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Read Works: Spit for Silk

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about silkworms and how silk is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Jefferson, Church and State

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a about the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom that was written by Thomas Jefferson to ensure a separation of church and state. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: Cat Treat Stops Mosquitoes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains how catnip is used to keep mosquitos away from biting. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: Columbus Was an Explorer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short nonfiction book passage is about Christopher Columbus and his contributions to exploration. This book in the SummerReads series, intended to work against the summer reading slide, reinforces...
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Read Works: Back From the Brink

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about animals that are on the brink of extinction, including the following: bald eagle, grizzly bears, Hawaiian sea turtles, and Southern sea turtles. This...
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Read Works: The Story of the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage shares the fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Bat News

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the job of a chiroptologist, a bat scientist. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: My Travel Journal in China: Day 5

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a first person account of a person's visit to the Forbidden City in China. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Jack's Lost Kite Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a boy named Jack who has lost his kite. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: The Chicken Pen

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary passage personifies a chicken and his life in the chicken pen. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Read Works: "As I Was Going to St. Ives"

For Students K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A riddle poem by an anonymous poet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Mix a Pancake"

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Christina G. Rossetti about making pancakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Drinking Fountain"

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Marchette Chute about the problems with drinking from a water fountain. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Covers"

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Nikki Giovanni about different types of covers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Wind"

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Louis Stevenson talking to the wind. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Afternoon on a Hill"

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay about spending some time in nature. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Fireflies in the Garden"

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about fireflies in the night sky. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Autumn"

For Students 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the approaching autumn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about watching snow fall in the woods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "A Bird Came Down the Walk"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about watching a bird. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Dust of Snow"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about a crow shaking snow down from a tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "September"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Helen Hunt Jackson describing September. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The New Colossus"

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emma Lazarus about the Statue of Liberty. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Echoing Green"

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by William Blake about spring. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.