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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Maple Syrup

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Five questions follow a short reading of an informational text all about maple syrup. A progress report details the work scholars complete.
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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Lobsters

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Lobsters are the topic of an informational text that scholars read then answer a series of questions. A progress report details their work.
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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Blue Whale

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.
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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

The Color Green

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
A two-paragraph informative text takes a close look at the color green. Scholars listen to and or read the passage, then answer five multiple-choice questions. A progress report details learners' performance.
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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Redwood National Park Reading Comprehension

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. Young learners read an informative passage about redwood trees then respond to five questions. Feedback appears instantly.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A reader's theater script for Carmen Agra Deedy's version of a Cuban folktale, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity. While mostly written in English, Spanish...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Hooway for Wodney Wat [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A reader's theater script for Helen Lester's children's book, Hooway for Wodney Wat, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Squid and the Stickbug [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd
Originally published in The Reading Teacher, two second graders authored this reader's theater script titled "The Squid and the Stickbug" while in Dr. Chase Young's class. Three roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Red Hen Ball [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A reader's theater script for The Red Hen Ball is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Grade 2: A Brush With History

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a non-fiction article about the history of a toothbrush and answer questions in comprehension, sequencing, inferences, main idea, transitions, and more. A link to paired text questions is...
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Polar Temperatures

For Students 1st - 5th
What is it that maske the North and South Pole so different? Find out here when you learn about the climates of the poles
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Increasing and Decreasing Energy

For Students 1st - 3rd
This tutorial will review over heat, light, and sound energy through interactive activities, videos, and quizzes.
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Article
Read Works

Read Works: When Trees Get Thirsty by Mimi Jorling

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains that trees need water everyday and how scientists believe they get that water using their roots. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
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Article
Read Works

Read Works: When Will We Have Flying Cars? By Linda Ruggieri

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about the possibility of flying cars in the future. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet are also provided.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Line Jumper Online Game

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
A fun, yet educational online math game to help you learn your number lines! You will be given a number and an equation, and then, you move the number forwards or backwards on the number line. Good Luck!
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Look Who's Talking

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
This is an introductory lesson to learning who is speaking in a story. The young scholars do this specific skill after the teacher models it in the hook. They get guided practice sorting and labeling who is talking in the guided practice...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Me on the Map

For Teachers 2nd
Create a map of your bedroom and your house.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The World Game

For Teachers 2nd
Play the World Game to become familiar with continents, oceans, countries, and states.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: How to Make a Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Activity introduces students to the concepts of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Researching Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan, students will learn about different types of habitats as they gather information based on provided research questions. Students will summarize the information from their research in...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The Power of Questions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Learners will have the opportunity to work collaboratively by using the Think-Pair-Share technique to ask questions about a story. Included are examples of student's questions, and a Think-Pair-Share poster and document.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: It Looked Like

For Teachers 2nd
Make a class book based on the format of "It Looked Like Spilt Milk".
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Digital Trails

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Does what you do online always stay online? Students learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." Depending on how they manage it, this trail can be big or small,...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Pause and Think

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online. Includes slideshow, video, lesson plan, song and lyrics, poster, coloring book, and resources for...