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Reading Comprehension Passages Making Inferences Inferring | Strategies

By Kristine Nannini

Making inferences is tricky, but inferring is a crucial skill in every reader’s toolbox! Not every text provides strong opportunities for students to practice making an inference, but these Making Inferences Reading Comprehension Passages were

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Back to School Math Logic Puzzles | Early Finishers Activities Enrichment

By Kristine Nannini

In the hustle and bustle of a new school year, enrichment activities are just one more thing on your plate. These Back to School Math Logic Puzzles are ready-to-go brain teasers just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment

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Math, Critical Thinking, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Meet the Teacher Template Editable Back to School Flipbook Open House Parent

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Between lesson plans for the first week of school and learning a class full of new students, Meet the Teacher Night can feel like the ultimate scramble. Beat the stress of planning your event with these Open House Activities, Meet the Teacher

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Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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4th Grade Morning Work Daily Math and ELA Spiral Review | Reading Comprehension

By Kristine Nannini

To master any skill, students need constant reinforcement. With these Daily Math and ELA Spiral Reviews, you have standards-aligned math and ELA content right at your fingertips! Whether you use this resource as 4th grade morning work, quizzes, or

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English Language Arts, Math, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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5th Grade Morning Work Daily Math and ELA Spiral Review | Reading Comprehension

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English Language Arts, Math, Back to School

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Back to School Activities | First Day of School All About Me Team Building

By Kristine Nannini

Back to school is SO busy - but it’s so important to take the time to build relationships with students, and between students! With Volume 1 of these Back to School Activities, you’ll have getting-to-know-you activities, ice breakers, team building

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Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Main Idea and Supporting Details Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

By Kristine Nannini

Determining main idea and key details of an expository text is the first big step in true reading comprehension of an informational text - so it’s a pretty crucial skill! These Main Idea and Supporting Details Reading Comprehension Passages were

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Weekly and Monthly Classroom Newsletter Templates #merrydollardeals

By Kristine Nannini

There are so many things to communicate home to parents - that field trip is coming up, there’s a half day next week, you need classroom volunteers stat. Keep school-to-home communication organized with these Editable Weekly and Monthly Classroom

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Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Classroom Community

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Classroom Forms, For Parents, Google Apps

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Determining Theme Reading Comprehension Passages | Theme Passages With Questions

By Kristine Nannini

Determining the theme of a passage can be tricky because it depends on a student’s ability to properly infer the main message of a passage. My Finding Theme Reading Comprehension Passages are written so that students can master finding a single

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Context Clues and Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Passages | Strategies

By Kristine Nannini

Determining the meaning of unknown words is a daunting task for many students - and we see them just skip over unfamiliar vocabulary frequently. My Context Clues Passages are designed so that students can use context clues from the text to determine

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Meet the Teacher Template | Weekly Monthly Newsletter Calendar Back to School

By Kristine Nannini

Between lesson plans for the first week of school and learning a class full of new students, Meet the Teacher Night can feel like the ultimate scramble—and that’s only your FIRST communication point with families! Beat the stress of planning your

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Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Story Elements Plot | Strategies

By Kristine Nannini

It’s difficult for a student to truly analyze a story without a firm grasp on the elements of a story and plot. My Story Elements and Plot Reading Passages are intentionally written so that students begin to recognize the beginning, middle, and end

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages With ELA Mini Lessons Writing Prompts

By Kristine Nannini

Teaching 5th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 5th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

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5^th, Homeschool

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Assessment, Rubrics, Google Apps

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Dabbing and Flossing Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures | #merrydollardeals

By Kristine Nannini

Included are Four Dabbing and Flossing-Themed Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures:-Dabbing Pizza-Flossing Pug-Flossing Unicorn-Dabbing TacoEach picture has three different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.·One

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Math, Graphing, Math Test Prep

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Summarizing Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages | Summary Graphic Organizer

By Kristine Nannini

How many times have you read a student summary or response with irrelevant details? Summarizing is a critical skill for readers because summarizing important information allows students to make connections and integrate information efficiently.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Assessment, Printables, Google Apps

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End of the Year Activities Logic Puzzles | Last Day Early Finishers Enrichment

By Kristine Nannini

End of year and summer break is approaching—sometimes students are a little more distracted, and sometimes you find a few spare minutes between end of the year festivities. Grab students’ attention with End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles -

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Math, Critical Thinking, End of Year

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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Character Traits Reading Comprehension Passages | Character #merrytwodollardeals

By Kristine Nannini

Analyzing characters is a complex skill. It's requires students to interpret implicit and explicit clues from behaviors, thoughts, and dialogue (not exactly straightforward). My Character Traits Reading Comprehension Passages make character analysis

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Google Apps

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$2.00

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Winter Close Reading | Differentiated Reading Passages and Questions

By Kristine Nannini

You’ve given students a rigorous passage to read, and they breeze right through it. It’s frustrating! Students need to practice close reading and annotating the text. These Close Reading Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Winter, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$6.00

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Short Stories Figurative Language Reading Comprehension #merrytwodollardeals

By Kristine Nannini

So many students take texts literally and are shocked when exposed to figurative meaning! My Figurative Language Reading Comprehension Passages are packed full of short stories with figurative language to help students practice with similes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Google Apps

$7.00

$2.00

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Winter Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers | Early Finishers #merrydollardeals

By Kristine Nannini

Wintertime is full of exciting events—sometimes students are a little more distracted, and sometimes you find a few spare minutes between activities. Grab students’ attention with Winter Math Logic Puzzles - ready-to-go brain teasers and winter

Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking, Winter

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a curriculum writer, educational blogger, and founder of Young Teacher Love blog. The majority of my teaching experience is in a 5th-grade inclusion classroom and in special education. I love bringing excitement and innovation to education and creating lessons that make learning fun and accessible for all students!

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I am proud to be featured in Scholastic Instructor Magazine, The Associated Press, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, Khan Academy Website, Teachers Pay Teachers, and multiple district websites.

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I studied Elementary Education with emphasis on all subjects K-5 at Wayne State University, and I also studied Special Education with emphasis on Students with Cognitive Impairments at Michigan State University.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool, Staff

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Other (Art), Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning