5th Grade ELA Test Prep Resources

Looking for a high-engagement, standards-aligned resource to teach argumentative writing? This Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit is perfect for middle school (grades 6-8) and provides four unique Thanksgiving-themed writing prompts that help students practice developing claims, providing evidence, and addressing counterarguments and rebuttals.
This resource includes:

• A full lesson plan designed for a 75-minute class, guiding students through argument writing with structured slides and engaging activities.

• Four thought-provoking Thanksgiving debate topics, including:

• "Should Black Friday be banned due to its impact on society?"

• "Is it ethical to celebrate Thanksgiving given the historical conflicts with Native Americans?"

• "Should Thanksgiving Day parades be canceled due to their environmental impact?"

• "Should Thanksgiving football games be banned on the holiday?"

• Slides and Guided Notes: Step-by-step instruction on writing an argumentative essay using claims, evidence, counterarguments, and rebuttals.

• Practice Activities: Hands-on exercises to help students identify and write each part of an argument.

• Templates for Writing: Easy-to-use templates for students to organize their essays and develop their writing.

This unit is ideal for teaching the basics of argumentative writing in a fun, seasonal way, with relevant and engaging Thanksgiving topics that students care about. It's also perfect for debate prewriting, essay interventions, or building towards state assessments like STAAR.
What’s Included:

• Complete 60-minute lesson plan
• 4 Thanksgiving-themed argument writing prompts
• Guided notes and practice passages
• Slide deck covering key writing components (claim, evidence, counterargument, rebuttal)

Help your students develop strong, clear arguments while engaging with Thanksgiving traditions in a meaningful way. Perfect for teaching argumentative writing and improving students' ability to express their ideas logically and persuasively!

Boost your 4th-grade reading instruction with the ELA Test Prep Jeopardy-style Review Game. Designed for busy teachers like you, this game is tailored to help your students master the grade 4 Common Core Informational Reading Standards. Perfect for end-of-year review or standardized test preparation, this game will help your students practice their reading comprehension skills through engaging passages and challenging questions.

✅ Directly Aligned to 4th Grade Common Core Standards for Reading Informational Texts

This game reinforces key ELA concepts with "test-like" questions covering topics such as main idea, text structure, cause and effect, and words in context.

Looking for a literature standards review game?

★ 4th Grade ELA Jeopardy Review Game Reading Literature

CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

★ Accessible on PowerPoint and Google Slides

✏️ Detailed Review

★ 25 ELA Questions Aligned with Common Core Standards, plus answers

★ Bonus Question Slides for extended engagement

★ Print-ready passages for easy use

✏️ Teacher's Tool Kit

• ✨Comprehensive teacher's guide for seamless implementation
• ✨Detailed answer key with explanations, included as a PDF and in presenter view of the game
• ✨Customizable slides to outline game rules & expectations
• ✨Print-friendly scoreboard & question tracker (best for Google Slides™ version)

Note: Game content is not editable.

✨ GAME FEATURES ✨

• ✨Dynamic Game Board: Tracks progress with fading questions and a built-in scoreboard (PPTX version).

• ✨Built-in Scoreboard Slide: Easily tracks points for each team (PPTX).

• ✨Engaging Animations: Reveal answers with a click, keeping students engaged.

• ✨Embedded answer key with explanations for comprehensive learning

PowerPoint is the recommended version for full features. Google Slides users can use the printable scoreboard and question tracker.

✨ GAME CATEGORIES ✨

Practice text-based questions from the critical reading informational text standards across five categories:

✨ Main Idea

✨ Text Structure

✨ Cause & Effect

✨ Words & Phrases

✨ Mixed Bag

This game offers a comprehensive review through multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop simulations, and two-part questions, mimicking "test-like" conditions.

✨ DESIGNED FOR 4TH GRADE ELA EDUCATORS:

As a fourth-grade teacher, this is the perfect tool for streamlining your test preparation and reviewing 4th grade-level reading skills. If you're a fifth-grade teacher looking to reinforce foundational concepts, or a third-grade teacher aiming to challenge your students, this game will also benefit your students! The Lexile range for all passages is 810-1000.

