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Town Activities, Worksheets, Printables, and Lesson Plans

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Read and Color

Mapping Countries, States, Cities, and Towns

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Reading Comprehensions
     Pizza Town
     A Visit to a Ghost Town (Grades 2-3)
     Countries, States, Cities, and Towns (Grades 3-4)
     Now and Then - Everyday Life in a New England Town (Grades 3-4)
     Tombstone, Arizona, "The Town Too Tough To Die" (Grades 5-7)
     Virginia City - A Boom Town (Grades 6-8)

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Reluctant Reader Books
     Kelly Pickler: From Small Town Girl to Big Time Star (Grade 4-5)

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Finish the Story
     Prairie Dog Town (Grade 2-3)
     Disaster at Gingerbread Town (Grade 4-5)

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Literature Book Units
     Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House #10) (Grades 3-4)
     When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (Grades 4-8)
     Our Town (Grades 9-12)
     When the Circus Came to Town (Grades 3-5)

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Read and Color Books

I'd Like to Be a Judge

Unsinkable Molly Brown

My Daddy Is a Fireman

Cinco de Mayo

The Terror of Tinkerton

Timmy the Turkey

Farmer Jim

Farmer Fuller's Fig Farm

Yancy Yak from Yakima

Is Your Glass Half Empty or Half Full? (May 31)

Memorial Day

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Reading Comprehension Lesson Ideas

Miscellaneous (Grades 1-2)      The Christmas Wish (Grades 3-5)      An E-mail from Tommy the Tornado      And Called It Macaroni      Andrew Clements      Barbara Robinson      Beverly Cleary      Beverly Cleary      Birthday Present      Coming Home      Construction Workers      Fourth of July Sister      George Stanley      Groundhog Day!      Ibis      Jamal's Journey      Jamie's Dream      Library Beginnings      Making a Difference in Faraway Lands      Mother's Day      Police Cadet      Rachel Interviews Fred the Flea      The Great American Smokeout      The Milkmaid and Her Pail      The Mischievous Dog      The Mystery of the Bone that Grew      The Mystery of the Bone that Grew      The Sounds, Scents, and Stories of Christmas      The Wheels on the Bus Need a Driver!      What's a Map?      Where Do You Live? (Grades 6-8)      "I Will Fight No More Forever"- Chief Joseph      A Brief History of Hygiene      A Montessori School      A National Holiday for Giving Thanks      Alex Flinn      All About Apples: A Brief History of Apples      Annie Wignall's Care Bags      Barbara Robinson      Bill Pickett, "The Bull-Dogger"      Breckenridge, Colorado, Part of Colorado's Playground      Calvin Coolidge      Capitol Reef National Park      Celebrating Freedom      Chief Quanah Parker: Last Chief of the Comanches      Community - A Place to Belong      Consider the Consequences      Deadwood, South Dakota: Legendary Black Hills Landmark      Death Smog In Donora, Pennsylvania      Destruction - The Dirty Thirties      E. L. Konigsburg      Eatonville      Elisha Otis: Elevator Safety Brake      Fast Cars and a Famous Track      First a Poem For Kids, Now a Pledge to the Flag      Florence Harding      Gary Schmidt      Greg Mortenson: International Peacemaker and Humanitarian, Part 2      Greg Mortenson: International Peacemaker and Humanitarian, Part 3      Groundhog Day Across the Country      Hoovervilles      How Does a Nor'easter Work?      Huntsville, Alabama, The Rocket City      Indian Territory Becomes the State of Oklahoma      Industrial Revolution      Javed in Pakistan: A Problem with Illiteracy      Javed's Schooling in Pakistan      John Coy      Johnny Clem, "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga"      Jubilee Celebration      Karen Cushman      Karen Hesse      Lead in Toys: Mrs. Cooney Worries      Michigan: Home of the Cross in the Woods      Mitch Albom      Mrs. Cooney Worries about Lead in Toys      Mystery of the Missing Gold, Part Four      Mystery of the Missing Gold, Part One      Mystery of the Missing Gold, Part Three      Mystery of the Missing Gold, Part Two      Natural Disasters: Disasters or Blessings?      Our Nation's Oldest City: St. Augustine, Florida      Our Summer Visitor      Phil's Big Day      Picabo Street, the Downhill Dynamo      Pikes Peak: The Most Visited Mountain in North America      Raccoons      Research - The Big Move      Road Trip: Arizona Style!      Sinclair Lewis      Sinead and John Kerr: Ice Dancers with Big Dreams      Thanksgiving Kitchen      The "Witches" of Salem, Massachusetts: Part 2      The "Witches" of Salem, Massachusetts: Part 1      The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak      The 1993 Storm of the Century      The History of Red Ribbon Week      The History of the Bear Flag of California      The Last Monday in May      The Legacy of the Snowman      The Legend of Casey Jones      The Lost Wig      The Mysterious Double Life of Miss Fluffy      The Mystery of the Hidden Photograph, Part Two      The Mystery of the Newspaper Bandit      The Race to Nome: The 1925 Alaska Serum Run      The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918      The Tri-State Tornado of 1925      Trail of Tears, Part 1      Train Bombing in Madrid      Twist and Shout: A Tornado is Coming!      Vinotok: The Burning of the Grump      Warnings - Do Not Ignore Them!      Warren Harding      Wilson Rawls      ˇEs El Cinco de Mayo! - It's Cinco de Mayo! (Grades 9-12)      Arizona Is a Natural Wonderland      Autumn Across America      Connecticut Composer Charles Ives      Edna Ferber      Fort Snelling, Minnesota      Harper Lee      Henrik Ibsen      Hurricane Katrina, August 2005      International Year of Sanitation: Saliha's Story      Ishmael Beah      Jean Ferris      Misguided Fanatic or Hero? John Brown      Olive Ann Burns      Robert Cormier      Robert Lipsyte      Ron Jones      The Merci Train      The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964      The Long Island Express: The New England Hurricane of 1938      The Old Swamp Fox: General Francis Marion      Thornton Wilder      Wisconsin's House on the Rock Stories (Grades 3-5)      Another Neighborhood      Courage and Victory      Falling Star      The Dairy Model (Grades 6-8)      Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Geography (Grades 3-5)      Angola - Geography      Bulgaria - Geography      Chile - Geography      France - Geography      His Name Was "Buffalo Bill"      India - Geography      Indonesia - Geography      Ireland - Geography      Kenya - Geography      Madagascar - Geography      Malaysia - Geography      Malaysia - Traditions and Daily life      Nicaragua - Geography      Paraguay - Geography      Poland - Geography      Russia - Traditions and Daily Life      Spain - Geography      Thailand - Geography      The 42nd President - William Jefferson Clinton      The Race of All Races      The World of Jazz      Tournament of Roses Parade      Twister!      Walnut Grove, Minnesota      Wings of Oshkosh (Grades 6-8)      Brazil - History      Bulgaria - Culture      Chile - Culture: Pablo Neruda      Croatia - Traditions and Culture      Driving in the Big Sky      Ecuador - Culture      Finland - Culture      Germany - Culture (Johann Gutenberg)      Iceland - Culture      Ireland - Celts      John Grisham - Author      Jordan - Culture      Larry Bird – "The Hick from French Lick"      Lithuania - Culture      Madagascar - Culture      Norway - Daily life      Pennsylvania      Ramona Quimby's Creator      Russia - Holidays      Spain - History      The Bahamas - Culture      The History of Colorado      The Music of Detroit—Motown of the 60s      The Queen of Talk Shows      Twelve Seconds That Changed the World (Grades 9-12)      Bulgaria - History      Chile - History      Lebanon - History      Netherlands - History      Russia - History      The Bahamas - History

