Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources
Legends
Activities, Worksheets, Printables, and Lesson Plans
Short Readers
The Legend of St. Valentine (Short Reader; Grade 4-6 Readability)
Reading Comprehensions
Baseball Legend
Why the Possum's Tail Is Bare (A Cherokee Legend) (Grade 1)
Why the Owl Has a Spotted Coat (A Cherokee Legend) (Grade 1)
Minegoo of the Singing Waters (A Micmac Legend) (Grades 2-3)
Tawa and the Spider Woman (A Hopi Legend) (Grades 2-3)
The Animals' Purpose (A Creek Legend) (Grades 2-3)
The Legend of Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes (Grades 3-4)
A Horse in the Bed Room - The Legend of Tempe Wick (Grades 3-4)
The Legend of the White Deer (Grades 3-5)
How a Mountain Got its Name - The Legends of Jenny Jump (Grades 4-6)
Cherokee Legend of Blowing Rock (Grades 5-6)
The Legend of Casey Jones (Grades 5-7)
The Legend of Stingy Jack (Grades 5-7)
Pictures in the Stars, Legends in the Sky (Grades 5-8)
The Apache Kid: Outlaw Legend of the Southwest, Part 1 (Grades 6-8)
The Apache Kid: Outlaw Legend of the Southwest, Part 2 (Grades 6-8)
Reluctant Reader Books
Mike and the Legend of St. Valentine (Grade 4-5)
The Legend Behind the Poem (Grade 4-7)
Finish the Story
The Legend (Grade 5-6)
Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays
How Bear Lost His Tail: An Iroquois Legend (Grades 2-4)
How Raven Got the Sun: A Native American Legend (Grades 2-4)
How the Kangaroo Got Her Pouch: An Australian Aboriginal Legend (Grades 2-4)
Maui Tames the Sun: A Hawaiian Legend (Grades 3-4)
The Great Rain: A Native American Legend (Grades 3-5)
Discover the Truth: The Legend of El Dorado (Grade 4)
The Lake of Miracles: An Incan Legend (Grades 4-6)
Literature Book Units
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Grades 2-4)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Grades 6-8)
Read and Color Books
Everyone Loves Spaghetti! (October 19)
Reading Comprehension Lesson Ideas
Biographies
(Grades 3-5)
Written Story-Telling
(Grades 6-8)
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash"
A Real Superman
Dick Van Dyke
Henry W. Longfellow
Iron Man of the NFL - Brett Favre
J.R.R. Tolkien
John Biggers
Mata Hari, Exotic Spy?
Peyton Manning
Shah Jahan
Slim Pickens
Taming the Wilderness — The Life of Daniel Boone
The Brothers Grimm
Where's Butch?
(Grades 9-12)
Hypatia of Alexandria - Bright Mind, Wrong Time
Pancho Villa
Sacagawea
Sir Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons
Titian, Venetian Master of Color
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Daily Themes
(Grades 3-5)
"Larry Bird Ball"
A Hot Time in the Old Town
Colcannon
Habitant Bonfire
Happy New Year Japan!
Queen of Light
What Were Dragons?
(Grades 6-8)
Horseradish
No Need for Greed
The Buzzards of Hinckley, Ohio
Miscellaneous
(no assigned grade level)
Before Columbus
(Grades 3-5)
Crater Lake National Park
Figure Skating
Gerald McDermott: Tale Spinner
Greenland Sharks
Lewis and Clark - Little Known Facts
Little Green Men
Matt's Holi Day
Romulus and Remus
Seminoles
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Tales of the Chinese New Year
The Center for Endangered Mythological Creatures
Using a Map
What Is a Weather Map?
(Grades 6-8)
A Short History on Marathon
A Sport with an Unusual Name! Curling
Alexander the Great
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Archimedes
Atlantis - Fact or Fantasy?
Atlantis
Aztec 101
Bagpipes
Belle Starr
Bill Pickett, "The Bull-Dogger"
Boccaccio
Bonnie and Clyde
Books Tell the Story
Breakers Break Into Dance
Caste System in Ancient India
Catch a Dream with a Dream Catcher
Cattle Drives
Chinese History 101
Chinese Kung Fu
Christopher Marlowe, Man of Mystery
Constellations
Crusades and More Crusades
Dandelions
Davy Crockett - Born in the Frontier
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Egyptian History 101
Eureka! Density!
Golden Nemesis, Part 1
Greeting Cards and More
Gunfight at the OK Corral
Halloween Across the U.S.A.
