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Introducing an exciting new partnership

Sora + TeachingBooks + Pear Deck

Pear Deck has partnered with Sora and TeachingBooks to boost student literacy and send engagement soaring. These ready-to-teach lessons help students build ELA skills, deepen their understanding of texts, and learn to experience the joys of reading. Together, we’re a tremendous trio for providing interactive literacy education and high-quality ELA content for student interactivity and engagement.

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The Sora reading app gives K-12 students one-tap access to ebooks, audiobooks, Read-Alongs, magazines, and more on any device, at any time.​

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Pear Deck allows educators to build effective and engaging instructional content — right from Google Slides. This powerful learning tool makes it easy for teachers to build interactive slides with custom questions, formative assessments, embedded audio, and more.

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The Sora reading app gives K-12 students one-tap access to ebooks, audiobooks, Read-Alongs, magazines, and more on any device, at any time.​

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TeachingBooks equitably enriches the reading experience for everyone reading children and young adult books by providing original and curated literary resources.

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Pear Deck allows educators to build effective and engaging instructional content — right from Google Slides. This powerful learning tool makes it easy for teachers to build interactive slides with custom questions, formative assessments, embedded audio, and more.

New to Pear Deck? Get started in three easy steps.

To celebrate our partnership with Sora + TeachingBooks, new Pear Deck users can enjoy 90 days of Pear Deck Premium, no credit card required. To learn how to create a new Pear Deck account, click through here.

Once you have the Pear Deck Add-on for Google Slides or Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint Online installed, simply follow the directions below!

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    Click on one of the Decks below to get a preview of the Deck and make a copy for Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint Online.
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    Once the presentation is open in Google Slides or PowerPoint Online, open the Pear Deck Add-on through the Add-ons menu in Google Slides or the Add-ins menu in Microsoft PowerPoint. You can edit the existing questions or add your own custom questions from the slide library. You can also use it exactly as it is!
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    Click the ‘Start Lesson’ button to start your interactive lesson!

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Explore Sora + TeachingBooks Decks

These Decks combine Pear Deck with Sora and TeachingBook content so students can explore books, connect deeply with the material, and build a love of literacy along the way. Together, we are democratizing high-quality ELA content, all while supercharging opportunities for student interactivity and engagement via Pear Deck’s platform.

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Explore Sora + TeachingBooks Decks

These Decks combine Pear Deck with Sora and TeachingBook content so students can explore books, connect deeply with the material, and build a love of literacy along the way. Together, we are democratizing high-quality ELA content, all while supercharging opportunities for student interactivity and engagement via Pear Deck’s platform.

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