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Readers Theater and the UDHR

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let's make connections! Using the resource, class members make connections between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and their readers theater scripts. To finish, they complete a worksheet to evaluate the role of narration in...
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EngageNY

Narratives as Theater, Part I: What is Readers Theater?

For Teachers 5th Standards
Discover the exciting world of readers theater! Scholars learn all about the reading strategy, reading a script about American heroes and completing an I Notice/I Wonder chart. Next, pupils participate in readers theater using the script. 
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Curated OER

Sum It Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read the book Esperanza Rising and discover the meaning of a summary. They re-read chapter one and write down some things that they think are the most important facts about what is going on in the story. They copy a story map...
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Those Who Don't Know: Identity, Membership, and Stereotypes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore their identities. In this social studies lesson, students examine stereotyping and discuss factors that define their personal identities. Students compare their stories to the story of Esperanza in the novel Esperanza...
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Amelia Earhart

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Your class can learn about Amelia Earhart and practice important comprehension skills here. Learners answer questions about cause and effect, compare texts, and discuss similes and metaphors after reading Amelia Earhart: Free in the...
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Julie of the Wolves

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Have your class practice their comprehension skills using this resource. After reading Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, learners engage in cause and effect activities, identify story elements and figurative language, and...
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Pam Munoz Ryan Shares Writing Secrets

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars conduct interviews. In this interviewing lesson, students read an interview of Pam Munoz Ryan to see where she got her ideas from in her story.  They interview someone and create a scrapbook to show details of the...
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To Honor All Children from Prejudice to Discrimination to Hatred....to Holocaust, Part 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners analyze different perspectives of the history of the Holocaust. They experience primary and secondary sources along with pieces from literature, documentaries, songs and letters. A commitment of honor and dedication is expressed...
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Migration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain a deeper sense of how culture is transmitted from one society to another. They emphasis on migration as one means of such transmission. Students look at reasons why people choose to leave their home countries and how their...
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Snap a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. While completing a read aloud of a selected poem, the instructor models visualizing images from the poem. Independently, students read a chapter from a...

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