Phillis Wheatley was the very first African American woman to have a book published. Readers will learn about her fascinating life as a slave, poet, and author in this engaging biography. Featuring detailed images, photos of Phillis's published poems, and easy-to-read text, children will also learn about slavery, the difference of treatment of slaves in the North and South, and Phillis's relationship with the Countess of Huntingdon. A glossary and table of contents are featured to ensure readers' get the most out of this enjoyable and enlightening reading experience. About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Teacher Created Materials - Primary Source Readers: Phillis Wheatley - Grade 4 - Guided Reading Level M

Children's Books

Emily R. Smith

Biographies

Teacher Created Materials

Excite and engage your students with this instructional guide for Hamilton: An American Musical. This classroom resource provides rigorous activities and questions for students studying Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical. This resource provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Hamilton: An American Musical - An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for 6th-12th Grade Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource)

Education & Teaching

Dona Herweck Rice

Schools & Teaching

Shell Education

Give all young learners the foundational skills they need to succeed! Based on today's standards, the activities in this book are designed to develop students' skills in reading, word study, language, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. It also features fun, yet challenging, critical-thinking and extension activities and games. Divided into 10 engaging units, one for each month of the school year, this book is designed to supplement students' learning to help solidify the concepts they are learning in pre-kindergarten and strengthen the connection between home and school.

Conquering Pre-Kindergarten (Conquering the Grades)

Shell Education Pub

Young readers will discover how best friends Frog and Toad spend time together by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons about these delightful short stories about friendship. Frog and Toad Together: An Instructional Guide for Literature is filled with tools and tactics that will help students comprehend and analyze story elements, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this instructional guide.

Frog and Toad Together: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for Elementary School Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature as they analyze the life lessons Meg Murry must overcome to complete her dangerous journey to find her missing father. A Wrinkle in Time: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the fictional text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of this Newbery Medal-winning novel.

A Wrinkle in Time: Study Guide (Instructional material for 4–8th Grades) (Great Works)

Young readers will be fascinated to learn what life was like for the colonists in early America. The detailed images and easy to read text explore such topics as Puritans, the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Navigation Acts, and slavery. Along with brief biographies on colonists and Indians like John Smith, William Penn, and Pocahontas and John Rolfe, this engaging reader explains mean of survival and living through farming, colonial crops, and plantations. A table of contents and glossary are provided to enhance readers' understanding of the content and vocabulary.

Life in the Colonies (library bound) (Social Studies Readers)

History

Give young students an insight into what life was like for the colonists in early America. This Spanish-translated book explores such topics as Puritans, the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Navigation Acts, and slavery. Along with brief biographies on colonists and Native Americans such as John Smith, William Penn, Pocahontas, and John Rolfe, this engaging book explains the means of survival and living through farming, colonial crops, and plantations.

Vida en las colonias (Life in the Colonies) (Spanish Version) (Social Studies Readers) (Spanish Edition)

Ignite your students' passion for history through the use of intriguing primary sources! The Primary Source Reader series features purposefully leveled text to increase comprehension for different learner types. Students will learn about the fascinating life and times of Phillis Wheatley and her important contributions to history. This informational text includes captions, a glossary, an index, and other text features that will increase students' reading comprehension. It aligns with state standards including NCSS/C3, McREL, and WIDA/TESOL and prepares students for college and career readiness.

Phillis Wheatley (Social Studies Readers)

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