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Analogies are a great way for students to hone their critical thinking skills. Students see words, objects, and ideas in new ways, evaluating the relationships between two things and applying this relationship to two other things. These visual analogies are challenging and fun! Starting with an explanation of analogies, a tutorial, and sample walkthrough, this sheet builds on Word Analogies Sheet 1. These analogies are a bit more difficult, but still fun and accessible for all levels. Some ques

Problem solving is the final step to understanding and applying conceptual math skills to real-word scenarios. Have your students take this step by using fractions and analysis to solve these real-world word problems. Problems get progressively more difficult and mix fraction only problems with mixed number problems. Each problem has a dedicated workspace—prefect for print, Easel, or other online PDF marking tools. Full answer key included. Check out the preview!Follow Sciensanity! on TpTAlso,

Have your class explore viruses, myths, and history in one 368-word passage while you check their reading skills! This quick read explores the intersection of mythology and reality, specifically the relationship between the werewolf, rabies, magic, and biology. the passage discusses the ancient origins of the werewolf myth, how it endures through pop culture today, how rabies may account for the myth, and how rabies spreads. (Don't worry; the passage also explains how rare rabies is today so stu

Have your class explore how viruses infect cells through a brief passage and infographic while you check their reading skills! This quick read explores the unique state of viruses between living and nonliving, then explores the details of how they infect cells through an engaging infographic. Assess multiple modes of reading, explore the unique state of viruses, and explore the mechanism of viral infection all in one brief exercise. Quick, rigorous, and engaging—it has everything you need for a

Have your class explore viruses and our immune response while you check their reading skills! This 307 word quick read explores viruses, how they pass from one organism to another, and how our own immune response makes us feel awful while we fight the infection. Quick, rigorous, and engaging—it has everything you need for a fast, authentic assessment. The assessment includes questions on main idea, literal comprehension, inference, word knowledge, and supporting details. Check out the preview! R

Teach your students about two fundamental concepts in physics (light speed and a light year) while you check their reading skills! This 378 word quick read explores the concept that every object in the night sky allows us to time travel into the past. Light can take, hundred, thousands, even millions of years to reach us from distant stars and galaxies. This lets us view them as they were long ago, and by exploring light speed and a light year, students will know why. Succinct and engaging, this

This set of 20 math sheets (10 warm up sheets and 10 homework sheets) will make your math class run like clockwork, whether you are in school, homeschool, working virtually, or just want to give your child's math skills a boost. Here's the system: Each warm up has several problems—enough to be challenging, but not overwhelming. Some concepts are review, others might be part of a current unit, and some are concepts you will pre-teach and return to throughout the year. Each homework is exactly lik

Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore slime and how it helps slimy animals survive. Students will learn about several slimy creatures and how this unusual adaptation helps them survive in their ecosystems. The article is a great way to combine science content knowledge of adaptations and ecosystems with reading skills. It includes a ten question quiz and a reader response sheet that allows student interaction and promotes critical thinking. Here is what's included: 5

Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore chemical reactions—what they are and how they work. Students will even learn how to read basic chemical equations! It is suited as an engaging introduction to chemical reactions for grades 5 and 6. The article defines what chemical reactions are and explores how they work in the real world. It explores a simple chemical formation, water, then moves to a more complex chemical reaction: burning magnesium in fireworks. This passage

n late 2019 COVID-19 upended our world - and left many questions in its wake. What is a coronavirus? What's a novel coronavirus? What's the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? Why are bats such an important part of the coronavirus puzzle? How can we stay safe? To children, the coronavirus pandemic was especially disruptive. Suddenly, things they took for granted, like school and playing with friends, stopped for months. This engaging book answers these questions and more. Outbreak! T

Teach your students about two keys to life floating in our atmosphere while you check their reading skills! This 268 word quick read explores air as a homogeneous mixture that contains two key gases to life on earth: oxygen and carbon dioxide. Students will also learn the chemical composition of each molecule, including a small graphic of each. Succinct and engaging, this passage is a quick way to check reading comprehension and word study while sneaking in some science concepts! The assessment

Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore the states of matter and how thermal energy – heat – causes molecules to break their bonds and change the state of a material. The article defines the states or phases of matter, describes melting points and boiling points, and explores how thermal energy causes molecules to break bonds. It also includes an infographic that displays the melting and boiling points of water in order to fully cover this key content knowledge. This p

Have your students explore the melting and boiling points of common elements and compounds by viewing and analyzing data, and then applying what they found to enter the correct phase of matter in a chart (solid, liquid, or gas). They will also enter temperature in a second chart to match the given phase. Here is what's included: Brief (133-word) reading passage that describes melting and boiling pointsChart that gives melting point and boiling point for ten common elements and compounds in Celsi

Have your students study science AND language arts as they explore elements and how they combine to form compounds. The passage explores what makes one atom different from another atom (elements) and how elements combine to form compounds. It also introduces the periodic table and explores a key compound to life on earth: water. This passage and its infographics are a great way to combine science content knowledge of matter with reading skills. The packet includes activities that explore text st

Give your students the resources they need to learn, master, and review nonfiction reading comprehension skills by adding this 5 pack to your language arts resource library. These lively and engaging quick reads are great for warms ups, guided reading, shared reading, or quizzes. You can even string three or more of them together for a rigorous and comprehensive reading assessment. This 5 pack is all about ecosystems! Here’s what you get: Five short nonfiction passages that explore various aspe

Teach your students the science of ecosystems while you check their reading skills! This short passage with food web infographic explores food webs and their role in an ecosystem. The passage serves as an introduction to the food web infographic, and students answer questions about how the sun's energy spreads through the ecosystem outlined in the food web. This resource is a great way to promote critical thinking, multi-mode reading skills (text and graphics), and science content knowledge wit

Teach your students the science of ecosystems while you check their reading skills! This 232 word quick read with mini infographics explores food chains and their role in an ecosystem. Succinct and engaging, this passage is a quick way to check reading comprehension and word study... while sneaking in some science concepts! The assessment includes questions on main idea, comprehension, and word knowledge. Check out the preview! Resource includes: 232 word reading passage5 question mini quiz tha

Give your students the resources they need to learn, master, and review fiction and poetry comprehension skills by adding this 5 pack to your language arts resource library. These lively and engaging quick reads are great for warms ups, guided reading, shared reading, or quizzes. You can even string three or more of them together for a rigorous and comprehensive review assessment on elements of fiction and poetry. Here’s what you get: Two short fiction passages with full plot development, climax

Do your students need a poetry check up? Use this multi-stanza haiku poem to review fixed form poetry and comprehension. Resource includes: Multi-stanza haiku poem5 question mini quiz that tests comprehension skills, inferring, figurative language and poetry formAnswer keyGlossaryConvenient one page payoutDesigned for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, but appropriate for other grades, including middle school and beyond. Check out the preview! Check out our other resources, and follow us to get the latest

Do your students need a poetry check up? Use this short rhythmic rhyming poem (iambic tetrameter) to review poetry comprehension, word study, and figurative language. Resource includes: Poem about summer, fall, death, and renewal 5 question mini quiz that tests comprehension skills, knowledge of figurative language, and word knowledge.Answer keyConvenient one page payoutDesigned for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, but appropriate for other grades, including middle school and beyond. Check out the previ