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Sight Word Fluency Packet - this teaching resource preview
Phonics & word study

Sight Word Fluency Packet - this

Read a short passage that repeats the sight word 'this'; read a matching cloze version of the passage and write the missing word 'this' in each blank; then read one sentence containing 'this', copy/write it on provided lines, and draw a picture about it. The read-and-cloze pair of pages is repeated a second time using the 'favourite' UK…

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Pre-K, 1
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Writing: Writing Expression teaching resource preview
Writing & response

Writing: Writing Expression

Respond to daily writing prompts, share and critique paragraphs as a class, discuss and improve word choice/imagery; complete an 'Inclusive Language' sentence-rewriting exercise; complete a 'Written Expression Activity' rewriting sentences with vivid adjectives; write a persuasive classified ad.

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8–11
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Guided Reading Level P - Badminton (with Lesson Plan) teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Guided Reading Level P - Badminton (with Lesson Plan)

This Guided Reading Book - Badminton (Level P) with lesson plan includes: Guided Reading Color Label (front cover x1) This is a quick way to match the book’s demands to what students can generally handle.. The overall goal is to use the level/color to pick books for several smaller groups. To qualify for a certain…

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2–4
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Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Set 1 - Birds (Slides) teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Set 1 - Birds (Slides)

Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction Set 1 Overview No prep reading comprehension lessons, with enjoyable articles and topics. Each lesson has a blend of post-reading activities. Mixed questions to check overall understanding. Vocabulary activities, plus a writing section. Lessons also contain a bonus extension exercise…

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Google Slide
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4–5
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Procedure Writing Templates | Digital Graphic Organizers teaching resource preview
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Procedure Writing Templates | Digital Graphic Organizers

For each of 10 'How To' topics (make a sandwich, brush your teeth, play soccer, play UNO, feed a pet, make a bed, get home, get to the cafeteria, build a snowperson, build a sandcastle), students type, write, or draw one sentence per sequencing prompt (First, Second, Next, Last), drawing words from a provided word…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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2–5
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Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Family (Google Slides) teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 - Family (Google Slides)

Reading Comprehension Passages Fiction Set 2 Overview No prep reading comprehension lessons, with enjoyable stories and topics. Each lesson has a blend of post-reading activities. Mixed questions to check overall understanding. Vocabulary activities, plus a writing section. Lessons also contain a bonus extension exercise at…

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Google Slide
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4–5
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Expository Essay Sub Plans Prompts (Print & Pass) teaching resource preview
Writing & response

Expository Essay Sub Plans Prompts (Print & Pass)

Read an assigned expository essay prompt, draft a four-paragraph essay (intro with thesis, two body paragraphs, conclusion) within one class period, complete a peer review checklist with a partner, then polish and submit the final draft.

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6–12
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Writing Well Grade 5: A Guide for Proper Writing Technique teaching resource preview
Writing & response

Writing Well Grade 5: A Guide for Proper Writing Technique

Complete individual worksheet pages practicing recognizing and using strong verbs, prepositional phrases, subject-verb agreement, direct/indirect objects, personal pronouns, exact words, similes, appositives, sentence variety and expansion, sentence combining, cause-and-effect, paragraphs using facts,…

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5
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The Pearl Chapter 4 | Double Entry Journals teaching resource preview
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The Pearl Chapter 4 | Double Entry Journals

Students respond to 4 double-entry journal prompts tied to specific page ranges of Chapter 4 (why the pearl buyers collude on pricing, the lesson of the cautionary story Juan Tomas and Kino discuss, the negotiation moves used by Kino, Juan Tomas, and the first pearl buyer, and what Juan Tomas tells Kino after returning from…

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12
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Weekly Reading Log for Middle School teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Weekly Reading Log for Middle School

Read self-selected or teacher-assigned grade-appropriate materials for at least 50 minutes per week across 3+ days, log reading on the provided sheet, answer extended-thinking questions using an 'IRACE' response formula, record 5 new vocabulary words weekly, and get the log signed by a guardian.

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5–8
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Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Set 1 Sample: Elephant Seals (PPT) teaching resource preview Free download
Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Set 1 Sample: Elephant Seals (PPT)

A single-lesson nonfiction reading-comprehension slide deck (PowerPoint) about elephant seals, offered as a free sample of a larger 'Nonfiction Set 1' series, with mixed comprehension questions, a vocabulary matching exercise, a writing prompt, and an answer key.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–7
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Hen and the Egg Animated Writing Activity | Short Film teaching resource preview
Writing & response

Hen and the Egg Animated Writing Activity | Short Film

Watch the animated short film; type/write/draw what happened in the beginning, middle, and end; drag-and-drop cards to mark statements true or false; sort main idea vs. detail cards; write a 3-sentence summary using a provided word bank and sentence starters (First, Next, Last).

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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1–3
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Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 10 teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 10

Take part in a teacher-led guided reading lesson built around Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: warm-up/prediction discussion, shared or independent reading, and post-reading comprehension/discussion or writing activities focused on themes of friendship, isolation, and dreams; character analysis; vocabulary…

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10
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Reading Comprehension: Properties of Earth Materials (PDF) teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

Reading Comprehension: Properties of Earth Materials (PDF)

Students read short nonfiction passages on Earth science topics, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, complete graphic organizers/flowcharts, do a read-aloud fluency timing exercise, write a summary in their own words, and complete a vocabulary spelling activity.

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PDF
Level
2–4
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GCSE Literature: (10) ‘An Inspector Calls’ Act 2 Part 3 (‘The Interrogation of Mrs. Birling’ to ‘End of Act 2) teaching resource preview
Reading comprehension

GCSE Literature: (10) ‘An Inspector Calls’ Act 2 Part 3 (‘The Interrogation of Mrs. Birling’ to ‘End of Act 2)

GCSE Literature: (10) ‘An Inspector Calls’ Act 2 Part 3 (‘The Interrogation of Mrs. Birling’ to ‘End of Act 2) JB Priestley’s timeless classic attacks the class system and sexual bias. In a tense setting, the Birling family are put on trial by the ghostly Inspector Goole and made to confront the outcomes of their…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
9–12
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