Article of the Week Non-Fiction Articles Holidays: This resource contains 12 non-fiction articles and reading activities to assist with reading comprehension, standardized test prep (EQAO) and cross-curricular learning. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom as well as Google Slides formatted lessons for 1:1 schools. Ontario teachers use this resource to help prep your students for EQAO testing.
Resource Includes:
- 12 high-interest non-fiction articles
- 7 Reading Strategies graphic organizers
- 5 Summarizing graphic organizers
Included For Every Article
- Teacher lesson plan
- Pre-reading K-W-L chart
- Non-fiction article (with and without photos)
- 3 Post-reading activities {comprehension questions, grammar questions (2 options: paper and self-grading Google Forms), long answer writing response}
- Individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom Google Slides formatted lessons for 1:1 schools
Included Article Topics:
- Chinese New Year
- Groundhog Day
- Valentine’s Day
- Daylight Savings
- St. Patrick’s Day
- April Fools’ Day
- Earth Day
- Ramadan
- Halloween
- Diwali
- Hanukkah
- Christmas
Included Graphic Organizers
7 Summarizing Strategies Graphic Organizers
- 3,2,1 Chart (2 options)
- 5 W’s + H
- GIST
- Key Ideas
- Alphabet Summary (2 options)
7 Reading Strategies Graphic Organizers
- Predictions
- Connections
- Questions
- Author’s Purpose
- Main Idea
- Determining Importance
- Extending Answers
Use these articles and graphic organizers with my Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons program.
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1. “Amazing! Can’t wait to use these resources with my students throughout the year! Thank you so much!”
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