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Information sheet on Afghanistan to prepare your students for The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Includes a brief history of the country and the Taliban, followed by 8 concrete comprehension questions to solidify students' knowledge of the topic. Key terms in this activity will be useful for students to know as they read The Breadwinner.

A great way to begin a unit or section! Includes instructions, exemplar, and template.

One-page organizer for elementary level non-fiction book report. This template can be used as-is, or it can be used as a pre-writing activity before students write the book report in essay form.

Using digital time, students are asked to fill in the blanks (start time, end time, or elapsed time). Ideal for classwork, homework, checking for understanding, assessment of this skill. This is a Word document, so the times can easily be altered for repeated use. Answer sheet included.

Created for use with Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. (Please see my "Around the World In Eighty Days Passport Stamp Stickers" product to supplement this activity!) You are able to insert student photos into the box or students may draw their faces. As Phileas Fogg enters each new country, students note information about the country during the novel's time period, allowing you to add a research/historical element to the study of the novel. By the end of the novel, students have a

A single page reading log to use as a homework assignment for independent reading. Ideal for elementary students or special education students.

This ten-question fill-in-the-blank sheet covers key concepts from Chapter 1 in The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Word bank is provided at the top of the page and can be easily removed if it is not desired. Answer Key included on page 2.

This consumer math worksheet allows students to practice the following skills: - rounding to the nearest dollar - calculating percentages - adding money Ideal for assessing these skills or for reviewing/practicing tip calculations. Presented in MS Word format so you may change the numbers to use this worksheet as many times as you'd like to.

For homework or classwork, this worksheet provides two sections - 1. Converting percentages to decimals 2. Calculating percentage of a given dollar amount Includes Answer Key. Presented in MS Word format so you can easily change questions for repeated review/use.