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$3.00Add to CartStudents should understand the significance of a terrible day in American history, September 11th, 2001, otherwise known as 9-11.This resource has been designed to help students gain factual knowledge of the events of that day, the heroic efforts of first responders and the U.S. military response.May be used as a standalone mini-lesson or as part of your own curriculum. (Designed for 7th-10th grades) -
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This December (NO PREP) Packet is Christmas themed and filled with engaging and FUN resources that get kids excited about learning! Includes 30 students pages for an entire holiday month of skills review…See more details in description below!
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By the Shores of Silver Lake Literature Unit | Laura Ingalls Wilder to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$4.50Add to Cart
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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This large (184 page) volume is filled with phonics learning! Students will concentrate on words with the following blends:
- scr
- sk
- sl
- sm
- sn
- sp
- spl
- spr
- st
- tr
This is Volume 2 of 2 – Get Volume 1 here!
Watch a combined preview of Volumes 1 and 2 here!
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When it is cold out and you want FUN, NO PREP lessons, this is the resource: Snow Themed / Winter Unit for Firsties!
This unit will provide you with a couple of months’ worth of learning activities!
Included:
- Language Arts Skills include reading comprehension, sentence sequencing, handwriting / copy work, snow vocabulary work, phonics (“sn” words), rhyming, poetry, punctuation (period, question mark or exclamation mark), complete sentence identification, noun or verb
- Math Skills: Symmetry, single digit addition and subtraction, even vs odd, number words, graphing, size comparison, telling time, counting money, greater than / less than
- Science: Learning about how snow forms and the five different types of crystals formed at various temperatures.
- Fine Motor Skills: Handwriting, Tracing, Drawing, Cutting and Pasting
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About the book: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon was published in 1881 and has also been published as The Giant Raft. Unlike many of his other novels, this story does not have any science fiction elements. It is an adventure novel. This novel involves how Joam Garral, a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his past catches up with him.About the Author: Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Verne is generally considered a major literary author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the “Father of Science Fiction”
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This phonics, learning to read resource will help students create words using 4 word wheels ( -ail -ake – ack – ain ). As students create new words, they can write each word on the included ‘Creating Words’ worksheet!
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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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About the book: Written in 1897, it is a response to Edgar Allan Poe’s 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. It follows the adventures of the narrator and his journey from the Kerguelen Islands aboard Halbrane.About the Author: Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Verne is generally considered a major literary author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the “Father of Science Fiction”
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Here is a cute 19 page resource to use with early learners as they are learning the alphabet.
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Biography & Analysis of Works of Emily Dickinson
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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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This Biology / Anatomy resource includes 2 informational text passages. The first details how the digestive system works and the second informs students of the most common health / medical issues that can occur within the system.
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About the book: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle.About the Author: Washington Irving as an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories “Rip Van Winkle” (1819) and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820). Irving served as ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. He moved to England for the family business in 1815 where he achieved fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., serialized from 1819–20. He continued to publish regularly throughout his life, and he completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death at age 76 in Tarrytown, New York.
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About the book: A Modern Cinderella is a collection of four short stories by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women. Like her more famous novels, Alcott tells stories of young women interacting with people and events from the late 1800s. A great addition to the Alcott library of stories.About the Author: Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo’s Boys.
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About the book: Lady Susan is shortest and least known novel of Austen’s and was written in 1794 but not published until 1875 after her death. It is about the horrible flirt Lady Susan Vernon, a widow in her thirties who has an affair with a married man.About the Author: Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security.
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Story line: Three teen-age boys, trained as telegraphers, manage to get themselves in and out of a wide variety of harrowing circumstances. Using their knowledge of Morse code, the science of telegraphs, and the operation of railroads, the boys stir in native resourcefulness, quick-thinking, and when the occasion demands it, raw courage – to effect rescues, thwart thieves, and solve mysteries.Excerpt from the book: “When, after school that afternoon, Alex Ward waved a good-by to his father, the Bixton station agent for the Middle Western, and set off up the track on the spring’s first fishing, he had little thought of exciting experiences ahead of him. Likewise, when two hours later a sudden heavy shower found him in the woods, with but three small fish, it was only with feelings of disappointment that he wound up his line and ran for the shelter. Scarcely had Alex reached the doorway of the deserted house when he was startled by a chorus of excited voices from the rear. He turned quickly to a window, and with a cry sprang back out of sight. Emerging from the woods, excitedly talking and gesticulating, was a party of foreigners who had been working on the track near Bixton, and in their midst, his hands bound behind him, was Hennessy, their foreman…”
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Northeast Region U.S. Geography | Informational Text & Worksheets Unit to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$4.00Add to Cart
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
