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$3.00Add to CartThe Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L. Frank Baum’s fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz permanently. While they are toured through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is assembling allies for an invasion of Oz. This is the first time in the Oz series that Baum made use of double plots for one of the books.
Plot: At the beginning of this story, it is made quite clear that Dorothy Gale (the primary protagonist of many of the previous Oz books), is in the habit of freely speaking of her many adventures in the Land of Oz to her only living relatives, her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Neither of them believes a word of her stories, but consider her a dreamer, as her dead mother had been. She is undeterred.
Later, it is revealed that the destruction of their farmhouse by the tornado back in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has left Uncle Henry in terrible debt. In order to pay it, he has taken out a mortgage on his farm. If he cannot repay his creditors, they will seize the farm, thus leaving Henry and his family homeless. He is not too afraid for himself, but both he and his wife, Aunt Em, fear very much for their niece’s future. Upon learning this, Dorothy quickly arranges with Princess Ozma to let her bring her guardians to Oz where they will be very happier and forever safe. Using the Magic Belt (a tool captured from the jealous Nome King Roquat), Ozma transports them to her throne room. They are given rooms to live in and luxuries to enjoy, including a vast and complex wardrobe. They meet with many of Dorothy’s animal friends, including the Cowardly Lion and Billina the Yellow Hen.
In the underground Nome Kingdom, the Nome King Roquat is plotting to conquer the Land of Oz and recover his magic belt, which Dorothy took from him in Ozma of Oz. After ordering the expulsion of his General (who will not agree to such an attack) and the death of his Colonel (who also refuses), King Roquat holds counsel with a veteran soldier called Guph. Guph believes that against the many magicians of Oz (the reputation of which has grown in the telling), the Nome Army has no chance alone. He therefore sets out personally to recruit allies.
Dorothy, accompanied by the Wizard of Oz and several other friends, departs the Emerald City in a carriage drawn by the Wooden Sawhorse, intending to give her aunt and uncle a tour of the land.
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This engaging literature unit for the chapter book, “On the Shores of Silver Lake” by Laura Ingalls Wilder offers a reading journal, vocabulary work, discussion questions, writing assignments and 11 reading comprehension quizzes (with keys). Designed to keep students thoughtfully engaged. 58 pages.
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About the book: On the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder published in 1939, the fifth of nine books in her Little House series. It is based on a few years of her childhood when the Ingalls lived at Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, during the 1870s. The original dust jacket proclaimed, “The true story of an American pioneer family by the author of Little House in the Big Woods“. The novel was a Newbery Honor book in 1940.Interest Level: Grades 4 – 7 Reading Level: Grades 4 -6 BUNDLE & SAVE: Little House of the Prairie Literature BUNDLE | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Autumn / Fall Migration – Informational Text is a 5 page resource that will give students valuable information about the migration of many types of animals from around the world that migrate every Autumn.
Information in the text includes:
- What migration is
- What type of animals migrate (examples)
- Why animals migrate
- Which animal has the longest migration
- How animals find their way
After students read the one page of informational text, there are 3 additional student pages to answer questions (multiple choice, short answer and essay).
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5
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This Science article teaches students facts about the monarch butterfly! This resource includes 2 pages of informational text and 3 student activity pages.
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This resource on the famous national landmark, the Lincoln Memorial has been designed for use in 3rd-4th grade classrooms. It is cross-curricular so it can be used as a Social Studies / History lesson(s) or an English / Language Arts lesson(s)!
(See description below for additional information)
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Your students will love this cute resource, Language Arts Fun – Similes, Alliteration, Fact or Opinion, Acrostic Poetry, with a SPIDER theme. There are 4 student worksheets – Just PRINT & GO…Your students will be practicing important thinking and creative skills!
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Take your students on a journey through the historic and rugged Northeast Region! This 12-page resource provides a comprehensive “textbook-style” experience without the bulk of a heavy manual. From the Appalachian Mountains to the bustling Atlantic harbors, students will explore the unique identity of this vital corner of the United States.
This resource is designed to be a “one-stop shop” for regional literacy, covering Land and Water, Climate, Products and Natural Resources, Landmarks, Culture, and Food.
