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Read Works: The Three Branches of Government

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended for early elementary students, ReadWorks provides an information text about the three branches of government. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: What's the Big Idea About Anthropology?: Studying Cultures

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support elementary students' reading comprehension, the meaning of the term "anthropology" is explained in this informational text. Graphic features are provided in this text.
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Read Works: Famous Scientists Charles Darwin

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection in evolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans Tenochtitlan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares the legend of the creation of the Mayan city of Tenochtitlan. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...
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Read Works: A New Home

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of immigration. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: I'm American No Matter What

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] TThis passasge contains a first person account of a child who was rounded up and placed in a Japanese internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
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Read Works: American Government the Branches of Government

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the three branches of government in the United States. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...