ELA/Writing

STAAR and TEKS focused Academic Vocabulary Word WallTexas teachers, I designed this word wall to help you prepare your students for the STAAR test. The reading academic vocabulary words were taken directly from the Texas TEKS and previous STAAR tests...

This no-nonsense little form is a very handy way to keep students reading regularly. There are four to a page, and I print them on colored paper for students. I require students to turn in at least one weekly for a homework grade. This method has...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The NO...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa. The NO PREP informational text...

A close reading activity bundle with six reading comprehension activities about famous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Each activity comes with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword...

This word wall of the Critical Nouns & Verbs Vocabulary of the Common Core standards is a great reference material for students to use in the classroom. This set only includes the critical nouns and verbs used in the standards up to and including 8th...

A celebration of the life of Theodor Seuss Geisel in comic book format. Includes 31 pages of aligned writing and creative activities along with fill-in-the-blank comic book templates. Covers the life of Dr. Seuss from birth to death. Activities and...

Homophones scoot works well as a pre-assessment, formative assessment, or just a lesson warm-up. Students of all ages can benefit from the game, but it is designed to meet the 4th grade Language Standards.This set of scoot cards is fairly unique. Most...

Novel Study, Guided Reading Books, Graphic OrganizersThis listing is for a guided reading, comprehension packet, an essay topic, and a graphic organizer essay planning sheet. It goes with the book "Sarny: A Life Remembered" (the sequel to "Nightjohn") by...

This is a work packet/guided reading of the outline of the book "Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield" from Time for Kids Biographies. I outlined the whole book and left some of the terms blank. This is meant to guide students in an independent reading...

Worksheets, Outlines, Graphic OrganizersThis is a simple graphic organizer for a persuasive essay that I used with my Special Education 6th Grade ELA and Reading class. It outlines the parts of a persuasive essay and can be used for the brainstorming...

A presentation that can be used to apply close reading to any text (I used it with articles from Scope and short stories.) It explains each close reading strategy (Connections, Writer's Style, and Analysis) and color codes each strategy. Have students...