Reading Rox
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Clearwater, Florida, United States
About the store
Together our experience covers over thirty years in Middle School. General education, special education/dropout prevention and reading. Currently co-teaching remedial reading in grades 6-8, also serving as Team Leaders, committee chairs, and grant writers.
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Text Structures: Freebie Review and Write About DONUTS
This FREE activity reviews the five common text structures that authors use and then gives students a chance to write their own paragraphs demonstrating their knowledge. Scaffolded with a sample paragraph and signal words, this higher ordered thinking activity can be used independently, in small groups or with partners. Use this activity as a teaching tool, review and reteach, or an assessment. The choice is yours. Key Words: description, cause & effect, sequence & order, compare & contra
4th - 8th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
, RI.7.5
Text Structures Review Game
This freebie game activity is designed to go with our $3 TEXT STRUCTURES task cards build a chart about PIZZA
This is a "build a pizza game" intended to add a bit of fun while the students are demonstrating their knowledge of text structures.
This higher ordered thinking activity can be used whole group, independently, in small groups or with partners.
From a full-colored finished chart wall display, to a minimized copied set for individual notebooks, the possibilities are endless.
Add a bi
4th - 8th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
, RI.7.5
Text Structures Color by Number Football-Distance Learning Ready
Did you know? Research suggests reading comprehension increases when students understand text structures (the way authors organize their writing). Additionally, other comprehension-based skills such as summarizing, inferring, elaborating, and applying are also enhanced. Here's a simple yet fun way to assess what your kids know about text structures! Students read different mini paragraphs about football, identifying the structure used to write each one. Then they color in the images according
4th - 7th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.4.5
, RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
+2
Text Features Matching Activity
Brief one-page activity matching text features to their descriptions.
Reinforces why an author would use a particular feature.
Quickly assess if students understand the concepts.
We have many more Text Feature Products to offer. You may also be interested in the following...
★ Show What You Know About TEXT FEATURES "Lego Printer" ★ Show What You Know About TEXT FEATURES "Robotic Chick..." ★ Show What You Know About TEXT FEATURES "Dirt Bike Riding..." ★ Show What You Know About TEXT FE
5th - 8th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading
Text Evidence Sentence Starters
Super easy to use, these sentence starters assist students when asked to cite their evidence. Easy to make into a poster, laminate and hang in classroom; copy for students to place in their interactive reading/writing notebooks. ✔ Check out all of the other **Freebies** we offer! Reading Rox specializes in materials that will engage reluctant readers.
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
W.5.1
, W.5.1b
, W.7.1
+5
Text Structures: Football Review Activity
This freebie activity is designed to go with our $3.00 TEXT STRUCTURES task cards build a chart about FOOTBALL lesson.
This bonus game board allows students to challenge each other while assembling the football chart.
Looking for more Text Structure activities? We have more Build-A-Charts & Games:
TEXT STRUCTURES task cards build a chart about PIZZA
BUILD A CHART and A PIZZA text structures review game with task cards
TEXT STRUCTURES task cards build a chart play a review game about TACOS
4th - 7th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
, RI.7.5
Genre Signs *Back To School*
This product includes many different signs listing the 12 most popular genres in reading.
Print them, laminate, hang, display, use as matching game to different books on display, send your students to the library on a scavenger hunt to find examples...the uses are endless.
biography, science fiction, mythology, horror, fantasy, mystery, autobiography, poetry, history, short stories, romance, adventure
Three different fonts to select from in five different colors (black, blue, red, purple, gre
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading
Make Your Own Questions
After reading an article, students can create their own questions to share with partners. Easy-Medium-Hard question stems included, based off of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Reading Rox specializes in materials that will engage reluctant readers.
✔ Check out all of the other **Freebies** we offer!
5th - 8th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
Free Time Task Cards
Free time task cards are a great way to help with classroom management. Whether it be one challenging day, a challenging class, or the completion of a long assignment, being able to reward students with a few minutes of free time on the computer for the last few minutes of class could be your answer. These particular task cards are specifically for computer use but stay tuned for more!
If you love these task cards, check out our
★ "Free Time" Task Cards bundle ★ Task Cards While You Read
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Math, Science
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer Bundle
A fantastic bundle of 8 graphic organizers for all areas of reading comprehension, including a few extras as well! These graphic organizers will fit any grade for any type of assignment, concentrating more on the skills instead of specific assignments. Any of these 8 graphic organizers would be awesome "grab and go" assignments to accompany any fiction or nonfiction reading.
Graphic Organizers included in this bundle are:
✔ Text Thoughts
✔ Uncovering the Meaning
✔ Fact & Opinion
✔ Main
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Reading
While You Read Task Cards: small tasks for reluctant readers
For some of our kids, just asking them to read a book is a BIG deal. Saddle them with questions and paperwork to complete before, during and after the book, and it quickly becomes overwhelming and let’s just admit it: sometimes they refuse.
These cards were designed with those reluctant readers in mind.
Filling out a few cards while they are reading shouldn’t be a deal-breaker. Let them pick which ones to do and when. Let them use the cards as book marks. Laminate and re-use them. Glue ‘em in
4th - 8th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
Exit Slip "Ticket Out of The Door" *Back To School*
Address different kinds of learners with these "Ticket Out of The Door" exit slips. There are 2 tickets per page. One ticket allows a student to illustrate what they have learned for the day and the other allows a student to write 3 things they have learned.
