3rd Grade Reading Lesson

Do you want to save time planning and preparing for the last week of November after the Thanksgiving break with your Reading, Writing, and Math Lessons)? A full day of activities just for you. Would you like to help your students become better readers and writers? With the help of this No Prep Reading, Writing, and Math packet, your students will review, practice, and enjoy all the skills while you only have to print and assign. Our main goal is to ensure your students improve their reading and writing skills daily and help you save time planning and preparing. For this reason, we have included detailed lesson plans for the reading and writing activities.

Included in this NO Prep December Packet:

• 1 Close Reading Passages and Worksheets ( The Last Week Of November Included to cover the Week after Thanksgiving Break).
• 1 Writing Worksheets, each with 3 prompts (Narrative)
• 1 Math Worksheet ( Spiral review ).
• Secret Code for early finishers
• Lesson Plans for Reading
• Rubric

Suggestions for Use:

• Sub plans
• Fun assessment
• Whole class or group activities
• Thematic connections
• Morning work

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⭐ Self-Checking Google Sheet Bundle 3rd-5th Grade

⭐ The Girl & The Bicycle Read Aloud Unit Lesson Plans, Slides & Activities

⭐ Valentine's Day Writing Activity Digital & Printable

⭐ Valentine's Day Math Activities Digital & Printable

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MEGA FREEBIE! Get a glimpse into an engaging and fun Kaylor Creations Bible Lesson and Activity Pack with this free David and Goliath sample lesson!

Help young learners dive deeper into the powerful story of David and Goliath, discovering the truth that “People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” This Bible lesson walks children through David’s anointing as king, his conversation with Saul, and his triumphant victory over Goliath.

Packed with fun, time-saving activities, this resource is perfect for your Christian homeschool curriculum, primary classroom, or Sunday school!

61 Pages Total!
Teach the Bible through Reading, Writing, Playing, Creating, and Singing!

⭐What’s Included: ( 61 pages total)⭐

• Lesson Plan Templates: Two blank templates to customize your own lessons.
• Bible Lesson Teacher Book: Full-sized, colorful, large print pages for easy, print-and-go use.
• Prayer: A short, sweet prayer to share with your little ones.
• Discussion Questions: Thought-provoking questions for after the lesson.
• Original Song: A simple, catchy song about the lesson, set to a familiar tune.
• Song Links: Curated music suggestions to complement the lesson.
• Bible Lesson Mini Book: Black-and-white mini storybook for coloring—just print and fold!
• Coloring Sheets: 4 large sheets featuring Bible verses to color.
• Phonics Worksheet: Practice the letter /D/ for David.
• Math Worksheet: Focus on the number 5, representing David’s five smooth stones.
• Word Search: A fun way to reinforce key terms from the lesson.
• Maze: Guide David through the maze to find the lamb.
• Character Cut & Paste: Match the characters to their correct places in the story.
• Story Sequence Cut & Paste: Arrange the events of the story in order.
• Mystery Word Activity: Fill in the blanks from Bible verses and solve the mystery word.
• Answer Key: Provided for all printable activities.
• Writing Prompts: Multiple options for kids to reflect on and respond to the lesson.
• David & Goliath Role Play & Craft: Includes hats for role-playing the story and a craft to create David’s pouch with the reminder that "The battle is the Lord’s."
• Lift-the-Flap Craft: Create a scene with David and his lamb to illustrate the lesson that "God looks at the heart."

⭐No Fluff, Just Bible Truths! I’m committed to providing Bible stories told in a simple, child-friendly way, with no unnecessary fillers—just pure Biblical TRUTHs. Watch your little ones grow in their faith and excitement for God's Word!

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The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch: This introductory PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details. The lesson includes an in-depth vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Biography** We provide author biographies for each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time-period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

Vibrant Vocab slides (gracious, stale, flattened, official, muttered, frantically, scrumptious, grateful)

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension**(Pizza video)**

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab!

"The Buffalo are Back" by Jean Craighead George: This introductory PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

PowerPoint Slides:

1. **Author Biography** We provide author biographies for each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time-period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

Vibrant Vocab slides (flourished, extinct, fragile, crumbled, drought, imbalance, rippled, ecosystem)

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension .

7. **Audio Link to Book**Providing an additional resource to support diverse learning styles and ensuring all students can access and engage with the text.

