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Use this guide to explore the story of Bud, an orphan during the Great Depression, who embarks on a journey to find the musician he believes is his father. Bud, Not Buddy: An Instructional Guide for Literature features challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text to help students analyze this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book. This guide is packed with ways to practice close reading, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and practice text-based vocabulary, making it the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in various ways. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich and complex literature while supporting Common Core Learning Standards.

Grades 4-8

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Travel to a faraway planet and discover what's in store for Meg Murry and her friends. Students will analyze the life lessons that Meg must learn on her dangerous journey to find her father. A Wrinkle in Time: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports the instruction of the Newbery Medal-winning book by Madeleine L'Engle. These rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the fictional text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature, and help them understand the significance of the story. This resource supports this classic children's novel, and is packed with tools to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this language arts resource.

Grades 4-8

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Introduce students to this Newbery Honor book and encourage them to analyze the text by completing the activities and lessons provided in Dragonwings: An Instructional Guide for Literature. This resource features rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to comprehend and analyze complex literature. This guide is packed with tools to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource! Grades 4-8 From Teacher Created Materials Learn More

Motivate students to dive into this dystopian novel and make connections to the past, the present, and the future. Fahrenheit 451: An Instructional Guide for Literature is the perfect resource to aid students in analyzing and comprehending the classic novel written by Ray Bradbury. The cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. The appealing, challenging activities were written to support the story, and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this language arts resource. Grades 9-12 From Teacher Created Materials See also #12783 Learn More

Use this guide to explore the story of two lonely children who form a strong friendship and create an imaginary, magical, forest kingdom to escape their troubles together. Bridge to Terabithia: An Instructional Guide for Literature is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to better analyze and comprehend literature. This resource is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Support your instruction of this well-known story while adding rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature.

Grades 4-8

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Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days to win $50. Will he be able to do it? Readers will learn all about eating worms in this disgustingly entertaining story! How to Eat Fried Worms: An Instructional Guide for Literature features rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature and help them understand the significance of the story. This resource is packed with tools to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Grades 3-5 From Teacher Created Materials See also #1027. Learn More

Keep students engaged as they dive into a close reading of the 1979 Newbery Medal winner, The Westing Game(#2387). This instructional guide for literature uses standards-based lessons and activities to add rigor and build students' comprehension of complex literature. Students will analyze story elements more critically, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Help students build their critical thinking and literacy skills and support the rich exploration of literature.

Grades 4-8

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Follow along as young Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn embark on various adventures together. Students will be eager to analyze this classic story by completing the fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this instructional guide for literature. This resource will make analyzing this literary piece fun and interesting for students. Exploring story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will gain after interacting with these rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities. Written to support this classic novel, the activities and lessons work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend complex literature. Grades 4-8 From Teacher Created Materials Learn More

Journey with Shirley Temple Wong as she sails from China to New York and discovers how America can be a place where dreams come true. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides unique, standards-based lessons to help students analyze story elements in multiple ways, engage in close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Through these fun but rigorous activities, students will develop key critical literacy skills and learn how to comprehend rich, complex literature.

Grades 3-5

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This classic story by Patricia MacLachlan is about one woman's journey to become the mother-figure for a family that desperately needs her. Sarah, Plain and Tall: An Instructional Guide for Literature will encourage readers to explore the humanity of these characters who long to be loved. Students will enjoy completing the fun, challenging lessons and activities in this guide. Analyzing and comprehending story elements in multiple ways, practicing close reading and text-based vocabulary, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are some of the skills students will gain as they analyze this Newbery Medal-winning story. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature by implementing this instructional guide for literature into your classroom. Grades K-3 From Teacher Created Materials See also #1592. Learn More

See all the fun and exciting things Spot can do with his spots by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons that support this classic story. Put Me in the Zoo: An Instructional Guide for Literature features appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Everything that teachers need is packed into this guide that is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. This classroom resource is the ideal way to add rigor to your students' explorations of literature.

