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Four full months of STAAR Reading Warm Ups! STAAR Reading PREP with daily quick reads and 2-4 STAAR-aligned questions. Released STAAR Reading Materials have been adapted in a daily warm-up format. Kids will love them! STAAR Reading Daily WarmUps Includes: ⚫ Focus on STAAR Readiness Standards ⚫ 2-4 questions each day ⚫ Four months of spiraling warm-ups ⚫ Fiction, Expository, and Poetry ⚫ Half-page format, easy to print and easy to project ⚫ Answer Key ⚫ Teaching Ideas for STAAR Prep PLEASE PREV

Theme and Author's Message Task Cards are perfect for units on theme (obviously!) but also when teaching summarizing and main ideas. These 12 cards ask theme in five different ways using 12 different short stories (realistic fiction). All question stems and answer stems are aligned to STAAR for rigorous practice! Question StemsWhich sentence states the main theme of the story?What does __ learn in this story?What is the theme of the selection?What is the main message of the story?What theme is b

This poetry task card bundle covers elements of poetry, rhyme scheme, genre, figurative language such as imagery, metaphors, similes, idioms, and personification. This is perfect for 3rd and 4th grades and for 5th-grade intervention. What's in the Poetry Task Cards 1?12 Task Cards8 Original Poems (Free Verse, Narrative, and Lyrical)18 Multiple-choice QuestionsMultiple-Choice Question Stems:What type of poem is this?What is the rhyme scheme?The poet includes line __ to emphasize -Which line best

Making Inferences Task Cards covers a range of inferencing skills from all genres with 148 total task cards, STAAR-aligned, CCSS-aligned, fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, informational texts, expository, biography, and more! There are three bundled sets in this mega bundle (at 15% discount): Making Inferences Task Card Bundle 1This inferencing task card bundle includes three sets of making inferences task cards for a total of 66 inferencing questions on 36 task cards! They include author's

Poetry Task Cards 1. This is our first set of poetry task cards, but we have already heard many students who just love them! They are for 3rd and 4th grade students who need practice with rhyme scheme, poetry genres, sensory language, and making inferences in poetry. Also for alignment with 2018 STAAR poetry and new TEKS! What's in the Poetry Task Cards?12 Task Cards8 Original Poems (Free Verse, Narrative, and Lyrical)18 Multiple-choice QuestionsMultiple-Choice Question Stems:What type of poem i

Character Analysis can be tough for young readers. It requires a reader to understand a character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions based on the setting, the character’s interactions with others, and the changes they undergo. If you are introducing character analysis or looking to deepen reading skills, take a look at these character analysis task cards. Character Analysis Task Cards 1 Includes:10 Multiple-choice Task Cards10 Structured Response and Open-Ended (Same Text) Task CardsATOS Level: 4

Context Clues Task Cards Mega Bundle is 86 task cards for vocabulary development, understanding unknown words, using context clues, synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, dictionary entries, and more!!! All multiple choice quick-to-use, no prep, and rigorous texts! Expository, content-area, informational, poetry, and other genres are included to help students better use context clues! Great for STAAR review, small group, and centers. Perfect for challenging 3rd-graders! Just right for practici

Summarizing is one of the hardest reading skills and most heavily weighted on the reading STAAR test. Help your students prepare with this growing mega-bundle with over 107 pages of resources! Wording is directly aligned with STAAR Reading Test. Great for stations, group practice, small group, warm-ups, or individual practice! Teaching, re-teaching, or practicing reading comprehension skills. Included are five separate Summarizing resources: 1) Summarizing Task Cards (STAAR) 2) Summarizing Task

Main Idea Task Cards for 5th-grade, 6th-grade, 7th-grade, and 8th-grade! These main idea task cards are perfect for challenging 6th graders or providing review and intervention for 7th- and 8th-grade students. They are test formatted with multiple-choice questions, plus some of the main idea task cards have open-ended questions/graphic organizers to scaffold thinking to the multiple-choice question. _____ Main Idea Task Cards #1 -10 Main Idea Task Cards with Mixed Genres -16 Questions: 10 Multi

This massive main idea task card bundle is a collection of 9 sets of main idea and details task cards. There are 130 main idea task cards across multiple genres: fiction, poetry, informational, biography, expository. Main idea is asked in a variety of ways using graphic organizers, open-ended questions, multiple-choice questions and structured response. These main ideas and details task cards are perfect for 3rd grade and 4th grade, and they're just right for intervention in 5th grade. ----

