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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

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 is a great foundation to getting your students started with analogies. This is perfect for whole-group instruction, independent wor

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

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

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

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

Teach your students the science of ecosystems while you check their reading skills! This 290 word quick read explores decomposers 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: 272 word reading passage5 question mini quiz that tests knowledge of suppo

Teach your students the science of ecosystems while you check their reading skills! This 290 word quick read explores producers and consumers and their role in an ecosystem. Succinct and engaging, this passage is a quick way to check reading comprehension and word study... even while sneaking in some science concepts! The assessment includes questions on main idea, comprehension, and word knowledge. Check out the preview! Resource includes: 290 word reading passage5 question mini quiz that test

If you're like me, teaching sample spaces is difficult Knowing a spinner has a one-in-three chance of landing on red is one thing... but once we introduce combinations, students begin to get confused. Use this scaffolded, rigorous, but fun sheet to introduce or review creating sample spaces. Students will create three different types of samples spaces. This helps them understand that a sample space is not a format, but a way of viewing probability through visually combining possibilities. THIS S

Give your students a reading check up with this 267 word quick read about the the importance of phytoplankton to life on earth in three succinct, lively paragraphs. The assessment includes questions on main idea, comprehension, and word knowledge. Check out the preview! Resource includes: 267 word reading passage5 question mini quiz that tests main idea, comprehension skills, and word knowledgeAnswer keyConvenient one page payout5th grade reading level, but appropriate for other grades, includin

Students will use order of operations to evaluate and solve twelve problems—a key skill on their journey in learning how to solve more complex algebraic expressions. This sheet includes: PEMDAS notes at the top of each page (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)12 expressions to solveIntroduction to key vocabulary terms: simplify, evaluate, solveAnswer sheetCheck out the preview!Be sure to check out our other resources!Keywords: order of operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, m

Do your students need a poetry check up? Use this short free verse poem to review poetry comprehension, word study, and figurative language. Resource includes: Poem about the end of winter and spring rebirth5 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 preview! Check out our other

What is figurative language? Have your students answer this question with this resource. Your students will read a concise article that defines figurative language, describes what it is, explains why it's important, and gives examples. This resource also includes a glossary of common types of figurative language with an example for each. Resource includes: 406 word reading passageGlossary of eleven common types of figurative languageEngaging layoutCheck out the preview! Upper 4th to 5th grade re

Students will select the correct expression after solving the first step in an order of operations problem--a key skill on their journey in learning how to solve more complex algebraic expressions. This sheet includes: Detailed example of how to select the correct expression after solving the first step20 expressions to solveAnswer sheetCheck out the preview!Be sure to check out our other resources!Keywords: order of operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, math, 5th grade ma