Students participate in a read aloud of the story, "The Great Kapok Tree" in which a logger decides not to cut down a tree. In small groups, they discuss and write about their opinion on the logger's decision. Each group then presents...

For this spelling worksheet, students read the sentences and check the spelling for the bold word. Students choose the correct spelling for the 10 online questions.

In this spelling worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice spelling questions.

Read the full text of Jesse Stuart's short story "The Cherry Tree". With links to other short stories by American writers.