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African history literature circles under $5
The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â It's Time for a Story 10 Book Bundle SET FOUR 155 Activities for 10 Titles
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park: Novel Chapter Quizzes
A Long Walk to Water by Newbery Award winning author Linda Sue Park is based on a true story of refugee boys during the civil war crisis in Sudan (Africa). It is also a story about the global issue of clean water availability. The book presents an incredible reading experience, one that I'd recommend to any middle school classrom! This product is a set of 18 printable quizzes to assess your students' comprehension and memory recall of the novel events. Quizzes are comprised of 5 multiple choice
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â A Long Walk to Water Bundle
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park - Reader Response Journal and Rubric
A Long Walk to Water by Newbery Award winning author Linda Sue Park is an incredible reading experience, one that I'd recommend to any middle school classrom! This product is a set of 24 printable writing prompt worksheets that will encourage your students to think critically and share their thoughts in a well written paragraph. A rubric for self-evaluation and teacher assessment will help both students and teachers stay on track with the writing task.The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â A Long Walk to Water Bundle
A Long Walk to Water Anticipation Guide & Post Reading Activity
A Long Walk to Water by Newbery Award winning author Linda Sue Park is an incredible reading experience, one that I'd recommend to any middle school classrom! This product is an anticipation guide that you can use to pique students' interest and introduce them to the concepts that will appear in the novel. After students complete the chart create discussion by asking students to share their answers. I like to put the signs: AGREE/DISAGREE/NEUTRAL around the room as ask students to move to the si
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â A Long Walk to Water Bundle
Who Was Harriet Tubman? {Black History Month Novel Study} - PRINT & DIGITAL
Who Was Harriet Tubman? novel study is a PRINT & DIGITAL resource through GOOGLE SLIDES and EASEL by TPT. This novel study is ready for DISTANCE LEARNING. Black History Month Resource:Connect American History and literature by reading the novel Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough. Included in this Black History Month novel study are:Printer Friendly Black Line Packet7 Pages of Comprehension Questions with an Answer Key7 Pages of Extension Activities - Nonfiction Text Fe
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Novel Study: Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Includes questions for each chapter and answer key with page numbers for each question.
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4th - 8th
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Novel Study: The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown
Includes questions for each chapter and answer key with page numbers for each question.
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt Reading Passages Unit - Comprehension Questions with answers
Ancient Egypt Worksheets - Reading Comprehension Passages and questions with answer sheets. This resource contains 4 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with answers.A quick overview of topics covered in this resource include:1.) Ancient Egypt- covers the civilisation of Ancient Egypt- the Nile River- how the floods happened and the benefitsKeywords: Civilisation, Nile River, Fertile, Crops, cultivation2.) Society & Social Structure of Ancient Egypt- covers the social hierar
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Primary School Bundle of Activities
Plessy v Ferguson Socratic Seminar
This resource includes the following:Plessy V Ferguson reading covering background, amendment elements, and final remarks from Justice Henry Brown and Justice John HarlanAnnotation technique to ensure close reading and note taking on the text (can be used for a grade)Potential discussion questions for the Socratic SeminarInstructions on how to conduct the Socratic Seminar and sentence stems to help students phrase their comments or questions in the Socratic Seminar
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Banana Leaf Ball by Milway & Evans 22 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Inspirational story based on true events - The Banana-Leaf Ball How Play Can Change the World is part of the Citizen Kid series of books. A young boy in East Africa is forced to flee his home due to unrest. During the chaos of fleeing, he becomes separated from his family and ends up in a United Nations refugee camp. At the camp he encounters other children who bully and steal in the name of survival. One day, a Right to Play volunteer comes to the camp and organizes a soccer game among the chil
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â It's Time for a Story 10 Book Bundle SET TWO 146 Activities for 10 Titles
Martin Luther King Mini-Book
Discover the inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. in this engaging mini-book! Perfect for young learners, this mini-book introduces the important events and messages of Dr. King's life, promoting equality and justice. With interactive activities and vibrant illustrations, this mini-book is a great resource for teaching about this influential civil rights leader.Clipart credits: @EduclipsThank you for supporting my store. Don't forget to follow and leave your review.
