• 06/14/22
• 2 FILES  

This grades 6-8 culturally relevant text set is about World War II and the impacts on varied experiences by identity groups, both civil…

Grades 6–8

• 04/20/21
• 4 FILES  

A girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and their relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award! Come…

Grade 1

• 04/20/21
• 4 FILES  

This story is an important migration narrative. The book highlights some of the reasons why people choose to migrate and do so with chi…

Grade 1

• 04/13/21
• 4 FILES  

Clucky the Hen: Clucky is a nice and affectionate hen, but also clumsy and clueless. Her three chicks, however, are clear that they wou…

Grade 1

• 09/24/20
• 2 FILES  

The Do Now Tasks are warm-up activities that can be used in middle school classrooms to strengthen students’ understanding of the…

Grades 6–8

• 08/23/20
• 7 FILES  

These grade-specific student-facing packets and accompanying teacher guidance documents are intended to support teachers and/or student…

Grades K–1

• 04/15/20
• 1 FILE  

The activities in this weekly reading routine are designed to support growth in all three areas of reading fluency (accuracy, rate, and…

Grades K–12

• 01/25/20
• 1 FILE  

In this story, a woman and her child leave Mexico to live in the United States. When they arrive in the U.S., they have very difficult …

Grade 1

• 01/25/20
• 1 FILE  

In this picture book, a little girl named Sabrina spends precious time with her grandma, who is visiting from Mexico. Grandma teaches S…

Grade K

• 01/25/20
• 1 FILE  

The Three Little Javelinas is a picture book that retells the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. The story’s plot is similar t…

Grade 1

• 01/25/20
• 1 FILE  

Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the young girl in this story. The little girl loves those days because she gets to spen…

Grade K

• 11/07/19
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate how the work of  3.NF.A expands students’ understanding of the number sy…

Grade 3

• 07/19/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes two poems, twelve text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers …

Grade 4

• 05/17/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes two nonfiction texts and 12 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students).  …

Grade 6

• 01/09/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes an excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel, ten text-dependent questions, one optional writing prompt, and explanatory information f…

Grade 9

• 11/21/18
• 2 FILES  

Includes an excerpt from Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” eleven text-dependent questions, and explanatory informatio…

Grade 8

• 03/02/18
• 21 FILES  

These documents provide guidance for planning and implementing enVisionmath 2.0 (K-5) in ways that best align to college- and career-re…

Grades K–5

• 08/22/17
• 2 FILES  

Provides guidance on creating questions that align to language standards and includes exemplar passages and items.

Grades 6–8

• 08/18/17
• 19 FILES  

The 2017 Wonders Materials Adaptation Project (MAP) provides guidance for streamlining the 2017 Wonders literacy program in grades K-6.…

Grades K–6

• 05/12/17
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–4

• 05/12/17
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–5

• 05/12/17
• 2 FILES  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–8

• 03/27/17
• 2 FILES  

Tess, a young girl, eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.  Clouds roll in and it begi…

Grade 2

• 03/22/17
• 2 FILES  

This is an historical fiction text that shares the daily life of one family in Plimoth Plantation. Young Samuel Eaton lives with his fa…

Grade 1

• 03/22/17
• 2 FILES  

Cendrillon is a Caribbean Cinderella story told from the perspective of the godmother, Nannin. Nannin has been godmother to Cendrillon …

Grade 2

• 03/22/17
• 1 FILE  

Duck is unhappy with the work he is responsible for doing on the farm. He decides to run for farmer and wins the election. He goes on t…

Grade 1

• 03/22/17
• 2 FILES  

We will learn about how pigs and their characteristics and behaviors relate to humans as we learn about the world around us.

Grade 1

• 03/21/17
• 2 FILES  

This text describes and illustrates with labeled pictures the purpose and process for making mummies in Ancient Egypt. It begins with t…

Grade 1

• 03/21/17
• 2 FILES  

A little boy describes his journey to the moon and what he needs to survive the trip. He gives an accurate account of the effects of th…

Grade 1

• 03/21/17
• 1 FILE  

There once was a poor fisherman and his wife who lived in a pigsty by the seaside.  The fisherman goes fishing one day and comes a…

Grade 1

• 03/21/17
• 2 FILES  

Have you ever bought a cold drink at a lemonade stand? Or have you baked cookies for a school bake sale? If so, you're a consumer and a…

Grade 1

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

This is an illustrated biography of Rachel Carson’s life. All her life she was curious and determined to make a difference in the…

Grade 2

• 03/20/17
• 1 FILE  

In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named Wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. Her largest worry is a…

Grade K

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

This is a narrative depicting the journey of small seeds preparing to take root and begin their life cycle. The main character, Miss Ma…

