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5th grade short stories worksheets
Short Story Creative Writing (Roll-a-Story)
Introductory PowerPoint covering the elements of a short story plus silly story starters for creative writing in a "Roll-a-Story" format. These four "Roll-a-Story" cards allow for 864 different story combinations! Students first roll a die to select a character, then roll to select a setting and one more roll to select the conflict. Then let the creative writing fun begin.I suggest laminating the "Roll-a-Story" cards. Students only need to use a card briefly, for three rolls of the die. The
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3rd - 6th
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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Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Response Book Report
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Fiction Reading Response Book Report: Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-page assignments can be printed and handed to your students – it’s that easy!What’s great about these activities is they can be used at any of the middle and high school grades, but have also been succes
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCE BUNDLE
12 Greek Mythology Stories and Passages - Kid-Friendly - Upper Elementary
Greek Mythology passages that were created to be “kid friendly”. I found as a teacher it was difficult to teach Greek mythology in the upper elementary grades because the stories were often not age appropriate for my students and so I wanted to have stories that were appropriate. The artwork of the Greek Mythology characters was also designed to fit upper elementary, not too grown-up but not too childish. These 12 Greek Stories are for teachers who already have their own lesson plans but just
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit - Stories - Activities - Allusions - Story Elements
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
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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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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MINI MYSTERIES BUNDLE: 46 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Reading comprehension skills are sure to improve with these engaging activities and worksheets. Kids love a good mystery... and they won't be disappointed with the 46 "who-dunits" detectives Sam Sherlock and Bree Cody encounter in this captivating skills-based set of mysteries. Question pages encourage fact-finding, analyzing clues, predicting outcomes, and solving each mystery! The high-interest format is sure to involve even the most reluctant readers. Guaranteed to be a favorite for both s
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2nd - 7th
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End of the Year Reading Comprehension Passages - FUNNY + Fun Stories
OUTRAGEOUS READING is 20 funny passages at two reading levels! It has an EDITABLE PPT option you can customize. Includes both B/W and color printing options, making predictions, reading comprehension with four written answer questions, 3x repeated reading with coloring, draw your favorite scene, vocabulary, and teacher copies. The update also has teacher and student tracking sheets.NEW LOWER PRICE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!Best of all? It comes written in two levels of passage difficulty for d
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Fun Reading Comprehension - Funny Reading - BUNDLE
The Lottery Short Story Unit - Shirley Jackson Middle School Short Story Project
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit - Activities and Comprehension Questions! Perfect for your upcoming short story unit or dystopian literature unit, this package contains graphic organizers and activities to go along with The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The Lottery short story questions, a biography activity, a giant pennant project, and a hexagonal thinking activity are also included.✅Be sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions about everyt
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5th - 8th
Folktales Reading Comprehension Passages
Stories told by indigenous peoples of North America are featured in these 8 short reading passages with text and 5 multiple-choice comprehension questions on one page. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. The questions are modeled after the types of questions on standardized reading tests. Perfect for morning work or bell work activities, reading centers, quick assessments, small group instruction, interventions, test prep, or homework!Readability is in the 3rd-5th grade ra
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Short Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Greek Mythology for ESL I: Five Short Stories with Activities (CCSS Aligned)
My first of two CCSS aligned, Greek mythology short story and corresponding activities bundle about: Prometheus, Pandora's Box, Echo and Narcissus, The Fall of Icarus, and Arachne The Weaver. This resource was created for beginner to intermediate ESL students to practice reading and responding to fictional text. It can be used for an in-class activity, homework, or an emergency sub plan. I designed this resource with upper-level elementary, middle school, and high school ESL students in mind bec
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3rd - 11th
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Elements of Literature Activities - Plot Diagram Character Conflict Setting
Elements of Literature - Character, Point of View, Conflict, Setting, and Plot Activities - Learn all about the literary elements with these engaging activities. Perfect for a short story unit or novel study, this resource package contains detailed student notes on each element of literature, as well as fill in the blank student note taking templates, graphic organizers, and foldable activitiesThis is a package you will use year after year - a must for English teachers!✅Be sure to check out the
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction reading comprehension passages with questions 4th grade, 5th grade
This nonfiction reading comprehension with questions packet set will be your 4th & 5th-grade students' new favorite thing to read! Use the resource that can be used during the school year as a daily grade, weekly checkpoints, for reading RTI intervention in your small groups, during summer break, for test prep, tutorials, and more. You can also listen as a student reads this passage to see if they are reading fluently. Please note there is no word count on these passages. This low-prep resou
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4th - 6th
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Story Retell and Sequencing
Story Retell And Sequencing: Includes 20 original stories for the student to listen to and retell to the therapist/teacher. This product is great for use in Speech & Language Therapy as well as English and Language Arts. This task targets retell and sequence abilities as well as auditory comprehension/memory. Each story also includes a "Bonus Language Concept" to target other language skills!