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in Google Slides.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab!

This convenient GOOGLE SLIDE lesson contains a complete Digital EMERGENCY ELA lesson for the NONFICTION BOOK, THE BUFFALO ARE BACK, with hours of fun encompassing multiple reading strategies and skills aligned to Common Core.

EMERGENCY PLAN includes:

• Read-aloud video of the short, nonfiction text, The Buffalo Are Back, by Jean Craighead George. BL 4.9.
• Highly organized & complete package of PDF printables, perfect for any substitute or teacher looking for a total, STAND ALONE lesson for Reading.
• Genre & author information
• 10 bold photo vocabulary slides including part of speech
• Connotation & grammar mini-lesson and sort
• Printable activities and assessments
• Quizlet quiz links
• The lesson is loaded with optional activities (digital and print)
• Fun Fact videos and slides allow the presentation to be adjusted to fill any time frame.

PDF printables: 8 graphic organizers are included both digitally and in the PDF file, designed to coordinate with the GOOGLE SLIDES.

Introduction: slides include genre with link, author bio with link, and setting with maps

Video Link for Read Aloud: link to Buffalo are Back is included (17 min)

Vocabulary Study: flourished, extinct, fragile, crumbled, drought, rippled, wobble, graze, treaty, settler

10 vocab slides include word, bold photo, definition & part of speech, both a Vocab Organizer chart, and a Word Study chart are included (print and digital) to compliment the vocabulary.

Predictions: slides allow for student discussion prior to listening to the read aloud and again reflection on their predictions after the story has been heard.

*Optional Fun Facts: photos of plains animals, links to animal sounds from the grasslands, famous people bios from this time/place with links are all are pertinent to the text

*Optional Activities: these elements are provided within the digital product as well as PDF form. Connotation info/sort, Grammar info/sort, context clue worksheet with word bank

Practice/Assessment: Quizlet links for both a vocabulary quiz and a comprehension quiz are included

Enjoy this convenient GOOGLE SLIDE 'Lesson to Go'!

THIS LESSON IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN POWERPOINT.

This convenient POWERPOINT lesson contains a complete Digital Emergency ELA lesson for the NONFICTION BOOK, THE BUFFALO ARE BACK, encompassing hours of activities, multiple reading strategies and ELA skills all aligned to Common Core.

'EMERGENCY PLAN' includes:

• Read-aloud video of the short, nonfiction text, The Buffalo Are Back, by Jean Craighead George. BL 4.9.
• Highly organized & complete package of PDF printables, perfect for any substitute or teacher looking for a total, STAND ALONE lesson for Reading.
• Genre & author information
• 10 bold photo vocabulary slides including part of speech
• Connotation & grammar mini-lesson and sort
• Printable activities and assessments
• Quizlet quiz links
• The lesson is loaded with optional activities (digital and print)
• Fun Fact videos and slides allow the presentation to be adjusted to fill any time frame.

PDF printables: 8 graphic organizers are included both digitally and in the PDF file, designed to coordinate with the Powerpoint.

Introduction: slides include genre with link, author bio with link, and setting with maps

Video Link for Read Aloud: link to Buffalo are Back is included (17 min)

Vocabulary Study: flourished, extinct, fragile, crumbled, drought, rippled, wobble, graze, treaty, settler

10 vocab slides include word, bold photo, definition & part of speech, both a Vocab Organizer chart, and a Word Study chart are included (print and digital) to compliment the vocabulary.

Predictions: slides allow for student discussion prior to listening to the read aloud and again reflection on their predictions after the story has been heard.

*Optional Fun Facts: photos of plains animals, links to animal sounds from the grasslands, famous people bios from this time/place with links are all are pertinent to the text

*Optional Activities: these elements are provided within the digital product as well as PDF form. Connotation info/sort, Grammar info/sort, context clue worksheet with word bank

Practice/Assessment: Quizlet links for both a vocabulary quiz and a comprehension quiz are included

Enjoy this convenient Powerpoint 'EMERGENCY LESSON PLAN'

*ALSO AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE SLIDES

Hey awesome educators! Here is an engaging workbook remembering five remarkable figures who passed away in 2024 . Designed for young learners, this resource blends inspiring stories with hands-on activities, teaching valuable lessons in history, leadership and empathy. A must-grab resource to remember the late legends we lost in 2024...