Grade K

• 03/20/17
• 1 FILE  

In the book, The Art Lesson, Tommy wants to be an artist when he gets older. He practices his art all of the time and listens to the ad…

Grade K

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

Babushka saved an injured goose and brought it back to good health. When the goose was well, it accidentally bumped into Babushka&rsquo…

Grade K

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

The book starts with a few general statements about eggs. The author then starts giving descriptions of eggs. She pairs the description…

Grade 1

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

This book provides a lot of facts about soil. It describes how soil is made and the different layers that compose the soil’s stru…

Grade 1

• 03/20/17
• 1 FILE  

Ike is a spoiled dog whose owner, Mrs. LaRue, sends to obedience school. He is unhappy and writes letters to her that make it seem as i…

Grade 1

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

A little girl, Dorothy, and her dog, Toto, are carried to a magical place called the Land of Oz by a cyclone. On her quest to find her …

Grade 2

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

One sunny day Oscar the Caterpillar meets Bob the Monarch Butterfly.  Bob tells Oscar that one day he, too, will have wings! …

Grade 1

• 09/30/16
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate aspects of the standard 8.EE.C.7, specifically the expectation that students solve linea…

Grade 8

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 3–5

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–3

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 6–8

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each expert pack:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resour…

Grades 6–8

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grade 5

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grade 3

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 3–5

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 9–11

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resourc…

Grades 4–6

• 09/06/16
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate aspects of standards 6.NS.B.2 and 6.NS.B.3, specifically the expectation that students p…

Grade 6

• 08/05/16
• 84 FILES  

The Materials Adaptation Project brought teams of educators together to design easy-to-implement changes to improve the standards align…

Grades K–5

• 07/05/16
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standards 6.EE.A.2 and 6.EE.A.4 Allows students to develop an u…

Grade 6

• 05/11/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes two texts and 13 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students). Also includes exp…

Grade 11

• 04/27/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes three texts and thirteen text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students). Also in…

Grade 11

• 04/18/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes two literary excerpts (different versions of the same story),  fourteen text-dependent questions (including one op…

Grade 5

• 04/12/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes two nonfiction texts, a link to a video, and 17 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…

Grade 8

• 04/04/16
• 1 FILE  

This resource is created by New Schools for New Orleans.  All resources created by this organization may be found here. Each text…

Grades 9–10

• 03/28/16
• 2 FILES  

Informational paried passage mini-assessment that includes two articles and one accompanying recording, thirteen text-dependent questio…

Grade 7

• 03/01/16
• 2 FILES  

The Boxcar Children is about four orphaned children living on their own. They set out to find a safe place to live and overcome challen…

Grade K

• 03/01/16
• 2 FILES  

This beautifully illustrated book is about a python who deals with issues of accepting himself.  Young Verdi doesn’t want to…

Grade 2

• 03/01/16
• 2 FILES  

A boy catches fireflies in a jar. He wants to keep them, but soon realizes that they will die in the jar. Though it makes him very sad,…

Grade 2

• 03/01/16
• 2 FILES  

When the baby elephant is born, the mother cow is protective of the calf. This can be seen by the pictures. The baby is dependent on it…

Grade 2

• 02/17/16
• 4 FILES  

This research pack: Centers on a single topic (i.e., keeping Earth healthy, biodiversity, living in groups) and relies heavily on bo…

Grade 2

• 02/17/16
• 4 FILES  

This research pack: Centers on a single topic (i.e., keeping Earth healthy, biodiversity, living in groups) and relies heavily on bo…

Grade K

• 02/17/16
• 1 FILE  

The author explains the complete water cycle and also discusses ocean currents, ocean and lake habitats, and hydroelectricity. He also …

Grade 3

• 02/17/16
• 5 FILES  

This research pack: Centers on a single topic (i.e., keeping Earth healthy, biodiversity, living in groups) and relies heavily on bo…

Grade 4

• 02/17/16
• 5 FILES  

This research pack: Centers on a single topic (i.e., keeping Earth healthy, biodiversity, living in groups) and relies heavily on bo…

Grade 5

• 02/17/16
• 1 FILE  

Who ever heard of a girl glassblower? In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called El…

Grade 3

• 02/17/16
• 5 FILES  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 4.NF.A.2 and MP3. Allows students to reason about the size of fr…

Grade 4

• 02/17/16
• 1 FILE  

After a stormy night, a farmer searching for his lost calf finds a baby eagle that has been blown out of its nest. He takes it home and…

Grade 3

• 02/16/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes one text and an accompanying video (both from NASA), ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response…

Grade 9

• 02/04/16
• 5 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grades 11–12

• 02/04/16
• 5 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grade 7

• 02/04/16
• 7 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grade 6

• 02/04/16
• 29 FILES  

The pieces in this On-Demand section represent one of the three types of writing named in the Common Core State Standards for Writing: …

