Elementary Close Reading Resources

Generic Novel Study Activities for Any Book: Reading Response Graphic Organizers

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Transform any novel study, book reading club, or literature circle into an engaging, high-level learning experience with zero prep! Take your reading comprehension instruction to the next level with these 42 Printable Generic Novel Study Reading Response Graphic Organizers.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Literature

Also included in: Book Activities Bundle: 42 Reading Response Graphic Organizers & 24 Bookmarks

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Book Activities Bundle: 42 Reading Response Graphic Organizers & 24 Bookmarks

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Transform reading time with this Book Activities Bundle, featuring 42 reading response graphic organizers for ANY novel study and 24 interactive reading comprehension bookmarks to practice standards-based reading skills and strategies.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading Strategies

50 AVID One-Pager Templates: Printable and Customizable Digital Version include

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

These 50 printable and digital customizable editable one-pager templates allow kids to think critically and creatively in order to show what they know in ANY subject. Perfect for AVID schools.

3rd - 6th Close Reading, For All Subjects

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Close Reading Comprehension Reading Skill Bookmarks, Posters and Google Slides

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Use these 24 standards-based Interactive Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies Bookmarks, correlating posters, and Google Slides to differentiate for student reading needs and practice close reading for reading comprehension.

3rd - 6th Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Also included in: Book Activities Bundle: 42 Reading Response Graphic Organizers & 24 Bookmarks

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Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Writing Skills Interactive Bookmarks

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Differentiate for your students with this engaging bundle of printable, interactive reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills bookmarks. You'll get printable interactive bookmarks, printable posters, and digital Google Slides.

4th - 7th Close Reading, Grammar, Writing

SWBST Story Planning Graphic Organizer Worksheets and Summary Writing Activities

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

SWBST (somebody, wants, but, so, then) isn’t just for summarizing a story anymore. This story planning resource includes a SWBST graphic organizer, bookmark tools, and a fun, hands-on activity with mix-and-match character and conflict cards you cut apart.

4th - 7th Close Reading, Creative Writing

Also included in: Reluctant Writers Mini Bundle Writing Worksheets and Activities for Practice

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ELA Foldable Note-Taking Graphic Organizers for Reading and Research Skills

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Make reading and research easy with 8 ELA foldable style note-taking graphic organizers. You’ll get a trifold for the following: narrative stories, expository texts, biographies, state reports, animal reports, planet reports, as well as a customizable Q&A style trifold, and a generic ALL ABOUT ___ research report trifold.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading

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Phonics Skill Assessment 2nd 3rd Grade Spelling Sound Blends Word Review Packet

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

This phonics resource is perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade students to review their phonics reading skills. Teachers will love this resource (186 ready-to-print worksheets!) for their phonics folder. The digraph, trigraph, and vowel team worksheet activities are suitable for phonics intervention, assess

2nd - 4th Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading

December 4th Grade Morning Work/Bell Ringer/Enrichment | The New York Daily | ELA/SS Integrated

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Make December morning work meaningful with The New York Daily! This Grade 4 resource includes 20 no-prep NYS Social Studies and ELA activities for bell ringers, early finishers, enrichment, and centers. Students explore winter traditions, notable New Yorkers, inventions, holiday history, geography, and historic events through informational texts, primary sources, maps, data, and critical thinking tasks. Includes 20 printable activities and answer keys.

4th - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, U.S. History

Knights In Armor Coloring Bookmarks Cards Cute Dragon Castle, Calm Craft Rewards

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Coloring knights in armor keepsake bookmarks with cute dragons, castles, and swords, could be used as brain breaks, as rewards for students, or as a fun coloring activity at a party, could be added to letters or mailed with cards, or attached to gift baskets and goodie bags.For best results print th

Preschool - 5th Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies

Fantasy Story Reading Fun Independent Activity Grade 4 Short Reading Passage 5th

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

This Fantasy-themed short story reading comprehension is suitable for 4th and 5th-grade students. The 8-page fictional short story has reading comprehension questions. Students will enjoy the short story reading passage and feel confident with the consistent structure to answer the comprehension que

4th - 6th Close Reading, Reading, Short Stories

Also included in: Short Stories Imaginative Narrative Writing Unit Activities 4th 5th 6th Grade

Closed Syllables Multisyllabic Short Vowel Words Fluency Passage 2nd 3rd Grade

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

These decodable reading passages focus on words with closed syllables. Students will read closed syllables words with short vowels in context. The 5 short vowel reading passages come in a fluency tracking format and with comprehension questions. There is a supporting closed syllables anchor chart to

1st - 3rd Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading

FREE Text Evidence Reading Comprehension Activity – Prove It! | Grades 3, 4, 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Help students find and support answers with text evidence using Prove It!, a FREE reading comprehension resource for Grades 3–5. Students read three informational and fiction passages, evaluate statements, and underline supporting evidence while building close reading and reasoning skills. Perfect for introducing the RACE writing strategy, literacy centers, small groups, and independent practice. Includes three reading passages, student directions, and a teacher answer key.

