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Read Works: Callie Learns to Listen

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Callie who learned how important it is to listen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Free Management Library

Free Management Library: Habit to Differentiate Good From Poor Listeners

For Students 9th - 10th
Table contrasting the habits of effective and poor listeners. Contains related links and links to discussion groups in the areas of management, business, and organization development.
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Education.com

Education.com: sl.k.1.a Worksheets: Follow Agreed Upon Rules

For Students K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A list of worksheets to practice the Common Core standard of following agreed-upon rules for discussions. Also included is a formative assessment for speaking and listening.
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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: Lily Makes Lemonade

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl Lily who makes lemonade for her friends. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Day the Monster Came to School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a great little story that can be read at the beginning of the school year to make the classroom rules.
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Education.com

Education.com: Sl.3.1.d Worksheets: Explain Their Own Ideas and Understanding

For Students 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 4 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.3.1.D: Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
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Read Works: Tea With Grandma

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Ravi who loved listening to his grandmother tell stories about growing up in a village called Tambaram. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Don't Ride the Lightning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a teen who was struck by lightning while listening to an MP3 player. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: How to Say What You're Really Feeling

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about sharing your feelings and listening when others share theirs. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Oral Histories

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of listening to and writing about people's life stories. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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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: When Grandma Was a Girl

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two children who like to listen to their grandmother tell stories. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Night Owl

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jamal who listens to many sounds when he stays up late at night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.