Grades K–5

• 02/04/16
• 7 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grade 8

• 02/04/16
• 5 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grades 11–12

• 02/04/16
• 5 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grade 6

• 02/04/16
• 5 FILES  

These pieces represent a wide variety of content areas, curriculum units, conditions for writing, and purposes.  They reflect Comm…

Grade 7

• 10/28/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Primary source text on early American history Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for writ…

Grade 7

• 10/28/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: 2 primary source texts on the French Revolution Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt f…

Grades 9–10

• 10/28/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Primary source text arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary l…

Grade 12

• 10/19/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Secondary source text on ancient Greek civilization Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt fo…

Grade 6

• 08/17/15
• 2 FILES  

Includes one poem and nine text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanatory …

Grade 7

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 9–10

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–5

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–5

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–5

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 7–9

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grade 5

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grade 3

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–4

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–4

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–3

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–6

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resourc…

Grades 4–5

• 08/13/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 6–8

• 08/13/15
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades K–3

• 08/05/15
• 2 FILES  

Includes one article, eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanator…

Grade 10

• 04/06/15
• 2 FILES  

Includes two poems, eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanatory …

Grade 8

• 03/20/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Primary source text on women's rights Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for writing…

Grade 7

• 03/20/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Primary source text on World War II Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for writing t…

Grades 11–12

• 03/20/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Primary source on colonial and Native American relations Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing…

Grade 7

• 03/20/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: 2 primary source texts on U.S. and Native American relations Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Wri…

Grade 7

• 03/09/15
• 2 FILES  

What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standard 5.NF.A.1 Provides students with the opportunity to use a variety…

Grade 5

• 02/25/15
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 4.OA.A,  4.NBT.B,  4.OA.A.3, 4.NBT.B.6,  MP.1…

Grade 4

• 02/25/15
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standards F-IF.C.8.b, F-BF.A.1.a, F-LE.A.2, F-LE.B.5, and S-ID.B.6.a Requ…

Grades 9–12

• 02/17/15
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate aspects of standards 7.NS.A.1 and 7.NS.A.2, specifically the expectation that students a…

Grade 7

• 01/21/15
• 1 FILE  

These excerpts from Maya Angelou’s autobiography describe important points in her childhood.  First Angelou describes the im…

Grade 8

• 01/21/15
• 1 FILE  

The wind and water are personified as two women talking about their children. Mrs. Wind brags about her children, which annoys Mrs. Wat…

Grade 8

• 01/21/15
• 1 FILE  

In “Water”, Helen Keller describes her first experiences with her new teacher.  Keller finally grasps the idea that a …

Grade 6

• 01/08/15
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate cluster 5.NF.B, which sets an expectation for students to apply and extend previous unde…

Grade 5

• 01/08/15
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate assessment of early progress in the 3.OA domain. This mini-assessment is designed for te…

Grade 3

• 11/18/14
• 1 FILE  

A group of fifth grade students interview the first Hispanic American astronaut, Ellen Ochoa.  The interview is a question and ans…

Grade 5

• 11/18/14
• 1 FILE  

The author describes the life of Jean-Francois Champollion. This selection uses text and graphics together as a vehicle to deepen the r…

Grade 4

• 11/18/14
• 1 FILE  

Leroy Brown, otherwise known as Encyclopedia, is a great detective and helps his father solve crimes.  One night at dinner, they d…

Grade 4

• 11/04/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes ten text-dependent questions  for students and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. This…

Grade 3

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

“The Real Story of a Cowboy’s Life” describes a cattle drive from the perspective of real cowboys who rode on one. (P…

Grade 7

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Megan’s Great-grandmother Breckenridge has lived in three centuries.  She was born in 1899 and now it is 2001.  On the …

Grade 7

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Harry Tillian’s father owns a candy and nut shop. Harry used to visit the shop with his friends every day, but his priorities cha…

Grade 7

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Brian Aldiss describes a futuristic world in which machines are capable of thinking based on the tasks they have been designed to perfo…

Grade 8

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Lesson guides for Cat!, Silver and Your World. (Prentice Hall Literature, 2010) This lesson was created as part of the Anthology …

Grade 8

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

The narrator of The White Umbrella is a Chinese American girl who struggles with feelings of embarrassment and longing to be like other…

Grade 8

• 10/29/14
• 1 FILE  

The short story titled “Becky and the Wheel-and-Brake Boys” is about how Becky desperately wants to own a bike despite the …

Grade 6

• 10/29/14
• 1 FILE  

In My Papa, Mark Twain, Suzy Clemens, at thirteen years old, wrote a biography of her famous father, author Mark Twain.  Through d…

Grade 6

• 10/29/14
• 1 FILE  

Tasha, a thirteen year old girl has to babysit her little 7 year old brother, Junior, because her mom is getting a job over the summer.…

