• 08/22/13
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In this story, several different families from other countries prepare to become US citizens. Characters from different cultures share …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. “Akiak” i…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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Pilot Amelia Earhart and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt are good friends and one night, after dinner at the White House, Amelia then offe…

Grade 4

• 09/27/14
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Opal has just moved t…

Grade 4

• 06/15/22
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This grades 4-5 culturally relevant text set focuses on Black and Native American perspectives during the American Revolution. While de…

Grades 4–5

• 08/22/13
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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
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In this Caribbean Cinderella story, Cendrillon is treated as a servant by her step-mother and half-sister. Nannin, the godmother, uses …

Grade 4

• 09/21/16
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Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grade 4

• 02/17/16
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This unit is comprised of 5 modules, each approximately 5-8 days in length. The unit asks students to read and think critically about t…

Grade 4

• 03/08/24
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Expanding Perspectives in K-5 Core Knowledge Language Arts Current instructional materials often lack inclusive representation and div…

Grades K–5

• 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

• 09/14/14
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Since ancient times, people have used bones and fossils to imagine what animals that lived in the past were like. When scientists and p…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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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
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Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville’s greatest boy artist, enters a New Nose Now contest, and sculpts a new nose for a statue of Abraham Linc…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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In this excerpt from Charlotte’ Web, Wilbur, a bored and lonely young pig, wants a little excitement. A friendly goose shows Wilb…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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In this text, students learn about the daily role of a firefighter and the importance of firefighters in communities past and present. …

Grade 4

• 08/23/13
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Quick reference chart helps teachers identify readers who need fluency support, set goals, and track progress.

Grades 1–8

• 08/22/13
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Along with her worldwide musical fame, Gloria Estefan also experienced tragedy, but continued to help others in unfortunate situations.…

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

• 08/22/13
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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
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A fantastic heat wave hits a Kansas farm, roasting the geese, popping the corn in the fields, and causing other distressing events. The…

Grade 4

• 08/16/15
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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 4–5

• 10/23/14
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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

• 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

• 08/22/13
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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

• 09/21/16
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Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resourc…

Grades 4–6

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Justin is upset that …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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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

• 09/14/14
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The story follows the lives of three new-born wolves over a ten and one half month period.  It encompasses the various stages thro…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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This play takes place in South Carolina in 1780 during the American Revolution, when a mother and her daughter are going about their da…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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Major medical discoveries are detailed over time. Diverse individuals, using scientific methods and innovation, determined causes for d…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. For as long as she co…

Grade 4

• 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 4–5

• 08/22/13
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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
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In the memoir, Martin’s big sister Christine tells how they grew up during a time when blacks and whites lived separately. Martin…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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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
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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

• 10/23/14
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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
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this historical fi…

Grade 4

• 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 2–4

• 09/21/16
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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 3–5

• 08/22/13
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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

• 06/15/22
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This grades 3-5 culturally relevant text set is about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While designed for grades 3-5, you may choose…

Grades 3–5

• 08/22/13
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Like his Aleut ancestors, Alex continues the tradition of catching salmon, during their spawning at Kodiak Island in Alaska, to feed fa…

Grade 4

• 09/21/16
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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 3–5

• 11/18/14
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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

• 08/22/13
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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
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This biography details the life of Wilson Bentley, a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order…

Grade 4

• 07/07/14
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Collection of social studies texts and text-dependent questions. Organized by grade (K-8) and lexile.

Grades K–8

• 08/22/13
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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

• 09/14/14
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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

• 08/22/13
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In this book, two sisters, Maisie and Callie, are faced with a challenging situation. Callie gets hurt while their mother is away and M…

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Djeow Seow is the sma…

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

• 08/22/13
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This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this tale, a girl …

Grade 4

• 08/22/13
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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
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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

• 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

• 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

• 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 4–5

• 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

• 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

• 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