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Black History Month Common Core RL.5.1 resources
Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Test
This novel study for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, contains 148 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by section, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Focus standards include figurative language, setting, character analysis, theme, and plot.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included wi
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Bud, Not Buddy and Sounder Novel Study Bundle
Jackie Robinson readers theater baseball play
Here's a compelling play about Jackie Robinson. Over my nearly thirty years of using drama in the classroom, kids say this is one of their favorites to enact. This original script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier through the narration of the Hot Dog Man and the Peanut Vendor at an "actual" ballgame today. (You can hear a podcast presentation of the play at ReadAloudPlays.com) Parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or sta
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4th - 7th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 Novel Study Unit | Comprehension & Activities
This novel study for The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis, contains 127 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version;
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Novel Study Bundle
BUD, NOT BUDDY Unit Plan Lesson BUNDLE Curtis Novel Study Activities, Quizzes
Get your learners thinking! Our Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 6-week novel study -- prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, writing, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, both fun and rigorous for your learners (300+ pages and slides).Your learners will have fun with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson plan
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5th - 7th
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THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Novel Study Activities Comprehension Projects Movie
Get your learners thinking! Our The Watsons Go to Birmingham Novel Study Unit Plan has the activities and quizzes you need to teach a 7-week novel study -- prereading questions, characters, vocabulary, projects, writing, and more. You'll love the "print-and-go" activities in slideshow and .pdf, both fun and rigorous for your learners (196+ pages and slides).Your learners will have fun with the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make you
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4th - 6th
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Sounder Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Sounder by William H. Armstrong. Includes printable and digital versions. 56 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Sounder into eight sections for study. Each section covers one chapter.Includes the following:• Sounder novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (8 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (8 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (8 total)• Chapter Summary worksheets (8 total)• Time for a Test! a
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3rd - 5th
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 Novel Study & Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this Civil Rights Newbery Medal award winning novel by Christopher Paul Curtis in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Please chec
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4th - 8th
Each Kindness Reading Activities, Kindness Lapbook, Black History
Kindness in the Classroom is so important, and one of the best books to help teach this is Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. This bundle in both digital using Google Slides TM and PDF includes a book companion for introductions, a hands on kindness building lapbook project, a class book project, and an electronic digital lapbook. HOW TO USE THE EACH KINDNESS UNIT?You can use it for community building with whole group at the beginning of the year, for writing extensions, to celebrate Black His
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3rd - 5th
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One Crazy Summer Novel Study (One Crazy Summer Chapter Questions)
Looking for a way to get your students referring to the text as they answer questions about the book One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia? This novel study is just what you need! All activities are text based and page numbers are included!
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* Comprehension quiz for every chapter
* Compare and Contrast activity for every 2 chapters
* Skill sheets for Common Core Literature Standards grade 4-6:
- Theme
- Plot Line
- Character Studies
- Point of View
- Questioning
- Compare a
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4th - 6th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary
This is a 62 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis. The student work is organized by every 2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Pe
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3rd - 6th
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Sounder Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities and Tests
This novel study for Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, contains 123 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.FOCUS STANDARDS:ThemePlotCharacter analysisSettingPoint of viewAnd more!No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your purchase!♥Excellent
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Bud, Not Buddy and Sounder Novel Study Bundle
Sounder | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter
This is a 72 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Sounder, by William H. Armstrong. The student work is organized by every 1-2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for whole classes, sm
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3rd - 6th
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Wilma Unlimited Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for Reading and Writing
Keep your students ENGAGED and INSPIRED with this unit for Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull. In this bundle, comprehension is the focus. Use the materials as an interactive read aloud, mentor text lesson, or in guided reading. Unit includes a reader's theater script making it interactive and meaningful.What's included in the Wilma Unlimited unit?Story Vocabulary and Word CardsSchema Builder (Give One-Get One for print and That's Me for digital)Sequencing EventsMaking and Confirming Predictions
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3rd - 5th
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Amazing Grace Read Aloud Activities Book Companion for Reading and Writing
