Reading Teaching Resources
Open up a world of reading to your students with thousands of printable reading worksheets, center activities, anchor charts, Google Slides templates and thousands more teacher-created resources.
Are you teaching foundational language skills to primary students who are in the early stages of literacy? Or maybe you're teaching in the upper elementary grades or on the middle school level where chapter books rule the school?
No matter the grade or the students' reading levels, this collection of teaching resources from Teach Starter's teacher team is chock full of curriculum-aligned options to help you cut down on the time-consuming task of lesson planning. Help your class meet both Common Core and state-level standards with ELA resources that have undergone a thorough review process to ensure they're ready for your classroom and your students!
With editable options for many of the digital and printable teaching resources in the collection, you can easily differentiate instruction to meet students where they are as they build their understanding of written and oral language.
Reading Resources for Teachers
Here's just a taste of what you can find in this reading resource collection:
- Comprehension texts and comprehension strategy materials for students from kindergarten through 6th grade
- Sight words worksheets, games, and interactives
- Readers theater scripts
- Classroom posters with reading hints and tips for students
- Vocabulary skill-building activities
- Reading response worksheets and activities that let students practice interacting with text, using text evidence, and learning to summarize
- And more!
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Sight Word BINGO (Fry Word List 201-300)
Practice learning sight words 201-300 on the Fry Sight Word List with our set of 22 Sight Words Bingo cards.
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Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Grade 6
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 6 students.
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Book Character Profile - Stage and Curtains
A fun character profile worksheet set on a theater stage.
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Argumentative Essays PowerPoint Presentation
Teach your students the basics of what makes a good argumentative essay through this downloadable PowerPoint presentation.
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Oppressive Governments – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about oppressive governments in history.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 2
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 1
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Sorting by Category - Vocabulary Activity
Early readers can practice sorting and decoding with this category sorting board activity for 1 to 4 players.
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It's Time to Rhyme! - Practice Worksheet
Practice identifying and producing rhyming sets with this independent or partner worksheet.
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Reading Response Templates - Complete Journal
A reading response journal for students to use to engage with text in meaningful and purposeful ways.
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Reading Response Template – Visualizing
A reading response template for students to visualize a piece of text.
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Drama Vocabulary Flash Cards
A set of 16 flash cards to practice defining the different elements of a drama.
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My Little Sight Word Book - So
A little book with activities for the sight word ‘so’.
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My Little Sight Word Book - All
A little book with activities for the sight word 'all'.
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My Little Sight Word Book - With
A little book with activities for the sight word ‘with’.
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Fact and Opinion Scoot Activity
A set of 20 fact and opinion task cards to use as a whole-class scoot activity.
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5 Text Structures Sorting Cards
A set of 24 sorting cards to practice identifying the five different text structures.
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Literary Genres Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying the characteristics found in different literary genres.
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Diagnostic Reading Assessment for Teachers (Phonological Awareness)
Test your students' phonological awareness with this diagnostic reading assessment.
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Readers' Theater Script - That's Not My Pet
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
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My Little Sight Word Book - Said
A little book of activities for the sight word ‘said’.
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My Little Sight Word Book - Not
A little book of activities for the sight word ‘not’.
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Nonfiction Text Features: Match It Up!
Download this nonfiction text features game to teach elementary school students about the common text features of informational texts.
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Read Across a Story Template
Practice summarizing a fictional text with this flipbook template.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – Long 'u' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'u' sound.
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Reading Response Template – Making Connections
Practice making connections with a piece of text with this one-page template.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Lower Grades
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WRITE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “write” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - OLD
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “old” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - OF
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “of” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
- Reading Worksheets
- Reading Games
- Reading Templates
- Reading Posters
- Reading Flashcards
- Reading Word Walls
- Reading for Pre-K
- Reading for Kindergarten
- Reading for 1st Grade
- Reading for 2nd Grade
- Reading for 3rd Grade
- Reading for 4th Grade
- Reading for 5th Grade
- Reading for 6th Grade
- Reading for 7th Grade