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Thanksgiving Feast (Read the Charts)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice reading charts about foods country of origin. They interpret information and answer questions related to charts. They discover how food production adds to the economy.
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Reading and Interpreting Graphs Worksheet

For Students 5th - 10th
In this bar graphs worksheet, students read and interpret a bar graph on SAT scores by answering short answer questions. Students complete 7 questions total.
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Add the Puppies

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood problem solving worksheet, students read a story problem and then respond to 5 short answer questions regarding it and how to solve it.
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Read Research and Report

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders organize information from fiction and nonfiction trade books to add to the understanding of a /curricular topic. They prepare oral presentations that reflect their understanding, show organization and include appropriate...
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Associative Reading Activities

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this riddles worksheet, students read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.
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Reading to Learn

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders visualize while reading the chapter book Charlotte's Web. When they get to the end of chapter two, they will draw a picture of what they just read. Then then share their images with the class.
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Reading My Hero Stories

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners use the My Hero website to help them develop their reading skills. They create a KWL chart for the hero of their choice.
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Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate the characteristics of a realistic fiction piece. They are asked comprehension questions during and after...
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Reading Lesson: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - Excerpt

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read an excerpt from H.B. Wells' The Time Machine, and use it as the basis for a reading comprehension activity. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide them through the comprehension activity.
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Reading A Medicine Label

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use the real life situation of reading a medicine bottle to increase phonemic awareness and reading comprehension as a result. The oral pronunciation of sounds is the focus of the lesson. Reteaching may be needed for some...
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River Reading Circle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a reading circle as a means of studying river-related poetry. They meet in small groups to discuss provided poems about the Mississippi River and use written or drawn notes to guide their part of the discussion.
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Reading The Newspaper

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice their reading and summarizing skills while navigating the newspaper. As a part of their GED preparation, 12th graders determine a purpose for reading and construct meaning from the things they have read through...
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Close Reading of a Sonnet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet.  In this sonnet lesson, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class.  As each line is shown,...
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Johnny Appleseed Reading and Writing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore language arts by reading a classic story in class. In this word choice lesson plan, 1st graders read the story of Johnny Appleseed and identify the descriptive words and sentences the author used to entice the...
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Reading Discovery

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils investigate literature to discover details and focus upon the main idea to analyze it. They use reading comprehension skills to interpret passages of choice based upon literary importance to the overall meaning. While evaluating...
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Reading Comprehension- The Use of Senses in Poetry

For Students 5th - 7th
For this reading comprehension poetry worksheet, students identify the use of the senses in a poem entitled, "As I Awake." They discuss how the author feels about being alive and if the author believes that one person can change the world.
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Say it. Write in the Sh. Read it.

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, learners say the names of each of twelve pictures featuring the sh sound. Students trace the shown letters and add the letters sh to each word.
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Loving to Read While Learning to Express!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students practice recognizing words more accurately, rapidly and automatically by assessing five major techniques and strategies: reading faster, reading with expression, reading smoother, reading silently, and reading voluntarily. They...
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Add a Stanze to a Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this poem activity, students add a stanza to a given poem, using information they know about monarch butterflies.
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Expanded Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students practice doubling their reading speed while maintaining comprehension. Students use visualization techniques to gain greater comprehension.
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Comprehension Game for Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play reading comprehension games. In this guided reading lesson plan, students play a comprehension game made by the teacher. Students may play the game before or after reading the story. 
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Literacy Dice

For Students K - 4th Standards
Reinforce literacy skills using a six-sided die that focuses on phonics and story starters. Scholars roll, and show what they know about blends, plots, and more! 
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The Lost World

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Fans of Sherlock Holmes may be surprised to learn that in addition to stories of the famous deductionist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is also the creator of Professor Challenger. An irascible, unpredictable scientist, Challenger was featured...
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Celebrate Books with an Author Study

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Children’s Book Week is a great time to inspire a love of reading in your classroom.