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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Escape from Pete's Pumpkin Patch - Halloween Escape Room
Escape the evil witch who turns children into pumpkins at Pete’s Pumpkin Patch using inferencing, problem solving, and grammar skills
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Paired Passage Worksheets-Mammals vs. Reptiles
Compare mammals vs. reptiles and add to your reading instruction with leveled nonfiction, compare and contrast passages and worksheets.
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Halloween Word Search - Upper Grades
Stretch your upper elementary students’ vocabulary and reading skills with this devilishly-delightful Halloween word search.
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Halloween Bingo Game
Scare up and solve some spooky Halloween riddles with a printable Halloween Bingo Game.
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Amelia Earhart Constructed Response Worksheet
Use this passage, second grade writing prompt, and worksheet to help students write a constructed response paragraph about Amelia Earhart.
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Exploring Earthquakes Comprehension Worksheets
Give your students a clear, engaging introduction to earthquakes, what causes them, and how scientists measure them with printable Earthquakes Comprehension Worksheets.
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Read and Draw - Halloween Worksheets
Practice reading comprehension skills with an exciting read-and-draw comprehension worksheet for 4th grade.
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Multisyllable Word List Resource Pack
Print and use a multisyllable word list to introduce your students to more complex words and syllable patterns.
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Practice (3rd Grade)
Use this Thanksgiving reading comprehension pack to support students in learning about the history of Thanksgiving.
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What is the Author's Purpose? Escape Room
Get your students excited to practice understanding what is the author’s purpose with this engaging escape room activity.
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Context Clues Reading Passages & Comprehension Sheets
Use a Context Clues Reading Passage and comprehension sheet to assess your student's ability to define unknown words using context clues.
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Main Idea and Details Worksheets
Practice finding the main idea and supporting detail with this pack of main idea worksheets.
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Main Idea Comprehension Task Cards and Worksheets
Download this set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.
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Printable Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template to encourage your students to research and write about historical figures and more!
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Letter Sounds Games - Four in a Row
Practice applying letter-sound correspondence with 26 picture cards, 26 letter cards, and a beginning letter sounds picture game board.
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Should Smartphones Be Allowed in Class? Comprehension Worksheets
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Lewis and Clark Worksheet - RACES Writing Strategy
Practice using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence with a Lewis and Clark Passage, graphic organizer, and worksheet.
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Advertisement Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these advertisement examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of product advertisements.
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Halloween Poems Activity Pack
Read, share, and annotate Halloween Poems with a printable Halloween Poetry Activity Pack.
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Who Was Kiki Camarena? 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Download these 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheets that explore the story of Kiki Camarena while helping students build essential literacy skills.
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Metaphors Worksheet
Practice identifying and using metaphors with this differentiated metaphors worksheet.
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Boston Tea Party - RACES Writing Strategy Worksheet
Integrate reading, writing, and American history with a worksheet about the Boston Tea Party using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence.
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Finding the Main Idea - Graphic Organizer Templates
Teach students how to find the main idea of a text using one of these one-page graphic organizers.
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text — Instructional Slide Deck
Build skills in identifying main idea and details in nonfiction texts with an instructional slide deck for primary grades.
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Comprehension Worksheets - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Read and learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet pack.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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Veterans Day - 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Explore this 4th Grade Reading Comprehension pack and learn about the Veterans Day holiday.
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Texas Flag Facts - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Boost reading comprehension skills and knowledge of facts about the Texas State flag with a printable reading comprehension worksheet.
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Phases of the Moon – Comprehension Worksheet
Analyze different moon phases and how their visual appearances change over time with this reading comprehension worksheet.
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Letter Match Clip Cards
A fun, hands-on activity to practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Comparing Texts on the Same Topic Worksheet
Explore the purpose of poem texts and report texts with clear guidance that helps students' interpretive skills.
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Celebrity Biography Worksheets - Reading Comprehension Worksheets 3rd-4th
Download our celebrity biography reading comprehension worksheets PDF resource to help your 3rd and 4th graders practice reading comprehension skills.
- 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