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Teach students about Roanoke Island. Through historical fiction and extension activities, students will learn about colonization and Native American settlements in North Carolina's Outer Banks. This educator's guide to Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose includes pre-reading activities, discussion questions about the book, and a vocabulary list.

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphinsby Scott O'Dell Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, ...

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Boys of Wartime Common Core Activities

Connect history and literature with the Boys of Wartime novels by Laurie Calkhoven.

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Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

The discussion topics, lessons and activities in this educator's guide for Al Capone Does My Shirts will help you prepar...

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Common Household Pets

In China, cats are thought to bring good luck and are kept in shops as well as homes.

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Common Core Teacher's Guide to the Calpurnia Tate Books

Use these discussion questions and writing activities with The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate and The Evolution of Calp...

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Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans

Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley presents students with the untold sto...

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