Eric Summers

Characters, Setting, and Plot Reading passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. These passages are also great for special education students in 5th and 6th grade. This packet includes 9 reading passages. 3 passages focusing on characters, 3 passages focusing on setting, and 3 passages focusing on plot. Each passages includes a few multiple choice and open-ended questions that can be used for assessment. Each passage is from 300-500 words long, FYI - Some of these passages may be a bit too hard for e

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

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

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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

Physical Science Reading Passages with Comprehension Practice This packet includes 9 reading passages for mid to upper elementary on various physical science topics. The passages are written in simplified vocabulary to allow the students to focus on comprehension and science rather than decoding long or unfamiliar words. The simplified language also makes these passages great for your special education students and other struggling readers. Each passage is approximately 450 words in length and a

Pronoun and Antecedent Worksheets for Third Grade and Above. CCCS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.A CCCS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.F This packet includes 5 worksheets (two sides each, so ten pages of work). Each worksheet deals with pronouns, antecedents, or pronoun-antecedent agreement. Please see preview file! It includes EVERYTHING so you can see exactly what you are buying. The worksheets are arranged to be used over a period of five days in coordination with classroom instruction on this topic. They are wr

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 -

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

While we often rely on GPS and other digital navigation tools, the ability to read maps is still an important skill. Many professions still require the use of maps such as airplane pilot, boat captain, cartographer, and surveyor. Reading letter/number grid maps also helps students prepare for reading Cartesian coordinates in mathematics. Finally, many video games that students play still utilize and require map skills. This packet includes several worksheets that can be used whole class or in sm

Finding key details and supporting that detail with text evidence is a common question on state assessments. This resource gives your students the opportunity to practice finding key details in a text and then matching it up with the sentence that proves their answer, just like on most state and reading program assessments. Each passage is approximately 350 words long and includes 2 pairs of Detail - Evidence questions and one written question where the student is given the detail and then has t

Click here to follow me! “Reading Street Unit 2, Week 2 “Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends” This package contains materials that I have created for my classroom that allows me to extend the theme of this week’s story and provide practice and review materials for my students. The materials: Amazing Word Search – A word search puzzle containing all of this week’s Amazing Words. Cause and Effect Introduction – Short, interactive PowerPoint that introduces the concept of cause and effect in writ

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

This packet contains 36 WEEKS of high frequency sight word practice for first and second grade. Each week contains: The Science of Reading is NOT just all about phonics. Children need instruction with and exposure to high frequency words in order to read even the simplest texts. This packet not only helps children develop their orthographic map of over 100 words, it does so in a progressive and cumulative manner. As children master each week's words, the range of texts that they will be able to

PDF and Word formats are provided. Teachers are free to edit the files as needed if they are not then resold as original works. This packet contains the following practice assessments Rats Hurricanes Man’s Best Friend Why Do We Laugh? The Great Tomato Fight Each passage is suitable for third grade reading level and above. Most “on level” or above second grade students should be able to read most of these passages as well. Passages each include 10 practice questions and an answer key. Each pa

Thank you for viewing the Kindergarten Counting and Cardinality Pack! Check out the PREVIEW. It has EVERYTHING. NO SURPRISES! This HUGE and EDITABLE packet includes the following items: Oral Counting Assessment – This is used for keeping track of the oral counting fluency of your students. You can keep track of how high they can count and record certain counting behaviors as well. My Counting Book – A cute little counting book that the student can complete on their own. Each page contains a grou

Free Elementary Social Studies Reading Passage - Goods and Services This passage helps students understand the difference between goods and services, part of many state standards for elementary social studies. Passage is approximately 350 words long and includes a short worksheet on the back to check for understanding. A companion video for this article is also available on YouTube. This passage is part of my Elementary Social Studies - Introduction to Economics Packet. Thanks for visiting my