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Just Tell Me What to Do!
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Just Tell Me What to Do!
First Grade
Reading
Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.
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Just Tell Me What to Do!
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Just Tell Me What to Do!
Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.
First Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
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Glossary: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Second Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
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Glossary: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
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Glossary: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Tree Notetaking
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Tree Notetaking
Second Grade
Reading
This worksheet teaches kids the importance of notetaking while reading using the shape of a well-known object: a tree!
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Tree Notetaking
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Tree Notetaking
This worksheet teaches kids the importance of notetaking while reading using the shape of a well-known object: a tree!
Second Grade
Reading
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Recommended By Me!
Worksheet
Recommended By Me!
First Grade
Reading
Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
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Recommended By Me!
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Recommended By Me!
Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
First Grade
Reading
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Nonfiction Look & Find
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Nonfiction Look & Find
First Grade
Reading
Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi
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Nonfiction Look & Find
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Nonfiction Look & Find
Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Shapes Notetaking
Worksheet
Shapes Notetaking
Second Grade
Reading
This worksheet gives students an opportunity to reflect on what they have read in an open-ended way.
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Shapes Notetaking
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Shapes Notetaking
This worksheet gives students an opportunity to reflect on what they have read in an open-ended way.
Second Grade
Reading
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Captain Kidd
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Captain Kidd
Second Grade
Reading
This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!
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Captain Kidd
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Captain Kidd
This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!
Second Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
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Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
First Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.
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Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
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Vocabulary Cards: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.
First Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
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Glossary: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
First Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.
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Glossary: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
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Glossary: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.
First Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Game
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Second Grade
Reading
Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.
Game
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Game
Flightless Birds Reading Comprehension
Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this quiz, written to recall details from the informational text Flightless Birds.
Second Grade
Reading
Game
Symbiotic Relationships Reading Comprehension
Game
Symbiotic Relationships Reading Comprehension
Second Grade
Reading
How many legs does a pistol shrimp have? Kids answer questions about Symbiotic Relationships in this reading comprehension quiz.
Game
Symbiotic Relationships Reading Comprehension
Game
Symbiotic Relationships Reading Comprehension
How many legs does a pistol shrimp have? Kids answer questions about Symbiotic Relationships in this reading comprehension quiz.
Second Grade
Reading
Game
Adventures with Infographics
Lesson Plan
Adventures with Infographics
First Grade
Reading
What better way to represent what you’ve learned than through an infographic? In this lesson, students read nonfiction texts then create infographics to share the main topics, key ideas, evidence, and more!
Lesson Plan
Adventures with Infographics
Lesson Plan
Adventures with Infographics
What better way to represent what you’ve learned than through an infographic? In this lesson, students read nonfiction texts then create infographics to share the main topics, key ideas, evidence, and more!
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Third Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students about the lives of 10 important leaders during the suffrage movement. Children will read a picture book that highlights 10 leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women. Children will then work in groups to research and learn more about these inspiring women who dreamed big and never gave up. Finally, students will share their findings with the rest of the class.
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Lesson Plan
Leaders in the Journey to the 19th Amendment
Use this lesson to teach your students about the lives of 10 important leaders during the suffrage movement. Children will read a picture book that highlights 10 leaders who strove to win the right to vote for American women. Children will then work in groups to research and learn more about these inspiring women who dreamed big and never gave up. Finally, students will share their findings with the rest of the class.
Third Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Second Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and the impact that words had on his life. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life. Then, they'll complete a graphic organizer with peers to record important details and events in his life. Students will then demonstrate understanding by creating a poster with images and key words that stand out when they think about Frederick Douglass.
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Lesson Plan
Frederick Douglass's Words
Use this lesson to teach your students about Frederick Douglass and the impact that words had on his life. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life. Then, they'll complete a graphic organizer with peers to record important details and events in his life. Students will then demonstrate understanding by creating a poster with images and key words that stand out when they think about Frederick Douglass.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Second Grade
Reading
In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
Lesson Plan
All About the Pledge of Allegiance
In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Second Grade
Reading
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Lesson Plan
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Kindergarten
Reading
Use this lesson to teach your students about the life of Frederick Douglass. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life, and then they will record important information about him on a graphic organizer. Lastly, they'll choose an important event from his life to illustrate and caption.
Lesson Plan
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Lesson Plan
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Use this lesson to teach your students about the life of Frederick Douglass. First, they will read a picture book that shares facts and beautiful illustrations to teach about his life, and then they will record important information about him on a graphic organizer. Lastly, they'll choose an important event from his life to illustrate and caption.
Kindergarten
Reading
Lesson Plan
Symbiotic Relationships
Story
Symbiotic Relationships
Second Grade
Reading
The goby fish and pistol shrimp help each other out deep in the ocean. Learn about them and other symbiotic relationships in this nonfiction story.
Story
Symbiotic Relationships
Story
Symbiotic Relationships
The goby fish and pistol shrimp help each other out deep in the ocean. Learn about them and other symbiotic relationships in this nonfiction story.
Second Grade
Reading
Story
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Third Grade
Reading
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
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Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Grow a Salsa Garden!
Dig into main ideas and details as you read about salsa gardens in this engaging worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Third Grade
Reading
Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!
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Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: A Recipe for Successful Baking
Learn to whip up a delicious treat as you practice important reading skills in this colorful worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Creating With Crochet
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Creating With Crochet
Third Grade
Reading
Hook young learners into reading with this colorful passage on crochet!
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Find the Main Idea: Creating With Crochet
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Find the Main Idea: Creating With Crochet
Hook young learners into reading with this colorful passage on crochet!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Staying Warm in the Winter
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Staying Warm in the Winter
Third Grade
Reading
What do animals do when the weather gets cold and snow starts to fall? Learn about it in this worksheet!
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Staying Warm in the Winter
Worksheet
Find the Main Idea: Staying Warm in the Winter
What do animals do when the weather gets cold and snow starts to fall? Learn about it in this worksheet!
Third Grade
Reading
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