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Folktale Unit: Paul Bunyan and the Big Blue Ox

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in a shared reading of Steven Kellogg's, Paul Bunyan while learning the associated vocabulary. They write a journal entry expressing which of the folktales they have read is their favorite and why.
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The Twelve Months: A Slavic Cinderella Variant

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries. They read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months," and compare this version with another Cinderella story.
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"Write-a-Letter-to-the-Teacher" Book Report

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars practice writing a friendly letter to the teacher as a method of reviewing a book. They write a three paragraph report on a book that they read in friendly letter format.
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YANG AND THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students perform a web scavenger hunt to find information about the author of the book, YANG THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR. They develop an understanding of how writers use personal experience to add voice to their writing.
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Reading Comprehension: "Thankful to Know"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this poetry comprehension learning exercise, learners read a poem about love called "Thankful to Know." Students discuss or write about 3 interpretation questions.
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"Did I Ever Stop"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this poetry worksheet, students, after reading the poem, "Did I Ever Stop," discuss and answer three reading comprehension questions over the poem.
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Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2

For Students 5th
Here is a learning exercise that tells the story of the Jamaican Bobsled time during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Students read the continuation of the story, "Jamaican Bobsledding Team," and answer 6 questions with multiple choice answers.
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Rainbow Science

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read five paragraphs about the science of rainbows. Students then answer several questions about the reading.
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Digging Up Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this dinosaurs worksheet, students read a nonfiction book about dinosaurs and then answer 6 comprehension questions and present an oral presentation.
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Intermediate Dialogues - "Wait for Me!"

For Students 4th - 5th
In these dialogues worksheets, students read the dialogue conversation. Students then answer 4 comprehension questions and 4 vocabulary questions.
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What About Us? Women in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the role of women in the Civil War. For this Civil War unit, students research the role women played during the war. This unit includes eight different activities including vocabulary, writing prompts and a literature...
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The Greek Gods

For Teachers 5th - 6th
What were the early Greek myths? Have elementary young scholars examine the Persian Wars and read various Greek myth in order to identify the cause and the results of the Persian Wars. Myths, activities, simulations, and a unit plan are...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners answer 8 short essay questions about Chapters 31 to 34 in the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study volcanoes. In this volcanoes lesson, students read several volcano paragraphs and study the pictures or diagrams. Students then make an erupting volcano, complete website research about volcanoes, and answer several...
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Read a Transportation Story

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore a transportation story. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Thumb in Box and discuss the provided discussion questions regarding the plot of the story.
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Night of the Twister

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use reading strategies for Night of the Twister. In this reading strategies activity, students name five major catastrophes and books about each. Students complete a vocabulary section, make inferences and predictions, read the...
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Comprehension Questions for The Friendship

For Students 5th
In this comprehension questions for The Friendship worksheet, 5th graders read the book, then answer 8 comprehension questions.
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Break It Down!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the strategy of summarization in order to comprehend a text. They drill on how to delete unimportant information, repeated information and substitute easy terms for lists of items. Each student receives a copy of "The...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading skills worksheet, students complete several literature-based skill building activities for the book 'Holes' by Louis Sachar.
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Blubber: Discussion Guide

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read Blubber by Judy Blume. In this Blubber discussion lesson, students answer pre-, during, and post- reading of the novel to assist them with comprehension. Themes addressed are problem solving, perspectives, leadership, and...
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Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day lesson, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Learners learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' about...
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Book Report Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study another method for writing a book report using a Haiku poem. In this book report lesson, students use the Haiku poem format to write a book report.

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