Grade 6

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the young girl in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come fr…

Grade 3

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

The Lewis and Clark expedition explored unmapped territory from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean from 1804-1806. The expedition …

Grade 5

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

This is a narrative-structured text in which a young frog is fascinated with weather, including watching weather clues and following th…

Grade 1

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

Victor, a 10-year-old boy, is fascinated with Harry Houdini’s magic tricks. On the date of the visit, Mrs. Houdini tells Victor t…

Grade 4

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

The story is presented through the eyes of the authors and goes back and forth between documenting for the reader the events of the mos…

Grade 5

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

Gary Soto writes an autobiography about a time when he was eleven years old, wanting to be a gymnast like his cousin.  He thinks i…

Grade 5

• 10/10/14
• 1 FILE  

Forty passages to help students build fluency over the course of the school year.

Grades 9–10

• 09/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Nelson Mandela’s speech (1994) was given to celebrate the first free election and the new policy of majority rule in South Africa…

Grades 9–10

• 09/30/14
• 1 FILE  

In “The Washwoman,” Singer recalls the woman who did his family’s laundry when he was a child in Poland.  Singer…

Grades 9–10

• 09/30/14
• 1 FILE  

In “The Jade Peony,” a Chinese-Canadian family engages in the delicate dance of retaining the old life while adjusting to t…

Grades 9–10

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

A sixth grade boy lives with his mother. The mother maintains their livelihood with a blue collar job. In the story, William wants to f…

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

Diane Ackerman describes fall foliage and explains the natural processes that cause the leaves of deciduous trees to turn each year. Al…

Grade 8

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

This is a poem was written in letter format, addressed to the U.S. authorities, in response to Executive Order 9066. Executive Order 90…

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

Elizabeth I is the biography of Queen Elizabeth who reigned in England for 45 years from 1558 to 1603. Milton Meltzer chronologically h…

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

This is a story of an American-born Chinese daughter, her immigrant mother and their very different beliefs and hopes. The daughter str…

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

In this personal essay by Isaac Asimov, the author relates his journey of becoming a science fiction writer.  Asimov explains disc…

Grade 8

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

A narrator recounts the story of Paul Revere’s ride, which took place in Massachusetts on April 18, 1775.  On that night, Re…

Grade 8

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

In “Broken Chain,” Alfonso, a seventh grader, dislikes his appearance.  He meets a girl named Sandra, whom he admires,…

Grade 8

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

“The Wreck of the Hesperus” is a narrative poem about an arrogant ship captain (skipper) who takes his daughter on an ill-f…

Grade 8

• 09/27/14
• 1 FILE  

In this story, Michael Jordan is a very active child. His family helps him to channel his energy into positive activities and eventuall…

Grade 3

• 09/27/14
• 1 FILE  

Mary Whitebird is about to turn eleven and take part in the Sioux coming of age tradition of Ta-Na-E-Ka. Literally translated as, &ldqu…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

One definition of a protagonist is a character that goes through change.  And part of the definition is that the antagonist is the…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

In Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s autobiography, she writes of the challenges she faced early on while becoming a track and field athlete…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

Beneath Blue Waters comes from the trade book with the same title.  It focuses on the layers of the ocean.  This selection ta…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

In this story, after their car crashes in a blizzard and their parents are injured, Danielle and Jake must climb to a weather station n…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

Nadia’s parents were recently divorced and Nadia is spending the summer with her father in Florida, where Grandpa Izzy lives. Gra…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

The Lost City of the Aztecs is about the demise of the Aztec Empire and how Montezuma, the last Aztec emperor, reacted to the arrival o…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

Two female cousins spend their life doing everything together. One night they realize they are both in love with the Moon and wish to m…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

Franklin R. Chang-Diaz is an immigrant from Costa Rica who began thinking about space at age seven when the Soviet Union launched the f…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

In this short story, Jose learns a valuable lesson about himself when he tries to impress Estella by challenging her to a game of racqu…

Grade 6

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

This is a letter from President Barack Obama to his daughters, where he poses reflective questions regarding the character of his daugh…

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

This informative book by Gail Gibbons offers an intriguing look at some of the many different kinds of bats, their amazing abilities, a…

Grade K

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

Through the use of simple language and vibrant illustrations, "Are Trees Alive?" shares details about the structure, functions, product…

Grade K

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

This text is about what happens to a single drop of water over time.  The drop of water travels from the coast of Maine, across Eu…

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
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A scout ant has returned with a beautiful sparkling crystal for his ant queen.  She deemed it the most delicious food she has ever…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
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This is an illustrated collection of silly verses and rhymes that describe marine life creatures living in and around the ocean.  …

