If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People: activity sheets
By Tomorrowcomes
Imagine a world without people. What changes would occur? How would the earth evolve without the influence of mankind? "If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" by John Coy, with illustrations by Natalie Capannelli, answers these intriguing questions. This engaging children's story paints the picture of an earth reverting back to its natural state of jungles and forests, engaging young minds in a thought-provoking reflection on humanity's impact on our world.
This story is an excellent read for earth day, or indeed any time of the year. It serves to educate children about our environment and encourages them to consider the importance of conservation and responsible living.
This 10-page resource is used to enhance learning and comprehension. This resource provides six coloring activity sheets suitable for a variety of grade ranges. These engaging activities are designed to stimulate creativity and understanding, while reinforcing the messages in the story.
For older students, there's a story element sheet, ideal for enhancing comprehension and deepening understanding of narrative elements. This worksheet encourages children to deconstruct the story, identifying key elements such as the setting, characters, and main point.
Also included is a writing prompt exercise, designed to encourage children to express their thoughts and ideas about the story. This activity is an excellent way for children to develop their writing and critical thinking skills.
Finally, there's a True/False quiz designed to test students' comprehension of the story. This fun quiz helps reinforce learning and provides teachers and parents with a tangible measure of understanding.
"If We Were Gone: Imagining the World Without People" is more than just a story; it's a powerful educational tool, designed to inspire children to learn about and appreciate the world around them. Through engaging activities and thought-provoking narrative, this book encourages children to reflect on their place in the world and their impact on the environment.
1st and 2nd Grade Summer Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
By LessonLink Teacher
These summer Reading Passages with comprehension multiple choice questions and answer keys are specifically designed to help Grade 1 and 2 students retain their reading abilities and foster a love for learning.
The passages, accompanied by thought-provoking questions, offer a valuable learning tool for both teachers and students during the summer holidays.
Engaging in reading comprehension activities during the summer season will help students retain and strengthen their reading skills. It will also prevent the "summer slide" and allow them to enter the next grade level with confidence.
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Arctic Animals Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Winter Activities
By Kimberly
❤️Looking to teach about Arctic and Polar animals this winter? Learn about 10 winter animals with fun facts about habitat, diet, interests, and more! Practice important reading comprehension strategies with these differentiated, informative writing worksheets (30 pages + answer key + black & white set)!
⭐️Each page includes a non-fiction reading comprehension passage about a winter animal and 3 comprehension questions (multiple choice or short answer).
✅ Winter animals: (10)
☑ Arctic fox, Arctic hare, Arctic wolf, moose, narwhal, polar bear, puffin, seal, snowy owl, walrus
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✏️Use critical thinking and deductive reasoning to make meaning of the passages.
✏️The differentiated reading comprehension worksheets come in 3 levels:
multiple choice
dotted lines
solid lines
✏️Perfect for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade!
✏️A great addition to your Arctic animal unit! Or use throughout the year!
✏️ Great for morning work, literacy centers, homework, intervention programs and more!
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✅ Worksheets - 3 differentiated levels: (30 pages)
☑ Level 1: reading passage & multiple choice questions (10 pages)
☑ Level 2: reading passage & write the answers - dotted lines (10 pages)
☑ Level 3: reading passage & write the answers - solid lines (10 pages)
✅ Bonus: (63 pages)
☑ Black & white set (30 pages)
☑ Table of contents (2 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Answer key (30 pages)
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✅ Winter animals: (10)
☑ Arctic fox
☑ Arctic hare
☑ Arctic wolf
☑ moose
☑ narwhal
☑ polar bear
☑ puffin
☑ seal
☑ snowy owl
☑ walrus
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1st Grade Mystery Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions | Baby Dragon!
By TaughtOught Homeschooling
Dear Dragon Detectives, the lost baby dragon needs your help! This 1st-grade mystery reading passage with comprehension questions will have students cracking codes and solving the mystery!
Many reading comprehension activities are all about reading a story and then reflecting on it. But this 8-page NO-PREP story allows first-graders to be a part of the story through immersive storytelling. Students work their way through the story, stopping along the way to reinforce what they've read while helping the characters in the story.
Cracking the code on these skills:
~CVC phonics
~order of events sequencing
~new vocabulary
~prediction practice
~shapes & adjectives
Engage in these activities:
~coloring & drawing
~decoding ciphers (image and numbers)
~unscrambling words and letters
~deciphering footprints and facial expressions
~maze
~logic puzzle
Students will beg you for more of these Solve the Mystery Games! True reading comprehension happens when students feel immersed and engaged in the story, no matter how long or short it is. Help save the baby dragon today!
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Teacher Bethanie
The Stars Reading Comprehension for 1st Grade
By Science and STEAM Team
Amelia Bedelia Reading Quiz Test & Story Scene Sequencing
By April S Bash
Amelia Bedelia Reading Comprehension Test Questions Quiz & Story Sequencing Set!
Includes both multiple choice and short answer versions.
Based on the book by Peggy Parrish. (Book NOT included.)
