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This file contains comprehension questions for Books One and Two of "Tales from the Odyssey" by Mary Pope Osborne. There are questions for each chapter including vocabulary questions.

This is a set of comprehension questions and vocabulary activities for the DRA level 20 historical fiction book, "Journey of a Pioneer" by Patricia J. Murphy.

This is a set of comprehension questions and discussion topics for the DRA level 40 nonfiction, “What was the Gold Rush?" by Joan Holub.

This file contains pages of comprehension questions for Pedro’s Journal by Pam Conrad. I divided the book into six sections, and each section has ten questions.

This file contains pages of comprehension questions for A Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin. There are questions for each of the five chapters and a Book Walk at the beginning to introduce students to the book.

This document contains 4 pages of comprehension questions and discussion topics for "Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries" by David Adler.

This is a 3 page comprehension packet for "Alexander Graham Bell: A Famous Inventor" (Easy Reader Biographies) by Justin McCory Martin. This packet contains a vocabulary crossword and 2 pages of comprehension questions.

This file contains comprehension questions and a vocabulary word search for the book How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting.

This is an assessment to be used as a follow-up to my "Tales from the Odyssey" comprehension packet. It is specifically for Book One: The One-Eyed Giant. This assessment contains 2 true/false questions per chapter, and two short response questions.

This is a set of comprehension questions and discussion topics for the DRA level 38 nonfiction book, "Life in the West" by Teresa Domnauer.

This is an assessment to check comprehension after reading Book Six: The Final Battle in Part Two of Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne. This assessment has two multiple choice question and one short-response question for each of the nine chapters. It also includes a vocabulary matching activity.

This is an assessment for students after reading Book Four: The Grey Eyed Goddess in the second "Tales from the Odyssey" series. This assessment has multiple choice questions from each chapter, vocabulary matching, and a claim/evidence extended response.

This 3 page packet contains a vocabulary crossword puzzle and 10 comprehension questions to accompany "Helen Keller: An Inspiring Life" (Easy Reader Biographies) by Carol Ghiglieri.

This is a set of comprehension questions and discussion topics for the DRA level 40 book "Who was Helen Keller?" by Gare Thompson.

This is a set of comprehension questions and discussion topics for the DRA level 40 nonfiction book, "You Wouldn’t Want to be an American Pioneer!" by Jacqueline Morley.

This is a set of comprehension questions and discussion topics for the DRA level 50 biography, "I am Helen Keller" by Grace Norwich.

This is a set of 5 Words Their Way word sorts in the form of smart board lessons. The sorts included in this set are from the Derivational Relations book: Sort #1: Prefixes Sort #2: Review Prefixes Sort #3: Adding –ion (with no spelling change) Sort #4: Adding –ion and –ian (with no spelling change) Sort #5: Adding -ion

This is a set of 5 Words Their Way word sorts in the form of smart board lessons. The sorts included in this set are from the Syllables and Affixes: Sort #18: Plural Endings Sort #19: Adding Inflected Endings Sort #20: Long a Patterns in Accented Syllables Sort #21: Long i Patterns in Accented Syllables Sort #22: Long o Patterns in Accented Syllables

This is a set of 5 Words Their Way word sorts in the form of smart board lessons. The sorts included in this set are from the Within Word book: Sort 33: Ambiguous Vowels Sort 34: Ambiguous Vowels Sort 35: Final /k/ Sound Spelling ck, ke, k Sort 36: Silent Beginning Consonants kn, wr, gn Sort 37: Consonant Digraph Plus r-Blends and squ-

This is a smart board lesson to accompany students' reading of Chapter 2, Lesson 2: Pueblo Indians in The Colorado Story fourth grade textbook. The smart board lesson contains vocabulary, photographs, comprehension/discussion questions, and fill-in-the-blank activities.