Workbook Highlights, each person below is mentioned alongside a unique activity kids can take part in:

• Pelé: The King of Soccer – Explore his legendary career and humanitarian impact.
• Jimmy Carter: The President Who Built Peace – Learn about his global peace efforts.
• Henry Kissinger: The Diplomat Who Changed the World – Uncover his influence on global politics.
• Rosalynn Carter: The First Lady of Compassion – Understand her mental health advocacy.
• Desmond Tutu: The Bishop of Peace – Discover his fight against apartheid and human rights work.

A perfect resource for teaching at the end of year (2024) or in the new year 2025!

Join us on a thrilling educational adventure with Real-World Reports – where knowledge meets excitement!

For permissions or inquiries, contact us through before purchase. Unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited.

Resource Information
• Pages: 11 Includes a Terms of Use (TOU) page, a “Get to Know Us” page, and all the engaging content you expect! Cover pages are NOT within this file!
• Ideal for Ages: students in elementary schools (slightly older kids too)

• Teaching Duration: 1 class, depending on depth of exploration
• Download Now: This digital product is the full file at your fingertips!

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Engage your 3rd-grade students with a spooky, Halloween-themed reading passage! "The Halloween Scarecrow" is a fun and slightly spooky fiction story perfect for the Halloween season. In this 300-350 word passage, Lily and her brother Ben go trick-or-treating and encounter a mysterious scarecrow at an old farmhouse. When the scarecrow suddenly moves, the kids must decide if it’s just the wind—or something more! This engaging passage will spark imagination while reinforcing key reading skills.

What’s Included:

• Fiction Reading Passage: A 300-350 word Halloween-themed story that’s exciting and relatable for 3rd-grade readers.
• 5 Multiple-Choice Questions: These questions assess students' comprehension, ability to make inferences, identify the main idea, and recall important details.
• 2 Discussion Questions: Open-ended questions that encourage critical thinking and class discussion about the characters and events in the story.

Skills Covered:

• Reading Comprehension: Multiple-choice questions focus on understanding the main idea, key details, cause-and-effect relationships, and drawing conclusions from the text.
• Making Inferences: Students will infer why the scarecrow’s arm moved and how the characters’ feelings change throughout the story.
• Character Analysis: Discussion questions ask students to explore character reactions and motivations, comparing how Ben and Lily respond to the spooky house.
• Critical Thinking: Open-ended discussion questions challenge students to think creatively and explain their reasoning.
• Story Elements: Students will identify key story elements such as setting, plot, and character emotions.

Possible Uses in the Classroom:

• Independent Reading Practice: Assign as a fun and seasonal comprehension check during reading block or centers.
• Guided Reading: Perfect for small-group instruction, allowing students to discuss the story and explore their understanding together.
• Whole-Class Discussion: Use the included discussion questions to promote classroom dialogue and encourage students to express their ideas and make connections.
• Homework or Early Finisher Activity: Ideal for independent practice outside of class or for students who finish their work early.
• Halloween Literacy Fun: The spooky theme makes this a great seasonal activity to keep students engaged while building essential literacy skills.

Engage your students with this Halloween-themed passage that’s both fun and educational, and help them master key reading skills while celebrating the season!

Kick off the school year with a fun and engaging activity that helps students get to know each other with our "Get To Know You Bingo" game. This 5x5 bingo grid is the perfect icebreaker for the first day back to school, encouraging collaboration, speaking, and listening. Designed to foster a sense of community and help students find common interests, this activity is ideal for building classroom camaraderie.

Product Highlights:

• 5x5 Bingo Grid: Each student gets a bingo card with 25 squares, each containing a different prompt.

• Interactive Questions: Prompts encourage students to find classmates who match specific criteria, such as:

  • Find someone who has a pet.
  • Find someone who loves pizza.
  • Find someone who can whistle.
  • Find someone who has a sibling.
  • Find someone who likes to read books.
  • Find someone who has traveled to another state or country.
  • Find someone who can ride a bicycle.
  • Find someone who likes to draw or paint.
  • Find someone who plays a musical instrument.
  • Find someone who enjoys playing sports.
  • Find someone who has a favorite superhero.
  • Find someone who loves to dance.
  • Find someone who enjoys watching cartoons.
  • Find someone who has been to the beach.
  • Find someone who likes to sing.
  • Find someone who has a favorite animal.
  • Find someone who enjoys building with blocks or LEGO.
  • Find someone who has a birthday in the same month as you.
  • Find someone who loves ice cream.
  • Find someone who likes to play video games.