Grade K

• 09/19/14
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Nicky reluctantly spends the summer in the Wisconsin woods with his grandmother who is an artist. He is not thrilled with all of the ch…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
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This story is based upon the life of Arizona Houston Hughes, a teacher who taught generations of children in a one-room schoolhouse tha…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
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This is an illustrated informational text that describes the many characteristics of butterflies. Through a poetic narrative, students …

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
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This is a story of how changes happen in the world, one person, one family, one community at a time. The story takes place in Ghana, We…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
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A Maasai man relates his 9/11 experiences with his African villagers.  After asking for permission from the elders, he offers his …

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
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Amelia Bedelia is a literal-minded but charming housekeeper who confounds her employers, the Rogers, by following their list of things …

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
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In this story, there are six generations of women descended from a woman who emigrated from Russia to America. Throughout the story, ea…

Grade 2

• 09/17/14
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Ezra Pound was one of the founders of Imagism who helped define its philosophy.  In his essay warning Imagist poets against writin…

Grades 11–12

• 09/14/14
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Young Louis Armstrong, “Satchmo,” longs to play the horn, but his family has no money for such things.  He was inspire…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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This text depicts how the Westward Expansion left a lasting impact on America. The massive migration of people to the American West dur…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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Before they ever met her, Rory and Derek made a pact not to speak to Bolivia, the new girl in town.  After Bolivia orchestrates a …

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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Robert Ballard describes how he and his team discovered the Titanic in 1985.  Through a flashback to the story of 12-year old Ruth…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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With Papa away on a cattle drive, fourteen-year-old Travis is in charge of looking after the family homestead on the Texas plains, mile…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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When the student’s teacher announces that the school will be holding a talent show, the students are all very excited, with the e…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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In this excerpt, Brady and his friends don’t demonstrate good judgment when they choose not to warn Mrs. DiAngelo early that morn…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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“Journey to the Moon” reflects a huge achievement of landing men on the moon. In 1969, three astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Bu…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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Lydia Grade is sent to live with her Uncle Jim while her parents look for work.  She happily settles in to her new home where she …

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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Country Mouse invites her friend, City Mouse to visit her in the country. City Mouse does not enjoy the country and convinces Country M…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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This informational text describes the ways in which trees are made up of many important parts that grow and change. (Houghton Mifflin H…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Damon and Pythias are…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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This non-fiction article gives information about the Chinese immigrants who came to California in the 1800’s seeking prosperity. …

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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The story explains the life of animals that live in Antarctica.  The author describes life for the animals as they wait for summer…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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The Olympic Games have grown and changed since the first contests were held in Ancient Greece. However, one aspect of the games remains…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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The article gives factual information about the when, where and how the game of basketball began and how it is played. (Houghton Miffli…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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Sam and Cam own a detective agency. They are contacted by the Bear family, who is upset because their banana pancakes have been eaten a…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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Modern inventions used to make lives easier harm the planet.  There are several predictions about how towns of the future will be …

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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This informational selection introduces the reader to artists that express their feelings and experiences through painting murals in th…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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In this poem, Charlie loses access to his favorite activities, panics, and makes an impulsive decision that hurts his sister’s fe…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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In the beginning of the story, John Muir doesn’t want to be bothered by a dog and is irritated that Stickeen is even with him muc…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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This nonfiction narrative is about the Grand Canyon, its many landforms, and the animals that live there.  It explores how the Col…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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Thomas and his Grandfather share a small house with, their cat and pet duck. One day Thomas’s great-aunt Linzy comes to stay for …

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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In this fantasy by Lynn Cherry, a man is trying to cut down a kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest.  After a while of cutting the h…

Grade 4

• 09/13/14
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Ruri, a young Japanese girl, and her family are taken to an internment camp during WWII because the US government was afraid Japanese A…

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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In this essay, Mandela explains his shifting understandings of freedom based on different stages in his life. Mandela explain how his p…

Grade 7

• 09/13/14
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In this chapter from Russell Freedman’s photobiography, the author details Abraham Lincoln’s many facets. Lincoln’s g…

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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John Henry competes against a steam drill in driving steel and proudly claims that he would sooner die than let a steam drill beat him.…

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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When the land surveyor, Gleb Smirnov, arrives in the Gnilushka train station, he hires a peasant to take him to the estate that he must…

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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Lewis Carroll’s poem tells the tale of a walrus and a carpenter who invite a group of oysters to join them for a walk on a sunny …

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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Seven-year old Annie Dillard enjoys playing football with the boys in her neighborhood because it requires her to play with concentrati…

Grade 7

• 09/13/14
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Using the supernatural powers of “The Monkey’s Paw”, the Whites make a wish for money, receive the money after their …

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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Two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president.  In this s…

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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This semi-autobiographical text is set in the rural South during the Depression. The text focuses on Buddy’s recollection of the …