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Finish the Story
     New Kid in the Math Class (Grade 2)
     Pine Cone Mystery (Grade 2-3)
     A World without Trees (Grade 2-3)
     Advertising Mom (Grade 2-4)
     Trouble in the Lab (Grade 2-4)
     Math Test (Grade 3)
     A World of Bikes (Grade 3-4)
     Western Move (Grade 3-4)
     Rushing into Trouble (Grade 3-4)
     Runaway to Freedom (Grade 3-4)
     Ramsey's Surprise (Grade 3-4)
     Like the Mountains of Home (Grade 3-4)
     Super Grandparents (Grade 3-4)
     Jumping Jack (Grade 3-4)
     Jordan Joins the Circus (Grade 3-4)
     An Unusual Gift (Grade 3-5)
     Library Book Lost...and Found? (Grade 3-5)
     The Werewolf Disorder (Grade 3-5)
     The Bright Red Sled (Grade 3-6)
     Terence the Turkey Has a Plan (Grade 3-6)
     How to Build the Biggest Snowman (Grade 3-6)
     Fourth of July Surprise (Grade 3-6)
     A Bucket Full of Trouble (Grade 3-6)
     Another Day on the Farm (Grade 3-6)
     First Wedding (Grade 4)
     Snowflake Magic (Grade 4-5)
     The Secret of Gingerbread (Grade 4-5)
     Meeting Martin (Grade 4-5)
     Cinco de Mayo Mistake (Grade 4-5)
     Zip and Zing Take a Vacation (Grade 4-6)
     A New Holiday to Celebrate (Grade 4-6)
     Pop Block (Grade 4-6)
     Having the Flu and a House Guest during Spring Break (Grade 4-6)
     Evil Wishes, Like Chickens, Come Home to Roost (Grade 4-6)
     A Musical Problem (Grade 5-8)
     I Got It (Grade 6-8)
     The Perfect Summer Job (Grade 6-8)
     Inauguration Day (Grade 6-8)
     The Best Field Trip Ever (Grade 7-9)

