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  • LESSON PLANS

    Birthday Buddies

    Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

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    Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

    In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

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    Fall Similes

    Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun arts & crafts activity to…

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  • BOOK GUIDES

    The Land and Other Books by Mildred D. Taylor

    Explore teaching activities to be used with The Land and other books by Mildred D. Taylor.

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    Novels
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    NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades 5-8

    Six NSTA Recommended Event-Based Science Modules about fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, toxic leaks, and volcanoes.

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    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

    The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…

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    Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan, March 2011
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  • Snow White: A Graphic Novel

    BOOK GUIDES

    Snow White: A Graphic Novel Discussion Guide

    This discussion guide for the graphic novel Snow White includes questions that can be used as part of an in-class…

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    Folk Tales
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  • Rain Reign Teaching Guide

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    Rain Reign Teaching Guide

    Our discussion guide for Rain Reign, a story about a young girl living with autism, contains various questions and…

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  • Librarian of Auschwitz Teaching Guide

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    Librarian of Auschwitz Teaching Guide

    Our Teacher Discussion Guide for Librarian of Auschwitz, a novel about a young girl in Auschwitz during the Holocaust,…

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    World War II (1939-1945)
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  • REFERENCE

    Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One

    This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…

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  • A girl getting ready to read a humorous book - literature that deals with laughter

    TEACHING RESOURCE

    Literature that Deals with Laughter

    Books that make kids laugh are listed in this literature resource for teachers.

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    Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature
    Literature
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    Old South Meeting House

    Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the congregation.

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    Research Paper: Take Notes

    How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.

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    Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery

    Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson includes Internet resources and…

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  • REFERENCE

    Eyewitness: Explorer

    Take a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the…

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    "The Little Match Seller"

    This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." Enjoy this sad short story…

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  • BOOK GUIDES

    The Redwall Tales

    Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that provides synopses and activities that can be used with any of the…

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  • Antonyms and Synonyms

    WORKSHEETS

    Antonyms and Synonyms

    Opposites and similar meanings are reviewed.

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  • Chart, Two-Column

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    Chart, Two-Column

    A two-column chart can be used to organize ideas in any curriculum area.

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  • The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage

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    The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage

    Florence Parpart invented the first modern street-cleaning machine. Students will read about this woman inventor and…

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    Social Studies and History
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  • Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

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    Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

    This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…

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  • Self-Assessments Packet

    ASSESSMENT

    Self-Assessments Packet

    Self-Assessments Packet Self-assessments are an effective way to help your students grow as learners. When they are…

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    Banning Harry Potter?

    The Harry Potter series has been banned from some schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. Find out why some…

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    Reading Workshop

    This strategy gives students the opportunity to choose the books they read and to discuss their reading individually and…

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