Hannibal Barca
Inca 101
Ireland
Karate
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Ladybugs
Life with a Cat
Life with a Snake
Life with Frogs and Toads
Making the Mark with Archery
Mapping the Earth's Surface
Martha Jane Cannary a.k.a. Calamity Jane
Michael Scott
Mosques and Palaces of Islamic Architecture
Mulan
Native American Baskets
Native American Dolls
Native American Drums and Flutes
Native American Masks
Native American Peace Pipes
Native American Rugs and Blankets
Native American Totem Poles
Newfoundland's Vikings
Obituary - a Brief Biography
Old Steamboat: Famous Bucking Horse of the Old West
Patience Wright: American Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy
Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Phil's Big Day
Richard the Lionheart
Roger Lancelyn Green
Shadow Plays
Shaun White
Smokeless Tobacco
Terek's Revenge
Texas Law Men, Part 2
Thangkas
The 2010 Winter Olympics
The Ancient Olympics
The Bermuda Triangle
The Black Hills, Where Two Worlds Met
The Dream Catcher
The First Americans
The Grand Ole Opry of Nashville, Tennessee
The Great Exhibition
The Green, Prickly Things of Christmas
The Loch Ness Monster
The Navajo People
The Periodic Table
The Roman Republic
The Secret of Silk
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Stories Behind the Candles
The Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Twelve Olympians
The Yosemite Indians of the Ahwahnee Valley
TODALSIGS - Maps
Troy - Did It Really Exist?
Understanding Pictures and Graphics
Unicorns
Unsolved Mystery - Bigfoot
Vikings on the Move
What Is Buddhism?
What Is Classical Art?
What is Hinduism?
What Is Knitting?
What Is Scientology?
What Is Sikhism?
What is Taoism?
What Is Tibetan Buddhism?
What Is Unitarian-Universalism?
What Is Wicca?
What is Zoroastrianism?
What to Wear in Mexico
Writing the Nonhuman Biography
(Grades 9-12)
Abacuses and Aqueducts - Roman Mathematics
Aqueducts
Augustus
Calendars and Religion
Classy Chinese Characters
Eoin Colfer
From the Far Out to the Right On - Science and Fiction in the Fifties
Greek and Roman Copycats
Lao Tzu
Magnificent Manuscripts
Mathematics, Science, and Technology of Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia and the Bible
Nothing at Last - Indian Mathematics
Proofs and Pythagoras - Greek Mathematics
Pueblo Revolt
The "Maine" Reason to Pick Your Teeth
The Best View of Earth?
The History of Hinduism
The History of Taoism
The History of Zoroastrianism
The Mauryan Dynasty
The Natural Wonders of Virginia
The Old Man of the Mountain
What is Earth Science?
Animals
(Grades 6-8)
Piranhas
Salamanders
Geography
(no assigned grade level)
Italy
Japanese Holidays
(Grades 3-5)
"Fire Mountain"
Devil's Lake Fishing
Hawaii
Hawaii: The Island State
Kit Carson
Punxsutawney Who?
The Charter Oak
The World of Jazz
(Grades 6-8)
A History of How Connecticut Became a State
Alabama is Born - Six Exclusive Interviews
Guam: In the Beginning
Ireland - Celts
Norway - Daily life
The Auroral Lights
The Big Burp
(Grades 9-12)
Ancient Greece - History
Finish the Story
Runaway to Freedom (Grade 3-4)
The Shoemaker (Grade 3-6)
Keep an Eye on That Leprechaun (Grade 6-8)
What Would You Do?
Is St. Patrick's Day Lucky For You? (Grade 3-6)
Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays
Chinese Zodiac or Chinese Zoo? (Grades 1-4)
Antarctica: Life in a Frozen Land (Grades 2-4)
The Hearty Animals of the Polar Region (Grades 3-6)
Making Good Choices (Grades 4-7)
Reluctant Reader Books
Lucky Leprechauns (Grade 2-3)
S Is For St. Patrick (Grade 3-5)
H Is for Halloween (Grade 3-6)
Mapping ABC Style (Grade 3-6)
Bigfoot: Truth or Tale? (Grade 4-5)
C Is For Christmas (Grade 4-6)
GA is for Georgia (Grade 4-6)
ID is for Idaho (Grade 4-6)
M Is for Map (Grade 4-6)
NJ is for New Jersey (Grade 4-6)
T Is for Thanksgiving (Grade 4-6)
Unicorns (Grade 4-6)
Werewolves (Grade 4-6)
Amazing Spiders (Grade 5-6)
Rainbows (Grade 5-6)
Vampires (Grade 5-6)
Animals on the Arctic Tundra (Grade 5-8)
Bringing in the New Year (Grade 5-8)
Famous Pirates (Grade 5-8)
Gargoyles (Grade 5-8)
Nessie and Friends: Famous Lake Monsters (Grade 5-8)
The Tower of London (Grade 5-8)
Castles: Magnificent Palaces (Grade 6-8)
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