Reading and Literature Resources
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Full Text of the Classic Poem
By Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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"Frere Jacques" Lyrics and Translations
"Frère Jacques" lyrics and translations from the original French into English,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureForeign LanguagesMusic -
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How to Write an Essay Outline
These clear, simple, and useful outlines provide easy-to-follow instructions on…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureWriting Research PapersEssays -
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Questions Before, During, and After Reading
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionGrammar -
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Writing a Book Report
Specific tips for writing effective book reports.Subjects:Writing Research PapersLanguage Arts and WritingReading and Literature -
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Activating Prior Knowledge
A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
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Inferences
As you may have inferred...this is a critical reading skill! Making an…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingReading Comprehension -
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Identify Story Elements Lesson
The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingReading Comprehension -
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Veterans Day Comprehension Questions
These comprehension questions accompany "The Story of Veterans Day" lesson plan.…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionWorld War I (1914-1918)World War II (1939-1945) -
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Suggested Author Interview Questions
Here are the 16 best questions to ask an author during an interview Ever…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureAuthors -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Top 10 Christmas Stories & Poems for Kids
Celebrate Christmas in your classroom with some of the classic books and poems…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionPoetry -
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O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"
Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteratureShort Stories -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Top 10 Writing Graphic Organizers Gallery
Most teachers reinforce students' skills and understanding with graphic…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingComposition -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Health Reading Warm-Up: Healthy Food
This nonfiction reading warm-up features a short reading passage and…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading ComprehensionNutrition -
BOOK GUIDES
Christmas Stories
Read these classic Christmas tales to help students improve creative-writing…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureShort StoriesLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionTeaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar -
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas
A list of project your students can complete when reading Barbara Robinson's…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Summarizing: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
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Five-Paragraph Essay
Help students write five-paragraph essays with a graphic organizer. This…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
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Main Idea and Supporting Details
Help students identify main idea and supporting details with this printable…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Sequencing Lesson
Sequencing refers to the identification of the components of a story, such as…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
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Top 20 Literature Graphic Organizers Gallery
Graphic organizers help your students to better understand what they read.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary Style and Techniques -
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Running Records
How to use one of the most effective graphic organizers A running record is a…Subjects:Reading InstructionReading and LiteratureReading Aloud -
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How to Write "Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories
Easily-adaptable example of a classic story format Students learn how to write…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingReading and Literature