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Worksheets Product:This resource includes 6 sections as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 has graphic organizers that can be used with any text. There is also a small version for student notebooks. Section 2 and 3 have 6 short passages and 7 book excerpts from 4 books. Students need to find the gist of each by using the graphic organizer. Section 4 includes 4 writing tasks, each of which asks students to write a paragraph based on a given gist. Section 5 has 4 long texts. For each

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the plot and the story mountain (3 pages). Then, there are four types of practice: 1) Answer multiple choice questions about the plot/the story mountain (4 pages). 2) Match the events with the elements in a story mountain (5 pages). 3) Apply the knowledge with a text (two texts: I Want a Pet & A Camping Trip) by doing text-based multiple-choice, matching, and filling blanks questions (17 pages). 4) Write a short story using the story mount

This big bundle includes 14 PPT/Google Slides of 14 reading comprehension skills/strategies. *If you prefer the PPT format, you can just download from the Google Slide (purchase -->go to google slide-->click "File" on the top left-->scroll down to "Download"-->choose "Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)"-->find the PPT on your computer's desktop or download folder.)The 14 skills/strategies are:1. Point of View 2. Narrative Point of View 3. Analyze Setting 4. Analyze Plot 5. Author's Pu

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of an event and a sequence (3 pages). Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Identify a sequence of events by looking for clue words (5 pages); 2) Number the events to put them in a reasonable sequence (5 pages). 3) Write events either by filling in a blank in the middle of a paragraph or by writing a paragraph based on a picture (5 pages). 4) Identify events or the sequence in books (The Napping House; Fancy Nan

Using This ResourceThis resource first teaches the definition of “topic”, “main idea”, “supporting details”, and how to identify the main idea and details of a text. Then, there are 3 types of activities for practice: 1) read short passages and do multiple choice questions regarding the main idea and details. 2) find the main idea and details of book excerpts (Thank You, Mr. Falker; The Invisible Boy; Waiting for the Biblioburro; The Tunnel) by answering short response questions; 3) Write para

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “ theme”, “ theme topics”, “ theme statements”, and how to write a theme statement. Then, there are 3 types of activities for practice: 1) Answer multiple choice questions about the theme (11 slides). 2) Apply the knowledge and skill with book excerpts by answering short response questions (12 slides). 3) Write short stories with given theme statements (4 slides) . Finally, there is a review of the lesson. Quick Guide: Wha

Worksheets Product:This resource includes 7 sections as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 has 3 pages of matching questions. Students need to read the problems and solutions, then match them. In Section 2, students will read some problems, think up solutions, and fill in the graphic organizer. In Section 3, there are passages. Students need to read each passage, underline the problem and solution, then fill in the table. In Section 4, there are 3 texts. For each text, there are two

Using This ResourceThis resource first teaches the definition of “gist” and how to identify the gist of a text. Then, there are 3 types of activities for practice: 1) identify the gist by finding who, did what and why; 2) find the gist of a book excerpt (Rain School; Nasreen’s Secret School) by doing multiple-choice questions; 3) Write paragraphs with a given gist. Finally, there is a review of the lesson.  Quick Guide: What's included?2 slides to teach6 passages with short response questions2

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “character”, “character traits”, the differences between character traits and feelings, and how to identify character traits by looking for a character’s words, actions, and thoughts. Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Identify character traits by doing multiple-choice questions (20 in total). 2) Apply the knowledge and skill with texts (7 texts) by doing some text-dependent questions. 3) Further practice

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “ problem” and “ solution”. Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Answer multiple choice questions about the problem/solution. 2) Identify the problem and the solution in a passage. 3) Write a solution based on a problem. 4) Write a short paragraph including a problem and a solution based on a picture. Finally, there is a review of the lesson. Quick Guide: What's included?2 slides to teach8 multiple-choice que

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “compare” and “contrast” and how to compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram. Then, there are three types of activities for practice: 1) Compare and contrast two things as shown in pictures using a Venn Diagram. 2) Apply the knowledge and skill with texts by doing various types of questions (multiple-choice, short responses, Venn Diagram dragging). 3) Compare and contrast two things as shown in pictures by writing a paragr

Worksheets Product:This resource includes 6 sections as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 has 12 multiple choice questions regarding basic concepts and the sequencing skill. Section 2 has 4 short texts with graphic organizers. Students need to read each text, circle the clue words, underline the events, and fill in the graphic organizer. Section 3 is about putting events in order. The sequences in this section are more difficult to identify since the clue words are not as obvious as

This product has 14 PPT slides that can be used to teach students how to identify text structures in nonfiction/informational texts. There are 8 slides at the beginning for teachers to teach the concept of text structure and how to identify 5 types of text structure. The 5 types of text structure included in this PPT are description, sequence, problem & solution, cause & effect, and compare & contrast. Next, there is 1 slide for teachers to model how to identify the text structure using th

This product has 16 ppt slides that can be used to teach students text features. The first 12 slides teach students the definition of text features and some examples of the text features using the book Wombat's Burrow. The examples include title, table of contents, headings/subheadings, photographs & captions, diagrams & labels, bold words & italics, glossary & pronunciation guide, index, fact box/sidebar, and map. Next, there is 1 slide with a video that can help students learn text featur

Worksheets Product:This resource includes five sections, as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 has eight worksheets, which ask students to look at pictures and infer with the help of a graphic organizer. In Section 2, students will do some multiple-choice questions to practice making inferences. In Section 3, there are three texts. There are three types of worksheets for each text: multiple-choice questions, graphic organizer questions, and short response questions. Some types of ques

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definition of “inference”, and how to make an inference by using background knowledge and text details. Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Make inferences with pictures. 2) Work on multiple choice questions regarding inferencing. 3) Make inferences with short passages by using background knowledge and text details. 4) Be a “detective” to solve “cases” by making inferences. Finally, there is a review of the lesson. Quick

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definition of “setting” and aspects to analyze a setting. Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Answer multiple choice questions about the setting. 2) Circle then write words that can be used to describe a setting as shown in a picture. 3) Apply the knowledge with a text/book excerpt ( The Tunnel; The Three Little Pigs; Brave Irene) by doing text-based short response questions. 4) Write sentences to describe a setting as show

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “cause” and “effect”, and how to identify a cause or an effect by looking for clue words. Then, there are 5 types of activities for practice: 1) Identify cause and effect by looking at pictures. 2) Work on multiple-choice questions regarding cause and effect. 3) Identify cause and effect in sentences. 4) Matching cause and effect. 5) Apply the knowledge and skill with 4 book excerpts (Piggybook; The Empty Pot; The Rainbow Fi

Using This ResourceThis resource first introduces the definitions of “ narrator”, “ narrative points of view”, 3 types of narrative point of view, and how to identify a narrative point of view. Then, there are 4 types of activities for practice: 1) Answer multiple choice questions about narrative point of view (8 slides). 2) Identify the narrative point of view of sentences and explain (4 slides). 3) Apply the knowledge and skill with book excerpts by answering short response questions (18

Worksheets Product:This resource includes 4 sections as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 includes 5 passages. For each passage, there are multiple choice questions or graphic organizer questions for practice. Section 2 has 4 longer texts. For each text, there are two versions for practice. The first version is full of multiple choice questions, so it’s for students who need more support. The second version has short-response and graphic organizer questions, so it’s for students who n