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Read Works: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the first Thanksgiving. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the first Thanksgiving. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: Immigration Ellis Island: The Hunt for Alois Hanousek

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An autobiographical account of a family looking for information about their great-grandfather. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pilgrims & Puritans the Pilgrim Home

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the common house that was home to Pilgrims. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Native Americans Who Discovered America?

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[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pilgrims and Puritans Who Were the Pilgrims?

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Pilgrims who eventually made their new home in America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the first Thanksgiving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding plot.
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Read Works: Happy Birthday!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Immigration Famous Immigrants

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A chart with information about several famous people who immigrated to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Front of the Bus

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Roland Crevecoeur about his experiences during segregation. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Immigration Immigrant Housing: Lower East Side Manhattan Tenements

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the lives of immigrants living in the tenements of Lower East Side Manhattan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Immigration

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about immigration in the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Immigration the Statue of Liberty

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Statue of Liberty and its message for immigrants. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Irish Immigrants

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Irish Immigrants to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: World War Two President Roosevelt Addresses Congress

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from President Roosevelt's speech on December 8, 1941 declaring war on Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Egypt Making Mummies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the mummification process that was used in ancient Egypt. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Pre History When Did Pre History End

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about archaeologists' studies of pre-history. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Egypt the Legend of the Pharaoh's Curse

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage idiscusses the legend of the curse of King Tut's tomb and the true events surrounding the attempts to move this tomb. The text is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Read Works: World War Two D Day

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from a soldier's journal about D-day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Gum Is Old News!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ancient gum. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The British Empire Mohandas K. Gandhi

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Mohandas Gandhi and his work to gain independence for India without violence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Industrial Revolution an Introduction

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: World War Two Introduction to Wwii

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about World War II. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pre History Crayons in the Stone Age

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the materials Stone Age people used to make cave drawings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.