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  • Listening to Poems While Reading Along

    LESSON PLANS

    Listening to Poems While Reading Along

    Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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    Can You Hear a Story?

    Students will explore creating moods with music, analyze a story, and the create a musical composition that reflects and…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Music
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web

    Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…

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    Reading Instruction
    Reading Comprehension
    Reading
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  • Mountain Animals Reading Warm-Up

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    Mountain Animals Reading Warm-Up

    Students learn about mountain animals and improve their reading comprehension skills with the nonfiction reading passage…

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    Mammals
    Mountains
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  • Science Reading Warm-Up: Geology

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    Science Reading Warm-Up: Geology

    Students learn about geology, the study of the history of Earth, through this science reading passage. Use the questions…

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    Geology
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  • Science Reading Warm-Up: Hurricanes

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    Science Reading Warm-Up: Hurricanes

    Students read a nonfiction passage about hurricanes and answer comprehension questions. Use this reading warm-up about…

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    Earth Science
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  • Six Magical Activities for The Magician's Elephant

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    Six Magical Activities for The Magician's Elephant

    Get children excited about the impossible with this magician's tool kit for The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.…

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    Fantasy Fiction
    Children's Book
    Fiction
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  • Bridge to Terebithia Teaching Guide

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    Bridge to Terabithia Teacher's Guide

    Promote discussion and critical thinking before, during, and after reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson…

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  • Reading Guide for The Underneath

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    Reading Guide for The Underneath

    Deepen students understanding of The Underneath, a National Book Award finalist, with the resources in this literature…

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    Literature
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Timmy Failure Activity Kit

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    Timmy Failure Activity Kit

    Use these printable activity sheets with the Timmy Failure series to encourage critical and creative thinking. Your…

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    Children's Book
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  • Discussion Guide to Bystander

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    Discussion Guide to Bystander

    Lead a serious classroom discussion about bullying, cyber-bullying, and "the bystander effect" with the discussion…

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  • Script Writing Handout

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    Script Writing Handout

    Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity can be used in conjunction…

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    Teaching Harry Potter
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  • ASSESSMENT

    St. Patty's Day Quiz

    Check students' prior knowledge of St. Patrick's Day or test them following your lesson with this quick, fun quiz. The…

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    Folk Tales
    Ireland
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  • Out of Wonder Teacher's Guide

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    Out of Wonder Teacher's Guide

    Use the classroom activities in this comprehensive teacher's guide to integrate Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets…

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    Poetry
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  • REFERENCE

    Eyewitness: Dinosaur

    Discover the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Packed with real dinosaur fossils, this book features computer…

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    Nonfiction Literature
    Dinosaurs (Paleontology)
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  • Preparing to Read

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    Preparing to Read

    This pre-reading activity helps enhance focus and critical reading skills.

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  • Scoring Rubric: Business Letter/Memo

    ASSESSMENT

    Scoring Rubric: Business Letter/Memo

    The organization, elements of a business letter/memo writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece…

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    Reading and Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
    Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips
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  • Birth of America: Sample Page 3

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    Patriotic Poems and Songs

    Learn about the birth of America through patriotic poems and songs.

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    Poetry
    American History/U.S. History
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  • Children from Australia to Zimbabwe Excerpt

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    Children from Australia to Zimbabwe Excerpt

    Increase students' awareness of global issues with lesson planning ideas on diversity that unite art and culture.

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    Culture and Diversity
    Social Studies and History
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  • The Six Traits of Writing Collection Activity Guide

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    The Six Traits of Writing Collection Activity Guide

    Activities in this guide accompany Charlesbridge picture books. Use these resources to teach your students the six…

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  • Hour of the Bees Discussion Guide

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    Hour of the Bees Discussion Guide

    Use this discussion guide to integrate the young adult novel Hour of the Bees into classroom learning and independent…

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    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
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  • Classroom Guide to the Ranger's Apprentice Series

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    Classroom Guide to the Ranger's Apprentice Series

    Further student's enjoyment of books 1-10 in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan with discussion questions,…

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  • A packet of group roles for Literature Circles

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    Literature Circle Roles

    Use these Literature Circle Roles to support students to take ownership over their book discussion. Each gives students…

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  • Sequencing Graphic Organizer

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Sequencing Graphic Organizer

    Your child can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a sequential task. This…

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