Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the end of the summer vacation and the beginning of the new school year in the fall. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: Summer's End The New School The Icebreaker The Bus Ride Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a great return to school and a wonderful fall season! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading *** Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Third Grade which includes this booklet and 16 others and comes with a 38% discount. Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Fourth Grade which includes this booklet and 16 others and comes with a 38% discount. Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Fifth Grade which includes this booklet and 13 others and comes with a 38% discount. All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Icebreaker: All About Me Fun Frames Writing Activity will get your students writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in discussions with other students. There are five printables included with this packet: The first two printables include All About Me questions. There is a template for a girl and a template for a boy. Students can answer the questions and color in the printables as they wish. You can then display the printables your students have created on the classroom wall. The second two printables are frames-only pages with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions for your students to answer. Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you supply them. The final printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thank you for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Reading Passages - Stories and Activities is a packet of 46 pages concentrating on reading and comprehension aligned with the Common Core standards for third grade. In this packet you will find seven original one-page stories and one two-page story with accompanying questions and activity pages. Each story also comes with a Quick Common Core page that focuses on literacy Common Core standards. The activity pages are full of questions, pictures to draw about the stories, as well as picture sequencing. There are also four mini-story pages with questions for your students to answer. These stories are written at the third grade reading level (Flesch-Kincaid) and can either be read by the teacher to test listening comprehension or read by the students to test reading comprehension. Included: A Visit to the Farm (reading level - 3.5) The Red Apples (reading level - 3.8) The Big Decision (reading level - 3.6) The Spaceship (reading level - 3.5) The Surprise Birthday Party (reading level - 3.9) The Picnic (reading level - 3.6) Julie's Campout (reading level - 3.4) The Pinata (reading level - 3.7) Mini Stories (reading level - 3.7) Common Core Standards covered: 3.RL.1 3.RL.4 3.RF.4 3.L.1 3.L.2 3.L.5 3.L.6 These will also be great for review for fourth grade or for advanced second graders. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Original Reading Passages - Stories and Activities is a packet of 46 pages concentrating on reading and comprehension aligned with the Common Core standards for second grade. In this packet you will find seven original one-page stories and one two-page story with accompanying questions and activity pages. Each story also comes with a Quick Common Core page that focuses on literacy Common Core standards. The activity pages are full of questions, pictures to draw about the stories, as well as picture sequencing. There are also four mini-story pages with questions for your students to answer. These stories are written at the second grade reading level (Flesch-Kincaid) and can either be read by the teacher to test listening comprehension or read by the students to test reading comprehension. Included: A Visit to the Farm (reading level - 2.8) The Red Apples (reading level - 2.9) The Big Decision (reading level - 2.4) The Spaceship (reading level - 2.3) The Surprise Birthday Party (reading level - 2.9) The Picnic (reading level - 2.8) Julie's Campout (reading level - 2.7) The Pinata (reading level - 2.9) Mini Stories (reading level - 2.9) Common Core Standards covered: 2.RL.1 2.RL.4 2.RF.4 2.L.1 2.L.2 2.L.5 2.L.6 These will also be great for review for third grade or for advanced first graders. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Opnion Writing is Common Core Aligned and will get your students writing their own opinions, arguments, and persuasive texts; weighing positive and negative points; and agreeing or disagreeing with other kids’ viewpoints on up-to-date subjects. Included are 52 separate worksheets that will get your students expressing their opinions, coming up with reasons and examples for their opinions, and writing short passages to explain their thought processes. Types of questions in this packet include: Opinion Writing, Hits and Misses, Persuasion, Weighing Positives, A Kid’s Viewpoint, Comparison, Pros and Cons, Quotes and Sayings, and Yes or No questions. These pages can be used as classroom activities, in writing centers, as groupwork, or as homework. Argumentative writing plays a key role in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Standards covered include: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store! Yvonne