Teach math? Check out the 4th Grade Math Jeopardy Review Games:

★ 4th Grade Math Jeopardy Games

Teach 3rd Grade? Explore the ELA review games for 3rd Grade below:

★ 3rd Grade Reading Literature Jeopardy Game

★ 3rd Grade Reading Informational Texts Jeopardy Game

✨ EASY-TO-FOLLOW GAMEPLAY ✨

Playing the game is straightforward. Simply enter presenter mode in PowerPoint or Google Slides, click on category boxes to access questions, reveal answers, and track scores using the built-in scoreboard feature (PowerPoint version). Detailed instructions ensure seamless implementation.

❤️ WHY EDUCATORS LOVE IT ❤️

❤️ Zero Preparation: Ready to play, saving time and energy.

❤️ Engagement Booster: Encourages teamwork and keeps students motivated.

❤️ Versatile Application: Suitable for various learning environments.

❤️ Aesthetic Design: Features beautiful slides and engaging graphics.

✨ WAYS TO USE ✨

★ Small Group

★ Literacy Centers

★ Whole Group Review

★ Tutoring or Homeschooling

★ Virtual Learning

★ End of Year Review Game

★ Test Prep Activity

WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT OTHER JEOPARDY GAMES

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I used this resource with an after-school tutoring group preparing for the EOG. I'm trying to find fun ways to review, and this was perfect!”— Angie R.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Very helpful to prepare for state testing! Super fun, and easy with printable passages, answer keys, and explanations! Loved it! ” -Paige P.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My students loved this resource! We used it before state testing and again at the end of the year, and they BEGGED to play it over and over again. :)” -Kristi N.

✅ DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FILE

Upon purchase, you will receive a zip file containing 1 PDF & PPTX File

PDF includes:

• Table of Contents
• Teacher Guide
• Game Rules & Ideas for Maximized Classroom Participation
• PowerPoint Instructions
• Google Slides Instructions
• Link to Google Slides™ Game
• Printable passages
• 1 Page Answer Key
• Standard Alignment Pages - (standard, question, and answer)
• Answer Key with Explanations
• Printable question tracker
• Printable Scoreboard
• Student record sheet

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Deconstructed the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for 5th grade! Instructional activities & assessments for reading, writing, foundational skills, speaking, and listening will help teachers easily break down and teach each standard step-by-step.

Learn how to teach each standard step-by-step and assess student understanding effectively. This resource simplifies standards-based teaching, making it a must-have for every 5th-grade classroom.

With this resource, you'll have everything you need to ensure your students stay on track and meet state requirements while making learning engaging and effective.

5th Grade 2023 New Jersey Standards Includes:

⭐ A Break down of the 2023 New Jersey Standards

⭐ The changes made to the 2016 Standards

⭐ A Standard explanation includes the objective, concept, what students should know, Instructional and assessment ideas, and recommendations.

Unpacking 5th-grade standards can be a time-consuming and complex task for teachers, but this resource is designed to save you time and ensure you meet all your students’ academic needs. By breaking down each standard into manageable parts, this resource provides clear guidance on what to teach, how to teach it, and how to assess your students.

You can find other helpful activities :

⭐ Color By Number Bundle

⭐ Winter Close Reading Packet

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

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

⭐ Behavior Management | The Diamond Trail Challenge

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Where Stories Come Alive✎

Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!

The focus of this breakout is figurative language. Includes simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, oxymoron, idiom, hyperbole, imagery, and onomatopoeia. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

I spent two weeks teaching my students revising skills explicitly before it hit me... all the answer choices had SOMETHING to do with knowing how to use a comma!

It's an area where students feel the least confident and it can be fixed. Before your students go into a test or a state exam, make sure they know how to use a comma.

• A short "teach" page is included for self-guided learning.
• Re-teach page for struggling students
• All areas divided by comma usage

INCLUDED: 13 self-grading Google Form Quizzes, Word Doc, PDF!

BUNDLE and SAVE: ELA Test Prep, Study Guide & Activities Bundle

Check out these other resources!

• All Things English For Middle & High School Students (best seller)
• Once Upon A Crime
• Revising & Editing Workbook
• Revising & Editing for Group Lessons
• Bell Ringers for the Semester
• Everything Writing
• Intermediate Advanced ELL/EB Practice with 100s of Common Words
• ELL/EB Newcomer Essential Phrases & Vocabulary

Grade 3 / 3rd grade standardized / state test prep for tests such SBA, CAASPP, FAST, PARCC, NYS etc.

