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Biography: "Snowflake" Bentley (elem/upper elem) [Preview]	This biography of the first person to photograph single snow crystals works well in conjunction with science lessons or as a "stand alone" reading comprehension. *Bentley's photographs are in the public domain and can be found in many places for free.
Biography: Pope John Paul II (elementary) [Preview]	A reading comprehension/ biography of the 264th pope.
Biography: U. S. President; George Washington (elem) [Preview]	A brief biography with reading comprehension questions.
Comprehension: Fire Safety (elem) [Preview]	A short reading comprehension selection about fires in the home is followed by 3 multiple choice questions and 5 questions that require brief written responses.
Comprehension: Iditarod (elem) [Preview]	A reading comprehension on the famous dog sled race.
Comprehension: Olympics - Opening Ceremony [Preview]	A reading comprehension describes some of the opening ceremony for the 2000 Olympics in Australia; this has directions and space for students to revise the document for the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics.
Comprehension: Police (elem/upper elem) [Preview]	Read the article about some duties police officers perform, and then write about which duty is the most important.
Comprehension: Scarecrows (elem) [Preview]	A fact-filled reading comprehension about scarecrows.
Comprehension: Skateboarding (elem) [Preview]	A two page history of skateboarding as a sport and the development of skateboards with multiple choice and short answer comprehension questions.
Comprehension: Spiders (elementary) [Preview]	Informative reading comprehension about spiders.

Comprehension: The Eyes Have It (elem/ upper elem) [Preview]	What's a blind spot? Why do some people wear glasses? Find out these answers and more with this reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Valentine's Day (elementary) [Preview]	Learn about Valentine's Day with this reading comprehension lesson.
Comprehension: When Does School Start?	This reading comprehension concerns information about when school starts in several different countries.
Fiction: A Sweet Adventure (upper elem/ middle) [Preview]	A child is transported into a candy world, having fun...and getting homesick. This reading comprehension captures student imaginations. The lesson continues with vocabulary development, parts of speech work, and more.
Fiction: Hurricanes (elementary) [Preview]	Terrance is frightened. A hurricane is headed directly towards him! Students can learn about this weather phenomenon along with Terrance in this fact-filled story, and then review their knowledge with comprehension questions.

Biography: "Snowflake" Bentley (elem/upper elem)	Biography: Pope John Paul II (elementary)	Biography: U. S. President; George Washington (elem)	Comprehension: Fire Safety (elem)
Comprehension: Iditarod (elem)	Comprehension: Olympics - Opening Ceremony	Comprehension: Police (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Scarecrows (elem)
Comprehension: Skateboarding (elem)	Comprehension: Spiders (elementary)	Comprehension: The Eyes Have It (elem/ upper elem)	Comprehension: Valentine's Day (elementary)
Comprehension: When Does School Start?	Fiction: A Sweet Adventure (upper elem/ middle)	Fiction: Hurricanes (elementary)