• Find Similarities: At the end of the game, students need to find someone who is similar to them, encouraging deeper connections and conversations.

• Quick and Fun: This activity can be completed in 10-20 minutes, making it perfect for an icebreaker on the first day of school or during summer camps.

Why This Resource Is Essential:

• Encourages Collaboration: Promotes interaction and teamwork as students work together to fill their bingo cards.
• Improves Speaking & Listening Skills: Enhances communication skills as students ask and answer questions about each other.
• Builds Community: Helps students find common interests and build friendships, creating a positive classroom environment from day one.
• Engaging and Interactive: Keeps students actively engaged in a fun and social activity.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking for a quick and effective icebreaker activity for the first day of school.
• Educators aiming to foster a sense of community and connection among students.
• Summer camp counselors and program leaders who want to help participants get to know each other.
• Any classroom setting where building relationships and encouraging communication is valued.

How to Use:

• Print and Distribute: Print a bingo card for each student.
• Set a Timer: Give students 10-20 minutes to mingle and find classmates who match the prompts on their bingo card.
• Mark the Squares: As students find someone who fits a prompt, they write that person’s name in the corresponding square.
• Find Similarities: At the end of the activity, have students find someone who shares a similarity with them for an added layer of connection.
• Reflect and Share: Optionally, bring the class together to share interesting findings and celebrate new connections.

Start the school year off right with our "Get To Know You Bingo." This engaging and interactive activity is the perfect way to break the ice, build community, and set the stage for a positive and collaborative classroom environment.

Come along on a social-emotional learning adventure where we learn how "A Pirate Makes a Great Team-Matey" with this short story all about working together and learning more about different tools that can help make us a great teammate! This download includes a copy of the short story "A Pirate Makes a Great Team-Matey" as well as FOUR follow up and follow along worksheets to help make this story even more interactive and engaging! Read together with your younger mateys or provide a fun opportunity during indepandant or small group reading time! However you chose to use, it is surely a fun resource to learn, grow, and explore together!

Once they have mastered literacy skills in earlier grades, 3rd graders develop into more proficient and self-reliant readers. Third grade reading emphasizes helping children learn to think and discuss their reading in more profound and detailed manners. Students engage with lengthier texts, and the majority read fictional chapter books.

Numerous reading lessons for 3rd graders focus on discussing and writing about the meanings, lessons, and key concepts found in texts. Third graders are prompted to form their own opinions regarding the books they read and to talk about their thoughts on a text or the characters. Series books play a vital role in 3rd grade, as they enable students to link various books and discuss the development of specific characters. As third graders delve into a wider variety of books and extended texts, they enhance their reading fluency and acquire skills to read, define, and pronounce intricate words.

This lesson plan will help you teach guided reading to your grade 3 students.

Engage your students this Easter season with an exciting and educational word search activity! This Easter Word Search is perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or just as a fun holiday activity at home. Designed with vibrant Easter-themed graphics, this printable puzzle is sure to captivate children's attention while reinforcing their vocabulary and spelling skills.

Features:

• Educational Fun: Keep your students entertained while they learn! This Easter Word Search is an enjoyable way for children to expand their vocabulary and improve their spelling.
• Easter-Themed Graphics: Delightful Easter-themed illustrations adorn this word search, adding to the festive atmosphere and making it visually appealing for kids.
• Variety of Difficulty Levels: Whether you're working with younger children or older students, this word search offers varying difficulty levels to suit different age groups and abilities.
• Printable Format: Easily print out multiple copies of this word search for your classroom or home use. It's a convenient and cost-effective activity that requires no prep work!
• Ideal for Easter Celebrations: Enhance your Easter festivities with this entertaining and educational word search. It's perfect for Easter parties, classroom activities, or as a fun holiday challenge for kids.

Engage your students in the Easter spirit while they develop their language skills with this engaging word search activity! Download now and make learning fun this Easter season!

After reading orwatching Enemy Pie, students will create their own FRIENDSHIP pie by listing the "ingredients" that make a good friend.

One outline is for novels, the other for picture books. Areas covered between the two include: * Summary * Characters * Favourite Part * Connections * Problem/Solution (picture book) Two marks from one assignment! Please don't forget to take a look at the other items I have available in my store!