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Not Grade Specific
One Thousand Hills Novel Study
One Thousand Hills tells the story of Pascal, a boy growing up in Agabande, Rwanda. Pascal lives with his parents, older brother and little sister, and life is good. He goes to school, his parents own a water tank, and he does what is expected of him. Little does he know that his world is about to horrifically be turned upside down.
The set of questions developed here can be used as an independent novel study. An answer key is attached for teachers. Further, this novel study could be used
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Eight Novel Studies for Literature Circles or Independent Reading
Little People, Big Dreams - Nelson Mandela by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Nelson Mandela by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Alison Hawkins. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, sequencing and research activities plus a fill-in puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle.Education
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2nd - 5th
Nelson Mandela by Barbara Kramer - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Nelson Mandela by Barbara Kramer. This document contains six worksheets for students.This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 4 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the life of Nelson Mandela by completing activities that work with this text. There ar
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Nelson Mandela Book Bundle - Worksheets for 3 Books
A Long Way Gone -- Multiple Choice Test
This is a 25 question (3 page), multiple-choice test on the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. This quiz will assess whether or not your students read the book, but it will not test ELA standards (though there are some standards-based questions mixed in).I usually assign monthly independent reading for homework with a list of approximately 4 -10 novels to choose from, and then I quiz my students on the novel to be sure that they read.A Long Way Gone would make an excellent whole-class novel
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8th - 12th
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A Long Walk to Water Book Study
This book study is based on the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. It goes well with social studies units on Africa or Sudan. The Book A Long Walk to Water is a great one to read with kids to help them learn about the cultural issues and struggles in other parts of the world.  It is a PDF download and is 7 pages long.  Included in the file are the following:20 Discussion questions about the bookA Sudan fact sheetSudan QuizThe Lost Boys fact sheetNya and Slava ComparisonSalva’s Journey
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2nd - 5th
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Journey to Jo'burg independent reading packet
This 6 page independent reading resource will assist students in comprehension while reading Journey to Jo'Burg. When they have answered 25 recall questions, arranged by chapter and page order, students will be prepared to participate in other guided reading or literacy circle activities. The questions included are intended to help teachers make sure students are completing reading and not just looking through texts or (worst case scenario) fake reading! This packet is a great additional resourc
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4th - 7th
Maya Angelou Internet Quiz
Multiple choice quiz format. Students use credible internet sources to find answers. Takes anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to complete, barring technical/computer issues. Quiz is 3 pages and includes an extra credit question. Use your own point system to score this. Answer key included. Works well with contemporary poetry unit, pop lit, and social/cultural studies. A turnkey assignment for a digital learning day.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela by E. L. Norry - 10 Worksheets
This resource is a twelve page PDF document with activities to do based on the book The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela by E. L. Norry and Ashley Evans. This document contains ten worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are two pages of comprehension questions, an index activity, a word definition task and research activities plus writing activities. There is also an easy threesy p
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Nelson Mandela Book Bundle - Worksheets for 3 Books
Black History Month Digital Read Alouds Collection
Incluced in this product is a Google Slideshow that lists 28 digital read aloud stories on YouTube. All the teacher has to do is either present the slideshow in class and choose a read aloud OR post this slideshow in your LMS (i.e. Google Classroom) so that students can choose which read aloud they want to listen to.This is a great product for Black History Month OR whenever you want the students to listen to a culturally diverse story at storytime! Stories include:Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
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Not Grade Specific
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Forge Workbook (Seeds of America Trilogy)
This is an 11 page workbook meant to help students understand the historical events in this novel. There are some vocabulary and writing activities, but the focus is on historical events.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
MLK Jr. Cloze Reading Task Cards (28 Cards)
MLK Jr. Cloze Reading Task Cards (28 Cards)
Martin Luther King Jr. Cloze Reading Task Cards
2nd-6th Grade Reading Level
Grades:
2nd - 5th
The Red Pencil Book Study Journal Template
Use this template to assess student's understanding of the book The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkey. The possibilities are endless!
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Not Grade Specific
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