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Read Works: Fatty Foods Flunk Out of School ActivityRead Works: Fatty Foods Flunk Out of School Activity
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Read Works
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5th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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Activities & Projects
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Lexile Measures
0L
Activity

Read Works: Fatty Foods Flunk Out of School

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[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how junk foods are being eliminated from many school cafeterias. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and can be used as both a read-aloud exercise and an individual practice tool.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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nonfiction

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cafeteria, fattening foods, lunches, readworks.org, school lunches, 6th grade reading, lexile level: 1140l, readworks, fitness, health, and safety

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