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Matter | States of Matter Unit teaching resource preview
Science vocabulary journals

Matter | States of Matter Unit

A multi-component nonfiction reading and research unit on matter that teaches CLOSE (careful, purposeful) reading strategies alongside two informational passages on what matter is and what makes it up (atoms, molecules, elements, physical/chemical properties).

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4–7
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Unknown Words and Phrases Activity teaching resource preview
Nonfiction & key ideas

Unknown Words and Phrases Activity

While reading a First Grade Level book, sort both words and phrases into 'Words/Phrases I Know' and 'Words/Phrases I Want To Know' sections, working independently or with a partner, and ask/answer questions to clarify meaning.

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Pre-K, 1
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Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer & Writing Prompt teaching resource preview
Compare & connect

Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer & Writing Prompt

Fill in a chart comparing two stories/texts across categories (characters, setting, problem, solution, central message), circle whether each element is similar or different, then use sentence-starter prompts on a second page to write about the similarities and differences.

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2–3
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Marbury v. Madison (1803) – Case Brief teaching resource preview
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Marbury v. Madison (1803) – Case Brief

Read (or fill in, on the blank version) a structured case brief covering the origins of the case, legal reasoning, relevant U.S. Constitution articles, and historical impact of Marbury v. Madison.

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9–12
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THEME: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organizers teaching resource preview
Reading & story response

THEME: The FIVE Elements of a Story Graphic Organizers

Fill in various blank graphic organizer templates to infer, predict, chart, compare, connect, contrast, and analyze the theme of a story students are reading (story not included; organizers are content-agnostic templates).

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Effects of the Civil War on the North and the South Reading Packet teaching resource preview
Wars & historical change

Effects of the Civil War on the North and the South Reading Packet

Read a passage on the effects of the Civil War, fill in a graphic organizer with main idea/supporting details, list effects on North vs South in a two-column chart, match vocabulary terms to definitions, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, and write short-answer/paragraph responses comparing the North and South after the war.

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4
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Bumble Bee Unit Study (Endangered Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities) teaching resource preview
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Bumble Bee Unit Study (Endangered Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Across 5 days, students watch suggested videos (e.g. '10 fun facts about bees', 'bumble bee vs. honey bee', 'bees are going extinct'), do independent or read-aloud readings (including IUCN and Center for Biological Diversity source material on the rusty patched and suckley cuckoo bumble bees), fill in KWL charts…

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1–3
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U.S. History: Boston Massacre | A Document-Based Student Activity teaching resource preview
Compare & analyze sources

U.S. History: Boston Massacre | A Document-Based Student Activity

Read multiple primary-source accounts of the Boston Massacre from opposing perspectives - Source A: British Captain Thomas Preston's official account, plus an anonymous colonial pamphlet account with eyewitness depositions (Benjamin Frizell, Samuel Drowne) - and compare the differing descriptions of what happened; per the catalog…

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9–12
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Unknown Words Activity teaching resource preview
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Unknown Words Activity

Sort words from a kindergarten-level book into words you know and words you want to learn using a graphic organizer.

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Pre-K, 1
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Pre-Reading Templates Graphic Organizers and Study Unit Grade 6 7 8 EL teaching resource preview
Reading & story response

Pre-Reading Templates Graphic Organizers and Study Unit Grade 6 7 8 EL

Prepare your readers with this all-in-one Pre-Reading Graphic Organizers and Study Unit! Created for 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades, homeschoolers, and EFL/ESL learners, this amazing resource includes 30 pre-reading graphic organizer templates and 11 pre-reading study guides. Contents: 2 KWL Charts 2 Story Prediction Maps 2…

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5–7
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Dwight D. Eisenhower teaching resource preview
Research & biographies

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Research Dwight D. Eisenhower using at least 3 sources; fill out a 'Getting Your Research Started' graphic organizer (basic biographical facts such as place of birth, places of residence) and complete a drawing activity (draw the subject with 5 items representative of their life/achievements and describe each item); draft and…

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8–12
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Graphic: Reading Connections teaching resource preview
Reading & story responseCompare & connect

Graphic: Reading Connections

Fill in a three-column chart (Connect / Extend / Challenge) recording what they already knew, new information learned, and what they still don't understand, then share their responses with a partner and group.

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6–9
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A Day in The Life of Greek Men Activity teaching resource preview
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A Day in The Life of Greek Men Activity

A single-page activity asking students to research and describe what a day in the life of ancient Greek men was like across several areas of life.

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3–9
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Summary Cut and Fold Templates teaching resource preview
Reading & story response

Summary Cut and Fold Templates

Cut and fold a chosen template, then fill in prompts such as who/what/when/where/why/how, somebody-wanted-but-so, setting/characters/problem/solution, main idea and details, beginning/middle/end, or theme/tone/figurative language for a text they have read.

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1–4
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Specialization after the Civil War Reading Packet teaching resource preview
Wars & historical change

Specialization after the Civil War Reading Packet

Read an informational passage, then complete a graphic organizer, vocabulary-matching activity, and multiple-choice comprehension questions based on the passage; an answer key with completed responses is included in the file.

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4
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Fables Predictions Graphic Organizer teaching resource preview
Nonfiction & key ideas

Fables Predictions Graphic Organizer

Students write a title, record two predictions (before/during reading), then write what the lesson of the fable was and how they could use that lesson as a leader.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Virginia State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal) teaching resource preview
People & places

Virginia State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)

Students watch videos, read short passages, complete state-and-capital worksheets, color state-symbol pages, fill in interactive notebook pieces and graphic organizers (KWL, interesting facts, state overview, capital, geography), and optionally research and create a report or podcast.

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2–4
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Exploring an Ancient Society Unit teaching resource preview
Historical reading & notes

Exploring an Ancient Society Unit

Choose or create a Viking name and record ideas in a graphic organizer throughout the unit; sort Viking myth-vs-fact statement cards and research to verify them, then design a poster; look up and record definitions of Viking-related vocabulary (blacksmith, pillage, fur, helmet, loom, invader, merchant, rune) and relate them to daily…

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3
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