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Created byAlice's Adventures in Wonderland characters eight coloring bookmarks/cards, a party or classroom craft or favors.These bookmarks could be used as a fun coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, or done as a homeschool craft activity, relaxing family activity, as book page tags, for journals, u
Not Grade Specific Coloring Pages, Close Reading, Literature
$3.40
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Created byPrintable coloring bookshelf bookmarks in two sizes, plus bookshelf coloring page with space for notes, for kids and adults to track books they read, or for Bible reading plan, to record books of the Bible read. Print as many copies as you need to record the books you read.For best results print the
Not Grade Specific Close Reading, Reading Strategies
$2.40
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Created byBook stack reading log coloring bookmarks in 3 different sizes, for kids and adults to track books they read, or for Bible reading plan, to record books of the Bible read. Create a book reading plan by listing the books, then coloring each read book. For best results print them on thick cardstock pa
Not Grade Specific Close Reading, Reading Strategies
$2.85
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Created byPrintable coloring bookmarks or cards for kids and adults, with inspirational quotes from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and garden flowers and robins. For best results print them on thick cardstock paper.More Ideas on using bookmarks:- bookmarks could be used as student rewards- attac
Not Grade Specific Close Reading, Literature, Reading
$2.45
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Created byCute animals and love Bible verses printable DIY bookmarks or Valentine's Day cards, Christian scripture bookmarks. These bookmarks could be given out as gifts, or party favors, used as gift tags, and more.For best results print them on thick cardstock paper, laminate for durability, and cut up.File
Not Grade Specific Graphic Arts, Close Reading, Religion
$2.35
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Created byColoring knights in armor keepsake bookmarks with cute dragons, castles, and swords, could be used as brain breaks, as rewards for students, or as a fun coloring activity at a party, could be added to letters or mailed with cards, or attached to gift baskets and goodie bags.For best results print th
Preschool - 5th Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
$2.35
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Created byStudents can recognize an eerie setting—but can they explain how a writer creates that feeling? This FREE Gothic literature mini-lesson helps students in grades 9–12 analyze how word choice, ordinary details, and uncertainty make a setting feel unsettling.Students begin by comparing two descriptions
9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature
Free
Created byTeach Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House with a complete novel unit built for 10th Grade English. Students get the support they need to understand what is happening before they are asked to decide what it means.The unit includes lesson slides, an 18-page student packet, an exact filled key
9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Novel Studies
$19.99
Created byVirginia Woolf’s “A Haunted House” fits easily into part of a class period, but the shifting pronouns and two couples can make the first read confusing. I revised this activity after using the story with my own AP Lit students and seeing where they lost the thread. The first five questions help stud
10th - Higher Education Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$3.00
Created byTeach Saki’s “The Open Window” in one class period without stopping the story to death. Students read the complete story straight through, briefly sort out the ending, and then go back to examine how Vera gets Framton to believe her. Includes the full public-domain text in a beautifully illustrated
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$4.99
Created byExplore character development and transformation in literature with this Grades 3–5 ELA Focus Unit. Students investigate internal and external changes, dynamic and static characters, and how characters evolve through picture book read-alouds, discussion, and evidence-based writing. Includes multi-day lesson plans, vocabulary posters, differentiated response pages, comparison activities, matching cards, summative assessment, and answer key.
3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading
$5.00
Created byStart the year with a real English lesson that gives you useful information about your students without making the first week feel like a test. In this low-pressure activity, students read an original short story, discuss possible interpretations, and write a brief evidence-based response.Student-fa
8th - Higher Education Close Reading, Literature, Writing
$4.50
Created byTeaching “The Fall of the House of Usher” is difficult for one simple reason: students cannot analyze what they cannot follow. Poe’s prose is dense, the plot is strange, and the story’s best ideas only land when students know what is actually happening.This 8–9 day guided-reading unit gives students
9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher
$7.50
Created byHelp students understand what happens in “The Raven” before asking them to interpret its symbolism and psychological horror.This close reading mini-unit follows Poe’s poem chronologically, with a stanza-numbered reading text, vocabulary support, a student analysis packet, and coordinated lesson slid
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher
$5.99
Created byStudents can follow what happens in “House Taken Over” and still miss the strangest part: Irene and the narrator barely resist as their world gets smaller. This lesson sequence slows the story down, makes the house and both takeovers concrete, and then moves students into ambiguity, evidence, and in
9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$6.99
Created byBring a little fog into your AP Literature classroom. This two-day case-file lesson for Stephen King's “Strawberry Spring” asks students to investigate the evidence, commit to a theory, and reconsider what they thought they knew after the ending.The Halloween atmosphere gives students a reason to le
10th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
$5.99
Created byNeed a quick way to introduce Gothic literature without turning it into an elements checklist? This free Gothic literature activity pairs a student-friendly field guide with a continuous public-domain excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Students identify details that cre
8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Free