• 04/20/21
• 4 FILES  

Spinning through the air “like big birds playing,” Rosalba and her grandmother, Abuela, soar again on the magic of Abuela&r…

Grade K

• 04/20/21
• 4 FILES  

Frogs:  WHAT WAS THAT? That's the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That's the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest…

Grade 1

• 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

• 12/17/20
• 0 FILES  

A multimodal STEM text set is a coherent sequence of texts and materials pertaining to a specific STEM topic or line of inquiry that su…

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  

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  

This beautiful picture book is about staying true to yourself, even when it is hard to fit in. Throughout the book, a little girl tells…

Grade 1

• 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  

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

• 11/06/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes a citation for an excerpt from We Were There, Too!, a book of biographies of young people who have lived at different times th…

Grade 4

• 06/21/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes two nonfiction texts, including an excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne, twelve text-dependent questions (including one optional c…

Grade 7

• 05/03/19
• 2 FILES  

Includes an excerpt from the novel Esperanza Rising, ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…

Grade 5

• 12/04/18
• 2 FILES  

 Includes two texts (one article and one poem), nine test-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explan…

Grade 4

• 08/23/18
• 2 FILES  

Includes two primary source texts, followed by nine text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explana…

Grade 10

• 08/22/17
• 2 FILES  

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

Grades 9–11

• 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  

In this illustrated text, the main character, Louis, receives a special tadpole from his uncle. Louis and his classmates observe the ta…

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  

A tsunami separates a young hippo from his mother. As he is rescued and taken to a wildlife sanctuary, he develops an interesting and u…

Grade 2

• 03/22/17
• 1 FILE  

This text takes students on an imaginary journey to Antarctica, introducing them to some of the animals and plants they  might enc…

Grade K

• 03/21/17
• 2 FILES  

The story begins in the 1900s with the ox-cart man and his family loading his cart with goods they produced over the year.  He jou…

Grade 2

• 03/21/17
• 1 FILE  

Diego Rivera studied art abroad in Spain and France and then returned to his home country, Mexico, where he painted murals representing…

Grade K

• 03/21/17
• 1 FILE  

In the story, Grace wants to try out for the lead role of Peter Pan.  Classmates discourage Grace by saying that Peter Pan was not…

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  

Michael Bandy, the author, writes about the personal experience when he was a child during the segregation era. While in town with his …

Grade 1

• 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

• 03/20/17
• 1 FILE  

A wealthy rancher is proud of his foreman and says he cannot tell a lie. Another rancher makes a bet with him that he can get his forem…

Grade 2

• 03/20/17
• 1 FILE  

Four young black men stand up against segregation by participating in a sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter. Their actions in…

Grade 2

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

The cows and the chickens are cold and want electric blankets. They type letters on a typewriter to Farmer Brown telling him they need …

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  

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  

This narrative text addresses a young girl’s experience with processing the death of her mother while trying to accept the challe…

Grade 1

• 03/20/17
• 2 FILES  

This picture book celebrates the pioneering spirit of two friends whose passion for life gave them the courage to defy convention in th…

Grade 2

• 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 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…

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…

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…

Grades K–4

• 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 4

• 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…

Grade 6

• 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

• 08/22/16
• 2 FILES  

The Literacy Mini-Assessment Sorter is a Microsoft Excel file that can be used to find specific information about the questions within …

Grades 3–11

• 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

• 04/12/16
• 2 FILES  

Includes two nonfiction texts, a link to a video, and 13 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…

Grade 6

• 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

• 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

• 03/01/16
• 1 FILE  

Pandora, a kindhearted cat, is a lighthouse keeper who lives a solitary life until she meets Seabold, a sailor dog during a bad storm. …

Grade 2

• 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  

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  

This is another version of the classic story, The Three Little Pigs told from A. Wolf’s point of view. A. Wolf travels from house…

Grade 1

• 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

• 02/17/16
• 5 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 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 1

• 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

• 02/17/16
• 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 5

• 02/16/16
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 11

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 5 FILES  

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

Grade 4

• 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
• 5 FILES  

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

Grades 9–10

• 10/28/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Secondary source text on US and Native Americans relations Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writi…

