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In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…
Discover the magic of Walt Disney while improving students' nonfiction reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Albert Einstein and answer reading comprehension…
Introduce students to the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau through the Henry Bear picture books and related…
Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with discussion questions for We Beat…
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography of Olympic athlete Michelle Kwan and answer reading…
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, and…
Introduce elementary students to Elizabeth Cady Stanton—an abolitionist and important figure in the suffragist…
Further students' understanding of technology and civilization through these reading comprehension and discussion…
Use the children's book Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass to teach students about…
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…
Distribute a printable social studies and writing activity on Harriet Tubman that focuses on recognizing people…
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Students learn about Miep Gies, a friend to Anne Frank's family, and then answer questions about her life.
Develop library-skills with this activity that focuses on biographies.
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Henry Ford and answer reading comprehension…
Use these discussion questions and activities with the inspirational biography Michelle Obama: An American Story by…
An excerpt from a touching tale of a courageous young man, his battle against fear and hatred, and his fight to educate…
Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…
Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery is an inspirational story of hard work and positive goals, the…
Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…
Share the story of Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire, by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the…
BOOK GUIDES
Take students on a mountain climbing adventure with Jordan Romero's teen memoir, No Summit Out of Sight: The True Story…
