3rd Grade Special Education Independent Work Packet

Engage 3rd-5th graders with this STAAR ELA review! Includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, paired passages, revising, editing, SCR, and ECR practice. Great for RTI, stations, or independent work.

A no-prep resource designed to help students master reading comprehension!

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⭐A resource that is planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

⭐Science of reading-aligned strategies for students to apply to their reading.

⭐A variety of question types to familiarize students with updated test formats.

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⭐Supports differentiation to reach all your students.

➡️ What’s Included

• 5 passages
• Each passage includes hot text, multiple choice, multiselect, multipart, SCR prompt, ECR prompt, and revising and editing.
• Teacher Directions
• Answer Key

➡️ Suggested Classroom Uses

1. Literacy Centers or Stations
2. Small Group
3. Independent Practice
4. Partner Work
5. Homework

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⭐Engage special education students in Thanksgiving vocabulary with this interactive "I See" adapted book!

⭐High-demand, low-prep, and autism-friendly, it’s ideal for vocabulary practice and visual learning in a fun, hands-on format.

♥Key Features:

1. Adapted book with interactive visuals to help build Thanksgiving vocabulary.
2. Picture matching and "I see" sentence structure to reinforce language learning.
3. Ideal for non-verbal and autistic students, supporting vocabulary and visual learning.
4. Includes cut-out pieces for matching and attachment with hook-and-loop fasteners.
5. Teacher-friendly and low-prep—just print, cut, and assemble!
6. Visual and repetitive format to build familiarity and comprehension of Thanksgiving terms.

♥Perfect For:

1. Special education classrooms focusing on holiday vocabulary.
2. Autism and speech therapy sessions for visual and interactive learning.
3. Thanksgiving-themed activities in preschool, Kindergarten, and early elementary grades.
4. Early language learners in need of visual support and repetition.
5. Teachers seeking low-prep resources for engaging Thanksgiving lessons.
6. Inclusion classrooms that blend hands-on activities with language learning.

♥Why Choose This Product:

1. Supports vocabulary acquisition for Thanksgiving-themed words.
2. Visually engaging and autism-friendly for diverse learning needs.
3. Encourages interaction through matching and "I see" sentence practice.
4. Quick setup with minimal preparation needed for busy educators.
5. Perfect for special education settings focused on adapted resources.
6. Flexible use in speech therapy, ELL, and language-building exercises.

♥What is Included:

1. Thanksgiving "I See" book pages with visual prompts.
2. Cut-out Thanksgiving vocabulary pieces for matching activities.
3. Instructions for setup and assembly with hook-and-loop attachments.
4. Large flashcards to match with book pages.
5. Visual mat for organizing and displaying vocabulary pieces.

♥Skills Practiced:

1. Thanksgiving vocabulary building
2. Visual discrimination and matching
3. Basic sentence structure with "I see" statements

♥Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will recognize and name Thanksgiving-related vocabulary.
2. Students will improve matching and visual recognition skills.
3. Students will practice forming simple sentences using "I see" structure.

♥♥This resource includes:

• 1 Print-Ready Main PDF File.
• Terms Of Use Text.
• Terms Of Use and Credits PDF File.
• 2 Preview PDF Files.

♥♥♥ TERMS OF USE ♥♥♥

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This packet of end-of-year activities with summer reading passages is designed specifically for elementary classes. It includes worksheets, word searches, autograph pages, summer bucket lists, favorite memories, 5 fiction reading passage with questions and 5 non-fiction reading passages with questions.

My third- fifth graders loved these passages and activities!!

These worksheets are perfect for reinforcing reading skills during the summer break or as an end-of-year activity.

Benefits:

• Perfect for end-of-year celebrations in elementary special education classes

• No-prep activity for teachers during the busy final weeks of school

• Differentiated worksheets for various grade levels and ability levels

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

To implement this product in your classroom, simply print out the activities and distribute them to your students. They can work on the worksheets individually or in small groups, making for a fun and engaging end to the school year.