Grade 8

• 10/28/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: 2 secondary source texts on ancient Athens Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for wr…

Grade 6

• 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

• 10/19/15
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 6

• 08/16/15
• 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 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…

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…

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 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 resourc…

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 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 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 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 resources…

Grade K

• 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 the right to privacy Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for writin…

Grades 11–12

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

Grade 7

• 03/20/15
• 1 FILE  

Includes: Secondary source text on Medieval European history Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for…

Grade 6

• 01/21/15
• 1 FILE  

Zlata's Diary chronicles the daily life of Zlata, an eleven year-old girl during wartime in Sarajevo, and the war's increasing impact o…

Grade 6

• 01/21/15
• 1 FILE  

In “Invocation” from John Brown’s Body Stephen Vincent Benet calls on the muse of America to inspire him. He invokes …

Grade 8

• 12/02/14
• 0 FILES  

Find the high-value, tier two vocabulary in any text

Grades K–12

• 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

• 11/04/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes two excerpts, eight text-dependent questions and one optional constructed-response prompt for students, and explanatory i…

Grade 4

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

"Life Without Gravity," a nonfiction selection, is designed to help students become familiar with the characteristics of an expository …

Grade 7

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Lesson guides for Concrete, Harlem Night Song and The City is So Big. (Prentice Hall Literature, 2010) This lesson was created as par…

Grade 8

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

Lesson guides for Old Man, Runagate Runagate and Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind. (Prentice Hall Literature, 2010) This lesson was create…

Grade 8

• 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  

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

Grade 8

• 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

• 10/29/14
• 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  

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

• 10/28/14
• 1 FILE  

An absentee father takes his daughter on a hunting trip. The experience leads them to discover that that they are not strangers after a…

Grade 6

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

This expository nonfiction story includes photographs is divided into sections that describes the Amazon, pink river dolphins and their…

Grade 4

• 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  

Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan (grandmother), it holds special memories of her grandmoth…

Grade 3

• 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

• 10/23/14
• 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

• 10/09/14
• 1 FILE  

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

Grades 2–3

• 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

• 09/29/14
• 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  

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  

Jabberwocky is an epic poem told through nonsense words. The poem relates a father’s quest for his son that involves the slaying …

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

This selection provides an overview of two laws dealing with fugitives from slavery. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 establishes monetar…

Grade 8

• 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  

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  

Echo is a nymph that likes to gossips so a spell is cast upon her to only reiterate things that she has heard. Her spell became the cau…

Grade 7

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

The speaker reflects on the risks and responsibilities of making choices and deciding which road to take. (Prentice Hall Timeless Voice…

Grade 8

• 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

• 09/27/14
• 1 FILE  

"The Dog of Pompeii" centers on a blind boy, Tito, and his dog, Bimbo, his life-long devoted companion during A.D. 79 in the city of Po…

Grade 6

• 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  

A young Bedouin girl has earned the nickname Nadia the Willful because of her quick temper. Her brother, Hamed, is the only one who can…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

In this excerpt, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson overcomes the initial hurdles of survival in the Canadian wilderness.  As he ward…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

Although Danny is a young adult of only 17, he is fully capable of taking his father’s boat out to sea to fish. While out on a so…

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

• 09/22/14
• 2 FILES  

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

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  

This expository text selection outlines the efforts of the Chinese people to build the Great Wall to protect them from the Mongol invad…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In 1937, pilot Amelia…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

The selection is about Ghana, an ancient culture that was one of Africa’s great trading empires in the third century A.D.  G…

Grade 6

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

The Adventurers of Sojourner presents a third-person narrative account of the Mars Pathfinder mission, which included the deployment of…

Grade 6

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

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
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

A young boy, who has never seen the sea, asks his mother to describe it. As the poem progresses, the author uses descriptive words, sim…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

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
• 2 FILES  

A man walks into a lush rainforest and starts chopping down a huge kapok tree. Lulled by the heat, he sits down and soon falls asleep. …

Grade 2

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

We can’t see air moving, though we can watch it push clouds across the sky, or shake the leaves of a tree. We call moving air the…

