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Dear Valentine Letter Template (color)

Use this Dear Valentine template to help students practice writing friendly letters for Valentine’s Day!

Saving the Day: Word Search

After reading Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal by Karyn Parsons, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.

Saving the Day: Vocabulary Guide

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

Written by Mildred M. Stokes and Illustrated by Almar Denso
Can you keep a secret? Sometimes a best kept secret needs to fly free. Phenola had one. But on one day, she let it out! Grandpa is clever, and storytelling is his "go to" whenever his artsy self takes a break. Phenola is curious. She likes to explore. "How can I learn to believe what I think about myself, my friends, and the BIG, BIG world I dream?" she wondered.
Pre-K - 3rd

The Dot: Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build background knowledge, and generate curiosity and excitement about the book.

Watercress: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book.
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Feisty Cinderella: A Folktale from France

Written by Margaret Read MacDonald, Jennifer MacDonald Whitman, & Nathaniel Forrest Whitman and Illustrated by Diane Greenseid

A take-charge Cinderella from an old folktale...a folktale from the French countryside. Little Flea...

Pre-K - 5th

What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best: Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build background knowledge, and generate curiosity and excitement about the book. Use this Book Talk video to drive engagement with your students for the book What Do Mommies Do Best/What Do Daddies Do Best by Laura Numeroff.

The Two Little Girls Who Could Not Spell Very Well: Teacher's Guide

Use this Teacher's Guide to help plan for use in the classroom.

The Two Little Girls Who Could Not Count Very Well: Counting Activity Sheet

Use this Counting Activity Sheet after a read-aloud of the story.

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The Two Little Girls Who Could Not Count Very Well

Written by Cait Danvers and Illustrated by Ira Samoilina, front cover colored by Emily, last page colored by Adelaide
Every child learns in a different way and at a different pace. For some it takes a little longer, it does not matter, it's not a race. Here is a true story of two little girls who could not count very well. Until ... They were taken from class on a regular outing, to go out and have great fun, practicing their counting!
Pre-K - 3rd

The Little Boy Who Could Not Spell Very Well: Teacher's Guide

Use this Teacher's Guide to help plan for use in the classroom.

The Little Boy Who Could Not Spell Very Well: Spelling Activity Sheet

Use this Spelling Activity Sheet after a read-aloud of the story.

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The Little Boy Who Could Not Spell Very Well

Written by Cait Danvers and Illustrated by Ira Samoilina & cover colored by Harley
Every child learns in a different way and at a different pace. For some it takes a little longer, it does not matter, it's not a race. Here is a true story of a little boy who could not spell very well. UNTIL...he found a way to spell each night, a game that proved to conquer his plight!
Pre-K - 3rd

The Little Girl Who Could Not Read Very Well: Teacher's Guide

Use this Teacher's Guide to help plan for use in the classroom.

The Little Girl Who Could Not Read Very Well: Reading Activity Sheet

Use this Reading Activity Sheet after a read-aloud of the story.

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The Little Girl Who Could Not Read Very Well

Written by Cait Danvers and Illustrated by Ira Samoilina & cover colored by Mishaya
Every child learns in a different way and at a different pace. For some it takes a little longer, it does not matter, it's not a race. Here is a true story of a little girl who could not read very well. UNTIL...she reads to her kittens each night and like magic, they cast their spell.
Pre-K - 3rd

Bird: Memory Match

After reading Birds, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the...

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When I Was Young in the Mountains

Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Diane Goode

Caldecott Honor Book!

"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing...

K - 3rd
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Transportation Then and Now (First Step Nonfiction ― Then and Now)

Written by Robin Nelson
See how transportation has changed over the years.
K - 3rd
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The Little Red Hen

Written and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney enlivens the beloved fable with cheerful and classically...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!

Written by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

With bold paintings and a simple, rhyming text, Caldecott Medalists Leo & Diane Dillon bring young...

Pre-K - 3rd

Dream On! A book about possibilities (Being the Best Me!®): Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading.

Dream On! A book about possibilities (Being the Best Me!®): Vocabulary Guide

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

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