Making Inferences Task Cards (with STAAR alignment) for middle school, 5th grade, 6th grade, and 7th grade. This bundle has over a week of task cards for warm-ups, exit tickets, modeling, guided practice, and assessment. It includes three sets of making inferences task cards. Making Inferences Task Cards 4 (Middle School) Include:1) 12 Half-page task cards 2) 12 Multiple-Choice questions (aligned to STAAR 2017-2018) 3) 13 Open-ended scaffolded questions to guide student thinking, writing, and di

Theme and Author's Message can be difficult for upper elementary students to grasp. Determining the theme includes reading skills such as summarizing, main idea, and making inference. Here are three theme task card sets that will absolutely engage your students and help them master theme! Question StemsWhich sentence states the main theme of the story?What does __ learn in this story?What is the theme of the selection?What is the main message of the story?What theme is best supported in this sel

Summarize using Literary Texts. These summarizing task cards use literary texts. 28 Total Questions! 12 Cards. A variety of questions, paragraphs, and graphic organizers. The questions are scaffolded to guide students through the thinking that good readers do naturally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Major Skill: Summarizing Sub-skills: Problem-Solution, Plot diagram, analyzing summaries, Reading dialogue, graphic organizers Questions stems aligned with standardized tests

STAAR Reading Warmups for 3rd Grade. The 3rd month of STAAR Reading WarmUps for 3rd grade! STAAR Reading PREP is based on 2013 and 2017 Released STAAR Reading Materials. I created this to work my 3rd and 4th grade in small group settings and then realized it's even better for warmups. STAAR Reading Daily Warm-Ups Includes: ⚫ Focus on STAAR Readiness Standards ⚫ Weeks 9-10 align to 2013 Released STAAR ⚫ Weeks 11-12 align to 2017 Released STAAR ⚫ 2-4 questions each day ____________________________

These story structure task cards are focused on the elements of fiction: characters, setting, and plot. Students will identify the parts of a story in a multiple-choice format. They are perfect when you want to have interventions for students learning to summarize, cite text evidence, or simply when learning story structure. Grade Levels: 2, 3 Skills and Standards Alignment Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their trai

Informational text features task cards (nonfiction and STAAR) will give you reading task cards that are highly engaging, aligned, rigorous, and kids love them! It's simply rigor made easy. Multiple-Choice Question Stems:•What would be the best heading for this section? •Why does the author include this photograph? •Which idea is supported by the timeline? •The caption under the photograph explains – •To learn ________, the reader should refer to the - Nonfiction Comprehension Skills•Recognize c

Poetry Task Cards 2 are fun and entertaining task cards for 3rd- and 4th-grades. They focus on elements of poetry, rhyme, stanzas, imagery, and making inferences. You can use them for stations, small-group, projecting whole-group, STAAR prep, or scoot! The are aligned the CCSS, new TEKS, and 2018 STAAR. What's in Poetry Task Cards 2?-12 Task Cards -4 Original Poems -Elements of Poetry (Rhyme, Stanzas, Lines) -Imagery -Making Inferences - Multiple-Choice Question Stems (STAAR): -The description i

Main Ideas and Supporting Details for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades. Informational Texts are fun and engaging with these Main Idea Task Cards that focus on supporting details, paragraph main ideas, and section main ideas. Topics include George Crum, the Michtom toy company, history of Frito-Lays chips, and more. Great for STAAR prep, small group, warm-ups, daily review, stations, or independent practice, these main idea task cards include: 16 Total Main Idea Task Cards 12 Multiple Choice Task Cards 4

Summarize using Literary Texts. These summarizing task cards use literary texts. 30 Total Questions! 10 Half-page realistic fiction stories. A variety of questions, paragraphs, and questions. The questions are scaffolded to guide students through the thinking that good readers do naturally when summarizing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Major Skill: Summarizing Sub-skills: Problem-Solution, Plot, analyzing summaries, Reading dialogue, Inferring Questions stems aligned wit

Making Inferences. Inferring. Inferencing. Whatever you call it - it's the queen of reading skills! 24 TOTAL QUESTIONS on 12 great task cards focused on literary texts (including 2 poems)! Multiple choice format. ATOS Level 4.3 Lexile 560L Quick Set #3.20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These fabulous cards are designed to enhance the modelling and practice aspects of any lesson. They can be used in guided reading, literacy centers, paired practice, and many other instructi