In this activity, students read about a boy who helps a classmate on the first day of second grade. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read about a girl works hard to make enough money to buy a doll. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a poem and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

 In this lesson, we will be reading “Juanita and the Beanstalk” out of the Reading/Writing Companion. The lesson will begin with a review of story elements. Students will complete a three column note sheet while watching a story element video. The note sheet will also be used for their final activity of this lesson. After reading “Juanita and the Beanstalk”, review the story and it’s vocabulary using PearDeck. Students will complete a response to text writing prompt, as part of planning for their formative assessment. 

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

This resource supports English language development for English Language Learners. This website offers a retelling of the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus and includes downloadable text and accompanying audio. It supports reading fluency, listening comprehension, and differentiation.

In this activity, stdudents read about what scientists have learned about our solar system. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

Students will determine the central message, lesson, or moral of “The Stone Cutter”.  Students will recount key details of the text in a sequenced order and explain how those key details communicate the author’s message through a class discussion. Students will read a text independently and demonstrate their understanding by designing motivational posters that include the central message, lesson, or moral (life lesson) of the text. Students will speak clearly and in complete sentences at an understandable pace when using recounting to share relevant details of the text.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

Lucinda H. Kennaley has written for Highlights. In this short story, a boy goes on his first dive for pearls in the Arabian Gulf. As students read, they take notes on how Omer feels about his first dive.

The student activites are inspired by Pablo Picasso's masterpiece entitled Guernica, which was an artistic expression resulting from the Spanish Civil War.This lesson supports third- through fifth-grade students as they apply think-aloud strategies to reading, as well as to the composition of artwork and poetry. Activities include collaborative as well as individual work. Technology tools are integrated as students research symbols of peace and as they prewrite, compose, and publish their poetry.

In this activity, students learn how Carver showed farmers the benefits of planting peanuts

In this activity, students read a poem and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.