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Space Reading Comprehension Activities

May 6, 2022

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Buzzing with Excitement for Insects Reading Comprehension & Author’s Purpose Activities

April 20, 2022

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Activities for Autism Awareness Month & Teaching Special Needs Acceptance

April 11, 2022

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Pass, Shoot, Score! Basketball Nonfiction Readers and a Free Text Feature Scavenger Hunt

April 4, 2022

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5 Reading Comprehension Activities for Context Clues

March 29, 2022

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St Patrick’s Day Classroom Activities

March 9, 2022

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How To Teach Summarizing

March 2, 2022

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Writing A Letter Worksheets, Mentor Texts, & Activities

February 22, 2022

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5 Guided Reading Resources for Teaching Character Traits

February 1, 2022

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Though our weather can’t decide if it’s going Though our weather can’t decide if it’s going to be spring yet, the animals and insects are out and about here in Washington. With the arrival of spring brings one of my favorite nonfiction units… insects! 

In my Insect Nonfiction Unit, I have 7 non-fiction passages about different insects with reading comprehension activities to go with each. The unit also includes compare and contrast activities, labeling diagrams, an insect observation journal, graphing our favorite insects, solving insect-themed math problems, and even a digital BOOM card deck all about insects!

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Looking for a fun nonfiction unit to do with your Looking for a fun nonfiction unit to do with your nuggets this spring? 

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