Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Blue Whale

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Boston Tea Party

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Scholars test their reading comprehension skills with an interactive practice. After reading about the Boston Tea Party, learners answer 10 multiple-choice questions. A progress report details their work.
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Guided Reading: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features a guided reading lesson plan for "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie." It features a materials lists and a lesson plan.
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Guided Reading: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan helps students to make predictions using the pictures and text of "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie."
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Guide/assess Nonfiction Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains 47 one-page guided writing and reading guides and assessments.The reproducibles are copyrighted materials but may be copied and used for educational purposes.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Learning to Read" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Learning to Read" by Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, 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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Other

Oregon Children's Theatre: Charlotte's Web Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This study guide is a helpful tool for studying E.B. White's classic, Charlotte's Web. Background information about the story and play are provided, as well as lesson ideas.
Unit Plan
Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide is written for college students, but should be very useful for upper level high school students as well. The writer first describes fourteen steps to take in doing a close reading, then provides six pieces of advice on how to...
Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Use Context Clues to Decipher Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Emergent Readers With and Emergent Reader

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will sequence story events with the teacher and read an emergent reader in a guided setting. The chosen book, "Pilgrims and Wampanoag: Together They Were Better", has high use of sight words and high levels of picture support...
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: The Northern Edge Study Guide: Climate Change [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson guide provides literacy activities for learning about climate change. The reading level is more accessible to struggling readers who may be studying this topic in the higher grades.
Website
University of California

Uc Berkeley Art Museum's Online Guide for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This student-friendly tour of the UC Berkeley Art Museum features fun online activities and a tutorial on how to read a museum label.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's...
Article
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Read a Knitting Pattern

For Students 9th - 10th
Once you know the basics to knitting here is a guide to helping you understand patterns.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Walking for My Life

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
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...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Dancing Towards Dreams

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Baseball's Girl Umpire

For Students 3rd - 4th
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...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: A Princess Who Can Tune an Engine

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
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...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Cobra Kite

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
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...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
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...
Unit Plan
Other

Nancy Polette: "The Cay" Literature Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In addition to providing an introduction and vocabulary words, this website has questions and activities to help students as they read the chapters of Theodore Taylor's novel, "The Cay."
Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Symbols of u.s. Government: Uncle Sam (3 5)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read historical background on the origins of Uncle Sam, the figure that symbolizes the United States.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Reading Questions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading questions for each chapter of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Article
Other

Dustn.tv: The Essential Guide to What Colors Communicate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article discussing how colors register in the brain to give the reader emotions and states of mind before even reading a word. Article focuses particularly on choosing colors for a blog design but rationale can be applied anywhere.

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