🧠 The “How” and “Why” (Educational Benefits)
Why choose this informational text set? It’s built on proven instructional strategies:
- Activates Prior Knowledge: The Anticipation Activity primes the brain for learning, helping students make connections between what they think they know and the new facts they are about to discover. 💡
- Targeted Comprehension: By breaking the text into specific categories (like Climate or Culture), students learn how to scan for information and master the art of non-fiction reading. 📖
- Critical Thinking: The category-specific questions require students to synthesize the text rather than just skimming for a single word.
- Skill Reinforcement: The “State Name Unscramble” provides a fun, low-stakes way to reinforce spelling and geographical recognition of the Northeast states. 🧩
🛠️ Ways to Use This in Your Classroom
- The Foundation of a Unit: Use the informational text as your primary reading material for a week-long deep dive into the Northeast.
- Guided Reading Groups: Break into small groups, assign each group one category (like “Landmarks” or “Food”) to read and present back to the class. If homeschooling, this can be done as a family. 🏫
- Create an Independent Research Station: Place the worksheets in a center or folder for students to complete at their own pace.
- Easy Plans: With clear text, structured questions, and included answer keys, this is the perfect “grab-and-go” resource. 🍎
📝 What’s Inside This 12-Page Resource:
- Textbook-Style Informational Text: High-quality content covering all major regional pillars.
- Anticipation Activity: Get those gears turning before the reading begins!
- Comprehensive Student Worksheets: Detailed questions for every category.
- State Name Unscramble: A fun challenge to wrap up the unit.
- Full Answer Keys: For quick, easy grading. ✅
Pro Tip: For the ultimate hands-on experience, pair this resource with the US Geography – Northeast Scrapbooking Pages! Students can use the facts they learn here to create their own beautiful regional journals.
🚀 Ready to Explore the Northeast?
Give your students a clear, structured, and engaging way to master U.S. Geography.Add the Regions of the U.S. – Northeast Region to your curriculum today and start the adventure!
⭐ This product is included in a $$$ SAVING BUNDLE: Regions of the U.S.A. | Geography Bundle
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Help students develop their reading comprehension skills as they gain knowledge about the planets within our solar system with this informational article and assessment questions. This has been written for 5th-6th grade classrooms. The assessment includes 11 multiple choice questions, 1 opinion, short answer question and asks students to draw the planets in relation to the sun. Answer Key provided.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 6.5
Grade level: Sixth Grade
Automated Readability Index: 5.5
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This is a fun, engaging unit on trains!
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This engaging resource offers teacher questions and activities that will help students enjoy and gain greater appreciation for Saint George and the Dragon, written by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1985 Caldecott Medal award winning book) During this unit, students will be asked to give opinions, answer factual questions about the story, use critical thinking skills and be creative!
For the Teacher:
Suggested Pre-Reading, About the Cover, After Reading and About the Artwork questions are provided. These should be teacher directed.
For the Students:
- Worksheet for students to answer questions from the story
- Worksheet to produce questions both while reading and after reading
- 2 art responses
- BONUS: Dragon Shape Book to use at your discretion. Suggested uses: to create a book report or summary; to record unfamiliar vocabulary and definitions; to create their own original dragon story; to publish a dragon poem.
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This engaging and fun Fudge-a-mania book study is filled with reading, vocabulary and extended activities.
It includes:
- Daily reading journal – Students will be asked to journal new or important words, characters in that day’s reading, a summary of what happened, to make a prediction of what will happen next and additional notes.
- Vocabulary word wall (49 Words)
- Vocabulary definitions worksheet
- Crossword puzzle
- 2 Analogy worksheets
- 2 Different comprehension assessments (can use one or both)
– The first assessment is all multiple choice and covers basic story details. – The second assessment is more extensive and includes multiple choice, short and answer questions, an essay question, a character match and even a drawing component! - Answer keys
About the book:
Peter Hatcher’s summer is not looking good. First of all, Peter’s brother Fudge—the five-year-old human hurricane–has a plan: to marry Peter’s sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman. Disgusting! Could anything be worse? Yes! Because Peter’s parents have decided to rent a summer house next door to the Tubman’s. Which means Peter will be stuck with Fudge and Sheila the Cootie Queen for three whole weeks!“[A] fast-pitched, funny novel …. The colorful antics of all members of the two families makes reading these pages a treat.” –Publishers Weekly
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This engaging literature unit for the chapter book, “Little House in the Big Woods” by Laura Ingalls Wilder offers a reading journal, vocabulary work, discussion questions, writing assignments and 6 reading comprehension quizzes (with keys). Designed to keep students thoughtfully engaged. 50 pages.
