Reading Teaching Resources
Open up a world of reading to your students with thousands of printable reading worksheets, center activities, anchor charts, Google Slides templates and thousands more teacher-created resources.
Are you teaching foundational language skills to primary students who are in the early stages of literacy? Or maybe you're teaching in the upper elementary grades or on the middle school level where chapter books rule the school?
No matter the grade or the students' reading levels, this collection of teaching resources from Teach Starter's teacher team is chock full of curriculum-aligned options to help you cut down on the time-consuming task of lesson planning. Help your class meet both Common Core and state-level standards with ELA resources that have undergone a thorough review process to ensure they're ready for your classroom and your students!
With editable options for many of the digital and printable teaching resources in the collection, you can easily differentiate instruction to meet students where they are as they build their understanding of written and oral language.
Reading Resources for Teachers
Here's just a taste of what you can find in this reading resource collection:
- Comprehension texts and comprehension strategy materials for students from kindergarten through 6th grade
- Sight words worksheets, games, and interactives
- Readers theater scripts
- Classroom posters with reading hints and tips for students
- Vocabulary skill-building activities
- Reading response worksheets and activities that let students practice interacting with text, using text evidence, and learning to summarize
- And more!
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Grade 4 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 4 "What's Buzzing?" magazine.
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Novel Study Worksheet Pack
Download this set of novel study worksheets that can be used with any text to support your students in exploring characters and events in literature.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short A CVC Words
Practice reading short /a/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organizer (Grades 3-6)
A graphic organizer to use with students when making connections with a piece of text.
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Tale of a Whale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem that is perfect to explore phonics and rhyming words in the early years.
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Alphabet Letter Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 2
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Book Report Pennant Banner Template
Share your students' favorite books with a printable book review template in the shape of bunting.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 1
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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It's Time to Rhyme! - Practice Worksheet
Practice identifying and producing rhyming sets with this independent or partner worksheet.
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Rhyming Match Worksheet Pack
Identify rhyming words through images with this set of 5 worksheets.
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Fact or Opinion? - Activity Cards
A set of 18 activity cards to practice distinguishing between fact and opinion statements.
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Rhyming Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice rhyming.
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Fact and Opinion Scoot Activity
A set of 20 fact and opinion task cards to use as a whole-class scoot activity.
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Springtime Blooms – Comprehension Task
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
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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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Identifying Short Vowel Sounds Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practice identifying short vowel sounds in words.
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SPLAT! CCVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practice decoding and reading CCVC words.
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Nonfiction Text Features: Match It Up!
Download this nonfiction text features game to teach elementary school students about the common text features of informational texts.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - GOES
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “goes” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sight Word Mini Books
A set of 12 mini sight word books to use as little readers with your students.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - KNOW
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “know” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Science of Reading Decoding Strategy Bookmarks and Poster
Help students succeed in reading fluency with this free printable bookmark and poster set of strategies for decoding unknown words.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - HAS
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “has” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - AND
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “and” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - TO
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “to” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - HERE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “here” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - A
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “a” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - YOU
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “you” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Home Reading Challenge #3 – Grades 3-6
A set of reading activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
- Reading Worksheets
- Reading Games
- Reading Templates
- Reading Posters
- Reading Flashcards
- Reading Word Walls
- Reading for Pre-K
- Reading for Kindergarten
- Reading for 1st Grade
- Reading for 2nd Grade
- Reading for 3rd Grade
- Reading for 4th Grade
- Reading for 5th Grade
- Reading for 6th Grade
- Reading for 7th Grade