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Re-Read The Mitten

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students utilize their reading comprehension by analyzing a book with their class. For this children's literature lesson, students read the story The Mitten by Jan Brett and discuss the imagery and characters in the story. Students...
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Perfect Pancakes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are read the book "Perfect Pancakes". They write a paper about how to make a bowl of cereal. They state the items they need and the steps involved. They write each part of the paper in different colors to help distinguish them.
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Social Studies and Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read a story about Alejandro and how he builds an oasis to attract animals. Using the text, they discover the needs of the animal not only for water but for safety. They discuss different environmental issues as well as...
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I See Brown... Mini Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this mini-book instructional activity set, students cut out pictures of items that are brown. They paste them on the page of the mini-book on which each is named. They use brown items which include a horse, a bear, an eagle, and...
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3rd Grade Social Studies Core Skills (Reference Books)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reference materials worksheet, students complete the 20 multiple choice questions pertaining to the correct book needed to find the answer in each situation. Included are dictionary, atlas, encyclopedias, newspapers and maps.
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Freak the Mighty Vocabulary/Question Journal Ch. 13-25

For Students 6th - 10th
In this novel study worksheet, students review the vocabulary and plot structure of chapters 13-25 of Freak the Mighty as they respond to 36 fill in the blank and short answer questions.
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Book Letters

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study language. In this writing lesson, students listen to a story and then compose a friendly letter, about the  book, to a friend. They work independently to compose their letter depicting what happened in the story,...
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It's An Eggstravaganza!

For Students K - 2nd
In this Dr. Seuss book craft activity, learners make a picture frame for their picture. Students cut out the pattern and attach their picture in an egg shape covered with green Saran wrap. The frame says "I Love Green Eggs and Ham" and...
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Visualizing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a radio announcement after reading Strega Nona. In this visualization lesson, students investigate visualization strategies. After reading Strega Nona, students complete a graphic organizer and produce a radio...
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Celebrate the Places You Will Go!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Dr. Seuss instructional activity, students first read the book Oh, the Places You Will Go! Students then draw a picture of a place they would like to go when they are grown up.
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Reading in Preschool

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read along with their parents to promote their own reading and fluency. In this reading lesson plan, students look at picture books and follow along with their finger.
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Book Swap

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students swap books. In this book lesson, students bring good condition books they have finished reading. They get together with a group of friends and swap their old books for "new" ones. 
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Places in our School Yard - An "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners create a class big book using the "I Spy" game format and adding 3 clues to help readers guess the areas of a naturalization project.
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Post Reading Activities for the Novel, "Home Children" by Barbara Haworth-Attard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this post-reading literature activity worksheet, students examine suggestions for activities to complete after reading Home Children, by Barbara Haworth-Attard. They can choose from 11 activities which include to write diary entries,...
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Children's Realism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a leading question in order to create context for the lesson. The problem of paying attention to students is discussed in groups. An answer to the problem appears that adults should know the desire of children of being...
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Journal of Children of the World

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the lives of other children. In this comparing and contrasting lesson, students complete a KWL chart on children around the world and use the Internet to compare and contrast these children using different categories....
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Centennial: A Day In The Life Of Children - Then And Now

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast the rules and responsibilities of children from today and in the past. In groups, they compare and contrast their daily lives with a child in history. After taking a field trip, they discuss how...
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Publishing a Group Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Jigsawing with Nebraska Golden Sower Award Books

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students investigate the Nebraska Golden Sower Award and nominated titles for the current year. They explore the Nebraska Golden Sower website, read a chapter from a Golden Sower book using the jigsaw method, and create a concept map and...
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All about Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Art projects are great ways to stimulate all the senses. Learners with visual impairments create art to better grasp the concept of day and night. They'll discuss the ways they know the difference in the time of day, the animals that are...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

All Together Now: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)

For Teachers 1st Standards
All Together Now is the theme of this series of extra support lessons. The collection aids the instruction of blending sounds and reading high-frequency words through writing and reading sentences. Support also engages pupils...
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Let's Learn About Plants!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Take your class on a nature walk around the school and have children assume the role of "Plant Hunter" as they go. The goal is to explore the different parts of a plant. They return to the classroom to discuss the parts that they saw and...
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Surprise!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 2)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Surprise! is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Cover an array of topics such as where we live, different times of day, shapes, the city and the country, what we do for fun, jobs, and games, all while practicing how...
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Penguin Books

An Educator's Guide to Counting by 7s

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Everyone takes a different journey through grief. A series of lesson plans for the novel Counting by 7s introduces readers to the main character who loses her parents in a car crash. Discussion questions and writing prompts combine...

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