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Glossary: Focus on the Differences
Glossary: Focus on the Differences
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Glossary: Focus on the Differences
Third Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.
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Glossary: Focus on the Differences
Glossary: Focus on the Differences
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Glossary: Focus on the Differences
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.
Third Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
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Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
Third Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Similarities.
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Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
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Glossary: Focus on the Similarities
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Similarities.
Third Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
Third Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.
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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
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Vocabulary Cards: Focus on the Similarities
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.
Third Grade
Reading
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EL
Focus on the Differences
Focus on the Differences
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Focus on the Differences
Third Grade
Reading
Use this lesson with your students to teach them to describe the differences between stories with contrasting conjunctions. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the Finding Similarities and Differences lesson.
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Focus on the Differences
Focus on the Differences
Lesson Plan
Focus on the Differences
Use this lesson with your students to teach them to describe the differences between stories with contrasting conjunctions. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the Finding Similarities and Differences lesson.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
EL
Focus on the Similarities
Focus on the Similarities
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Focus on the Similarities
Third Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students to describe the similarities between stories with words that signal comparison. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the The Same or Different? You Decide! lesson.
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Focus on the Similarities
Focus on the Similarities
Lesson Plan
Focus on the Similarities
Use this lesson to teach your students to describe the similarities between stories with words that signal comparison. This lesson can stand-alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the The Same or Different? You Decide! lesson.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Focus on Founding Fathers
Focus on Founding Fathers
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Focus on Founding Fathers
Fifth Grade
Reading
This lesson will allow students to explore the backgrounds and contributions of the Founding Fathers by completing an online scavenger hunt and writing a basic biography.
Lesson Plan
Focus on Founding Fathers
Focus on Founding Fathers
Lesson Plan
Focus on Founding Fathers
This lesson will allow students to explore the backgrounds and contributions of the Founding Fathers by completing an online scavenger hunt and writing a basic biography.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Personal Timeline
Personal Timeline
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Personal Timeline
Fourth Grade
Reading
Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.
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Personal Timeline
Personal Timeline
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Personal Timeline
Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Similarities in the Stories
The Similarities in the Stories
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The Similarities in the Stories
Third Grade
Reading
Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.
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The Similarities in the Stories
The Similarities in the Stories
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The Similarities in the Stories
Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Constellation Legends
Constellation Legends
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Constellation Legends
Fourth Grade
Reading
Constellation legends are full of adventure. These worksheets focus on the constellations Perseus, Andromeda, Queen Cassiopeia and the sea monster Cetus.
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Constellation Legends
Constellation Legends
Worksheet
Constellation Legends
Constellation legends are full of adventure. These worksheets focus on the constellations Perseus, Andromeda, Queen Cassiopeia and the sea monster Cetus.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Third Grade
Reading
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
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Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1
Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Once Upon a Point of View
Once Upon a Point of View
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Once Upon a Point of View
First Grade
Reading
What do you know about the prince in Sleeping Beauty? Here are four classic stories re-spun for kids, with the focus on supporting characters.
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Once Upon a Point of View
Once Upon a Point of View
Workbook
Once Upon a Point of View
What do you know about the prince in Sleeping Beauty? Here are four classic stories re-spun for kids, with the focus on supporting characters.
First Grade
Reading
Workbook
What Makes a Fantasy?
What Makes a Fantasy?
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What Makes a Fantasy?
Third Grade
Reading
This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.
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What Makes a Fantasy?
What Makes a Fantasy?
Worksheet
What Makes a Fantasy?
This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
Second Grade
Reading
The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
Worksheet
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
Second Grade
Reading
This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.
Worksheet
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
Worksheet
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension
This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Map that Story!
Map that Story!
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Map that Story!
Kindergarten
Reading
A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.
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Map that Story!
Map that Story!
Worksheet
Map that Story!
A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Third Grade
Reading
This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.
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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
Worksheet
Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect
This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Close Reading Through Word Choice
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Close Reading Through Word Choice
Fourth Grade
Reading
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
Lesson Plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Lesson Plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
My Shadow
Guided Lesson
My Shadow
Pre-K
Reading
The story "My Shadow" provides the backdrop for this guided lesson on the letters I, M and J. Learning to read letter by letter allows children to focus not only on letter recognition, but on the sounds that the letters make in context. This technique provides the building blocks for reading fluency to come in kindergarten and first grade. Kids can continue their phonics practice with the accompanying worksheets.
Guided Lesson
My Shadow
Guided Lesson
My Shadow
The story "My Shadow" provides the backdrop for this guided lesson on the letters I, M and J. Learning to read letter by letter allows children to focus not only on letter recognition, but on the sounds that the letters make in context. This technique provides the building blocks for reading fluency to come in kindergarten and first grade. Kids can continue their phonics practice with the accompanying worksheets.
Pre-K
Reading
Guided Lesson
The Topic of Details
The Topic of Details
Worksheet
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The Topic of Details
Third Grade
Reading
This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.
Worksheet
The Topic of Details
The Topic of Details
Worksheet
The Topic of Details
This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Preschool Reading
Preschool Reading
Workbook
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Preschool Reading
Pre-K
Phonics
Preschoolers get essential reading practice in this workbook, which focuses on the fundamentals of phonics.
Workbook
Preschool Reading
Preschool Reading
Workbook
Preschool Reading
Preschoolers get essential reading practice in this workbook, which focuses on the fundamentals of phonics.
Pre-K
Phonics
Workbook
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
Worksheet
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
Third Grade
Reading
Travel to the Land of the Munchkins in this Wizard of Oz worksheet, which focuses on story details and setting.
Worksheet
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
Worksheet
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Setting
Travel to the Land of the Munchkins in this Wizard of Oz worksheet, which focuses on story details and setting.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
Lesson Plan
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Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
Fifth Grade
Reading
"You must be nice to him, Wendy impressed on her brothers." In this lesson, your class continues work in their Peter Pan and Neverland workbooks, focusing on comprehension of Wendy Darling's personality.
Lesson Plan
Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
Lesson Plan
Peter Pan and Neverland 3: The Flight Part 2
"You must be nice to him, Wendy impressed on her brothers." In this lesson, your class continues work in their Peter Pan and Neverland workbooks, focusing on comprehension of Wendy Darling's personality.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Activity
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Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Fifth Grade
Reading
Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.
Activity
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Activity
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Activity
Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Literary Response Prompt: Characters
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Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.
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Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Characters
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Worksheet
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.
Worksheet
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Worksheet
Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Worksheet
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Seventh Grade
Reading
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Language
Literary Response Prompt: Language
Worksheet
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Literary Response Prompt: Language
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Language
Literary Response Prompt: Language
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Language
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Worksheet
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Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Form and Structure in Poetry and Drama
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Worksheet
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Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.
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Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Structure
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Worksheet
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Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Worksheet
Literary Response Prompt: Story Elements
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!
Sixth Grade
Reading
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