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A Little Mystery and Intrigue in Writing Short Detective Stories

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils read and analyze the twelve short stories in the novel "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." They create their own detective that has to solve a new kind of crime, and write and edit a short story with their original detective as...
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Seeing is Believing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils participate in a visualization exercise and explore the concept of visualization and how it works. They read from the book, 'Freckle Juice' and try to visualize what is happening so far. They draw the main character in the way...
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What Do You See?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice visualizing elements from a poem or story. While reading a poem aloud, the instructor models what they see as they read the passage. Students draw a picture of the main character of the story "Because of Winn-Dixie"...
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Sami and the Time of Troubles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland's, Sami and the Time of Troubles before discussing it as a class. They brainstorm ideas for a letter to the main character, Sami. Next, they write a rough draft of a letter to...
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From My Point of View

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a story from an online picture book. After reading the story, they pretend to be Gilbert, one of the main characters and create a narrative to accompany the illustrations. They compare their narrative with that of...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss character development, literary devices, events, and foreshadowing found in, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" by Maxine Hong Kingston. They compare and contrast the main character's actions while...
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Food and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "No Blue Food" in this lesson plan. They then discuss Allegra, the main character, and her hesitation to try new foods. They participate in a matching game in which they match cards to determine a fruit...
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Health: The Three Dimensions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the three dimensions of health, wealth, and happiness from both emotional and social perspectives. Among the week-long activities are discussions about good and poor habits, minimizing risks by proper planning and...
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All in Good Time- Reading Comprehension and Open Response

For Students 4th - 6th
For this reading comprehension and open response worksheet, learners read a short passage in which the a younger sibling longs to be just like his/her older brother. They write short answers to a question about the main character's...
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BEATRIX POTTER BOOK REPORT

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this formatted book report worksheet, students are directed to write about the literary elements of setting and main characters. Students are then asked to write a summary paragraph.
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Story Grammar Recording Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this story grammar recording worksheet, student fill in the blanks with the title, author, setting, main characters, conflicts, and events of a story in order. They write a paragraph describing the conclusion.
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STORY GRAMMAR

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this story grammar learning exercise, students are asked to describe the setting, main characters and events from their book in short-answer form.
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HISTORICAL NOVEL BOOK REPORT

For Students 4th - 5th
In this history worksheet, students read a book and then organize their thoughts on the worksheet to create a book report while focusing in on the main characters and events.
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My Book Report

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this literacy/writing worksheet, students compose a book report. Students identify the following literary elements: main characters, setting, beginning, problem and solution. Students then compose paragraphs for each of these story...
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My Book Report

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this book report worksheet, students answer 7 questions about their book. These include main characters, setting, summary, and a review.
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Generic Book Report Form

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this literature worksheet, students fill in a generic book report form that includes the title, author, setting and main characters. They explain the storyline in a paragraph and give reasons as to why or why not they would recommend...
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Cat in the Hat Dot-to-Dot

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this dot-to-dot learning exercise, students connect the dots from one to seventy-eight to form the main character from the book, The Cat In The Hat, the cat. Students color the dot-to-dot page with appropriate colors for illustration.
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Rockin' Thad

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this consonant digraph TH worksheet, students help the main character Thad sort ten words into two jars. Students distinguish the difference between a soft TH and a hard TH in ten words.
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Of Mice and Men: Character Chart

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this character analysis worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer on the main characters in the story Of Mice and Men. Students describe physical appearance and personality/behavior.
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Read a Book About an Animal

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this book analysis learning exercise, learners read a book about an animal and complete the questions. The questions range from what they liked best, to who the main character was, where the story took place, and why they liked the book.
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Autobiography

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this autobiography form worksheet, students complete a book analysis for an autobiographical book. Students must know the title, author, and difference between a biography and autobiography. Students must be able to answer several...
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Book and Story Reviews

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this book or story review worksheet, students record the title, author, main characters, setting, and problem in the book or story. Students write five short answers.
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Scavenger Hunt - Henry and Mudge

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this literature based scavenger hunt worksheet, students complete a chart using the book Henry and Mudge. They find vocabulary, words with -ed endings, and list things that the main characters like to do.
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Setting the Stage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the importance of literacy to philanthropy. In this literacy lesson, students read the book, Amber on the Mountain, before answering questions about the main character's motives for learning to read. They make...

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