Nonfiction Literature Reference Resources
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Nelson Mandela Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterary Biographies -
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Walt Disney Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
Discover the magic of Walt Disney while improving students' nonfiction reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…Subjects:ReadingLiterary BiographiesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Digital Book Library from DK
Brush up on your knowledge on history and earth, life, and physical sciences with these beautifully illustrated, digital…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureInformational Texts -
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Albert Einstein Biography: A Reading Warm-Up (Grades 5 & 6)
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Albert Einstein and answer reading comprehension…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiterary BiographiesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Henry Books: A Teacher's Guide
Introduce students to the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau through the Henry Bear picture books and related…Subjects:Literary BiographiesNonfiction LiteratureLiterature -
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Common Core Lesson Plans for the Who Was...? Series
Use the activities throughout this guide with the Who Was...? Series for teaching specific historical events, studying…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureSocial Studies and History -
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Michelle Kwan Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography of Olympic athlete Michelle Kwan and answer reading…Subjects:Literary BiographiesOlympic GamesPhysical Education and Fitness -
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Eyewitness: Dinosaur
Discover the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Packed with real dinosaur fossils, this book features computer…SubjectsReading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureDinosaurs (Paleontology) -
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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote Teacher's Guide
Introduce elementary students to Elizabeth Cady Stanton—an abolitionist and important figure in the suffragist…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass Activity & Discussion Guide
Use the children's book Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass to teach students about…Subjects:Nonfiction LiteratureLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Hiroshima
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance the teaching of John Hershey's Hiroshima, an account of the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureWorld War II (1939-1945) -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Learning About Famous People
Develop library-skills with this activity that focuses on biographies.Subjects:Library ResourcesNonfiction LiteratureReading and Literature -
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Where Are the Wild Things: Maurice Sendak
Share the story of Maurice Sendak with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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Henry Ford Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Henry Ford and answer reading comprehension…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterary Biographies -
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Homesick: My Own Story
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesImmigration -
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We Are All the Same: The Life and Death of Nkosi Johnson
Read the first chapter of the extraordinary story of the little South African boy whose bravery and fierce determination…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Ready, Set Grow!
Top 10 lists and step-by-step photographs show young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants,…SubjectsReading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteraturePlants and Botany -
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Letter from E.B. White
Enjoy a letter written by this revered author.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureAuthors -
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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery is an inspirational story of hard work and positive goals, the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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Thomas Edison Revisited
Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about Thomas Edison.Subjects:Library ResourcesReading and LiteratureReference Materials -
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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…Subjects:LiteratureNonfiction LiteratureLiterary Biographies -
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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy's Day Parade Educator's Guide
Share the story of Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire, by reading Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the…Subjects:Literary BiographiesNonfiction LiteratureLiterature -
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Escape from Camp 14 Teacher's Guide
Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…Subjects:North KoreaReading InstructionNonfiction Literature