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Five Finger Summary - Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use to summarize a fiction text.
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Narrative Plot Structure Template
A template for students to use when planning the plot structure of a narrative text.
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Free Character Traits List
Teach your students to analyze characters more effectively by providing them with a list of character traits.
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Tornado Worksheet Bundle
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using a high-interest reading passage about Tornadoes.
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Summarizing Graphic Organizer
A chart to practice using the SWBST strategy to write a summary for a fictional piece of text.
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Elements of Plot Teaching Presentation
Teach them to your students with a Plot Elements Teaching presentation.
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Summarizing a Nonfiction Text - Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to help students summarize a nonfiction text.
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Inference Comics
A set of 5 comic strips to use when teaching your students how to infer information from everyday situations.
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Design Your Own Book Cover Worksheet
A worksheet that encourages students to create a book cover including a blurb on the back.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Questioning
A 15 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of questioning.
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Story Elements Anchor Charts - Sloth-Themed Posters
Display these cute sloth-themed story elements anchor charts when learning about narrative texts.
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The Loudest Sound in the World – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a literary text about a princess who demands to hear the loudest sound in the world.
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Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
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What's the Theme? - Graphic Organizer
Outline and determine the theme of a text with this 1-page graphic organizer worksheet.
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Reading Response Templates - Complete Journal
A reading response journal for students to use to engage with text in meaningful and purposeful ways.
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Comprehension Strategies – Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when introducing comprehension strategies.
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Summarizing a Fiction Text - Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to help students summarize a fiction text.
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#SUMitUP Summary Activity
Summarize fictional text through this whole-class station activity.
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Reading Response Template – Summarizing
A reading response template for students to use to summarize a piece of text.
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Reading Response Template - Personal Review
A reading response template for students to write a personal review of a piece of text.
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Comprehension Keys Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Grade 5 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Grade 5 students.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Summarizing
A set of comprehension task cards to help students summarize when reading.
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Before, During, and After Reading Nonfiction – Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Literary Element Task Cards - Upper Elementary
A set of 14 task cards for upper elementary students to use after reading a fiction text.
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Ruby Bridges – Comprehension Task
Review our profile on 6-year-old civil rights figure Ruby Bridges, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Predicting
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of predicting.
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Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Inferring
An editable 13-slide PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of inferencing.
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Narrative Text and Comprehension Task Cards - The Curious Crusader
A narrative about a little boy and a curious creature with accompanying comprehension task cards.
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Finding the Theme Worksheet
Identify and explain the theme in 3 short story paragraphs provided in this worksheet.