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CommonLit

Common Lit: My Favorite Things

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
A learning module that begins with the story "My Favorite Things" by Joy Cowley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Common Lit: Farming in Space

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Farming in Space" by Amy Hansen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Technology Haiku

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "Technology Haiku" by John P. Curtin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: I Ask My Mother to Sing

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "I Ask My Mother to Sing" by Yi-Young Lee, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: To a Daughter Leaving Home

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "To a Daughter Leaving Home" by Linda Pastan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Things Get More Complicated When You're Older

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Things Get More Complicated When You're Older" by BirdBrain Science, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Declaration of America's Immense Offense

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Declaration of America's Immense Offense" by BirdBrain History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Traveling West

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Traveling West" by Barbara Radner, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Life and Achievements of Thomas Edison

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Life and Achievements of Thomas Edison" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Feudal Japan

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Feudal Japan" by BirdBrain History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Maps

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Maps" Yesenia Montilla, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Backyard Then

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Backyard Then" by Emma Bartley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Snow White

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Snow White" by The Brothers Grimm, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fourteen

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Fourteen" Alice Gerstenberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Cold War

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Cold War" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Stephen Hawking

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Stephen Hawking" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Salvador Dali

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Salvador Dali" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Stress for Success

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Stress for Success" by Alison Pearce Stevens, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: At the Zoo by William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 3rd - 4th
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English writer who was best known for his stories about life in England. In this poem, a speaker describes animals at the zoo. It also offers guided reading, an assessment, and discussion...
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Common Lit: From Pit to Pond

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "From Pit to Pond" by Wendy Hobday Haugh, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Common Lit: Summer With Papaji

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the story "Summer With Papaji" by Jyoti Singh Visvanath, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Common Lit: The Crocodile

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Crocodile" by Lewis Carroll, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fame Is a Bee

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "Fame is a Bee" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...