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About the book: Little House in the Big Woods was Laura Ingall’s Wilder’s first book published and it inaugurated her Little House series. It is based on memories of her early childhood in the Big Woods near Pepin, Wisconsin, in the early 1870s.Interest: Grades 4 – 8 Reading Level: Grades 4 – 5 BUNDLE & SAVE: Little House of the Prairie Literature BUNDLE | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Students will love the challenge of this dice game and at the same time will be practicing and reinforcing vocabulary skills! This game has been designed for older students (4th, 5th, 6th grades) as they will need to be able to come up with words with up to 6 syllables.
Included: Student activity sheet and instructions (game play and scoring)
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This informational text resource centers around the life of 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and created for 3rd-4th grades. It begins with his early life in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his presidency and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth. This is a cross-curricular resource and may be used for both Social Studies/History and Language Arts!
Automated Readability Index: 3
Grade level: 8-9 yrs. old (Third and Fourth graders) -
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This informational resource on Abraham Lincoln is designed to give 5th – 7th graders practice reading and comprehending content area text. There are two pages of text which will cover Lincoln’s life beginning in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his election in 1860 and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth. After reading both the text and two charts (quick facts and fun facts), students will complete a comprehension worksheet. Finally, there is a fun postcard writing activity asking them to write to President Lincoln.
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This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters.
This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters.
About the book (Not included):
Out of the Dust is a verse novel by Karen Hesse, first published in 1997 and the recipient of the 1998 Newbery Award. A poem cycle that reads as a novel, Out of the Dust tells the story of a girl named Billie Jo, who struggles to help her family survive the dust-bowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident.
Interest level:
Grades 5 – 8Reading level:
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Colorful and eye-catching reading comprehension strategy posters and handouts that will help readers connect and understand what they are reading. When using these strategies, students will be actively engaged in and analyzing the written text. They will activate prior knowledge, seek to understand the author’s purpose, ask questions (about characters, setting and events), predicting, visualize, infer, summarize, compare and contrast and question.
This resource includes:
- – 8 Full-page individual strategy posters
- – 8 Half-page strategy handouts
- – 1 Full-page poster/handout that includes all 8 strategies
Strategies included:
- – Author’s purpose – PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain
- – SUMmarize it
- – Questioning (4 questions that encompass characters, setting, events as well as asking themselves questions about their own thoughts)
- – Compare and Contrast
- – Connecting (text to self ; text to text ; text to world)
- – Visualizing (create images of events and actions)
- – Predicting
- – Inference (Looking for clues in the text to discover what is not directly stated)
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This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters..
About the book (Not included):
Sarah, Plain and Tall was written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal, the 1986 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the 1986 Golden Kite Award. It explores themes of loneliness, abandonment, and coping with change.
Interest level:
Grades 4 – 8Reading level:
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This engaging and fun Double Fudge (by Judy Blume) book study is filled with reading, vocabulary and extended activities.
It includes:
- Daily reading journal – Students will be asked to journal new or important words, characters in that day’s reading, a summary of what happened, to make a prediction of what will happen next and additional notes.
- Vocabulary word wall (56 Words)
- Vocabulary definitions worksheet
- Crossword puzzle
- 2 Analogy worksheets
- 2 Different comprehension assessments (can use one or both)
– The first assessment is all multiple choice and covers basic story details.
– The second assessment is more extensive and includes multiple choice, short and answer questions, an essay question, a character match and even a drawing component! - Answer keys
About the book
Any fan of Fudge knows that he never does anything halfway. And so it should come as no surprise that when he discovers the value of money, he goes whole hog, making his own “Fudge Bucks,” and thumbing through catalogs to choose his birthday presents years in advance. His older brother Peter, who’s just starting 7th grade, finds it all highly embarrassing, as usual. A wild and wacky beginning to a new school year.“As usual, Blume’s humor and pitch-perfect ear for sibling rivalry and family dynamics will have readers giggling with recognition. Newcomers and Fudge fans alike will savor this installment in the well-loved series.” –Booklist
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Students will read about the muscular system and learn facts such as how many muscles are in the body, what are muscle fibers, the three different types of muscles and much more. After reading and learning about the body / human anatomy, students will answer multiple choice questions.
Also included: A research and writing activity that may be assigned at your discretion!
Answer Key provided.
Reading level:
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5.3
Linsear Write Formula : 5.1
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