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    Maniac Magee Literature Guide

    This Newbery Medal winner tells the mythical tale of a legendary hero: 12 year old Jeffrey Magee – known as Maniac…

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    Teammates

    A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story Teammates by Peter Golenbock.

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    Orphan Boy

    This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely source -- Venus!

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  • Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

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    Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet

    Read about Langston Hughes's, an african american poet who is considered one of the best of all times. This biography…

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    In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

    This literature guide includes enrichment activities and internet resources for In the Year of the Boar and Jackie…

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  • Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

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    Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

    Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…

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  • Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

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    Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

    This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…

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  • March Forward, Girl by Melba Beals

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    March Forward, Girl Teaching Guide

    Plenty of challenging and stimulating independent and group activities can be found in the teaching guide for this…

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    Three Famous Americans in the Civil War

    Students read several paragraphs about three Civil War heroes, and then answer questions.

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    Drylongso

    In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.

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  • Ghetto Cowboy Reading and Activity Guide

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    Ghetto Cowboy Reading and Activity Guide

    Learn about the urban riders of Philadelphia. This printable guide to Ghetto Cowboy includes classroom activities,…

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    Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

    Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…

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    Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd

    This Readers Theater script for The Drinking Gourd, by F. N. Monjo, deals with Tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden…

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  • Reaching for the Moon Common Core Curriculum Guide

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    Reaching for the Moon Common Core Curriculum Guide

    This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…

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  • Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

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    Black History Month Profile: Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    This themed packet of reading and writing activities focuses on America's youngest Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. It…

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  • Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

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    Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

    Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…

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  • A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

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    A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

    This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading…

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  • Kwanzaa Terms Matching Activity

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    Kwanzaa Terms Matching Activity

    Kwanzaa terms and definitions are reviewed in this vocabulary matching activity. The quiz covers symbols of Kwanzaa and…

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  • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Curriculum Guide

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    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Curriculum Guide

    Learn about the unsung civil rights hero Claudette Colvin. These book discussion questions and service learning projects…

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  • The Lions of Little Rock Teacher's Guide

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    The Lions of Little Rock Teacher's Guide

    Use this teacher's guide with The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine to study the "Lost Year" (1958-59), when all…

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    Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

    Find enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance your teaching of Alan Schroeder's Minty: A Story of Young…

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  • Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library Teaching Guide

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    Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library , a biography of a man who wanted to increase the…

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  • 42 Is Not Just A Number Teaching Guide

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    42 is Not Just a Number Teaching Guide

    This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is…

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  • The Lions of Little Rock Common Core Lesson Plans

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    The Lions of Little Rock Common Core Lesson Plans

    The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is set in Little Rock, Arkansas one year after the Little Rock Nine…

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