8 Pages Total Include:
10 Comprehension short-answer questions
10 Multiple Choice Questions
* * * answer sheets (corresponds with both sets)
Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations (NEW 2024)
* * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet
* * * _Sequencing answers
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MLK Martin Luther King Jr Activities Printable Worksheets 2nd 3rd Grade
By You Are Special
Martin Luther King Jr Activities Printable Worksheets 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade. This resource includes True/False and Fill in the Blanks activities designed to help students reinforce key concepts about Martin Luther King Jr. Ideal for 2nd to 5th-grade classrooms, these printable worksheets are perfect for independent practice, small group work, or as quick formative assessments
Christmas Comprehension Passages | First Grade Text Evidence | No Prep
By Chasity Giddens
Product Description: Get your students into the holiday spirit while building their reading comprehension and fluency skills with these Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions! This resource includes 20 engaging Christmas reading passages, each paired with targeted comprehension questions that encourage students to find text evidence. The passages feature high-interest, festive stories centered around Christmas traditions, winter activities, and the magic of the season, making December reading passages both fun and educational. Perfect for helping first-grade students develop their Christmas reading comprehension skills, these passages are designed to boost fluency and comprehension while celebrating the holiday spirit.
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Help your students practice their reading skills while enjoying the festive joy of Christmas with these Christmas reading comprehension passages!
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Kindergarten Reading Comprehension (Fruits) - Distance Learning Packet
By The Chatty Kinder
Kindergarten reading comprehension worksheets that are suitable for distance learning as well. The sentence structure is simple and suitable for late kindergarten or first graders.
Download a free sample here, some of the texts are similar to that found in this paid packet.
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decodables sentences cvc read it draw it worksheets
By Snap & Sprout printables.
Unlock creativity and enhance literacy skills with our Read and Draw Worksheets! This resource includes over 80 engaging sentences designed to inspire students to read and express their understanding through drawing.
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Printable Mothers Day Reading Comprehension Passage with Answers
By The Students Palace
Mother's Day Reading Comprehension Passages are a set of educational materials designed to help students improve their reading comprehension skills while learning about Mother's Day.
These passages cover topics related to Mother's Day, such as the history of the holiday, different cultural celebrations, and how families celebrate the occasion. The passages are accompanied by comprehension questions that test students' understanding of the text, as well as vocabulary and critical thinking exercises.
These materials can be used by teachers in the classroom or by parents at home to help their children improve their reading comprehension abilities while celebrating the special day.
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Life Cycle of a Pumpkin: Reading Comprehension Passages questions & answers
By Create Learn Inspire Grow
This resource includes three engaging reading comprehension passages about the life cycle of a pumpkin, along with comprehension questions for each passage. Ideal for grades 2-4, these passages can be used to enhance students' understanding of plant biology and improve reading skills.
Passages Included
Comprehension Questions
Ellen Ochoa Reading Comprehension Research Passage- Hispanic Heritage Month
By Veronica Reyes
This is a nonfiction biographical reading passage about Ellen Ochoa as a Female Changemaker and a Latina Leader. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Hispanic Heritage Month and Women's History Month.
DIFFERENTIATED LEVELS FOR ALL LEARNERS
- Early elementary (1-3)
- Upper elementary (4-6)
- Complex Readers (7-12)
*Each newsletter is 2 pages.
Information on...
➡️ Early Life
➡️ Career
➡️ Interesting Facts
➡️ Influence
INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!
Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons
By Qiang Ma
Great for Distance Learning! Teaching Science/Seasons through Close Reading and Fine Arts using GLAD strategies.
Materials include lesson plans, activity pages, and posters with both student version and teacher’s version (with teaching scripts). Prep free! Grade 1-5.
Major components of the product:
- Student Package:
- 1 Info Organizer
- 5 Reading Passages
- 5 Text Dependent Questions Sets ( Each set with 4 questions)
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet
-Teacher Package:
- 1 Info Organizer with answers
- 5 Reading Passages with Close Reading marks
- 5 Text Dependent Questions Sets with answers
- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers
- 1 Sun and Earth Black Line Basic Drawing
- 1 Sun and Earth Black Line Drawing
- 1 Sun and Earth Black Line Drawing with labels
- 1 Sun and Earth Color Drawing
- 1 Sun and Earth Color Drawing with labels
- 1 Seasons Black Line Basic Divider
- 1 Seasons Black Line Drawing
- 1 Seasons Black Line Drawing with labels
- 1 Seasons Color Drawing
- 1 Seasons Color Drawing with labels
- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes
- 5 Sample Writings
- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.
This product is included in Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays.
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Related Lessons:
Science Project: Season Box
Science Word Search: Seasons 5 in 1 Bundle
Science Word Search: Seasons Basic
Science Word Search: Spring
Science Word Search: Summer
Science Word Search: Autumn
Science Word Search: Winter
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Click a link below to see my other Close Reading Lessons:
Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays from Gail Gibbons
Plant:
Close Reading: Plant Unit
Close Reading: Apples
Close Reading: Corn
Close Reading: From Seed to Plant
Close Reading: Tell Me, Tree
Close Reading: The Fruits We Eat
Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book
Close Reading: The Vegetables We Eat
Animals:
Close Reading: Animal Unit
Amphibian:
Close Reading: Frogs
Arachnid:
Close Reading: Spiders
Bird:
Close Reading: Owls
Close Reading: Penguins!