Comprehension: Boats (elem)	Comprehension: Roanoke Colony (elem/upper elem)	Biography: Stephen Hawking (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: World War II - Consequences (elem/upper elem)
Biography: LeBron James (elem)	Comprehension: World War II-Costs (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Southern Ocean (elem)	Comprehension: World War II; The Countries Involved (elem/upper elem)
Biography: Sports: Mia Hamm (elem)	Biography: Sports: Mia Hamm (upper elem/middle)	Comprehension: World War I Ending & Consequences (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: World War I Causes (elem/upper elem)
Comprehension: Where We Find Science (elem)	Comprehension: Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, The Gunpowder Plot (elem)	Comprehension: World War I-The Cost (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: September 11 Attacks (elem/upper elem)
Comprehension: World War I-Participating Countries (elem)	Vocabulary: Science; Scientific Method Set 1 (elem)	Comprehension: Science; The Scientific Method (elem/upper elem)	Easy Reading Comprehension: Our School (primary)
Easy Reading Comprehension: Riding the Bus (primary)	Easy Reading Comprehension: Friday Night Football (k-1)	Vocabulary: Sybil Ludington Activity Set (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Sybil Ludington; Heroine of the American Revolution (elem)
Comprehension: What is Physical Science? (elem)	Comprehension: World Landmark - Taos Pueblo (elem)	Biography: Johannes Kepler Astronomer (elem)	Comprehension: Health & Nutrition Potatoes (elem)
Biography: Euclid Greek Mathematician (elem)	Comprehension: The British Monarchy (elem)	Comprehension: Mother's Day History (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Royal Wedding 2011 (elem)
Fiction: Photo Safari (elem)	Early Reader: Composting is Fun (b/w) (primary)	Early Reader: Composting is Fun (color) (primary)	Comprehension: Australia's Modern History (elem)
Comprehension: U. S. Landmark - Appalachian Trail (elem)	Biography: Paul Revere (elem)	Comprehension: The Toucan (elementary)	The Water Cycle (elementary)
Comprehension: Giant Pandas (elementary/upper elementary)	Comprehension: Fish (primary)	Comprehension: Animal - Cows (elementary)	Comprehension: Horses (elem)
Comprehension: Animals and Their Needs	Comprehension: Magnets (elementary)	Comprehension: Planets (elementary)	Comprehension: Plants (elem)
Comprehension: Cardinals (primary/elem)	Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary)	Comprehension: Leap Year (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Turtles (primary/elem)
Comprehension: Butterflies (elementary)	Comprehension: Nutrition of Composting (elem)	Comprehension: Blue Jays (elementary)	Comprehension: Blue Penguins (elementary)
Comprehension: Cardinals (primary)	Comprehension: Chickadees (primary)	Biography: Colin Powell (elementary)	Comprehension: Corn (elementary)
Comprehension: Harriet the Hedgehog (elementary)	Comprehension: Occupation - Police (elementary)	Comprehension: Insects are Amazing (elementary)	Biography: Jackie Robinson (primary)
Biography: John Hancock (upper elementary/ middle)	Biography: Martha Washington (elementary)	Comprehension: Mountains (elementary)	Comprehension: Penguins (elementary/upper elem)
Comprehension: Occupation - Police Officer (primary)	Comprehension: Presidents' Day (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Pumpkins (elementary)	Comprehension: Reading is Important (elem)
Comprehension: Rockhopper Penguin (elementary)	Comprehension: Snakes Are Cool! (primary/elementary)	Comprehension: World Landmark - Grand Canyon (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Occupation - Firefighters (elementary)
Comprehension: Labor Day (elementary)	Comprehension: Whales (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Owls (primary/elem)	Biography: Christopher Columbus (elem)
Comprehension: Temperate Forests (elem)	Comprehension: Corn (primary)	Comprehension: How Forests Make Rain (elem/ upper elem)	Comprehension: Trees and Fungi (upper elem/ middle)
Comprehension: Trees and Mushrooms (elem)	Comprehension: Tree Shield (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Artists (primary)	Comprehension: Black Bears (elem)
Comprehension: Painting (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Scarecrows (primary)	Comprehension: Bats (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Camels (primary/elem)
Comprehension: PEZ Candies (upper elem)	Comprehension: Appliance Safety (elem)	Comprehension: Power Line Safety (elem)	Comprehension: Outlet Safety (elem)
Comprehension: Water and Electric Safety (elem)	Comprehension: World Landmark - Taj Mahal (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: World Landmark - Wat Phra Kaew (elem/upper elem)	Biography: Louis Armstrong (elem)
Biography: Geronimo (elementary)	Comprehension: Aesop (elementary)	Comprehension: Bees (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Boa Constrictor (primary/elem)
Comprehension: Cathedral State Park (elem)	Comprehension: Color Spectrum (primary)	Comprehension: Declaration of Independence (elem)	Comprehension: Holidays: Flag Day (elem)
Comprehension: Gingerbread People (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Immune System (elem)	Comprehension: Johnny Appleseed (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Juneteenth (elem)
Comprehension: Know the Nose (elem/ upper elem)	Comprehension: Koalas (elementary)	Comprehension: Mackinac Island (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Medieval Castles (primary)
Comprehension: New York - Brooklyn (primary/elem)	Comprehension: New York - Manhattan (primary/elem)	Comprehension: New York - Queens (primary/elem)	Comprehension: New York - Staten Island (primary/elem)
Comprehension: New York - The Bronx (primary/elem)	Comprehension: New York City (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Opossum (upper elem/ middle)	Comprehension: Peru (elementary)
Comprehension: Respiratory System (elem)	Comprehension: Silkworms (elem/ upper elem)	Comprehension: Sloth (elem)	Comprehension: Spiders (elementary)
Comprehension: Spiders (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Spiders and Insects (elementary)	Comprehension: Spiderwebs (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: St. Patrick's Day (elementary)
Comprehension: Steam Engine (elem / upper el)	Comprehension: Sunflowers (elementary)	Comprehension: The Bill of Rights (elem)	Comprehension: The Day the Falls Stood Still (elementary)
Comprehension: The Only Energy You'll Ever See (primary)	Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (elem)	Comprehension: Toucan (primary)	Comprehension: Buses (primary)
Comprehension: Cars (primary)	Comprehension: Ferries (elem)	Comprehension: Helicopters (elem)	Comprehension: Streetcars & Trams (elem)
Comprehension: Trains (elem)	Comprehension: U.S. Landmark - White House (primary/elem)	Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Bald Eagle (elementary)	Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Liberty Bell (elementary)
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Statue of Liberty (elem)	Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Flag (elementary)	Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Great Seal (elementary)	Comprehension: Valentine's Invitation (primary/elem)
Comprehensions: American Symbols (elem)	Comprehensions: Light and Sound (primary/elem)	Comprehensions: Making Light (primary/elem)	Comprehensions: Plants (elem)
Comprehensions: Saudi Arabia (elementary/ upper elem)	Comprehensions: South American Countries (elem/upper elem)	Mini-Unit: The Art of a Page (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Chimpanzee (primary/elem)
Comprehension: Dolphins (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Pandas (primary/elem)	Biography: Frederick Douglass (primary/elem)	Biography: Thurgood Marshall (primary/elem)
Biography: U. S. President; Abraham Lincoln (elem/upper elem)	Comprehension: Animal - Horse (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Animal - Chicken (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Animal - Duck (primary/elem)
Comprehension: Animal - Cat (primary/elem)	Comprehension: Nutrition; Milk-Balanced Nutrition (elem)	Comprehension: Fun in the Garden! Growing Vegetables (elem)	Recipe: Healthy Chefs' Tabouleh Salad (primary)
Comprehension: Fun in the Garden! Seed Starting (elem)	Comprehension: Fun in the Garden! Seed Starting (primary)	Biography: Deng Yaping Chinese Champion (primary)	Biography: Technology; Steve Jobs (primary)
Comprehension: U.S. Landmark - Plymouth (elem)	Comprehension: U. S. Landmark - Plymouth Rock (elem)	Comprehension: Heart Health (elem)	Comprehension: Pacific Ocean (elem)
Color and Read: World Landmark - Big Ben (primary/elem)

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