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The Shortest Day: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

The Shortest Day: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book.

The Shortest Day: Word Search

After reading The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle...

The Shortest Day: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper.

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The Shortest Day

Written by Susan Cooper and Illustrated by Carson Ellis

So the shortest day came,
and the year died . . .

As the sun set on the shortest day of the year...

K - 4th
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Somebody Cares: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Neglect

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Claire Keay
This is a book for kids like you who have been taking care of so many things on your own. You may...
1st - 6th
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Healing Days: A Guide For Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Maria Bogade
Healing Days is a sensitive and reassuring story intended for children who have experienced trauma...
1st - 6th
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New Shoes

Written by Susan Meyer and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Ella Mae is used to wearing her cousin's hand-me-down shoes—but when her latest pair is already too...
1st - 4th
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Martha Speaks: Martha's Nose for News

Written by Susan Meddaugh
When Carolina starts Carolina's Town Crier, a newspaper with a kids' (and dogs')-eye view of the...
1st - 4th
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Martha Speaks: Space Dogs Chapter Book

Written by Susan Meddaugh
When Helen and Martha help T.D. write a comic book for his science project, they suddenly find...
1st - 4th
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Martha Speaks: The Show Must Go On Chapter Book

Written by Susan Meddaugh
Martha takes center stage in these two funny tales about what it means to be in a play! First, Helen...
1st - 4th
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The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman
In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...
1st - 4th

Marching With Aunt Susan: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from Marching With Aunt Susan. Look for...

Marching With Aunt Susan: Memory Match

After reading Marching With Aunt Susan, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build...

Marching With Aunt Susan: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from Marching With Aunt Susan. Circle or click on words across, down, or...

Teacher's Guide to Marching with Aunt Susan

This teacher's guide from Peachtree Publishers provides background information, before and after...
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Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Craig Orback
A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...
K - 4th
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Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...
1st - 5th
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First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...
1st - 4th
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Volcano Rising

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Susan Swan
Volcano Rising, a differentiated text with a read-aloud portion, tells the story of how volcanoes...
1st - 4th

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