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The Wild Robot: Anticipation Guide

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

The Wild Robot: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, The Wild Robot.

The Wild Robot: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.

The Wild Robot: Word Search

After reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally.

The Hunger Games: Novel Discussion Guide

Use this Novel Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading the book, The Hunger Games.

The Hunger Games: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, The Hunger Games.

The Hunger Games: Anticipation Guide

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

The Hunger Games: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, The Hunger Games.

Esperanza Rising: Novel Discussion Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Esperanza Rising.

Esperanza Rising: Anticipation Guide

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

Esperaza Rising: Vocabulary Guide

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

Esperanza Rising: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, Esperanza Rising.
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Buffalo Dreamer book cover

Buffalo Dreamer

Written by Violet Duncan
Summer learns about her grandfather’s experiences at a residential school and discovers the importance of understanding her family’s past while honoring her Native heritage.
5th - 6th

Holes: Novel Discussion Guide

Use this Novel Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Holes.

Holes: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, Holes.
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Artificial Intelligence (Cutting Edge Technology)

Written by Betsy Rathburn
Artificial intelligence is everywhere! It helps in our classrooms, in hospitals, and even inside the smartphones we carry around. But how does this smart technology actually work? Where did it come from? And what might it do in the future?
3rd - 7th

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life.

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life.

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life.

Using Repeated Reading to Build Fluency

This educator guide explains how repeated reading strengthens accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, expression, and comprehension, and provides a simple five-step routine for putting the strategy into practice.

Holes: Anticipation Guide

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

Holes: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, Holes.
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Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants

Written by Ann McCallum Staats and Illustrated by Zoë Ingram
Ready to explore some super‑strange plants? Open this book and discover the amazing tricks plants use to survive!
3rd - 7th
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Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas

The life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.
4th - 7th

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