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 Japanese-Americans on the west coast were forced to uproot themselves and move in…

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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In this 1962 speech, Kennedy attempts to persuade the public that America should invest in space exploration in the name of progress an…

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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Bill and Sam decide that the best way to finance their upcoming land swindle is to kidnap the child of a wealthy citizen and hold him f…

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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In this excerpt from his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel reminds the audience of the “urgent importance of the H…

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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“The sonnet begins with the speaker stating that the earth’s poetry never dies. In summer, the grasshopper runs among the h…

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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In this autobiographical text, Gary Paulson narrates experiences he had in the bitter cold of the North which taught him to respect all…

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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This is a poem about love that Poe has written in memory of his wife, whom he calls Annabel Lee. Annabel Lee and the narrator were so i…

Grade 7

• 09/13/14
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The main character, Mr. Johnson, embarks upon quite the opposite of an ordinary day. This day he spends as a do-gooder, wandering the s…

Grade 7

• 09/13/14
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In response to Harriet Tubman’s request for a letter of commendation, Fredrick Douglas wrote a testimony of her character, hard w…

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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This story is set in a Tennessee peach orchard on the night before the Civil War battle of Shiloh.  A young drummer briefly consid…

Grade 8

• 09/11/14
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Richard moves to a new town and has to make new friends and face the challenge of climbing the rope in gym class. He makes a friend in …

Grade 5

• 09/11/14
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Leslie and her family learn to adjust to life without their mother when she is away training her new dog guide, Ursula, after the passi…

Grade 5

• 09/10/14
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In this story, Jangmi moves from her home in Korea to a new home in the United States. At first she is sad about leaving behind her fri…

Grade 3

• 09/10/14
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Volcanoes show us how the earth changes. Volcanoes can be made of lava, gases, hot steam, ground-up rocks and melted rock called lava. …

Grade 3

• 07/29/14
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This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate standards A-REI.B.4and A-CED.A.1, which set an expectation for students to create, use, …

Grades 9–12

• 07/16/14
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards:  5.NF.B.7 and MP.2 Provides opportunity to use co…

Grade 5

• 07/09/14
• 1 FILE  

Includes an excerpt from the book Against Odd: A Book About the Many Forms of Courage, eight text-dependent questions and explanatory i…

Grade 8

• 06/30/14
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In this literary text by E.B. White, Wilbur, a farm pig, is saved as a little runt by an adoring young girl, Fern. As Fern grows older …

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Mary and Rich Chamberlin tells a tale of community, friendship and sharing. As a mother and son go to the market …

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Kelly Cunnane tells the story of a Kenyan child who is easily distracted from his daily work and has forgotten hi…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Seymour Simon discusses the composition and functions of the sun, along with its role in regulating life on …

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Kirby Larson and Mary Nether tells the story of two animals in New Orleans who were left by their owners during H…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Niki Walker describes the characteristics of the moon and traces the history of man's exploration of Earth's…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Mordicai Gerstein, a young boy creates a plan to travel to the moon on his bicycle in order to plant sunflower…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Jean Craighead George, Sam Gribley leaves his home and family in New York City and establishes a home on his f…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This literary text by Jeanette Winter tells a true life story of Wangari Maathai, who decided to make a big difference in her hometown …

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Monica Wellington, Zinnia plants a flower garden in the spring. As summer, fall and winter approach, she has t…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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In this informational text by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, two important truths about snowflakes are revealed. First, no two are alike and…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This informational text by Kenneth Libbrecht explains how snowflakes grow and why each one has a unique shape.

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Jean Craighead George gives a gripping account of the awesome wonder and potential peril of an avalanche. …

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Walter Wick takes readers on the journey of a drop of water. The states of water and concepts of evaporation…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Chana Stiefel discusses thunderstorms and information about the destruction that severe storms can create.…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
• 1 FILE  

In this literary text by Judi Barrett, Grandpa relives a tall-tale about a town where food falls from the sky. As the weather becomes u…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est,”  seven text-dependent questions, an optional writing prompt, and explanator…

Grade 8

• 06/27/14
• 1 FILE  

This informational text by Gail Marilyn Singer displays the lives of local people and wildlife on the same day in March, from the Arcti…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Eve Bunting tells the story of Marianne, an orphan, heading west on the Orphan Train with other children to be pl…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Dianna Hutts Aston uses personification to demonstrate the complex and adaptive life of a seed, offering ric…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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This literary text by Carol Otis Hurst tells the story of her father's life and passion for collecting rocks. Although people continual…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

In this literary text by Ezra Jack Keats, a boy wakes up to a snow-covered city and experiences different emotions through the day.…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
• 1 FILE  

This informational text by Alice and Martin Provensen describes farm animals and what happens during one year on a farm. To facilitate…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This literary text by Patricia Polacco tells the story of how she conquered her childhood fear of thunderstorms with the assistance of …

Grade K

• 06/25/14
• 1 FILE  

This poem by Byrd Baylor conveys physical traits and characteristics that help a jackrabbit survive.

