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Sacagawea - The Brave Pathfinder
A short illustrated storybook introducing young/early learners to Sacagawea's role as guide, interpreter, and helper during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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5th Grade Read Alouds
Build fifth-grade discussion with read-aloud companions, biographies and stories worth exploring together. Use picture books for close reading and chapter books for longer shared study.
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Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Read-Aloud Activities
Reading-response and literary-analysis companion for the picture book 'Dreamers' by Yuyi Morales, with print-and-go comprehension and discussion activities.
Folktales & imaginative stories
American Tall Tales | The Legendary Pecos Bill
A reading unit introducing the American tall tale genre through the legend of Pecos Bill, with a read-aloud storybook and companion activities including an anchor chart.
History, biography & communities
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass Read-Aloud Activities
A 61-page read-aloud book companion of 44 activities for the novel 'Benno and the Night of Broken Glass' by Meg Wiviott (a Kristallnacht-era historical fiction picture book), covering comprehension, character analysis, and response-to-literature skills.
History, biography & communities
The Harmonica by Tony Johnston Read-Aloud Activities
A large book-companion packet of 43 read-aloud comprehension activities to accompany the picture book The Harmonica by Tony Johnston, covering prediction, sequencing, inference, character analysis, theme, figurative language, symbolism, vocabulary puzzles, and extended writing.
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Anti-Racist/Diverse Read Alouds and Reflection Sheet
A curated set of read-aloud video links to diverse/anti-racist children's books, paired with a reflection activity, to teach social justice, diversity, and anti-racism themes.
Science & the natural world
Teaching Math with the Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
A short cross-curricular lesson outline pairing the picture book 'The Great Kapok Tree' with math problem-solving and reading/writing workshop activities about the Amazon rain forest.
Science & the natural world
Eye to Eye How Animals See the World
A homeschool/co-op-friendly lesson plan built around the picture book 'Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World' by Steve Jenkins, guiding a child through discussion, reading, drawing, and video activities to learn about different animal eye designs and functions, then create and present a model of an animal's eye.
Chapter books & performance reading
Hatchet Chapter Questions
Use these question sets after independent reading or a class read-aloud of Hatchet. Students record responses on the supplied lines as they work through all nineteen chapters and the epilogue, with occasional paragraph prompts extending the discussion beyond recall. The packet does not include an answer key. For additional work with the same novel, see Hatchet novel study .
Character, theme & author choices
The Big Snow Word Choice Activities
A companion activity pack for the read-aloud picture book 'The Big Snow' by Berta and Elmer Hader, designed to teach students to notice and analyze an author's word choice.
Chapter books & performance reading
"The Jumbies" POV HyperDoc
A point-of-view (POV) identification and analysis HyperDoc built around excerpts from Tracey Baptiste's novel 'The Jumbies'.
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Chapter books & performance reading
The Breadwinner-Chapter Questions
Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions cover all 15 chapters of Deborah Ellis's novel The Breadwinner, pairing each chapter with three to twelve short-answer questions and ruled lines for student responses. Questions track plot events, character motivations, and setting details in sequence, from why Parvana isn't supposed to be outside in Chapter 1 through her decision to disguise herself as a boy to support her family and the novel's closing events in Chapter 15. A credits page lists the fonts and clip art sources used to build the set. No answer key is included; students write directly on the provided lines.
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"The Day You Begin" Book Companion | Character Education
Provide a no-prep reading comprehension and writing companion packet for Jacqueline Woodson's picture book 'The Day You Begin', with a character-education focus on belonging and treating others with kindness.
Character, theme & author choices
Picture Book Literary Study Interactive Notebook
An interactive notebook unit teaching literary analysis skills (vocabulary, plot, characters, theme, inference, point of view, literary devices) using a student-selected picture book as a repeated mentor text.
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Folktales & imaginative stories
American Tall Tales | The Legendary Annie Oakley
A tall-tale literacy unit teaching students about the genre of tall tales and the legend of Annie Oakley, combining a read-aloud illustrated story, informational facts about the real historical figure, comprehension questions, and creative writing practice.
Character, theme & author choices
Last Stop on Market Street | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
Provide a digital, interactive micro-learning companion deck for the picture book 'Last Stop on Market Street' by Matt de la Peña, targeting grades 2-4 reading comprehension and story-elements skills.
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"A New Kind of Wild" Book Companion | Character Education
A no-prep reading comprehension and writing companion packet for the picture book 'A New Kind of Wild' by Zara Gonzalez Huang, for use during read-aloud time.
Folktales & imaginative stories
American Tall Tales | The Legendary Johnny Appleseed
A read-aloud/reading unit introducing the American tall tale/folk hero genre through the legend of Johnny Appleseed, with companion comprehension and writing activities.
Science & the natural world
"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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History, biography & communities
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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What Do You Do With An Idea? | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
A digital, interactive 'book companion' micro-learning slide deck for the picture book 'What Do You Do With An Idea?' by Kobi Yamada, structuring a read-aloud plus comprehension, sequencing, story-elements, and summarizing practice.
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This is Me | Book Companion Activities | Digital Book Study
A digital (Google Slides/PowerPoint) 'micro-learning' book-study deck companion to the picture book 'This is Me' by Jamie Lee Curtis, targeting reading comprehension skills after each chapter.
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Chapter books & performance reading
Romans Comprehension Series | Episode 10: The Legacy of the Romans | Audiobook
An audio read-aloud (with accompanying transcript) teaching the lasting legacy of Ancient Rome - law and government, engineering, literature, language, art, and religion - paired with listening comprehension questions.
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An Elementary School Play: Candy Land
A 20-part readers' theater / school play script based on the Candy Land board game, for upper elementary drama and reading-fluency practice, with an accompanying teaching guide and answer key.
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