Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Introducing our Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages for Year 5 and 6 students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on the customs and traditions of Christmas!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
The Magical Christmas Tree
Christmas Traditions
DIY Holiday Ornaments
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and five open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Christmas Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Introducing our Summer Olympics Reading Comprehension Passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students - the perfect resource to read and learn more about the Olympics while teaching your students comprehension skills.
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
Our Amazing Mini Olympics
The Exciting Paris Summer Olympics
Training for the Olympics
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and two open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Summer Olympics passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Are you having a tough time teaching sentence creation to your varied learners? We all know that our students have different starting points. Hence, Iāve created this set of differentiated worksheets to suit your studentsā different writing abilities.
By purchasing this product, you will get 4 different levels of sentence construction worksheets.
Level 1 - Students will trace a sentence and match the sentence to its picture.
Level 2 - Students will use a list of helping words to complete a sentence. Picture clues are also given to help guide your students.
Level 3 - Students will complete a sentence by choosing a suitable action word.
Level 4 - Students will expand their sentences using what, where, who and when as their guides.
With 4 different types of worksheets, you will now be able to engage all your students in your class, despite their varied abilities.
This product is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase an additional license for any additional teachers.
Improve your studentsā reading comprehension with our collection of high-quality comprehension passages! This download provides you with 18 comprehension passages for your students to complete. This works great as a filler for independent students and also as a small-group teaching session for weaker students. These passages also serve as a great way to test your studentsā reading fluency.
Your download will include 10 multiple choice comprehension passages and 8 open ended comprehension passages. All passages come with an answer key.
The 18 passages are about:
Lucy the bear
Bobās pet rabbit
Chloe and her older sister
Janeās goldfish
A day at the beach
Mrs Puddy at the supermarket
The first day of school
A poor farmer
Matthew and his cat
Sara my neighbour
A rainy day
My Dindy the bus conductor
Mrs Hopās shopping trip
The big orange tree
An old man
Bob and his family
Fatherās dinner
Sheila at the florist
Our passages are designed to challenge and engage your students while also helping them develop their reading comprehension skills. Try our reading passages today to see the difference it makes in your classroom!
This product is copyright The Teacher Lab and is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase an additional license for any additional teachers.
Unlock the key to understanding and retaining important information with our āMastering Main Idea and Supporting Detailsā worksheets. This worksheet contains three passages on three different countries: Germany, the USA and Italy.
For each passage, students are expected to sieve out the main ideas and their supporting details. Students will use the template given to fill in the main ideas and supporting details.
Master the art of sieving out the main ideas and supporting details in no time with our comprehensive and effective worksheet.
This product is copyright The Teacher Lab and is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase an additional license for any additional teachers.
Unlock the power of punctuation with our clear and concise deck of teaching slides. Our deck of slides will teach students how to use capital letters, a comma, a period, an exclamation mark, a colon, quotation marks and the question mark.
In addition, there are also 13 punctuation practices to test pupilsā understanding of the lesson.
Donāt let poor punctuation hold you back any longer. Let your students master the fundamentals of grammar with our comprehensive deck of punctuation slides!
This product is copyright The Teacher Lab and is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase an additional license for any additional teachers.
Introducing our Proper Nouns teaching slides with practice questions. By purchasing this product, you will get a deck of teaching slides to teach the definition of nouns and proper nouns. There will be a set of examples of the different types of proper nouns. There is also a set of practice questions that you can use to assess your studentsā understanding of the topic.
Our teaching package is designed to help students understand and use proper nouns with ease. Our package is aligned with common core standards and suitable for both in-class and remote learning. Try our product today and see the difference it can make in your classroom!
This product is copyright The Teacher Lab and is for single classroom use only. It may not be placed on any public or shared database or website. Please purchase an additional license for any additional teachers.
Do you need to support your students when they write about Valentines Day? Look no further! Introducing our 9 Valentines Day writing prompts, a thoughtfully crafted resource designed to inspire and enhance the writing skills of your 2nd to 4th grade students.
This lesson package has been specially crafted to cater to the varied learners in your classroom. Each prompt is further differentiated into three levels, ensuring that every student feels challenged and supported.
Titles of Writing Prompts
Showing care on Valentineās Day
My favorite Valentineās Day tradition
A celebration worth celebrating
The history of Valentineās Day
Valentineās Day cards
A special person
The Valentineās Day surprise
The mysterious gift
The class party
Differentiated prompts at each level
Beginning Writers: Your beginning writers will receive a worksheet that has been crafted with sentence starters and a word bank to support them in their writing.
Intermediate Writers: Your intermediate writers will receive a worksheet with a word bank to help them construct their sentences.
Advanced Writers: Your advanced writers will receive a worksheet which challenges them to write on their own.
All worksheets come with an allocated space for spelling help, a common problem faced in many classrooms!
Explore different writing genres
Our collection features 3 different genres:
narrative writing
opinion writing
writing an information report
Differentiated Checklists
Thatās not all! Weāve also differentiated our checklists. Weāve created checklists for the beginning, intermediate and advanced writers. We are all about making sure that your students can manage the work that is given to them!