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
• 2 FILES  

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

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

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
• 2 FILES  

This engaging, informational text explains to students where they live. Starting in their bedrooms, children are able to travel outside…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

An adventurous mouse named Livingstone is faced with the task of finding a place to build his own nest. At his mother’s suggestio…

Grade 1

• 09/19/14
• 2 FILES  

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

• 09/17/14
• 1 FILE  

The Yellow Wallpaper is a story told from the perspective of a woman facing the tribulations of mental illness.  Charlotte Perkins…

Grades 11–12

• 09/16/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes citations for two excerpts from the book Mrs. Mack, eight text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, a…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

“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
• 1 FILE  

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
• 1 FILE  

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
• 1 FILE  

This selection is a narrative nonfiction story about supply and demand.  It gives readers information about the basics of starting…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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
• 1 FILE  

Laura Ingalls and her family are traveling by train to meet her father in Tracy.  This story describes their first train ride as t…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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Amber, her brother, and her parents visit Aunt Phoebe, a traveler, collector and storyteller.   Aunt Phoebe shares a cloth with th…

Grade 3

• 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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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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While cleaning the schoolyard, Louis accepts a package for Mrs. Jewls. It is very large and heavy, but he carries it up 30 flights of s…

Grade 5

• 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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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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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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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 personal narrative introduces the genre of a diary to the students.  “My Diary from Here to There,” takes the rea…

Grade 4

• 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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This is the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood.  In the story, the mother leaves 3 children home alone as she goes to visit…

Grade 3

• 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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This is the story of how 12-year-old Jonathan protects his younger sister, Abby, during an earthquake.  Jonathan, Abby, and their …

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Chester Cricket meets…

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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TJ takes a trip to Vietnam with his mother to visit his grandparent’s farm.  TJ learns a lot about the culture and lives of …

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
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This selection is written as a Readers’ Theater where the students read the script aloud. The script is written as a fictional tr…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
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Gloria waits in a checkout line, tossing around the onion her mother had sent her to buy. She tosses it too far and fears it’s go…

Grade 4

• 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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“A Toast to the Oldest Inhabitant: The Weather of New England” was initially delivered as a speech to people familiar with …

Grades 9–10

• 09/13/14
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This autobiographical piece tells what a neat, tidy rule-follower this author was in his youth.  Once he was unfairly given a dete…

Grade 7

• 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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“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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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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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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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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In the magazine article, “The Story of an Eyewitness,” Jack London describes the effects of the San Francisco Earthquake of…

Grade 8

• 09/13/14
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War is happening in Spain and the civilians are asked to leave the war zone.  At the side of the road, the narrator, presumably a …

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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The text focuses on Paul Berlin’s mental struggle to conquer his fear in Vietnam. To quell his fear, he thinks about home, his ch…

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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This speech, presented as an address in 1927 to the mayor of Chicago, William Hale Thompson, sought to reform the stereotypical image o…

Grade 8

• 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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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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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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“All Summer in A Day” takes place on the planet Venus in a future world where people have come to set up a civilization. &n…

Grade 6

• 09/13/14
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This poem, written in a voice of a child, addresses the fears a child faces when starting at a new school and/or being placed in a new …

Grade 6

• 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

• 09/11/14
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In this nonfiction text, orphaned orangutans are cared for and raised at Camp Leakey on the island of Borneo, including the skills the …

Grade 4

• 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

• 07/16/14
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Five-day series of sample lessons includes:  Text dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and syntax tas…

Grade 11

• 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 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
• 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

• 06/27/14
• 1 FILE  

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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This literary text by Berta and Elmer Hader recounts how many different animals prepare for winter.

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Seymour Simon describes extreme weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, floods, and blizzards…

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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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 2

• 06/27/14
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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 literary text by Charlotte Zolotow tells how a summer storm changes and moves over the countryside, city, and the seashore, s…

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Chris Van Allsburg, a stranger recuperates at the Bailey farm after Farmer Bailey hits him with his truck. He …

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

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
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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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This informational text by Gail Gibbons offers information on the moon and its relationship to the Earth and Sun.

