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Acting Activities, Worksheets, Printables, and Lesson Plans

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Short Readers
     Balance - It's a Balancing Act! (Short Reader; Grade 4-6 Readability)

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Reading Comprehensions
     Acting Like Angels
     Disappearing Act - The Anasazi, Part 1 (Grades 3-5)
     Disappearing Act - The Anasazi, Part 2 (Grades 3-5)
     Disappearing Act - The Anasazi, Part 4 (Grades 3-5)
     Disappearing Act - The Anasazi, Part 3 (Grades 3-5)
     New Taxes - Sugar and Stamp Act (Grades 4-5)
     The Intolerable Acts (Grades 4-5)
     The Stamp Act (Grades 4-6)
     The Townshend Acts (Grades 4-6)
     The Intolerable Acts (Grades 4-6)
     Indian Removal Act (Grades 5-6)
     The Alien and Sedition Acts (Grades 5-7)
     The Townshend Acts (Grades 6-8)
     The Stamp Act (Grades 6-8)
     The Intolerable Acts (Grades 6-8)
     The Chinese Exclusion Act (Grades 6-8)
     The Endangered Species Act (Grades 6-8)
     Getting Your Act Together! (Grades 7-8)
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Grades 7-9)
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Grades 9-12)

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Read and Color Books

Coming To America

The Golden Door: Ellis Island

Billy the Bully

Timmy the Turkey

Counting Bats

Carla Cow

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Reading Comprehension Lesson Ideas

Biographies (Grades 3-5)      Remember Your Writing Manners (Grades 6-8)      A Real Superman      America's Favorite Country Bumpkin      Carroll O'Connor      Desi Arnaz      Forever Endora      George Orwell      Grace Kelly      Jodie Foster      Jon Bon Jovi - Rock Star Dad      Judy Garland      Katharine Hepburn      King Chulalongkorn      Marlon Brando      Milkman to Super Star      Moe Howard      New Jersey's All-American - Paul Robeson      Ronald Reagan      Shirley Temple      Slim Pickens      The Singing Cowboy (Grades 9-12)      Bill Bixby      Candace Cameron Bure      Emma Thompson      Ludwig II of Bavaria      Michael J. Fox - A Lucky Man      Nero      Sir Alec Guinness      You've Come a Long Way, Kemosabe Daily Themes (Grades 3-5)      Full of Dreams      Hugs!      Julius Sterling Morton      Kewpies      More Than a Wrinkle      So Raven      The Wizard's Wizard      Tumbleweed Ranch      Walking Dictionaries (Grades 6-8)      Betsy Byars: From Reader to Writer      Charles Lindbergh      No Need for Greed      The Bad Dream      The Ten Percent Club      Top Ten Facts about Thornton Wilder      You've Got Potential Miscellaneous (no assigned grade level)      Extra, Extra (Grades 1-2)      The Quite Quiet Queen of Quito (Grades 3-5)      A Visit to a Ghost Town      Acceptance - It's A Two-Way Street      Amber Pumpkins      Animal Antifreeze      Assassination of Lincoln: President Lincoln- Mending the Nation      Attitude - Your Tone Says It All      Autumn Preparation      Behavior - It Is a Choice!      Being Angry      Broody and Moody      Earth Has Its Faults      Finding Rainbows      Homemade Cold Treat      How to Be a Standout Student      Is My Cat Sick?      Jeff Brown      Lunar Rainbow      Monkey See, Monkey Do      Mountain Goats      Naughty Nancy      Pinkeye      Plants: Over, Under, Inside, and Out      Taking a Dog to the Vet      The Flyer Colony      The Sense of Hearing: Do You Hear What I Hear?      Theatre for Readers      Three Siblings and a Big Secret      Timber Wolf      Warnings - Do Not Ignore Them!      Wendy's World- Visitors from Japan      What Desegregation Meant to Margaret      Where's Robbie?, Chapter 2      Who Cares?, Chapter 1      You Can Write a Model of This Poem      ~NAME0s~ Story: An Attitude of Gratitude (Grades 6-8)      "Dutch" Reagan      "I Will Fight No More Forever"- Chief Joseph      A Dramatic Moment All to Yourself      Air Plants      Alberto Tomba - Italian Ski Champion      An Unstable Fourth, Part 3      Arthritis      Attorney General      Balanced and Unbalanced Forces      Bullying      Characteristics of a Market Economy      Choking Out Smoking      Chris Burke - A Success Story      Christopher Marlowe, Man of Mystery      Council of Economic Advisers      Crocodilian Senses      Dialysis      Drafting the Confederate Constitution      Electric Guitar      Force and Motion      Forces      History of the National Park Service      Hollywood at War      How Do Airbags Work?      How Do Airplanes Work?      How Do Penguins Survive the Cold?      How Does a Canoe Work?      How Does a TV Remote Control Work?      How Infrared Works      Hybrid Cars      Indian Territory Becomes the State of Oklahoma      James Howe      Kangaroo Rats      Keeping Things in Check – Three Branches of Government      Laura Amy Schlitz      Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting      Markus Zusak      Mildred Gillars AKA Axis Sally      Moliére      Mood or Tone      Mucus, Boogers, and Snot - How GROSS!      Music Videos, Murder, and Weird Science      My New Red Shoes      Mystery of the Diary Entry      Nancy Reagan      Nature's Fireworks, the Northern Lights      Paul Fleischman      Renaissance Actors      Renaissance Theatres      Roadkill Raptors: Turkey Vultures      Ronald Reagan      School’s Out! What Will We Do?      Secretary of Agriculture      Secretary of Education      Secretary of Energy      Secretary of Health and Human Services      Secretary of Housing and Urban Development      Secretary of Labor      Secretary of State      Secretary of the Treasury      Secretary of Transportation      Secretary of Veterans Affairs      Sherman Alexie, Jr.      The Boston Massacre      The Digestive System      The First Thanksgiving, What Was It Really Like?      The Mysterious Renoir Thief      The Mystery of the Newspaper Bandit      The Science of "Rocket Science"      The Skeletal System      The World's Most Endangered Animals      Three Kinds of Volcanoes      Throwing Their Hats into the Ring, Part 1 - John Mercer Langston      Valentine's Day Around the World      Velma Bronn Johnston - Wild Horse Annie      Warnings - Do Not Ignore Them!      What Is a Heart Attack?      What Is a Resume?      What Is Opera?      When Is Presidents Day?      White Blood Cells      White House Chief of Staff      Why Me?, Part 4      Women in the Civil War      Y2K      Y2K      Yoshiko Uchida (Grades 9-12)      Cleisthenes      Facts about Force      FDR's New Deal - Organized Labor      Grace Abbott: Child Labor Activist      Harper Lee      J.D. Salinger      Kate Thompson      Ralph Ellison      Samuel Beckett      Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins: Native American Author and Educator      Sean Stewart      Seward's Folly      Silent Night: The Christmas Truce of World War I      The Brooks and Baxter War      The Confederate Government      Thornton Wilder      Write a Model of This Poem Stories (Grades 3-5)      Amish Barn-raising (Grades 6-8)      The Chauffeur's Tale      The Great Train Robbery Geography (Grades 3-5)      Vietnam - Geography (Grades 6-8)      Argentina - Culture      Argentina - History      Ecuador - Culture      Paraguay - Culture: Camilo Soares Machado      The Queen of Talk Shows      The Rodeo      Vatican - History

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Finish the Story
     Follow That Squirrel (Grade 2-3)
     Trouble among Hats (Grade 2-3)
     Trouble in the Lab (Grade 2-4)
     Reaching Out (Grade 3)
     Two Feathers' Scare (Grade 3-4)
     The New Class Clown (The Monkey and the Camel) (Grade 3-5)
     Here, Kitty, Kitty (Grade 3-5)
     The White Fence (Grade 3-6)
     The Bus Stop Dilemma (Grade 3-6)
     New School (Grade 4)
     A Penchant for Trouble (Grade 4-5)
     Helping the Animals (Grade 4-6)
     A Smokeless World (Grade 4-6)
     I Have a Dream (Grade 4-6)
     Planning a Convention (Grade 5-7)