3rd - 5th Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading

Earth Day Reading Comprehension Activities | 7 Reading Passages & Worksheets

Created by
Meryma Learning

Teach Earth Day and environmental topics with this engaging set of reading comprehension activities designed for upper elementary students.This resource includes 7 high-interest reading passages that help students explore important topics like pollution, climate change, and sustainability while buil

3rd - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading

Dynamic Characters: Character Transformation in Literature | Focus Unit| 3, 4, 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore character development and transformation in literature with this Grades 3–5 ELA Focus Unit. Students investigate internal and external changes, dynamic and static characters, and how characters evolve through picture book read-alouds, discussion, and evidence-based writing. Includes multi-day lesson plans, vocabulary posters, differentiated response pages, comparison activities, matching cards, summative assessment, and answer key.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading

air ear are aw Blends Spelling Practice 2nd 3rd Grade Phonics Review Worksheets

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

During phonics practice, students often need repeated opportunities to decode and spell words with targeted patterns in meaningful contexts. This set of phonics worksheets provides focused practice with air, ear, are and aw patterns, along with additional vowel patterns, blends, digraphs and trigrap

1st - 3rd Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading

Digraph Trigraph Consonant Blends Review Worksheet Spelling Review 2nd 3rd Grade

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

This consonant blends worksheet bundle includes initial and final digraph and trigraph blends. Students will read and write spelling words with beginning consonant blends and blends ending in two and three letters. This resource provides 45 blends and digraphs/trigraphs worksheets for students in 2n

1st - 3rd Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading

Also included in: Phonics Skill Assessment 2nd 3rd Grade Spelling Sound Blends Word Review Packet

Figurative Language Scoot Game Task Cards - Review & Test Prep: Print & Digital

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

In this educational grammar SCOOT game, students move through 20 different task cards to identify 9 different types of figurative language: alliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, adage, idiom, and imagery. Ideal for elementary and middle school ELA teachers.

4th - 7th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading

Also included in: Figurative Language Bundle: Notes Booklet, Scoot Task Cards, Printable Card Game

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Concussions Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Created by
TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Concussions. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties. The reading looks at:What is a concussion?Signs and symptomsTre

5th - 7th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Oil Spills and Their Consequences Reading and Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Created by
TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Oil Spills and Their Consequences. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- a case study of the

5th - 8th Close Reading, Science, Earth Sciences

Also included in: New York Science - MS. Engineering Design | NYSSLS | Scientific Method

Frog Life Cycle Reading Comprehension Activities | Cut and Paste Worksheet

Created by
Meryma Learning

Teach the frog life cycle with this engaging set of reading comprehension and hands-on science activities designed for 3rd to 5th grade students.This printable resource helps students explore the four stages of a frog’s life cycle while strengthening nonfiction reading comprehension and life science

3rd - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, Science

Also included in: Life Cycle Activities | Spring Science Reading Comprehension Posters & Projects

Ladybug Life Cycle Reading Comprehension Activities | Cut and Paste Worksheet

Created by
Meryma Learning

Teach the ladybug life cycle with this engaging set of reading comprehension and hands-on science activities designed for 3rd to 5th grade students.This printable resource helps students explore the four stages of a ladybug’s life cycle while strengthening nonfiction reading comprehension and life s

3rd - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, Science

Also included in: Life Cycle Activities | Spring Science Reading Comprehension Posters & Projects

Bee Life Cycle Reading Comprehension Activities | Cut and Paste Worksheet

Created by
Meryma Learning

Teach the bee life cycle with this engaging set of reading comprehension and hands-on science activities designed for 3rd to 5th grade students.This printable resource helps students explore the four stages of a bee’s life cycle while strengthening nonfiction reading comprehension and life science u

3rd - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, Science

Also included in: Life Cycle Activities | Spring Science Reading Comprehension Posters & Projects

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Reading Comprehension | Cut and Paste Worksheet

Created by
Meryma Learning

Teach the sea turtle life cycle with this engaging set of reading comprehension and hands-on science activities designed for 3rd to 5th grade students.This printable resource helps students explore the four stages of a sea turtle’s life cycle while strengthening nonfiction reading and science unders

3rd - 5th Close Reading, Informational Text, Science

Also included in: Life Cycle Activities | Spring Science Reading Comprehension Posters & Projects