Interactive Writing and Grammar Notebook for Sixth Grade - 165 pages! This writing and language notebook is completely hands-on and interactive. Each chapter in this interactive writing journal includes a divider for the standard that is covered in the chapter, a hands-on activity for students to put in their writing and language notebooks, and at least one page that you can use as an assessment or as a worksheet for additional practice. In addition, each chapter has a page of graphics that your students can color, cut out, and paste into their writing and language notebooks. There are also pictures of children using this notebook to give you ideas about how to set up your Common Core writing and language notebooks. All Common Core writing and language standards for 6th grade are covered in this book. Topics covered: Writing Opinions Writing Informative Texts Writing Narratives Producing Writing Developing Writing Publishing Writing Research Projects Gathering Information Finding Evidence Writing Routinely English Grammar Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling Knowledge of Language Word Meanings Word Relationships Using Words and Phrases Make sure to look at the preview for more details about this fun and interactive way to teach writing and language skills in your classroom! All graphics are originals and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

100th Day of School Math and Literacy Activities is a packet of 40 pages with a focus on math and literacy skills. All pages follow the theme of the 100th day of school. Activities are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the 3rd grade. These worksheets work great for use on and around the 100th day of school. Included in this packet are: An original story with worksheets A Mini story and questions Five Quick Common Core Math worksheets Five Quick Common Core Literacy worksheet Five themed Mathbooking journal prompts Four writing activities focusing on 100 days of school One colorful poster for your classroom Common Core Standards covered: 3.RI.1 3.RI.4 3.RF.4 3.W.2 3.L.1 3.L.2 3.L.5 3.L.6 3.OA.1 3.OA.2 3.OA.3 3.OA.4 3.OA.5 3.OA.6 3.OA.7 3.OA.8 3.NBT.1 3.NBT.2 3.NBT.3 3.NF.1 3.NF.2 3.NF.3 3.MD.1 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 3.MD.7 3.MD.8 These will also be great for review for fourth grade or for advanced second graders. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

100th Day of School Math and Literacy Activities is a packet of 39 pages with a focus on math and literacy skills. All pages follow the theme of the 100th day of school. Activities are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the 2nd grade. These worksheets work great for use on and around the 100th day of school. Included in this packet are: An original story with worksheets A Mini story and questions Five Quick Common Core Math worksheets Five Quick Common Core Literacy worksheet Five themed Mathbooking journal prompts Four writing activities focusing on 100 days of school One colorful poster for your classroom Common Core Standards covered: 2.RI.1 2.RF.4 2.W.2 2.L.1 2.L.2 2.L.3 2.L.4 2.L.5 2.OA.1 2.OA.2 2.OA.3 2.NBT.2 2.NBT.3 2.NBT.4 2.NBT.5 2.NBT.6 2.NBT.7 2.NBT.8 2.MD.5 2.MD.6 2.MD.7 2.G.2 2.G.3 These will also be great for review for third grade or for advanced first graders. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 4 different packets of math printables and activities specifically for sixth grade. Any time I add summer products for 6th grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (6th Grade) Summer Goofy Glyph for 6th Grade Summer Interactive Glyphs Summer Close Reading This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $13.45. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 9 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for fifth grade. Any time I add summer products for 5th grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (5th Grade) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (5th Grade) Summer Math Journal Prompts 5th Grade Summer Goofy Glyph for 5th Grade Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve 5th Grade) Summer Color by Number (5th Grade) Spring and Summer Math Cubes Summer Interactive Glyphs Summer Close Reading This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $29.45. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 9 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for fourth grade. Any time I add summer products for 4th grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (4th Grade) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (4th Grade) Summer Math Journal Prompts 4th Grade Summer Goofy Glyph for 4th Grade Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve 4th Grade) Summer Color by Number (4th Grade) Spring and Summer Math Cubes Summer Interactive Glyphs Summer Close Reading This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $29.45. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 10 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for third grade. Any time I add summer products for 3rd grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (3rd Grade) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (3rd Grade) Summer Math Journal Prompts 3rd Grade Summer Goofy Glyph for 3rd Grade Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve (3rd Grade) Summer Color by Number (3rd Grade) Spring and Summer Math Cubes Summer Writing Centers Summer Interactive Glyphs Summer Close Reading This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $31.95. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 9 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for second grade. Any time I add summer products for second grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (2nd Grade) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (2nd Grade) Summer Math Journal Prompts 2nd Grade Summer Goofy Glyph for 2nd Grade Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve (2nd Grade) Summer Color by Number (2nd Grade) Spring and Summer Math Cubes Summer Writing Centers Summer Interactive Glyphs This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $28.00. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 9 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for first grade. Any time I add summer products for first grade it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (1st Grade) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (1st Grade) Summer Math Journal Prompts 1st Grade Summer Goofy Glyph for 1st Grade Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve (1st Grade) Summer Color by Number (1st Grade) Spring and Summer Math Cubes Summer Writing Centers Summer Interactive Glyphs This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $28.00. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Summer Bundle features 7 different packets of math and literacy printables and activities specifically for kindergarten. Any time I add summer products for kindergarten it will be added to this bundle and you will get access to it without having to pay any more money for it with this endless bundle! In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: Summer No Prep Common Core Math (Kindergarten) Summer No Prep Common Core Literacy (Kindergarten) Summer Math Journal Prompts Summer Goofy Glyph Summer Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve (Kindergarten) Summer Color by Number (Kindergarten) Spring and Summer Math Cubes This bundle comes with a 25% discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $22.50. Have a great summer! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

