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Reading Nonfiction and Informational Text activities for the upper elementary classroom. Main topics include: main idea, informational text structures…
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Use these five main idea worksheets as a test prep resource! Main idea is a skill that is stressed heavily on reading tests, so you want to make sure your students are prepared to answer these multiple-choice questions. These passages are all related to the topic of reading and are written for upper elementary students. Students are asked to identify the main idea and the best title for the passage. One passage is about Read Across America Day.
Use these five main idea worksheets as a test prep resource! Main idea is a skill that is stressed heavily on reading tests, so you want to make sure your students are prepared to answer these multiple-choice questions. These passages are all related to the topic of reading and are written for upper elementary students. Students are asked to identify the main idea and the best title for the passage. One passage is about Read Across America Day.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
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Teach students to identify the main idea and supporting details within a reading passage. Identifying the main idea is a difficult skill for students to master, so it is helpful to practice identifying the main idea regularly. Each worksheet focuses on a particular month or season. This resource provides you with a main idea activity when each new month arrives. Spiral back to main idea 11 times during the school year! With multiple-choice questions, these worksheets are ideal for test prep!
Teach students to identify the main idea and supporting details within a reading passage. Identifying the main idea is a difficult skill for students to master, so it is helpful to practice identifying the main idea regularly. Each worksheet focuses on a particular month or season. This resource provides you with a main idea activity when each new month arrives. Spiral back to main idea 11 times during the school year! With multiple-choice questions, these worksheets are ideal for test prep!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Teach 2nd and 3rd grade students to identify the main idea and supporting details within a reading passage. Identifying the main idea is a difficult skill for students to master, so it is helpful to practice identifying the main idea often. Each worksheet focuses on a particular month or season. This resource provides you with a main idea activity when each new month arrives. Spiral back to main idea 11 times during the school year! With multiple-choice questions, this is ideal for test prep!
Teach 2nd and 3rd grade students to identify the main idea and supporting details within a reading passage. Identifying the main idea is a difficult skill for students to master, so it is helpful to practice identifying the main idea often. Each worksheet focuses on a particular month or season. This resource provides you with a main idea activity when each new month arrives. Spiral back to main idea 11 times during the school year! With multiple-choice questions, this is ideal for test prep!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Teach your students to find text evidence with this color-coding activity! Students read two passages and then answer the five comprehension questions that follow. They color the dot dude beside each question, and then they return to the passage and use the same color to underline the text that supports their answer. This text evidence practice packet includes one fiction passage and one nonfiction passage. This engaging activity makes finding text evidence fun!
Teach your students to find text evidence with this color-coding activity! Students read two passages and then answer the five comprehension questions that follow. They color the dot dude beside each question, and then they return to the passage and use the same color to underline the text that supports their answer. This text evidence practice packet includes one fiction passage and one nonfiction passage. This engaging activity makes finding text evidence fun!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Learning to write a strong nonfiction summary requires a lot of practice. This worksheet packet contains five nonfiction passages. After students read each informational text, they will write a 3- to 4-sentence summary. This packet includes a graphic organizer designed to help students write their topic sentence. These passages are perfect for students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.
Learning to write a strong nonfiction summary requires a lot of practice. This worksheet packet contains five nonfiction passages. After students read each informational text, they will write a 3- to 4-sentence summary. This packet includes a graphic organizer designed to help students write their topic sentence. These passages are perfect for students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
These 5 nonfiction text structure posters can be hung in your classroom. They are perfect to use as anchor charts throughout your text structure unit! Informational text structures include description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Each poster includes a description of the text structure and a graphic organizer. This is a great reference tool for students to use throughout the year! Text Structure, Hanson, Sequencing, Solving, Product Description, Author, Thing 1, Writers
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These 5 nonfiction text structure posters can be hung in your classroom. They are perfect to use as anchor charts throughout your text structure unit! Informational text structures include description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Each poster includes a description of the text structure and a graphic organizer. This is a great reference tool for students to use throughout the year!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
This nonfiction text structures assessment features five informational text structures: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Students read ten nonfiction passages and identify the text structure of each. Students also must defend each answer. Two short-essay questions follow the ten passages. This assessment, made for fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students, is rigorous and engaging! If you want, you can also use this packet as worksheets.
This nonfiction text structures assessment features five informational text structures: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Students read ten nonfiction passages and identify the text structure of each. Students also must defend each answer. Two short-essay questions follow the ten passages. This assessment, made for fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students, is rigorous and engaging! If you want, you can also use this packet as worksheets.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Being able to identify and use text features is essential to reading and comprehending informational texts. Have your students show what they know with this nonfiction text feature assessment. It consists of four pages, and it can also be used as a worksheet packet. This nonfiction text feature resource contains 22 multiple-choice questions. Some questions require students to identify the text feature, while others require that students use the text feature. Just print and go!