There are many ways to use these. Hand out the paper and let the students choose which one they want to do, cut a lot out ahead of time and students can choose the one they want to fill out, or even require students to write AND draw from
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
Book Pass Worksheet *Back To School*
Great one page worksheet for students to use when they are browsing for more interesting books to read.
Can be used whole class, small group, or individually with students.
Easy enough for students to fill out and place in their Interactive Notebooks for future reference.
Reading Rox specializes in materials that will engage reluctant readers.
5th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Exit Slip- Got It, Kind of, Nope *Back To School*
Assess how effective today's lesson was with these check box exit slips. With 3 choices, each student will easily be able to express how well they understood the material as well as being able to elaborate on their choice.
With 4 slips per page, you could easily print and cut a lot out at a time and store them away for easy access at the end of a lesson.
For a different version of an Exit Slip, click the link below...
Exit Slip "Ticket Out of The Door"
Reading Rox specializes in material
6th - 8th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
Cork Board Teacher Organization To-Do List *Back To School*
Print yourself a fun free TO DO list. In our busy world of teaching, keeping a running list of tasks that need to be done is key. This freebie has separate areas for tasks that must be completed immediately and for those tasks that are not as urgent. This page is part of our Teacher Plan Binder- Editable Resources for the Ultimate Organization. The binder gives you access to over 60 pages of editable and non-editable resources to help you become better organized in your classroom. Check out
Not Specific
For All Subjects
"Free Time" Task Cards
Looking for a way to reward those students who are always behaving? What about a way to manage behavior in that "tough" class? Look no further...these "Free Time" Task Cards are just what you need! Included in this bundle are 3 different options for free time...
- Computers
- Reading
- Free choice (5 choices listed)
Check out our other task cards for all of your classroom needs:
Task Cards While You Read
Free Time Task Cards
Fiction Reading Response Task Cards
Jobs for Small Group Activiti
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Making Inferences
This graphic organizer fits the needs of any assignment, keeping the layout generic while still carefully assessing the skill. Besides using this with any assignment, it can also be used with multiple grade levels and learning levels. A great "grab and go" freebie that is fully ready to use! This graphic organizer is included in our Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer bundle...click the link below for access to 7 other fantastic graphic organizers for use in your classroom!
Reading Comprehe
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Reading Strategies
Text Thoughts
Encourage students to think about what they're reading! This graphic organizer fits the needs of any assignment, keeping the layout generic while still carefully assessing the skill. Besides using this with any assignment, it can also be used with multiple grade levels and learning levels. A great "grab and go" freebie that is fully ready to use! This graphic organizer is included in our Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer bundle...click the link below for access to 7 other fantastic graphic
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Reading
Non-Fiction Book Write Up
Brief one page worksheet that captures the features of non-fiction. Can be used to document successful completion of independent reading, used as an outline for students to produce future book reviews or simply placed in their portfolio as Books I've Read.
Can be used with either articles or books.
Looking for a fiction resource? Click the link below...
Fiction Write Up
Reading Rox specializes in materials that will engage reluctant readers.
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4th - 6th
Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Reading
Fiction Write Up
Brief one page worksheet that captures the elements of fiction. Can be used to document successful completion of independent reading, used as an outline for students to produce future book reviews or simply placed in their portfolio as Books I've Read.
Looking for a non-fiction resource? Click the link below...
Non-Fiction Book Write Up
Reading Rox specializes in materials that will engage reluctant readers.
✔ Check out all of the other **Freebies** we offer!
5th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading
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About the store
Experience
Together our experience covers over thirty years in Middle School. General education, special education/dropout prevention and reading. Currently co-teaching remedial reading in grades 6-8, also serving as Team Leaders, committee chairs, and grant writers.
Teaching style
Our style is rather unconventional. We use a balanced literacy model of centers and rotations, motivate our students with fieldtrips, reading on beanbag chairs, and once a year they get to throw water balloons at us! It is challenging to keep kids interested in reading, given all the distractions and options and gadgets and testing in their lives! Getting kids to try a book and realize it was "pretty good stuff" is a fabulous outcome of this job! Having them come back for more? Priceless!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Celebrate Literacy Award "BOOK-A-PALOOZA"
Hillsborough County Council of IRA 2014-15;
Teacher of the Year 2014-15 (Karen)
Teacher of the Year 2021-22 (Sara)
Teacher of the Year 2022-2023 (Sara)
Technology in Reading Grants awarded from DonorsChoose and Hillsborough Educational Foundation
My own education history
Sara: Southern Illinois University BS Elementary Ed 2004
Karen: University South Florida BS Special Ed 1989; MA Anthropology 2001
Additional biographical information
Our goal for Reading Rox is to develop high quality materials for teachers needing something a little "different". Our students need a little extra motivation, worksheets and lessons with visual appeal. We are always on the lookout for fresh material that will hook our students’ attention. So much of what we find out there is so gosh darned cute, but not to our students! Ladybugs and polka dots don't cut it! Soooo….we’re creating a line of reading materials and teaching supplies that are edgy and modern and might just be what your students need to keep going.
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