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5th grade short stories pdfs
Fairly Tales: Grimm, ELA Reading Digital Escape Room: Middle School Escape
⭐IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A GRIMM FAIRY TALE WITHOUT AN ADVENTURE OR ENCHANTED FOREST. ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Grimm Digital Escape conjures up enchanted forests, villains, and happily-ever-afters. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to escape this Grimm Adventure using clues that practice reading, listening, sequencing, comparisons, logic, and other important skills!Now with two versions! A flat version with self-checking answers is included, no Google form is required. ⭐ Want a printable versio
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Personal Narrative Writing Unit for 4th and 5th Grade | Full Lesson Plans
This is a "no prep" personal narrative unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write great narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about personal narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards!Click "preview" to se
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4th - 5th
Greek Mythology Stories and Activities (aligned with CCSS)
I have made another Greek Mythology unit! This one ties perfectly with the other Greek Mythology unit I have in my store already. Why did I create another one? Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, I have been looking for ways to address the standards that require the students to read and understand Greek myths and words and phrases that come from them. I have found that there are not an abundance of myths that are necessarily appropriate for fourth grade students. With thi
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4th - 5th
Creative Narrative Writing Unit Grades 4-5 | Prompt, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
This is a "no prep" unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write incredible creative narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about creative narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards!Click "preview" to see a l
Grades:
4th - 5th
Pixar Shorts Films NARRATIVE WRITING THEME PLOT LITERARY ELEMENTS ANALYSIS SEL
LITERARY ANALYSIS OF PLOT AND FULL NARRATIVE WRITING UNIT for GLUED! Google Slides and Worksheets. This adorable animated short film is perfect for teaching PLOT, THEME, CHARACTER TRAITS & MOTIVATION, CONFLICT, SETTING, FORESHADOWING, AND NARRATIVE WRITING in the most FUN AND EFFECTIVE way! In this workshop, students are guided through a full interactive plot analysis of the short film Glued. Students will then use the knowledge they've gained in the workshop to create their own narrative
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5th - 9th
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Paper Bag Book Report Project - Novel Study Templates - Reading Comprehension
Paper Bag Book Report: Fun Book Report Project for ANY Novel or Short Story - This package is perfect for your upcoming novel study unit or short story unit, as it provides students with everything they need to create a Paper Bag Book Report on ANY novel or short story! All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, and templates! Two separate Paper Bag Book Report packages have been included: one for use with ANY novel, and one tha
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3rd - 6th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
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3rd - 6th
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Fluency Task Cards BUNDLE | A FULL YEAR of Fluency Practice | Science of Reading
A HUGE (discounted) bundle of 360 themed Fluency Task Cards with varied sentence types to help your students practice their oral reading fluency all year! The following task card sets are included in this MEGA Fluency Bundle! This year-long fluency task card bundle includes a mix of NONFICTION & FICTION texts designed specifically with reading fluency in mind.January *Winter Fun* February *Presidents* March *A Trip to Ireland* April *Titanic* May *Spring Fling* June *End of The Year/Summer
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3rd - 5th
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Inferences: Short Stories with Inferential Questions
Practice making inferences--drawing conclusions when given some, but not all, of the information, now in short story form! Stories are geared to upper elementary and middle school topics, such as running for student council president, getting left out of a party invitation, and working a summer job. The following pages include:-10 short stories with 5 inferential questions each-3 categories of inferences: predictions: making a reasonable guess of something that could happen next environ
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Inferences Bundle
Aesop's Fables Reader's Theater Scripts and Activities for Grades 4-7
Looking for a fun way to teach fables to your middle grade to middle school students? These Aesop's Fables reader's theater scripts are easy to implement, and students will love them! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating fables into your language arts instruction.These four, one-page, three-character scripts with corresponding reader response questions will give your students the chance to: work on fluency, reading comprehension while learning about the fables genre in a fun and en
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Blank Comic Book Templates - Create Your Own Comic Book - Comic Templates
Let their creativity shine with this set of comic book templates complete with cover and matching title page for them to customize! Pages and pages of unique layouts for their imaginations to run wild! What is Included:60 pages of unique blank comic templatesCustomize the front cover & matching title pageSpeech bubbles & sound graphics are not on any page so that your creativity is completely free!Ideas for how to draw speech bubbles & sound graphics where you want to include them!Qu
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2nd - 5th
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Myths and Legends Close Reading Comprehension - Print and Digital Resources
Elevate your students' reading comprehension with these comprehensive Myths & Legends Comprehension activities. Designed to meet educational standards, this resource is perfect for students in 4th to 6th grade, bridging critical gaps in the curriculum. Dive into a world of diverse myths and legends, from Native American to Greek mythology, and enhance reading skills with activities designed for various learning styles. PRODUCT FEATURES:Versatile Learning Formats: Includes both printable PDF
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4th - 6th
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The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, Digital Escape Room, Escape The Three Wishes!
