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Biography Form: President	Biography: Alexander the Great (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Biofuels (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: Golden Gate Bridge (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Hibernation (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Owls (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Reading a Newspaper (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: Solar Energy (middle/high school)	Comprehension: Sparrows (middle school)	Comprehension: The Gold Rush (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: The United Nations (middle/high)
Comprehension: Veterans Day (upper elem)	Comprehension: World Landmark - Mount Everest (upper elem)	Fable: Aesop and Fitting In (primary)	How to Write a Four Star Extended Response

Inventors: Bertha Benz (upper elem/middle school)	Legend: St. Valentine's Day (upper elem/middle)	Reading Interests Survey (Intermediate/Middle)	Unit: USDA Food Guide (upper elem/middle)

Comprehensions: Race to the Moon (upper elem/middle)	Science: Hawking Radiation (upper elem/middle/high)	Biography: Stephen Hawking (middle/high)	Comprehension: Australia Day (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: World War II - Consequences (middle/high school)	Comprehension: World War II-Costs (middle/high school)	Readers' Theater: Mom's Christmas Stories (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Southern Ocean (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: World War II; The Countries Involved (middle/high school)	Biography: Archimedes of Syracuse (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: World War I Causes (middle/high school)	Fact Sheet: Endangered Fishes of North America (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: Easter (upper elem/middle)	Biography: Colin Powell (middle school)	Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary)	Biography: Jackie Robinson (upper elem/ middle)
Comprehension: Armadillos (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Blue Jays (middle school)	Comprehension: Brooklyn Bridge (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Camels (upper elem/middle)
Comprehension: Cardinals (middle school)	Comprehension: Chickadees (middle school)	Comprehension: Chivalry (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Czech Easter (upper elem/ middle)
Comprehension: Horses (upper elem/ middle)	Comprehension: Mardi Gras (middle school)	Comprehension: New Year's Eve (upper elementary)	Comprehension: Occupation - Nurse (upper elem/ middle)
Comprehension: Ostriches (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Sea Turtles (upper elementary/middle)	Comprehension: Sharks (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Texas (upper elementary/ middle)
Comprehension: Tower Bridge (upper elem/middle)	Realistic Fiction	Realistic Fiction vs. Fantasy	Unit: Conflict! A Constant Struggle (middle)
Worksheet: Defining Genre (upper elem/middle)	Worksheet: Point of View (upper elementary)	Worksheets: Capitalization (elem)	Phonics: Homophones (elem)
Testing Practice: Language Arts; Punctuation (elem/upper elem)	Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe (elem)	Biography: U. S. President; Thomas Jefferson (upper elem/middle school)	Comprehension: Earth Day (elem/upper elem)
Comprehension: Mother's Day (upper elementary/ middle)	Comprehension: Pledge of Allegiance (upper elem/middle school)	Fact or Opinion? Veterans Day (upper elem)	Biography: U. S. President John F. Kennedy (upper el/middle)
Comprehension: Heart Health (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: Recycling; How it Changes Our World (upper elem/middle)

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Biography Form: President [Preview]	Targeted questions to answer about any president.
Biography: Alexander the Great (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	Pre-reading discussion questions and vocabulary building, combined with two reading comprehensions that cover two of Alexander's famous moments.
Comprehension: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	This reading comprehension on the world's longest bridge comes with some tricky questions!
Comprehension: Biofuels (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	Text only. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions to review this text are available on our member site.
Comprehension: Golden Gate Bridge (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	This reading comprehension gives details about the famous orange bridge.
Comprehension: Hibernation (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	A fact-filled reading comprehension explaining the hows and whys of animal behavior. Includes short answer comprehension question.
Comprehension: Owls (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	Learn more about these fascinating birds with this factual reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Reading a Newspaper (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	The basic construction of a news story is explained, then students check their knowledge by reading a real story; the classified section (sales and jobs) is also explored.
Comprehension: Solar Energy (middle/high school) [Preview]	Text only. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions to review this text are available on our member site.
Comprehension: Sparrows (middle school) [Preview]	Interested in sparrows? Learn more about them with this fact-filled reading comprehension.

Comprehension: The Gold Rush (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	A fact-filled reading comprehension, with discussion-provoking pre-questions, and excellent vocabulary building.
Comprehension: The United Nations (middle/high) [Preview]	Text only. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions to review this text are available on our member site.
Comprehension: Veterans Day (upper elem) [Preview]	A factual reading comprehension about this November holiday.
Comprehension: World Landmark - Mount Everest (upper elem) [Preview]	May 29th marks the anniversary of the first time the summit of Mount Everest was reached (in 1953). Mark the occasion with this informative reading comprehension.
Fable: Aesop and Fitting In (primary) [Preview]	This unit uses the story of the miller, his son, and their donkey as a foundation for talking about fitting in. With imaginative writing and drawing prompts (and a word search!), as well as comprehension questions, this is a fun introduction to Aesop AND a solid lesson on character education and critical thinking skills. Available at four levels.
How to Write a Four Star Extended Response [Preview]	[member-created with abctools] Directions for writing an extended response on starred border paper.
Inventors: Bertha Benz (upper elem/middle school) [Preview]	Karl Benz's wife took his invention (the "horseless carriage") for a road trip and became a German legend.
Legend: St. Valentine's Day (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	One of many Valentine legends, this one presents a martyr who stood up to the emperor and defended his beliefs. A reading comprehension, writing prompt, and word search.
Reading Interests Survey (Intermediate/Middle) [Preview]
Unit: USDA Food Guide (upper elem/middle) [Preview]	Learn about the "My Pyramid" food guide! This mini-unit features a reading comprehension, Venn diagram, and several short answer and essay writing prompts, designed to promote understanding and creative thinking.

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