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120 Free Phonics Lessons with Many Decodable Stories and Books

15 Jan 202416 Jan 2024

Here are 120 free Phonics Lessons, from Open Source Phonics, along with many decodable stories and books for children just learning how to read. Phonics is a method of teaching…

From Cinderella to Hansel and Gretel: The Lessons We Can Learn from Grimm’s Fairy Tales

28 Feb 202328 Feb 2023

The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German scholars who collected and published a vast array of traditional stories and fairy tales during the early 1800s. These tales have become…

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales Still Teach Us Important Lessons, Values & Virtues

19 Feb 202328 Feb 2023

We all know and love the timeless stories of Hans Christian Andersen, but do we really understand who this remarkable author was? Born in 1805 in Odense, Denmark, he is…

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50 Best Classic Books for Children and Young People

18 Jan 202316 Sep 2023

Classical literature for young people is an essential part of a child's education. It provides them with a glimpse into the past, a window into different cultures and ways of…

Heritage History – 140 Classic Books for High School and Beyond

14 Nov 202120 Sep 2023

Heritage History - 140 Classic Books for High School and Beyond Here are 140 Heritage History Classic Books for high school students and beyond. These history and historical related reading books…

Heritage History – 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades

9 Nov 202121 Sep 2023

Heritage History - 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades Here are 240 Heritage History Classic Books for students in the middle grades (and higher). These history and literature reading books will…

Heritage History – 125 Classic Books for Lower Grades

3 Nov 202117 Apr 2022

Heritage History - 125 Classic Books for Lower Grades This is the series of 125 Heritage History Classic Books for elementary and lower grade students. These books were written about…

654 Classic Reading Books, Primers and Readers

21 Oct 202119 Dec 2023

654 Classic Reading Books, Primers and Readers Well, I think I outdid myself with this post. Presented here are a total of 654 Classic Readers, Reading Books and Primers for…

108 Phonics Lessons, Activities, Classic Primers and Readers

21 Oct 202117 Feb 2024

108 Phonics Lessons, Activities, Classic Primers and Readers The following Phonics lessons, worksheet activities, and classic phonics readers and primers are a mixture of modern and older materials that will…

Language Arts…

Fifth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

27 Sep 20219 May 2022

Fifth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge This is the final CoreKnowedge Language Arts curriculum post, giving you the freely available Grade 5 Language Arts materials, instructions and teaching modules.…

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Fourth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

Fourth Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge Continuing with this series, this post gives you the complete set of the freely available Grade 4 Language Arts curriculum providing reading…

Third Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

27 Sep 202111 Mar 2022

Third Grade Language Arts Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge Here is the complete set of freely available Language Arts curriculum Grade 3 materials providing reading and language arts lessons, instructions…

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243 Reading Storybooks, Grades K-4

16 Sep 202131 Jan 2024

243 Reading Storybooks, Grades K-4.zip (1.62GB) This is a wonderful collection of 243 reading storybooks for beginning and elementary readers, typically grades Kindergarten through 4. This is one large zip…

Great Books of the World

21 May 202010 Mar 2022

Great Books of the World.zip (679 mb) This is a categorized selection of over 400 of the most beloved and respected books from around the world, collected from Project Gutenberg,…

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McGuffey Readers – From Primer & First Reader Through High School

21 Apr 202031 Jan 2024

McGuffey Readers - From Primer & First Reader Through High School McGuffey’s Readers series is one of the most popular textbooks of the nineteenth-century common school era. With over 122…

Second Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

19 Apr 201928 Nov 2023

Second Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge This is the complete set of reading and language arts lesson and teaching modules for the second grade published by CoreKnowledge. Grade…

First Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

16 Apr 201922 Sep 2023

First Grade Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge In these first grade language arts reading lessons and units, students first learn to listen for and isolate a single sound and…

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70 Classic Story Books for Young People to Read and Enjoy

7 Apr 201916 Sep 2023

70 Classic Story Books for Young People to Read and Enjoy Here are 70 wonderful reading books for younger readers covering many areas of classical stories, folklore, history, legends, fiction…

Kindergarten Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge

4 Apr 201922 Sep 2023

Kindergarten Reading Lessons & Activities by CoreKnowledge The lessons and activities in this kindergarten reading curriculum focus on sounds, or phonemes, as the primary organizing principle of the program, rather…

Language Arts…

Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers

29 Mar 201924 Dec 2023

Bible Stories Written for Younger Readers "The Children's Bible", by Henry A. Sherman And Charles Foster Kent This is illustrated and written in easy-to-understand lanlanguage, it can be read by…

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Shakespeare for Young Readers & H.S. Students

15 Mar 201920 Nov 2023

Shakespeare for Young Readers and High School Students Here are 33 books, handouts, guides, and write-ups concerning Shakespeare's plays, writing and language. The first group below lists 10 easier-to-read books…

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5 Aesop’s Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2-H.S.

5 Aesop's Fables Books for Young Readers, Grades 2 - High School These five books of Aesop's Fables (pdf format) are a treasure trove for practicing reading and becoming a…

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