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Do you need a quick and engaging resource for Valentine's Day reading? This set is perfect for you and your students will love the nonfiction passages! You will love the easy prep- just print and read!
This set features upper 3rd to fifth-grade skills of finding the main idea, determining word meaning in context, finding evidence, fill in the blank vocabulary, listing examples, identifying and using text features, and basic reading comprehension questions.
The set also makes use of nonfiction text features. You will find the use of bold print, bulleted lists, captions, a close-up, a glossary, map, photos, subtitles, tables, titles, and a timeline.
The four reading passages are provided in two reading levels- an easier and a more challenging. The reading selections are about exchanging cards for Valentine's Day, how chocolate is made, candy conversation hearts, and Hershey's Kisses candy.
In addition, a newspaper mock-up article page is included that has more reading selections. The articles include the gift of roses, amounts of money spent on gifts, and the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. There is a comprehension question page for the newspaper set and 2 graphic organizers.
All answer keys are provided. Specific skills and Common Core standards are listed on the table of contents page.
NOTE: The reading selections for this resource were written for elementary students. The reading levels of the passages are appropriate for upper third grade through fifth grade. This set is perfect for centers, small groups, seat work, homework, or sub days!
Specific contents of this resource are:
The total page count for this download is 28.
After many years as a classroom teacher I made a big leap to a specialist's job. I became a STEM Lab Specialist in 2013 and quickly discovered I had no resources. I literally started from scratch creating my own lessons for 17 classes of third, fourth, and fifth graders. It was slightly overwhelming. Okay, a lot overwhelming! After several months of creating new STEM resources for my classes I really felt that my lessons could be a lifesaver for busy teachers - like you! Thank you so much for visiting my blog and store. Look around- I know you will find something that will suit your class perfectly!
"As always, with this resource you provided a comprehensive, user friendly, and truly awesome product! My students were beyond excited to try this challenge. Thank you for creating another slam dunk activity!"
Carol
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Have you always known you were going to be a teacher? I sure have! I grew up in Germany and can still remember playing school with our neighbors that only spoke German. Somehow, kids can play even when they cannot understand each other. My dream to be a teacher continued right into high school and I really thought I would teach upper level math. But, you know, something about working in an elementary school just kept enticing me in that direction. I have taught third, fourth, and fifth grade and I'm now a STEM Specialist. I have two adult children and three fur babies. I love reading and cats and coffee and getting up early. My husband and I are slowly checking off visits to all the places on our bucket list. (Australia we are headed your way soon!)