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Scholastic

Owl Moon Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Capture the engagement of young readers with this collection of activities based on Jane Yolen's book, Owl Moon. Following a shared reading of this children's story, the class explores the geography of the American Northeast,...
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Busy Teacher’s Café

"Smart" by Shel Silverstein

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find out just how smart your young mathematicians are with this cross-curricular math and language arts lesson. After first reading Shel Silverstein's poem "Smart", students draw pictures of coins to model the different exchanges...
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Curated OER

Daily Writing from Self Selected Reading

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice their reading comprehension by analyzing stories they read in class. In this children's literature instructional activity, 2nd graders are assigned to read a book for 20 minutes each day in class and also reflect...
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Curated OER

The Cat in the Hat is 50!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have your class react to a number of statements about The Cat in the Hat, then read a news article about a special event honoring the birthday of the popular book. The teacher introduces an article with a discussion and vocabulary...
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Curated OER

Use Literature to Teach Tolerance

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students listen as teachers read a different book or a different passage that focuses on the theme of tolerance. Students then write a paragraph each day to tell how that day's book/passage taught them the importance of tolerance.
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Curated OER

Boxcar Children Lesson 7- A Big Meal from Little Onions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this literature worksheet, students learn new vocabulary words taken from the chapter of Boxcar Children called "A Big Meal from Little Onions." There are 45 words on the page to learn and they are organized by phonograms. There are...
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Curated OER

Boxcar Children Lesson 6- A Queer Noise in the Night

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from the book Boxcar Children. On this page is a list of words organized by phonograms from the chapter called "A Queer Noise in the Night." There are no questions to...
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Curated OER

Boxcar Children Lesson 8- A Swimming Pool at Last

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words taken from the chapter called "A Swimming Pool at Last" in Boxcar Children.The words are arranged according to phonograms; there are no questions to answer.
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Curated OER

Boxcar Children Lesson 9- Fun in the Cherry Orchard

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literature worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words in this list taken from the chapter called "Fun in the Cherry Orchard" in Boxcar Children. The words are arranged by phonograms; there are not questions to answer.
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Learning With Paint And Literature: "Today I Feel Silly"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students draw a picture related to the book "Today I Feel Silly" using a computer drawing program. They listen to the story and answer discussion questions, view drawings on the teacher's Paint website, and create an illustration of...
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The Popcorn Book

For Teachers K - 5th
Pop, pop, pop! Can you hear the sound popcorn makes when it's being made? Start the day by reading The Popcorn Book. Youngsters will love stringing together popcorn necklaces and learning about popcorn. There are separate prompts and...
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The Mitten

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Explore children's literature by researching a book and it's author. Youngsters read the story The Mitten by Jan Brett and discuss the animals and characters mentioned in the story. Then, they practice retelling their favorite portion of...
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Create a BIG Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore about big books. They create a big book version of a favorite story or an ABC book about a favorite topic. Students describe the size of a book. Young scholars are explained that big books are books that have large...
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Bonita Unified School District

Vocabulary: Dragon Gets By

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Supplement a shared reading of the children's book Dragon Gets By with this fun vocabulary PowerPoint presentation. Focusing on eight key terms from the story, this resource presented a handful of pictures representing each...
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Baylor College

Breathing Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Take a deep breath and have your class construct working models of a lung! Using 500ml plastic bottles as the chest cavity, and balloons for the lung and the diaphragm, learners work in groups to make a model. The models help them to...
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Baylor College

Gases Matter

For Teachers K - 4th
As a demonstration or as a hands-on activity, your class watches as the combination of vinegar and baking soda produce carbon dioxide gas. The intent of the lesson is to help youngsters understand that gases occupy space. It is included...
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Curated OER

Bounce into Speedy Reading: Growing Fluency and Independence

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Increased reading comprehension begins with decoding and automatically recognizing words, which is the focus of this instruction. Using their choice of six different Winnie the Pooh stories, partners practice a variety of strategies...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Arthur's New Puppy (Brown)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learn new words as you read Marc Brown's story, Arthur's New Puppy. This is focused as a vocabulary-in-context activity (though this strategy could be used with any book and set of words). Introduce the new words you will focus on:...
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Introduce Vocabulary: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Priceman)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Ask budding readers, "How do you make an apple pie?" You may get many answers, but Marjorie Priceman takes the cake with her idea in How to Make an Apply Pie and See the World, an adventurous tale full of wonder and new vocabulary....
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Giving Can Be Fun!

For Teachers K - 2nd
That it is better to give than receive can be a difficult concept for little ones, especially during the Christmas holiday season. A reading of Jan Brett’s, Christmas Trolls, helps children focus their attention away from what they want...
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Curated OER

Peter and the Wolf: A Russian Fairy Tale

For Teachers K - 2nd
A wonderful presentation explains a musical fairy tale. Perfect for an independent work station or as a link to send home for homework, this slideshow comes equipped with full audio. Each character, theme, and instrument from the piece...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

A Time for All Seasons - Fall

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are starting to change color; fall is right around the corner. Celebrate this special time of year with this earth and life science lesson series that teaches children about the...
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Reading Made Easy with Mindwing Concepts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
While this resource is actually attempting to sell a product, the foundational ideas may be worth looking into. Using Braidy the StoryBraid doll, learners will gain a better understanding of beginning, middle, and end, as well as story...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search: Favorite Children's Books

For Students 2nd - 6th
Word trackers hunt down the titles of 50 favorite juvenile books in this word search puzzle. Needs reformatting to be a single page. Appropriate for grades 2-6.

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