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$3.00Add to CartThis is a .pdf downloadable copy of the book: A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
Dickens’ best-known work of historical fiction, with over 200 million copies sold A Tale of Two Cities is regularly cited as the best-selling novel of all time. A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
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$1.00Add to CartThis John Cabot resource is perfect for a quick World History lesson or a Language Arts lesson! Cabot’s was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. Students will enjoy learning more about this explorer and how he too (like Columbus) thought he had sailed to the Far East!
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This engaging literature unit for the chapter book, “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder offers a reading journal, vocabulary work, discussion questions, writing assignments and 10 reading comprehension quizzes (with keys). Designed to keep students thoughtfully engaged. 55 pages.
👈Book not included. Click to purchase the bookAbout the book: Little House on the Prairie was the third novel published in the Little House series, continuing the story of the first, Little House in the Big Woods (1932), but not related to the second. Thus, it is sometimes called the second one in the series, or the second volume of “the Laura Years”.
Interest Level:
Grades 4 – 8Reading Level:
Grades 4 – 5BUNDLE & SAVE: Little House of the Prairie Literature BUNDLE | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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This 150+ page unit is perfect for any study of the American Revolution offering a variety of engaging activities! Designed for 4th-8th Grades.
Includes:
- – Unit Vocabulary and Word Wall Cards
- – Notebooking / Report pages
- – Handouts: Overview of Colonization & Overview of the American Revolution
- – Worksheets: What Came First?, The Regions of Colonial America, Characteristics of the Colonies, Roles of Colonial Life, Comparing Venn Diagram, American Revolution Cause & Effect, Major Battles of the American Revolution, Who Am I?
- – Reading Comprehension: Causes of the American Revolution, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Colonial Leaders of the American Revolution, British Leaders of the American Revolution, American Victories of the Revolutionary War, Independence from Great Britain, The Treaty of Paris, Articles of Confederation, Women of the American Revolution
- – People of the American Revolution Crossword Puzzle
- – Flash Cards: Revolutionary Figures, Other Historical Figures
- – American Revolution Photos and Maps
- – Photos of American Revolutionary Uniforms
- – Complete Lapbook project
- – Answer Keys!
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This informational article will inform students about the history behind and the symbolism of the Olympic rings. After reading one page of text, student comprehension will be assessed by answering 11 short answer questions. There is also a fun, creative project included.
Automated Readability Index: 6.2
Grade level: 10-11 yrs. olds (Fifth and Sixth graders) -
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An informational text to both inform students about the first Thanksgiving as well as assess there reading comprehension.
The text gives students a clear understanding of the history behind the holiday we call ‘Thanksgiving’ as well as how it is a story of struggle, hope and resilience. Students will learn that many people groups (including Native Americans and Europeans) celebrated with harvest festivals for thousands of years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock. They will learn why history records the Pilgrims’ event as the ‘first Thanksgiving’ and what it symbolized for the people. They’ll also learn that Sarah Hale (during the Civil War) petitioned for a national celebration and which president declared it a national holiday and why!
This resource includes:
- -2 pages of informational text (Key ideas: harvest festivals, celebration of success, hope and gratitude / Historical references: Plymouth festival with the pilgrims and the Wampanoag, Sarah Hale (and her petition for a national celebration of Thanksgiving) as well as President Lincoln.)
- -3 pages to assess reading comprehension (short answer and short essay)
- -Answer key
Flesch Reading Ease score: 70.5 (text scale)
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 7.9
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This Regions of the U.S. Geography resource is centered on the Midwest Region and contains textbook style informational text and related student worksheets with answer keys. Students will enjoy learning about this region studying the categories of Land and Water, Climate, Products and Natural Resources, Landmarks, Culture and Food.
Because the United States can be divided up into different regions, I’ve designed this resource to follow the regions as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The resource shows the states in the Midwest as being North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
⭐ This product is included in a $$$ SAVING BUNDLE: Regions of the U.S.A. | Geography Bundle
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Muscles of the Back, Back of the Arms and Legs will be exactly what you need if you are looking for a easy to read handouts and fill-in-the-blank, labeling worksheets for students.
Muscles include:
- Hamstring
- Triceps
- External Oblique
- Gluteus Maximus
- Gastrocnemius
- Biceps
- Deltoid
- Trapezius
- Latissimus Dorsi
This resource includes two handouts and two worksheets, one with and one without terms. (You choose if you want your students to completely remember the names or if they need the terms to help them.)
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✏️A student-centered resource to help students learn and practice research skills, report writing, project and presentation skills.
Students will use this project-based unit to learn about and report on Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall (son of a slave) was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1967–91), the first African American member of the Supreme Court. As an attorney, he successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), which declared unconstitutional racial segregation in American public schools.