Grade K

• 06/25/14
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This informational text by Jonathan Alderfer includes pictures and information concerning birds and their habitats.

Grade 1

• 06/16/14
• 0 FILES  

 To request this resource, please click "Send Feedback". Includes two excerpts discussing the digestive process, seven text-…

Grade 7

• 06/03/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes an excerpt from Pride and Prejudice, eight text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for st…

Grade 11

• 04/25/14
• 2 FILES  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 3.NF.A and MP.3 Requires students to construct a viabl…

Grade 3

• 04/02/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes an excerpt from Julius Caesar, eight text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory inform…

Grade 10

• 03/21/14
• 1 FILE  

Includes a citation for “Living Like Weasels” so teachers can locate the text, six text-dependent questions, and explanator…

Grade 11

• 03/20/14
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standards 8.F.A.3, 8.F.B.4, and 8.F.B.5,  Reinforces multiple r…

Grade 8

• 03/04/14
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This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate the standard 8.EE.C.8, particularly 8.EE.C.8.a and 8.EE.C.8.c, which sets an expectation…

Grade 8

• 02/26/14
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What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standards 1.NBT.A.1and 1.NBT.B.2 Connects numerical representation w…

Grade 1

• 01/23/14
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What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standard 7.RP.A.2a Requires students to make connections between the diff…

Grade 7

• 01/10/14
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Includes an excerpt from the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, six text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers …

Grade 7

• 01/10/14
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Includes an excerpt from the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teacher…

Grade 7

• 01/02/14
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this lesson Mathematically: Addresses standards 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2 Provides concrete examples for the need of l…

Grade 5

• 12/04/13
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Forty passages to help students build fluency over the course of the school year.

Grades 4–5

• 11/01/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: A-SSE.A.1, A-SSE.B.3, and MP.7 Prompts students to analyze …

Grades 9–12

• 11/01/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 8.F.B.4, MP.2, MP.4, and MP.6 Requires students to hav…

Grade 8

• 10/31/13
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 3.NF.A.2a, 3.NF.A.1, and MP.2 Helps students unde…

Grade 3

• 10/31/13
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 6.RP.A.1,  6.RP.A.2, MP.5, and MP.6 Provides a si…

Grade 6

• 10/10/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: F-LE, F-IF.C.7,F-BF.B.3, A-CED.A.1, A-REI.B.4, and MP.4 Requires…

Grades 9–12

• 10/04/13
• 2 FILES  

This mini-assessment explores the cluster 2.NBT.A by connecting components of the place value system. It consists of carefully des…

Grade 2

• 10/03/13
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This mini-assessment is designed to illustrate the important content standard 2.OA.B.2 which sets an expectation for fluently addi…

Grade 2

• 10/02/13
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this set of lessons Mathematically: Begins the journey towards fluency with sums and differences within 20 (2.OA…

Grade 2

• 10/02/13
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What we like about this set of lessons Mathematically: Uses repeated addition as an entrance point (not an ending point) for s…

Grade 3

• 10/01/13
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What we like about this set of tasks Mathematically: Addresses standards: 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.B.5,  Part …

Grade 3

• 09/30/13
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Includes seven text-dependent questions and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. Learn more about…

Grade 6

• 09/30/13
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Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…

Grade 8

• 09/27/13
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This module consists of three units. In Unit 1, students build background knowledge about the central role that water plays in all life…

Grades 6–8

• 09/27/13
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This module is comprised of fifteen 90-minute lessons and addresses U.S. History content standards relating to the Civil Rights Movem…

Grade 7

• 09/19/13
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This nonfiction piece tells about Barbara del Colorado, a village in Costa Rica. People needed a way to make money; a scientist suggest…

Grade 3

• 09/11/13
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Ten-day series of sample lessons includes: Text dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and syntax tasks Wri…

Grades K–2

• 09/11/13
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Benny is nervous about the upcoming talent show. After a talk with her parents, Beany realizes that the most important thing is doing w…

Grade 3

• 09/08/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards:  8.EE.B, MP.1,  MP.3, and MP.6 Presents an u…

Grade 8

• 09/08/13
• 1 FILE  

What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2, and MP.4 Highlights multiplic…

Grade 4

• 09/08/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards: 5.MD.C, 5.MD.C.3, and MP.5 Centers on the fundame…

Grade 5

• 09/08/13
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What we like about this task Mathematically: Addresses standards:  K.CC.B, K.NBT.A.1, and MP.2 Connects counting, cardin…