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Susan Ebbers, Jamie is interested in learning more about Africa. Reading books and using his imagination, he s…

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 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 Brenda Z. Guiberson chronicles more than a century in the life of a saguaro cactus and shows how water and s…

Grade K

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by Soyung Pak, a young boy and his grandmother who lives in Korea send each other pictures and gifts to tell the …

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 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 informational text by Emily Neye contrasts the homes, clothing, food, and activities from different types of places.

Grade 1

• 06/27/14
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In this literary text by David and Phillis Gershator, a rooster notices that the sky is dark and realizes there is no one to help it co…

Grade 1

• 06/25/14
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In this literary text by Janell Cannon, a baby bat separated from her mother is raised by a mother bird, on the condition that she acts…

Grade K

• 06/25/14
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In this informational text by April Pulley Sayre, a grizzly bear and its eating habits are followed throughout the year.

Grade 1

• 06/16/14
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 To request this resource, please click "Send Feedback". Includes two excerpts discussing the digestive process, seven text-…

Grade 7

• 05/13/14
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Includes an excerpt from "Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation", seven text-dependent questions, one optional writing p…

Grade 8

• 04/02/14
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To request access to this lesson, please click "Send Feedback". Includes an excerpt from the book Furious Earth: The Science and Natur…

Grade 10

• 03/21/14
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Includes a citation for an excerpt from 1984, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignm…

Grade 8

• 01/14/14
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Includes an excerpt from the book Two Hot Dogs with Everything, six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, …

Grade 6

• 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

• 01/10/14
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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

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

Grades 6–8

• 10/10/13
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Includes one text, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers re…

Grade 5

• 09/30/13
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Includes two texts, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers r…

Grade 4

• 09/30/13
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Includes citations for two excerpts, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory informati…

Grade 5

• 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 consists of two units that serve as “bookends” to the study of the American Revolution. Unit 1 delves into the …

Grades 9–10

• 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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This African folk tale explains how many African tales came to be known as “Spider stories.” In this tale, Ananse, the Spid…

Grade 3

• 09/11/13
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Free units plans, lesson plans, Core-aligned texts, and student materials for teaching evidence-based claims. Available for grades 6-12…

Grades K–12

• 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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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
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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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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
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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
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This is a Zuni play about an ant in the search to find out who is strongest of all. The ant talks with numerous characters to find out …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Elizabeth was very de…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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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
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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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This Informational text focuses on the migration habits of the grasshopper/locust and the gray whale. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journe…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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In this work of fiction, Rooster and his eager friends set out to make strawberry shortcake, a recipe from Little Red Hen’s cookb…

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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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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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
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A Prince must find a girl who will love him, in spite of his frightening curse. (McGraw-Hill Imagine It!, 2008) This lesson was create…

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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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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Young Jose’ Mendez is a terrific centerfielder but a weak hitter. Jose’ wants his father to be proud of him. When his fathe…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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During her first days at school in America, Ut experiences alienation and separation. Later, she finds understanding and acceptance. Wi…

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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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
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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
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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
• 1 FILE  

“How Animals Talk” is an informational, nonfiction selection describing how various animals communicate or send messages. A…

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 is a story about Saruni, a young boy, and his family, who are both consumers and sellers in a market in Tanzania. There are many e…

Grade 3

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

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Chief Sky, the belove…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Allie has a new basketball. She has a hard time finding someone to play with her because they believe basketball is a boys’ game.…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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This informational text describes how paleontologists continue to investigate unanswered questions about dinosaurs. (Houghton Mifflin H…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Ben goes to the beach and watches a seal being born. Over the next few seasons, Ben develops a special bond with this seal, a bond that…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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A young girl raises a dragon on her family’s farm. The young girl takes the dragon to Dragon Island, but returns to the farm with…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
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Two ants, along with others from their nest, set out to gather crystals for their queen. Initially staying and keeping crystals for the…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

As a child, the author’s father was fascinated by rocks.This interest consumed the young boy as he collected them in all of his s…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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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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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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In the story Wings, I…

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
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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
• 1 FILE  

Patricia’s Great-Grandmother comes to America as a child from Russia. She creates a quilt that is passed on from generation to ge…

Grade 3

• 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

• 09/03/13
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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

• 08/23/13
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Two-to-three day series of sample lessons includes:  Text-dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and sy…

Grade 6

• 08/23/13
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Webpage by education researcher Tim Rasinski. Includes fluency assessments and instructional strategies for teachers.

