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Palms and Literature

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners read and analyze the Civil War novel, 'Charley Skedaddle.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a story map, create a concept web for a character, and take vocabulary tests.
Organizer
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Fish Bones

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this story elements worksheet, students fill out who, what, when, where, why and how. They put these answers on a worksheet with fish bones on it. 
Organizer
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Problem & Solution Diagram

For Students 5th - 6th
For this graphic organizer worksheet, learners identify the key elements in a piece of literature. Students fill out the chart with the story's problem, character's goal, key events and the resolution.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Map Work: Using the Index and Grid References

For Students 4th - 5th
For this maps worksheet, students use the Oxford First Atlas to answer 20 questions about cities in Great Britain. Students will need to use the index and grid references to locate cities or countries.
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Mapping Constellations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students become familiar with constellations. In this space science lesson, the teacher introduces constellations by showing students the star patterns and reading myths. Students, observe the stars nightly, then choose one constellation...
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Schools Linking Network & Lifeworlds Learning

How Do We All Live Together?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Explore the concepts of community and point of view with these activities complementing the children's book Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. Following a class reading of the story, ask students to either draw a map of the...
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Blake Education

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

For Students 3rd - 12th Standards
The motto for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry warns that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon, but learners will definitely be tickled by the activities in a packet of materials designed to accompany a reading of the...
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The Alamo

The Alamo

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Remember the Alamo! Scholars investigate the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution. Using models, maps, quotes, biographies, and the Oath of Allegiance, the Alamo comes to life as the stories of those who fought and died in...
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Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Young explorers investigate Australian Aboriginal culture by listening to traditional Dreamtime stories and examining dot paintings created by Aboriginal artists. In addition, they locate the country on maps, discuss the geography of...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Change the Point of View: First Person and Third Person

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
How is a story different when told from various points of view? Learn about first and third person points of view with an activity based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Readers examine a passage written in first person,...
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McGraw Hill

Study Guide for Bridge to Terabithia

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Bridge to Terabithia is a story about friendship that brings magic into ordinary life. Study guides may not be magical, but the guided questions, graphic organizers, extension activities, vocabulary, and discussion questions help...
Activity
Seussville

Oh! the Places You'll Go!

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th Standards
Honor Dr. Seuss on his birthday with a read aloud of the story Oh! the Places You'll Go! and a variety of activities that inspire scholars to dream of their future endeavors. Readers take part in conversations, research the...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Woodsong: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
What is better than a book full of adventures and thrills? A book that's full of true adventures and thrills the author actually experienced! Gary Paulsen recounts his life stories that inspired many of his books. Readers remain hooked...
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Scrapbook of Evidence

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars read three different genres of fiction. They create a story map and brainstorm possible collage inclusions. Each student prepares a minimum of two scrapbook page entries for each text or passage. Students write beside each...
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days- Lesson 7

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review a book.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students take a vocabulary and comprehension test.  Students complete a book review activity of the book Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days, complete a...
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Bone's Adventures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and discuss a chapter from the book "A Dog's Life," focusing on the point of view of the dog in the story. They explore dog rescue organization websites, and play the online game "Bone Travels On," creating a story map and...
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Splendid China: Chinese Folktales

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate Chinese culture by reading their folk tales.  In this creative writing lesson, students practice identifying the different elements in a folk tale and examine the related vocabulary.  Students organize...
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Ingredients of a Mystery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the concept of mysteries.  In this mystery genre lesson, students identify the common characteristics of mystery books and use a story map to identify these characteristics in a given book.  Learners also...
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Curated OER

The Name Jar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the literature of Korea. "The Name Jar" is read by students to practice some essential reading skills. This would include the recognition of sequence in a story, characterization, and...
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EngageNY

A Rainforest Folktale: Determining the Message of “The Wings of the Butterfly,” a Tukuna People Tale

For Teachers 5th Standards
Did you the message? Scholars listen to a read aloud of The Wings of the Butterfly to summarize and determine the message of the text. They discuss the folktale and vocabulary in groups, then use a double bubble map to compare the story...
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Land Elevation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate land elevation. In this map skills lesson, students use a physical map to identify various elevations of the land. Students find landform features such hills and coastlines.
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Home Tour

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this exchange student lesson plan, students create a story about an exchange student. Students draw a map to show the location of community buildings and practice providing directions from location to location.
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Curated OER

Deserts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars do various activities to explain where the United States' desert region lies in relationship to the state in which they live, become familiar with plants and animals in the Sonoran desert, and make a story map of...
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Using Color as a Pre-Writing Tool

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
To better understand how to compose a clear and well-organized paper, learners read short passages, write summaries, and make colored graphic organizers. This is a fully developed three-day lesson with suggested assessments.

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