Recommended Common Core State Standards Resources

TV News Reporter Book Report

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TV News Reporter Book Report

This reading extension activity is a fun take on a book report. Students will read a story, review the facts, and give a...

Out of the Easy Discussion Guide

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Out of the Easy Discussion Guide

Use these discussion questions for Out of the Easy to talk about the key ideas, details, craft, and structure of the nov...

Matilda by Roald Dahl Common Core Reading Guide

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Matilda Common Core Lesson Plans

Complete and comprehensive guide to teaching the classic Roald Dahl novel! This educator's guide for Matilda by Roald D...

The Main Event: Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details in Nonfiction

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The Main Event: Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details in Nonfiction

Use this reading extension activity to help students determine the difference between the main idea and supporting detai...

The Soccer Fence Common Core Teacher's Guide

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The Soccer Fence Common Core Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide to The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa contains reading, w...

The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic Teachers' Guide

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The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic Teachers' Guide

The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic provides mentor texts for poetry with the content of informationa...

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide

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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide

Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore B...

Teacher's Guide for Bomb: The Race to Build—And Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon

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Teacher's Guide for Bomb: The Race to Build—And Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Newbery Honor book Bomb: The Race to Build – And Steal – The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin is an excit...

Writing Perfect Endings

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Writing Perfect Endings

Practice narrative writing with this reading extension activity. Students will write an alternate ending to a story the ...

Using Poetry in the Classroom: Lesson Starters for Poetry Collections

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Using Poetry in the Classroom: Lesson Starters for Poetry Collections

These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different...

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What is the Common Core? Videos & Resources for Teachers

These videos explain why the Common Core State Standards were created, who developed them, and what they mean for you an...

Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Teacher's Guide

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Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Teacher's Guide

These text-based activities for Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose align with the...

A Core Curriculum Guide for Penguin Young Readers: A Leveled Reading Program for Beginning Readers

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A Core Curriculum Guide for Penguin Young Readers: A Leveled Reading Program for Beginning Readers

Reach beginning readers with twelve lesson plans to use in conjunction with the Penguin Young Readers program. Written b...

Matched Educator's Guide

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Matched Educator's Guide

This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions, an...

Writing Tips for Teens: A Guide to Writing across the Curriculum

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Writing Tips for Teens: A Guide to Writing across the Curriculum

Use the tools in this writing guide for teens to improving writing proficiency. Common Core-aligned writing tips and act...

Addressing Text Complexity: Guide to Using Fiction Books in the Common Core Curriculum

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Addressing Text Complexity: Guide to Using Fiction Books in the Common Core Curriculum

Help students learn to read and comprehend complex literary texts independently and proficiently. This educator's guide ...

The Day the Crayons Quit Common Core Writing Guide

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The Day the Crayons Quit Common Core Writing Guide

Teach students the art of persuasive writing with The Day the Crayons Quit. This guide to letter writing is aligned to C...

Einstein the Class Hamster Common Core Guide & Worksheets

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Einstein the Class Hamster Common Core Guide & Worksheets

Explore the central ideas and themes in Einstein the Class Hamster through the classroom resources in this teacher's gui...

Arcady's Goal Common Core Teacher's Guide

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Arcady's Goal Common Core Teacher's Guide

Give students a glimpse of life as a child in Soviet Russia through literature. These discussion questions and activitie...

The Graham Cracker Plot Common Core Teacher's Guide

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The Graham Cracker Plot Common Core Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide features discussion questions, reading activities, and writing exercises to use with The Graham Cra...

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up Common Core Teachers' Guide

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Leroy Ninker Saddles Up Common Core Teachers' Guide

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up is the first in a new chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo. After reading the story, engage in ...

Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure Teacher's Guide

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Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure Teacher's Guide

Appeal to kids' love for treasure-hunting and their natural curiosity with classroom activities for Kid Pickers: How to ...

Frog Song Teacher's Guide

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Frog Song Teacher's Guide

Introduce young readers to frogs and the boreal forest. This printable teacher's guide to Frog Song aligns with first gr...

Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans

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Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans

Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley presents students with the untold sto...

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