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“I use these sheets every week with a current event article! I love this resource!”
– Lauren L.

“I’m using this in my small group novel studies and it has made encountering and making meaning of new words in the text so much easier and more manageable for my kiddos. Thanks!”
– Jennifer S.

“Thank you! I purchased this to have a template to create an ongoing timeline in my class without it taking up too much space in my class. I LOVE that I can edit the pennants.”
– Danielle P

“I used this template for my 6th graders, and they absolutely loved it! The rubric that came with it also made it so easy to grade them! I will be using these for other subjects, not just Social Studies!”
– Justine G.

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