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Books - First Impressions

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this literature choice worksheet, students choose a book from a library. They draw the cover of the book and write a statement telling why they choose the book.
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Scavenger Hunt - Henry and Mudge

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literature based scavenger hunt worksheet, learners complete a chart using the book Henry and Mudge. They find vocabulary, words with -ed endings, and list things that the main characters like to do.
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Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books

For Teachers K - 8th
Students learn to use prediction to think more deeply about literature. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students chart predictions in order to more fully understand text.
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Rosa Parks Dies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Diesand answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Rosa Parks lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, sharing...
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Begin Reading Seedfolks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the book Seedfolks and the concept of community. For this Seedfolks literature study lesson, the first in a unit, the teacher reads the first half of the book and students answer comprehension questions and...
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What Do Stories Share?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare two pieces of literature using a Venn Diagram. In this comparison lesson plan, they use the graphic organizer to find the similarities and differences in Leo, the Late Bloomer, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. They discuss the...
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Story Elements

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this literature companion worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions regarding story elements about a story of the choice.
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Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literature quiz, students complete a ten question multiple choice assessment about the book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.
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Using Story Elements to Write a Rep

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students write a rap song to tell the who, what, and where of a story. In this literature lesson plan, students learn to identify the setting, characters, and plot of a story. Students watch a video and discuss story elements. Then...
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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie -The Story

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore lighthouses in literature. In this reading lesson, students read Keep the Lights Burning, Annie as well as Birdie's Lighthouse. Students participate in pair/share activities regarding plot and literary devices. Student...
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The Higher Power of Lucky

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars complete activities using the book The Higher Power of Lucky. In this literature lesson plan, students read the story and identify the parts of the story. They create a wind chime like that found in the book. 
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Lesson Two - Compound Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities with the book Sarah Plain and Tall. In this literature lesson, students read chapter two and complete attached activities. They list the compound words they find and study new vocabulary. 
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Anatomy of a Gown: Colonial Clothing

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the fashion of women in the Colonial period and it's effect on women today.  In this women's history instructional activity, students read literature regarding where gowns came from, who wore them, and what they...
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The Gold Cadillac

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this literature worksheet, students refer to the book entitled The Gold Cadillac.  Students respond to 13 short answer reading comprehension questions.    
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The Rough Face Girl

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literature instructional activity, students refer to the book entitled The Rough face Girl.  Students respond to 9 short answer reading comprehension questions.    
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Author's Purpose

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss and define what folk and fairy tales are. In this literature lesson, students construct their own working definitions for folk and fairy tales. Students choose to work as a class or in cooperative groups. Then students...
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The Bus Ride Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature lesson, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Students read the text based on Rosa Parks and answer 11...
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Get Me out of the Desert!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this desert survival and literature worksheet, learners take a 10 question multiple choice quiz about what they would do to survive in the Namibian desert. This is related to the book The Devil's Breath by David Gilman.
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 2: Common Good

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a number of children's books that describe private citizens participating in acts of kindness, sharing their time, talent or treasure. They identify the characters, problems, and solutions in the books.
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Use of Literature in SDMPS

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the eight step problem solving process. They describe how the story would change according to the solution chosen, then rewrite an ending to the story based upon a solution other than the one in...
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Button Sort - Cross Reference #607, Literature (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write free flowing thoughts and feelings in their journals. They practice observation skills. They write using adjectives to describe an object. They choose a special button from among many unusual buttons.
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Literature: "Harriet the Spy" By Louise Fitzhugh

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine websites about the book, "Harriet the Spy." There are suggested classroom activities, such as having students keep a journal of their observations. Also includes tips on how to teach students to use descriptive writing.
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Literature: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine websites about the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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Fitness and Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a dual challenge: to read a set number of books and also to exercise a number of minutes. They record the number of books they read, and also the number of minutes they are physically active. After a given period...

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