First Grade Reading Comprehension

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These DIFFERENTIATED non-fiction text features activities can be used in a variety of ways: ~Pre-assessment ~Post-assessment ~Interactive Journal ~Follow-up ~Literacy Center and MORE! **Suitable for first and second grades **Teacher directed tool for the emergent-level kindergarten **Remediatio...

5 tips for challenging & engaging gifted readers—so they become lifelong learners.

Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade

Nonfiction Text Features Chart {FREE} - This Reading Mama

Today's Wednesday, and that means it's one day closer to being break for me. And for the rest of you, only three more days 'til the weekend! Today's post offers you another classroom resource that I created. This one focuses on the "five-finger retell" strategy. The download includes a poster that can be used as…

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Non-Fiction Text Features Anchor Chart

I have gathered ten of my favorite practice pages for teaching text features. Each handout teaches about a certain content while covering Common Core Standard RI2.5. My students need constant review of this standard, and this packet gives you themed material to use throughout the year! Inclu...

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Fun activity for helping students get to know each other AND learning about text features!

It’s almost Jan Brett time! I LOVE Jan Brett books! Her books have been always been among my favorites. Last year, I put together a pack of literacy activities that I’ve been doing with my class over the years. Last weekend I updated it a tad. Here’s a preview of this pack: Activities for The Mitten: ... Read More about Jan Brett Literacy Activities (update and a FREEBIE!)

Do you love using the book, The Mitten, in your classroom during winter? These 16 story activities are a perfect supplement to the book.

With the Common Core Standards in place, students are being asked more and more to use critical thinking skills to analyze literary and informational text.

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