This worksheet helps kids practice connecting independent and dependent clauses are connected using subordinating conjunctions.

This worksheet challenges kids' understanding of independent and dependent clauses by asking them to match up the two parts of a sentence.

This worksheet gives kids the definition of an independent and dependent clause and then asks them to match up the two types of sentences.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Practice connecting independent clauses to make compound sentences with this engaging worksheet!

Create complex sentences by combining independent and dependent clauses in this grammar worksheet!

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

What are clauses, and how do you use them to create sentences? Find out with this worksheet on independent and dependent clauses.

Use this helpful student checklist to assess your students’ ability to utilize basic literacy concepts during independent reading time.

Encourage students to reflect on the context before solving story problems. Use these reflective questions during whole group, small group, or independent instruction.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

The more familiar your kid is with the uses of commas, the better her writing will be! This punctuation worksheet shows how commas join independent clauses.

This exercise is designed to reinforce the concept of writing compound sentences to show relationships between two independent clauses. Your students will write compound sentences with the support of sentence frames.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

This set of subtraction flashcards provides students with the opportunity to practice regrouping using whatever strategy works for them! Laminate a few sets of these flashcards and use them during independent work, small groups, or math centers!

Help your second graders feel independent by learning how to read clocks on their own! This printable asks students to circle the correct written time for each clock.

Independently solve these subtraction problems as you celebrate the United States’ Independence Day!

As students learn to read independently, they’ll undoubtedly run into words they have trouble decoding. This worksheet helps students to reflect on the tricky words they run into and how they can decode them.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

Get ready for a fun memory game! Students take one minute to look around the classroom before turning their eyes back to the paper to write down as many items as they can…without looking! This is a great way to engage students in writing independently.