Tortoise and the Hare – Aesop's Fable Unit
You'll love this comprehensive resource for “The Tortoise and the Hare” Fable. This resource is best suited for 1st – 3rd grade students.
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You'll love this comprehensive resource for “The Tortoise and the Hare” Fable. This resource is best suited for 1st – 3rd grade students.
Step-by-step guide and project materials for writing a tragedy narrative, including planning tools, a peer/self checklist, and a scoring rubric aligned to Common Core writing/reading/language anchor standards.
Literature kit for teaching the novel Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) through leveled chapter comprehension questions, a teacher guide, and vocabulary/graphic-organizer support.
A multi-day lesson plan that has students analyze mentor Halloween/Autumn poems for poetic technique, build a word bank, then write, revise, and present their own poem.
A full print-and-teach novel unit for 'Tuck Everlasting' (Natalie Babbitt), combining pre-reading discussion, chapter comprehension questions, figurative language instruction, projects, quizzes, a review game, and tests, aligned to Common Core.
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Two Kinds: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers This is a comprehensive resource crafted for the text "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. It includes well-structured lesson plans, answer keys, worksheets, and graphic organizers in easily printable PDF and Word formats. This step-by-step guide covers all major literary elements found…
A collection of short stories illustrating a variety of human behaviors and ethical dilemmas, used to teach students to ask and answer questions, assess information, consider other viewpoints, make decisions, and set standards for ethical behavior.
Novel study unit for 'Underground to Canada' by Barbara Smucker, providing teacher planning material, discussion questions, and a student activity booklet.
Literature kit teaching comprehension of the novel 'Underground to Canada' by Barbara Smucker for grades 5-6, using chapter questions, graphic organizers, vocabulary and writing tasks.
A comprehensive literature unit of study guide questions for Homer's The Odyssey, guiding middle/high school students through comprehension of each book of the epic and introducing key literary terms.
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A 5-day literature unit built around Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano, combining reading, videos, comprehension quizzes, vocabulary, and creative activities about ancient Rome/Pompeii and volcanoes.
These are Valentine's Day Bell Work + Mentor Sentences. A link to a digital version is included. There is an original non-fiction text for students to read. Each week, there is a chosen sentence for students to study.
A 5-day novel-study unit for the book "Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise," building reading comprehension, vocabulary, and engagement through daily video links, guided/independent reading, discussion, quizzes, vocabulary work and craft/drawing activities.
War Party: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers A comprehensive, all-in-one package designed with the busy educator in mind. Whether you're tackling this text in a public school or homeschooling setup, this resource gives you everything needed to guide students through War Party by Louis L’Amour from start to finish.…
A 5-day homeschool/co-op novel study unit for the book 'Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter,' pairing chapter reading with videos, discussion/worksheets, and daily hands-on Ancient Rome activities.
Novel study guide for 'We Were Liars' by E. Lockhart, guiding students through pre-reading research, vocabulary building, discussion questions, and literary analysis.
Speech-language/literacy book companion built around the picture book 'Wednesday is Spaghetti Day', supporting shared reading, vocabulary, letter identification and comprehension for early learners.
Multi-lesson literature unit teaching dramatic terminology, play structure, and analysis of the play 'West Side Story,' delivered through lessons, class activities, and homework questions (catalog also lists exams as part of the unit).
What do Fish Have to do With Anything?: A Comprehensive High School ELA Lesson This 145-page teaching resource provides a complete lesson plan for the novel What do Fish Have to do With Anything? by Avi, allowing educators to immerse students in analyzing this literary work. Includes a 57-page lesson plan, worksheet, answer key, 15…
A digital, interactive 'book companion' micro-learning slide deck for the picture book 'What Do You Do With A Problem?' by Kobi Yamada, structuring a read-aloud plus comprehension, sequencing, story-elements, and summarizing practice.