Help students practice the the skills and question types for standardized testing.

Easy to use test prep for grade 3 ELA standardized assessments!

Designed to be used to do one question a day. 50 days worth of questions leading up to testing. Great for a warm-up, review, small group instruction, or assessment.

Skills included: editing, revising, language, vocabulary, research in a variety of question formats.

Includes both a printable PDF download (each question is on one page to be used as a "question of the day". There is also a link to make a copy of a Google Slides presentation to post for students on Google Classroom.

The no prep digital Google Slides version is embedded as a link that will create a new copy for you in your Google Drive. It can then be shared with students or posted on Google Classroom.

Please note a Google account is needed to access the Google Drive version. Please reach out with any questions!

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Permission is granted to copy pages for use by teachers/students use by the original purchaser. This product was sold for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses for use in multiple classrooms.

THIS GOOGLE SLIDE BUNDLE INCLUDES PRE READING DIGITAL INTRODUCTION AND POST REVIEW CARD GAME FOR NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY.

1. Pre:

PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5

GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension

AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES, or BOOK CLUBS.

HISTORICAL POWERPOINT: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

• Opening slides

-genre, author photo and short bio.

-audio link

•Setting slides

-Location facts, photos, maps

-Time period facts, photos and links

-Link to period music

-Links to historical video clips

2. Post:

REVIEW GAME post-reading activity for novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

This interactive card game has been specifically designed to review the novel with comprehension questions and answers woven into the playing of "THE RESISTANCE" review card game.

This printable card game is made for groups of 2-4 players with 64 playing cards and 32 question/answer cards. The game is made to be played similarly to the card game "WAR". *Cards can be printed in COLOR or BLACK and WHITE.

USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage

· Add to electronic notebook

* Review for test

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

Enjoy

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Use these 25 standards-based, interactive Writing Skills & Strategies Bookmarks, correlating posters, and Google Slides to differentiate for student needs and practice specific writing strategies. These can also be used for test prep, homework, small group instruction, and independent writing practice. Use the 23 Google slides to model skills for the whole class. Use the 8.5 x 11 inch poster during small group instruction to reteach a skill.

Bookmarks are designed with 4 bookmarks to a page, which saves on copying and paper waste, and much of the text is in the Open Dyslexic font to support struggling readers. Bookmarks and posters can be printed in either color or grayscale/B&W. 

My own students are absolutely in love with these bookmarks. We recently completed the Show, Don't Tell bookmark since that is a skill so many kids struggle with. When coupled with the Tell Me A Great Story bookmark and Google Slide as a reminder how sensory details can bring a story to life, the kids were excited to get down to writing. And their stories actually turned out really good with a lot of variety to them.

This resources includes:

• 25 Bookmarks (4 per page) 
• 24 Teacher Posters to model how to use the reading skill or bookmark
• 23 Google Slides for whole class instruction
• Teacher's Guide

Skills Included:

1. Tell Me a Great Story (Informational Version)
2. Tell Me a Great Story
   (Interactive Version)
3. WoW Words
4. Design Your Characters
5. Who is in my Story?
6. Show, Don’t Tell
7. Conflict Resolution
8. Cycle of Conflict: Action, Reaction, Decision
9. Sequence of Events
10. Create Your Storyboard
11. Visualize
12. Opinion Writing
13. Convince Me: Persuasive Writing
14. Main Ideas & Key Details
15. Step Up to Writing Star & Dash
16. Compare Vs. Contrast 
17. RACE
18. ARMS (Informational)
19. Revision Tips
20. CUPS (Informational)
21. Editing Tips 
22. Ways to Start a Story
23. Great Last Lines
24. Transitions
25. Sassy Sentence Structures

To prepare the bookmarks:

• Print & copy the bookmarks onto cardstock or copy paper
• Cut apart

You might also like my 24 Interactive Reading Bookmarks or Writing Game Spinners.

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Make reviewing author's purpose fun with this engaging, collaborative game show! This author's purpose game show includes examples from high interest categories of video games, sports, candy, history, and dinosaurs. Quick and easy setup, plus clear directions makes this game perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students to practice the different types of author's purpose by exploring it through interesting topics. Students will love exploring author's purpose while working in teams with friendly competition, and won't even realize how much they're learning!

