These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their paraphrasing skills. This activity has students reading various fun trivia sentences about Science, History and the world in general to each other and then asked to paraphrase the sentences in their own words. Example paraphrased answers are included. Example: Original: Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is one out of an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe. Paraphrased: There are about 100 billion billion galaxies in the universe, which includes our Milky Way.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of non fiction text features. This activity has students identifying different types of nonfiction text features (with pictures) based from its definition. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided. Included Terms: Title page, Title, Subtitle, Glossary, Heading, Index, Table of contents, Guide words Timeline, Table, Photograph/ Illustration, Diagram, Graph, Electronic Menu Bullet points, Caption, Sidebar/Textbox, Labels, Keywords, Hyperlink

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practice their skills with interpreting metaphors. This activity has students reading 20 metaphors which asks them to interpret the meaning of a metaphor used within each sentence. Students are given multiple choice options as well as a version without multiple choice. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practice their skills with identifying the main idea of a passage. This activity has students reading 16 short and interesting informational text passages to each other and then asked to identify the main idea out of two possible choices. Some passages allow students to come up with their own judgement as to what the main idea is. The whole set is also available as non-multiple choice as well. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided.

These literary devices task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning the different types of literary devices.A recording sheet with an answer key is provided. This activity has two versions: 1. Students use the definition to identify the type of literary device. 2. Students give examples of each type of literary device Literary Devices Included: Allusion Analogy Characterization Conflict Dramatic Irony Euphemism Flashback Foreshadowing Hyperbole Metaphor Oxymoron Paradox Personification Sarcasm/ Verbal Irony Simile Situational Irony Understatement

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with the different types of informational text structures. This activity has students reading 20 short passages to each other and then asked to determine which type of text structure was used. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided. Text Structures Included: Sequence Compare/ Contrast Cause and Effect Question/ Answer Problem/ Solution Description

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with inference. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to make an inference based off the passage. Students are also asked to support their answers with details from the passage. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with idioms and their meanings. Idioms: This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is and its meaning. Idioms included: All ears Apple of my eye Break a leg Cat got your tongue Costs an arm and a leg Crying my eyes out Crying over spilled milk Head in the clouds It’s written all over your face Let the cat out of the bag Lost my head Money talks On cloud 9 Open a can of worms Raining cats and dogs The cat is out of the bag Time flies Two heads are better than one Walking on eggshells When pigs fly Zip your lips

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of genres. This activity has students reading a definition in order to identify each type of genre. The following genres are included: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Fable, Science Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Historical Fiction Mythology, Fairy Tale, Poem, Realistic Fiction Suspense/ Thriller, Comic, Horror, Tall Tale, Comedy

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while identifying and explaining valid and faulty generalizations. This activity has students reading 26 valid and faulty generalizations to each other. Students must then identify whether each statement is valid or faulty and explain their reasoning. A pre-made explanation is made for each one within the answer key. A recording sheet is also included.

Fluency Passages: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their their oral reading fluency. There are 20 short passages (fiction and non-fiction) for students to practice their fluency of phrases and sentences. These task cards can be used in the following ways: * Reading with Partners * Individual Reading * Small fluency Groups * Reading to the Class * Reading Circles * Warm Ups * SPED

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning the different types of figurative language. This activity has students reading 26 statements to each other and then asked to identify the type of figurative language that was used. A recording sheet and an answer key are also included. Figurative Language Included: Alliteration Hyperbole Idiom Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Pun Simile

These fact or opinion task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning the difference between fact and opinion. This activity has students reading 26 statements to each other and then asked to either identify the statement as either fact or opinion or to identify the opinion when given two options. Explanations are also given for the more tricky statements. A recording sheet and an answer key are also included.

Drawing Conclusions: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their skills with inference. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to make an inference based off the passage. A Multiple choice version and open ended version is provided. A recording sheet and an answer key are also included.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their creative and critical thinking skills. There are 26 creative and critical thinking questions that will engage your students in a fun way. This product is great for fast finishers.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their comparing and contrasting skills. This activity has students reading a descriptive sentence referring to either one object or both and then determining if it is a contrast or similarity. Students may record their answers on the provided answer sheet. An answer key is also included.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice their comparing and contrasting skills. This activity has students reading 16 text passages (some are informational passages) to each other and then asked to compare and contrast the information within the passage. Students may record their answers on the provided answer sheet. An answer key is also included.

This Nonfiction Text Features Word Search is a great way for students to have fun while reviewing the different types of non fiction text features. The solution to the puzzle is included. Idioms Included: ♦ Diagram ♦ Graph ♦ Illustration ♦ Index ♦ Photograph ♦ Sidebar ♦ Subheadings ♦ Subtitle ♦ Table ♦ Table of Contents ♦ Title ♦ Title Page

These task cards are a great way for students to practice their skills with inferring character traits. This activity has students reading 20 short passages to each other and then asked to make an inference about the trait of the character in the passage. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice.

Idioms Word Search: This also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Idioms Included: ♦ All Ears ♦ Apple Of My Eye ♦ Break A leg ♦ Cold Feet ♦ Lost My Head ♦ Money Talks ♦ On Cloud Nine ♦ Out On A Limb ♦ When Pigs Fly ♦ Zip Your Lips