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Cause and Effect Nonfiction Text Reading Passages
Upper elementary teachers, these cause and effect nonfcition texts will help your students dive deep into text structure and building comprehension of informational passages. These biomes reading comprehension passages were designed to help your students understand different biomes and cause and effect relationships within nonfiction texts. With anchor charts, graphic organizers, question stems, and a digital version, your students will be understanding cause and effect in no time! Click for a closer look and add these to your nonfiction reading lesson plans today!
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Plant Life Cycle, Structure and Parts Reading Passages Spring April
Go beyond the worksheet this spring with these engaging close reading passages! They’ll help students understand the life cycle of a plant as well as the adaptations of a plant. Students will learn and think critically about the life cycle of a plant, how plants adapt to their surroundings, and how plants protect themselves. Click the pin to check out the details of what’s included!
Are your students struggling with finding cause and effect relationship in nonfiction passages? It can be a tricky concept for our upper elementary students to master! So, provide them with ALL the practice with these nonfiction reading passages, organizers, anchor charts, and resources. There are a bunch of options included, so click the pin to grab your copy today!
Cause and Effect Nonfiction Passages Biome Worksheets Text Structure Reading
Are your students struggling with finding cause and effect relationship in nonfiction passages? It can be a tricky concept for our upper elementary students to master! So, provide them with ALL the practice with these nonfiction reading passages, organizers, anchor charts, and resources. There are a bunch of options included, so click the pin to grab your copy today!
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6 Activities for Women's History Month Upper Elementary
celebrate Women's History Month in the classroom
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5 Tips for Teaching Figurative Language to 3rd 4th 5th Graders
Teaching figurative language in your upper elementary classroom? These 5 tips will help students understand all the nuances of figurative language so that they are able to comprehend it as readers and use it as writers. Click the pin to check out these 5 simple tips for teaching figurative language!
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Quick Tip to Strengthen Reading Comprehension in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Need a quick tip to strengthen your students' reading comprehension in the classroom? Teach your students how to be active readers through annotations using these tips and ideas in this post. Click the pin to check out these reading comprehension tips and tricks!
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Genre Posters Elementary
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These easy to print and display reading genre bulletin board is just what your clasroom library needs to motivate and encourage students to read different genres and balance their reading diets. Posters come in two sizes, includes student reference pages, reading genre challenge, reading log, easy cut bulletin board letters and more! Perfect to kick off the school year this back-to-school season. Head to my TPT shop @thinkgrowgiggle to see more!
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This fun stack of read aloud books are perfect to used to countdown the last week of school. Click to read about each book & grab FREE end of year activities! These books have the same theme, wishing students well as they go off and start new adventures outside of your classroom! Why not countdown the end of the year by enjoying a memorable story each day and a walk down memory lane of all the memories of the school year? This will become an EOY tradition that you love! @thinkgrowgiggle
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8 Biography Picture Books for Upper Elementary
This list of best biography picture books is perfect for upper elementary classrooms this year! Perfect for 3rd, 4th & 5th grade kids, the activities & project ideas included for biographies are simple and easy to implement. Click the pin to check out these essential books!
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Teaching Text Structure: A Simple Routine for Upper Elementary
Are you looking for ways to help your students increase their reading comprehension skills? Nonfiction informational texts can be challenging, but with these simple tips and routine, you can help students better understand nonfiction passages and materials. Click the pin to check out this routine to help text structure feel like a breeze!
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Teaching Text Structure Upper Elementary
If you're teaching text structure, these 5 ideas are GAME CHANGERS! When reading nonficiton material, students always need more practice. It's essential to ensure that your upper elementary students are diving deep into the structures of informational texts to build their comprehension skills. So, these five quick, simple tips and ideas will help you do this starting NOW. Click the pin to learn how to add these ideas into your language arts instruction!
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is one of my favorite books to read with my students. Find out six reasons why I use this book every year with my students. #readaloud #novelstudy #harrypotter #upperelementary #fourthgrade #fifthgrade
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50% off Endangered Species Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
These close reading passages and activities all about endangered species are perfect for spring in your classroom! They come in both print and digital formats and are a great way to practice nonfiction reading strategies. These close reading activities cover reading and science standards and include anchor charts, graphic organizers, questions, and recording sheets for all the passages. Click the pin to check out all the activities included!
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Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Activities
These fun nonfiction close reading passages are perfect for your upper elementary students to help them learn little known facts about Valentine's Day and Random Acts of Kindness Day. They will learn the history of St. Valentine and about the Cupid myth. With science connections on how roses grow and creative tasks like designing their own Candy Heart, students will be hooked in learning this February. Grab this instant engagment set for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom. @thinkgrowgiggle
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Argumentative Texts and Essay Writing Unit
Teaching argumentative essay writing? this bundle of activities is just what you need! Paired passages that show both sides of the argument for students to read and use as modeled writing are included. Argument essay writing anchor charts, graphic organizers, essay example and high-interest prompts are also included. This set also includes a teaching slideshow to go over the example argumentative essay with your students. With this print-and-go pack, your upper elementary and middle school students will understand the ins and outs of writing an argumentative essay. Click for a closer look and to add to your writing lesson plans today.