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Animal Adaptations
Each text set: Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…
Lessons designed to highlight the ELA/literacy Shifts and expectations of college- and career-ready standards
Lessons specifically designed to highlight the ELA/literacy Shifts and expectations of college- and career-ready standards
Each text set: Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…
Each text set: Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…
Through the use of simple language and vibrant illustrations, "Are Trees Alive?" shares details about the structure, functions, product…
This informative book by Gail Gibbons offers an intriguing look at some of the many different kinds of bats, their amazing abilities, a…
These grade-specific, daily phonemic awareness lessons are designed to supplement existing foundational skills instruction, providing e…
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…
The text is about a mouse named Chrysanthemum who learns, with the help of her teacher, to love her name and appreciate it for its uniq…
The Colorin Colorado website provides resources for educators, administrators and families of English Language Learners (ELLs). It incl…
Free units plans, lesson plans, Core-aligned texts, and student materials for teaching evidence-based claims. Available for grades 6-12…
This is an illustrated collection of silly verses and rhymes that describe marine life creatures living in and around the ocean. …
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 …
Diego Rivera studied art abroad in Spain and France and then returned to his home country, Mexico, where he painted murals representing…
These grade-specific student-facing packets and accompanying teacher guidance documents are intended to support teachers and/or student…
Outlines the key areas in which to support struggling readers. By educators David and Meredith Liben.
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…
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…
Collection of free resources to help kindergarten and first grade students practice and build their early literacy skills. The collecti…
A story in Spanish based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her ar…
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons is an informational text on the life cycle of plants and how the plants are used. This informational…
In this piece of fiction, a boy named Gilberto makes Wind his playmate. Along the way, Gilberto discovers that the wind can be an unpre…
In this picture book, a little girl named Sabrina spends precious time with her grandma, who is visiting from Mexico. Grandma teaches S…
In this rhyming text, a young girl describes her journey of discovery as she experiences ocean treasures through each of her five sense…
This informational text by Madeleine Dunphy is a cumulative tale listing animals of the African savanna and their relationships to each…
Each text set: Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…
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…
This text takes students on an imaginary journey to Antarctica, introducing them to some of the animals and plants they might enc…
This poem by Byrd Baylor conveys physical traits and characteristics that help a jackrabbit survive.
In this literary text by Susan Ebbers, Jamie is interested in learning more about Africa. Reading books and using his imagination, he s…
This research pack: Centers on a single topic (i.e., keeping Earth healthy, biodiversity, living in groups) and relies heavily on bo…
Spinning through the air “like big birds playing,” Rosalba and her grandmother, Abuela, soar again on the magic of Abuela&r…
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 …
This is a narrative depicting the journey of small seeds preparing to take root and begin their life cycle. The main character, Miss Ma…
This informational text by Gail Marilyn Singer displays the lives of local people and wildlife on the same day in March, from the Arcti…
Babushka saved an injured goose and brought it back to good health. When the goose was well, it accidentally bumped into Babushka&rsquo…
René moves from El Salvador to the United States with his family. When he goes to school, René is confused why his teache…
Collection of science texts and text-dependent questions. Organized by grade (K-6) and topic.
This informational text by Franklyn M. Branley gives facts about snow and its formation, as well as the positive and negative effects o…
Collection of social studies texts and text-dependent questions. Organized by grade (K-8) and lexile.
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…
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…
The humpback whale is a massive, yet gentle creature - as John Archambault describes in The Birth of a Whale. The book uses lyric…
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…
Ten-day series of sample lessons includes: Text dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and syntax tasks Wri…
In this literary text by Ezra Jack Keats, a boy wakes up to a snow-covered city and experiences different emotions through the day.…
This informational text by Gary Paulsen describes the life cycle of a corn seed as it goes from farm to table and nourishes the hands t…
Three-day series of sample lessons includes: Text dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and syntax ta…
This informational text by Alice and Martin Provensen describes farm animals and what happens during one year on a farm. To facilitate…
This literary text by Shutta Crum tells the tale of a Midwest family seeking relief from a hot summer day. The mother begins to recogni…
This literary text by Patricia Polacco tells the story of how she conquered her childhood fear of thunderstorms with the assistance of …
This is a literary text about a little girl named Maria who instead of telling the truth, panics and tries to cover up a problem.  …
This book is a trickster tale about Hare and Bear. Hare is in debt and needs money so he can feed his family. Hare convinces the lazy B…
Each text set: Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…
This literary text by Jeanette Winter tells a true life story of Wangari Maathai, who decided to make a big difference in her hometown …
The activities in this weekly reading routine are designed to support growth in all three areas of reading fluency (accuracy, rate, and…
In this picture book, the main character, a mouse named Wemberly, constantly worries about big and small things. Her largest worry is a…
This literary text by Audrey Wood retells a German story about birth and rebirth, as Mother Earth sends the Root Children out into the …
In this literary text by Monica Wellington, Zinnia plants a flower garden in the spring. As summer, fall and winter approach, she has t…