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Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

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Write a Simple Summary

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use this lesson plan to help your students get to know this prominent scientist, and determine what makes her an influencial person.

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A Biography of Mae Jemison

What is the purpose of a narwhal tusk? Explore some interesting new findings about the narwhal, also known as the unicorn whale.

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Narwhal Tusk

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

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Identify the Author's Purpose

Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.

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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

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History of Hip Hop Music

In this reading and writing worksheet about the poem “A Nation’s Strength” by William Ralph Emerson, students will use their understanding of figurative language to identify and define metaphors and difficult vocabulary.

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A Nation’s Strength

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

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Writing a Nonfiction Summary: Sharks

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

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Who is Katherine Johnson?

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

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The Aspirations of Sonia Sotomayor 

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

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Video Games: Not Just for Fun

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

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The Mayflower

Learn more about marches for freedom during the civil rights movement with the worksheet The Selma to Montgomery March.

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The Selma to Montgomery March

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

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Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far)

This Frankenstein worksheet is great for teaching kids about classic literature near Halloween. Use this Frankenstein worksheet with your child this October.

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All About Frankenstein

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

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Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Analyze the Characters

Give students many opportunities to see how visuals can influence a story's meaning. Show off your acting skills and read a great book to help them learn!

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Analyzing Visual Elements

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters&rsquo; images, pictures, and maps.

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Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Explore figurative language in context with this personification worksheet designed for fifth through eigth graders!&nbsp;

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Personification in Context

Give your class a deeper understanding of theme with this art and poetry-focused lesson plan about theme. By the end of the lesson, students will understand what theme is and how to determine theme in a piece of writing, such as a poem.

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Determining the Theme of a Poem

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

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Underground Railroad: Songs of Freedom

Practice analyzing poetry with&nbsp;one of Emily Dickinson&rsquo;s most popular poems!

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Analyzing Poetry:  “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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Take Action Like Greta

Improve your child&#39;s reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children&#39;s story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

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Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

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Women in History: Marian Anderson

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

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Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #2

After reading the last sections of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

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Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #4

Support students&rsquo; inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet.&nbsp;

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