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Use this guide to follow along as Cassie Logan experiences the injustices of racial prejudice in the American South during the 1930s. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: An Instructional Guide for Literature will support students as they analyze and comprehend this Newbery Medal-winning story. The lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource!

Grades 4-8

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Follow the story of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish best friend Ellen who must move in with the Johansen family and pretend to be their daughter to escape the Nazis. Readers will learn to connect historical events to the story with the help of this literary guide that supports instruction of Number the Stars, the Newbery Medal-winning book by Lois Lowry. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will gain after interacting with the rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities in this resource. The activities and lessons work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature.

Grades 4-8

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My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports instruction of the Newbery Honor book about a family torn apart by the American Revolution. Encourage students to make connections to historical events by completing the activities and lessons provided in this guide. The rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource.Grades 4- 8 From Teacher Created Materials Learn More

The Dark Is Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature introduces students to the Newbery Honor and Carnegie Medal Honor Book. This resource will aid students in comprehending this intriguing story, and engage them as they analyze Will's journey to defeat the dark. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support this story, and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. The lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich and complex literature with this resource.

Grades 4-8

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Spend some time with Owl as he explores the world around him from the comfort of his own home. Young readers will enjoy analyzing Owl and his misunderstandings through fun, challenging activities and lessons. Owl at Home: An Instructional Guide for Literature was created as a support tool for this classic story by Arnold Lobel. This classroom resource will familiarize young readers with these short stories while adding rigor to their explorations of rich, complex literature. Engaging cross-curricular activities will encourage children to analyze the story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Grades K-3

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Encourage students to make connections in history concerning social classes and divisions in societies while becoming familiar with this well-known novel. Written to support instruction of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton(#1877), these appealing and rigorous cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. This guide is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions,and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential language arts resource. Grades 9-12 Learn More

Winner of: Parents' Choice Gold Award

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages 

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years

Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NC1220L

Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 Item

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.4 x 8 inches

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Includes three and four-word phrases that mirror typical reading patterns, multi-syllabic sight words, such as away, under, and going, and it also combines the most common words with a wider range of other sight words. 50 each 8" x 2" Grades 1-4 Learn More

While being engaged in fun activities, your children will be practicing important age-appropriate skills such as visual discrimination, sequencing, small muscle coordination, following directions, reading comprehension, and critical and creative thinking.

The activities in The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 8 and 9 are organized around 20 age-appropriate themes: marsupials, hearts, frogs, primates, whales, knights, dogs, Japan, princess, designs, Little Red Riding Hood, helicopters, foxes, rabbits, robots, barn fun, chickens, lions, little books, ducks, and sports.

160 pages

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Includes three- and four-word phrases, including a wide range of common words such as went, our, and see; and it also uses known words to construct longer phrases found in conventional reading. 50 each 8" x 2" Learn More

Evaluate literacy needs using 22 assessments--oral reading, phonics, onset and rime, phoneme segmentation, letter and word recognition, comprehension, spelling, and more.

Dr. Fry developed both the Fry Readability Graph and a list of "Instant Words," the words that readers need to be able to comprehend instantly because they are so commonly used.

Kindergarten - 8th Grades

96 pages

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Maximize your students’ reading experience by providing activities that foster comprehension and reinforce understanding of literary elements. Activities for each section allow students to process portions of the novel through individual and collaborative exercises that encourage close reading. Suggestions for maintaining Interactive Novel Logs provide students with additional ways to reflect and connect personally with the novel. Students have the opportunity to synthesize their ideas through a variety of post-reading activities. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards.

4th - 6th Grades

80 pages

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Maximize your students’ reading experience by providing activities that foster comprehension and reinforce understanding of literary elements. Activities for each section allow students to process portions of the novel through individual and collaborative exercises that encourage close reading. Suggestions for maintaining Interactive Novel Logs provide students with additional ways to reflect and connect personally with the novel. Students have the opportunity to synthesize their ideas through a variety of post-reading activities. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards. 3rd - 6th Grades

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