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LANGUAGE ARTS – “FREE SUMMER READING PASSAGES”

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By Christina L

Grades 1-3

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Free Summer Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

Cover all the important days, events and themes of each month with my monthly reading passages.
This is a small example of my monthly reading passages.
They can be used as a quick warm up, in reading centers or for homework.
It includes 4 reading passages with 3 comprehension questions each:
• Flag Day
• Buzzing Bees!
• Popsicles! (The Invention of the Popsicle)
• Great White Sharks
Also included is one worksheet for recalling 4 facts they have learned.

Check it out here.

 

Thanks for looking!

Christina L

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Language Arts – “Verbs”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged games Literacy Center Ideas Parts of Speech Verbs worksheets on by (updated on )

By Christina L

Grades 2-4

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These Verb Activities include games for literacy centers or early finishers plus many word challenges, word hunts and other fun worksheets that cover Present, Past and Future Tense Verbs.

***Newly Revised April 20, 2015!***

Includes:
Games
• Sort: Is the Verb Regular in the Past Tense or Irregular in the Past Tense? (24 cards) + Answer Key +Worksheet to record the past tense of the verbs in the sort
• Sort: Nouns or Verbs? (24 cards) + Answer Key

8 Worksheets
• 1 A to Z Verb Word Hunt “Can you write a verb for each letter of the alphabet? Write your verbs below.”

• 1 Verbs – Word Hunts “Look for verbs in your book. Write them down in the correct column.”

• 1 Action Verbs “Write three action verbs that each of the following characters might do.”

• 1 Write a Sentence – Past Tense “What did these students do yesterday? Write a sentence about each picture using a verb in the past tense.”

• 1 Matching: Present Tense and Past Tense

• 1 Verbs: Present, Past, Future “Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs below.”

• 1 Write a Sentence – Present Progressive “What are these students doing right now? Write a sentence with a helping verb (am, is, are) and a verb in the progressive tense (-ing).”

• 1 Verb Word Challenge (Have students work individually or in pairs to come up with the most unique answers.)

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Also available: Adjectives, Nouns and Parts of Speech Bundle.

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Christina L

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Language Arts – “Narrative Writing”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged literacy centers Writing writing center writing prompts on by

By Christina L

Grades 3-5

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This product includes all you need for a writing center and can also be can be used with a whole class when teaching Narrative Writing.

Includes
• 20 Task Cards with Narrative Writing Prompts
• 3 Graphic Organizers to choose from
• 1 Poster “Narrative Writing”
• 1 “Steps to Writing a Narrative”
• 1 “Narrative Writing Checklist”
• 2 Cheat Sheet lists “Transition words and phrases”

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Christina L

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Language Arts – “Adjectives”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged Adjectives Parts of Speech on by

By Christina L

Grades 2-4

 

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Here are some fun activities that can be used in literacy centers, small or large groups and when you need something fun to review adjectives.

Includes:
2 Games
• Matching: Match the pictures and adjectives (30 cards)
• Sorting: Nouns, Verbs or Adjectives? (24 cards) + Answer Key

6 Worksheets
•1 A to Z Adjective Word Hunt “Can you write an adjective for each letter of the alphabet? Write your adjectives below.”
•2 Adjective Illustrations “Read the adjectives below. Think of a noun that can be described using these adjectives. Then draw a picture in the box.”
•2 Adjective Illustrations “Write two adjectives for each picture.”
•1 Adjective Word Challenge (Have students work individually or in pairs to come up with the most unique answers.)

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***Newly revised April 17, 2015!***

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Christina

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Language Arts ” Task Cards: Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade COMMON CORE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged early finishers Literacy Center Ideas Simple Compound Complex small group Task Cards Types of sentences on by (updated on )

By Christina L

Grades 3-6

 

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These task cards are larger than normal (6 questions each) so students can work on just one card. More advanced students may complete more than one card. A “user friendly” method of displaying them is to laminate them, punch a hole in the corner and attach them with a binder ring.

Great for literacy centers, early finishers, and small group intervention.

Includes:
• 10 Task Cards (6 questions each) + 10 Answer Keys (Includes white and colored background)
• Recording sheet to show completion of each card

Topics include:
• Simple, Compound or Complex Sentence?
• Independent or Dependent Clause?
• Simple Subjects
• Simple Predicates
• Make a Compound Sentence
• Make a Complex Sentence

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Christina L

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Language Arts – “May Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Memorial Day Mother's Day and tagged Cinco de mayo close reading informational text on by

By Christina L

Grades 2-5

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Here are some non-fiction reading passages filled with lots of fun facts about the month of May. Use them as warm up activity, for early finishers or in a reading center.

Includes
• 8 May themed reading passage, each with 3 comprehension questions
• Worksheet for recalling 4 May facts that students have learned
• Template for writing a limerick (for Limerick Day)

The 8 passages include the following titles:
• Happy Mother’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Cinco de Mayo
• Happy Birthday, Sally Ride!
• Limerick Day (Includes a template for students to create their own limerick.)
• The Kentucky Derby
• Florence Nightingale (for National Nurses Week)
• Amelia Earhart

Have a closer look here!

