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The Influences on a Character Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to help students consider all of the influences on one of the main characters.

Figurative Language Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to explore the many types of figurative language used throughout the story.

Maya and The Robot: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Maya and the Robot by Eve Ewing.

Maya and the Robot: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Hello, Universe: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Emmy In The Key of Code: Vocabulary Guide

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

Emmy in the Key of Code: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Maya and the Robot: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

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The ABCs of Black History

Written by Rio Cortez and Illustrated by Lauren Semmer

Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries...

K - 4th

The Crossover: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.
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What to Do When the News Scares You: A Kid's Guide to Understanding Current Events

Written by Jacqueline B. Toner and Illustrated by Janet McDonnell
This latest installment in the bestselling What To Do series tackles children’s feelings of anxiety...
1st - 7th
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Stella Brings the Family

Written by Miriam B. Schiffer and Illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown
Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do? It's...
K - 3rd
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Maya and the Robot

Written by Eve L. Ewing
RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. What would you do if the perfect science fair project suddenly came to life? In this illustrated novel, a lonely fifth grader named Maya discovers a forgotten homemade robot just when she needs a friend the most. With her best friends in a different class for the first time, Maya is on her own, and this unexpected robot companion might change everything. Could a robot be exactly the friend she never knew she needed?
3rd - 7th
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Hello, Universe

Written by Erin Entrada Kelly
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Four very different kids wake up on what seems like an ordinary day, never expecting that by the end of it, their lives will be completely tangled together. When a cruel prank leaves Virgil trapped at the bottom of a well, the clock starts ticking, and the others must find the courage and determination they never knew they had.
3rd - 7th
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Solving for M

Written by Jennifer Swender
RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. When Mika starts fifth grade, her perfectly ordered world gets messy fast, especially when her quirky math teacher assigns a journal that mixes numbers with art.
3rd - 7th
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Amari and the Night Brothers

Written by B. B. Alston

Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the...

3rd - 7th

Watercress: Read Aloud Guide

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

Watercress: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Watercress: Memory Match

After reading Watercress, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the book's vocabulary words. Find matching pairs of words to complete the game.

Watercress: Word Search

After reading Watercress by Andrea Wang, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across and down.

Watercress: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Watercress by Andrea Wang.
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Watercress

Written by Andrea Wang and Illustrated by Jason Chin
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2022. Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road.
Pre-K - 3rd

Lucy's Engineering Adventure: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Lucy's Engineering Design: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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