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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMoving Beyond the Page in Content Area Literacy: Comprehension Instruction for Multimodal Texts in Science
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsTo be literate in the 21st century, students need to be able to evaluate and create texts using multiple forms of representation.Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMarch is Music in Our Schools Month
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Music, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Visual ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Music in Our Schools Month, which focuses the nation's attention on the need for and ben...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOpening the Door for Reading: Sharing Favorite Texts to Build Community
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, the class explores environmental print and then focuses specifically on a teacher-created display...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPhyllis Reynolds Naylor Series
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsKidsReads.com presents this synopsis of the Phyllis Reynolds Naylor boys vs. girls series as part of its A-Z index of series b...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLooking at Landmarks: Using a Picture Book to Guide Research
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, GeographyThis ReadWriteThink lesson uses "Ben's Dream," a picture book by Chris Van Allsburg, to highlight ten major landmarks of the wor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGreat American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literature, United States History and 2 additional..In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read biographies of famous inventors Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case for Reading -- Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink lesson introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books occur. Students are then invited to rea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCompare & Contrast Map
Grades: 4Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Graphic organizersAn interactive student tool to map out a compare and contrast essay.Contributor: Deborah LawsonViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHistorical Fiction: Using Literature to Learn About the Civil War
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a book from "The American Girls" series to learn about the characteristics of histor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Genre Study
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Visual ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore a variety of comic strips and discuss the different components and conventions o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Making Connections Using a Double-Entry Journal
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionBased on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson--one of a series from R...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGenre Study: A Collaborative Approach
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students experience and develop interest in literature that includes multicultural, gender, and e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBanned Books Week
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on "Banned Books Week" and the issue of censorship. A classroom activity is featured in whi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJudy Blume
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on author Judy Blume, who has received more than 90 awards for her books. A classroom activ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentPenguins Teacher's Guide for Grades 4-8
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Life SciencesThis resource, from the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens ANIMALS Web site, is a printable teacher s guide for grades 4-8. The guide offers...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNational African American Read-In
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the National African American Read-In, which celebrates African American literacy as a p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMontgomery Ward Publishes the First Mail-Order Catalog
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Economics, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the first mail-order catalog, published by Montgomery Ward, and highlights how mail-orde...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNational Family Literacy Day
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on National Family Literacy Day celebrations, which are held across the country on November...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComparison and Contrast Guide
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this student interactive, from ReadWriteThink, students explore comparison and contrast. The interactive includes a definitio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0