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Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program

Dinosaurs Before Dark

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...
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Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Take your class to the moon with Midnight on the Moon! Then provide them with this short packet to develop vocabulary and practice reading comprehension. The first page has readers match vocabulary terms to their correct...
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Jack's Journal: Magic Tree House series

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students list 5 facts they learned in a Magic Tree House book. Students also list 5 opinions.
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Morgan's Message

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this unscramble the message worksheet, students unscramble a set of letters and reorder them in the spaces provided to see Morgan's special message to Jack and Annie.
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Magic Tree House #13: Reading Questions

For Students 3rd - 5th
Reading comprehension questions for the 13th Magic Tree House book, Vacation Under the Volcano, are divided by chapter. Each chapter warrants three to five questions. They cover basic comprehension, vocabulary, and some inference.
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Twister on Tuesday Chapter 10

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this comprehension learning exercise, students read chapter 10 of the book Twister on Tuesday and complete 5 multiple choice questions. Answers are provided.
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Understanding Conflict

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this story conflict worksheet, learners read Dragon of the Red Dawn and take notes on this page. This page contains space to write notes on the problems and solutions for Merlin, Fire and Samurai.
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Making Good Choices: A Role Play Activity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Role play is a great way to get kids thinking about a wide variety of topics. Have them explore   making good choices. Here, they are presented with several scenarios and then must work in groups to develop a short role-play...
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Lions at Lunchtime

For Students 4th
In this literature study unit, 4th graders read the book Lions at Lunchtime and match ten vocabulary words to the definitions and seven short answer questions based on chapters 1 and 2. Students read chapters 3,4, and 5 and answer twelve...
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Camelot

For Students 9th - 12th
For this literature worksheet, students find the words that are related to Camelot and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Picture-Perfect Story Settings

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Using common picture books, teachers can help learners develop the setting for their next creative writing projects.
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Library Lingo Crossword

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this library lingo crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 6 clues to determine the 6 literary genre names that complete the word puzzle.
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Habitat Match

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this animal habitat worksheet, students match 15 animals with the correct habitat: African plains, Rain Forest, Arctic, India or Australia. This worksheet is related to the Magic Tree House book Lions at Lunchtime.
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George Says Thanks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing prompt instructional activity, students, after reading Revolutionary War on Wednesday, fill in five blanks to a thank-you note that George Washington may have written to thank a soldier for his war efforts.
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"Vacation Under the Volcano" Chapter 3 Vocabulary

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, learners fill in blanks with vocabulary words from chapter 3 of Vacation Under the Volcano. An answer key is included.
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Penguin Random House: Fact Tracker: Snakes and Other Reptiles

For Students K - 1st
This book checks facts related to the book Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne. When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure, they had lots of questions. Magic Treehouse Fact Tracker: Snakes and Other...
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Famous Singers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profiles of famous singers in major musical genres. Includes photo and links to snippets of their songs.