Common Core State Standards
Recommended Common Core State Standards Resources
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WORKSHEETS
TV News Reporter Book Report
This reading extension activity is a fun take on a book report. Students will read a story, review the facts, and give a... -
BOOK GUIDES
Out of the Easy Discussion Guide
Use these discussion questions for Out of the Easy to talk about the key ideas, details, craft, and structure of the nov... -
LESSON PLANS
Matilda Common Core Lesson Plans
Complete and comprehensive guide to teaching the classic Roald Dahl novel! This educator's guide for Matilda by Roald D... -
WORKSHEETS
The Main Event: Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details in Nonfiction
Use this reading extension activity to help students determine the difference between the main idea and supporting detai... -
BOOK GUIDES
The Soccer Fence Common Core Teacher's Guide
This teacher's guide to The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa contains reading, w... -
WORKSHEETS
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic Teachers' Guide
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic provides mentor texts for poetry with the content of informationa... -
WORKSHEETS
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Core Curriculum Guide
Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore B... -
BOOK GUIDES
Teacher's Guide for Bomb: The Race to Build—And Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Newbery Honor book Bomb: The Race to Build – And Steal – The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin is an excit... -
WORKSHEETS
Writing Perfect Endings
Practice narrative writing with this reading extension activity. Students will write an alternate ending to a story the ... -
BOOK GUIDES
Using Poetry in the Classroom: Lesson Starters for Poetry Collections
These poetry lesson starters showcase the variety of ways poetry can be used to reach a range of learners with different... -
VIDEOS
What is the Common Core? Videos & Resources for Teachers
These videos explain why the Common Core State Standards were created, who developed them, and what they mean for you an... -
WORKSHEETS
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 Teacher's Guide
These text-based activities for Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose align with the... -
LESSON PLANS
A Core Curriculum Guide for Penguin Young Readers: A Leveled Reading Program for Beginning Readers
Reach beginning readers with twelve lesson plans to use in conjunction with the Penguin Young Readers program. Written b... -
BOOK GUIDES
Matched Educator's Guide
This educator's guide to Matched by Ally Condie includes classroom lesson plans, writing prompts, research questions, an... -
BOOK GUIDES
Writing Tips for Teens: A Guide to Writing across the Curriculum
Use the tools in this writing guide for teens to improving writing proficiency. Common Core-aligned writing tips and act... -
BOOK GUIDES
Addressing Text Complexity: Guide to Using Fiction Books in the Common Core Curriculum
Help students learn to read and comprehend complex literary texts independently and proficiently. This educator's guide ... -
WORKSHEETS
The Day the Crayons Quit Common Core Writing Guide
Teach students the art of persuasive writing with The Day the Crayons Quit. This guide to letter writing is aligned to C... -
BOOK GUIDES
Einstein the Class Hamster Common Core Guide & Worksheets
Explore the central ideas and themes in Einstein the Class Hamster through the classroom resources in this teacher's gui... -
BOOK GUIDES
Arcady's Goal Common Core Teacher's Guide
Give students a glimpse of life as a child in Soviet Russia through literature. These discussion questions and activitie... -
BOOK GUIDES
The Graham Cracker Plot Common Core Teacher's Guide
This teacher's guide features discussion questions, reading activities, and writing exercises to use with The Graham Cra... -
BOOK GUIDES
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up Common Core Teachers' Guide
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up is the first in a new chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo. After reading the story, engage in ... -
BOOK GUIDES
Kid Pickers: How to Turn Junk into Treasure Teacher's Guide
Appeal to kids' love for treasure-hunting and their natural curiosity with classroom activities for Kid Pickers: How to ... -
WORKSHEETS
Frog Song Teacher's Guide
Introduce young readers to frogs and the boreal forest. This printable teacher's guide to Frog Song aligns with first gr... -
WORKSHEETS
Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children Common Core Lesson Plans
Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley presents students with the untold sto...
