Comprehension & inference
Character Comparison Activity
A reading comprehension activity for upper elementary students to practice comparing characters, built around a 3-page story titled 'The Puffed Up Pig'.
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Fly by the Seat of One's Pants | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck
A micro-learning slide deck that teaches the idiom 'fly by the seat of one's pants' through a reading passage, comprehension activities, and a summary-writing task to build figurative language and close-reading skills.
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Present Progressive: Doing things right now
A ~59-slide PowerPoint lesson ('Doing Things Right Now') introducing or reviewing the present progressive (present continuous) tense in English: affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, action-verb vocabulary, -ING spelling rules, and present progressive vs. simple present usage.
Comprehension & inferenceResponse & discussion
Penguin Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study teaching students about penguins (an Arctic/polar animal), using linked videos, reading passages, and printable worksheets across science, reading, and writing.
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Tiger Unit Study (Rainforest Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day homeschool/classroom unit study on tigers as a rainforest animal, combining external videos, reading passages, worksheets, and hands-on activities to teach tiger description, diet, habitat, life cycle, and predators.
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Set 5 - Sea Animals (Fillable PDF)
Nonfiction reading comprehension lessons about sea animals (stingray, electric eel, whale shark, sharks, ocean habitat, jellyfish), each followed by post-reading activities
Answers included
Comprehension & inference
Shapes Activity Packet and Worksheets - 2D
Comprehensive 2D-shapes activity packet introducing and reinforcing shape concepts (what a shape is, what a 2D shape is) alongside practice worksheets for individual shapes.
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Sun Bears | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Informational science lesson teaching close reading, vocabulary, and summarizing skills using facts about sun bears.
Editable
Comprehension & inference
Science Reading Comprehension on Objects in the Sky (Videos)
Accompanying Videos Based on Reading Passages on Objects in the Sky for Earth Science These accompanying videos contain scripts extracted from the Science Reading Passages series. With stock footage, subtitles, voiceovers, animation and diagrams, they will help students understand the topic more. Ideal for starting or ending a lesson, each video runs at…
Comprehension & inferenceResponse & discussion
Sing (2016): Movie Guide and Growth Mindset Lesson
A movie-guide worksheet using the animated film Sing (2016) to teach growth mindset principles alongside reading comprehension.
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Comprehension & inference
Science Reading on Ocean Exploration and Natural Resources (Fillable)
A set of three earth-science reading-comprehension lessons on natural resources, ocean exploration, and ocean resources, each combining an informational passage with comprehension questions. Fillable PDF version with type-in answer fields.
Editable
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Matter | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
A no-prep digital 'micro-learning deck' (slideshow) that teaches the properties and states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) through a video, a non-fiction reading passage, vocabulary, and differentiated informal assessments.
Fluency & read-aloudComprehension & inference
Careers Now and Then | Community Workers Unit | Chippewa Communities
Combined, week-long version of the community-workers unit: ties career exploration to inductive multiplication/division fact fluency and word problems, close reading of Chippewa/Ojibwe tribal history, and daily writing, culminating in a 'Future Me' poster and letters to real community workers.
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
What Is Climate Change? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive digital slideshow micro-lesson teaching students what climate change is, its causes, and ways to reduce it, using a narrative reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
Comprehension & inference
AI Tools for Research – Fact-Checking & Bias Detection Worksheets
A digital-literacy curriculum teaching middle/high school students to critically evaluate AI-generated research output using a structured fact-checking method (the V.E.R.I.F.Y. framework: Validate, Extract, Read Laterally, Interrogate for Bias, Find Primary Evidence, Yield a Conclusion).
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Apple Orchard Reading Passage - Reading Activity
Give students a short apple-orchard narrative passage paired with comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and drawing activities.
Comprehension & inference
Stellaluna: WH- Questions - BOOM Cards
Practice answering WH- (who/what/where/when/why/how) questions based on key details from the story 'Stellaluna' by Janell Cannon, for language/speech-comprehension skill building.
Comprehension & inferenceResponse & discussion
Dinosaurs Comprehension Series | Episode 10: Could we bring dinosaurs back? | Audiobook
An audiobook comprehension lesson (Episode 10 of the 'When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth' series) exploring the science and science-fiction of attempting to bring back dinosaurs via DNA, paired with a transcript and comprehension/discussion questions.
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Comprehension & inference
Reading Passages on Weather and Solar System (Fillable PDF)
Provide a set of nonfiction science reading passages (one per lesson listed below) paired with comprehension questions and an answer key, to build science reading comprehension and content knowledge on the lesson topics.
Answers included
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Ladybug Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
A digital slide-deck micro-lesson teaching facts about ladybugs (habitat, diet, life facts) through video, reading, and short-response activities.
Editable
Comprehension & inferenceResponse & discussion
RI.1.10 First Grade Common Core Lesson
Stated by seller: This lesson is perfect for first grade teachers looking to help their students build reading comprehension skills. The lesson is aligned with the Common Core standards for first grade, so teachers can be confident that their students are receiving a high-quality education.
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Comprehension & inference
Reading Passages on Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle (Fillable PDF)
Provide a set of nonfiction science reading passages (one per lesson listed below) paired with comprehension questions and an answer key, to build science reading comprehension and content knowledge on the lesson topics.
Answers included
Comprehension & inferenceVocabulary & language
Electromagnetic Spectrum Worksheet
Teach the electromagnetic spectrum (types of waves, wavelength, frequency, energy) for upper-elementary science, with structured practice.
Vocabulary & languageGames & puzzles
Belmont Stakes Word Search 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade Worksheet Activity
A word search puzzle using Belmont Stakes / horse racing vocabulary to build reading and spelling skills in elementary students.
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