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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

PPT ProductThis 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 mountain (5 p

PPT ProductThis 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. Worksheets ProductThis r

This big bundle includes the following four products. These products build on each other, and there is NO repetition.1. 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 writi

Using This Resource (2nd-4th Grades)This interactive resource includes 23 slides that teach students the figurative language--idioms. Students will: Learn about the definitions of figurative language and idiomsSee examples and non-examples of idiomsMatch sentences with idioms to the meaning of idiomsFill in blanks (with and without support) to make idiom sentencesThink of idioms based on pictures and make sentences with themReview figurative language and idiomsan answer key is included in the

This big bundle includes 14 PPTs and 14 small packs of worksheets that address 14 reading comprehension skills/strategies.The 14 skills/strategies are:1. Point of View 2. Narrative Point of View 3. Analyze Setting 4. Analyze Plot 5. Author's Purpose 6. Compare & Contrast 7. Problem & Solution 8. Character Traits 9. Cause & Effect 10. Sequence 11. Main Idea 12. Gist 13. Inferencing 14. Theme The PPTs are perfect for mini-lessons, and the worksheets can be a follow-up independent practice f

PPT ProductThis 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 shown in a p

This bundle includes PPT Lessons for the following types of figurative language (2nd-4th Grades):SimileMetaphorIdiomsPersonificationHyperboleOnomatopoeiaAlliterationRead this blog post to learn more and get a freebie!Quick Guide: What's Included in Each Product?23 PPT slides for explicit teaching, guided and independent practiceSlides are editable (except the interactive slides)Suggested answers in PPT notesEach interactive resource includes 23 slides that teach students the figurative languag

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

This big bundle includes the following four products. These products build on each other, and there is NO repetition.1. Worksheets Product:This resource includes four sections. Section 1 has a story mountain graphic organizer and a small version of it for student notebooks. There are also some multiple-choice questions. Section 2 has various types of practice based on four books, including matching, multiple-choice, and short-response questions. Section 3 has a text with multiple-choice, mat

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

Worksheets Product:This resource includes seven sections, as shown in the Table of Contents. Section 1 has two checklists, which can help students decide the narrative point of view quickly. It can also be used as a reading log. Section 2 includes 16 multiple-choice questions that ask students to identify the narrative point of view (first, second, third). In Section 3, there are eight passages. Students need to identify each passage’s narrative point of view and explain. Section 4 has fou

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 5 sections. Section 1 has four worksheets that ask students to read sentences and fill in the blanks using character traits from a word bank. In Section 2, students will read some passages and identify the character traits. In Section 3, there are four texts. There are different types of questions for differentiation. Section 4includes four writing tasks. The last section provides the answer key to all the questions except writing questions as answe

Using This Resource (2nd-4th Grades)This interactive resource includes 23 slides that teach students the figurative language--simile. Students will: Learn about the definitions of figurative language and simileSee examples and non-examples of similesRead sentences and decide if there is a simile or notFill in blanks (with and without support) to make simile sentencesThink of simile sentences based on picturesReview figurative language and similean answer key is included in the “notes”Read this

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