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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Summer Paralympic Games Crossword Puzzle
Boost vocabulary skills with a printable Paralympic Sports Crossword Puzzle.
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High Frequency words Activity Grid
Support your students in practicing high-frequency words at home with this set of two activity grids, designed to reinforce decoding, encoding, and automatic word recognition in line with the Science of Reading.
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Sight Word Splash Game
Use this collaborative partner game to allow your students to practice reading and writing some of the most common high-frequency words.
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Beat the Blast Off! CVC, CVCC and CCVC Spelling Game
Use this collaborative partner game to familiarize your students with some of the most common CVC, CVCC and CCVC words.
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Onset and Rime Flipbooks
Flip through different short vowel onset and rime words with this set of printable flipbooks.
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Onset and Rime Mini Books
Practice onset and rime phonemic awareness with this set of mini books that each focus on the short vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u).
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Dialogue Tags List - Vocabulary Chart
Use a Dialogue Tags list to expand your students’ vocabularies and encourage better character development in their writing.
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Word Families Sorting Activity – Short O
Use these word families flashcards to help familiarize your students with words that contain the short o vowel sound.
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Short I Word Families Flashcards
Use these word families flashcards to help familiarize your students with words that contain the short i vowel sound.
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The Easter Bunny – Easter Poem Poster
Use this Easter poem about the Easter bunny as a basis for some Easter fun in your classroom!
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Alphabet Flashcards
Use these alphabet flashcards to help familiarize your students with the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds.
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A Visit from Santa – Christmas Poem Poster
Use this “A Visit from Santa” Christmas poem for kids as a basis for some festive fun in your classroom!
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Consonant Blends Beehive Sorting Activity
Explore common consonant blends with a bee-themed sorting activity perfect for lower elementary phonics lessons.
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Book Review Template
Encourage your students to share their thoughts on a story with this simple book review worksheet.
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'Wheely' Wonderful Dialogue Tags Spinner
Spice up your students' writings and help them choose better dialogue tags with a ‘Wheely’ Wonderful Dialogue Tag Spinner.
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Shades of Meaning Vocabulary Posters
Support students to deepen their vocabulary understanding by exploring shades of meaning across verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives with engaging, classroom-ready posters.
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The Olympic Games - Reading Comprehension Task
Encourage students to apply a range of comprehension and writing skills when finding out interesting fun facts about the Olympics with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Onset and Rime Short O Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel o onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Ants on the Apple – Phonics Rhyme Posters
Use this poster featuring the phonics rhyme “Ants on the Apple” to teach your students the association between letters and their sounds.
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Onset and Rime Short I Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel i onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Wee Willie Winkie – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Wee Willie Winkie” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Here Comes the Band – Counting Rhyme Poster
Use the counting rhyme “Here Comes the Band” poster to teach your students about numbers and rhyme simultaneously!
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Onset and Rime Short A Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel A onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Short U Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel u onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Short E Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel e onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Mini Flipbooks
Practice reading onset and rime words with this interactive mini flipbook.
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Onset and Rime Cut and Paste Worksheet Pack
Practice matching different onset and rime words with this set of cut and paste worksheets.
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What Is Climate Change? Comprehension Worksheet
Teach your students about the perils of climate change with this comprehensive article with accompanying comprehension questions.
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Onset and Rime Slide Activity
Practice matching onset and rime to create words in this fun slider activity.
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Newspaper Book Review Templates
Read and write all about it with a fun newspaper-themed book review template.
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Paired Passage Worksheets - Thunderstorms (3-4)
Use paired passages to help your student practice applying reading comprehension strategies.
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