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| Comprehensions: Race to the Moon (upper elem/middle) |
A series of reading comprehensions, designed to introduce the history of space travel. |
| Comprehension: Texas (upper elementary/ middle) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An introduction to the state... and great testing practice! |
| Realistic Fiction vs. Fantasy |
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| Realistic Fiction |
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| Comprehension: Reading for Details (upper elem) |
Read the story and answer the questions. |
| Comprehension: Passover (upper elem/ middle school) |
A reading comprehension about the holiday. Passover starts April 9 in 2009. |
| Comprehension: New Year's Eve (upper elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting story about the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Michael Jordan (middle school) |
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| Comprehension: Mardi Gras (middle school) |
A reading comprehension about this festive season. |
| Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Jackie Robinson (upper elem/ middle) |
Biography of the famous baseball hero. |
| Fiction: In a Second! (upper elem/ middle) |
A reading comprehension about a young competitive swimmer, similar to the style used in tests. |
| Comprehension: Horses (upper elem/ middle) |
Reading comprehension on riding and caring for horses. |
| Worksheet: Defining Genre (upper elem/middle) |
Think of books in specific genres (realistic fiction, biography, fairy tale, etc.) and complete the chart by stating which use imagination. This worksheet can be used as introduction or review. |
| Comprehension: Czech Easter (upper elem/ middle) |
Describes a traditional Czech Easter. |
| Biography: Condoleezza Rice (middle school) |
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| Biography: Colin Powell (middle school) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Comprehension: Chickadees (middle school) |
Interested in chickadees? Learn more about them with this fact-filled reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Cardinals (middle school) |
Interested in cardinals? Learn more about them with this fact-filled reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Blue Jays (middle school) |
Interested in blue jays? Learn more about them with this fact-filled reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: An Evening Skate (upper elem) |
A fictional reading comprehension about a young professional skater, similar to the style used in tests. |
| Comprehension: Sharks (upper elem/middle) |
Do you know... how big the biggest shark is? when sharks first existed on Earth? where sharks can be found? Learn about these fabulous fish with this informative reading comprehension. |
| Rules and Practice: Sentence Types (elem/upper elem) |
Imperative, interrogative, declarative, exclamatory. A student study guide is followed by ten pages of language arts skills development. |
| Worksheets: Punctuation (elem/upper elem) |
These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good punctuation review and great testing practice. |
| Worksheets: Homophones (elem) |
These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good
homophone review and great testing practice. |
| Worksheets: Capitalization (elem) |
These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good capitalization review and great testing practice. |
| Worksheet: Point of View (upper elementary) |
Read the short story, then use context clues to answer questions about the author's point of view. Six pages, with answers |
| Comprehension: Armadillos (upper elem/middle) |
An informative reading comprehension on the "armored" mammal. |
| Comprehension: Brooklyn Bridge (upper elem/middle) |
One of the most famous bridges in the U.S. is presented in this reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Tower Bridge (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension on one of London's famous bridges, with questions to really test detailed reading abilities. |
| Comprehension: Camels (upper elem/middle) |
Do you know the difference between a dromedary and a Bactrian? Which one has two humps? Your students will know this and more after this thorough reading comprehension. |
| Comprehension: Chivalry (upper elem/middle) |
What is chivalry? What is its modern-day equivalent? Answer these questions and more with this history-based reading comprehension. Also contains essay and poetry writing prompts. |
| Comprehension: Occupation - Nurse (upper elem/ middle) |
This fact-filled (first-person) reading comprehension presents many of the challenges and rewards of nursing. |
| Unit: Conflict! A Constant Struggle (middle) |
This super-sized reading and writing unit introduces the basic categories of literary conflict (man vs. nature, etc.) and presents two summarized stories for students to analyze in terms of internal/external conflict. The unit incorporates vocabulary, critical thinking, and research. |
| Comprehension: Ostriches (upper elem/middle) |
A factual reading comprehension, describing the habitats, origins, and habits of these famous flightless birds. |
| Poetry Comprehension: Kipling's "If" (middle/high school) |
Read Kipling's poem on adulthood, and fill in the missing verbs. Then match the lines to their modern-day equivalents. Finally, discussion (or essay) questions to address the themes of the poem: adulthood, coming of age, etc. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels. |
| Comprehension: Sea Turtles (upper elementary/middle) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension and a crossword puzzle. |
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