Free Downloadable Teaching Resources for Grades 9+

The Hoopoe Teaching-Stories series provides a multicultural program designed to meet the National Standards in Education and guide students towards mastery of the content required by the Common Core State Standards for Language Arts, the California Content Standards in English Language Learners, History/Social Science, and Visual and Performing Arts. These multicultural tales are designed with a wide range of student abilities in mind. Hoopoe Teaching-Stories can be used with: Advanced students, English-language learners, and students with learning disabilities or reading difficulties.

Hoopoe Teaching-Stories prepare students to master the California Reading Common Core State Standards for Language Arts by helping them build skills in reading comprehension, literary response and analysis, and vocabulary development.

Grades 9–12 (PDF): Dende Maro: The Golden Prince Gr9–12 lesson plans

California Content Standard Alignment

Grades 9–12: Dende Maro ELA alignment

Grades 9–12: Dende Maro English Language Development

Grades 9–12: Dende Maro History-Social Science

Grades 9–12: Dende Maro Visual Arts

Common Core State Standards

Grades 9–10: Me and My Feelings Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

Grade 11–12: Me and My Feelings Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

WIDA PRIME

Grades 6–12 Hoopoe titles have been correlated with the The Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for English Language Learners (PRIME) through the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) tool (https://prime.wceruw.org/instructionalMaterials/index.aspx). Click here for a copy of the report.

Common Core State Standards

Grades 9–10: Me and My Memory Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

Grades 11–12: Me and My Memory Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

WIDA PRIME

Grades 6–12  Hoopoe titles have been correlated with the The Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for English Language Learners (PRIME) through the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) tool (https://prime.wceruw.org/instructionalMaterials/index.aspx). Click here for a copy of the report.

Grades 9–10: What’s The Catch Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

Grade 11–12: What’s The Catch Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects

WIDA PRIME

Grades 6–12 Hoopoe titles have been correlated with the The Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for English Language Learners (PRIME) through the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) tool (https://prime.wceruw.org/instructionalMaterials/index.aspx). Click here for a copy of the report.

WIDA PRIME

Grades 6–12 Hoopoe titles have been correlated with the The Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for English Language Learners (PRIME) through the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) tool (https://prime.wceruw.org/instructionalMaterials/index.aspx). Click here for a copy of the report.