• 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  

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

Grade 2

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

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

• 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
• 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

• 09/11/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 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

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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

• 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

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 3

• 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

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

Nine-year old Anthony is proud of his history, culture, and family tradition of Mexican rodeo-style roping and riding. He also enjoys v…

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  

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

• 09/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Opal has just moved t…

Grade 4

• 08/29/20
• 13 FILES  

These grade-specific, daily phonemic awareness lessons are designed to supplement existing foundational skills instruction, providing e…

Grades K–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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Bob Lemmons, an Afric…

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 2–3

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This biography relates the life of John Batterson Stetson as a hatting apprentice until he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and decided …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this story, Carlos and Gloria have been friends since they were young, and Carlos begins to develop feelings for Gloria, so he decid…

Grade 5

• 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

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This story of friends…

Grade 4

• 03/22/17
• 2 FILES  

This classic tale tells the story of Cinderella, a girl known for her goodness, who is forced by her stepmother to work on chores and l…

Grade 2

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

In this story, Dag and his son Axel are at their climbing school in the Teton Mountains when the family dog, Grits, is stranded on Cath…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

"Cocoa Ice" is set in the early 1800s and describes the exchange that occurs when a trading ship from Maine travels to the Caribbean vi…

Grade 3

• 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

• 09/11/13
• 0 FILES  

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

Grades K–12

• 03/08/24
• 0 FILES  

Expanding Perspectives in K-5 Core Knowledge Language Arts Current instructional materials often lack inclusive representation and div…

Grades K–5

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

“Danitra Brown Leaves Town” is a series of poems about two young city girls, Danitra and Zuri, who are best friends, and Da…

Grade 4

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 4

• 08/15/15
• 1 FILE  

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

Grades 5–7

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Donovan asks his grandmother for advice as to what he should do with his collection of words in a jar, and she shows Donovan how he can…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 5

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

As five children travel through the Florida Everglades by canoe, their guide tells them about the evolution of the landscape and life f…

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  

In this text, students learn about the daily role of a firefighter and the importance of firefighters in communities past and present. …

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

• 08/23/13
• 0 FILES  

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

Grades 1–8

• 12/04/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grades 4–5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

These tales, from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, all demonstrate how it takes the strengths of many to accomplish goals and make a diffe…

Grade 5

• 08/06/20
• 1 FILE  

Collection of free resources to help kindergarten and first grade students practice and build their early literacy skills. The collecti…

Grades K–2

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

This non-fiction text provides interesting and amazing facts and information about different species of frogs around the world.  T…

Grade 2

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Along with her worldwide musical fame, Gloria Estefan also experienced tragedy, but continued to help others in unfortunate situations.…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

A typical day in the life of a 1840's pioneer began early in the morning and involved a great deal of hard work and persistence from ea…

Grade 4

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

When ten-year old Jamal’s grandfather hears that the boy is in trouble for fighting to sit in the back of the bus, he tells Jamal…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Seventy-four years ago, Spencer gave his sister Hattie a wooden box as a wedding gift, and though it was empty, told her there was some…

Grade 5

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 09/11/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This nonfiction story presents facts and details about how and where hurricanes are formed, the ways in which people are warned of hurr…

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 2–3

• 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  

A poor but generous old woman gives two roguish travelers a night’s lodging and a dinner that includes slices of her treasured ha…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this story, Francisco comes from Mexico to a new school, and he has difficulty understanding the English language and communicating …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Karana is a Native Am…

Grade 5

• 11/18/14
• 1 FILE  

"Jalapeño Bagels" is a story about a young bi-cultural boy named Pablo on a search to find a dish to bring to school for Interna…

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Internationally known scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall offers ten suggestions for ways we can all help save wildlife. From th…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

“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

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Katie, whose family i…

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

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This story takes place in the 1930s in the Great Plains region of the United States devastated by a great drought. Leah had been given …

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This narrative nonfic…

Grade 5

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

In this nonfiction story, readers learn how and why scientists brave the extreme conditions of both poles in order to do research that …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

Life in the Grunt tribe changes when a baby dinosaur hatches from the huge egg that Little Grunt drags home for brunch. (Houghton Miffl…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. The students will lea…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Throughout her life, …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

With the help of her friends and family, Mariah plans a surprise party for her sister Lynn. After many close calls, the party is succes…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

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
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this tall tale, Jo…

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
• 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

• 09/11/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 06/15/22
• 2 FILES  

This grades 3-5 culturally relevant text set is about the role of Black women during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. While designed for gra…

Grades 3–5

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This literary text by Richard and Florence Atwater tells the story of Mr. Popper, a seasonal house painter who is faced with making a d…

Grade 2

• 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 (i.e…

Grades 2–3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

More than one Maria in class causes Maria Isabel to worry for weeks about not being in the pageant, when the teacher confuses their nam…

Grade 4

• 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  

As a child, the narrator describes how his magnificent career as an artist was ended at an early age by adults who lacked imagination, …

Grade 4

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

This lesson was initially created through the Basal Alignment Project and was then further developed by the 4th grade team from Pleasan…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This excerpt describes how oceans work: the relationship between the phases of the moon and tides, and the dangers of deadly tidal wave…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

Police Officer Buckle gives safety speeches that no one listens to until a police dog, Gloria, joins him. Because Gloria acts out the s…

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this historical fi…

Grade 4

• 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

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

Before language was written, people from all over the world have recorded their family histories orally.  They have used storytell…

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

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

The family of a Japanese diplomat, Mr. Sugihara, living in Lithuania in 1940, is confronted by Jewish refugees asking for Japanese visa…

