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Story 1 "Akiak"

To complete a context clues tutorial.

To play a context clues game.

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Iditarod

Dog Sledding

People and Places

Official Iditarod Site

What is Dog Sledding?

Alaska for Kids

What is a Musher?

Mush Rush – interactive race

Story 2 "Grandfather's Journey"

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Author	Japan
Meet Allen Say	Explore Japan
Author Web Page	Zoom School Japan

Story 3 "Finding the Titanic"

To learn more about main idea and practice the skill.

To get tips on main idea and practice the skill.

To get tips on supporting details and practice the skill.

To get more practice on supporting details.

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Discovery of the Titanic

Follow Passengers on the Titanic

Survivors Stories

Story 4 "By the Shores of Silver Lake"

Hidden Magazine Puzzle

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Laura Ingalls Biography	Pioneers and Westward Expansion	Illinois Central Railroad
Laura Ingalls Museum	Pioneer Thinkquest
Laura Ingalls Timeline	Pioneer Life Thinkquest

Theme 2: American Stories

Story 1 "Tomas and the Library Lady"

Drawing Conclusions Detective

To practice drawing conclusions using "Sarah Plain and Tall"

To practice drawing conclusions using "The Crickett in Times Square"

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Migrant Workers

Spanish

Story Vocabulary

Story 2 "Tanya's Reunion"

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Meet the Author

Create a Family Tree

Plan a Family Reunion

Story 3 "Boss of the Plains"

Story 4 "A Very Important Day"

Theme 3: That's Amazing!

Story 1 "The Stranger"

Play "Life of a Tree" Game

Story 2 "Cendrillion"

To watch a slideshow about comparing and contrasting.

To practice comparing and contrasting characters.

To practice comparing and contrasting events in a story.

To practice comparing and contrasting settings.

To practice comparing and contrasting story elements.

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Author	Cinderella Tales	Martinique
Author Web Page	Cinderella Tales	Martinique
Meet the Author	Cinderella Tales Around the World

Story 3 "Heat Wave"

To practice identifying realistic story elements.

Read these tall tales and practice identifying how they have elements that can't happen in real life.

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Learn About the Author

Learn About Weather

Learn About Tall Tales

Helen Ketterman Official Webpage

Learn About Heat Waves

Read and Learn About Tall Tales

Learn About the Author

Learn About Hot Spots on Earth

Animated Tall Tales

Theme 4: Problem Solvers

Story 1 "My Name is Maria Isabel"

Word Search Puzzle

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Vocabulary Game	Author Webpage	Christmas Traditions
Puerto Rico	Meet the Author	Hanukkah

Story 2 "Marven of the North Woods"

Story 3 "The Last Dragon"

Word Scramble

Story 4 "Sing to the Stars"

Theme 5: Heroes

Story 1 "Happy Birthday, Dr. King!"

Story 2 "Gloria Estefan"

Online Opinion Poll

Story 3 "Lou Gherig: The Luckiest Man"

Theme 6: Nature: Friend and Foe?

Story 1 "Salmon Summer"

Label a Fish Picture (diagram)

Label a Fish Words to Use

Story 2 "Wildfires"

Story 3 "Skylark"