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Teach nonfiction text structures with these engaging 4th grade reading passages! This differentiated Titanic themed resource helps students practice informational text skills, reading comprehension, and text structure in a meaningful, high-interest way. These activities are perfect for test prep and daily ELA instruction. Students will learn to identify and analyze the five main nonfiction text structures while reading about the Titanic, keeping them engaged while building essential reading com

These main idea and supporting details passages for 3rd grade help students practice reading comprehension skills with printable worksheets and graphic organizers. We developed this unit to help students become successful in finding the main idea as well as supporting details. The passages and activities have an engaging boot camp theme to get students excited to learn. The activities are scaffolded so that by the end of the unit students will feel confident in their understanding of main id

This bundle includes a printable and digital version of our Titanic: Nonfiction Text Structures Unit.  The Titanic has intrigued people for over 100 years! Use this engaging Titanic unit to teach your students the five common nonfiction text structures (Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Order and Sequence, Compare and Contrast).  The digital version has been adapted to allow students to complete the activities remotely and interactive videos are included! It's easy to ass

Your students will enjoy publishing their projects on these decorative pages! Choose from nine different fun styles. Each style comes with: a cover pagea page for text and a picturea page for text onlySEE WHAT OTHER EDUCATORS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:❤️"These papers are so helpful in getting kids excited about writing final drafts. Lots of design choices. Perfect." ❤️"Exactly what I needed...and cute!! Thanks for sharing!" ❤️"My students have loved making stories using these formats. T

Looking for a way to make learning about your local government interactive and fun? This resource has everything your students need to make their own flip-flap book about the departments of local government. It also includes interactive notes and a departments of government relay game! In this product you will find:• Department Pictures- Pictures to represent  the following departments: Public Library, Planning Department, Police Department, Fire Department, City Clerk, City Manager, Publi

A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany The 39 clues: The Maze of Bones. This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER KEYS, and an end of book test! The Maze of Bones is the first book in The 39 Clues mystery series. It is perfect for more advanced readers, or those that need enrichment. This mystery book will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery right alongside Dan and Amy! This 39 page print and go novel un

Are you in need of an engaging, no-prep, daily activity that will help your students become experts at math problem solving? This resource can be used as morning work or during Math in your classroom to build and enforce critical math problem solving skills. Check out this Common Core aligned math problem solving product that takes students step by step through the problem solving process. We've used this resource in our classroom as daily work and the students' math problem solving skills al

The Titanic has intrigued people for over 100 years! Use this engaging Titanic unit in your classroom to teach your students the five common nonfiction text structures (Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Order and Sequence, Compare and Contrast).  This is a Google Slides Digital Product, that means it can be used for remote learning, or self-guided learning on the computer. This product contains:• Interactive Notes- Use these to introduce your students to the concept of non

This mystery book resource will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery of the missing cookie right alongside Cam! A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie.The Young Cam Jansen series is perfect for transitional readers; those who aren't quite ready for middle grade chapter books but need something more than an easy reader text.  This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER

Your students will love elapsed time when you connect it to something they enjoy in real life - the movies! This fun movie-themed time unit is a great resource for practicing telling time and writing time to the nearest minute, as well as reading both digital time and analog time. In the product you will find:•Time Centers • Memory Matching Game-Students will match digital times  with analog times in a memory game format. •Missing Movies-Using analog time clocks, students will f

Do your students have difficulty with the difference between topic and main idea? This free resource includes a cut and paste activity that can be used to practice sorting topic vs. main idea, as well as practice finding main idea in two short passages. These resources are from our Main Idea Boot Camp, which is full of activities to help teach students about main idea in a fun and engaging way! See the full details below. Grasping the concept of main idea can be challenging for students. Ther

Kids love to solve mysteries! Use this mystery case file with any mystery book to engage your students and immerse them in the mystery genre. Use it with a whole group read aloud or to guide students through an independent mystery book.  This mystery resource focuses on these skills:• Mystery Book Prediction: Students record the title and draw a picture of the cover. Then, after reading the introduction, they record a prediction of what they think the mystery will be about. • Character Tracker

This resource will help simplify the persuasive essay writing process. It includes mini-lessons, anchor charts, student graphic organizers, and more! Students will learn how to come up with their own persuasive topic and support their claim with evidence. Included in this resource: ◼️Vocabulary Cards-vocabulary words used in the unit with definitions  ◼️Mini-lessons-a unit overview with 12 days of lesson plans ◼️Anchor Charts-examples to use when modeling for students  ◼️Brainstorm a Topic-s

A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones. This mystery book will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery of the missing dinosaur bones right alongside Cam! The Cam Jansen series is perfect for beginner chapter book readers. They are thoughtfully written to move quickly so readers can remember what they've read. This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER KEYS, and

This is a free sample from our Personal Narrative Graphic Organizers. It includes a mentor text list, a mini-lesson for choosing a small moment, a Using Your Senses anchor chart example, and two student graphic organizers. See the description of the full resource below: Do you ever have difficulty getting your students to write about stories from their lives? Help them write a personal narrative using a simple step by step format! This resource has everything you need to introduce personal nar

Your students will love elapsed time when you connect it to something they enjoy in real life - the movies! This fun movie-themed time unit is a great resource for practicing telling time and writing time to the nearest minute, as well as reading both digital time and analog time. This is a free sample of the complete Showtime Unit found here.In the full resource you will find:•Time Centers • Memory Matching Game-Students will match digital times  with analog times in a memory game

Do you ever have difficulty getting your students to write about stories from their lives? Help them write a personal narrative using a simple step by step format! This resource has everything you need to introduce personal narrative writing from start to finish, including mentor texts, lesson plans, anchor charts, student planning/drafting pages, and more! Students will come up with their own small moment idea and create a detailed story about it. The provided anchor chart examples can be

A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany The Boxcar Children: The Pizza Mystery. This mystery book will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery right alongside the Alden children!  This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER KEYS, and an end of book test! The Pizza Mystery is the 33rd book in The Boxcar Children mystery series. It is perfect for more advanced readers that can comprehend over many chapters. This

A print and go, no prep needed novel study to accompany A to Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island. This mystery book will have your readers searching and analyzing clues to solve the mystery right alongside Ruth Rose, Dink and Josh! The Invisible Island is the ninth book in The A to Z mystery series. It is perfect for younger readers that are ready to read longer chapter books. This product contains chapter questions and activities, reading/LA skills, ANSWER KEYS, and an end of book test! This 39

Engage students in informational writing with 12 days of clear, structured minilessons and scaffolded graphic organizers! This resource breaks down essay planning into manageable steps, with nonfiction writing templates guiding students through main ideas, supporting details, and conclusions. Each minilesson builds on essential skills in expository writing, helping students gain confidence and clarity in their work. Includes anchor charts, publishing paper, and more! Included in this resource: M