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Introduce Vocabulary: Smoky Night (Bunting)

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Experience the Los Angeles Riots through the eyes of a child in Even Bunting's poignant story Smoky Night. Use this text as you teach vocabulary in context, using comprehension questions to help scholars make connections to outside...
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A Fantasy Story: Baby Bear's Space Journey

For Students K - 1st Standards
Give this literacy worksheet to your beginning readers to help them draw out key details and retell in their own words. They read a short fantasy story about a bear in space which includes dialogue, onomatopoeia, and a simple story line....
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapters 24 & 25

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 29 short answer questions covering chapters 24 and 25 of Touching Spirit Bear in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
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Bears

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Bears. They then answer the 10 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Questions

For Students 8th - 9th
For this Touching Spirit Bear chapter questions worksheet, students complete several questions over chapters eight and nine to determine their comprehension of the text.
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"At" and "In" Exercise

For Students 5th - 11th
For this grammar skills worksheet, learners respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the use of the prepositions "at" and "in."
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Lars the Little Polar Bear

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this Little Polar Bear worksheet, students view a video of the story, and then sequence sentences that match the story. Students sequence 6 sentences.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Smoky Night

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate tier two vocabulary words. For this vocabulary lesson, students assess the meaning of vocabulary words found while reading Smoky Night. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery chart.
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Getting Ready for Christmas with Bobby Bear

For Students 2nd
In this Christmas reading worksheet, 2nd graders read a short story about a bear getting ready for Christmas. Students demonstrate comprehension through questions and sequencing. Students create an acrostic poem using the word CHRISTMAS.
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Reader's Theater Script Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, young scholars perform a short reader's theater script based on the book Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Students take a part in this 4 character play and read or perform it.
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Three Bears and Three Goats in the Morning Sun

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story Three Bears from the book, Three Tales of Three, focusing on the one-to-one correspondence while counting various items in the story. They create pages for the number 3 for their counting books.
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Our Sky Clock

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explore space science by completing a worksheet in class. In this astronomy lesson plan, students discuss and identify star patterns in the night sky and relate these patterns to the approximate time they appear. Young...
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Children’s Choices 2014

For Teachers K - 6th
Books for kids, chosen by kids! What could be better? This packet is made up of book lists, each with approximately 30 books included, organized by age group. Kids will enjoy the summer reading materials they choose from this resource!
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The Night Before Christmas Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this literature crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle based on a classic piece of Christmas literature, The Night Before Christmas. Students read 36 clues and solve the puzzle without a word bank.
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What is a Metaphor?

For Students 6th - 8th
The use of metaphors really paints a picture in the reader's mind. Get your class using metaphors in their writing by studying them first. This activity has four simple metaphors, and the reader must identify which two things are being...
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Usage of words "Care", "Matter", and "Mind"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this correct usage worksheet, learners use context clues to select the correct word for each sentence, either "care", "matter" or "mind", to give the proper meaning.
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How the Chipmunk Got its Stripes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, students complete multiple choice and short answer questions for the legend How the Chipmunk Got Its Stripes. Students complete 8 questions total.
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95 Nouns

For Students 2nd - 3rd
A list of 95 nouns provides a great example to define nouns for your class. They can keep this at their desks for reference. Also, you can cut the list into strips to keep in a "noun jar," or have kids circle their favorite ones! This...
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The Birchbark House: Chapter 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this The Birchbark House comprehension check worksheet, pupils respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapters 7-8 of The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
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American Library Association

Great Early Elementary Reads

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Here is an excellent reference list of over 60 recommended book titles for early readers, each of which includes the author, title, number of pages, and brief summary.
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Homophone Flash Cards

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this homophones worksheet, students will look at one side of the flashcard and spell the homophone to match the picture. Two spelling choices are given and the correct choice is printed on the back of each card.
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Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms and Homographs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, students read the 20 sentences and identify the pair of underlined words as synonyms, antonyms, homonyms or homographs.
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The Joy Luck Club

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may submit their answers to be scored.