How can I incorporate poetry into my daily/weekly lessons? You may have asked yourself this question. Solid Read Alouds is the answer! Solid Read Alouds connect poetry to your classroom read aloud. Solid Read Alouds not only connect poetry but enhance your curriculum with monthly themes and national observance days. The Inventor Read Aloud is designed for a daily, one week time period. However, the unit can easily be stretched into two weeks or incorporated into a writing workshop. The read aloud will include: poetry, partner activity, and nonfiction selection. The unit also includes: comprehension work, anchor chart ideas and printables, inventor/invention cards, inventor bingo-type activity, and penmanship work. Inventor Read Aloud includes fifteen inventor/invention cards. We realize there are thousands of inventors that could have been included in this unit. This product is designed to enhance your curriculum, incorporate poetry, and infuse common core state standards into your teaching. The Solid Read Aloud product can easily be completed in approximately a daily 15-minute mini lesson.

Engaging Fiction Comprehension - Character, Problem, Solution (300 words)

This fiction comprehension pack includes a 300 word story featuring two personified heart characters who face a problem preparing for Valentine's Day that threatens to ruin the holiday celebration. They must work together to come up with a clever solution and save the party.

The narrative focuses on analyzing character traits, understanding plot structure and sequence of events, and examining how the characters identify a problem and reach a resolution.

Includes:

300 word story with grade 3 vocabulary

6 multiple choice questions about the characters, problem, and solution

9 key vocabulary words from the story and student-friendly definitions

2 short answer questions about the characters, problem, and solution

Key skills:

Character analysis

Plot elements and structure

Identifying problem and solution

Critical thinking

Comprehension

Reading level: Grade 3

With thought-provoking questions and an engaging story, this resource is perfect for assessing comprehension and reading skills related to analyzing characters, setting, plot, problem and solution. These supplemental materials engage students with purposeful fiction practice.

Keywords: character, problem/solution, plot, 3rd grade reading, comprehension, fiction

Test your reading comprehension of the eleventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Double Down with this hilarious 44-question multiple-choice self-checking digital game - complete with a mystery puzzle!

Students must acquire and read the eleventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. After students read the book, they are ready to play the game! It's simple: click the link to access the game. The game gives you audio instructions and guides you. Read the question and choose the answer! You will know right away if you got the answer correct. Throughout the game, you will slowly reveal a secret mystery puzzle - see if you can guess the picture before the game ends! The game should take 15-30 minutes depending on the player's reading level.

What's Included?

• 44-multiple choice question self-checking digital game
• built-in mystery puzzle
• Printable Certificate of Completion PDF

Love,

Teacher Bethanie

As students are learning the 40 pre-primer sight words in this product, they will be provided with sentences that are missing one of the sight words. A key is set up on each page to help students determine which sight word belongs. This booklet is perfect for students that are on grade level as well as students who require instructional information to be adapted.

If you are interested in this product, you may these products to be useful as well.

Pre-Primer – 4th Grade Sight Word List Checklist

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Pre-Primer-4th-Grade-Sight-Word-Checklist-8438220

This product includes checklists for the following sight words:

pre-primer sight words - 40 words

primer sight words - 52 words

1st grade sight words - 41 words

2nd grade sight words - 46 words

3rd grade sight words - 41 words

4th grade sight words - 260 words

Pre-Primer Sight Word Sentences Booklet

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Pre-Primer-Sight-Word-Sentences-Booklet-40-words-8377933

Adapted Reading & Writing Assessment Pre-Primer - Third Grade

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Adapted-Reading-Writing-Assessment-Pre-Primer-Third-Grade-12352117

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You will receive an Veterans Day reading passage with comprehension questions, a Veterans Day word search (one version with grids, one without) and 2 Veterans Day thank you letters.

It is designed for students in grades 2-4 and can be used in small groups, independently, or as a lesson to teach about Veterans Day.

Benefits:

• Multiple options for teaching students about making good and bad choices.
• Engages students in learning about Veterans Day in a fun and interactive way.
• Helps improve reading comprehension skills through themed passages.

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

To incorporate this product into your classroom, you can use the reading comprehension passages as a group activity, assign the word search for independent work, and have students complete the thank you letters to thank a U.S. Veteran for his or her service.

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