End of the Year Bundle features 4 different math and literacy packets of worksheets and activities specifically for the 6th grade that will help make your end of the school year a breeze. In this bundle you will find: End of the Year Math Goofy Glyph for 6th grade End of the Year Interactive Glyphs End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Color by Number for 6th grade This bundle comes with a nice discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $30.95. Have a great end of the year! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

End of the Year Bundle features 8 different math and literacy packets of worksheets and activities specifically for the 5th grade that will help make your end of the school year a breeze. In this bundle you will find: End of the Year No Prep Printables for 5th grade End of the Year Math Goofy Glyph for 5th grade End of the Year Writing Activity Time Capsule End of the Year Math Journal Prompts for 4th and 5th grades End of the Year Math Game Hide Seek and Solve Game for 4th and 5th grades End of the Year Certificate Glyph and Literacy Activities End of the Year Interactive Glyphs End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Color by Number for 5th grade This bundle comes with a nice discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $30.95. Have a great end of the year! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

End of the Year Bundle features 9 different math and literacy packets of worksheets and activities specifically for the 4th grade that will help make your end of the school year a breeze. In this bundle you will find: End of the Year NO PREP Printables - Fourth Grade Common Core End of the Year Math Goofy Glyph (4th grade Common Core) End of the Year Math and Literacy Activities Fourth Grade Common Core End of the Year Writing Activity - Time Capsule End of the Year Math Journal Prompts (4th & 5th grade) End of the Year Math Game - Hide, Seek and Solve (4th and 5th grade) End of the Year Color by Number (fourth grade) Color by Addition & Subtraction End of the Year Interactive Glyph and Literacy Activities End of the Year Interactive Glyphs End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading This bundle comes with a nice discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $35.40. Have a great end of the year! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

End of the Year Bundle features 10 different packets of math and literacy worksheets and activities specifically for the 3rd grade that will help make your end of the school year a breeze. In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: End of the Year No Prep Printables for 3rd Grade End of the Year Math Goofy Glyph for 3rd Grade End of the Year Writing Centers End of the Year Writing Activity Time Capsule End of the Year Math Journal Prompts for 2nd and 3rd Grade End of the Year Math Game Hide Seek and Solve Game for 2nd and 3rd Grade End of the Year Color by Number for 3rd grade End of the Year Certificate Glyph and Literacy Activities End of the Year Math and Literacy Activities for 3rd grade End of the Year Interactive Glyphs End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading This bundle comes with a nice discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $37.90. Have a great end of the year! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

End of the Year Bundle features 10 different math and literacy packets of worksheets and activities specifically for the 2nd grade that will help make your end of the school year a breeze. In this bundle you will find a variety of different fun math, reading, and writing activities: End of the Year No Prep Printables for 2nd grade End of the Year Math Goofy Glyph for 2nd grade End of the Year Writing Centers End of the Year Writing Activity Time Capsule End of the Year Math Journal Prompts for 2nd and 3rd grades End of the Year Math Game Hide Seek and Solve Game for 2nd and 3rd grades End of the Year Color by Number for second grade End of the Year Certificate Glyph and Literacy Activities End of the Year Math and Literacy Activities for second grade End of the Year Interactive Glyphs This bundle comes with a nice discount to save you money! If bought individually the products in this packet would cost $33.95. Have a great end of the year! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford