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Biographies for Students: Free Books and Lesson Ideas

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Dive into the captivating narratives and unique perspectives of noteworthy individuals through biographies for students. From inventors and explorers to activists, artists, and leaders, these stories inspire with tales of resilience and discovery, and showcase the power of positive contributions to the world. There are a variety of biography series that are written specifically for […]

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Thematic Unit: U.S. World’s Fair Landmarks

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Here’s a thematic unit idea: explore American history, geography, culture, science, and art through the lens of world’s fairs. These grand global expositions featured technological marvels, cultural exhibits, and some of our nation’s most iconic architecture. Researching the landmarks originally constructed for world’s fairs is one way to launch an engaging cross-curricular study. Here are

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Reading Comprehension Strategies with Free Resources

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Looking to improve your child’s reading skills? Try implementing these reading comprehension strategies with some free resources. Comprehension Questions – Worksheets & Workbooks Answering questions after reading a text can help readers: There are a number of free sites where you can print out or access online short reading passages with comprehension questions for a

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Historical Fiction Takes the BLAH Out of History

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(This post contains affiliate links.)Let me tell you something…history can be an extremely boring subject. Especially if you use curriculum that consists of one big, fat, 500 page textbook that has to cover the history of the entire WORLD in one year. So basically all you’re getting is every single fact, figure, and historical date

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