Description
Take your English language arts spiral review to the next level with I Heart Literacy Sampler FREEBIE! A wide variety of activities are used on these six pages with extra digital activities, each with its own high-interest, curriculum-based theme and its own unique design to keep students engaged and challenged.
This freebie is a sampler of our best-selling I Heart Literacy products!
WHATโS INCLUDED:
โ๏ธ PRINT:
- 6 No-Prep Review Pages
- 6 standards-based ELA/Reading activities, each in its own space.
- Answer Keys
DIGITAL:
- Google Slides – Fun Extras for Fast Finishers
- *Easel Activity (only available if you purchase on TPT) – Fun Extras for Fast Finishers
DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:
- Digital or Print
Great for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade!
I HEART LITERACY PRODUCTS:
- I Heart Literacy Bundle – Set 1
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Animals (Set 1)
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Biomes
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Food
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Holidays
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Landmarks (Set 1)
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Space
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Sports
- I Heart Literacy Mini-Pack – Weather
- I Heart Literacy Bundle – Set 2
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Animals (Set 2)
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Landmarks (Set 2)
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Fun & Games
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Innovation
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Parts of the Body
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Plants
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Mythical Creatures
- I Heart Literacy Mini Pack – Pairs
NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
While each page/slide is different, they do have some elements in common. Each page features:
- 6 standards-based ELA/Reading activities, each in its own space. Activities are numbered for easy reference.
- A short reading passage with one or two text-dependent questions. Most of the passages are informational text (written by a published author of over 100 nonfiction books for children), but a few are fictional โ just to shake things up. The questions are more closely aligned to close reading than simple comprehension.
- An open-ended bonus activity, marked by a star, at the bottom of the page to be completed on the backside. Perfect for fast finishers, as homework, or extra credit.
- A theme-based joke or fun fact (joke answers can be found upside down in the bottom right-hand corner).
- A list of the skills addressed at the bottom (indicated by a picture of a nail โ which stands for โnailed it!โ) This list repeats in the table of contents for easy reference. Skills are repeated throughout the resource for spiral review.
Suggestions for Use:
As morning work, I โฅ Literacy could be used 1-2 days a week with other activities, perhaps math or journaling, on the remaining days. Another approach is to select themes that correlate with topics you are studying in science or social studies. If you already have a year-long program, you could use these throughout the year to shake things up a bit. You could also use them daily for the two months before standardized testing.
It could also be used as homework, at a center or station, or with a sub. They would also be used to challenge highly capable third graders (or used toward the end of the year with third) or as remediation for struggling older students.
Almost every grade 4 and 5 Common Core Language standard is addressed as well as several of those for Reading Informational Text as well as many of the TEKS. A review of many third-grade standards is also included. While the Common Core was referenced to build this resource, it is not meant to exhaustively cover each standard. Rather, it was made to be a fun, rigorous, and well-rounded way to review basic ELA skills.
Skills addressed include (but are not limited to):
Parts of speech, figurative language, vocabulary and context clues, affixes, word roots, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, editing, punctuation, writing better sentences, restating the question, analogies, fact and opinion, sequencing, informational text features, author’s purpose, POV, main idea, summarizing, paraphrasing, reading for detail, and so much more!
Hereโs what teachers are saying:
โ๏ธ “Used this to prep for our state testing! Absolutely awesome! My students found it engaging and I am definitely buying the whole pack!” -RocketLiv
โ๏ธ “The passages were easy for struggling readers to understand. The writing was easy to read. They enjoyed the pictures and the easy to understand questions.” -Missi V.
โ๏ธ “This is perfect for homework or for morning work. It reviews all types of skills. I love it!! I would buy all of this sellers’ things!” -Gwyn
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About the Author
Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Childrenโs Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.
Terms of Use
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.
If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses from TpT. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.
This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom.
SKU: 2738601
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Brooke S. –
This is so fun for my third graders. They loved it!
The Busy Brunette Co –
My students loved this, they remained on task and engaged throughout! Will definitely be using in the future!
Carol Litchfield –
Easy to use and upload to Schoology. Students were engaged and liked the reading as well as the writing. Perfect for morning work or a center
MARLA P. –
This is a great way to review all the various concepts students need to be successful in ELA. A daily review and as a station rotation, this gets students in deep discussion! I always love I Heart Literacy!
Lawayne O. –
I used this resource during summer school to review grammar skills. I loved how so many standards and skills are covered over very interesting topics for the age level. Thank you for a GREAT resource!!!
Carolyn Harris –
This resource proved to be very useful to my students. It was convenient to use in the mornings as a skill reinforcement activity. Great resource!
OWL Adventures –
I used this as bellwork and was super happy with it. The kids were engaged & it didn’t take a long time to complete each section. Thank you!!
Rebecca R. –
Thank you for the great resource! It really helped my students better understand the concept and it was so easy to use! I will definitely use this again next school year.
Becky S. –
During school closing this made a great digital activity for the students and helped with staying connected to the children. Easy to use and assign on line.
Ashley P. –
I enjoyed using this product with my class and would definitely recommend it to fellow educators. My students were very engaged!