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Inferencing II: Post Test

For Students 6th - 10th
For this inferences worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about inferences after they read a passage. Students read 4 passages and answer 10 questions total.
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The Big Green Monster

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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The Tell - Tale Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read The Tell Tale Heart and practice critical analysis while reflecting on its underlying meanings. In this reading instructional activity, students make predictions, monitor their own comprehension and adjust their reading...
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The Tell Tale Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice summarizing text by retelling what they have read. They read selected, leveled passages and use enthusiastic and createive ways to members of their group. Students complete a journal entry documenting their experience...
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"Hopping Into Fluency"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice reading to become fluent readers. They read quickly, automatically and expressively. Students should also comprehend what they read. One way to increase fluency is through repeated readings. Reading a passage of text...
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Actions in Progress

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about an airport and answer short answer, matching, and multiple choice questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Flying Through The World Of Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice various strategies for fluent, expressive reading. After reviewing chunking and book talks, students choose an appropriate leveled book to read. They are assessed on their reading fluency and reading expression after...
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Internet against Insomnia

For Students 4th - 8th
In this internet against insomnia worksheet, students read a passage about the internet, answer true and false questions, and find vocabulary words. Students complete 22 problems total.
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Not Just Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to improve their oral expression while reading aloud. They read and record an entire story with a partner and listen to the playback of the readings. They evaluate their expressive language using a given checklist.
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We Can Eat Smarter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their reading skills. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read an article titled "We Can Eat Smarter," and then use the reading strategy described to note confusing passages and revisit them. 
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Emperor Penguins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about Emperor penguins. Students then answer 8 true/false questions.
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Night of the Twister

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use reading strategies for Night of the Twister. In this reading strategies lesson, students name five major catastrophes and books about each. Students complete a vocabulary section, make inferences and predictions, read the...
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Cause/Effect

For Students 5th - 7th
For this cause and effect worksheet, students read the passages and questions and use the reading strategy of cause and effect to answer the 10 online questions.
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore subtext by reading sample paragraphs in class. In this cause and effect activity, students read several different paragraphs and practice identifying the relationship between cause and effect within the short passages....
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By Faith Alone - Luther's Legacy

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Reformation worksheet, students read a 2-page article titled "By Faith Alone-Luther's Legacy," and then respond to a graphic organizer and 5 short answer questions about the Martin Luther and the Reformation.
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Multiple-Choice Questions: Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 6 multiple choice questions which require them to read a sentence and determine the meaning of words or phrases in the sentences....
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House on Fire

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet about firefighting, students read a passage about firefighting, then answer 5 true or false questions using inferences based on the reading passage. Then students write an opinion paragraph about...
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving reading comprehension worksheet, students read "How The Turkey Got Its Name," then complete 4 comprehension questions. Page contains links to additional activities.
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Finding Promise in Compromise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Examine how the 'safe passage' for Palestinians between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank affects those living in Israel and reflects both conflict and cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians. The class compares the perspective...
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Figurative Language

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Here's a richly detailed unit, designed for second graders, that focuses on decoding figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification and idioms.
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Make the Connection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice connecting words into phrases. They use the Declaration of Independence to help them connect phrases.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Request Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Model for readers how to develop effective questions with a request strategy for questioning. Text-explicit, text-implicit, and experiential based questions are the focus. Step-by-step instructions are included for the strategy that...
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Guided Imagery: Preparation for Chapter 5 of The Catcher in the Rye

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A guided imagery exercise about a favorite person prepares class members for the introduction of Holden Caulfield's brother, in chapter five of J.D. Salinger's famous novel. This focus on Allie emphasizes for readers his importance to...
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Space Food

For Students 4th
What do astronauts eat in outer space? Kids can read an informational passage to learn about space food. The passage includes prompts that have learners identify the main idea and key details, then write a paragraph summarizing the text....