Updated: One page biography of Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, Michael Phelps, with multiple choice and short answer questions.
Common Core: Reading Informational Text: Key Ideas & Details: RI.1.1, RI.2.1 Writing: W.1.8, W.2.8
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses breaking rules to help someone who might be in trouble. Common Core: W.3.1, W.4.1
Introduction to Indentifying the Theme of fictional or informational text. Students brainstorm information they would like to read or write about. May be used as a group activity. CCSS, RL.2.2, RL.3.2-2, W.3.2,W.2.2
Writing and Reading forms for identifying the theme of fictional or informational text. CCSS: R.6.2.1, W.6.2.1, RL.7.2.1, W.7.2.1 RL.8.2.1, W.8.2.1