Teachers can incorporate the summer reading passages into their classroom by assigning them as homework, using them in reading centers, facilitating small group discussions, or as independent work during the last weeks of the school year.

For more details check out the individual product descriptions.

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Looking for comprehensive, engaging, and educational Fall-themed activities for your ESL and Special Education students? This Fall Busy Work and Reading Bundle is perfect for keeping students engaged with independent work or guiding small group instruction. Specifically designed for grades 2-4, this bundle offers a range of activities that build key language, literacy, and comprehension skills.

What’s Included:

Fall-Themed Busy Work Pack:

• • Differentiated word searches (with and without grids)
  • Fall-themed writing prompt (adapted for different skill levels)
  • 3 adjective activities
  • ABC order activity
  • “What Am I?” guessing game
  • A reading passage with comprehension questions

Autumn-Themed Reading Comprehension Pack:

• • 5 Fiction and 5 Nonfiction Passages with comprehension questions
  • Focuses on key reading skills like main idea and comprehension
  • Perfect for homework, small group work, independent work, or RTI activities

Benefits:

• Engaging content that captures students' interest while supporting comprehension
• No-prep resource—just print and go!
• Easily implemented across various classroom settings
• Tailored for ESL and Special Education students

How to Use:

• Use the busy work activities during classwork, centers, or as homework.
• Implement the reading passages for small group instruction or independent reading time to reinforce comprehension skills.

With this versatile bundle, you’ll have everything you need to ensure your students are actively learning throughout the Fall season, making classroom management a breeze!

This product is a bundle of high interest reading comprehension passages with WH questions, focusing on vocabulary and main idea.

The passages are themed around popular topics like YouTube, Sports Super Heroes and Video Games to engage even the most disinterested learners. This printable worksheet resource includes passages on:

• Virtual Reality, Among Us, Nintendo, Play station, Fortnite, YouTube, Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, and Mr. Beast.
• NASCAR, The World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, The Superbowl, Baseball, NBA, LeBron James, Wrestling, Cricket, Hockey
• Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, Neymar Jr. Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal, The Rock, Derek Jeter, Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, LeBron James
• Black Panther, The Hulk, Batman, Spider Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Iron Man, Aqua man, Wolverine, Superman

Benefits:

• Will help you engage special education students or struggling learners with high-interest topics
• These passages help you support your students' comprehension and vocabulary development
• This will help your struggling learners overcome resistance to completing work

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

Teachers can use these in 3rd-5th grade Special Education classrooms to engage students who are not typically interested in reading. After reading the passages to the students, teachers can work with students to answer questions about topics they love, providing motivation and excitement for learning!

Using these passages in my classroom have given my student's the opportunity to share their background knowledge and actually feel like they are experts on a topic we are reading about!

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These printable worksheets are reading passages related to the four seasons, accompanied by comprehension questions covering WH questions and main ideas. Perfect for 2nd to 4th-grade students, these worksheets can be utilized in various ways such as small group activities, homework assignments, independent work, or even as a choice for students during reading time.

You will receive 40 reading passages with comprehension questions on each page. For each season you will download 5 non-fiction texts and 5 fiction texts.

Benefits:

• Engaging seasonal content

• Enhances reading comprehension skills

• Versatile use in different classroom settings

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

Integrate these worksheets into your lesson plans as seasonal activities, reading assignments, or as part of your literacy centers. Provide students with opportunities to work individually or collaboratively to complete the reading passages and questions.

My 3rd- 5th grade Sp. Ed students LOVE these worksheets. They enjoy reading about the interesting topics and we always have a lively discussion as a result. I use these during small group time. For my students I read the passages aloud to them and have them answer the questions independently.

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My 3-digit and 4-digit addition worksheets with word problems are designed with spacious layouts and inclusive features for optimal student accessibility.

Tired of modifying resources? My worksheets are tailor-made for special education students, providing ample space for writing and inclusive features to support diverse learning needs.

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This packet of end-of-year activities is designed specifically for elementary special education classes. It includes worksheets, word searches, autograph pages, summer bucket lists, favorite memories and more to keep students engaged during the last week of school.

