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Reading Library & Curriculum: Level 5-6

Introduction

Reading Library & Curriculum Contents
Structure and Organization

10 Tips for Studying

Teaching Guide: 10 Tips for Studying
Tip 1: Study Space
Tip 2: Light and Chair
Tip 3: Supplies
Tip 4: Study Plan
Tip 5: Assignments
Tip 6: Distractions
Tip 7: Do the Hard Work First
Tip 8: Take breaks.
Tip 9: Take a Mental Rest
Tip 10: Stretch Your Legs
Checkpoint

A Brief History of Baseball

Teaching Guide: A Brief History of Baseball
The Beginning of Baseball
Baseball Spreads
Spalding and Rawlings
Baseball Timeline
Checkpoint
The First Baseballs
Today’s Baseballs
How Many Baseballs Are Used in a Game?
Checkpoint
How to Make a Baseball
15 Steps
One Week, One Baseball
Checkpoint

A Close Call

Teaching Guide: A Close Call
Virginia Gets a Call
Kenny's Calling
"Listen to me"
Checkpoint

Andrew Jackson and Sequoyah

Teaching Guide: Andrew Jackson and Sequoyah
Old Hickory
Clashes with Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
Checkpoint
The Cherokee Language
Sequoyah’s “Talking Leaves”
Sequoyah's Legacy
Checkpoint

Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

Teaching Guide: Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
A New Plan
A New Central Government
Compromises and a New Congress
Checkpoint
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Checks and Balances
One More Compromise
Checkpoint

Building the Transcontinental Railroad

Teaching Guide: Building the Transcontinental Railroad
The Pacific Railway Act
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Morrill Act
Land Grant Colleges
Colleges for All Americans
Checkpoint

Cherokee and the Trail of Tears

Teaching Guide: Cherokee and the Trail of Tears
White Settlers Move In
The Indian Removal Act
The Final Treaty
Checkpoint

Clean Water

Teaching Guide: Clean Water
Distribution of Earth’s Water
Point Source Pollution of Earth’s Water
Nonpoint Source Pollutants
Checkpoint
Laws to Protect Our Water
Disposing of Hazardous Products Correctly
Use Water Wisely
Checkpoint

Cloudy with a Chance of Sun or Rain

Teaching Guide: Cloudy with a Chance of Sun or Rain
Synoptic Forecasting
Weather Maps
Current Weather
Computer Models
Checkpoint
Weather Satellites
What Can Weather Satellites Tell Us?
How Do Weather Satellites Help Us?
Checkpoint

Cyberbullying

Teaching Guide: Cyberbullying
Online Stupidity
Cyberbullying
Suicides from Cyberbullying
Checkpoint
How Cyberbullying Works
Why Teens Cyberbully
Checkpoint
If a Person Is a Victim of Cyberbullying
What Teens Can Do If They Know Someone Who Is a Cyberbully
A Word About the Law and Cyberbullying
Checkpoint

Eclipses

Teaching Guide: Eclipses
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse Model
Checkpoint
Venus
Pluto
The Rings of Uranus
Checkpoint

Europeans Aid the American Revolution

Teaching Guide: Europeans Aid the American Revolution
Governor of Louisiana
Unofficial Help
Weakening the British
Official Help
Checkpoint
France, Spain, and the Netherlands Join the Fight
More Volunteers from Europe
Checkpoint

The First Political Parties

Teaching Guide: First Political Parties
Hamilton and the Federalists
Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans
The Election of 1796
Timeline of Events
Checkpoint
Free Soil Party
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republican Party
Checkpoint

First Steps in Space

Teaching Guide: First Steps in Space
Sputnik
Shepard and Glenn
Lunar Landing
More Tragedies
Further Space Exploration
Checkpoint
NASA and Medicine
NASA and Everyday Items
NASA and Our Teeth
Checkpoint

Fossil Fuels

Teaching Guide: Fossil Fuels
When Fossil Fuels Formed
How Fossil Fuels Formed
Types of Fossil Fuels
Checkpoint
Greenhouse Gas
Making Coal Cleaner
Checkpoint

