Hardcore Educators

This bundle includes two highly-engaging and rigorous Close Reading Passage Sets and two equally as engaging sets of passages focused on exploring Text Structure. Your students will be exposed to a range of scientific and historical mysteries and phenomenon that will interest and intrigue them! This product contains:Close Reading Passages (Set 1)Close Reading Passages (Set 2)Text Structure Mini Unit Materials: Titanic TextsText Structure Mini Unit Materials: Suspense ("Spookier") TextsEach prod

Are you looking for engaging texts for your students to practice their English Language Arts skills? Then, these are the texts you've been looking for! In this product, you have access to forty-five high-interest texts that will help your students warm up for the day. There is a text for every school day of a 9-Week Marking Period. Each text is unique, focusing on different skills and concepts that your students will be working on throughout the entire year. These concepts and skills range from:

NO PREP! NO HASSLE!The resources in this bundle are two Parts of Speech Packets designed to help your students practice some of the foundational skills of Grammar, the Parts of Speech, in a rigorous and engaging way! Every week has a different design, different activities, and different ways to practice the concepts. The concepts covered in this packet are: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Interjections, and Prepositions with an emphasis on all of the concepts in the l

“One topic I’ve seen that engages students – without a doubt – is the Titanic. My students are always looking for mysteries and the Titanic is one of the biggest ones they can find! So many errors culminated that night to create such a devastating disaster. This is definitely a topic that will leave your students wanting more!” ~ Hardcore Educators The Text Structures included in this Product:1. Description 2. Sequencing 3. Cause and Effect 4. Problem and Solution 5. Compare and Contrast The Con

A Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) is a complicated concept for student and teacher alike! I'm hoping that this resource helps you and your students become better acquainted with a Text-Dependent Analysis!! Note: This resource is free because I constructed this Notebook for my students after participating in a Text-Dependent Analysis training that my school offered. Unlike other trainings my colleagues and I have had regarding the TDAs, this one was incredibly eye-opening and helped resolve a lot o

TEACHER-TESTED! STUDENT-APPROVED!Teaching Main Idea can be a little challenging, especially when introducing Topic and Supporting Details alongside it! This resource is meant to make this task easier for you! In this resource, you'll receive:1. Main Idea Notes (Modified for your learner's needs/abilities - full notes, cloze notes, and blank notes) 2. 2 Practice Worksheets 3. 2 Answer Keys If you enjoy this product and would like Review Games/Task Cards to go with it, please check out the foll

The Southeast Region is a key component in understanding the United States as a whole. This packet gives students a glimpse into the Southeast Region. What do I get with this product?A blank Southeast Region MapA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on the Southeast RegionAn Answer KeyA Quiz for the Southeast RegionA Modified Quiz for the Southeast RegionAn editable copy of the Packet4 Pieces of Southeast Region Clipart - labeled, non-labeled, and co

This is a no prep Daily Oral Language (DOL) Packet for the concepts of Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones, and Homonyms. While other DOL Packets focus on a variety of standards covered throughout the week, this DOL Packet focuses solely on Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones, and Homonyms. There are five weeks of materials in this packet, with each week focusing on a different text structure. The final week has the students review all of the concepts as a whole. Included in this Product:1. 5 weeks of DO

The resources in this product will help your students understand and review the states, state capitals, and five regions of the United States of America. What do I get with this product?Blank maps of each RegionA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on each RegionAn Answer Key for each Region PacketA Quiz for the RegionsA Modified Quiz for each Region (excluding the Southwest since there are only 4 states and 4 capitals)An editable copy of each Region

The Western Region is a key component in understanding the United States as a whole. This packet gives students a glimpse into the Western Region. What do I get with this product?A blank Western Region MapA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on the Western RegionAn Answer KeyA Quiz for the Western RegionA Modified Quiz for the Western RegionAn editable copy of the Packet4 Pieces of Western Region Clipart - labeled, non-labeled, and colored and blac

The Midwest Region is a key component in understanding the United States as a whole. This packet gives students a glimpse into the Midwest Region. What do I get with this product?A blank Midwest Region MapA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on the Midwest RegionAn Answer KeyA Quiz for the Midwest RegionA Modified Quiz for the Midwest RegionAn editable copy of the Packet4 Pieces of Midwest Region Clipart - labeled, non-labeled, and colored and blac

“I’ve noticed over the years – through numerous discussions with my students and copious Student Interest Surveys – that children are becoming more and more fascinated with spookier topics. These texts are meant to encourage students to become intrinsically motivated to read!” ~ Hardcore Educators The Text Structures included in this Product:1. Description 2. Sequencing 3. Cause and Effect 4. Problem and Solution 5. Compare and Contrast The Concepts/Skills covered in this Product:ComprehensionCl

The Southwest Region is a key component in understanding the United States as a whole. This packet gives students a glimpse into the Southwest Region. What do I get with this product?A blank Southwest Region MapA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on the Southwest RegionAn Answer KeyA Quiz for the Southwest RegionAn editable copy of the Packet4 Pieces of Southwest Region Clipart - labeled, non-labeled, and colored and black & whiteAn alternative wa

The Northeast Region is a key component in understanding the United States as a whole. This packet gives students a glimpse into the Northeast Region. What do I get with this product?A blank Northeast Region MapA Graphic Organizer for the States, Capitals, and Helpful RemindersA 2-Page Passage on the Northeast RegionAn Answer KeyA Quiz for the Northeast RegionA Modified Quiz for the Northeast RegionAn editable copy of the Packet4 Pieces of Northeast Region Clipart - labeled, non-labeled, and co

This is a no prep Daily Oral Language (DOL) Packet for the concept of Text Structure. While other DOL Packets focus on a variety of standards covered throughout the week, this DOL Packet focuses solely on Text Structure (Sequencing, Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, and Compare and Contrast). There are six weeks of materials in this packet, with each week focusing on a different text structure. The final week has the students review the text structures as a whole. Included

Are you looking for engaging texts for your students to practice their English Language Arts skills? Then, these are the texts you've been looking for! In this product, you have access to forty-five high-interest texts that will help your students warm up for the day. There is a text for every school day of a 9-Week Marking Period. Each text is unique, focusing on different skills and concepts that your students will be working on throughout the entire year. These concepts and skills range from:

This is a no prep Daily Oral Language (DOL) Packet for various concepts and skills associated with Parts of Speech [Grammar]. The concepts covered in this packet are: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs. These concepts are covered simplistically and then in greater detail as the week progresses, touching on other topics such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and more! This is a valuable asset for any teacher who wants to review these concepts with their student

Let’s face it, what are our students more likely to know nowadays: their individual rights as an American citizen or the latest trends and challenges on TikTok? This product was designed to help students better understand the US Constitution: why it was created, what is says, and what it guarantees to the American people. This Product Includes:Links to various sitesVarious activities to help students engage with the contentFour texts:“Establishing a Constitution”“The Preamble of the US Constitut

This is a no prep Daily Oral Language (DOL) Packet for various concepts and skills associated with Parts of Speech [Grammar]. The concepts covered in this packet are: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Interjections, and Prepositions with an emphasis on the latter three. These concepts are covered simplistically and then in greater detail as the week progresses, touching on other topics such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and more! This is a valu

You and your students have worked hard this year – there’s no denying that! So, why not end your school year with some acknowledgements, some smiles, and some laughs?This set of “Most Likely To...” Certificates are meant to help transition your students to the end of the school year, reflecting on some of the “most likely” things your students would do based on the personalities you’ve come to know during your 180 days (give or take a few) together! These certificates can be used solely by you