Benefits

• Perfect for end-of-year celebrations in elementary special education classes

• No-prep activity for teachers during the busy final weeks of school

• Differentiated worksheets for various grade levels and ability levels

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

To implement this product in your classroom, simply print out the activities and distribute them to your students. They can work on the worksheets individually or in small groups, making for a fun and engaging end to the school year.

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Fall Busy Work and ESL Fall Activities for Grades 2-4

Looking for engaging and educational Fall-themed activities for your ESL and Special Education students? This digital download is perfect for keeping students busy with independent work or guiding small group sessions. Specifically designed for grades 2-4, this Fall busy work pack includes:

• Differentiated word searches (with and without grids)
• A Fall-themed writing prompt (tailored to different skill levels)
• 3 fun adjective activities
• An ABC order activity
• A "What Am I?" guessing activity
• A reading passage with comprehension questions

Whether you’re seeking ESL Fall activities or ready-to-go busy work, this resource has it all. Perfect for the classroom or homework, it ensures students stay engaged while building key language and literacy skills.

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Your students will love these reading comprehension passages with questions designed to get your students excited about reading. This product is a collection of 10 non-fiction reading passages with questions, focusing on vocabulary and main idea. The passages are themed around Superheroes to engage even the most disinterested learners.

Included are printable passages with questions on:

• Spider Man
• Black Panther
• Wonder Woman
• Super Man
• Iron Man
• Captain America
• Batman
• Wolverine
• Aqua Man
• The Hulk

Benefits:

• Engages special education students or struggling learners with high-interest topics
• Supports comprehension and vocabulary development
• Helps reluctant students overcome resistance to completing work

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

You can use these passages in 3rd-5th grade Gen Ed or Special Education classrooms to engage students who are not typically interested in reading. You can have students read independently or read the passages to the students.
Then, they can answer questions about topics they love, providing motivation and excitement for learning. These passages could also be used in the classroom as independent work, homework or in a small group.

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You can email me at lailasmods@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you for checking out my product!

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These autumn-themed reading comprehension passages and questions are designed for 2nd and 3rd-grade students. The resource consists of engaging passages with questions that cover main idea, comprehension, and other reading skills.

You will get 10 reading passages with comprehension questions. You will download 5 fiction passages and 5 non-fiction passages. These are perfect for Homework, Small Group, Independent Work, or RTI activities.

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Benefits:

• Engaging passages that interest students and support comprehension

• No prep resource for teachers

• Easy to implement in various classroom settings

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

Simply print the passages and questions for students to work on during reading time, literacy centers, or for homework assignments. Use the passages in small group settings to reinforce comprehension skills.

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These are both community helper themed file folder games. One game has shape and color matching practice and the other file folder game has number recognition practice as well as one-to-one correspondence practice.

I would print and laminate all the pages for both activities.

For the number Fire Truck file folder game attach the firetruck pages that have numbers on each one onto the filefolder. Once that is done cut out the firetrucks that have the borders and a different number of dots on each one. Once that is done I would attach a velcro dot to the front of each firetruck that has a number on it as well as the back of each one that have different numbers of dots on each one. You and your students can use this product multiple times.

For the shape/color matching file folder game I would do the same thing. Print and laminate all the firetruck pages. Once that is done attach the #2 pages of shape/color firetrucks that do not have the borders around each separate firetruck to the file folder. Then cut the firetrucks with borders on them out and create fire truck counting cards. Once that is done put a velcro dot on each firetruck that's attached to the file folder and then place a velcro dot on the back of each firetruck counting card. This makes this game easy to reuse for different themes and activities that you do throughout the year!

I hope you and your students enjoy this product as mach as I enjoyed making it!

What's Included In This Package:

- Letter Matching Game (Uppercase & lowercase Letter Matching Practice)

- Number Matching Game (With Counting & One-to-One Correspondence Practice)

- Shape & Color Matching Game (this game includes shape matching practice and each shape they match is the same color so it also helps them match the right colors together as well.

