Major US Mountains Reading Packet
A no-prep reading packet teaching the two major US mountain ranges (Appalachian and Rocky Mountains) -- their location, age, length, and notable characteristics.
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A no-prep reading packet teaching the two major US mountain ranges (Appalachian and Rocky Mountains) -- their location, age, length, and notable characteristics.
A single-chapter excerpt ('Chapter Slice') titled 'Basics of Map Reading' from the GRADES 3-5 'Mapping Skills with Google Earth' series (Classroom Complete Press, written by Paul Bramley) - built around a reading passage with embedded Google Earth activities, reproducible worksheets, and assessment tools to teach a specific map-reading skill.
Single-chapter reading-comprehension excerpt (a publisher "Chapter Slice") from the book "Reducing Your School's Carbon Footprint" (Climate Change Series) by George Graybill, Ph.D., Classroom Complete Press, teaching the chapter topic "Cars, Buses, Bicycles, and Feet" as part of a carbon-footprint / climate-change unit.
Teach students about specialization and trade in Canada (oil extraction/refining, mining, logging, automotive industries) through a nonfiction reading passage on specialization and trade/economics.
A high-interest, low-vocabulary reading comprehension anthology of short stories across varied genres (famous figures, sports, ghosts/monsters/mysteries, visual/performing arts, disasters, legends/mythology, science and nature), each followed by comprehension questions.
Single-chapter reading-comprehension excerpt (a publisher "Chapter Slice") from the book "Reducing Your Own Carbon Footprint" (Climate Change Series) by George Graybill, Ph.D., Classroom Complete Press, teaching the chapter topic "Footprints At The Mall And In The Trash" as part of a carbon-footprint / climate-change unit.
Teach students about the origin, tools, use, and decline of Egyptian hieroglyphics through an audiobook episode, accompanying eBook text, and comprehension questions, as episode 3 of 'The Age of the Egyptians' series.
Single-chapter reading-comprehension excerpt (a publisher "Chapter Slice") from the book "Reducing Your Own Carbon Footprint" (Climate Change Series) by George Graybill, Ph.D., Classroom Complete Press, teaching the chapter topic "Climate Change Has Your Footprint On It" as part of a carbon-footprint / climate-change unit.
Single-chapter reading-comprehension excerpt (a publisher "Chapter Slice") from the book "Reducing Your School's Carbon Footprint" (Climate Change Series) by George Graybill, Ph.D., Classroom Complete Press, teaching the chapter topic "How Your School Uses Energy" as part of a carbon-footprint / climate-change unit.
Guide students through independent Bible research on five Kings of Judah, building research skills, reading/writing skills, vocabulary, and knowledge of biblical history.
Teach students about the Great Pyramid's function, construction, and the popular 'alien' conspiracy theories surrounding it, through an audiobook episode, accompanying eBook text, and comprehension questions, as episode 7 of 'The Age of the Egyptians' series (titled 'The Great Pyramid and Aliens' in the file itself).
Build reading fluency with ACK-family words through repeated-reading drills, a decodable story, and a comprehension check.
Day 2 of the framing-workers unit: same 'Self-Employed Framer' siding scenario re-run with different measurements (120-inch lengths, 8-1/4" wide pieces, 1/4" overlap), reinforcing unit-conversion and fraction skills alongside fact fluency and reading/writing.
Single-chapter reading-comprehension excerpt (a publisher "Chapter Slice") from the book "Reducing Your Community's Carbon Footprint" (Climate Change Series) by George Graybill, Ph.D., Classroom Complete Press, teaching the chapter topic "Very Green Houses" as part of a carbon-footprint / climate-change unit.
A five-day small-group remediation plan reviewing patterns, graphing, and probability, aligned to Virginia 3rd-grade math SOL standards (3.14, 3.15, 3.16).
Chapter-slice reading comprehension resource teaching the World Terrorism chapter of the Iraq War (2003-2010) book, covering the global anti-terrorism context of the conflict.
A single-topic chapter slice on the digestive system (from stomach to fuel), from the Circulatory, Digestive, Excretory & Reproductive Systems series, for grades 5-8.
Chapter-slice reading comprehension resource teaching the Operation Iraqi Freedom chapter of the Iraq War (2003-2010), covering the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime.
A nonfiction reading assignment teaching the history of Black immigration to Canada, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, and Canadian Black history celebrations, paired with reading-strategy and comprehension activities.
Build nonfiction reading comprehension and reading-strategy skills using an informational text about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
A published (Classroom Complete Press) full-book teaching resource on cells, spanning multiple sections (per the seller description: what is a cell, single-celled vs. multicellular organisms, DNA concepts, and more) for grades 5-8, written to grade with simplified language.
A nonfiction reading-strategy assignment teaching about the Canadian province of British Columbia, scaffolded through prediction, prior-knowledge, comprehension, and response activities.
Teach a single nonfiction reading passage on immigration to Canada with a full set of reading-strategy comprehension activities.
An adapted, cut-and-paste book teaching the frog life cycle (egg, tadpole, froglet, frog), designed for special education and early-grade learners.