***Buy 2, get 1 Free! Save with this Spring Bundle***
Spring Bundle: Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

***Through the Year Mega Bundle Also Available!***
Mega Bundle:Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

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Christina L

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Language Arts – “Poetry Unit: How to Write 8 Poems”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged poems poetry on by

By Christina L

Grades 2-5

 

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This packet contains instructions, templates, worksheets and topic ideas for creating 8 types of poems.

The poems covered include:

*Syllable Cinquain
*Tanka
*Haiku
*Diamante
*Parts of Speech Poem
*Name Acrostic
*Fives Senses Poem
*Silly Rhyme

Suggested Uses:
* Laminate the instructions/example of each poem to place in a poetry literacy center. Include copies of templates for students to create final copies. They can use the checklist to mark which poems they have done.
* Or, use the poems individually throughout the year. For example, pick one out to use for a holiday, a new season or even recent field trip. (The Five Senses Poem would be great to recall a field trip.)

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Christina L

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Language Arts Lesson “Mega Bundle: Through the Year Reading Comprehension (September- May)”

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Christmas Easter Halloween HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Day Mother's Day New Year's Day Presidents' Day St. Patrick's Day Thanksgiving Valentine's Day Veteran's Day on by

By Christina L

Grades 2-5

 

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Cover all the important days and events of the year in these fun reading passages. They are filled with fun, historical facts plus comprehension questions.

Use them as a quick warm up or in a reading center.

It includes months September through May.

Each month includes 8 reading passages and 1 worksheet for recalling important facts.

September:  Johnny Appleseed, Hispanic Heritage Month, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Grandparents Day, Constitution Day, Happy Labor Day, Welcome, Fall!

October: Bats! Bats! Bats!, Arachnophobia!, Fire Prevention Week, Columbus Day, Make a Difference Day, Happy Halloween, How to Grow a Pumpkin, Happy Birthday Noah Webster!

November: Squanto: Friend to the Pilgrims, Election Day, Veterans Day, The Mayflower, The First Thanksgiving, King Tut Day, Native American Heritage Month: Sacagawea, Life of a Pilgrim Child

December: Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Hanukkah, Christmas Traditions, Reindeer, Arctic Animals, Wright Brothers Day, Hibernation

January: Happy New Year!, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Emperor Penguins, The Abominable Snowman: Fact or Fiction?, Do You Want to Build an Igloo?, National Braille Literacy Month, Opposite Day, Happy Birthday Ben Franklin!

February: Groundhog Day, What is a Groundhog Anyway?, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Honest Abe, The Father of Our Country, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, Leap Day

March: St. Patrick’s Day, Read Across America Day, March Madness, Women’s History Month, Pi Day, Ireland, Happy Birthday Harry Houdini!, In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

April: April Fool’s Day, Jackie Robinson Day, Happy Earth Day!, The Titanic Sinks, National Poetry Month, National Arbor Day, Easter Egg Roll, Drop Everything and Read

May: Happy Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Cinco de Mayo, Happy Birthday, Sally Ride!, Limerick Day, The Kentucky Derby, Florence Nightingale (for National Nurses Week), Amelia Earhart

Check it out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mega-Bundle-Reading-Passages-with-Comprehension-Questions-September-May-1795171

 

Thanks for looking!

Christina L

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON “Task Cards: Fact and Opinion”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade COMMON CORE FREE LESSONS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged fact and opinion Task Cards on by

By Christina L
Grades 3-6

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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Task-Cards-Fact-and-Opinion-1148643

This a small sample of my task card collection. These task cards are larger than normal (8 questions each) so students can work on just one card. More advanced students may complete more than one card.
Great for literacy centers and small group intervention!
A “user friendly” method of displaying them is to laminate them, punch a hole in the corner and attach them with a binder ring.

Includes:
• 6 Task Cards (8 questions each) + Answer Keys (Both black and white and colored backgrounds included)
• Recording sheet to show completion of each card

Topics include:
• Fact and Opinion (Decide if each statement is a fact or an opinion.)
• Fact and Opinion Writing (Choose a topic and write one fact and one opinion statement.)
• Fact and Opinion (Read both statements. Decide which is the opinion and which is the fact.)

 

Here is a list of all my available Task Cards:
Task Cards: Compare and Contrast (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Prepositional Phrases, Run-Ons, Fragments and Complete Sentences (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots (Common Core Grades 3-6)
Task Cards: Multiple Meaning Words and Homophones (Common Core Grades 3-6)
Task Cards: Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Proofreading (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Similes, Metaphors and Idioms (Common Core Grades 3-6)
Task Cards: Parts of Speech (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Cause and Effect (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Similes, Metaphors and Idioms (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Synonyms, Antonyms and Homophones (Common Core Grades 3-5)
Task Cards: Punctuation (Common Core Grades 3-5)

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Thank you!

Christina  gg65616820

April Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

This entry was posted in 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Easter FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOLIDAYS LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged April Earth Day holiday poetry spring on by (updated on )

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Here are some April non-fiction reading passages filled with lots of fun facts. Use them as a quick warm up activity, for early finishers or in a reading center.

Includes
• 8 April themed reading passage, each with 3 comprehension questions
• Worksheet for recalling 4 April facts that students have learned

The 8 passages include the following titles:
• April Fool’s Day
• Jackie Robinson Day
• Happy Earth Day!
• The Titanic Sinks
• National Poetry Month
• National Arbor Day
• Easter Egg Roll
• Drop Everything and Read

Check it out here: April Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

Thank you,

Christina

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