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eBook
Library of Congress

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow the journey of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion down the Yellow Brick Road. An eBook version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz features the original text and graphics. Notice how colors change between...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Find the Main Idea: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Readers are asked to use the provided graphic organizer to list the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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K12 Reader

Inference in Literature: The Wizard of Oz

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
We're off to see the wizard! Practice making inferences in literature with two sample paragraphs from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Each passage provides questions about the pleasantness of the place it describes, and...
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

The Wizard of Oz: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
There's no place like home. Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz wonders if she will ever make it back to Kansas after a tornado drops her in a magical land. Scholars learn about the friends she meets along the way, and they have fun of...
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Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

We're off to see the Wizard!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the process of play and movie making from books. They study the basic elements of drama and write and produce a play based on a chosen theme. Students explain the basic elements of a play by looking at "The Wonderful...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Creative Writing - The Five Step Story Process

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using "The Five Step Process," and picture prompts, is a wonderful way to get your students excited about creative writing.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bookworm's Delight Challenge

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this books worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about popular children's books. Students complete 10 questions.
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Worksheet
Yummy Math

2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

For Students 2nd - 5th
Take a seat on the parade route with a holiday-themed set of word problems. Young mathematicians answer questions based on the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York City, including finding the average number of members in a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete activities to analyze points of view in different texts. In this point of view lesson, students read Hansel and Gretel and The Magic Circle and discuss the points of view. Students choose a character from the story and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Mixed Prepositions 1

For Students 4th - 5th
In this online/interactive prepositions worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences with the correct preposition choices. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers and check by clicking the Check button.
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eBook
Library of Congress

Loc: Digital Collections: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students 9th - 10th
View this digital copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in a scanned format from the Library of Congress' Rare Book Collection.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Exhibitions: The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairy Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit that provides a collection of colorful artifacts related to L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz." See a poster promoting Baum's children's books as well as many book covers, artwork from the "The Wizard of Oz," personal...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?

For Students 9th - 10th
In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

The Wonder Behind the Wizard of Oz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Very detailed lesson plan that compares the book to the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz. Includes bibliographies and biographical background on L. Frank Baum.
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Unit Plan
Other

Nancy Polette: Wizard of Oz Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use any of these quick activities to accompany a study of "The Wizard of Oz." Crosscurricular ideas are included.
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Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Arriving at Emerald City" From "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this excerpt from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Dorothy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz in this full-text sequel to L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
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eBook
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers the texts of five of Baum's original 13 "Oz" book. Included are "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz," "The Emerald City of Oz," "Tik-Tok of Oz," and "The Tin Woodman of Oz." The texts can be...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Wizard of Oz Visits Japan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Deflationary conditions in the United States have not returned since the Great Depression. Instead, U.S. policymakers have frequently found it necessary to battle inflation over the past sixty years. While not a problem in America,...
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This ebook shares the story of a little girl from Kansas who travels in a dream to the fictional land of Oz.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Library of Congress: read.gov: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Book cover for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
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Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: "The Wizard of Oz"

For Students 3rd - 5th
View illustrations from the original 1900 edition of this classic children's book and learn about the film version. This article also contains an image of the author and information about his life.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of L. Frank Baum's "Dorothy And The Wizard In Oz: A Faithful Record Of Their Amazing Adventures In An Underground World; And How With The Aid Of Their Friends Zeb Hugson, Eureka The Kitten, And Jim The Cab-Horse, They...