Fish:
Close Reading: Sharks
Insect:
Close Reading: Monarch Butterfly
Close Reading: The Honey Makers
Close Reading: Ladybugs
Mammal:
Close Reading: Bats
Close Reading: Elephants of Africa
Close Reading: Polar Bears
Close Reading: Wolves
Close Reading: Whales
Reptile:
Close Reading: Alligators and Crocodiles
Close Reading: Dinosaurs!
Close Reading: Sea Turtles
Close Reading: Snakes
Environment:
Close Reading: Environment Unit
Close Reading: Caves and Caverns
Close Reading: Coral Reefs
Close Reading: Deserts
Close Reading: Marshes & Swamps
Close Reading: Rain Forests
Close Reading: Recycle!
Weather:
Close Reading: Weather Unit
Close Reading: It's Hurricanes!
Close Reading: It's Raining!
Close Reading: It's Snowing!
Close Reading: Tornadoes!
Season:
Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons
Astronomy:
Close Reading: Astronomy Unit
Close Reading: GALAXIES, GALAXIES!
Close Reading: Planet Earth/Inside Out
Close Reading: The Moon Book
Close Reading: THE PLANETS
Matter:
Close Reading: States of Matter
Social Studies/Holidays:
Close Reading: Holiday Unit
Close Reading: Christmas Is ...
Close Reading: Easter
Close Reading: Halloween Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons
Close Reading: Valentine's Day Is ... by Gail Gibbons
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Continue the Story | Close Reading Comprehension | Writing | ELA Worksheets
By Perfectly Planned Designs
Do your students need extra practice to identify the plot and continue a story? Do they have trouble coming up with a resolution that makes sense based on the details in the story? Then this close reading set is for you! These 15 writing worksheets with reading passages are designed to give your students an opportunity to practice writing a continuation of the plot so that it comes to a believable ending.
After reading each passage, students will continue the story based on on the characterization of the main character as well as the plot - my students love this!!
This packet contains 15 passages including one that's perfect for Halloween titled "The Kind Witch."
These no-prep worksheets are ready to go for you. Just print and proceed! With 15 unique passages, this packet is ideal for teachers who want their students to get additional practice with this important skill.
Simply print and go! There is truly no preparation needed, which is why this set is perfect to leave for sub plans, bell ringers, homework, test prep, review or assessment!
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Collective Nouns Reading Comprehension Passage
By Young Achiever's Academy
Get ready for a fun-filled adventure on the farm with "Barnyard Concert Adventure"! This engaging story introduces young learners to collective nouns in a way that’s entertaining and easy to understand. Join Farmer Fred and his band of musicians as they host a lively concert for all the animals on the farm, from a choir of singers to a bale of hay for the cows and a bunch of bananas for the monkeys!
Perfect for 2nd graders, this resource includes:
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Bring the farm to your classroom and make learning about collective nouns an adventure your students will love!
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin: Reading Comprehension Passages questions & answers
By saadia balhous
This resource includes three engaging reading comprehension passages about the life cycle of a pumpkin, along with comprehension questions for each passage. Ideal for grades 2-4, these passages can be used to enhance students' understanding of plant biology and improve reading skills.
Passages Included
Comprehension Questions
OW Decodable Readers- Print and Go- science of reading, comprehension, fluency
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Decodable readers passages science of reading comprehension reading fluency OW decodables for your small groups or homework. Cute, easy to read story that focus on OW sound spellings. Your students will love this little books and you will love that you don't have to plan a big lesson to cover the basics like comprehension questions, fluency, and even sight word practice. Do yourself a favor and get these OW decodables now!
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AI-AY-Worksheets
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Reading Comprehension - Summarizing Strategy
By Visual Vibe
This Reading Comprehension - Summarizing Pack can be used with any text, both fiction and nonfiction. With differentiated graphic organisers, to build your students 'summarizing' skills and depth of understanding.
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August Daily Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
By Basic Biz Teaching
These daily August holiday nonfiction reading passages are perfect for adding some engaging informational texts into your classroom.. These reading comprehension worksheets have your students answering text dependent questions and writing opinions based on the text. Your third graders and fourth graders will beg to know what today's holiday is. These holiday informational texts cover topics that students get excited about!
Do your students struggle to be engaged in nonfiction and information texts? Look no further! It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable!
What's Included:
❤️ 31 informational passages
❤️ 31 answer keys
❤️ fun topics
❤️ short-answer written responses
❤️ text-dependent questions
Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.
Skills covered:
⭐ asking and answering questions
⭐ main idea
⭐ key details
⭐ making connections
⭐ context clues
⭐ author's POV vs reader's POV
How and When to use these Passages
→ reading warm-ups
→ test prep
→ informational text writing
→ whole group instruction
→ partner work
→ small group
→ literacy centers
→ guided reading groups
→ homework
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