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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Truman Foreign Language Lesson

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use target vocabulary in a foreign language to ask and answer questions about Harry S. Truman. They access a website about Truman and answer basic questions based on presented photos and text.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Children of Loneliness: Immigration and Intergenerational Stories

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students evaluate Anzia Yezierska's story, "Children of Loneliness," in relation to Jewish immigrants coming to America. They discuss the connections in the story to their own coming to America and their roles as parents. After...
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Mick Inkpen: The Great Pet Sale

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "The Great Pet Sale", written by Mick Inkpen. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Meomi: The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef", written by Meomi. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Alexander the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Alexander the Great" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Professional Doc
Auburn University

Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Auburn University provides great, simple tips for young readers working to improve their ability to read and speak fluently. There are two methods outlined for improving oral fluency: "The direct approach," and "The indirect approach,"...
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Lesson Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Sentence Scramblers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
A great exercise to help students practice reading fluency by using sentence strips and games.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Great Barrier Reef

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the The Great Barrier ReefThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Great Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Great Society" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: My Great Grandma

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the story "My Great-Grandma" by Nancy Machlis, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Great Escape

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction story shares the story of a girl who is taking care of animals and makes a mistake. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Shell Is Great for Protection

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of shells. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Robot and Mr. Mole (Long O Listening Practice)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn English words with the long O sound by listening to this read-aloud story about a robot. English language learners and beginning readers can practice listening to and pronouncing words with long o's. Great graphics, unlimited...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient China: Travel Journal Part 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational passage contains a brief history of the Great Wall of China. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: Great Caesar! Condescend

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Great Caesar! Condescend", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Coral Reef Goes Digital

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Welcome Back!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares advice about how to make the first day of school a great one. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: The Big Hit (Short I Listening Practice)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
English language learners and beginning readers can practice listening to and pronouncing the short I sound in this read-aloud story about a baseball-playing tin man. Great graphics, unlimited repetition, and learner controlled.
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eBook
Sesame Street

Sesame Street E Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In love with Elmo, Grover, and all the rest of the Sesame Street gang? Now you can read their books on line. Some of the books are read out loud by the characters. Here is a great way to improve early reading skills. Topics include the...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali

For Students 7th - 9th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Duke Ellington

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Unit Plan
Starfall

Starfall: Dune Buggy

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn the long U sound in English while paging through this read-aloud story about a day at the dunes. Great graphics, unlimited repetition, and learner controlled.