Grades 9–12

• 08/22/13
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This is the grade 3 version of this lesson for this title.  A grade 5 version is also available. A crew of sailors captained by S…

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
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During the Mexican Revolution, a heroic mother, Elena, struggles to protect her family after her husband dies from an accident, and she…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

“Pioneer Girl” relates the real-life experiences of the McCance family, Nebraska homesteaders in 1885, combining narrative …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this nonfiction piece, the author shares what he learned about the way of life of grizzly bears after spending a full year in Alaska…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Sam Gribley has been living alone in the woods all summer, but fall has arrived and the fear of winter has forced Sam to think of new w…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

A young boy, Peter, is hesitant to spend the summer with his great aunt in Chinatown. Peter finds an aging parade dragon in a store and…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

As a young man tells the story of his grandfather’s journey from Japan to the United States he reveals that the two actually have…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

A Rattlesnake proclaims that he is king of the road, and he terrorizes villagers and refuses to let them pass on the road. The villager…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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In this legend, the author uses the struggles of a poverty stricken boy and his grandmother to show how even in their trials, the decis…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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Mrs. LaRue sends her dog, Ike, to obedience school because of a series of inappropriate behaviors that he displays toward everyone. Ike…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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A timid young boy and a curious elephant face challenges and help each other as they grow into adulthood in a small village near a game…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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Tradition in the Lakota Sioux involves giving a name to a child based on his actions, so a young child who moves slowly in all he does …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Scientists Dr. Roger Payne and Dr. Katherine Payne have discovered that the use of infrasonic sounds is a method of communication used …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this story, a young girl shares what it is like to spend time with her grandmother at her home and at her job at the crab chong wher…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this expository text, the author provides important factual highpoints, influential people, and interesting morsels of information a…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

After Bright Morning's tribe is commanded by the Long Knives (the United States soldiers) to leave the canyon that is their home, the t…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

The Story of Jumping Mouse is a legend told by the Native Americans of the Great Plains. This is a tale of a compassionate, courageous …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Miguel went with his father and brothers on their annual sheep move in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, but some of the sheep got lost d…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This book describes how storm chaser Warren Faidley finds storms and photographs them, as well as how he makes a living off his photogr…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This is an autobiographical account of Michelle Kwan’s rise to figure skating fame. It details her transformation from a novice t…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Despite his fear, Doug Grillo must cross a terrifying mountain ledge to find his missing brother. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reading, 2…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Silversmith Paul Revere takes his famous midnight ride to warn Americans that British soldiers are advancing. (Houghton Mifflin Harcour…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

James Forten, a free African American in Philadelphia, joins the United States’ fight for freedom on the high sea. After the Revo…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Koko’s Kitten is the story of Koko, a gorilla, who longs to have a kitten as her “baby." Koko is able to communicate her lo…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This play is about a group of boys and girls who are summertime campers at the National Sea Base camp in the Florida Keys. Their advent…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Pedro’s teacher gives a weekend homework assignment that is supposed to be fun for everyone, but Pedro is worried that he doesn&r…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Justin is upset that …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This informational narrative in the form of a play is about a group of fourth grade students who volunteer to work with rangers on Padr…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

When Axel and his family take a rafting trip down the swift Salmon River, they sense little risk when smoke appears in the quiet, dry w…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. For as long as she co…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this informational text the author describes mountains in different parts of the world. He tells about the effects of erosion on mou…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. “Akiak” i…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this Caribbean Cinderella story, Cendrillon is treated as a servant by her step-mother and half-sister. Nannin, the godmother, uses …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. To keep their only so…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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Janey’s father is an immigrant worker and this forces Janey and her family to move around every few months, but Janey finds a fri…

Grade 4