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Buddy—a story about love, loss, and letting go—will help students gain insight into how Hurricane Katrina affected families in New Orleans. Use this wonderful collection of teaching ideas for Buddy by M.H. Herlong to personally engage students with the text and subjects they can relate to. From storytelling to projects about pets, there's a variety of topics and lesson ideas for you to choose from.

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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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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History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

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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 and Practice for Students

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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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Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom

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Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom

Use Mad Libs® books to supplement your English language arts curriculum.

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PAX Teaching Guide and Classroom Kit

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PAX Teaching Guide and Classroom Kit

A complete classroom kit of activities to accompany the book PAX, by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen.

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Birthday Buddies

ObjectivesStudents will find a famous person who shares his/her birthdate.

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Keeping Score Classroom Guide

Reach reluctant readers with a captivating story that will delight baseball fans.

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Classroom Guide to the Dragonbreath Series by Ursula Vernon

This printable classroom guide for the Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon is designed to support the books and extend ...

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After the River the Sun Classroom Guide

A quest and an adventure tale combine with a story of friendship, family, and loss in After the River the Sun by Dia Cal...

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