Being able to identify and use text features is essential to reading and comprehending informational texts. Have your students show what they know with this nonfiction text feature assessment. It consists of four pages, and it can also be used as a worksheet packet. This nonfiction text feature resource contains 22 multiple-choice questions. Some questions require students to identify the text feature, while others require that students use the text feature. Just print and go!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
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Identifying an author's perspective requires critical thinking. Teach your students to read a passage and identifyy the author's perpective on the topic. This set of fiction and nonfiction passages are written for 4th and 5th grade students. Students are tasked with analyzing the author's perspective and then contrasting it with their own perspective on the given topic. Business Motivation, Fitness Motivation, Fitness Tips, Fitness Goals, Weight Loss Motivation, Fitness Exercises, Body Workouts, Hot Fitness, Daily Motivation
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Identifying an author's perspective requires critical thinking. Teach your students to read a passage and identifyy the author's perpective on the topic. This set of fiction and nonfiction passages are written for 4th and 5th grade students. Students are tasked with analyzing the author's perspective and then contrasting it with their own perspective on the given topic.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
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The ability to read passages and cite text evidence to justify an answer is an important skill. These worksheets provide an opportunity to practice this skill. It contains three fiction and two nonfiction passages. Each reading passage is followed by 4 to 6 comprehension questions. Students select an answer and write a sentence to justify it, citing text evidence. This resource is ideal for test prep. It contains a poster with 10 text evidence sentence starters. Text Evidence Sentence Starters, Citing Text Evidence, Language Art Activities, Language Arts, Word Study, Comprehension Questions, Reading Passages, Test Prep, Sentences
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The ability to read passages and cite text evidence to justify an answer is an important skill. These worksheets provide an opportunity to practice this skill. It contains three fiction and two nonfiction passages. Each reading passage is followed by 4 to 6 comprehension questions. Students select an answer and write a sentence to justify it, citing text evidence. This resource is ideal for test prep. It contains a poster with 10 text evidence sentence starters.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Teaching text structure can be difficult. This set of task cards is helpful because it features eight topics with four passages about each topic. Text structures include description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Students read the informational passage and identify its text structure. Reading Comprehension Activities, Reading Strategies, Reading Skills, Teaching Text Structure, Nonfiction Text Structure, Student Reading, Guided Reading, Text Structures, Authors Purpose
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Teaching text structure can be difficult. This set of task cards is helpful because it features eight topics with four passages about each topic. Text structures include description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Students read the informational passage and identify its text structure.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Teaching students to identify nonfiction text structures can be challenging, but graphic organizers help a ton! This resource contains ten worksheets. The first five worksheets are perfect for guided practice. The text structure is provided, and students fill out the graphic organizer associated with that text structure. For the final five worksheets, students read the passage and identify the text structure. Then, they draw and fill out their own graphic organizer to prove their answer. Red Planet, Cause And Effect, Soviet Union, Graphic Organizers, Spacecraft, Scientist, Planets, Product Launch
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Teaching students to identify nonfiction text structures can be challenging, but graphic organizers help a ton! This resource contains ten worksheets. The first five worksheets are perfect for guided practice. The text structure is provided, and students fill out the graphic organizer associated with that text structure. For the final five worksheets, students read the passage and identify the text structure. Then, they draw and fill out their own graphic organizer to prove their answer.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Summarizing Nonfiction, Nonfiction Reading, Nonfiction Text Features, Text Structure Lessons, Free Lessons, Upper Elementary
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Do you have students who struggle to answer questions about the sequence of events within a reading passage? These three worksheets contain nonfiction passages about famous Black Americans, like Jackie Robinson. After students read each passage, they answer multiple-choice questions. This is a great test prep activity for students in fourth grade, and fifth grade. It is part of a timeline and sequence craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheet passages. Kids Reading, Famous Black Americans, Sequencing Worksheets
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Do you have students who struggle to answer questions about the sequence of events within a reading passage? These three worksheets contain nonfiction passages about famous Black Americans, like Jackie Robinson. After students read each passage, they answer multiple-choice questions. This is a great test prep activity for students in fourth grade, and fifth grade. It is part of a timeline and sequence craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheet passages.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Have your students practice identifying text structures with this set of four worksheets. Students will read 20 short nonfiction passages and identify the text structure. This is part of a nonfiction text structures craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheets! Each worksheet features a unique topic. Text Structure Worksheets, Passage Writing
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Have your students practice identifying text structures with this set of four worksheets. Students will read 20 short nonfiction passages and identify the text structure. This is part of a nonfiction text structures craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheets! Each worksheet features a unique topic.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
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These four reading passages are followed by comprehension questions that focus on sequencing events. Most questions have a multiple-choice format and are ideal for test prep, since sequence is a skill that tends to be tested frequently. These passages are written for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms. Two are fiction passages and two are nonfiction. Sequencing Events
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These four reading passages are followed by comprehension questions that focus on sequencing events. Most questions have a multiple-choice format and are ideal for test prep, since sequence is a skill that tends to be tested frequently. These passages are written for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms. Two are fiction passages and two are nonfiction.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
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Identifying an author's perspective requires critical thinking. Teach your students to read a passage and identifyy the author's perpective on the topic. This set of fiction and nonfiction passages are written for 4th and 5th grade students. Students are tasked with analyzing the author's perspective and then contrasting it with their own perspective on the given topic.