Grade K

• 09/06/13
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When war breaks out in Mulan’s land and her father is drafted into the army, Mulan makes a great sacrifice when she disguises her…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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The folktale “Half-Chicken” is about a chicken hatched with only half a body, one leg, one wing, one eye, and only half as …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This realistic fiction story is about a young boy, Max, who is growing up on a large fruit farm in Chile and how he wants to find a fri…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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“Just Plain Fancy” is the story of a young Amish girl, Naomi, who longs to have something fancy in her life. But when an sh…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This realistic fictional story is about Steven and his Aunt Carolyn. The two have always shared a special bond; each time Aunt Carolyn …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Pepita stops speaking Spanish because she is tired of being the neighborhood translator. However, when a disaster nearly occurs, Pepita…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This fable is about a boy’s search for knowledge. To achieve his goal, the boy barters with characters ranging from a carpet make…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Julian meets Gloria, a new girl in his neighborhood. Together they make a wish kite, with wishes fastened to its tail; both wish for la…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Diphtheria has broken out in Nome, Alaska. Teams of sled dogs carry medicine 800 miles over snow and ice to prevent an epidemic. Everyo…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Detective Nate the Great searches San Francisco for a lost joke book. He discovers that the wrong place can be the best place to look f…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This nonfiction story…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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In this story, a boy has a dog named Rugby with whom he is great friends. One day a puppy named Rosie joins the family. Rugby does not …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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The students at Riverside Elementary School are excited about a visit from a real author. The class has been reading books by the autho…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Despite obstacles in his life such as a family illness and the Great Depression, Uncle Jed achieved his dream of opening a barbershop a…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This historical fiction story takes place in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression in New York City. Baseball was king and Babe Rut…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. A boy and his family …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

A family moves into an unpopulated area. With the ingenuity of one young girl, a town is established and grows. The idea of supply and …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

Most kids collect something. Prudy collects everything! Rocks, stamps, foil, worn-out toothbrushes, pretty paper napkins, tufts of hair…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This text explains the nuts and bolts of how different types of coins, bills, and checks; how they are connected; and how your dollars …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Glashka uses her innate connection and intuition with nature to help bring together the community in hopes of trying to save the lives …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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“Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest” takes the reader on a journey around the world to various continents found on Earth th…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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In this story Gertrude Ederle overcomes obstacles, both physical and social, in order to prevail at her lifelong dream of being the fir…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Angel Arrellano, a nine-year-old girl from Fresno, CA. spearheaded a campaign to raise money to be donated to the local zoo. Her enthus…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

Juno receives a letter from his grandmother who lives in Seoul, Korea. Even though he cannot read the Korean-language text, she is able…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Elizabeth was very de…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This fantasy tells the story of a wolf who learns to read to gain the respect and friendship of farm animals. (McGraw-Hill Treasures, 2…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

The author, Helen Lester, traces her writing career from the age of three to adulthood. She shares her struggles with writing in elemen…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This story is a folkt…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This nonfiction text discusses how a fourth grade class at Union Avenue School worked hard to protect the New Jersey shoreline by plant…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

A wildlife photographer describes her love for animals and how she took some of her favorite up-close photos of them. (Houghton Mifflin…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

Judy Moody is on a mission to save the rain forest. Not only has she chosen to make this her mission, she is also determined to make it…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Curt, a young Tewa Indian, and his grandfather, Andy, prepare for Feast Day. They enjoy the good food, beautiful dances, colorful costu…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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In this folktale, the town of Barletta faces destruction until Zia Concetta asks the town’s giant statue for help. With a clever …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

Sarah and Susan are sisters who enjoy spending Sunday afternoons with their great-great Aunt Flossie. Aunt Flossie entertains her great…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

A little boy loses his neighbor’s dog inside the mysterious garden of Abdul Gasazi, who tells the boy that he has turned the dog …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Sonia, her father, and a group of their neighbors launch a peaceful protest to help 5 deer that have wandered into their city neighborh…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Yunmi's first trip to…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Ramona and Beezus, tw…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this story, Coyote…

Grade 3

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In this realistic fiction story, young children’s powers of imagination create the town of Roxaboxen filled with houses, building…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. A boy named Taro help…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This narrative nonfiction story sequences the steps an illustrator follows when creating pictures for a story. The author tells the sto…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Beverly Cleary tells the story of a family on a rainy Sunday in a household full of bad moods. Ramona’s father suggests they all …

Grade 3

• 09/03/13
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The pieces in this On-Demand section represent one of the three types of writing named in the Common Core State Standards for Writing: …

Grades 6–12

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Collection of science texts and text-dependent questions. Organized by grade (K-6) and topic.

Grades , 0–6

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Quick reference chart helps teachers identify readers who need fluency support, set goals, and track progress.

Grades 1–8