Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time Travel Adventure is the core text in a interdisciplinary unit study of immigration at the turn of the century.

These may not all be your cup of tea, but you'll likely find some gold in this math games packet. Find brief, easy-to-execute games (like Integer Football) and that are perfect for review or even a substitute teacher plan. 

[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the uncertainty of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the invention of the printing press. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monarch butterflies during all four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about apple trees during each of the four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in determining the author's purpose.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how apples get from the tree to the store. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the rise and fall of neighborhood social clubs. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little boy named Noah who likes to go to the fall festival in his home town. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about watching snow fall in the woods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about apple trees during the spring, summer, fall, and winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Leaning Tower of Pisa, what causes it to lean, and what scientists did to keep it from falling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about what to do if you are having a hard time falling asleep at night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.