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In Art: Leonardo eBook
A biographical picture-book eBook on Leonardo da Vinci, presenting his paintings, sketches, related works, and quotations, with an introductory essay on his life and creative accomplishments.
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Book Companion: The Bugliest Bug Read Aloud
Provide a comprehensive interactive read-aloud companion for the picture book 'The Bugliest Bug' by Carol Diggory Shields, covering comprehension, story elements, character analysis, and a bug-facts bingo game.
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Nonfiction & biographies
In Art: Shakespeare eBook
A picture-book eBook on William Shakespeare in art, sequenced to introduce Shakespeare and his characters, followed by pages of paintings for individual plays, and closing with pages marking his life's completion.
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Strega Nona Read Aloud Book Companion
A print-and-go reading-comprehension companion for the picture book Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola, offering 34 selectable activities covering story elements, sequencing, cause & effect, character analysis, and inference/prediction skills.
Nonfiction & biographies
In Art: Books eBook
A picture-book eBook from the 'Enjoying Great Art' series presenting historical and fine-art paintings that depict books (books depicted within paintings), for students to view, compare, and discuss.
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My Rows and Piles of Coins Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
A complete picture-book companion of 32 print-and-go reading activities for 'My Rows and Piles of Coins' by Tololwa M. Mollel, for use as a customizable interactive read-aloud supplement.
Nonfiction & biographies
In Art: Bridges eBook
A picture-book eBook from the 'Enjoying Great Art' series presenting historical and fine-art paintings that depict bridges from around the world, for students to view, compare, and discuss.
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Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
A picture-book companion of 33 print-and-go reading activities supporting the book 'Comet's Nine Lives' by Jan Brett, covering reading comprehension skills.
Nonfiction & biographies
In Art: Hats eBook
A picture-book eBook from the 'Enjoying Great Art' series presenting historical and fine-art paintings that depict hats and other head coverings, for students to view, compare, and discuss.
Stories & picture books
Mia and the Magic Flower - Graded Reader A1 Level
An A1-level (beginner) English graded reader picture-book story about a girl named Mia who grows a magic flower through patience and kindness, with a supporting word list and comprehension activities.
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Nonfiction & biographies
In Art: Scions of Africa eBook
A picture-book eBook from the 'Enjoying Great Art' series presenting historical and fine-art paintings that depict people of African descent across five centuries and multiple continents, for students to view, compare, and discuss.
Stories & picture books
Kids Yoga Stories: Elizabeth and the Magnolia Fairy: A Yoga Story About Being Confident
A 42-page illustrated yoga storybook in which a girl named Elizabeth, afraid of a ropes course, meets a fairy who teaches her to build confidence and single-pointed focus through yoga, addressing childhood anxiety.
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"One Well" Assessment + Activity Reading Unit
A 12-lesson assessment and activity reading unit built around the picture book "One Well: The Story of Water on Earth" by Rochelle Strauss, covering comprehension, vocabulary/context clues, text features, main idea, homophones, and spelling.
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The Art Lesson Read Aloud Book Companion
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola. It includes 28 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, making this resource ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story…
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Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale Read Aloud Book Companion
Use Zomo’s search for wisdom to connect trickster-tale features with character judgment. The organizers support sequencing, retelling and evidence gathering before students tackle the Wanted Poster or Sorry, Not Sorry writing task. Choose activities across several sessions, keeping the book’s illustrations visible as the teacher notes recommend.
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Big Red Lollipop Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This companion offers thirty activities to select around a read-aloud of Big Red Lollipop. Students explore predictions, story elements, sequencing, character traits and feelings, theme and perspective. Rubina, Sana and Ami receive individual character pages. Opinion writing and a final book review extend responses, while teacher tips support pacing across multiple sessions. The picture book is not included.
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Pout Pout Fish Goes to School | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
A digital slide-deck book study/companion for the picture book 'Pout Pout Fish Goes to School', building reading comprehension and story-elements skills.
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Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale Read-Aloud Activities
Companion pages move from predictions and folktale elements to retelling, character studies of Adese and the Sky, inference and theme. Students can complete a vocabulary crossword and an All About Nigeria research page. A final writing project offers planning sheets, plot organizers and lined layouts for an original folktale or origin story. Use alongside the picture book.
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Literature in the Music Room: Ella Fitzgerald | The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
A music/literature lesson introducing students to jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald through a read-aloud biography and a set of interactive listening and composition activities.
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Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have A Dream" Book Companion Activities
Provide a multi-activity book companion for a picture-book version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' story, supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and character analysis.
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In Your Own Words Paraphrase Activity
Teach students to paraphrase information from a text read aloud or from other media/formats in their own words.
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Earrings! by Judith Viorst Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
Use Judith Viorst’s Earrings! to spark conversations about what a character wants, how she feels, and how the story unfolds. Students can predict, sequence events, explore character traits, and use details from the words and illustrations to explain their thinking. The companion offers a choice of responses rather than a single lesson to finish at once. Select activities to revisit across several readings, then extend the work with a biography-inspired earring design.
Nonfiction & biographies
"The Watcher" Jane Goodall Biography Book Companion Activities
A comprehensive picture-book companion of 48 print-and-go activities for Jeanette Winter's biography 'The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps', covering reading comprehension, character analysis, vocabulary, and research extensions.
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"Octopus Stew" Book Companion Activities
A print-and-go reading companion of activities to accompany the picture book "Octopus Stew" by Eric Velasquez, covering comprehension, story elements, character analysis, and extension writing/research tasks.