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Watsons Go To Birmingham–1963
$23.00

Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963, The by Christopher Paul Curtis

Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 Teaching Guide is a 113-page, eight component resource for teaching Christopher Paul Curtis’s 1996 Newbery Honor Book.

Watsons Go to Birmingham– 1963 Teaching Guide Components:
(1)The detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES, written in bulleted format for easy reference, provide a quick method for becoming familiar with the material when time is limited and for refreshing memory when using The Watsons from year to year.
(2)PREREADING ACTIVITIES for The Watsons include discussion and research ideas for getting acquainted with the year 1963, prompts to encourage discussions about family and friends, and a bulletin board idea.
(3)The VOCABULARY section contains an alphabetized list of all words from The Watsons targeted for study along with their page numbers, book order word lists with definitions and page numbers, a series of worksheets that address dictionary and usage skills, and activities that focus on figurative language taken directly from the story.
(4)The chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS can be use as homework reading guides, pop quizzes, conferencing tools, etc. The questions require detailed, factual responses.
(5)The series of OBJECTIVE TESTS, which cover The Watsons as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test, do not require story interpretation but rather check for FACTUAL story comprehension. The goal of this component is to build a strong foundation for progression to the higher level thinking skills.
(6)The activities in THINK, WRITE, CREATE, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, require students to engage the higher level thinking skills of Bloom’s Taxonomy. These open-ended prompts cover a range of difficulties from basic to challenges for gifted students. The items address various Common Core Standards skills such as interpretive thinking, character analysis, sequencing, vocabulary building, point of view, compare/contrast, and theme. Many are cross-curricula.
(7)The GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS are unique in that they are based on specific events or characters directly from The Watsons rather than a standard design. Each one offers opportunities for practicing and improving thinking and writing skills.
(8)Full ANSWER KEYS are included for all questions requiring a specific answer..
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 Teaching Guide contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
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There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar

There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Teaching Guide is a one hundred twenty-four page resource for teaching Louis Sachar’s popular story with eight different components:

(1)Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
(2)PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
(3)VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
(4)Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
(5)A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.
(6)THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
(7)GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
(8)ANSWER KEYS.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Teaching Guide described above contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Sounder: A Novel Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
$18.00

Sounder by William H. Armstrong

Sounder: A Novel Teaching Guide is a sixty-nine page resource for teaching William H. Armstrong’s 1970 Newbery Medal Winner with eight different components.

Sounder: A Novel Teaching Guide components

Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.
THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full ANSWER KEYS.
View SAMPLE PAGES

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sounder: A Novel Teaching Guide described above contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Novel Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Novel Teaching Guide is a forty-four page resource for teaching Patricia MacLachlan’s 1986 Newbery Medal Winner with eight different components.

Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.

Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Novel Teaching Guide Thinking Skills
THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Novel Teaching Guide Writing Skills
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full ANSWER KEYS.
View SAMPLE PAGES

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Novel Teaching Guide described above contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Novel Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Novel Teaching Guide is a ninety-page teaching resource for Mildred D. Taylor’s 1977 Newbery Medal Winner with eight different components.

Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Novel Teaching Guide Thinking Skills
THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Novel Teaching Guide Writing Skills
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full ANSWER KEYS.
View SAMPLE PAGES

IMPORTANT NOTE: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Novel Teaching Guide described above contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Pack. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Pinballs, The: A Novel Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
$22.00

Pinballs, The by Betsy Byars

Pinballs, The: A Novel Teaching Guide is a ninety-one page teaching resource for Betsy Byars’ heart-warming story with eight different components.

Pinballs, The: A Novel Teaching Guide components

Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.

Pinballs, The: A Novel Teaching Guide Thinking Skills
THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Pinballs, The: A Novel Teaching Guide Writing Skills
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full ANSWER KEYS.
View SAMPLE PAGES

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Novel Teaching Pack described above contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Pack. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Bridge to Terabithia (Digital Download)
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Bridge to Terabithia By Katherine Patterson

Bridge to Terabithia Teaching Guide

Bridge to Terabithia Teaching Guide is an 81-page, eight component teaching resource for Katherine Patterson’s 1978 Newery Medal Winner.

Bridge to Terabithia Teaching Guide Components:

Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
PREREADING activities and ideas with a bulletin board suggestion.
VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, and usage worksheets.
Chapter-by-chapter SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS that require detailed, factual responses.
A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test and check for basic story comprehension. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.
THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, both chapter-by-chapter and whole book, that require students to engage the HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full ANSWER KEYS.
View SAMPLE PAGES (Use back arrow to exit sample pages.)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Bridge to Terabithia Teaching Guide contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Because of Winn-Dixie Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie Teaching Guide is a 60-page, three component resource for teaching Kate DiCamillo’s 2001 Newbery Honor Book.