✏️This notebooking project unit can be assigned individually or within cooperative groups. Use it within a Language Arts classroom or a Social Studies / U.S. History classroom. Very flexible and cross-curricular! After completing the written portion of this resource, you can grade it (or) assign students to do an oral and/or audio-visual presentation based on their findings/work.
✏️What is in this resource?
- Student instructions for using biographical notebooking, project pages
- Suggested research questions
- Student notebooking, project pages (includes covers, KWL, reference recording, report writing, and more)
- Teacher pages (instructions, assignment, evaluation)
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About the book: This book was the last of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel’s setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of The Pioneers, the first of the Leatherstocking Tales to be published (1823). The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking Tales.
About the Author: James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances draw a picture of frontier and American Indian life in the early American days which created a unique form of American literature.
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This Physics and Earth Science student textbook is designed to use with middle school students (specifically those learning at or ready for 8th grade work). View the table of contents in the description below.
Preview video of the companion 8th Grade Science: Biology & Chemistry textbook here.
Get the TEACHER’S EDITION here!
Bundle and Save: 8th Grade Science Curriculum Bundle
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$2.50Add to CartThis is a downloadable copy of the book. ‘ Indian Stories’ is a mirror of Indian ideas, customs, and adventures.
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This is a downloadable copy of the book. (93 pages – published in 1910)
About the book: Handicraft for Girls is a classic arts and crafts text and by Idabelle McGlauflin.
About the author: Idabelle McGlauflin was the supervisor of the Girls’ Handwork in the Denver Public Schools – the woman behind this “Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care.” -
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Give students a resource to refer to when they are writing! This classroom poster will give 8 examples of how students can ‘change’ common words to more interesting and descriptive words within their writing. Having this resource will encourage and spark student creativity as they will begin to think about how they can expand their writing vocabulary.
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7 worksheet activities to help students practice and reinforce the important Grammar skills of identifying parts of speech!
Parts of Speech covered:
1. nouns
2. verbs
3. adjectives
4. adverbs
5. articles
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A step-by-step Geometry curriculum to teach students with ease through 20 self-paced lessons. Students will learn about angles, lines, triangles, polygons, quadrilaterals, prisms, coordinate geometry, slope and more! Includes: pretest, posttest, glossary, and an answer key.
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A student-centered resource to help students learn and practice research skills, report writing, project and presentation skills.
Students will use this project-based unit to learn about and report on Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
This notebooking, project unit can be assigned individually or within cooperative groups. After completing the written portion of this resource, you can grade it (or) assign students to do an oral and/or audio-visual presentation based on their findings/work.
What is in this resource?
- Student instructions for using biographical notebooking, project pages
- Suggested research questions
- Student notebooking, project pages (includes covers, KWL, reference recording, report writing, and more)
- Teacher pages (instructions, assignment, evaluation)
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This is a downloadable copy of the book. (43 pages)
About the book: Published 1846 – Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in Bath, England. Her books primarily contain practical everyday items that knit up quickly with the busy homemaker in mind.
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This vocabulary curriculum will give middle school students the explanations and practice they need to master important word skills and helping them be successful! Includes a pretest, a post test and answer keys.
This workbook includes 4 Sections & Subsections:
- Tools for Building Vocabulary
– Why work on your vocabulary?
– Tools and techniques for learning new words
– Use a word’s context to figure out its meaning
– Create meaning from connotations
– Understanding word parts
– Take words down to their roots
– Mnemonics: Codes to help you spell words
– Synonyms and antonyms
– Which is the right word? - Use Different Parts of Speech to Increase Vocabulary
– Discover new nouns
– Pick the best adjectives
– Zip up your verbs
– Dress up verbs with adverbs - Build Vocabulary in All Subject Areas
– Words to describe personalities
– Words to describe feelings
– Words to describe extreme emotions
– Strange feelings and emotions
– Learn words for the Sciences
– You may see the doctor now
– Words about families
– Mind your manners
– Words from popular culture
– Words from the sports arena
– Words about politics
– Words about computers - Build Vocabulary in Special Ways
– Words we’ve adopted
– Words that really mean something else
– Confused and abused words
– Words about words
– Words with extra power
- Tools for Building Vocabulary
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This Alamo Reading Comprehension will give students a good understanding of the historic battle and have students answer questions after reading the passage. Students will learn the following about the Alamo: What is it? Where is it? What happened there? What is it today?
Cross-curricular (Reading / History) – As students read for understanding they will be learning about an important landmark and event in U.S. History. After reading, students will answer multiple choice, short answer and short essay questions.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.9
Grade level: Fifth Grade
