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  • LESSON PLANS

    Activating Prior Knowledge

    A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…

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    Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…

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    Teaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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    What Am I? Icebreaker

    Explore an activity that helps students to get to know one another using animal sounds.

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    Prior Knowledge: The Three Little Pigs

    Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Three Little Pigs.

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  • Sequencing the Events

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    Sequencing the Events: Teaching Strategies (Grades 1-5)

    Sequencing the events of a text refers to the identification of the beginning, middle, and end. Learn how to teach this…

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    Remembering Names

    Use these fun games to help pupils remember each other's names.

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    Summarizing: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills using the book Cloudy With a Chance of…

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  • EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

    Summer Reading (Grades 6-8)

    Variety of genres and interesting activities for all reading levels Help your students retain the reading skills the…

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    Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)

    Summer reading for grades 3-5, with activities! Pick any book from this list of the best kids' books and your students…

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    Summer Reading (Grades 9-12)

    Secondary students will enjoy the vast array of literature presented. The diversity of genres, authors, and time periods…

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    Identify Story Elements Lesson

    The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…

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    Sequencing: The Hare and the Tortoise

    Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text The Hare and the…

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    "The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…

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  • Bloom's Taxonomy Activities

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    Bloom's Taxonomy Activities

    Encourage development of your students' skills with activities that follow Bloom's Taxonomy.

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    Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)

    Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…

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    Main Idea: Chrysanthemum

    Teach your students how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Chrysanthemum with your class.

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    Making Inferences, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

    Use a lesson that is designed to teach primary students to make inferences as a reading comprehension with a strategy.…

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    "Two Travelers and the Bear": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a fable by Aesop.

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    Ancient Civilizations
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    Summer Reading (Grades K-2)

    Classic kids' books for summer reading - with activities for family learning! Pick any book from this list of the best…

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    Asking Pre-Reading Questions

    Students will learn about asking questions before reading and will make predictions based on the discussion of the…

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    Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me

    Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House is a House for Me.

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  • REFERENCE

    An Autobiographical Poem

    Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

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    Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book

    Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Popcorn Book.

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    Main Idea: The Great Kapok Tree

    Finalize your lessons on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book The Great Kapok Tree with your class.

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