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What Would You Do?
     Snooping Sister (Grade 3-4)
     Pop Goes the Easel (Grade 3-5)
     Surprise, I Already Knew (Grade 3-6)
     Jade Has A Dream (Grade 3-6)
     Up in Smoke! (Grade 3-6)
     Your Friend's Dad is Really Sick (Grade 3-6)
     Thank You, I Really (Don't) Love It! (Grade 3-6)
     The Food Fight (Grade 3-6)
     Too Much Shampoo! (Grade 4-6)
     Do You Smell Smoke? (Grade 5-7)
     Have a Puff (Grade 5-8)
     Witness to Bullying (Grade 6-8)
     Emergency (Grade 6-8)
     No Time for Homework (Grade 6-8)
     Responsibility (Grade 7-9)
     Would You Take this Promotion? (Grade 9-12)

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Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays
     Nutty Ned (Grades 1-3)
     Chinese Zodiac or Chinese Zoo? (Grades 1-4)
     All About Calendars (Grades 2-3)
     Pretty Inside (Grades 2-3)
     The Quarrel (Grades 2-3)
     Imagine Hispanic Heritage! (Grades 2-4)
     Leo the Lion and Tiny Mouse (Grades 2-4)
     Time for the Show... (Grade 3)
     We Are Circus Performers (Grades 3-4)
     We'll Keep You Safe (Grades 3-4)
     The Importance of Being Responsible (Grades 3-5)
     Discover the Truth: The Legend of El Dorado (Grade 4)
     Sibling Cleaning Team (Grade 4)
     Camels Can't Dance (Grades 4-5)
     Classroom Conduct (Grades 4-7)
     How to Handle a Theft (Grades 4-7)
     Study Skills (Grades 4-7)
     How to Handle a Bully (Grades 4-8)
     Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Grade 5)
     Organization (Grades 6-7)
     Sister to Sister [Gangs Theme] (Grades 9-12)

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Reluctant Reader Books
     The Wonder of Winter (Grade 1-2)
     A Message from Rover (Grade 2-3)
     Clowning Around (Grade 2-3)
     Oh Man, Stan! (Grade 2-3)
     The Beyoncè Contest (Grade 2-3)
     Emma's Eyes (Grade 3-4)
     Meet Miley (Grade 3-4)
     The Man Who Followed Favre: Aaron Rodgers (Grade 3-4)
     Your Cat's Baffling Behavior (Grade 3-4)
     Dylan and Cole Sprouse (Grade 3-5)
     From the Ground Up (Grade 3-5)
     Smoke Jumpers (Grade 3-5)
     The ABCs of Baroque Music (Grade 3-5)
     The Hummingbird That Lost Its Hum (Grade 3-5)
     A Shooting Star over the Shoe Store (Grade 3-6)
     Marculus Visits Earth (Grade 3-6)
     Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack Survivor (Grade 4-5)
     From Three Brothers to a Band: The History of The Jonas Brothers (Grade 4-5)
     Unlikely Animal Friends (Grade 4-5)
     Your Dog's Baffling Behavior (Grade 4-5)
     Centaurs (Grade 4-6)
     History of Country Music (Grade 4-6)
     How to Lose Friends and Annoy People (Grade 4-6)
     OK is for Oklahoma (Grade 4-6)
     Under the Big Top: Circus Performers (Grade 4-6)
     WA is for Washington (Grade 4-6)
     WV is for West Virginia (Grade 4-6)
     Derek Jeter (Grade 5-6)
     Fun Facts about America's First President (Grade 5-6)
     Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King! (Grade 5-6)
     Level Up: The Making of a Video Game (Grade 5-7)
     What's Behind the Mask? (Grade 5-7)
     Gypsies (Grade 5-8)
     Plants on the Arctic Tundra (Grade 5-8)
     The Bermuda Triangle (Grade 6-8)
     The History of the Circus (Grade 6-8)

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