Here's what you'll get:

• 25 questions
• student recording sheet
• teacher directions

Your students will love practicing author's purpose concepts with their teammates. They'll be engaged in discussions, and having friendly competition while reviewing their learning.

Prep is quick and easy... Just copy student recording sheets, display the game on the board, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!

IMPORTANT!

You must have PowerPoint installed on your computer. Also, this file is not editable.

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Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

End of year or anytime! Escape each room to escape the school! Engage your students with this exciting online/digital ELA escape room test prep unlimited replay game focused on core English Language Arts (ELA) topics. This interactive online/digital escape room learning game brings problem-solving skills to life as learners answer questions about key ELA topics and concepts to identify a three-letter code that unlocks "doors" to various classrooms.

Perfect for (both) virtual or in-person classrooms, this online escape room will boost engagement and enhance critical thinking skills as learners prepare for important standardized tests.

Effective for any purpose as it provides a fun way to assign a back-to-school assessment, complete a comprehensive, end-of-year review, or provide any opportunity for learners to apply what you've taught them. This TEKS-aligned online escape room game offers a truly no-prep way to prepare learners for STAAR testing as you challenge them to apply their knowledge.

How It Works:

• Eight Rooms to Escape: In each room, learners face three multiple-choice questions, each with a corresponding letter code.
• Unlock the Next Room: Students must enter the correct 3-letter code in order to move on to the next room. Incorrect codes prompt them to try again with a new set of randomly-selected questions.
• Student-Approved: This game has been tested and approved by a 5th grader! My son was involved in every step of the process and couldn’t wait to play.

Comprehensive ELA Content:

• Grammar, Parts of Speech, and Spelling
• Affixes (Greek and Latin Roots)
• Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Allusion, Adage/Proverb, Idiom, Pun, Litotes
• Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies
• Literary Elements: Plot, Conflict, Point of View, Author's Purpose
• Critical Thinking Skills: Inference, Prediction, Cause and Effect, Fact vs. Opinion, Compare and Contrast
• Main Idea Identification
• Context Clues and Vocabulary Strategies

Why This Escape Room?

• Interactive and Fun: Keeps students engaged while reinforcing important ELA skills.
• Variety and Challenge: Questions are randomly selected from a broad pool, ensuring a unique experience each time.
• Effective Review: Ideal for test prep, end-of-unit review, or anytime reinforcement.

Ready to dive in? Here's a preview of other learning games.

It's Comprehensive:

Multiple-choice questions are selected randomly from a pool:

• Grammar, Parts of Speech, and Spelling
• Affixes, including Greek and Latin
• Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopeia, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Allusion, Adage/Proverb, Idiom, Pun, Litotes
• Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies
• Plot Elements, Conflict, Point of View, and Author's Purpose
• Inference, Prediction, Cause and Effect, Fact vs. Opinion, and Compare and Contrast
• Identifying the Main Idea
• Using Context and Strategies to Understand Unfamiliar Words

Basic Features:

• Aligned to TEKS, STAAR, and CCCS.
• Supports Remote Learning: Online game. Internet required.
• Incorporates Science and Social Studies content.
• Bonus: Each topic has accompanying clues (anchor charts) that can be downloaded from the Resources tab at no additional charge.
• Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners get immediate notification of correct or incorrect answers.
• Unlimited Replay option: Questions are selected randomly from a pool. There are at least 10 question sets in each room and well over 100 question sets in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt. In addition, new questions will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.
• Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.
• No Prep: Automatic scoring and answer key. Open/send the link and go!
• Study guides/learning aids included.
• Copyright-friendly audio.
• No macros = play on any device.
• A Google account is not required!
• Average duration: 10 - 15 minutes = Perfect for a quick refresher or energizer.

What to Expect:

Please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

You'll receive a PDF file that includes a link to the online game. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

Help Me Get Better:

If you encounter any issues, please contact me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product. Again, please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

Please let me know if you would like to see additional examples or have suggestions for other uses/topics.

Are you looking to make reviewing similes and metaphors fun? Do your students struggle to create descriptive figurative language? Then download this no prep Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Similes and MORE Activity BUNDLE!

Kids will be engaged and motivated to play this individual or team-building dice game. Well suited for the Language Arts or ELL classroom, your students will be having so much fun they will forget they are learning!

In this no prep activity, students roll a die find the corresponding instructions, and create their own sentences using onomatopoeia, oxymorons, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, similes, or metaphors! The first one to complete a row or column wins the game! Virtual dice included!

