155 results
U.S. History Common Core RL.5.3 resources
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Get everything you need for your Blood on the River novel study in one handy resource! This complete novel unit for upper elementary or middle school includes engaging novel activities to teach skills like characterization, conflict, and theme, plus basics like vocabulary worksheets, chapter questions, and a test. Your students will be hooked by the riveting story of Jamestown as they strengthen reading and thinking skills through this high-interest novel study!The following resources are includ
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Unit
Inside Out And Back Again Newbery Honor Book by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study is perfect for learning about immigration, coming-of-age, Vietnam War , U.S. history, refugees, similes and metaphors, character analysis, themes, and much MORE! This unit includes: 1. Objective & Benchmarks2. Pre-reading activity - Background history of Vietnam War3. During Reading Comprehension Questions along with history on Vietnamese immigration. 4. Post Reading Activities - Similes and Metaphors5. Vocabula
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Grab everything you need for your Soldier's Heart novel study in one handy resource! This complete novel study bundle will hook and engage your students as they dive into the Civil War time period with rich vocabulary, characterization activities, theme activities, historic settings, and much more.This resource includes everything you need to teach this novel:Vocabulary (plus digital version)Chapter Reading Questions (plus digital version)Anticipation Guide & Civil War State Scrambles (plus
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001
This print-and-go resource is full of activities to supplement the novel I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis. This download includes EVERYTHING YOU NEED to teach the book. You simply need to print these pages and watch your students' comprehension soar as they engage with the text in a fun and meaningful way. This download also includes a DIGITAL version for your students to complete and submit via Google classroom. Simplify your lesson planning today!I have included a
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
Blood on the River Novel Test - Printable & Digital
Need a rigorous way to assess your novel study? This end-of-book test (part of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit) covers comprehension and reading skills in Elisa Carbone's Jamestown novel, Blood on the River. It contains eight vocabulary matching questions, 22 multiple-choice story questions, and a paragraph response about how Samuel (the narrator) changes throughout the novel.Concepts covered include:VocabularyPlotCharacterConflictSettingThemeCause and effectInferenceand more!This r
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Blood on the River Study Guide Questions - Printable & Digital
Easily check reading comprehension with these chapter questions for Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone! This comprehensive novel study resource includes 13 sections of 4-5 questions (each covering 1-2 chapters), some comprehension-level and others pushing students into literary analysis. Students are challenged to think critically about plot, character, setting, motivation, conflict, cause and effect, and theme.These questions are part of my complete Blood on the River Novel Unit - grab all 11
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Ben and Me Novel Study
Incorporating novels with your social studies units is easy with this all inclusive print and go packet. I've included everything you need to work your way through this novel with ease. Integrating novels into social studies is a very effective way to add dimension to your units, and Ben and Me is a wonderful story that my students always loved to read. What You'll Find:• Teacher’s Edition of Vocabulary by Chapter (with definitions)• Student’s Edition of Vocabulary by Chapter (no definitions)•
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Fever 1793 Novel Activities
These novel activities supplement and help guide your instruction of the historical fiction novel, Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. This is a 62 page resource with 60 useable pages! Activities are based on the common core with a focus on finding text evidence to support ideas and opinions. Engaging activities will keep your kids focused on theme; exploring figurative language; describing characters, settings, and events; analyzing and evaluating characters; summarizing using tweets; and so m
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Unit Plan Super Bundle
This is a unit based upon the novel "The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" by Rodman Philbrick. It has been chosen as an exemplar text and has been aligned to the new common core standards. You will be receiving everything you need to teach this unit! You are receiving 3 weeks of lesson plans that are ready to print out and paste into your plan book. You will also be receiving a list of vocabulary words for each of the 3 weeks you are teaching the novel as well as vocabulary organizers, p
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Out of the Dust Text Dependent Common Core Novel Activities
Common Core Aligned Activities
• RL.5.1 – Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• RL.5.2 – Determine a theme of a story from details in the text, including how characters in a story respond to challenges; summarize the text.
• RL.5.3 – Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story drawing on specific details in the text.
• RL.5.4 – Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg
This print-and-go resource is full of activities to supplement the novel I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis. This download includes EVERYTHING YOU NEED to teach the book. You simply need to print these pages and watch your students' comprehension soar as they engage with the text in a fun and meaningful way. Simplify your lesson planning today!I have included three nonfiction articles to build background knowledge about the American Civil War. Each article has an activit
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter the Underground Railroad Lesson
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Winter The Underground Railroad Lesson is perfect for teaching American history, African American history, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary, writing skills, and much MORE! This lesson plan includes: Learning Objectives Pre, during, and post reading activities, Background InformationExtension resourceKWL Chart, Word search New Vocabulary activities Reading Comprehension QuestionsCause & Effect activity Main idea and details activity Nearpod
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Ancient Civilizations - Present Day Social Studies Differentiated Passage Bundle
Ancient Civilizations to Present Day Social Studies Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about everything in history that took place from the time of ancient civilizations around the world to American history beginning with the Age of Exploration to present day by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 418 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, total
"Heart and Soul" by Kadir Nelson Book Study Unit
This unit perfectly coordinates with Kadir Nelson's beautiful work "Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans." Each chapter contains multiple choice and text-based open-ended responses as well as a graphic organizer thinking map. COMPREHENSIVE ELA PRACTICE! Multiple skills are covered throughout the unit, including narrator's voice, figurative language, theme, context clues, main idea and details, summarizing, informative writing, and critical thinking. END OF UNIT WRITING ASSE
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Dear Levi Novel Study on Westward Expansion
Incorporating novels with your social studies units is easy with this all inclusive print and go packet. I've included everything you need to work your way through this novel with ease. Integrating novel units into your social studies block can transform history for your students. "Dear Levi" is a story of a young boy moving west to work the land his Pa claimed for their family. The hardships of moving west in a wagon train are beyond what we can imagine, but this novel brings so many of those
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
Civil War Compare and Contrast Unit
The Civil War Compare & Contrast Unit is designed to help support achievement of Common Core Standards by building comparison skills. It incorporates a research based strategy for developing comparing / contrasting skills, and is curriculum based. This unit focuses on ELA (English Language Arts) goals while utilizing Social Studies materials, allowing Therapists / Teachers to build skills across subject areas. It is appropriate for use with Upper Elementary and Middle School students. The re
Grades:
4th - 8th
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L Holm: A PDF & EASEL Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, no-prep packet for teachers to use with students in grades 4-7 who are reading Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer L. Holm. It includes 17 student pages that can be used as printables or digitally (the buyer simply exports it to Easel from the My Purchases page). A separate answer key in addition to a list of research topics for further reading and deeper understanding is also included.. The student pages divide the text into five reading assignments of about 35 pages each
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock Novel Study
Comments from buyers: “This was a great resource for after reading. I love the quizzes and the final exam. It breaks down vocabulary, figurative language, and discussion. I will use this for years to come.” “Wonderful resource, was challenging and engaging. Discussion questions are great.” “Worked perfectly for small reading groups. Put these into binders and the kids were thrilled.”This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock. This N
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Blood on the River Character Traits - Printable & Digital
When you've got a good novel like Blood on the River, you use it to teach ALL the skills! Help students make inferences and analyze character traits using characterization worksheets for Blood on the River characters. These activities can be used during reading as comprehension checks or for review after you finish the novel. If you teach Blood on the River, you won't want to miss the rest of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit!This resource includes the following digital versions:Googl
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Showing 1-24 of 155 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands