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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Argumentative Texts Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice identifying a claim and supporting evidence in an argumentative text.
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Four in a Row Game - Adding Phonemes
Create new words by adding phonemes with this set of 28 cards and game board.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Short I CVC Words
Practice reading short /i/ CVC words with this set of 6 tic-tac-toe games.
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Supplemental Aids - Learning From Home Pack
A collection of supplemental aids for parents to use with their children or teachers to send home with students during school closures.
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CVC Word Building Activity
Practice building CVC words with this 25 slide interactive activity.
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Text Features Flashcards
Teach students the definitions of text features such as headings, sidebars, captions and many more with this set of flashcards for elementary students.
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How Does It End? - Final Sounds Printable or Interactive Activity
Practice spelling CVC words with this set of 15 fill-in-the-blank word cards and their matching missing letters.
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Beginning Sounds Sorting Activity
Practice identifying beginning sounds of words by sorting this set of 24 picture cards.
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Cursive Alphabet Chart - Printable Cursive Practice Sheets
A set of 6 sheets to practice writing letters in cursive.
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Book Character Profile - Stage and Curtains
A fun character profile worksheet set on a theater stage.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Mauna Kea – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an article about Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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Plot Elements Worksheet - "The Gift of Magi"
Using the companion text “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, students will diagram the narrative structure of the story on the included plot elements worksheet.
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Oppressive Governments – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about oppressive governments in history.
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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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Word Morph Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their phonetic knowledge.
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A Fistful of Flavors Alliteration Activity
Make alliteration fun with a printable worksheet that challenges students to create flavors of ice cream.
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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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Literary Genres Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying the characteristics found in different literary genres.
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Segmenting and Blending CVC Words Interactive PowerPoint
Practice reading CVC words with your students with our interactive PowerPoint.
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Reading Inspired Bookmarks
Foster a love of reading in your students with this set of 4 reading-inspired bookmarks.
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Read Across America Bingo
Encourage your students to read different types of books with this Read Across America bingo card.
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ABC Order Practice Worksheet
A worksheet to practice putting a list of words in alphabetical order.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Lower Grades
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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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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Pirate Book Report Template
Arrr!... really great pirate book report template!
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Bowling Game - Letter Match
Practice matching upper and lowercase letters with 26 letter bowling ball cards and pins.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - AN
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “an” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Alphabet and Digit Mini Flashcards
A set of alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) and digit (0-9) flashcards.
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Segmenting and Blending Mats
A set of beautifully designed templates for students to practice blending and segmenting words.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - I
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “I” 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.
- 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