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Cookie's Week Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
For this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Cookie's Week by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 7 scenes depicted in the story and paste them on the days of the week chart to show when they happened.
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Freight Train Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Freight Trains by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the colored picture of 8 train cars depicted in the book. Students put them in order, lining them up...
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Jake Baked the Cake Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading learning exercise, students respond to the book Jake Baked the Cake by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 4 pictures and paste them on the page, matching the clue and rhyming pattern.
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Pancakes for Breakfast Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading instructional activity, students respond to the book Pancakes for Breakfast by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the 8 pictures depicting activities from the book and put them in sequential...
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Let's Celebrate Diwali!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students list prior knowledge of Diwali. They listen to books. Students compare and contrast Diwali to other celebrations. They create a project. Students create a letter to parents explaining about Diwali and the Diya. They ask an...
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It Begins with an A Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book It Begins with an A by completing an activity card at home with a parent. Students cut out the 4 pictures and paste them in the correct space with the riddle clue. Example: It...
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 3 pictures of scenes depicted in the book. A parent reads a description of an...
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Viking History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the history of the Vikings by watching videos, reading books, and writing journal entries pretending they were Vikings. In this Vikings lesson plan, students also make a long ship out of a milk carton.
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Good Night, Gorilla Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
For this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Good Night, Gorilla by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the 8 pictures at the bottom of the page. Parents read the story summary and students paste...
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Jamberry Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Jamberry by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students read the clues and cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Students paste the correct pictures which...
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How Kittens Grow Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, learners respond to the book How Kittens Grow by completing an activity at home. Students cut 6 pictures depicting facts from the book and paste them in a chart, matching each picture with the printed caption.
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Lion Dancer Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Lion Dancer by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 5 pictures depicting scenes from the book and paste them in the boxes with the corresponding captions.
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The Night Before Christmas Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts learning exercise, students respond to the book The Night Before Christmas by completing an activity at home. Students cut out the pictures on the page and glue them on top of the outlined word they describe in the...
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Tikki Tikki Tembo Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel, by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students think of names of friends, family members, and classmates. Students write their names...
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The Goat in the Rug

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write a personal narrative about something they produce at home. (examples: make a sandwich, clean room, set table, do homework). Students should remember to mention different types of resources and intermediate goods used.
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The Gingerbread Man Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book The Gingerbread Man by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut apart 6 picture/caption cards and then put them in order according to the sequence in the story.
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Across the Stream Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students respond to the book Across the Stream by completing an activity card at home with parents. Students cut apart the 6 picture/sentence cards and arrange them in the order in which they happened in...
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Reading

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the book Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips. In groups, 3rd graders answer questions about the story. They share their personal responses. Students write answers to some questions.
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Book Week

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discuss favorite books. They listen to the teacher tell how Book Week started. Students participate in a variety of activities designed to help them focus on books and reading. Some may create covers for the older books,...
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Reader's Theater Exercise

For Teachers K - 6th
Here's a great idea for your Parent/Family Night—host a Reader's Theater! Everything you need to organize the night, as well as a K-3 and a 4-7 script, is provided in the packet. 
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Let's Learn About Patricia Polacco: An Author Study

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in an author study about Patricia Polacco focusing on her use of family and friendship as themes in her books. They write a letter to the author and compare her life to that of Beatrix Potter. They examine how their...
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A Place to Be

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Home sweet home. Humans, birds, beavers, ants, we all need a place place to rest and keep us safe. In the ninth lesson of this series, the importance of shelter is discussed as the teacher reads aloud the book Tillena Lou's Day in the...
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Explore your Culture through Storytelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the cultural heritage through of your class through reading, writing, and speaking exercises. They create illustrated mini-books that express their unique cultural and personal experiences. They share their stores with the class...
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Giving Thanks for Food and Farms

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Sarah Stewart’s The Gardener and Food from Farms by Nancy Dickmann display the importance of community farms. After reading these short picture books, class members draw connections between farms and the food we eat each day. As a...