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Read Works: Getting a Car

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a family decision to purchase a car. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Game On!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientific studies on children playing multiple sports. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Always Remember

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the events of September 11th and the memorials established to commemorate this horrifying day in history. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension...
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Read Works: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the first Thanksgiving. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the first Thanksgiving. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the first Thanksgiving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding plot.
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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: The Holocaust

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains what the Holocaust was and its impact on people throughout the world. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans Cuzco: City of Gold

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the ancient city of Cuzco, the center of activity during the Inca Empire. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Alex's Discovery

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This science fiction passage shares what can happen when an alien arrives at a child's lemonade stand. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: George Washington's Cherry Tree

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Tricky Monkey

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little monkey who tells stories to get attention and then learns the importance of being honest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding theme.
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Read Works: A Trip to the Store

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional narrative shares the story of a shopping trip and the theme "wants versus needs" in life. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Get Well Lance

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the story of a girl who is writing a get well note to a classmate. This passage is intended as a guided passage. It contains questions regarding explicit information and drawing...
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Read Works: Grandma's House

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about twin sisters Hannah and Emily who end up having more fun with their grandma than they thought they would. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: From One to Many

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about reproduction. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Three Blind Mice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage is the nursery rhyme about three blind mice. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Washington Rides Again

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about wax statues of George Washington at Mount Vernon in Virginia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in identifying fact and opinion.
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Read Works: Helping Hands

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text written by ten-year-old Rose Brooks about her trip to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding...
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Read Works: Johnny's First Job

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A historical fiction text about a boy named Johnny who is looking for a job on the docks in April of 1850. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding setting.
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Read Works: Killing Fields

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about African elephants being killed illegally for the ivory trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Freedom's Road

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An elementary student named Areil Chang interviews her grandfather about his experiences when Japan invaded him home in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the population growth of Hispanics in the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understandig author's purpose.
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Read Works: A New Home

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A historical fiction text about a girl named Patience who is traveling with her family to clear land and make a new home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in understanding...