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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions: 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.

Simon B. Rhymin': 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 Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed.
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Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers

Written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2018. Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, but when her beloved Aunt Rose and the Raucous Riveters, a group of women who built airplanes during World War II, need her help to invent something important, the pressure feels bigger than ever. With her friends Ada Twist and Iggy Peck by her side, Rosie keeps trying through every catastrophe. Can one determined engineer prove that the best inventors are the ones who never give up?
3rd - 5th
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Where's Waldo?

Written and Illustrated by Martin Handford
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1987. Readers search crowded, detailed scenes to find Waldo and his friends in this interactive picture book phenomenon.
K - 4th

Summer Vocabulary: Four in a Row

Use this game to practice reading the summer vocabulary words at school or at home.

Summer Vocabulary: Sink the Ship

Use this game to practice reading the summer vocabulary words at school or at home.

Summer Vocabulary: Go Fish!

Use this game to practice reading the summer vocabulary words at school or at home.

Summer Vocabulary: Word Sort

Use this interactive Word Sort to practice the summer vocabulary words in school or at home.

Spring Vocabulary: Word Sort

Use this interactive Word Sort to practice the spring vocabulary words in school or at home.

Fall Vocabulary: Go Fish!

Use this game to practice reading the fall vocabulary words at school or at home.

Fall Vocabulary: Four in a Row

Use this game to practice reading the fall vocabulary words at school or at home.

Pierre the Penguin: Book Talk

A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build...

Sky Color: 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.

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions: Guide for Families (አማርኛ)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

Pierre the Penguin: Guide for Families (አማርኛ)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

Wild River: Word Search

After reading Wild River by Rodman Philbrick, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning.

Wild River: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Wild River by Rodman Philbrick.

Explosion at the Poem Factory: Read Aloud Guide

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

Explosion at the Poem Factory: Vocabulary Guide

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

Explosion at the Poem Factory: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

Explosion at the Poem Factory: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Explosion at the Poem Factory by Kyle Lukoff.

Explosion at the Poem Factory: Word Search

After reading Explosion at the Poem Factory by Kyle Lukoff, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning.
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Explosion at the Poem Factory

Written by Kyle Lukoff and Illustrated by Mark Hoffmann
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. What would happen if poems were made on an assembly line, just like toys or canned soup? When piano teacher Kilmer Watts loses his job and ends up working in a poem factory, he discovers that making real poetry is a lot more complicated than pulling levers and pushing buttons.
1st - 4th

Reading Passage: The Super Bowl (3-5)

Use this Reading Passage to extend your students' thinking about the history of The Super Bowl...

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