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Apr 11, 2021
Pointer Questions
Discover how to use pointer questions as a teaching tool for literature unit studies. Pointer questions lead the students from the action plot to the underlying meaning of the story.
Mar 05, 2021
Bronze Bow Themes and Symbols
Discover the themes, symbols, and literary elements from Elizabeth Speare's classic novel, The Bronze Bow.
Feb 26, 2021
Bronze Bow Unit Study
A timeless tale of love and hate at the crossroads of history: Our Bronze Bow Unit Study engages students with the political, cultural, and literary features of Elizabeth Speare's historical fiction novel.
Jan 12, 2021
Rubric for Essays
Our FREE rubric for essay writing evaluates content, mechanics, and the writing process. This basic writing rubric can be used from upper elementary through high school. It consists of a 100 point rubric to guide the student to improved writing ability.
Jan 05, 2021
Streams to the River Unit Study
Explore the internal journal of Sacagawea as she travels with Lewis and Clark through the Streams to the River, River to the Sea Unit Study. Based on the book by Scott O'Dell, this unit provides reading comprehension and discussion questions, 8 maps, vocabulary aids, suggested hands-on activities, literary analysis and more.
Dec 23, 2020
Twelve Days of Christmas
The 12 Days of Christmas can include a celebration that helps keep Christ in Christmas.
Nov 06, 2020
Roll of Thunder Unit Study
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Unit Study Guide provides chapter-by-chapter activities thought-provoking discussions, comprehensive questions, writing model, focus on literary elements and more. Family chart displaying the history of the Logan land helps students grasp the plot. The guide also includes suggested songs and activities.
Nov 06, 2020
Aerodynamics for Kids
The FREE worksheet on aerodynamics for kids explains the thrust, drag, lift, and gravity effects of airplane aerodynamics.
Nov 03, 2020
Rifles for Watie Vocabulary
The Rifles for Watie Vocabulary Word List provides chapter by chapter lists of uncommon words with their definitions in the order they appear in the text. The vocabulary bookmarks have multiple uses in aiding comprehension of the text.
Oct 07, 2020
Simple Literary Analysis
How to Write A Simple Literary Analysis: Here's your fail-proof template for students' first literary analysis project.
Oct 03, 2020
Golden Goblet Vocabulary Lists
Our vocabulary lists provides words and definitions for The Golden Goblet by Elois McGraw. The vocabulary bookmarks are perfect for 6 - 8th grade students to use as they read the text.
Sep 25, 2020
Anatomy for Children
Students will learn about the musculoskeletal system in this lesson. Print the FREE worksheet to review muscles and joints. Review all other organ systems in the Anatomy For Children MatchCard Science Unit Studies.
Sep 19, 2020
David Stuart Davies Interview
September 9, 2020 Interview with David Stuart Davies, a Sherlockian scholar on the Granada Sherlock Holmes Series.
Sep 19, 2020
Watching Sherlock Holmes
Compare classic literature and film while watching the original Sherlock Holmes stories.
Sep 16, 2020
Was Robin Hood Real?
Was Robin Hood a real character? What do we know about the historical robin? Where did the stories come from?
Aug 11, 2020
Phonics vs sight words
The controversy still rages regarding phonics vs sight words. But we can narrow it down to a simple strategy that works.
Aug 06, 2020
Amps Volts Watts
This science worksheet compares amps, volts, & watts. Download the FREE lesson and use hands-on acitivities from the Light and Energy Unit Study by MatchCard Science.
Aug 06, 2020
Sherlock Holmes Popularity
What made Sherlock Holmes the world's most popular literary character? Arthur Conan Doyle mastered these 10 traits that propelled his detective to #1 on the best-selling list.
Jun 13, 2020
Redwall Unit Study
Redwall Unit Study guides students through the first book in Brian Jacques celebrated series. Readers evauate the elements that create a story and use Redwall as a starting point to create their own tale.
May 05, 2020
Algae and Plants
Compare algae and plants with this FREE worksheet from the MatchCard Science Oceanography Unit Study. Students will learn about micro-algae and macro-algae, the difference between algae and plants, and perform hands-on projects with algae.
Apr 25, 2020
Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax Analysis
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Apr 19, 2020
Astronomy Unit Study
The sky is the limit with the MatchCard Science Astronomy Unit Study. Hands-on projects teach the Earth's revolution, the phases of the moon, the sun and stars, solar and lunar eclipses, asteroids, meteors, types of galaxies and more.
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