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Read Works: Famous African Americans Oprah Winfrey

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical informationa about the multi-talented Ophrah Winfrey. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: In the Night Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares a first person account of a cat and its night on the prowl. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...
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Read Works: The Allure of Gold

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about gold, where it may have come from, and how it has been valued by many cultures around the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: A Scared Tiger

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] "A Scared Tiger" shares the story of a scared cat that will not come down from a tree. This literary text passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: The Scientific Method

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage lists steps in the scientific method. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: A Small Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a hamster and its first person account of what it sees. This passage is to be read aloud and reinforces essential comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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Read Works: "Jose and the Blue Crayons" Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a boy who listened to his teacher during a lesson about "sharing" and then shared a crayon with his classmate. This passage reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: In the Night

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage offers students the opportunity to conclude what type of animal is prowling in the night. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce...
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Read Works: Callie Learns to Listen

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a girl who wants to pack up her backpack but first needs to stop and listen for directions from her teacher. This passage reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: Back Roads

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of two young men who decide to travel from New York City to Pittsburgh by taking back roads. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
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Read Works: Star Power

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the philanthopic acts of music group and movie stars. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: It Is Apple Season

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about apple trees during each of the four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in determining the author's purpose.
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Read Works: It Is Apple Season

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about apple trees during the spring, summer, fall, and winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Wild Weather

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about different types of March weather including: clouds, blizzards, thunder, lightning, and rainbows. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Read Works: Inventions: Then and Now

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about popular inventions and how they have changed throughout the year, including: the telephone, the calculator, the television, and the clock. A question sheet is available to...
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Read Works: A Tricky Move

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the difficulty of moving the Liberty Bell. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: A Tricky Move

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the difficulty of moving the Liberty Bell to a new building. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pumpkins Are Popping Up Everywhere!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a giant pumpkin patch and how pumpkins grow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Got Tissues?

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about allergies and what causes them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Trip to the Beach

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional story shares a description of a child's first trip to the ocean. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Snow Science!

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how snow forms and about different types of snowflakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Once Upon a Time

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Hans Christian Anderson who is also called the father of fairytales. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Read Works: Vanishing Vultures

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the decreasing number of vultures in India and the problems it creates. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Read Works: When Lightning Strikes

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read lightning: what causes it, when it is seen, and how to stay safe during a lightning storm. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.