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Study World War II and the Manhattan Project through literature. The classroom lesson plans and post-reading activities in this educator's guide to The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages are aligned to Common Core State Standards for language arts. The novel—set in Los Alamos, New Mexico, during World War II—deals with multiple themes, such as self-discovery, abandonment, bullying, friendship, family, and death.

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Earth Day Activities: History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

Help your students work on their reading comprehension skills while learning all about Earth Day with this reading compr...

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice...

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Examine the themes and characters in Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks, a series of first-person vignettes ab...

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Deepen students understanding of The Underneath, a National Book Award finalist, with the resources in this literature g...

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Caminar, a novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, is the moving story of a boy who loses...

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Forge Discussion Guide

This reading guide for Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson includes a pre-reading activity about the French and Indian War, c...

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Engage students in conversations about illness, activism, community, and friendship with these discussion questions and ...

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Ever Teacher's Guide

Use the discussion questions, curriculum-connection activities, and creative-writing prompts in this teacher's guide for...

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