English Language Arts Teaching Resources for 6th Grade
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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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Explanatory Essay Template
Use this explanatory essay template to help your students correctly structure their explanatory writing.
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Explanatory Writing Teaching Slides
Teach explanatory writing with confidence using this comprehensive slide deck that helps students understand the purpose, structure and language features of explanatory essays.
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Go Figure! - Figurative Language Game
Practice working with different types of figurative language with this hands-on board game.
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Guess That Genre! - Literary Genre Game
A board game to practice identifying different fictional genres.
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Innovative Inventors - Comprehension Worksheet
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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What's a Hyperbole? PowerPoint
An editable 20-slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about hyperbole.
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Argumentative Texts Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice identifying a claim and supporting evidence in an argumentative text.
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Finding the Theme Worksheet
Identify and explain the theme in 3 short story paragraphs provided in this worksheet.
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Critical Literacy Reading Task – To Buy or Not to Buy?
Teach critical reading skills with this engaging reading comprehension project that helps students evaluate texts and make evidence-based decisions.
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Disappearing Ice Cream Sundae (Hangman Alternative)
Use this hangman alternative with your students during indoor recess or anytime they need a quick brain break!
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5 Text Structures Sorting Cards
A set of 24 sorting cards to practice identifying the five different text structures.
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Hamburger Graphic Organizer
Use this blank hamburger graphic organizer to help students visually outline the key components of a good paragraph.
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Celebrating Inspirational Women Inquiry Task
An inquiry task to use in the classroom when learning about inspirational contemporary women.
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First, Second, and Third Person Narration Posters
A set of three posters and a title page examining first, second, and third person narration.
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Cloze Activities Worksheet Pack
Build confidence and strengthen literacy skills with cloze activities in which students fill in missing words to create meaningful texts.
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Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades
Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!
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Active Voice and Passive Voice Worksheet
A worksheet for students to use when learning about active voice and passive voice.
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Book Study Grid 2 - Upper Grades
A grid with various book study activity ideas.
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Grammar and Punctuation Checklist Bookmarks
Use these grammar and punctuation checklist bookmarks to support your students in editing their writing.
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Readers' Theater Script - Creepy Cat Club
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students in 4th grade or higher.
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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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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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Character Development – Fakebook Page Worksheet
Use research and creative writing skills to design a social media profile for fiction or nonfiction persons.
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Opinion Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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In My Eyes (Poem) - Poetry Reading Comprehension Activity
Practice analyzing poetry with this poem and set of comprehension questions.
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Verb Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of verbs.
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Adjective Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of adjectives.
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Writing Conference Form - Student Record
Use this writing conference form when discussing and observing students writing.
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Note-taking Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
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Before, During, and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards
Word cards for constructing complex sentences.
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