5th Grade Reading and Literature Book Guides

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African-American History

Equality Struggles

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ACTIVITIES

Teammates

A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story Teammates by Peter Golenbock.

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Orphan Boy

This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely source -- Venus!

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Reading and Literature

Legends

Multicultural Literature

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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

This literature guide includes enrichment activities and internet resources for In the Year of the Boar and Jackie…

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Reading and Literature

Asian History

African-American History

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Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide

Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…

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Literature

Historical Fiction

Language Arts and Writing

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March Forward, Girl Teaching Guide

Plenty of challenging and stimulating independent and group activities can be found in the teaching guide for this…

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Reading and Literature

Civil Rights

African-American History

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Drylongso

In this story a family facing drought turns to a stranger, Drylongso, for help.

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Multicultural Literature

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Ghetto Cowboy Reading and Activity Guide

Learn about the urban riders of Philadelphia. This printable guide to Ghetto Cowboy includes classroom activities,…

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Reading and Literature

American History/U.S. History

African-American History

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Reaching for the Moon Common Core Curriculum Guide

This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…

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Language Arts and Writing

Astronauts and Space Flights

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REFERENCE

Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…

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Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Literary Biographies

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A Guide to Teaching About Freedom Struggles

This teaching guide includes author interviews, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities, and reading…

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Literature

Slavery in United States

Reading and Literature

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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Curriculum Guide

Learn about the unsung civil rights hero Claudette Colvin. These book discussion questions and service learning projects…

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Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Equality Struggles

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The Lions of Little Rock Teacher's Guide

Use this teacher's guide with The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine to study the "Lost Year" (1958-59), when all…

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Reading and Literature

Novels

Equality Struggles

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Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

Find enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance your teaching of Alan Schroeder's Minty: A Story of Young…

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Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

African-American History

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Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library , a biography of a man who wanted to increase the…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

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42 is Not Just a Number Teaching Guide

This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is…

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Reading and Literature

African-American History

Sports

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The Youngest Marcher Common Core Curriculum Guide

This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany The Youngest Marcher. This reading guide includes…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Civil Rights

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Remember: The Journey to School Integration Teacher's Guide

Introduce young students to the work of Nobel prize-winning writer Toni Morrison in Remember, a narrated pictorial…

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Nonfiction Literature

Literature

Reading and Literature

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I Have Heard of a Land Teacher's Guide

Use the resources in this literature guide to I Have Heard of a Land (by Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper) to develop…

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Reading and Literature

Social Studies and History

African-American History

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No More!, Free at Last! & Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round Teacher's Guide

Explore African-American history from slavery through the civil rights movement, with the pre-reading activities,…

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Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

1930s

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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Discussion Guide

Encourage critical thinking and discussion with comprehension questions for Kristine Levine's The Best Bad Luck I Ever…

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Literature

Reading and Literature

Novels

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