Product Type
This resource can be printed or used in Google Classroom.
Introducing our Valentineās Day Reading Comprehension Passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on the customs and history of Valentineās Day!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
The mystery of the Valentineās Day card
Valentineās Day
Baking Valentineās Day cookies
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and two open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Valentineās Day Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Introducing our Valentineās Day Reading Comprehension Passages for 5th and 6th grade students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on the customs and history of Valentineās Day!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
A sweet visit to an old folkās home
The history of Valentineās Day
Crafting your own Valentineās Day card
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and five open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
Order our Valentineās Day Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Boost your studentsā love for poetry with this engaging Halloween Poetry Read Aloud lesson for grades 2 to 3! This fun and creative resource introduces students to a variety of poetry types, including acrostic, haiku, free verse, and rhyming poems, all with a spooky Halloween twist. The no-prep, printable worksheet allows students to write their own Halloween inspired poems and bring them to life by drawing what their poems depict. Perfect for a classroom read-aloud, this lesson encourages creativity, enhances literacy skills, and makes learning fun! Ideal for teachers looking for easy-to-use, engaging Halloween activities.
What youāll receive:
A deck of PDF slides containing:
Acrostic poems
Haiku poems
Free verse poems
Rhyming poems
A printable worksheet for students to write their own Halloween inspired poems.
Download the lesson today to bring the joy of Halloween-themed poetry to your students!
Introducing our Back to School Reading Comprehension Passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students - the perfect resource to teach reading comprehension while leveraging on the theme of Back to School!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
A special first day back at school
Back to school
Getting ready for school
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and two open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Back to School passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Halloween Writing Package: Fun & Engaging Lessons for Grades 2-3
Boost your studentsā writing skills with our exciting Halloween-themed writing package! Perfect for grades 2-3, our lessons include engaging mentor texts, differentiated worksheets, and step-by-step guidance. Beginning writers fill in blanks with words from a helping list, intermediate writers complete phrases, and advanced writers create their own spooky stories. Help your students unleash their creativity while mastering essential writing skills.
What youāll receive:
Three mentor texts based on the following writing titles:
A magical pumpkin that comes to life
A visit to a haunted house
A mysterious creature in the woods
Three differentiated worksheets for each writing titles:
Beginning writers fill in the blanks with a word from the helping list
Intermediate writers fill in phrases with helping words provided
Advanced writers create their own stories based on prompts given
Help your kindergarten students master foundational penmanship and tracing skills with this comprehensive Kindergarten Tracing & Penmanship Printable! Ideal for teachers and parents, this printable offers engaging tracing activities that develop fine motor skills, letter recognition, number formation, and hand-eye coordination. Perfect for classroom use, at-home practice, or as a handwriting readiness resource, this booklet covers a variety of essential tracing exercises.
Your download will include a PDF of the following:
Key Features:
Alphabet Tracing (A to Z): Letter tracing pages for each letter, helping students recognize and write uppercase and lowercase letters with confidence.
Number Tracing (1 to 10): Simple number tracing activities that reinforce number recognition and proper number formation.
Zig Zag Line Tracing: Fun line tracing pages that improve pencil control, dexterity, and pre-writing skills, setting the foundation for smooth handwriting.
Shape Tracing: Practice tracing circles, squares, triangles, and more to build early geometry skills and shape recognition.
Each page is thoughtfully designed to support kindergarten standards and encourage independent tracing practice. This workbook is perfect for use in the classroom, for extra practice at home, or as an easy prep activity for early writers. With each tracing exercise, children will improve fine motor skills and develop the confidence needed for writing and drawing.
Get your students excited about reading and learning with this Halloween-Themed English Language Arts Bundle for grades 2 to 3!
This bundle combines engaging poetry reading passages, reading comprehension activities, vocabulary lessons and a writing package, all with a fun and spooky Halloween twist. Students will enjoy reading themed stories, answering comprehension questions, expanding their vocabulary with Halloween-related words and writing their Halloween related spooky stories. With no-prep, printable worksheets like word searches, crosswords, and sentence-making activities, this bundle is perfect for reinforcing literacy skills in a festive way.
What youāll receive:
A poetry reading lesson
A vocabulary building lesson
A reading comprehension package
A writing package
Get this Halloween English lesson package today and bring the Halloween spirit into your classroom!
Boost your kindergarten studentsā foundational skills with this engaging, printable Kindergarten Activity Booklet, perfect for teachers and parents looking for hands-on learning resources! Designed to cover a range of essential skills, this comprehensive booklet includes activities that help young learners develop confidence in counting, tracing, identifying shapes and colors, and early literacy. Each page is packed with fun exercises that promote fine motor skills and early math and literacy abilities, making it a go-to resource for your classroom or homeschool curriculum.
Your download in PDF format will include the following:
Key Features:
Counting within 10
Interactive exercises that help children count objects up to 10, perfect for building early math skills.
