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Charlotte's Web
- Charlotte's Web Introduction
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 1
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 2
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 3
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 4
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 5
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 6
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 7
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 8
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 9
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 10
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 11
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 12
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 13
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 14
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 15
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 16
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 17
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 18
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 19
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 20
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 21
- Charlotte's Web Chapter 22
- Charlotte's Web Extension Activities
- Charlotte's Web TEKS
- Charlotte's Web Meet Your Storyteller
- Chris Van Allsburg Unit
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Freckle Juice
- Fun in the Mud
- Laura Numeroff Series
- The Magic Paintbrush
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
- The Monkey's Paw
- The Napping House
- The Nature of Happiness
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Number the Stars
- Number The Stars Introduction
- Number the Stars Chapter 1
- Number the Stars Chapter 2
- Number the Stars Chapter 3
- Number the Stars Chapter 4
- Number the Stars Chapter 5
- Number the Stars Chapter 6
- Number the Stars Chapters 7-8
- Number the Stars Chapters 9-10
- Number the Stars Chapters 11-12
- Number the Stars Chapters 13-15
- Number the Stars Chapters 16-17
- Number the Stars Meet Your Storytellers
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Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes: Introduction
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 1
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 2
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 3
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 4
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 5
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 6
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 7
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 8
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Chapter 9
- Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes Extension Activities
- Stellaluna
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Introduction
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 1
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 2
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 3
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 4
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 5
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 6
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 7
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 8
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 9
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Section 10
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Extension Activities
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - TEKS
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Meet Your Storyteller
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To Kill A Mockingbird
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Introduction
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 1-3
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 4-6
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 7-9
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 10-12
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 13-15
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 16-18
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 19-21
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 22-24
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 25-27
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 28-31
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Extension Activities
- To Kill a Mockingbird - TEKs
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Meet Your Storyteller
- The William Hoy Story
- Wonder
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Wonderstruck
- Wonderstruck - Introduction
- Wonderstruck - Part 1 - pages 4-55
- Wonderstruck - Part 1 - pages 56-93
- Wonderstruck - Part 1 - pages 94-133
- Wonderstruck - Part 1 - pages 134-193
- Wonderstruck - Part 1 - pages 194-225
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 226-263
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 264-307
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 308-357
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 358-403
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 404-459
- Wonderstruck - Part 2 - pages 460-489
- Wonderstruck - Part 3 - pages 490-519
- Wonderstruck - Part 3 - pages 520-555
- Wonderstruck - Part 3 - pages 556-587
- Wonderstruck - Part 3 - pages 588-629
- Wonderstruck - Extension Activities
- Wonderstruck - TEKs
- Wonderstruck - Meet Your Storytellers
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Charlotte's Web: Extension Activities
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In this activity, students work on writing a research paper (of sorts). They will look into the qualities of a friend and write about those qualities. They will use a graphic organizer to organize their ideas, they will write a rough draft and final draft.
For Use: at any point during the reading of the story.
Time to Complete: two - 30 minute sessions
This activity is to assist students in writing a narrative. Students use the Template as their graphic organizer for the parts needed in writing a narrative. This can be used as a “one-time” writing activity, or it can be used as an activity where students are required to write a rough draft, edit, and write final drafts. (Narrative Frame Instructions)
Key
For Use: at any point during the reading of the story.- can be used as a one-time writing activity or
- can be used multiple times when writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final draft
Time to Complete:30 minutes to 1 hour (depending on how the activity is structured)
Worksheet: Problem Solution Frame
The point of this activity is for students to consider the problem that arises in every story and how the author solves that problem. The “Frame” is to assist teachers with the instructions for the activity and the “template is for students to use as their graphic organizer in which they consider problems, actions and solutions. (Problem Solution Template Instructions)
For Use: at any point during the reading of the story.
Time to Complete: 30 minutes
Worksheet: Compare and Contrast
In this activity, found on education.com, students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast 2 characters from the story. They will consider the similarities and differences between those two characters. It can be done as a small group or partner activity.
For Use: after most of the characters have been introduced.
Time to Complete: 20-30 minutes
This activity is one in which students select a character from the story, and use words they have learned to describe the character. They must also rationalize why they chose each word to describe their particular character.
For Use: after most of the characters have been introduced.
Time to Complete: 20 minutes
This is an acrostic in which the letters “S-O-M-E P-I-G” are used as students come up with descriptive words that accompany the letters of the acrostic. This is beneficial when students are looking at forms of poetry.
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For Use: after Chapter 11.Time to Complete: 20 minutes
In this activity, students are asked to design a flyer that would help Wilbur win an award at the fair.
For Use: after Chapter 16.
Time to Complete: 30 minutes
This activity, found on abcteach.com, asks students to practice using some of their new vocabulary words as well as to think of some adjectives on their own and use them in sentences.
For Use: after Chapter 21
Time to Complete: 20 minutes
In this activity, found on jeopardylabs.com, students will play a review game with questions set up in the style of the game show, “Jeopardy”. Depending on the size of your class will determine how you arrange teams. If your class is small, it can be a group activity, and if your class is large, you can arrange teams to play against one another.
This activity can be played online or downloaded to play offline.
For Use: at the end of the unit.
Time to Complete: 45 minutes to 1 hour