Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
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Fantasy (fiction), 1,017 words, Level N (Grade 2), Fiction Series, Lexile 550L
The group of friends experience life on a different planet when their robot pal RK-5 transports them to Blueland on the planet Sketty. The content lends itself to reinforcing the importance of celebrating diversity and zero tolerance of prejudice. The story ends with a cliffhanger, to be continued in the next book of the Adventure Friends series, Tommy and the Mew-Coo-Coo Birds.
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class