Tracing Lines and Numbers (within 10)
Practice pages to improve number recognition and tracing skills, supporting fine motor development.
Identifying the Next Number
Sequential number activities to enhance number fluency and prediction skills.
Penmanship & Tracing Letters
Handwriting practice with alphabet tracing, focused on developing letter formation and pen control.
Identifying Vowel Letters
Fun vowel recognition activities for early phonics awareness.
Shape Coloring & Matching Halves
Color and match half shapes to form whole ones, reinforcing shape identification and spatial understanding.
Recognizing Shapes
Activities for identifying circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, and ovals ā essential geometry skills for young learners.
Find the Odd One Out
Visual discrimination exercises that encourage critical thinking and observation skills.
Matching Identical Images
Image-matching activities to support memory and focus.
Color Matching
Color recognition and matching tasks, perfect for learning basic colors.
This kindergarten workbook is ideal for reinforcing skills during class, independent work, or as supplemental homework. Each worksheet is designed to capture childrenās attention and foster learning in a playful, engaging way. Perfect for teachers, tutors, and homeschool parents, this booklet aligns with kindergarten standards and is a versatile tool for developing early academic skills.
Engage and motivate students with this all-in-one Reading Tracker, designed to make reading fun and organized! Ideal for teachers looking for a comprehensive reading toolkit, this printable resource includes a range of reading trackers, planners, challenges, and creative templates to foster a love of reading in students of all ages. Perfect for classroom use, independent reading, or reading workshops, this PDF is packed with tools that keep students accountable, organized, and excited about reading.
The PDF download includes the following:
My Reading Wishlist
A place to list books students want to read, inspiring future reading goals.
Weekly & Monthly Reading Trackers
Simple, structured templates to track weekly and monthly reading goals.
Reading Log
Record each book read, number of pages, time and completion date.
Reading Bingo
A fun bingo game to encourage exploring different types of books and reading challenges.
30, 50, & 100 Book Challenges
Motivating reading challenges to inspire students to aim high and track their progress.
Reading Reward Template
A reward template to celebrate reading milestones.
Finished Book Tracker
Visual tracking sheet for completed books, creating a sense of accomplishment.
My Reading Style
A reflection page to help students identify their preferred genres and reading habits.
Book Summary & Book Review Templates
Structured sheets to capture main ideas, characters, and favorite parts, encouraging critical thinking.
Famous Book Quotes
Space to write down favorite quotes, fostering a connection to the books read.
Bookmark Template
A DIY bookmark template for students to color and personalize, adding a creative touch.
This reading tracking package is an ideal classroom resource for reading teachers, helping to promote independent reading habits, organization, and a love of books. Great for school teachers, homeschoolers, or tutors, itās a versatile addition to any reading program or classroom library.
Enhance your studentsā Halloween excitement with this engaging Halloween Vocabulary Lesson Package designed for grades 2 to 3! In this fun-filled lesson, students will learn new Halloween-themed vocabulary through an immersive story, with each word explicitly explained in context for deeper understanding. The package also includes no-prep, printable worksheets such as a word search, crossword puzzle, and sentence-making activities to reinforce the vocabulary. Perfect for building literacy skills while celebrating the Halloween season!
You will receive a deck of slides containing:
A story, āThe Spooky Night Adventureā with new vocabulary for students to pick up
Explanation of 10 new words: haunted / jack-o-lantern / howled / creaky / scream / mansion / bat / cautiously / potion / witch
Five Printable worksheets: wordsearch / crossword / matching / fill in the blanks / sentence creation
Download this lesson today and make learning spooky words an unforgettable experience for your students!
Introducing our St. Patrickās Day Reading Comprehension Passages for year 2 to 4 students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on the history of Saint Patrickās Day and how we celebrate it!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
Saint Patrickās Day Adventures
Celebrating Saint Patrickās Day
Making a Leprechaun Hat for St. Patrickās Day
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and two open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our St. Patrickās Day Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!
Introducing our Earth Day Reading Comprehension Passages for Year 2 to 4 students - the perfect resource to help your students gain more knowledge on how we celebrate Earth Day!
What youāll receive:
Our 3 reading passages include a rich variety of text types, such as a narrative, an information report, and a procedural text. These passages are thoughtfully designed to captivate young readersā interests and expand their literary horizons. The titles of the three passages are:
An Earth Day Adventure
A Day for our Planet
Creating an Earth Day Poster
Each passage is accompanied by three types of questions: two true/false questions, three multiple-choice questions, and two open-ended questions. These questions are designed to challenge studentsā comprehension abilities and encourage critical thinking.
Teachers and parents can rest easy knowing that every question comes with a detailed answer key. This makes it effortless to assess studentsā progress and provide constructive feedback.
Flexibility is key, and weāve got you covered! These reading comprehension passages can be printed for in-class use or utilized digitally on Google Slides.
For an enriched learning experience, we have provided the files to the audio narration for each of the 3 passages.
Order our Earth Day Comprehension Passages today and watch your students grow in their reading comprehension skills!