Riley B. King grew up poor in the Jim Crow South, losing his mother young and working in the cotton fields as a boy, but music was always calling to him. Could the gift of music carry one determined boy all the way from Mississippi to the top of the world?
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a special speech to a school full of young people, sharing his vision for how they could build meaningful, excellent lives. What would your life's blueprint look like?
Dive deep into an author's world with RIF's Author Study, a complete K–5 literacy unit that guides students through reading, research, and cross-curricular exploration of a single author's body of work.
Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.
After reading Diamonds and Toads by Storytime, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.
After reading Swan Lake by Storytime, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.
After reading Summer Camp Sleuths by Bethany Latham, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.
After reading The Magic Harp by Storytime, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.