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  • LESSON PLANS

    Activating Prior Knowledge

    A complete collection of resources for applying this critical reading strategy Help your students be good readers with…

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    Summer Reading (Grades 6-8)

    Variety of genres and interesting activities for all reading levels Help your students retain the reading skills the…

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    Identify Story Elements Lesson

    The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…

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    "The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…

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    Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)

    Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…

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    An Autobiographical Poem

    Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

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  • ACTIVITIES

    Story Quilts

    Students will create a quilt that tells a story. This is a great arts & crafts activity that also ties in creative…

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    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 1

    Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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  • GAMES AND APPS

    Tongue Twisters

    As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your students.

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    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 19

    Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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    Emotion Similes Writing Project

    Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…

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  • A comprehensive multi-day lesson plan for teaching an opinion essay

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    Opinion Writing Lesson Plan: Gender Equality

    This 2-3 class period unit includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, and a rubric for assessment. In the unit, students…

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  • Types of Poetry Activity

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    Types of Poetry

    Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…

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    Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan

    Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of Hogwarts School.

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  • Letter to My Favorite Author

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    Letter to My Favorite Author

    After reading a realistic fiction story, the student will write a letter to the author. Use this activity to celebrate…

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    Exploring Comic Strips

    Comic strips are a great way to encourage reading and writing and reinforce key story elements.

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    Metaphor Unit Poems

    Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.

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    Readers Theatre

    Readers Theatre is an oral reading activity that invites children to become the characters in favorite books and…

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    Write a Harry Potter Script

    Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

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    Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie

    Students dramatize a section of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They reenact the part about Native…

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    The Mayan Empire

    Students learn about the architectural and cultural wonders of the Mayan Empire as they explore ancient Mayan cities and…

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    Charlotte's Web Extension Activities

    Charlotte's Web has been loved by generations of children! This is the tale of Charlotte the spider, and her efforts to…

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    Asking Questions When Reading

    In this lesson, the teacher will read The Wall by Eve Bunting with the purpose of focusing on asking important…

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  • Common Core Lesson Plans for the Who Was...? Series

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    Common Core Lesson Plans for the Who Was...? Series

    Use the activities throughout this guide with the Who Was...? Series for teaching specific historical events, studying…

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