Main Idea and Supporting Details 30 Short Reading Comprehension Passages BUNDLE

There are three resources included in this Bundle:

1. Main idea and Supporting Details Short Stories: Volume 1
2. Main Idea and Supporting Details Short Stories: Volume 2
3. Main Idea and Supporting Details Short Stories: Volume 3

With these Fiction & Non-Fiction Reading Passages, students will practice…

• …sequencing events from a story.
• …answering true or false, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-choice questions.
• …identifying main idea statements.
• …explaining events and ideas of a text.
• …referring to specific information from a text.
• …determining a central idea of a text.

This reading bundle was designed for students needing extra reading support or additional practice. Assign a page of reading at a time, and students can read and answer questions directly from the passage. Answer keys are provided for all three resources. Whether as supplementary material, homework, bell-ringer activities, time-fillers, sub-plans, or whole-class instruction, this reading bundle offers versatility that students find engaging!

Each reading passage comes with a short extension activity, promoting productive use of the reading material. From creating posters and brochures to fiction and journal writing, these activities cater to diverse learning preferences. Ideal for multi-level classrooms, the extension tasks enhance the overall learning experience!

With detailed instructional notes for all three resources providing teaching ideas, there’s no need for preparation. Just print the stories and hand them to your learners. This allows you to focus on guiding their reading journey instead of getting bogged down in preparation.

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Choose from five different ways to use fiction and non-fiction reading passages, catering to various classroom dynamics:

1. on individual pages with comprehension questions attached
2. on tasks cards, where you can get students reading in stations.
3. via pre-keyed PowerPoint presentations where the stories can be displayed to larger groups with answers appearing with the click of a button
4. using the interdependent handouts for cooperative learning strategies
5. online with Google Slides

There are 30 total reading comprehension passages, each written with between 150 and 200 words. Included in this bundle are: the Curiosity rover on Mars, creatures living in the canopies of forests, Humphrey Davy and the lightbulb, superfoods, storm chasers, engines, the Mariana Trench, savings & interest, stress & anxiety, virtual reality, personhood, perseverance, morality, conflict resolution, ethics, viruses & contagions, coping with failure, teamwork, pollution, rules and responsibility, resilience, teamwork, determination, reliability, exploration, imagination, bravery, selflessness, responsibility, survival, and discovery.

Take advantage of the included PowerPoint Presentation instructional tool, allowing you to project stories onto whiteboards or smartboards. Engage with the class, highlight key points, and reveal answers with a single click.

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This package includes PDF files that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with detailed resource notes for the teacher that explain how to use each of the features. It also comes with PowerPoint presentations that requires access to Microsoft PowerPoint.

The PowerPoints give you the ability to project each passage in front of a class. Though these are designed for use by any teacher, a basic level of PowerPoint is always helpful when putting these resources to use. It is not recommended to alter the slides or reconfigure the animations on any of the presentations.

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Terms of Use:

This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.

**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses.Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.