CommonLit
Common Lit: Sleeping With the Baby
A learning module that begins with the poem "Sleeping with the Baby" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Kayvan the Brave
A learning module that begins with "Kayvan the Brave" by Elizabeth Laird, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Humpty Dumpty
A learning module that begins with the poem "Humpty Dumpty" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: I Practiced
A learning module that begins with the poem "I Practiced" by JonArno Lawson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Channel 4 Learning
Channel 4: We Are From Germany
From the acclaimed British educational television station, Channel 4 Learning, you can learn about the country of Germany. Content includes a look at the country, its people, its food, its culture, and some amazing facts. Note: The...
Other
Texas Beyond History: New Words
A vocabulary list for the intermediate student of words relating to the history of Texas. Includes text features such as highlighted words and pictures with captions. Could be used with a unit about the Southwest!
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: "A Christmas Carol" Was the First Book Transmitted Over Radio!
As part of a calendar classroom activity highlighting the day "A Christmas Carol" was first produced on the radio, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Ferns and Horsetails First Plants With Pipes
Brief informational text highlighting the first vascular plants on earth, the ferns and horsetails.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: More Effects on Temperature
There are several factors that affect air temperature as highlighted in this text.
Other
The War of 1812: The Battle of New Orleans
Highlights from the Battle of New Orleans and subsequent Treaty of Ghent through text and short video. [1:01]
The British Museum
British Museum: Mesopotamia: Palaces of Assyria: Palace Without a Rival
This virtual exhibition describes the stages in the construction of Sennacherib's Palace Without a Rival and the surrounding gardens, with quotes from Sennacherib accompanying the text. Click on highlighted words for pop-up definitions,...
NASA
Nasa: Biography of Orville Wright
Provides an interesting biography of the life and accomplishments of Orville Wright. The highlight of this site is the terrific historic photos throughout the text.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: The Sneetches
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read the complete text of Dr. Seuss' "The Sneetches" and highlight things you understand in blue and things you do not understand in red. When finished, click save to see how others marked the text as...
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Annelids Worms With Segments
If you've dodged earthworms along the sidewalk after a rainfall then you have observed annelids. This text highlights these and other segmented worms.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Reptiles
Text highlighting the most common reptiles on earth. Identify the orders of Crocodilia, Squamata, and Chelonia.