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Las Cumbres Colegio: Pam Munoz Ryan: The Friend Who Changed My Life

For Students 4th - 8th
This adapted passage, written by Pam Munoz Ryan, shares the story of two girls. At the beginning of the story, two girls are enemies, but by the end, their relationship is transformed into a life-changing friendship.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interview: Transcript From Interview With Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 4th - 7th
This article shares the transcript of an interview with the author Pam Munoz Ryan. Conducted by one of the writers from Reading Rockets, autobiographical information is shared regarding the topics for some of the author's most famous works.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide to the Novels of Pam Munoz Ryan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This lesson plan site shares discussion guides for three books written by Pam Munoz Ryan. The discussion guides may be used with Esperanza Rising, Riding Freedom, and Becoming Naomi Leon.
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Read Works: Famous Scientists & Mathematicians Sigmund Freud

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about Sigmund Freud and his development of psychoanalysis. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: Famous Scientists & Mathematicians Louis Pasteur

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains a short biography of Louis Pasteur and his development of pasteurization, a process that led to the development of vaccinations and safety procedures for many foods.This passage is...
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Read Works: Focus: Understanding How the Brain Works

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses the human brain. 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: America's Bird Soars

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage is about the bald eagle and the efforts to preserve their survival. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: Free Transfer

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses different types of energy transfer. This text is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Adventure on a Hot Air Balloon

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account describes a hot air balloon trip. 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: A New World!

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the exoplanet named Gliese 581c in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Almost Human

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of robots. 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 Holocaust

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares basic facts about the Holocaust. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Fire Museum Has a New Director

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage gives background of Damon Campagna, the new director of the New York City Fire Museum. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: Aliens Invade!

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article shares information about the effect of adding certain species into non-native environments. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: The Dawn of the Mayas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the discovery of the Mayan ruins in Guatemala. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Finger Food

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is sharing information about the implementation of finger scanning technology in a school cafeteria. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
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Read Works: Food for Thought

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the implementation of healthy lunches at schools. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Read Works: A Real Life Bat Man

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes the responsibilities of a chiroptologist, a person who studies bats for a living. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Welcome Home

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This narrative shares the story of a family that is being reunited with the mother after being away during deployment for several months. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: I'm American No Matter What

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] TThis passasge contains a first person account of a child who was rounded up and placed in a Japanese internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
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Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Children of War

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares an interview of a World War II-era native German whose family fled Berlin. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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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: 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: 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...