**You are receiving 3 different games but they can be played over and over again as each roll of the die provides students with new sentences to write! This truly is all you need to keep your students engaged and motivated to practice creating their own sentences using figurative language.

✔This resource includes:

• Instructions
• Google docs digital/online gameboard (with a link to a digital single die roller on Youtube)
• Printable in-class game board (you will need an individual die for each group)
• 79 unique questions (and 9 “Take A Break” spots) across 3 different game boards
• ‘Answer Sheet’ for students to write their sentences
• Terms of Use

✔Examples:

• Use onomatopoeia to describe an excited dog.
• Write an alliteration about the beach.
• Use hyperbole to describe someone’s looks.
• Use an oxymoron in a sentence about food.
• Use personification in a sentence about an animal.
• Write a simile using 'mad'.
• Finish this metaphor, "Today, school was....."

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❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

• Figurative Language EDITABLE List of Oxymoron Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Dice Games Figurative Language Similes & Metaphors
• Dice Games Figurative Language Alliteration Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor
• BUNDLE 2 Dice Games Figurative Language Alliteration Onomatopoeia Simile
• Dice Games Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Personification Alliteration Hyperbole
• SIMILES Choice Board, Student Checklist, Rubric, 48 Similes w/ definitions
• METAPHORS Choice Board, Checklist, Rubric, Metaphors w definition
• Homophones Choice Board 
• Digital Grammar Practice - ALL ABOUT ANIMALS - Walruses
• Digital Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Practice - ALL ABOUT ANIMALS - Gorillas

FUN:

• Truth or Dare...the Classroom Party Game You Didn't Know You Needed!
• Truth or Dare 2nd Edition
• BUNDLE Truth or Dare Versions 1 & 2
• Virtual Scategories & Truth or Dare (All Ages!)
• Gifted and Talented Activity - Can you make a connection?

Engage 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders with tools to master Short Constructed Responses (SCR) and Extended Constructed Responses (ECR) practice using 35 student opportunities for RACE in a creative way. Ideal for ESL, ELA STAAR, RTI, stations, review, bell ringers, or differentiated independent work.

This No Prep roadmap will help students craft clear, structured, and thoughtful writing responses.

➡️ Why You Will Love

⭐35 student practice opportunities planned and prepped so you get your planning time back!

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

⭐Leverages the UPS framework to help students combine visuals, analogies, and hands-on practice, emphasizing Understanding, Processing, and Sharing knowledge.

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum.

⭐Embedded support to help reach all learners.

➡️ What’s Included

• Structured Writing Frameworks:
  *RACE Method
  *UPS Framework
• Mini Quizzes
• 35 Practice Opportunities
• Scaffolding and Differentiation Tools Embedded
• 5 Quick Checks

➡️ How to Use

• Workbook
• Daily Warm-Ups
• Test Prep Stations
• Whole-Class Lessons
• Small-Group Lessons
• Differentiated Resource
• Accommodations

Bring STEP UPS to life with this incredible resource today!

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Teaching Theme Activities: Finding & Determining Theme Worksheets & Task Cards

WHY is finding the theme so tricky for students? It's time to make this concept EASY for students... with no extra work on your part!

These theme task cards and worksheets are perfect for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade. These theme task cards include differentiated answer sheets to meet the students' varying needs in your class. Since each answer sheet asks the student to do different things, you can use these task cards THREE TIMES with each student if you choose.

A digital distance learning option has been added to this file. EACH OF THE THREE ANSWER SHEETS can be used in either Google Slides™ or Google Forms™ (three answering options each, for a total of six different links for students).

This product includes:

• One theme explanation page
• Two pages of ideas about how to use the theme task cards
• 24 task cards (each task card contains a full passage/story)
• Three different options for answer sheets along with corresponding answer keys (option three does NOT have a key since student answers will vary)
• Three worksheets that can be used with any story or passage

This product is differentiated into three ways that students can choose their answers.

One Word Theme Task Card Answer Sheet:

You might use these if you just want your students to understand simple one topic themes. You also might use this for your below-grade level learners to keep it simple.

Choose the Best Sentence Theme Task Card Answer Sheet:

You might use these if you want your students to identify the theme in a complete sentence. This could also be used for on-level learners.

Write your own Theme Task Card Answer Sheet:

This one does not have any answers. They have

to write their own theme statement. Great for

those above-level learners.

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.

This is a clickable list of all the theme products available in my store. Please note that the theme bundle includes all three theme products.

• THEME POSTERS
• THEME TASK CARDS AND PRINTABLES
• THEME READING PASSAGES AND PRINTABLES
• THEME BUNDLE

You may also be interested in these Language Arts products:

• TASK CARD PRODUCTS
• GRAMMAR PRODUCTS
• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRODUCTS
• CHARACTER TRAITS PRODUCTS
• VOCABULARY PRODUCTS

Shake up your classroom by playing this fun ELA matchmaker review game! As the testing season approaches, this comprehensive 81-page PDF resource offers a perfect blend of fun and education, ensuring a thorough review of essential literary concepts.

Our resource is thoughtfully crafted to cover five crucial categories: Synonyms, Antonyms, Figurative Language, Literary Elements, and Affixes & Roots. Each category is rich with 30 pairs, enabling full class participation and ensuring that every student is actively engaged in the learning process.

Our 'ELA Review Extravaganza' is designed to be flexible and adaptable to your classroom needs. Here are two effective ways to use this resource:

Option 1: Print and Cut

Prepare the Activity:

• Print out the pages of the resource
• Carefully cut out each pair from the categories

Distribute the Pieces:
Hand out one piece of the puzzle to each student.

• Activity Instructions for Students:
  Each student should first define or describe their term or concept.
• Then, allow students to get up and mingle in the classroom, searching for the student who holds the matching pair to their piece.

Finding Matches:

• As students find their pairs, they can sit together and discuss why they are a match, reinforcing their understanding of the concept.

Class Discussion:

• After everyone has found their pairs, have a class discussion or sharing session about the matches.

Option 2: Assign & Go (Digital Version)

Assign the Activity:

• Assign the digital version of the resource to students through your preferred educational platform.

Independent or Pair Work:

• Students can work through the slides independently or with a partner. They will find the best match for each term or concept from the word bank provided in the slides.

Interactive Learning:

• The digital format allows for interactive learning, as students can easily navigate through the slides and select their answers.

Review and Feedback:

• After completion, you can review their answers and provide feedback, or students can share their answers with the class.

Embrace the Versatility

• Print & Digital Formats: Choose the print version for a hands-on classroom experience or the digital version for a seamless, tech-integrated lesson. The digital version is perfect for 1:1 device classrooms and offers an easy-to-assign-and-go option for busy teachers.
• Interactive Learning: Students can enjoy the interactive elements in the digital version or the physical engagement of the print version.
• Ideal for Centers & Independent Work: Set up as learning stations in your classroom or assign digitally for individual completion - adaptable to various teaching strategies.
• Hassle-Free Preparation: With the digital version, say goodbye to cutting and prepping. It's all ready to use at the click of a button!

Perfect Tool for Diverse Educational Needs

• Comprehensive Test Review: An engaging way to review and reinforce ELA concepts before exams.
• Builds Core Skills: Enhances vocabulary and understanding of literary terms in an interactive manner.
• Encourages Critical Thinking: Students analyze, match, and connect concepts, fostering deeper comprehension.
• Flexible and Convenient: Whether in a traditional classroom setting or a remote learning environment, this resource fits seamlessly into your lesson plan.

Transform your ELA review sessions into an 'Extravaganza' of learning and excitement. With our 'ELA Review Extravaganza,' education is not just about memorizing; it's about engaging, interacting, and understanding. Download now for an enriching educational experience that your students will love!

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES PRE READING DIGITAL INTRODUCTION AND POST REVIEW CARD GAME FOR NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY.

1. Pre:

PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5

GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension

AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES, or BOOK CLUBS.

HISTORICAL POWERPOINT: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warning page which must be clicked to access video.

• Opening slides
-genre, author photo and short bio.
-audio link

•Setting slides
-Location facts, photos, maps
-Time period facts, photos and links
-Link to period music
-Links to historical video clips

*Assessments
-Pre and Post assessments

2. Post:

REVIEW GAME post-reading activity for novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

This interactive card game has been specifically designed to review the novel with comprehension questions and answers woven into the playing of "THE RESISTANCE" review card game.