Getting Kids to Eat Healthy

Teaching Guide: Getting Kids to Eat Healthy
Why Is Healthy Eating Important?
Activity and Healthful Eating
The Food Pyramid
How Can You Tell What’s Healthy Food?
Three Key Ideas
Checkpoint
Tip 1: Work With Children to Learn to Read Nutrition Labels.
Tip 2. Go Food Shopping Together
Tip 3. Limit Sugary Drinks
Tip 4. Offer the Same Foods for Everyone
Tip 5. Don’t Use Food as a Reward
Tip 6. Don’t Use Food for Comfort
Tip 7. Offer Choices for Food—Healthy Choices
Tip 8. Don’t Lecture or Force a Child to Eat a New Food
Tip 9. Eating Healthy Snacks Yourself
Tip 10. Try New Foods Yourself
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Going to College Online

Teaching Guide: Going to College Online
Finding the Right Program
Classroom Formats
Things to Keep in Mind
More Things to Keep in Mind
Checkpoint
Things to Look Out For
More Things to Look Out For
Checkpoint
Is Studying Online Right for You?
Deciding to Move Forward
Checkpoint

Healthy Choices

Teaching Guide: Healthy Choices
A Growing Problem
The Benefits of Exercise
The Benefits of Good Nutrition
Calories In, Calories Out
Checkpoint
Drug Abuse
Drugs: Disease, Crime, and Death
Alcohol Abuse
Checkpoint

Hispanics in the Civil War

Teaching Guide: Hispanics in the Civil War
Southwest Recruitment
Divided Loyalties
Honoring Hispanics in the Military
An Amazing Memoir
“The Woman in Battle”
Checkpoint

How Real Are TV Crime Shows?

Teaching Guide: How Real Are TV Crime Shows?
Crime Shows are Television Shows
Real-World Crime Detection
Checkpoint
Real-World Criminals and TV Criminals
The Crime Show Factor and Juries
Checkpoint
Crime Scenes
Forensics
Checkpoint

I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

Teaching Guide: I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
Fannie Lou Hamer
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Sharecropping
Checkpoint
Registering to Vote
Fannie Lou’s Turn
The Violence Continues
Checkpoint
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Testifying Before the Democratic Committee
Checkpoint

Iroquois in the American Revolution

Teaching Guide: Iroquois in the American Revolution
Choosing Sides
Siding with the British
Siding with the Patriots
After the War
The Treaty of Canandaigua
Terms of the Treaty
Checkpoint

Jim Crow and Brown v. Board of Education

Teaching Guide: Jim Crow and Brown v. Board of Education
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
The Ku Klux Klan
The Rise of Jim Crow
Plessy v. Ferguson
"Separate But Equal"
Checkpoint
The Fight for Equal Education Begins
Brown v. Board of Education
The End of Segregation
Checkpoint

Julia’s Nasty Bruise

Teaching Guide: Julia’s Nasty Bruise
A Nasty Bruise
Julia Calls Out Sick
Checkpoint
Karen Confronts Julia
But He Loves Me
Checkpoint
Women's Safe Space
Denial
Checkpoint

Kayla and George: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Teaching Guide: Kayla and George: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment Is Illegal
Meet Kayla Walker
Meet George Coleman
Meet Frank Mackey
Checkpoint
Kayla's Email
Meet Janet Rome
What Happens Next?
Checkpoint

Moving to the Great Plains

Teaching Guide: Moving to the Great Plains
The Great American Desert
Homesteaders
A Hard Life
Ranchers
Sea of Grass
Checkpoint
Jesse Chisholm
The Great Die-Up
Open-Range Ranching Comes to an End
Checkpoint

Natural Resources and Conservation

Teaching Guide: Natural Resources and Conservation
Ecological Debt
Classification of Resources
Renewable Resources
Recycling
Checkpoint
Energy
Heating and Cooling
Energy (and Money) Saving Tips
Checkpoint

Parent/Teacher Conference

Teaching Guide: Parent/Teacher Conference
Build a Relationship
Before the Conference
Keep an Open Mind
Discussion Topics
Answer Questions
After the Conference
Checkpoint

President Reagan and Reaganomics

Teaching Guide: President Reagan and Reaganomics
Background to the Election
"Morning in America"
The Election
Checkpoint
Reaganomics
Deregulation
Checkpoint

Secret Code of Cells

Teaching Guide: Secret Code of Cells
Cells and Genes
Genes as Messengers
Building Blocks
Checkpoint
Chromosome Pairs
Amazing DNA
Mutations
Checkpoint

Settling New France

Teaching Guide: Settling New France
Dealings with Native Americans
Slow Growth of New France
The First Permanent Settlement
Growing Pains
Checkpoint

