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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing an Opinion: Buddies that Bark or Purr-fect Pets?

For Students 3rd Standards
Which animal is best for you—a dog or cat? Why? Engage third graders in an opinion writing assessment that prompts them to read facts about both pets, and then write and decide which pet is best for them.
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Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: Fiction and Nonfiction

For Students 1st - 3rd
This resource is made up of a series of reading passages with accompanying questions. On the first page, learners read the definitions of both fiction and non-fiction. They examine four short selections before writing either fiction or...
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Lesson Plan
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What Makes a Cat a Cat?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the lives of pets by videotaping them.  In this animal life lesson, students videotape a cat and other pets using school cameras in a computer lab.  Young scholars review the footage from the cat and...
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Worksheet
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A Chicken's Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a set of comprehension questions that go with the story "A Chicken's Life." Learners answer each of nine questions by filling in the blank with the correct word then, they complete ten additional comprehension questions that...
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Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension-Grade 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this grade 2 reading comprehension worksheet, students read several short passages, answering 1-3 multiple choice comprehension questions after each. Answers are included.
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Interactive
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The Great Big Turnip, A Tale from Russia

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online/interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a passage from "A Great Big Turnip: A Tale from Russia" and choose multiple choice comprehensive and correct grammatical answers about it. Students choose 8 answers.
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Interactive
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The Cat Came Back

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this listening comprehension interactive instructional activity, learners listen to the song "The Cat Came Back" and fill in the missing lyrics. There are 20 missing words to fill in.
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Lesson Plan
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Are your beginning readers trying to build fluency? Use this activity to teach them how to monitor their reading fluency. First they get a sentence to practice with, reading it to their partner once and rereading it silently five times....
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Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer higher level thinking questions based on thought provoking words in their questions. Students complete 5 higher level thinking questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Introduce Vocabulary: Grandfather's Journey (Say)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Read Allen Say's classic tale Grandfather's Journey as scholars expand their vocabulary in context (note: this strategy could be done with any text). Wondering what words they will learn here? Although you could easily include...
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Lesson Plan
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Introduce Vocabulary: Sorting (Pluckrose)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Find guidance to introduce math vocabulary in context using Henry Pluckrose's book Sorting. This text is an excellent cross-curricular resource for budding readers. Before starting, review some new vocabulary words: collect, common,...
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Lesson Plan
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Visualize It, Understand It, Remember It!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners observe and demonstrate visualization exercises to improve their reading comprehension. They discuss how to visualize images, then draw pictures for sentences written on the board. Students read the poem Gumeye Ball by Shel...
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Lesson Plan
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Picture This

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine how to create mental images to help them comprehend what they read. They discuss what it means to visualize and they draw a mental picture of what they read. Students draw a picture of what they see in their minds while...
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Worksheet
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Analogies

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
When you understand the relationships between words, your vocabulary and reading skills will increase! Work on a set of analogies with multiple choices for learners to select.
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Lesson Plan
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Stone Fox Chapter 1

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapter 1 of Stone Fox and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 10 questions.  
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Lesson Plan
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Shiloh Chapters 7 and 8

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, learners read chapters 7 and 8 of Shiloh and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 10 questions.
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Interactive
English Exercises

Thanksgiving Story

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students read a short story about Thanksgiving, answer multiple choice questions, answer true or false questions, and more. Students complete 10 activities.
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Lesson Plan
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Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students engage in reading comprehension activities for the story "Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet". In this reading comprehension lesson, students make prediction drawings before reading the story, create new illustrations for...
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Interactive
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Superfudge

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive Superfudge worksheet, learners respond to 13 multiple choice reading comprehension questions regarding the Judy Blume book.
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Lesson Plan
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Animal Artists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read a current events non-fiction article and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this animal artists paint for fun lesson plan, students also work on dictionary skills, geography, and creative...
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Worksheet
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What's the Big Idea? 1

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing the common subject for groups of words worksheet, students read groups of words and write a good title for each list. Students write 12 short answers.
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Interactive
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Various 135: Fill In Sentences

For Students 3rd
In this sentence structure instructional activity, 3rd graders choose the proper word to complete the ten given sentences. This is an interactive, multiple-choice instructional activity.
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Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Familiar Sounds

For Teachers K - 6th
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
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Lesson Plan
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Animal Signs

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track animals. They participate in an hands-on activity in which they examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by...