This printable card game is made for groups of 2-4 players with 64 playing cards and 32 question/answer cards. The game is made to be played similarly to the card game "WAR". *Cards can be printed in COLOR or BLACK and WHITE.

USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
· Introduce new story
· Provide factual backstory to historical fiction text
· Stimulate group discussion
· Create predictions about text
· Use as distance learning resource
· Post on webpage
· Add to electronic notebook

* Review for test

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

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

Looking for fun activities and games to teach and review Parts of Speech? With over 350 color-coded word tiles including: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, plus 84 punctuation mark cards, your upper elementary or middle school student will expand beyond basic sentences to build sentences that are detail-rich and descriptive. Also included are 16 Parts of Speech Bingo Cards (also includes a blank bingo card) and a Parts of Speech Reference Bookmark.

This resource is perfect as a whole class activity or small group center activity, and includes both color-coded cards and black and white word cards. It also includes basic punctuation marks (period, comma, question mark, and exclamation marks) as well as more advanced punctuation marks (colons, semicolons, hyphens, and quotation marks) to allow students to experiment with more complex sentence structures.

This resource can be used in conjunction with the Part of Speech Games for Grammar Review: Grow and Build New Sentences resource.

Using the included word tiles and resources, you can do any of the following fun activities:

• Sentence Building with Word Tiles/Trading Cards
• Sort Word Tiles by Parts of Speech using the B&W word cards
• Match the Sentence Structure
• Parts of Speech Bingo
• Parts of Speech Bookmarks

Parts of Speech Included: 

Nouns

Pronouns

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Punctuation Marks Included

Periods

Commas 

Question marks 

Exclamation marks

Colons

Semicolons 

Hyphens

Quotation marks

My 5th graders LOVED this resource. When I first introduced the sentence building activity to the kids, each student was given a noun, verb, and adjective. They went to their seats to build a sentence, then met their peers at the center of the room to read their sentence and exchange one of their word tiles, returning to their seat to build a new sentence. The kids said they enjoyed being creative and that it felt like they were playing with trading cards.

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I'd love to hear how you use this resource in your classroom! Feel free to email me at iteachiwrite@yahoo.com with any questions or suggestions you may have. And don't forget to rate this product in order to earn TeachShare Credits for future purchases!

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End of year or anytime! Escape each room to escape the school! Engage your students with this exciting online/digital ELA escape room test prep unlimited replay game focused on core English Language Arts (ELA) topics. This interactive online/digital escape room learning game brings problem-solving skills to life as learners answer questions about key ELA topics and concepts to identify a three-letter code that unlocks "doors" to various classrooms.

Perfect for (both) virtual or in-person classrooms, this online escape room will boost engagement and enhance critical thinking skills as learners prepare for important standardized tests.

Effective for any purpose as it provides a fun way to assign a back-to-school assessment, complete a comprehensive, end-of-year review, or provide any opportunity for learners to apply what you've taught them. This TEKS-aligned online escape room game offers a truly no-prep way to prepare learners for STAAR testing as you challenge them to apply their knowledge.

How It Works:

• Eight Rooms to Escape: In each room, learners face three multiple-choice questions, each with a corresponding letter code.
• Unlock the Next Room: Students must enter the correct 3-letter code in order to move on to the next room. Incorrect codes prompt them to try again with a new set of randomly-selected questions.
• Student-Approved: This game has been tested and approved by a 5th grader! My son was involved in every step of the process and couldn’t wait to play.

Comprehensive ELA Content:

• Grammar, Parts of Speech, and Spelling
• Affixes (Greek and Latin Roots)
• Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Allusion, Adage/Proverb, Idiom, Pun, Litotes
• Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies
• Literary Elements: Plot, Conflict, Point of View, Author's Purpose
• Critical Thinking Skills: Inference, Prediction, Cause and Effect, Fact vs. Opinion, Compare and Contrast
• Main Idea Identification
• Context Clues and Vocabulary Strategies

Why This Escape Room?

• Interactive and Fun: Keeps students engaged while reinforcing important ELA skills.
• Variety and Challenge: Questions are randomly selected from a broad pool, ensuring a unique experience each time.
• Effective Review: Ideal for test prep, end-of-unit review, or anytime reinforcement.

Ready to dive in? Here's a preview of other learning games.

