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Don't Feed the Bear: Memory Match

After reading Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help...

Don't Feed the Bear: Word Search

After reading Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty, use this printable and interactive Word...

Don't Feed the Bear: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Don't Feed the Bear by Kathleen...

Chicken Butt!: Read Aloud Guide

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

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Don't Feed the Bear

Written by Kathleen Doherty and Illustrated by Chip Wass
It’s Bear vs. Ranger in the funniest food fight ever, in this entertaining picture book. Mac and cheese, carrot cake, meatball stew: Bear loves when campers leave him grub. The park ranger does not.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Chicken Butt!

Written by Erica S. Perl and Illustrated by Henry Cole

You know what?
What?
Chicken butt!

The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture...

Pre-K - 1st

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Read Aloud Guide

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

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Vocabulary Guide

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

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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The Junkyard Wonders

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

Young Trisha is devastated when she finds out that her class at her new school is known as the...

K - 3rd

This Train Is Bound for Glory: Powerpoint

Use this powerpoint as an interactive teaching tool for a "call and response," just like a...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Memory Match

After reading Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool! by Lucky Diaz, use this Memory Matching puzzle to...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool...

Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!: Word Search

After reading Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool! by Lucky Diaz use this printable and interactive...

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Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They?

Written by Andres Miedoso and Illustrated by Victor Rivas

Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are...

K - 4th

How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends?: Amazon Book Talk

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

Finding Winnie: Amazon Book Talk

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

Finding Winnie: Amazon Book Talk

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

Venn Diagram

Use this Venn diagram to compare and contrast two elements within a text/story.

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Paletero Man/¡Qué Paletero tan Cool!

Written by Lucky Diaz and Illustrated by Micah Player

Ring! Ring! Ring! Can you hear his call? Paletas for one! Paletas for all!

What’s the best way to...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Abuela y el covid/Grandma and Covid (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Airy Sindik & Tony De Luz and Illustrated by Tony De Luz

A young boy’s grandmother lives far away, but they keep in touch using cell phones and other devices...

Pre-K - 3rd

Titles Can Be Telling Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer before, during, and after reading to make inferences and connections...

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I Love You Because I Love You

Written by Muon Thi Van and Illustrated by Jessica Love
This book details all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do within a call-and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Salma the Syrian Chef

Written by Danny Ramadan and Illustrated by Anna Bron
All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and...
Pre-K - 2nd

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