Settling St. Augustine

Teaching Guide: Settling St. Augustine
The Founding of St. Augustine
English Pirates Attack
More Pirates, Another Fort
Enslaved Africans
Checkpoint
Africans, Enslaved and Free
Fort Mose
The Fort's Fate
Checkpoint

Part 1

Teaching Guide: Sharks
The Truth About Sharks
Shark Attacks
Checkpoint
How Sharks Got a Bad Reputation
Bethany Hamilton
Checkpoint
Why Sharks Should Be Protected
How to Protect Against a Shark Attack
Checkpoint

Some New Year's Eve

Teaching Guide: Some New Years Eve
Roland and Gina
Mickey and Jonas
Roland, the Mediator
The End of the Feud
Checkpoint

Talc to Diamonds

Teaching Guide: Talc to Diamonds
Minerals
Properties of Minerals
Mohs Scale of Hardness
The Numbers on Mohs Scale
The 10 Minerals on Mohs Scale
Checkpoint
The Hardest Mineral
The 4 C's
Checkpoint

The Battles for Texas Independence

Teaching Guide: The Battles for Texas Independence
The Battle for Independence
Santa Anna Marches In
Texans Unite
Checkpoint
Houston Chases Santa Anna
Remember the Alamo!
Checkpoint

The Fight for Health and Safety

Teaching Guide: The Fight for Health and Safety
Advocating for Consumers
Consumer Protections
Consumer Product Safety Commision
Checkpoint
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson's Evidence
Taking Action
Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
Checkpoint

The Great Lakes and Prairie Potholes

Teaching Guide: The Great Lakes and Prairie Potholes
What makes the Great Lakes "great"?
Moving Ice
Changes in the Land
Checkpoint
The Action of a Glacier
The “Duck Factory of North America”
Checkpoint

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Teaching Guide: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson Becomes President
The Civil Rights Act
Congress vs. Andrew Johnson
Checkpoint

The King of Mazy May

Teaching Guide: The King of Mazy May
Introduction: The Klondike
Walt Masters
Loren Hall
Checkpoint
Setting Up Camp
Claim Jumpers
Gold!
Get to Dawson!
Checkpoint
The Best Dogs
Close Call
The Chase Is On
Walt Keeps Going
40 Below
Checkpoint
50 Miles to Dawson
Bullets Fly
Checkpoint
The Chase Continues
King of Mazy May
Checkpoint

The New Guy

Teaching Guide: The New Guy
Wallace's New Job
Meeting the Team
Lucita Offers Advice
Checkpoint
A Chat with Carlos
An Uncomfortable Conversation
Checkpoint

Think Before You Talk

Teaching Guide: Think Before You Talk
Kev is Upset
Problems at Work
Checkpoint
Not Thinking Clearly
Not Listening
Checkpoint
Kev Returns
Kev Tells His Story
References
Lesson Learned?
Checkpoint

United States as Peacemaker

Teaching Guide: United States as Peacemaker
Addressing the Causes of the War
The Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points Continued
The League of Nations
Checkpoint
Germany's Surrender
Rejection
Checkpoint

VIetnam

Teaching Guide: Vietnam
The Long War
A Vietnam Divided
North and South Fight
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Checkpoint
Anti-War Rallies
The U.S. Withdraws
Checkpoint

Volcanoes: Mount St. Helens

Teaching Guide: Volcanoes: Mount St. Helens
Composite Volcano
First, An Earthquake
Then, Heavy Damage and Deaths
Checkpoint

What is a Planet?

Teaching Guide: What is a Planet?
Three Requirements
The Pluto Problem
Changing Definitions
Checkpoint
Reclassified
Name that Category
Checkpoint
Exploring Ceres

Women in the American Revolution

Organizing the Daughters of Liberty
Writing About Revolution
Combat Experience
Abigail Adams, An Amazing Woman
Letters
Checkpoint
Teaching Guide: Women in the American Revolution

Women’s Right to Vote

Teaching Guide: Women’s Right to Vote
White Male Voters
The First Women's Suffrage Convention
Declaration of Sentiments
The List of Grievances
Checkpoint
The Importance of the Seneca Falls Meeting
Working Toward the 19th Amendment
"Our hearts are filled with joy"
Checkpoint

Yellowstone Wolves

Teaching Guide: Yellowstone Wolves
Yellowstone National Park Ecosystem
Elk Population
Food for All
Checkpoint

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