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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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Background Noise

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Noisli - Background Noise and Ambient Sounds for Focus, Sleep and Relaxation

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Listen to soothing nature ambient noise like rain, ocean, brown and white noise sounds and create relaxing soundscapes. Plus online timer and text editor.

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Writing Resource

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Research and Organization

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Modern research platform for school and work

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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Become a better writer with Storybird's creativity tools. Online courses, challenges, and reader feedback will help you improve your writing.

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Writing Topic Generator

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Click the shuffle button to get a randomly generated prompt. Then start writing!

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Taxi driver

Mime

Bronze-medal Olympian

Jewelry thief

Serial killer

High school theatre student

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Soccer mom

Kindergarten school teacher

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Stage magician

B-list celebrity

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Talking elephant

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Alien

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IRS worker

Statue-come-to-life

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Assassin

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Surf instructor

Crazy cat lady

Parent of 13 kids

Unlikely secret agent

Professional ballroom dancer

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Psychic

The best man

Heiress

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Local politician

The runner-up

Whacky inventor

Breeder of exotic animals

Someone with a vendetta

Someone in witness protection

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Ship captain

Tug boat operator

Garbage truck driver

Athlete past his or her prime

Line dance instructor

911 phone operator

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Deejay

Video game tester

Photographer

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Jeweler

Postal Service worker

Witch

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Marathon runner

Celebrity's personal assistant

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Mr. or Ms. Popularity

Wallflower

Millionaire

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Wins the lottery

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Meets his or her idol

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Hosts a wedding

Has an arranged marriage

Forgets an anniversary

Goes sky-diving

Hosts a dinner party for the first time

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Meets the in-laws

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Forgets who he or she is

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Gets one wish

Can go back in the past and change one thing

Gets left at the altar

Overhears something important

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Loses everything

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Unknowingly marries a criminal

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Finds a dead body

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Takes a road trip

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Loses his or her wedding band

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Meets someone from his or her past

Sees someone familiar at a strip club

Meets the new roommate

Confesses a terrible secret

Goes on a journey

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Is stranded in a foreign country

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Enters into a forbidden romance

Discovers a conspiracy

Has never spoken up... until now

Challenges someone to a duel

Must face his or her worst fear

Lucky penny

Silver quill

Novelty alarm clock

Homemade necklace

Classic record

Broom

Velvet curtains

Car hood ornament

Anvil

Romance novel

Lava lamp

Embroidered handkerchief

Hourglass

Toenail clippers

Photo album

Hammer

Guitar pick

Trophy

Pet monkey

Basketball

Pocket calendar

Old coat

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Lucky charm

Needle in a haystack

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Hair

Red shoes

Something stolen

Ballot box

Mask

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Broken glasses

A surprise

The antidote

Harmonica

Someone else's spouse

Secret recipe

Key

Special song

Half-eaten box of chocolates

Embarrassing physical trait

Old photograph

Broken mirror

Invitation

Antique ring

Wedding dress

Dried flowers

Fortune cookie

Hidden note

Dark secret

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Something new

Something borrowed

Something blue

Machete

Bullets but no gun

Cowboy boots

Something vile and disgusting

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Stolen artifact

Laser

Someone who's bad news

Excess baggage

Spindle

Poison

Last will and testament

Frying pan

Garters

Robot

Magic spell

Beauty elixir

Tube of green goo

Hidden door

Underground passageway

Magician's cape

Gold-plated microphone

Remote that controls EVERYTHING

Toy car

Nightmare

Flashlight

Last wine bottle of a certain vintage

Filthy shirt

Perfume

Stream of toilet paper

Paint chip sample

Tickets to a sold-out event

Tarot cards

Unopened package

Child's drawing

Pack of supplies

Suitcase

Fake ID

Passport

Wish

Mardi Gras beads

Disguise

Mysterious scar

Something that's one-of-a-kind

Footprints

Journal

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Writing Resource

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Classroom writing community and publishing platform built by teachers.