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman is such an inspirational book. Every student should read it for the themes of perseverance, diversity, and inclusiveness. This comprehension and writing focused unit includes before/during/after activities to make planning easy and learning fun and inspiring. If you love Grace, you can explore Mary Hoffman's other Grace stories too.What's included in the Amazing Grace Unit?vocabulary organizer and word cardsschema building on the themecause/effect relationships anc
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3rd - 5th
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Sounder - Tests | Quizzes | Assessments
This is a 23 page test packet for Sounder, by William H. Armstrong. This product will help you to assess your students on their vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis skills, as they study the novel.The assessments contain matching, multiple choice, and short answer questions. Answer keys are included, but the way that you score and weigh it is up to teacher discretion.This is a no-prep quiz packet, with all answer keys included.♥You're free to use the printable OR digital versions; all options
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3rd - 6th
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Becoming Muhammad Ali: A PDF Novel Study and Easel Digital Activity
OVERVIEW:Two products in one: digital and printable! This is a ready-to-use, custom made, PDF and Easel Digital packet designed for use with middle graders reading Becoming Muhammad Ali by award-winning-authors, James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. The Easel activity included is a copy of the student workbook complete with textboxes allowing the teacher to assign it digitally and the student to complete the activities digitally when distance learning is necessary. Included in both the PDF and
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5th - 8th
Black History Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Bundle 2 Close Reading
Looking for print and go reading comprehension passages focused on Black History? This close reading BUNDLE is a set of 5 paired passages with a total of 10 comprehension passages covering the lives and work of many influential African Americans. Each set includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, a compare and contrast written response organizer, and main idea task. Sets then include a variety of additional reading strategy activities with text dependent questions. These stan
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3rd - 5th
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Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel Study / Full Key
This CCSS-aligned novel study unit may be simple to implement, but it requires higher-order thinking for students to complete! This resource guides students through this historical fiction novel with graphic organizers, text-dependent questions, and plenty of opportunities to think critically about the story at hand!
"Sugar," a historical fiction novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, tells the story of a young orphan on a post-slavery sugar plantation in Louisiana. Your students will love this sp
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4th - 6th
Pies From Nowhere Book Companion - Black History and the Civil Rights Movement
Perfect for Black History Month, this literature guide for the picture book Pies From Nowhere introduces students to Georgia Gilmore, a hidden figure of the Civil Rights Movement. The story focuses on how Georgia helped sustain the Montgomery Bus Boycott by selling pies and cakes with the Club From Nowhere and her relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. These activities are great for Guided Reading, independent or small group work, reading response, or in a center. Use it with Gr. 2-4 and hom
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Biography Picture Book Companion Bundle - Lit Guides
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter the Underground Railroad Lesson
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter The Underground Railroad Lesson is perfect for teaching American history, African American history, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary, writing skills, and much MORE! This lesson plan includes: Learning Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities, Background InformationExtension resourceKWL Chart, Word search New Vocabulary activities Reading Comprehension QuestionsCause & Effect activity Main idea and details activity Nearpod
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4th - 6th
"Heart and Soul" by Kadir Nelson Book Study Unit
This unit perfectly coordinates with Kadir Nelson's beautiful work "Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans." Each chapter contains multiple choice and text-based open-ended responses as well as a graphic organizer thinking map. COMPREHENSIVE ELA PRACTICE! Multiple skills are covered throughout the unit, including narrator's voice, figurative language, theme, context clues, main idea and details, summarizing, informative writing, and critical thinking. END OF UNIT WRITING ASSE
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4th - 8th
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Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, A PDF and Digital Novel Study
Like to honor diversity and encourage inclusion in your classroom? Do you want to be prepared for distance learning as well? If so, this NYT Bestseller, Harbor Me, by Jacqueline Woodson is a great book to introduce your students to and this novel study will guide them to meaningful discussions and provide you with the option of printable or digital lessons.Included in this packet is a ready-to-use, custom-made novel study designed for independent work in grades 5-8 as students read Harbor Me by
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5th - 8th
This Is the Rope Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5
This Is the Rope: A Story From The Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson is a beautiful symbolic book about how family is tied together through generations. If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of pla
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â MENTOR TEXT CLUB by Jivey 1ST EDITION for Grades 3-5
Narrative Nonfiction Women's History and Black History Book Companion BUNDLE
This narrative nonfiction book companion BUNDLE features 12 complete lessons that include objectives, learning targets, discussion cards, DIGITAL and PRINTABLE graphic organizers for every lesson, and Google Formâ„¢ exit tickets for every lesson. I have taught all of these lessons successfully and have found that my students LOVE learning about the feats and challenges real people face. The people featured in the stories are Rosa Parks, Wilma Rudolph, Marcenia Lyle, Marie Tharp, Jane Addams, Marti
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3rd - 5th
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