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- Lesson Plans
- All About Light
3-5,
An educational program for grades 3–5 that encourages students to practice reading and writing while learning about the science of light.
- Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday
K-2, 3-5,
Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day on March 2 with these activities inspired by his amazing books!
- Reading Clinic: A Strategy for Every Reader
K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Find useful tips for learning what students know about effective reading and building on those strategies.
- Reading Clinic: How to Spur Progress With Mini-Lessons and Guided Practice
K-2, 3-5
Find out how to use mini-lessons and guided practice to support students as they learn reading strategies.
- Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books
K-2, 3-5
Encourage kids to start thinking about reading and boost that "I can't wait to find out what happens" feeling.
- Reading Strategies for Julie of the Wolves
3-5, 6-8
These reading strategies help you to teach the last part of Julie of the Wolves. (PDF) Source: Literature Circle Guides: Julie of the Wolves
- Reading Strategies for Tuck Everlasting
3-5, 6-8
These reading strategies help you to prepare your students to read Tuck Everlasting. (PDF) Source: Literature Circle Guides: Tuck Everlasting
- Self-Evaluation Checklist for the Predict-and-Support Strategy
3-5, 6-8
Use this lesson to help students to self-monitor their progress and negotiate meaningful goals. (PDF) Source: 35 Must-Have Assessment and Record-Keeping Forms for Reading
- Strategies to Use During and After Reading
3-5, 6-8
This article describes three strategies that can be used to improve reading skills.
- Teaching With Pourquoi Tales
6-8
Use pourquoi tales to explore other cultures, integrate language arts and science, and inspire interest in myth and the natural world, as well as in great imaginative writing. Source: Instructor Magazine
- Thematic Camping
Early Childhood, K-2
Use the theme of camping as a springboard for projects in all subjects with these lesson ideas. (PDF) Source: The Scholastic Book of Early Childhood Learning Centers
- Unit Plan: Mentoring Book Buddies
3-5
This unit couples social interaction with literacy activities that can be used in cross grade level student partnerships.
- Unit Plan: Strategies for Active Reading
6-8
These lessons use comprehension strategies proven to be habits of good readers which not only allow teachers to check for mastery usage, but also strengthen students’ independent reading habits.
- Unit Plan: Strategies for Standardized Tests
6-8
Discover simple test-taking strategies you can teach all year long to prepare for that important standardized test.
- What is a Family?
Early Childhood
Children create a movie strip about their family to share.
- Reproducibles
- "A New Dog"
6-8
Read this story about a new dog and figure out details of the characters.
- "Close Encounters"
6-8
Practice paraphrasing with a story of a canoe trip.
- A Winning Breakfast
3-5
Prepare students for standardized tests by having them read these passages and answer the multiple-choice questions . (PDF)
- At the Scene of the Fire
3-5
Use this fiery story to give students practice determining the order of events.
- Fabulous Fill-ins #1
K-2
Here is a fun and easy reproducible activity that helps children master some of the top 100 high-frequency words. (PDF) Source: Learning Sight Words is Easy!
- Independent Reading Contract
K-2, 3-5
A friendly chart helps keep track of independent reading. (PDF) Source: Ready-to-Use Independent Reading Management Kit
- Mi libro de palabras de regreso a la escuela
K-2
Learn school-related sight words in Spanish with this mini-book. (PDF) Source: Reading Success Mini-Books: Sight Words in Spanish
- My Book of Winter Words
K-2
This mini-book provides a fun way to experience sight words about winter. (PDF) Source: Reading Success Mini-Books: Sight Words
- My Book of Words Beginning with Bb
K-2
Give students practice with the initial consonant B with this mini-book. (PDF) Source: Reading Success Mini-Books: Initial Consonants
- My Book of Words Ending in -ing
K-2
Use this mini-book to give beginning readers practice with words ending in "-ing." (PDF) Source: Reading Success Mini-Books: Word Families
- My Book of Words With Short "a"
K-2
This mini-book will give students practice with the short vowel "a." (PDF) Source: Reading Success Mini-Books: Short & Long Vowels
- Read-the-Message Simon Says
K-2
Play Simon Says and combine early literacy with the childhood favorite. (PDF) Source: 20 Fun-Filled Games That Build Early Reading Skills
- Reading Skills Profile
3-5, 6-8
Use these charts to help students self-evaluate their reading skills. (PDF) Source: Study Skills That Stick
- Reading Strategies for Maniac Magee
3-5, 6-8
Check out these different strategies for teaching Maniac Magee. (PDF) Source: Literature Circle Guides: Maniac Magee
- Reading Strategies for The Giver
3-5, 6-8
Check out these different strategies for teaching The Giver. (PDF) Source: Literature Circle Guides: The Giver
- Save the Wilbur
3-5, 6-8
Use these engaging stories to help students prepare for standardized tests. (PDF) Source: Ready-to-Go Reproducibles: Standardized Test Skill Builders for Reading, Grades 5–6
- School Bells Ring
K-2
Learn school-related vocabulary with this fall-filled mini-book activity. (PDF) Source: Month-by-Month Write & Read Books
- TerraNova Test Skill Builder — Grade 3
3-5
Use this reproducible to practice reading/language arts skills for the TerraNova test. (PDF) Source: Ready-to-go Reproducibles: Standardized Test Skill Builders: TerraNova
- TerraNova Test Skill Builder — Grade 5
3-5
Use this reproducible to practice reading/language arts skills for the TerraNova test. (PDF) Source: Ready-to-go Reproducibles: Standardized Test Skill Builders: TerraNova
- The World's Greatest Contralto
6-8
Students will confirm, revise, and make predictions based on clues from this story.
- Unforgettable Settings
3-5, 6-8
Use these reproducibles to help you teach setting. (PDF) Source: Teaching Story Writing
- What Will Happen Next?
K-2
Use picture clues to figure out what happens next.
- What's Bugging Jessie?
3-5
Use this reading activity to help students practice focusing on the author's main point and purpose.
- Wheel of Words
K-2, 3-5
Try out this hands-on activity that helps children strengthen skills in reading and writing. (PDF) Source: Hands-On Homework Pages
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