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Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Purple System Grade 5
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Dreamfields
by Mia LewisDreaming Big. While South Africa was getting ready to host the 2010 World Cup, an organization called Dreamfields was working to give South African children a chance to play more and better soccer. Playing soccer is fun, and fun has benefits. "Happy kids make for happy schools, and happy schools are good places for learning," says Dreamfields founder, John Perlman.
Big Problems
by Mia LewisA two-liter soda bottle filled with water lights up the inside of a dim house. Now the family can get work done, save money, and stay safe. This idea may be small, but it really works! Learn how three simple solutions are chipping away at some of the world's biggest problems, one step at a time.
Mystery in the Desert
by Judith LechnerMystery in the Desert: The Nazca Lines by Judith Lechner *** UNSOLVED MYSTERIES SERIES
So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star?
by Brian KrummSo You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star? by Bryan Krumm
The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds
by Stephen KrenskyThe Case of the Disappearing Diamonds by Stephen Krensky illustrated by Chuck Pyle
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
by Stephen KrenskyAli Baba and the Forty Thieves: A Folktale from Iran retold by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Lin Wang
Under the Spell of Hypnosis
by Rena KorbText Elements
Genre: Hybrid
Text Structures
Main: Categorical
Embedded: Description, Temporal Sequence, Cause/Effect
Text Features: table of contents, headings, sidebars, graphic text, fact/fiction chart, bulleted list
Queens of the Board
by Zoë KashnerChess doesn't require physical strength or skill. It's a game of strategy and hard work. So why has a woman never won the title of World Chess Champion? Find out how women chess players around the world are working to change history, one game at a time.
Delectable Insects
by Zoë KashnerEating Insects. We eat mammals, like cows and pigs. We eat fish. We even eat birds, like chickens and turkeys. Why, then, is it so hard to imagine eating insects? While insects are not a typical part of the European or American diet, they are a regular--and delicious-- part of the human diet in other parts of the world. Find out what's so great about eating insects and why it might be something you'll want to try.
Charging Foul
by Patrick JonesCharging Foul by Patrick Jones, illustrated by London Ladd.
FOUL! Calvin loves basketball. But with the new fees the school is charging, it looks like he won't get to play.
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The Shackleton Expedition
by Laura JohnsonThe advertisement that Ernest Shackleton wrote to attract workers to his expedition to Antarctica began with the words, "Men wanted for hazardous journey". Neither he nor any of those responded had any idea that their trip to the bottom of the world would become one of the greatest survival stories in history.
Prehistoric Crime Scene
by Will HurdThe Mystery of the Iceman: Prehistoric Crime Scene by Will Hurd
The Haenyo
by Amanda Hong and Jacob SpenceThe Haenyo: Women Divers of Jeju Island by Amanda Hong and Jacob Spence
The Day the Mountain Burst
by Louise HermanThe Day the Mountain Burst by Louise Herman illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin
Student Test Prep Booklet
by Fountas and Pinnell LiteracyRead the stem and all four options. Find and underline important words in the stem and think what the item is about. Cross out options that are not correct and think carefully about the other options. Restate closed stems to check possible answers. Select one option and check your choice by looking again at the text passage or passages. Bubble in the correct option.
Student Test Prep Booklet
by Fountas and PinnellLeveled Literacy Intervention PURPLE System Student Test Preparation Booklet: LEVEL W LESSONS 201-204
The Gift of Aloha
by Kate FosterHawaii At once, the word paints a picture in the mind's eye. And the people in that picture are almost certainly wearing colorful flower garlands.
Elijah McCoy
by Kate FosterAgainst the Odds. How can one person make over fifty inventions in a single lifetime? He's got to be the best--the real McCoy! Meet Elijah McCoy, mechanical engineer and inventor extraordinaire. Find out how the son of escaped slaves used his unusual talents to overcome discrimination and become an important inventor of his time.
Lost in the Woods
by Kate ForsterText Elements
Genre: Procedural
Text Structures
Main: Temporal Sequence
Embedded: Cause/Effect, Problem/ Solution, Narrative, Question/ Answer
Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, diagrams, captions, labels, sidebars, quiz, glossary