6th Grade

A Year Down Yonder Curriculum Connections

This list of suggestions will help you to integrate A Year Down Yonder with other subjects such as math, social studies,…

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Social Studies and History

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LESSON PLANS

Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Students create a script for The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, the story of Kit, who immigrates…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

American History/U.S. History

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Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain

Students develop a script for Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, the story of an apprentice who becomes involved with…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

American Revolution (1775-1781)

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Readers Theater Script: The House of Sixty Fathers

Readers Theater script ideas for The House of Sixty Fathers, by Meindert DeJong. This is the story of Tien Pao and his…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Literary Drama

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Inside the Newbery Award Committee

Find out what it is like to be a judge for the Newbery Awards for outstanding children's literature.

Subjects:

Award and Prize Winners

Literature

Reading and Literature

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Literature that Deals with Love and Friendship

The children's books in this list deal with the topics of love and friendship.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Literature that Deals Safely with Fears

A list of literature that deals with a child's fears.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature

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Finding and Writing Grants

Teachers will learn strategies for getting money via grants.

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Clipper Star Bank: School-Business Partnership

Distribute an article that describes how middle-school students can operate their own bank, accepting deposits and…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Economics

Business

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Building Social Studies Skills -- Grade 6

Distribute an article that gives timely advice to parents on how to foster social studies skill building in their child.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

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Building Science Skills -- Grade 6

Distribute an article that gives timely advice to parents on how to foster science skill building in their child.

Subjects:

Science

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Building Language Arts Skills -- Grade 6

Distribute an article that gives timely advice to parents on how to foster language arts skill building in their child.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

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2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake: Day 0 to Year 1

This video documents International Federation of the Red Cross disaster relief efforts for the Nepal Gorkha Earthquake.…

Subjects:

Earth Science

Science

Earthquakes

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Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question Reading Group Guide

This Reading Group Guide for Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question provides readers with a group of discussion…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Somewhere Among Reading Group Guide

Introduce students to the literary format of "novel in verse" with this Reading Group Guide to Somewhere Among. A large…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Asian Americans

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This Is Not A Werewolf Story Reading Group Guide

This Reading Group Guide to This Is Not A Werewolf Story will help you foster an appreciation in your students for the…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Panda-Monium Curriculum Guide

Common Core-aligned discussion questions and writing prompts are at the heart of this curriculum guide to Panda-Monium.…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Dragon Captives Curriculum Guide

This Curriculum Guide features Common Core-aligned writing activities, pre-reading questions, and discussion questions…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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Secret Origins Curriculum Guide

The writing and research activities in this Curriculum Guide for Secret Origins incorporate Common Core standards for…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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WORKSHEETS

Kindergarten Math Worksheets

These kindergarten math worksheets will help you teach your students about the basics of mathematics. This focuses on…

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Avoiding Annoying Classroom Distractions: Group Contract

Fourth-grade teacher Lisa Koplik explains how to make a group contract to keep kids on track throughout the…

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Failure to Ask for Help: A Conversation With Parents

If a student fails to ask for help, a conversation with parents or guardians might be necessary. That way, a teacher can…

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