ESL Reading Comprehension + Essay - Star Wars Day - May the 4th
Give ESL/EFL students an informational reading passage about Star Wars Day (May the 4th) paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
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Texas STAAR Reading Practice Test for Grade 7
A full-length practice assessment (with teacher's guide and answer key) that mirrors the Texas STAAR Grade 7 Reading Language Arts (RLA) exam, used to prepare students for the real test.
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Tornadoes Reading Activity
Tornadoes Reading Activity is an informational text resource that builds reading comprehension skills. Students begin by brainstorming what they already know about tornadoes and generating questions to guide further learning. Next, they read a one-page excerpt that covers tornado basics like how tornadoes form, their wind speeds, and tornado safety.…
Internet Safety Interactive Listening Activity
Interactive listening comprehension worksheet pack to accompany an external news video about internet safety/data privacy, for ESL students.
Greeks Comprehension Series | Episode 10: The Lasting Legacy of the Greeks | Audiobook
Give students an audio narrative episode ('Episode 10: The Lasting Legacy of the Greeks', an installment of an Ancient Greeks audiobook/comprehension series) with an accompanying written transcript and ebook version, then assess listening/reading comprehension with short-answer questions and a discussion/creative activity.
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Free download Phonic Word Lists
A reference pack of phonic word-family lists for common digraphs, trigraphs, and vowel spelling patterns, intended for use alongside the 'Reading Made Simple' structured reading and writing programme.
Learn The Initial Phonic Sounds 'j, y, z, qu, l' (3 years +)
Introduce the initial phonic sounds j, y, z, qu, and l, continuing a cumulative series of initial-sound phonics products.
Strategies to manage stress and anxiety vol 2
A worksheet-based resource teaching students to identify unhelpful thinking styles (e.g. all-or-nothing thinking, mind reading, catastrophizing) and apply exercises/techniques (reframing, grounding, defusion, resilience practice) to manage stress and anxiety.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Companion & Artic Practice - BOOM Cards
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Companion & Artic Practice - BOOM Cards This delightful teaching resource is designed to enrich the learning experience of preschool, kindergarten, and young school-age children. Engaging and educational, this tool encourages effective reading comprehension while addressing aspects of phonetics in an enjoyable manner.…
New York: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
14-slide digital geography micro-learning deck teaching students facts about the state of New York (location, capital, symbols, nature, history) through a mix of reading, video links, and a summarizing activity.
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California CAASPP Pack of 3 English Proficiency Tests for Grade 7
Three full-length CAASPP ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) practice tests for Grade 7, used to build English learners' confidence across all four language domains ahead of the real ELPAC.
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Fun With Poetry Activity
Provide a curated set of leveled poetry 'activity cards' (published poems by title/author) for guided grade-1-level reading practice.
Snapchat Exit Tickets
A collection of exit-ticket templates used to gauge student comprehension and gather reflection at the end of a lesson.
California CAASPP Pack of 3 English Proficiency Tests for Grade 8
Three full-length CAASPP ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) practice tests for Grade 8, used to build English learners' confidence across all four language domains ahead of the real ELPAC.
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California CAASPP Pack of 3 English Proficiency Tests for Grade 3
Three full-length CAASPP ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) practice tests for Grade 3, used to build English learners' confidence across all four language domains ahead of the real ELPAC.
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Pennsylvania (PSSA) ELA Practice Test for Grade 7
Give Grade 7 students standards-aligned test-prep practice for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) English Language Arts exam, using literary/informational passages and mirroring the real exam's format.
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New York NYS ELA Practice Test for Grade 7
A New York State-aligned Grade 7 ELA practice test (3 sessions) that gives students realistic test-prep experience in literary analysis, argument evaluation, and evidence-based writing, with a scored answer key for teachers.
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Florida (FAST) Practice Tests Bundle for Grade 10
Practice Grade 10 reading and editing with 35 items across four sections. Students read a hotel-shift story, an essay on disagreement and two contrasting nostalgia essays, then answer reading, vocabulary and sentence-editing questions. Three PDFs provide the test, explanations and a teacher guide. This creator-made ELA resource includes no separate Geometry or Writing test. Its raw-score chart is not a validated predictor of official FAST scores.
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W.5.9 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson
This lesson is aligned with the Fifth Grade Common Core standards and helps students draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students improve their reading comprehension and analytical skills.
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California CAASPP Pack of 3 English Proficiency Tests for Grade 11
Three full-length CAASPP ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) practice tests for Grade 11, used to build English learners' confidence across all four language domains ahead of the real ELPAC.
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Texas STAAR Reading Practice Test for Grade 4
A full-length practice assessment (with teacher's guide and answer key) that mirrors the Texas STAAR Grade 4 Reading Language Arts (RLA) exam, used to prepare students for the real test.
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Making Connections Between Stories Activity
Practice making connections between individuals, events, ideas, or details across texts after reading a book.
Texas STAAR Reading Practice Test for Grade 8
A full-length practice assessment (with teacher's guide and answer key) that mirrors the Texas STAAR Grade 8 Reading Language Arts (RLA) exam, used to prepare students for the real test.
Answers included
California CAASPP Pack of 3 English Proficiency Tests for Grade 4
Three full-length CAASPP ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) practice tests for Grade 4, used to build English learners' confidence across all four language domains ahead of the real ELPAC.
Answers included