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McGraw Hill

Study Guide for Island of the Blue Dolphins

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Dive your class into a reading of Island of the Blue Dolphins with this in-depth study guide. Breaking the novel into three parts, the resource begins each section with a focus activity that identifies a specific theme or question...
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EngageNY

Reading for Gist: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 2

For Teachers 6th Standards
Read and repeat. Scholars repeat the strategies for digging deeper into text from lesson two. This time they focus on Middle Ages Excerpt 2. Learners write unfamiliar words in the word catcher and use details from the text to add to the...
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EngageNY

Close Reading and Gathering Evidence from Frightful’s Mountain and “Welcome Back”

For Teachers 6th Standards
Where did the falcons go? Scholars read the article Welcome Back which describes the disappearance of falcons due to the use of pesticides. During a second read, learners annotate the text by marking unfamiliar words and facts about...
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Curated OER

Rosa Parks

For Students 4th - 6th
Rosa Parks is a great book for studying the Civil Rights Movement. Use this packet of worksheets to track reading, elicit responses, and promote book-related activities. Character analysis, prediction and short essay skills will be...
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Curated OER

Instill Inherent Reading Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Marking the text can help transform novice readers into experts and enrich the reading experience
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Fluence Learning

Writing About Informational Text: Music and the Brain

For Students 6th Standards
Even if you've never picked up a musical instrument, chances are that music has directly impacted your mental and emotional development. Sixth graders engage in a reading activity in which they read two articles on the impact of music on...
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Curated OER

"Movies That Rock": Moulin Rouge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Upper graders explore musical film and the Bohemian lifestyle common in Europe during the turn of the century through the musical Moulin Rouge. After listening to (or viewing) songs from the movie, they discuss the Bohemian era and how...
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Curated OER

Outline It!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how outlining can aid in comprehending text. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders outline an article they read in groups of two. Students take turns reading the article, identifying the main idea,...
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Curated OER

Town Hall: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book Town Hall and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including synthesizing, main idea/details, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.
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Curated OER

My Family and Other Animals: Larry's Idea

For Students 6th
In this my family and other animals: Larry's Idea worksheet, student answer 22 questions about the story, Larry's Idea, match characters, put events in order, and rewrite sentences.
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Curated OER

Rewording the Main Idea

For Students K - 1st
In this story idea worksheet, students read 6 one-sentence stories that are illustrated. From two choices, students pick the word that best tells the idea of the story.
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Curated OER

Reading Review for Grade 5 (5.4)

For Teachers 5th
In this reading review for grade 5 (5.4) worksheet, 5th graders read 7 passages, then answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format.
Interactive
Curated OER

Easy Reading Comprehension for Grade 2

For Students 2nd
In this easy reading comprehension for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders read a short story, answer 3 multiple choice questions, not interactively, then check the answers online, with the option of different questions or another story.
Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders interactively match 6 words with pictures, read a story and answer 28 comprehension questions about the story, with immediate online feedback. 
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Curated OER

Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a reading passage. They read an article, answer who, what, when, where, and how, discuss the answers, and identify the main idea and supporting details.
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Curated OER

Identify Main Idea

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the main idea of a paragraph. They identify the main idea, think about who or what the story is about. Students are told that the main idea is the most important information the author wants the reader to comprehend the...
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Curated OER

Comprehension Review for Grade 2

For Teachers 2nd
For this comprehension review for grade 2 worksheet, 2nd graders answer 13 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about main idea and details of 2 passages.
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Curated OER

Comprehension Review for Fifth Grade

For Teachers 5th
In this comprehension review for fifth grade worksheet, 5th graders answer 9 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details of two passages.
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Curated OER

Reading Review for Grade 4 (4.2)

For Teachers 4th
In this reading review for grade 4 (4.2) worksheet, 4th graders answer 25 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format from 6 passages.
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Curated OER

Paragraph Building

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Build the skills your budding authors need to develop to compose well-structured paragraphs. Give them the topic sheet (included here), and have them write a cohesive paragraph using the ideas listed. Consider having them include two...
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Curated OER

Poetry Walk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore with your class the purposes and author's intents for poetry titles. First you read several brief poems to the class and discuss how the authors may have chosen the titles. Then small groups read title-less poems posted around...
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Curated OER

Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story "The Little Red Hen". They buddy read the story and then illustrate their own interpretation of the story on story paper. Students then use AlphaSmart to type their stories in sequential order.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Article Analysis

For Students 4th - 6th
One way for ESL students to improve their English skills is through reading articles in the newspaper. This worksheet serves as a guide that learners could use when reporting on the article they read. There seven questions asked about...
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Achievement Strategies

Fishbone for Main Ideas and Details

For Teachers 4th - 12th
A key reading comprehension skill is the ability to identify the main idea and supporting details used in a passage of informational text. Here's a template that encourages young readers to practice this skill. They list the who, what,...

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