Common Core Standard Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2- Retell stories, including key details, a
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2nd - 6th
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Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Book Report (Vol 2)
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Fiction Reading Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-page assignments can be printed and handed to your students – it’s that easy!What’s great about these activities is they can be used at any of the middle and high school grades, but have also been s
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5th - 9th
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Detective Reading 1 - Predicting Summarizing Inferences Finding Information FUN!
Join the fun with Case File 1: The Missing Parrot! Let your kids solve a fun mystery by applying their reading and comprehension skills in a meaningful way. Inference, Prediction, Summarize and Find Information. Ideal for 1st to 5th grade. Perfect for explicit teaching, revision, and more!★ ★ Case File 1 - Case of the Missing Parrot! ★ ★In the story, Jonathan returns home from school to find his pet parrot 'Neddy' is missing. Follow the trail of clues to help Jonathan save Neddy!Comprehension sk
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1st - 6th
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Crafty Minds Creative Writing for Minecraft Crazy Kids
Click here for the DIGITAL VERSION! I went to North Carolina last summer and my friend’s kids were begging to buy a subscription to Minecraft. Then, when I was visiting my nephews in Oregon, they were also begging for Minecraft. Then, the school year started, and Minecraft is all the kids are talking about. So, I thought I might as well make it pay off and get these kids writing about it! They LOVE it and I know your kids will too! Download the preview to see more about this packet. Now availab
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Writing Bundle with a Minecraft Theme Printable and Digital Resources
Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Complete Unit of Study
“Charles” by Shirley Jackson is the perfect story to launch or add to a Short Story Unit. Its “just-right” length and relative simplicity makes it a great mentor text for teaching and/or reviewing the parts of a story. “Charles” is an engaging and humorous story to which any student can relate.This resource includes a variety of activities reflecting attention to Bloom’s taxonomy for deep and meaningful processing.Organizers and activities designed to foster close reading.* 55 + pages of materia
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5th - 10th
Drama Reading Comprehension Passages
Supplement your elements of drama unit with 8 short reading passages that each feature the text and 4 multiple-choice questions on one page. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. Half of the scripts are fairy tale excerpts, and half are fable excerpts. The questions are modeled after the types of questions on standardized reading tests and include elements of drama and reading comprehension questions. Perfect for morning work or bell work activities, reading centers, quick a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Short Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Perseus and Medusa | Full Text Greek Myth | Questions | Graphic Organizers
This Perseus and Medusa Myth, Questions, Graphic Organizers, and Activities is a great asset for anyone teaching Greek Mythology or Rick Riordan's novel, The Lightning Thief. The product contains the full text myth of Perseus' quest to slay the Gorgon, Medusa. The text is 2 pages long, 893 words, and falls in the 810-1000 Lexile range. The product also contains two Character Doodle Note pages: one for Perseus and one for Medusa. Comprehension questions and a sequencing graphic organizer foll
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5th - 9th
You Are Special by Max Lucado
Remind your students that they have inherent value because they were created by God! Engage your elementary students with these print-and-go pages to supplement the book You Are Special by Max Lucado.The book:You Are Special by Max Lucado is a beautiful allegory that tells the sweet story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick who believes that he isn't good enough because of what others say about him. We learn that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with h
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2nd - 5th
The Empty Pot
This print-and-go resource includes everything you need to supplement your reading of The Empty Pot by Demi, a fantastic story that emphasizes the importance of honesty.This print-and-go resource includes the following activities:Front Cover visualization (to be completed before you read the book)Charting the Details: Beginning-Middle-End graphic organizer (answer key included)Retelling Booklet – create a 6-page booklet to retell the storySequencing Events (answer key included)Cause & Effect
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2nd - 5th
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