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Decipher Code Talker in Your Classroom with CommonLit’s Book Pairing

Use historic texts and literary resources to engage students and deepen their understanding as they read Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac. The CommonLit digital literacy program offers over one hundred...

7 Memorable Memoirs for High School Studies

Helping high schoolers look up from their feeds and put themselves in the shoes of someone else can seem impossible! A good memoir or autobiography offers students a window into...

5 Flavorful Texts for Elementary Students: All About Dessert

Food connects us with our families, neighbors, and the community at large. This round up of scrumptious texts includes informational texts about the history and invention of some of our...

5 Gary Soto Short Stories for Middle School (and What to Teach With Each)

Five free CommonLit short stories from Baseball in April and Other Stories, plus a way to teach each one. Victor raises his hand to impress a girl and claims he...

6 CommonLit Original Stories for Elementary Students

These 6 original stories, found exclusively on CommonLit, will be great additions to your ELA curriculum to help build reading comprehension for your students! These short stories will teach elementary...

7 Short Texts to Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we have compiled 7 short texts featuring Indigenous authors, characters, and cultures to supplement your ELA curriculum! These Native American poems and short...

13 Veterans Day Texts For Secondary Students

Add these CommonLit texts to your Veterans Day lesson plans for middle and high school students. Veterans Day, a public American holiday, occurs annually on November 11th, celebrating the contributions...

Travel through Time with 7 Historical Fiction Stories from CommonLit’s Digital Library

Discover engaging historical texts, and inspire students’ curiosity in history through CommonLit’s free online reading program. Looking for historical fiction texts for kids? CommonLit’s free digital literacy program...

7 Short Stories About Greed for Secondary Students

CommonLit’s digital library contains stories about greed with lessons and discussion questions you can pair with each text. From ancient myths, to folktales, to modern short stories, the theme...

7 Short Stories About Revenge for Secondary Students

Insults. Betrayal. Infidelity. What do we do when someone wrongs us? Wait for karma? Seek revenge? Here are seven short stories about revenge from our digital literacy program which engage...

Stellar Book Pairings for The Fault in Our Stars

Treat your class to this classic young adult romance novel and boost their reading comprehension as you go! The CommonLit digital literacy program has thousands of high-quality lessons that...

6 Short Philosophy Texts for Secondary Students

Introducing philosophy texts to your secondary students can be difficult. That's why we have collected these 6 short, yet thought provoking philosophy readings to support your ELA instruction!...

4 Ways to Use CommonLit to Support Differentiation

Innovative ways CommonLit's literacy program supports differentiation in the classroom Differentiation — a buzzword in education that can mean many different things. Small-group instruction. One-on-one support....

Teach Important Life Lessons to Elementary Readers with 7 Fables

Supplement your ELA curriculum and strengthen student reading comprehension with fables from CommonLit’s free digital library. Fables are a great way to teach students important life lessons. Stories in...

6 Historical Letters for Secondary Students

Creating opportunities for students to meaningfully engage with primary sources can take considerable time to plan and sometimes feel dry for students. That’s why we’ve put together a...

Fun and Inspiring Poems with Figurative Language for Elementary Students

Introduce your students to figurative language with these 6 poems from CommonLit’s digital library. CommonLit’s free online reading program offers a wide selection of poems to help students...

Help Students Discover the Magical Power of Reading with Book Pairings for Matilda

Matilda knows there’s magic in reading – help your class discover that magic by teaching the novel alongside these supplemental materials. Strengthen your student's reading comprehension through CommonLit....

Engage Young Readers with Relatable Short Stories about Coming-of-Age

Check out CommonLit’s selection of high-quality short stories with coming-of-age themes for your elementary students. At CommonLit, you’ll find hundreds of short stories that will...

7 Lesson Planning Resources to Bolster Your Novel Study on 1984

Elevate your book unit on George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 with informative and engaging texts for high school students. CommonLit’s free online reading program offers more than 100...

6 Fantasy Short Stories Elementary Students Will Love!

Here are six engaging fantasy short stories to get your students excited about reading and making connections to their own life experiences! In these alternate realities and magical lands, students...

9 Stellar Science Fiction Short Stories to Bring Imagination to Elementary Classrooms

These creative short science fiction texts will bring imagination, investigation, and excitement to your classroom! Sharing science fiction short stories online is a great way to incorporate imaginative themes and...

7 Short Coming-of-Age Stories to Stir Thought-Provoking Classroom Discussions

Boost Your ELA curriculum with relatable coming-of-age short stories for middle school and high school students. Looking for short stories with a coming-of-age theme? We’ve...

7 Stories Filled with Halloween Spirit

Here are some festive and spooky reading lessons perfect for October! Trick treating, dressing up, and jack-o'-lanterns are on every student’s mind this time of year....

Have A Ball This Fall with 7 Fall-Themed Lessons

Pique students’ interest with these seasonal interviews, poems, and short stories. The leaves are changing and pumpkin patches are popping up everywhere you look; with the help of CommonLit your...

7 Genuine Poems on Love and Relationships

Strengthen your ELA instruction and student reading comprehension with these poems on love for middle and high school students. CommonLit offers hundreds of engaging poems for students to practice close...