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Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Text - Teaching How to Write Summaries

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource contains nonfiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.4.2

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Summarizing Activities & Worksheets Practice / Lessons - Reading Passages, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This summarizing bundle has everything you need to help your students be successful with this difficult skill! It combines 2 resources for summarizing practice - Summarizing Nonfiction and Summarizing Fiction. These no prep lessons and activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.2, RI.4.2

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Nonfiction Text Features Activities Bundle - Centers, Posters, Reading Passages

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This nonfiction text feature resource encourages students not only to identify text features found in nonfiction text, but to explain the purpose of the informational text features and how they help the reader. There are posters, charts, worksheets,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.4.7

$13.75

$8.50

1,997

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Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Text - Activities, Passages, Worksheets, 2 Texts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource makes it easy for you to teach comparing and contrasting in nonfiction texts / informational texts so that your students develop a thorough understanding. Students will have the opportunity to compare two topics in the same text, as

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.9

$6.00

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Summarizing Fiction Text / Stories - Reading Passages & Practice Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource includes fiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary and to help them better summarize stories. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.2

$5.75

817

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Nonfiction Text Features Charts / Handout - Student Notes, Anchor Chart

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These charts give the name, purpose, and an example of 18 different nonfiction text features. Use this chart to teach text features to your students, to use as a text features handout or text features cheat sheet for reference, or to put in their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5

$3.00

377

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No Prep Nonfiction Text Features Worksheets, Activities, Practice, Review

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource includes 8 no prep reading and writing activities for text feature practice. Help your students apply what they have already learned about text features, thinking more critically about the purpose of text features and how they help

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.5

$3.00

779

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Natural Disasters / Severe Weather Reading Passages, Worksheets, Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep natural disasters / severe weather resource gives students a chance to learn about tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes while also practicing different reading comprehension skills. Save 25% when you buy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$12.00

$9.00

204

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Author's Point of View - Authors Bias & Comparing Points of View in Nonfiction

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Considering the validity of an author's point of view in nonfiction has never been more important. With the easy access to all sorts of information on the Internet we have now (some of it very unreliable), it is more important than ever for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.6

$5.00

452

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Text Features Task Cards - Text Features in Nonfiction - Can Use for SCOOT

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These 24 text features task cards are designed to encourage students not just to identify text features found in informational text, but to explain the purpose of the text features and think about how they help readers understand text better. Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.3.5

$2.00

561

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Compare and Contrast Activities Unit - Comparing Informational Texts and Stories

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Teach comparing and contrasting in both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of fun ways. This compare and contrast unit combines my Comparing and Contrasting Stories Resource with my Comparing and Contrasting Nonfiction resource (almost 100 pages

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.9, RI.3.9

$12.00

$8.40

496

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Short Constructed Response Practice - Passages & Questions / Prompts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This scaffolded, no prep short constructed response practice will help your students become more successful and more confident at this difficult test taking skill. Students start with plenty of support and structure as they read passages and are

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

$4.50

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Nonfiction Text Structures Worksheets, Activities, Passages (Informational Text)

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

Scaffold your nonfiction text structure instruction with these worksheets, activities, and short and long reading passages. This resource covers the following text structures: sequence / chronologicalcompare and contrastproblem and solutioncause

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.5

$8.00

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Compare and Contrast Unit & Nonfiction Review Bundle - With Informational Texts

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This resource has everything you need to teach your students how to compare and contrast nonfiction texts - and how to write compare and contrast nonfiction essays! It includes no prep and low prep resources that make teaching this skill easier on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$11.75

$8.75

162

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Earthquakes Reading Comprehension - Passage, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn what causes earthquakes, how well earthquakes can be predicted, and how to safe stay during an earthquake.Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on earthquakes, answer questions,

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (13.61 MB)

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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Task Cards - Nonfiction Thanksgiving Text

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep Thanksgiving activity is a great way to practice different reading comprehension skills while celebrating before Thanksgiving break. For each task card, students read a nonfiction, Thanksgiving themed paragraph, and then answer a

Subjects:

Reading, Thanksgiving, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$2.00

329

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Hurricanes Reading Comprehension - Passage, Questions, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep resource will help your students learn how hurricanes form, what types of damage hurricanes can cause, and how to stay safe in case of a hurricane. Students will read a 2 page reading comprehension passage on hurricanes, answer

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

104

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Wetlands (Swamps and Marshes) Habitat Reading Comprehension Passage, Worksheets

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This no prep wetlands resource will help your students learn about what makes up wetlands, wetland plant and animal adaptations, and how humans are impacting the wetlands. The reading passage briefly discusses the differences between swamps,

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.00

105

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Black History Month Short Biographies & Reading Comprehension Activities

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

These no prep Black History Month Activities will help introduce your students to 15 famous African American leaders and heroes. It includes short reading passages / biographies for the 15 Black Americans and comprehension activities &

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.25

257

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Thanksgiving ELA Activities Bundle - Reading Comprehension, Worksheets, More

By Kalena Baker - Teaching Made Practical

This low prep resource is an easy way to keep your students engaged and learning around Thanksgiving. It includes my 4 Thanksgiving Reading & Writing Resources - Save over 30% when you buy the bundle!This Thanksgiving Reading Activities and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$9.50

$6.50

Bundle

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 6 years. Most of this time was spent in 3rd grade, but I have also worked with Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Many of my products are geared toward struggling students who need additional scaffolding in order to be successful. I love building confidence and ability in students who don't have it!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, and am currently working on my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on ELL learners.

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community