Because of Winn-Dixie Teaching Guide Components:

A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that check for basic story comprehension. The questions cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test. Students will need to read the book carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT/SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT open-ended prompts based on Bloom’s Taxonomy that cover the novel chapter-by-chapter and as a whole book.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters.
Full answer keys are included.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of Winn-Dixie Teaching Guide contains ALL of the material available in each of the following purchase options. Individual components are offered for those customers who do not wish to purchase the full Teaching Guide. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Among the Hidden Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
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Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Among the Hidden Teaching Guide is a 33-page, two component resource for teaching Margaret Peterson Haddix’s action-packed story.

Among the Hidden Teaching Guide Components:

First is a series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that check for basic comprehension. The quizzes cover the novel chapter-by-chapter and as a whole book test. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.

The second section SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT/SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT is a series of open-ended questions and activity prompts based on the higher-level thinking skills of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Some items address individual chapter events while others are whole-book in nature.

Full answer keys are included.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Among the Hidden Teaching Guide contains the Whole Book Test offered below as a separate purchase. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order.

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Across Five Aprils Objective Tests Teaching Guide (Digital Download)
$10.00

Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

Across Five Aprils Objective Tests Teaching Guide

Across Five Aprils Objective Tests Teaching Guide is a 30-page resource for teaching Irene Hunt’s 1965 Newbery Honor Book. The series of OBJECTIVE TESTS check for basic, factual story comprehension. The quizzes cover the novel chapter-by-chapter and also include a whole book test. students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these quizzes. Full answer keys are included. View SAMPLE PAGES IMPORTANT NOTE: Across Five Aprils Objective Tests Teaching Guide contains the Whole Book Test offered below as a separate purchase. Please do not unintentionally duplicate your order

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Informational Texts for Interactive Notebook. Task Cards, Literacy Center Discount Bundle (Main Idea)
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Informational Texts about Animals

The 12 informational articles in “Things I Didn’t Know About Animals” are designed to help students grasp the concept of main idea and spot supporting details. The texts are short, compact, and filled with unusual and interesting facts to motivate young readers.

To give teachers multiple use options, this material is posted in a zip file in two different formats.

Informational Text Task Card Format:
- The Task Card/Literacy Center format is a single, full-page presentation with the article on the left and a set of 3-5 questions on the right. In addition to main idea and supporting details the questions also address sequencing, cause and effect, inference, and using context clues to determine word meaning. Answer forms are included. This format can be used as a whole class lesson.
Informational Text Interactive Notebook Format:
- The Interactive Notebook version includes the same set of 12 informational texts and questions, both resized and reformatted for the right side of the notebook as a flip two-layer page. Two additional response forms, also in flip-page style, are provided for the left side. Teachers may choose to use the prepared forms, or allow students to create their own response designs
Full answer keys are included.

These pages are appropriate for 4^th-6^th grade classrooms and some 7^th and 8^th grade students. Motivated 3^rd graders will also enjoy these articles.

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The two different formats for these texts can be purchased separately at $5 each. This bundled zip file offers a savings of $2.
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Christmas Carol: Vocabulary Study
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Christmas Carol is loaded with perplexing vocabulary. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. The goal of this product is to give students and teachers a resource that will demystify at least some of the difficult vocabulary and apply it to modern usage.

Christmas Carol Components include:
A alphabetized list of the 135 words chosen for study with page numbers.
Stave-by-stave word lists, in book order, with text-applicable definitions and their page locations.
Dictionary Digs: Designed for use before reading, this section is a series of 6 two-page printables that require the interpretive use of a dictionary and bring all 135 words into modern context.
Vocabulary in Context: These pages take students back into the text, stave by stave, where they must place the correct word in a story fact, a story quote, or a combination of the two.
Application: These three activities apply Dickens’s vocabulary to modern meanings and sentence usage.
Full answer keys are included.

NOTE: This is not part of the above product. This is a separate purchase.

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Schooled: Prereading and Informational Texts, Vocabulary
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Schooled: Pre-reading and Informational Texts, Vocabulary is 52-page teaching resource for teaching Gordon Korman’s popular middle school title with three components.
•PREREADING activities and ideas with two bulletin board ideas

•FOUR INFORMATIONAL TEXTS with CCSS-aligned questions
Author Biography
The American Search for Utopia
The Hippies
Life on a 60s Rural Commune

•VOCABULARY with word lists, definitions, dictionary activities, usage
worksheets, and a study of figurative language taken from the text.