Grade 5

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

In this nonfiction selection, an Emperor penguin lays an egg in the bitter cold of Antarctica. The penguin parents battle the harsh env…

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This excerpt from a b…

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 2–3

• 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

• 09/06/13
• 2 FILES  

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

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 5–6

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this play, Red Writing Hood does not like the way her fairy tale ends, so she decides to change the events of her own fairy tale by …

Grade 4

• 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

• 09/11/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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
• 1 FILE  

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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. The Saguaro Cactus is…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Like his Aleut ancestors, Alex continues the tradition of catching salmon, during their spawning at Kodiak Island in Alaska, to feed fa…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

An African American named Leroy ʺSatchelʺ Paige was one of the greatest baseball pitchers that ever lived, but baseball was a segregate…

Grade 5

• 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  

This informational, nonfiction selection describes how schools are different in various parts of the world and includes “amazing …

Grade 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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

• 09/11/14
• 1 FILE  

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams must make the decision to perform a heart operation that could save a patient’s life but could also cond…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This excerpt focuses on a sixteen year old boy, Marcus Ravage, who travels to America (New York) from Romania. He hopes to become rich …

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Ephram loves to play the violin, and when he discovers that a blind neighbor was once a musician, but stopped playing the piano due to …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this story, a family struggles on a prairie farm during a drought. They are forced to make a painful choice when their water soon ru…

Grade 4

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

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
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 2

• 07/07/14
• 0 FILES  

Collection of social studies texts and text-dependent questions. Organized by grade (K-8) and lexile.

Grades K–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 3

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This folktale is about three monks who visit a village filled with unhappy people. The villagers do not welcome the monks, so the three…

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

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Tanya is initially thrilled to be heading early to Grandma’s Virginia family farm for a reunion, but it's not as much fun as she …

Grade 4

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

This informational text describes how paleontologists continue to investigate unanswered questions about dinosaurs. (Houghton Mifflin H…

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
• 1 FILE  

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

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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

• 09/14/14
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 4

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

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
• 1 FILE  

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

• 08/15/13
• 1 FILE  

Six-day series of sample lessons includes:  Text dependent questions Printable copies of the text Student discussion activiti…

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Marisol watches her neighbors excited about making a vacant lot beautiful, so she hunts and hunts and finds her own little patch where …

Grade 4

• 09/06/13
• 1 FILE  

“The Go-Around Dollar” is a selection that combines two genres: realistic fiction and expository text. It provides an enter…

Grade 3

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

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

• 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
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this tale, a girl …

Grade 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 resourc…

Grades 4–5

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

This story is written from the perspective of Wong Ming-Chung, a young Chinese boy who traveled to America to join his uncle during the…

Grade 5

• 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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. “The Land I Los…

Grade 5

• 09/14/14
• 2 FILES  

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

Grade 3

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

Even though Lupe Medrano is the top student at her school, she is a failure at sports until she tries her hand at marbles, so she pract…

Grade 5

• 09/11/13
• 1 FILE  

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

Grades K–2

• 08/22/13
• 1 FILE  

In this story, Rache is learning about the shocking history of her family through her Nana Sashie’s story about her family’…

Grade 5

• 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

• 09/06/13
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This informational, nonfiction text introduces the solar system and its many parts – the sun, the eight planets, the satellites o…

Grade 3

• 09/10/14
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A third grade girl named Beany creates a science fair project with her partner, Kevin. Beany is not confident that their project is the…

Grade 3

• 06/27/14
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This informational text by Kenneth Libbrecht explains how snowflakes grow and why each one has a unique shape.

Grade 2

• 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

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

Grade 2

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This story uses a mix…

Grade 4

• 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

• 09/14/14
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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

• 08/22/13
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The pilgrims from England traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of establishing a new colony in North America. The separatists or…

Grade 4

• 04/10/13
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Three-day series of sample lessons includes:  Text dependent questions Student discussion activities Vocabulary and syntax ta…

Grades K–2

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Rose is a child with …

Grade 5

• 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

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. With the help of the …

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

Grade 5

• 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

• 09/14/14
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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

• 09/06/13
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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

• 03/01/16
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This beautifully illustrated book is about a python who deals with issues of accepting himself.  Young Verdi doesn’t want to…

Grade 2

• 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

• 09/14/14
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In this biography, Amy VanDyken overcomes many challenges throughout her life to become an Olympic gold medalist. (Houghton Mifflin Har…

Grade 3

• 09/19/14
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This book introduces and explains weather terms and concepts.

Grade 2

• 04/15/20
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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

• 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

• 09/14/14
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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

• 08/22/13
• 2 FILES  

This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this biography, Es…

Grade 5

• 06/27/14
• 2 FILES  

This literary text by Margaret Mayo tells a tale that explains how the sun came to be.

Grade 2

• 09/06/13
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In this nonfiction article, the author addresses the problems associated with urban sprawl. Urban sprawl destroys animal and plant habi…

Grade 3

• 08/15/15
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Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 4–6

• 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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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

• 09/24/13
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In this narrative, Gary Paulsen describes the relationship, which develops between himself and a dog named “Storm,” the lea…

Grade 5

• 08/22/13
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When Yinglan Yang is uninterested in American culture after the family’s move from China, her brother and sister plot to change h…

Grade 5

• 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

• 08/22/13
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Danny and Walter Budwing are two brothers who don't get along, and one day, when they are home alone, Walter, the elder, chases his lit…

Grade 5