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Read Works: Learn Mandarin!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text showing how to count to five in Mandarin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Classical Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Ludwig Van Beethoven. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments Woodwind Instruments

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about woodwind instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments the Didgeridoo

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[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an Australian instrument called a didgeridoo. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments Percussion Instruments

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about percussion instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments String Instruments

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about string instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments: The Symphony Orchestra

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the instruments in a symphony orchestra. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Let's Celebrate!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some less-known November and December holidays around the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments: Brass Instruments I

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about brass musical instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Portrait of an Artist

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Phong Chung, a Vietnamese painter living in New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments the Bugle and Taps

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bugle and its most recognized song, "Taps." A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: West Africa Vibrant Traditions, Present Day Ghana

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about traditions in present day Ghana. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Forms of Art Abstract Art

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction article shares information about abstract art and the insights of the artist Mark Rothko. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Judaism Hanukkah

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Forms of Art Landscape Paintings

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a descriptive pieces for the artistic product of landscape paintings, their different purposes, and styles of design. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: The Film Editor

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the responsibilities of a film editor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Photography

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses cameras act like the human eye. The article discusses how photography makes our lives richer in many ways.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: Tuning a Piano

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a man who works as a piano tuner. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Forms of Art Watercolor

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the process of watercolor painting. It includes comprehension questions and a teacher guide and can be used as both a read-aloud exercise and an individual practice tool.
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Read Works: Architecture: Notre Dame De Paris & Gothic Architecture

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Notre Dame as an example of Gothic cathedral architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance Writing

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the changes in writing and poetry during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Forms of Art African Sculpture

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses basic information about African sculpture.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Symbolism

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text on symbolism in art. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Judaism the Three Branches of Judaism

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the three branches of Judaism: Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.