Full ANSWER KEYS are included. Specific CCSS alignments for individual questions and page activities are listed here.

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Schooled: Vocabulary and Figurative Language Study
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Schooled: Vocabulary and Figurative Language Study is a 27-page teaching resource composed of

Vocabulary Resources and Activities which include:
a full-book alphabetized list of words chosen for study with page numbers
book-order word lists with definitions
dictionary skills worksheets designed to be used before reading the text
word usage worksheets

Figurative Language study:
Two different activity sets with twenty items each featuring examples of similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, idioms, and figurative meanings taken from the story.

Full answer keys with CCSS alignments are included.

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Schooled: Think, Write, Create Activities, and Graphic Organizers for Writing
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Schooled: Think, Write, Create Activities, and Graphic Organizers for Writing is a 57-page page teaching resource with two components.
•Chapter-by-chapter and whole book THINK, WRITE, CREATE open-ended prompts, based on the higher level thinking skills, which range in difficulty from the most basic to challenges for gifted students. (Specific CCSS ELA RL alignments are included after prompts. Most prompts also meet numerous CCSS for Writing.)
•A series of GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS for writing based on specific novel events or characters. (All graphic organizers align to a variety of CCSS ELA skills for grades 6-8)

Answer Keys are included for the two activities that require specific answers.

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Schooled: Informational Texts
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This Schooled: Informational Texts component has four different informational texts designed to provide background information that will help students better understand the story and its characters.
The articles include:

Gordon Korman, Author (with ten CCSS questions)
The American Search for Utopia (with ten CCSS questions and a writing challenge–offered as a free download in Free Stuff.)
The Hippies (with ten CCSS aligned questions and a writing challenge)
Life on a 60s Rural Commune (with ten CCSS questions and a writing challenge)

Full answer keys with specific CCSS alignments for individual questions, are included.

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Schooled by Gordon Korman: Objective Test and CCSS Quizzes
$15.00

Schooled by Gordon Korman: Objective Test and CCSS Quizzes is a 61-page page teaching resource for Gordon Korman’s popular middle-school title with two companion components.
•A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS (multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, matching-style) that check for FACTUAL CONTENT and basic story comprehension. The questions cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test.
•Chapter-by-chapter and whole book CCSS QUIZZES presented in test format. Each page also includes a CCSS-aligned writing challenge.

Full answers keys are included. All CCSS alignments are listed here.

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Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Summaries and Objective Tests
$15.75

Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Summaries and Objective Tests

Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Summaries and Objective Tests is a 64-page resource with two components for teaching Ben Mikaelsen’s popular novel.

The Chapter Summaries, in bulleted format, provide quick memory refreshers when teaching Touching Spirit Bear from year to year.

The OBJECTIVE TESTS cover the novel chapter-by-chapter and as a whole book test, These quizzes DO NOT REQUIRE STORY INTERPRETATION, but rather check for basic story comprehension and require students to read Touching Spirit Bear carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT.Full ANSWER KEYS are included.

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Stone Fox: Chapter Summaries and Objective Tests
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Stone Fox: Chapter Summaries and Objective Tests is a 21-page teaching resource with two components.
•Detailed CHAPTER SUMMARIES written in bulleted format for easy reference.
•A series of OBJECTIVE TESTS that check for basic story comprehension. The questions cover the novel as chapter-by-chapter quizzes and as a whole book test. They do not require story interpretation! Students will need to read the book carefully and thoroughly for FACTUAL CONTENT in order to score well on these tests.

Full answers keys are included.

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Bell Ringers and Start-ups: Seasonal Brain Teasers and Vocabulary Builders for Young Scholars (Digital Download)
$20.00

Add spark to you classroom with this collection of cross-curricula seasonal brain teasers. Some double as vocabulary builders while others require research (looking up answers–no reports!) Students and adults alike get lost in the fun. Suitable for middle grades (4-8) and some high school classes.

This product consists of 34 activities (one per week) of 20-35 items each and full ANSWER KEYS. Great bell ringers and start-up resource.

Topics include We’re Back (2 sets), Help Wanted (2 sets), Body Parts (4 sets), Stuffed Words (5 sets),Anagram Express (5 sets), In First Place (4 sets), Hail to the Chief (3 sets), Straight from the Heart (1 set), The End of Ice (1 set), In Praise of Green (1 set), Scrambled Eggs (2 Sets) April Showers (1 set) Passing the Test (1 set), and Vacation Relation (2 sets).

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