It's Comprehensive:

Multiple-choice questions are selected randomly from a pool:

• Grammar, Parts of Speech, and Spelling
• Affixes, including Greek and Latin
• Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopeia, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Allusion, Adage/Proverb, Idiom, Pun, Litotes
• Synonyms, Antonyms, and Analogies
• Plot Elements, Conflict, Point of View, and Author's Purpose
• Inference, Prediction, Cause and Effect, Fact vs. Opinion, and Compare and Contrast
• Identifying the Main Idea
• Using Context and Strategies to Understand Unfamiliar Words

Basic Features:

• Aligned to TEKS, STAAR, and CCCS.
• Supports Remote Learning: Online game. Internet required.
• Incorporates Science and Social Studies content.
• Bonus: Each topic has accompanying clues (anchor charts) that can be downloaded from the Resources tab at no additional charge.
• Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners get immediate notification of correct or incorrect answers.
• Unlimited Replay option: Questions are selected randomly from a pool. There are at least 10 question sets in each room and well over 100 question sets in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt. In addition, new questions will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.
• Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.
• No Prep: Automatic scoring and answer key. Open/send the link and go!
• Study guides/learning aids included.
• Copyright-friendly audio.
• No macros = play on any device.
• A Google account is not required!
• Average duration: 10 - 15 minutes = Perfect for a quick refresher or energizer.

What to Expect:

Please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

You'll receive a PDF file that includes a link to the online game. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

Help Me Get Better:

If you encounter any issues, please contact me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product. Again, please play the preview version before purchasing. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

Please let me know if you would like to see additional examples or have suggestions for other uses/topics.

Are you looking to make reviewing figurative language fun? Do you want your students to be engaged and motivated to learn? Then download this BUNDLE Similes Onomatopoeia and Alliteration a Figurative Language Activity! Well suited for the Language Arts or ELL classroom, your students will be having so much fun they will forget they are learning!

Students roll a die and find the corresponding instructions to create their own sentences using figurative language! The first one to complete a row or column wins the game! Can be played virtually or in-class - Virtual dice included! This activity can be played repeatedly as each game is unique. Laminate your gameboards and they can be used for years.

✔ Figurative Language covered in this activity: onomatopoeia, alliteration, similes, and metaphors.

✔ Each resource includes:

• Instructions
• Google docs digital/online gameboard (with a link to a digital single die roller on Youtube)
• Printable in-class game board (you will need an individual die for each group)
• 27 unique questions (and 3 “Take A Break” spots)
• ‘Answer Sheet’ for students to write their sentences
• Terms of Use

✔Examples:

• Write a simile using a color
• Write a metaphor about the weather
• Finish this metaphor: “Today, school was….”
• Finish this simile: “The test was…..”

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SIMILES Choice Board, Student Checklist, Rubric, 48 Similes w/ definitions

METAPHORS Choice Board, Checklist, Rubric, Metaphors w definition

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Engage 3rd-5th graders with a context clues nonfiction lesson: bell ringer, guided notes, ELA STAAR practice, activities, anchor chart, model passage, and exit ticket—ideal for intervention, stations, STAAR prep, and independent reading comprehension work!

A low-prep lesson designed to help learners master context clues in a fun and structured way within the Nonfiction Genre.

➡️ Why You Will Love

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

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

⭐Real-world connections so that students see how the skill is applied to their everyday lives. 

⭐Flexible Format to integrate into any curriculum. 

⭐Differentiated small group instruction cards to help you reach every learner in your classroom. 

➡️ What’s Included

• Detailed Mini-Lesson Plan

• Warm Up

• Anchor Chart

• Real-World Connections

• Interactive Adventure Google Lesson Slides

• Teacher Model Text

• Guided Notes

• Guided Practice with key terms

• Differentiated Small Group Instruction Cards

• Student Activity: Scavenger Hunt

• Exit Ticket

➡️ How to Use Suggestions

• Begin with a warm-up to spark curiosity and introduce the day’s focus.

• Teach with the anchor chart, lesson slides, model text, guided practice, and guided doodle notes, encouraging students to make connections.

• Engage students with a story-driven adventure lesson. 

• Provide scaffolded practice using small group instruction and independent activities.

• Wrap up with an exit ticket to assess understanding and inform future lessons.

• Use Google Slides and Adobe to assign or download resources.

Your students will love the adventure lesson, variety, and engagement provided in this resource! Bring Context Clues to life with this resource! 

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