Free Language Arts Teaching Resources
Browse free, printable Language Arts teaching resources made by teachers — worksheets, lesson plans, quizzes & more to download or customize on Monsha.
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Our Names Our Stories Lesson Plans — Kindergarten Literacy (First Week Activities)
Engage Kindergarten students with 5 days of ready-to-use lesson plans for the first week. Build name recognition, letter ID, phonological awareness, and early writing skills.
Full-Year Curriculum Course Outline — Grade 5 ELA (Common Core Aligned)
Plan your Grade 5 ELA year with this Common Core aligned curriculum outline. Covers narrative, informational writing, poetry, novel study, and research for complete instruction.
Main Idea Diagnostic Reading Comprehension Questions — 3rd Grade ELA (with Answer Key)
Assess Grade 3 students' main idea comprehension with two passages featuring multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Includes a complete answer key for easy grading.
The New Kid Character Traits Web — 5th Grade ELA (Printable Graphic Organizer)
Help Grade 5 students analyze character traits using text evidence with this English graphic organizer. Features a web diagram for identifying traits and supporting details, plus an answer key.
The New Kid Reading Passage — 5th Grade ELA (Empathy and Character Traits Story)
Explore empathy and character traits in this Grade 5 English reading passage. A new student's story and discussion questions foster social-emotional learning.
Read and Sequence: 20 Engaging K-1 Stories for Sequencing Skills (CCSS RL.K.2, RL.1.2)
Boost K-1 reading comprehension with 20 printable sequencing activities. Students order story events (beginning, middle, end) by reading, cutting, and gluing, plus answer keys.
Literature Circle Roles: Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers for Grade 4
Develop Grade 4 reading comprehension with English literature circle graphic organizers. Students summarize, lead discussions, expand vocabulary, and visualize texts.
Inferences: Graphic Organizer for Text Evidence and Prior Knowledge
Help Grade 3 students master inferences with this printable Language Arts graphic organizer. It guides them to use text evidence and prior knowledge effectively.
Story Map: Elementary Plot Elements & Literacy Analysis
Master Grade 3 story elements with this English graphic organizer. Features simple and intermediate maps for plot, characters, setting, problem, solution, and theme. Great for literacy analysis.
Graphic Organizer: Main Idea and Supporting Details Reading Comprehension Set
Build Grade 3 reading comprehension with graphic organizers for main idea and supporting details. Includes color-coding tools and a teacher exemplar for effective instruction.
Great Chicago Fire and More: Grade 3 CCSS Reading Comprehension Test
Assess Grade 3 English reading comprehension. Includes fiction, Great Chicago Fire nonfiction, and poem passages with multiple choice, short response, and evidence-based questions. Answer key provided.
Main Idea & Details: Reading Comprehension Test Grade 3
Evaluate Grade 3 reading comprehension of main idea and details. This English test includes two passages, diverse question types, and a full answer key.
Text Evidence and Inference Assessment: Literary and Informational Analysis
Assess Grade 7 students' text evidence and inference skills with literary & informational passages. Includes multiple-choice, two-part, and constructed response questions with a complete answer key.
Weekly Reading Skill Quick Checks: Main Idea, Inference, Text Structure, and Theme
Grade 5 Language Arts quick checks. Boost Main Idea, Inference, Text Structure, & Theme skills. Passages, questions, and answer key included for weekly assessment.
2-Week Daily Reading Spiral Review Journal
Boost Grade 5 reading skills with a 2-week daily spiral review journal. Features comprehension questions on main idea, inference, cause/effect, and more, plus bonus puzzles on figurative language and text features, complete with an answer key.
Read and Sequence: Grade 1 Reading Comprehension and Story Sequencing Worksheets
Practice Grade 1 reading comprehension & story sequencing. 20 short stories with cut & paste activities and multiple choice questions. Includes full answer key.
Find the Theme Game: Determining Themes in Literature Grade 4 Reading Activity
Engage Grade 4 students with a printable game to practice identifying literary themes. Includes mini-stories, multiple-choice questions, game board, and answer key for easy review.
Story Elements Task Cards: Differentiated RL.3.3 Mini-Stories for Character, Setting, and Plot Analysis
Differentiated Grade 4 Language Arts task cards for story elements. Analyze character, setting, plot, problem, and solution in mini-stories. Includes answer key. Great for practice.
Inference Task Cards: Everyday Mysteries Reading Comprehension and Evidence Practice for Grades 3-5
Boost Grades 3-5 reading comprehension skills with inference task cards. Everyday mystery scenarios, multiple choice, open-ended questions, recording sheets, and answer key included.
Author's Purpose Task Cards: Persuade, Inform, and Entertain (PIE) Activity Set
Teach author's purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) to Grade 2 with 24 task cards, recording sheet, and follow-up assessment. Includes answer key for quick checking.
Main Idea Mastery: 52 Grade 5 Nonfiction Task Cards & Scoot Game
Master Grade 5 nonfiction main idea skills with 52 task cards. Practice identifying main ideas, choosing titles, and spotting irrelevant details. Includes answer key.
Navigating Nonfiction: Using Text Features to Learn
Grade 3 Language Arts lesson on nonfiction text features. Students identify headings, captions, and bold words via engaging activities, improving information location.
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Master Author's Purpose (PIE) in Grade 2 with this English lesson plan. Features engaging texts, practice worksheet, and a complete answer key for classroom use.
Characters and Their Clues: Identifying Traits with Evidence
Teach Grade 3 English Language Arts students to identify character traits and find text evidence with this lesson plan. Includes fables, a character web, paragraph frames, and an answer key.
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