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What Would You Do?
     Doug's Dilemma: Graffiti (Grade 3-6)
     Where Is Petersburg Philly? (Grade 3-6)
     Save the Planet One Kid at a Time (Grade 3-6)
     Where Will Frisky Stay? (Grade 3-6)
     What Do You Say? (Grade 6-8)
     Please Lie for Me! (Grade 6-8)
     National American Indian Heritage Month (Grade 8-10)
     College Dorm or Stay at Home? (Grade 11-12)

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Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays
     A Talking Bear Learns about Manners (Grades 1-2)
     At the Park (Grades 1-2)
     Hats for Everyone (Grades 1-3)
     To Grandma's House We Go (Grade 2)
     Animal Names (Grades 2-3)
     Sea Animal Summer (Grades 2-3)
     Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (Grades 3-4)
     The Story of the Stone Lion (Grades 3-4)
     Building a New Park (Grades 3-5)
     The Naughty Dog (Grades 3-5)
     The Donkey's Tale (Grades 3-6)
     Going to the Circus (Grade 4)
     Manners Mayhem at the Movie Theater (Grades 4-5)
     Reginald Flips His Wig (Grades 4-6)

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Reluctant Reader Books
     Attack on the High Seas (Grade 2-3)
     Clowning Around (Grade 2-3)
     Goodies for Good Friends (Grade 2-3)
     Strange but True: Wild and Wacky Laws (Grade 2-3)
     Let's Meet Harriet Tubman (Grade 2-4)
     Porter's Letters to Griffin (Grade 3)
     Life on a Tour Bus (Grade 3-4)
     Room 127: Alex's X-Ray Vision (Grade 3-4)
     Auto Racing (Grade 3-5)
     Collecting For a Collection (Grade 3-5)
     NH is for New Hampshire (Grade 3-5)
     Reaching for the Goal (Grade 3-5)
     S Is For St. Patrick (Grade 3-5)
     Taylor Swift (Grade 3-5)
     A Shooting Star over the Shoe Store (Grade 3-6)
     RI is for Rhode Island (Grade 3-6)
     The Big Prize (Grade 3-6)
     Harriet Tubman (Grade 4-5)
     It's All in the Numbers: Wild and Wacky Number Truths (Grade 4-5)
     My Movie Audition (Grade 4-5)
     Save the Giant Pandas (Grade 4-5)
     Showtime for Punxsutawney Phil (Grade 4-5)
     Snakes (Grade 4-5)
     The Myth of the Man-eating Monster (Grade 4-5)
     AK is for Alaska (Grade 4-6)
     AL is for Alabama (Grade 4-6)
     Animal Outlaws (Grade 4-6)
     AR is for Arkansas (Grade 4-6)
     AZ is for Arizona (Grade 4-6)
     CO is for Colorado (Grade 4-6)
     CT is for Connecticut (Grade 4-6)
     Gooaalllll! (Grade 4-6)
     IA is for Iowa (Grade 4-6)
     ID is for Idaho (Grade 4-6)
     IN is for Indiana (Grade 4-6)
     KS is for Kansas (Grade 4-6)
     KY is for Kentucky (Grade 4-6)
     MA is for Massachusetts (Grade 4-6)
     Marculus Visits a Carnival (Grade 4-6)
     MI is for Michigan (Grade 4-6)
     MN is for Minnesota (Grade 4-6)
     MO is for Missouri (Grade 4-6)
     Motorcycles (Grade 4-6)
     MT is for Montana (Grade 4-6)
     Mysterious Cities (Grade 4-6)
     NC is for North Carolina (Grade 4-6)
     ND is for North Dakota (Grade 4-6)
     NJ is for New Jersey (Grade 4-6)
     NM is for New Mexico (Grade 4-6)
     NV is for Nevada (Grade 4-6)
     PA is for Pennsylvania (Grade 4-6)
     Rent-a-Genie, Book One (Grade 4-6)
     Scarlet Tiara Loves Red (Grade 4-6)
     SD is for South Dakota (Grade 4-6)
     The Iditarod: The Last Great Race on Earth (Grade 4-6)
     VA is for Virginia (Grade 4-6)
     VT is for Vermont (Grade 4-6)
     WA is for Washington (Grade 4-6)
     WV is for West Virginia (Grade 4-6)
     Baboons on the Loose (Grade 5-6)
     Derek Jeter (Grade 5-6)
     Fun Facts about America's First President (Grade 5-6)
     Let's Go Riding: Snowmobile Fun! (Grade 5-8)
     Pirates: Fact or Fiction? (Grade 5-8)
     The World of Skateboarding (Grade 5-8)
     Haiti Then and Now (Grade 6-7)
     Castles: Magnificent Palaces (Grade 6-8)
     Famous Cemeteries in the U.S. (Grade 6-8)
     From Teenager to Teen Idol: Taylor Swift (Grade 6-8)
     The History of the Circus (Grade 6-8)

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