Escape the three wishes! The Monkey's Paw Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the White family's villa! You should definitely watch the preview video for this cutting-edge classroom experience! When my students begin, what will they experience?By clicking on “VIEW 360°” the digital escape room opens. There is a "wind and sn
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5th - 12th
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12 SHORT MYSTERY STORIES & READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Follow Clues - Fun
Watch reading comprehension skills soar with these captivating short mystery stories and activities! Follow the clues around New York City with Detective Hanlon as he uncovers the truth in each short, high-interest mystery - guaranteed to capture the attention of even the most reluctant readers! Students will LOVE following clues, discovering evidence, making inferences and solving these intriguing mysteries!Meet the DetectiveTravel throughout New York City as you visit famous places and solve
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4th - 9th
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Plot: Story Structure Activity
NEW PRODUCT: Determining the Plot
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You can use this plot activity in many different ways! This would be a great way to introduce plot, use as guided practice, small group, centers, or even independent practice!
This is a great tool to use instead of boring workbook pages! There are four stories the students must read and identify the specific part of the plot. The students have a story map to place the cards to check their answers. There is an answer sheet included.
All yo
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2nd - 5th
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Visualizing Assessments: Comprehension Quick Sketch Quick Checks
Have you ever had a student read and not comprehend? Uh, yes, I think we all have! This reading behavior is all too common in students who *can* read, or sound like a reader, but too often these "readers", are not comprehending anything at all, these students are often known as "word callers." This is problematic, but can be fixed with this resource.
I have been teaching Visualizing to students for over 10 years because it is one of the most important reading strategies to help students stay tu
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1st - 8th
Personal Narrative Unit Graphic Organizers
In this unit are graphic organizers to support your students while writing personal narratives. These graphic organizers provide scaffolding and visual supports to a variety of learners. Included are graphic organizers on the following topics: *Brainstorming*Watermelon vs. Seed Ideas*Sensory Language*Introduction "Hooks"*Beginning, Middle, and End*Thinking about Setting*Character Traits*Dialogue*Transitions*Show, Don't Tell*Self & Peer Editing ************************************************
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3rd - 6th
Myth Reading Passages - 20 One Page Myths from Around the World
These myth reading passages introduce students to different cultures around the world. Just one page each, these easy stories allow each student in your class to have their own myths to read! If you've checked out every single mythology book in your school and public library and STILL come up short, you need these one-page myths!What Other Teachers Are Saying:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students have loved the myths! They are in kid friendly language which is amazing! These were the perfect addition to my fa
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3rd - 5th
MORE MINI MYSTERIES: 20 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Grab your reluctant readers' attention with these short, high-interest mysteries! No prep worksheets sure to improve reading comprehension.Follow along with Detective Cody as she solves these 20 intriguing "whodunits" mysteries. Reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills get a workout as students read each mystery, then follow the clues to their logical conclusions. Clever questions and activities encourage students to find facts, read for details, analyze situations, make inferences, p
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2nd - 6th
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A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Traditional Literature Activities Unit (Folklore) - Passages, Games, Worksheets
This traditional literature unit / folklore unit covers fairy tales, fables, myths, legends, and tall tales. Students look at the patterns and characteristics of these different types of traditional literature and distinguish between them. Students practice this in a variety of different ways, including through note taking, reading passages, writing, and games. This resource includes: a filled in chart that explains the different types of traditional literature and gives common examples of e
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3rd - 5th
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Folktales Worksheets: Fairytales, Fables, Tall Tales, Legends, & Myths
Practice folktales and the different subgenres with these great printables! The subgenres explored are: fables, fairytales, tall tales, legends, and myths.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Folktales Overview - handoutFolktales Subgenre Chart - handoutFolktales Subgenre Chart - worksheetFolktale Multiple Choice Quiz - assessmentFolktales I Know - worksheetFolktale Reflection - assessment/worksheetGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!NOTE: This resource uses A
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4th - 8th
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PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Elements & Techniques FOR THE BIRDS
Pixar-like Short Film Workshop. Looking for a fun and effective way to teach literary elements such as theme, plot, dialogue, characters, inference, and irony? For The Birds is a tried and true favorite among students and teachers! Film Summary: The birds on a wire make fun of the bird with different feathers, until ironically, they fall off the wire and lose all of their own feathers. Your students will get a chuckle and learn a lesson about bullying. Includes Activities For: ✔ IRONY✔ Setting✔
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5th - 8th
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Finish the Story Writing Prompt
Finish the Story Writing Prompt with Rubric includes: - 20 Finish the Story Writing Prompts- Lined pages for reproducing (not counted in page count)- Finish the Story Writing Prompt RubricThis resource is part of the Writing Prompt Bundle at a 20% discount with my Writing in Response to Reading Prompts and my Argumentative Writing Prompts . That’s 60 prompts total!This has been updated to a TPT Digital Activity, which means it's great for distance learning! Check out my new ELA Technology Enhanc
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4th - 7th
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