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Ever wonder the origins of common idioms and proverbs? Find out where your favorites came from!

Idioms and Proverbs

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Language Arts and Writing

Oral Communication

Literacy

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics

Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

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Teaching The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Books

Literature

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The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.

Kubla Khan

Subjects:

Poetry

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.

Reading Textbooks

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Silent Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading

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Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web

Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet to do…

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Reading Instruction

Reading Comprehension

Reading

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Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web

Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet to do…

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Reading Instruction

Reading Comprehension

Reading

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Harry Potter Book Covers: Dutch, French, German and Italian

Pictures of Harry Potter cover art from around the world.

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Reading Comprehension

Book Art

Fantasy Fiction

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Harry Potter Book Covers From Around the World

Harry Potter book covers from around the world.

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Reading Comprehension

Book Art

Fantasy Fiction

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Harry Potter Book Covers: British and Danish

Take a look at these images of Harry Potter cover art from around the world.

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Reading Comprehension

Book Art

Fantasy Fiction

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WORKSHEETS

Old Sturbridge Village Worksheet

Worksheet associated with the "Old Sturbridge Village" lesson.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Language Arts and Writing

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Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.

Distant Enemy

Subjects:

Literature

U.S. States

United States of America (USA)

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ACTIVITIES

Magical Attic Misty Pig Friendship Word Search

A challenging word search for early elementary readers Early readers can build reading, writing, and word-recognition…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading

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Use this reader's guide with adult book groups.

My First White Friend

Subjects:

Literature

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Use this reader's guide for The Stone Diaries with adult book groups.

The Stone Diaries

Subjects:

Literature

Reading and Literature

Reading

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Use this reader's guide with adult book groups.

The Cunning Man

Subjects:

Literature

Reading and Literature

Reading

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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Her Mother

This reader's guide is meant for use with adult book groups.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Literature

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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

Dr. Seuss-A-Thon

Materials for a Dr.Seuss reading challenge.

Subjects:

Reading

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A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System

Help students understand the categories of the Dewey Decimal System, with this chart. This is a very useful library…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Library Resources

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Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents

Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.

Subjects:

Early Reading

Reading

Reading and Literature

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