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Read Works

Read Works: Henry's Homework Folder

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little boy named Henry who keeps forgetting his homework folder. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Interactive
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Homework Helper: Acids and Bases

For Students 3rd - 8th
As this video introducing properties and uses of acids and bases plays, roll over and click on parts of the presentation to read more information about specific related items and terms, like citric acid, reactions, ionic lights, ammonia,...
Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Age of Innocence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guide to Edith Wharton's, The Age of Innocence, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including discussion activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Homework Hubbub

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the effectiveness of homework. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Nancy Poydar: Zip Zip Homework

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Zip Zip Homework", written by Nancy Poydar. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Joy Luck Club

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
Unit Plan
Other

Homework Online: Lord of the Flies, Chapter Summaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Read chapter summaries of William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies." These summaries each include information about the chapter's plot and comments on the meaning behind Golding's writing.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Computers vs. Books

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Mia who learned how homework was different when her parents were growing up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
Website
Other

Mandarin Daily News for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Mandarin Daily News is a well-established children's newspaper published in Taiwan for elementary and middle level students and their teachers and parents. The site includes world and local news stories, as well as news on topics of...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever been assigned a chapter to read for homework? After you finish you may think to yourself, "That was a lot of work!" You might be surprised to learn that in the scientific sense, reading a chapter is not work at all!In...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MIT offers an exhaustive collection of materials covering Latin American culture and politics from 1808 through the present and is accompanied with homework/exam possibilities. Issues covered in lecture notes and readings include Latin...
Unit Plan
Crescent Public Schools

Cresecent Public Schools: Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This high school level lesson on Nuclear Chemistry asks students to read the text, link to other resources, interpret graphs and examples, and complete a provided homework assignment.

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