Identifying an author's perspective requires critical thinking. Teach your students to read a passage and identifyy the author's perpective on the topic. This set of fiction and nonfiction passages are written for 4th and 5th grade students. Students are tasked with analyzing the author's perspective and then contrasting it with their own perspective on the given topic.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
FREE Nonfiction Text Features Task Cards! This set features 24 nonfiction text features, plus a fun recording sheet!
FREE Nonfiction Text Features Task Cards! This set features 24 nonfiction text features, plus a fun recording sheet!
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Prepare your students for standardized reading tests with these reading passages! This packet includes 20 engaging passages: 9 nonfiction, 8 fiction, 2 poems, and 1 script. After reading each passage, students will answer six multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. More than 20 reading skills are featured! This digital test prep activity uses Google Slides and Google Forms. #reading #comprehension #testprep #readingpassages Nonfiction Texts, Reading Test, Teaching Reading
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Prepare your students for standardized reading tests with these reading passages! This packet includes 20 engaging passages: 9 nonfiction, 8 fiction, 2 poems, and 1 script. After reading each passage, students will answer six multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. More than 20 reading skills are featured! This digital test prep activity uses Google Slides and Google Forms. #reading #comprehension #testprep #readingpassages
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
A FREE main idea printable that functions as a reusable graphic organizer! It can be used again and again across subject areas... just replace the sticky notes! After reading an excerpt from a textbook, have students determine the main idea and three supporting details. Teaching Reading Comprehension, Informational Writing, Reading Writing, Reading Journals, Writing Corner, Persuasive Writing
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A FREE main idea printable that functions as a reusable graphic organizer! It can be used again and again across subject areas... just replace the sticky notes! After reading an excerpt from a textbook, have students determine the main idea and three supporting details.
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Students will read the nonfiction passage on each task card and determine which text structure was used: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, or problem and solution. Each set of four task cards focuses on one topic. There are 32 cards in all. #informationaltext #textstructures #taskcards #reading Text Structure Anchor Chart, Text Structure Activities, Sentence Structure, Middle School Texts, Literary Text
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Students will read the nonfiction passage on each task card and determine which text structure was used: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, or problem and solution. Each set of four task cards focuses on one topic. There are 32 cards in all. #informationaltext #textstructures #taskcards #reading
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
Teach text structures with this FREE sorting activity that features 8 nonfiction passages! Ideal text structure lesson for the upper elementary classroom that includes an anchor chart! Text Features Activities, 6th Grade Reading, Teaching 5th Grade
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Teach text structures with this FREE sorting activity that features 8 nonfiction passages! Ideal text structure lesson for the upper elementary classroom that includes an anchor chart!
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Reviewing Skills with Reading Games! | Crafting Connections
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Preparing for standardized reading tests doesn't have to be boring. Use a game format! Students read each passage and then roll a die and answer the multiple choice comprehension questions that follow. The student with the lowest total wins! The 12 fiction and 12 nonfiction passages included in this bundle are written for fourth and fifth grade students and cover a wide variety of reading skills. Print and digital versions are included. #readinggames #reading #testprep #fourthgrade #fifthgrade Comprehension Passage
Comprehension Passage
Preparing for standardized reading tests doesn't have to be boring. Use a game format! Students read each passage and then roll a die and answer the multiple choice comprehension questions that follow. The student with the lowest total wins! The 12 fiction and 12 nonfiction passages included in this bundle are written for fourth and fifth grade students and cover a wide variety of reading skills. Print and digital versions are included. #readinggames #reading #testprep #fourthgrade #fifthgrade
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction
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Determining the main idea doesn't have to be boring! Engage your students with this Main Idea PowerPoint activity! It uses the ice cream cone analogy to help students remember how the main idea is reinforced by supporting details. Four practice passages are included. Multiple-choice questions are included for test prep. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included. Writing Skills, Student Writing, 2nd Grade Ela
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Determining the main idea doesn't have to be boring! Engage your students with this Main Idea PowerPoint activity! It uses the ice cream cone analogy to help students remember how the main idea is reinforced by supporting details. Four practice passages are included. Multiple-choice questions are included for test prep. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Reading Nonfiction