This bundle of #3 rainbow-themed file folder games is a great resource for early childhood learning. The #3 different file folder games include...

- Shape Matching Practice

- Number Recognition Practice (as well as one-to-one correspondence practice)

- Uppercase & lowercase Letter Recognition and Matching Practice

All of these learning games are great independent work activities for young learners and can be paired with many different themes including...Colors Theme...Spring Themes...Summer Themes and so many others as well. They are also cute and fun to look at. Many kids love all the different colors of the rainbow!

Once you print, laminate, and cut the pieces that need to be cut out these are activities you can save and continue to use in your classroom.

These are great learning activities to add to your community helper theme. There's a variety of different ones that include number recognition practice, one-to-one correspondence practice, Uppercase & lowercase letter matching practice, color matching practice, shape matching practice and so much more.

List Of File Folder Games In This Package:

- Dump Truck Themed Shape Matching

- Dump Truck Themed Count & Match

- Police Officer Themed Count & Match Practice

- Post Office Themed Uppercase & lowercase Letter Matching Practice

- Firetruck Themed Color & Shape Matching Practice

- Firetruck Themed Count & Match Practice

- Farmer Themed Count & Match Practice

What's Included In This Package:

- Alphabet Dot Marker Art (Uppercase & lowercase Letters Aa-Zz)

- Alphabet Tracing Cards (Uppercase & lowercase letters Aa-Zz as well as numbers 1-10)

- Alphabet Matching Cards (Practice matching each Uppercase & lowercase letter together)

- Trace, Then Write (Uppercase & lowercase Writing Activity Practice)

- Letter Matching File Folder Game (Uppercase & lowercase Letter Matching Practice)

- Number Matching File Folder Game (With Counting & One-to-One Correspondence Practice)

- Shape & Color Matching File Folder Game (this game includes shape matching practice and each shape they match is the same color so it also helps them match the right colors together as well.

Count & Match File Folder Game:

This is a great way for your students to practice one-to-one correspondence as well as number recognition. There are #2 pages of numbers 1-10 as well as two pages of spaceship-themed flashcards with the corresponding dots 1-10.

Print, laminate, and attach the #2 spaceship pages with numbers on them to a file folder. Then cut out and laminate the spaceships with the number dots on them.

Once everything is laminated attach a velcro dot on the front of each spaceship number and then attach velcro dots to the opposite side of the spaceship cards with the number dots on them.

File Folder Uppercase & lowercase Letter Match:

This is a great file folder game for your students. It’s a fun way for your students to practice matching the correct Uppercase and lowercase letters together. There is #2 pages of Uppercase letters as well as 3 pages of lowercase letters.

rint, laminate and attach the #2 pages of the Uppercase Letters (mailboxes) to a file folder. Then cut out and laminate the mail with the lowercase letters on them.

I would recommend getting small velcro dots and attaching them to the front of the mailboxes as well as the back of the pieces of mail to make the matching process easier.

File Folder Count & Match Game

This is a great file folder game for your students. It’s a great way for your students to practice one-to-one correspondence while counting as well as number recognition. There is #2 pages of numbers 1-10 as well as two pages of the corresponding number of police officers for each number 1-10.

Print, laminate and attach the #2 pages with numbers on them to a file folder. Then cut out and laminate the strips with the police officers on them.

Once everything is laminated attach a velcro dot on the front of each number strip and then attach velcro dots to the opposite side of the paper strips with the number of corresponding police officers on them.

File Folder Uppercase & lowercase Letter Match:

This is a fun way for your students to practice matching the correct Uppercase and lowercase letters together as well as letter recognition. There is #2 pages of Uppercase letters as well as #4 pages of lowercase letters.

Print, laminate and attach the #2 pages of the Uppercase Letters to a file folder. Then cut out and laminate the lowercase letter spaceships.

I would recommend getting small velcro dots and attaching them to the front of the Uppercase letter spaceships as well as the back of the lowercase letter spaceships to make the matching process easier.