art

Like most of us, you probably are not happy that the teaching of science is fading into the background in favor of reading. It's not that reading isn't important, but most of what the textbook authors push on us today are not helpful beyond the teaching of reading. That is why we need to use reading time as an opportunity to also learn more about science and other subjects. This packet includes 5 reading passages that are aligned with most state's second grade science standards as well as the gr

Ready to help your students prepare for their standardized science assessments? Then this packet is what you are looking for. This packet contains five high-quality HUMAN WRITTEN passages that cover a variety of science topics across the Earth and Life Sciences domain. Excellent for fourth grade and above (and maybe late third graders), this packet will help your students expand their knowledge of various science topics, improve their science vocabulary, and encounter standardized assessment sty

ULTIMATE Addition Facts Fluency Workbook! This package contains over 500 addition and subtraction facts worksheets. Never worry about tracking down a fact fluency test or worksheet again! Every addition or subtraction worksheet an elementary teacher should need is right here! This work book includes: Over 500 Addition and Subtraction Practice Worksheets25 Adding within 5 Double Sheets (2 worksheets per page)50 Adding within 10 (20 and 25 questions per page)75 Adding within 20 (20, 25, and 50 que

One of the methods used to help students better comprehend texts is to show them how to generate "I Wonder" questions about the book they are reading. These questions, and the answers the students try to predict, are a powerful tool in helping early readers think beyond the words on the page. This lesson plan uses the classic book "Officer Buckle and Gloria" to model generating "I Wonder" statements in conjunction with the text. The teacher models questions about the text and lets the students

This product is part of my Kindergarten Counting and Cardinality Pack, please check it out! This is an oral counting assessment sheet for Kindergarteners. Teachers can use it to conduct assessments on their students who are learning to count. It has pictures of items that the student counts while pointing with a finger to demonstrate one-to-one matching. The sheet also includes a teacher data section for recording how well the student did.