FREE Text Feature Comprehension Passage
Text features worksheet PDF including a nonfiction passage and text features graphic organizer! Students will read the sections of the Martin Luther King passage and label each text feature.
Reading, Grammar, & Writing
Looking to spice up your literacy block? Students in grades K-5 are exposed to literature and informational texts in order to become strong readers. ELA instruction should be purposeful, yet fun for students. Incorporating games, movement, and hands-on strategies to your literacy instruction can make reading exciting for your young learners! Here are some of my favorite engaging ELA ideas & activities to review reading, writing and grammar standards.
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