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Penguin Books

Educator's Guide: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed Standards
Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is filled with secrets. Help readers find the clues, solve the riddles and puzzles, and unwrap the mysteries with a six-page guide that includes before, during, and after reading discussion questions and...
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Penguin Books

Teacher’s Guide: The Diary of a Young Girl The Definitive Edition By Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A line from Anne Frank's diary reads, "What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again." Indeed, that is the hope for scholars who study her diary. The 19-page guide to the Definitive Edition of The Diary of a Young...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Reading Primary Sources: Darwin and Wallace

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Take your classes back in time. Learners read real historical texts from both Darwin and Wallace as well as an announcement of their findings. Using guiding questions, they make inferences and draw conclusions from the information in the...
Activity
Orlando Shakes

To Kill a Mockingbird: Study Guide

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Who was Harper Lee, and what led her to write one of the most celebrated novels of all time? Scholars learn about the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and read a summary of a dramatic production of the novel. They also discover the...
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EngageNY

Close Reading: Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 8th Standards
What's the connection? Scholars complete a close reading of Brown v. Board of Education and identify connections to Carlotta in A Mighty Long Way. Classmates learn new vocabulary, answer text-dependent questions, and complete a...
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EngageNY

Examining How Word Choice Contributes to Tone and Meaning: Close Reading of “Wet and Crying”

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars participate in a Write-Pair-Share activity while answering questions about the meaning of words in "Wet and Crying." They use their Write-Pair-Share note-catchers to guide their thoughts and then share with the class. After...
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Anti-Defamation League

Say Something: Discussion Guide for Grades 2-4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Empower pupils to stop bullying when they see or experience it with a lesson that showcases the book, Say Something by Margaret Paula Moss. After reading the tale and thoughtfully discussing its characters, they share their own...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Processes and Energy - Reading/Notetaking Guide - Cell Differentiation

For Students 7th - 9th
Written as a textbook section reading guide, this worksheet presents an empty outline on cell differentiation for biology learners to complete. There are also a few questions to answer about how cells specialize and become organized,...
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: " A River Ran Wild"

For Teachers 3rd
Students answer "essential questions" to establish background and prior knowledge of the book, "A River Ran Wild." In this language arts lesson, 3rd graders complete a graphic organizer of vocabulary words and read and take notes at...
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: My Horse

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read patterned sentences. For this guided reading lesson, students use one to one matching and picture clues to aid comprehension. Cross-curricular activities are provided.
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: Shapes Where We Play

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover shapes on a playground. For this guided reading lesson, students discover new vocabulary words related to shapes as they read Shapes Where We Play. In small groups, students use picture clues and one to one matching to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading: Job Opening – Assistant Tour Guide

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills worksheet, students fill in the blanks in a job advertisement by selecting the words in the word bank.
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: Family Picnic

For Teachers K - 1st
Students blend phonemes. For this guided reading lesson, students create words by blending isolated phonemes. Students read a book discussing families.
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: Jump Rope

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners blend phonemes to decode words. For this guided reading lesson, students evaluate different comprehension strategies to aid reading.  Learners make predictions based on picture clues and use patterned sentences to...
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Curated OER

Word-O for Fluency

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the game of Word-O to increase their fluency while reading. Individually, they look, say and write at their high frequency words and practice spelling them. To end the lesson, they are introduced to new...
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Curated OER

Reading The Flag Maker

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore The Flag Maker. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students listen to the book The Flag Maker, making predictions and answering questions during the reading. Students locate facts and opinions within...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Study Guide: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

For Students 6th - 9th
In this study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Students also answer comprehension questions and find examples of literary term usage.
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Curated OER

Reading Lessons for Alaska State Standards - Reading Rate and Fluency

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a given passage silently. The student then reads the same passage orally to a partner. The partner records the number of words pronounced incorrectly. The student then sets goals to increase oral reading speed and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Successful Reading Strategies for ELL Students

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students improve their reading comprehension through predicting, connecting with text and summarizing. Students should have already read the book Seedfolks and made predictions based upon what they had seen from the cover and pictures...
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Curated OER

Reading About the Journey: The Odyssey

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their reading skills. For this reading fluency and comprehension lesson, students read instructor-selected passages from The Odyssey following the provided steps for the reading class activity that requires them to...
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Curated OER

During Reading Strategies (Prediction, Self-Question, and Correct)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice their reading skills. For this reading fluency and comprehension lesson, students read instructor-selected passages and use metacognitive skills to predict, self-question, and correct.
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Curated OER

Race into Reading

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils create a career exploration experience for elementary students. In this career exploration lesson, pupils select a career field d to read about to elementary children. Students then present the Career Exploration Day to the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Reading (Chris)

For Students Higher Ed
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students brainstorm a list of advantages and disadvantages to working abroad and identify any that appear in the passage provided. Next kids respond to six true/false questions that require...
Worksheet
Curated OER

My Spelling Words and Dictionary Guide Words

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling word practice worksheet, students practice reading and writing the given spelling words which include crunch, joust, victorious, and cherish. They write the word on the blank line, and look it up in the dictionary. They...

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