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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Wild Waves

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Cortes Bank, a site in California with some of the biggest waves in the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Healthy Smile

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to take care of your teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Smoking Hurts People and the Environment!

For Students 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smoking and how it hurts both people and the environment. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Germs Go to School

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about harmful germs found on surfaces in schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: All About Ants

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text different kinds of ants and different roles ants have within their colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Cool Cats

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Free membership required. This informational text passage shares facts about cheetahs. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Cool Cats

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cheetahs and five cheetah cubs born at the National Zoo in 2005. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ig Nobel Prizes and some people who have won them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Gender Gap

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article shares the arguments for and against single gender schools.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Slavery in the North

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Sojourner Truth and her experience as a slave in the Northern state of New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Famous African Americans Duke Ellington

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous jazz composter, Duke Ellington. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Famous African Americans Marian Anderson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains brief biographical information about the famous singer named Marian Anderson. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: When Music Is a Steal

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of illegal downloading of music. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Ansel Adams

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a brief biography of the photographer Ansel Adams and his straight photography style. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Landscape Paintings

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a descriptive pieces for the artistic product of landscape paintings, their different purposes, and styles of design. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: The Film Editor

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the responsibilities of a film editor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Photography

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses cameras act like the human eye. The article discusses how photography makes our lives richer in many ways.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Watercolor

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the process of watercolor painting. It includes comprehension questions and a teacher guide and can be used as both a read-aloud exercise and an individual practice tool.
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Read Works: Forms of Art African Sculpture

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses basic information about African sculpture.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Forms of Art Symbolism

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text on symbolism in art. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: About You How Music Affects Your Mood

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses how music influences mood. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works: All About Money

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of money. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: The Industrial Revolution the Legend of John Henry

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the legend of a many named John Henry, a "steel drivin' man," according to legend. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...