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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDeveloping Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Whole-Class Dialogue
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World History, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students listen to a book read aloud by the teacher or read it silently by themselves. Afte...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBiographies: Creating Timelines of a Life
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson from ReadWriteThink supports students' exploration of sources to create a timeline about the life of a person. The e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read introductory passages from several fiction texts and rate them for effectiveness. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Perspectives: Reading and Writing About Slavery
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, Writing Strategies, United States History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students critically explore the moral issues of slavery and the perspectives held by slaves ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, GeographyThis five-lesson unit, from EDSITEment, is designed to help students appreciate the immensity and mystery of the mission Lewis a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Evaluating Using the Meeting of the Minds Technique
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, one of a series from ReadWriteThink, introduces students to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students lear...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFact Fragment Frenzy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Reading strategiesIn this student interactive, used in several ReadWriteThink lessons, students are offered guidelines on selecting pertinent fact...Contributor: Craig YenViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate DiCamillo
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis resource features the work of children s author Kate DiCamillo, who has written books including Because of Winn-Dixie, T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOur Classroom: Writing an Owner's Manual
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students develop a classroom community by collaboratively writing an owner's manual that describe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRachel Carson
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Geography, Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 4 additional..This ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the environmentalist causes championed by Rachel Carson, who educated the public about t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJ.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter Celebrate Birthdays
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on author J.K. Rowling and her literary creation, the boy wizard Harry Potter. A classroom ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJan Berenstain, Co-author of the Popular "Berenstain Bears" Series of Books
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Jan Berenstain, who co-authors the "Berenstain Bears" series of books with her husband, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDeveloping a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary Classroom
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson from ReadWriteThink invites students to interact with a variety of different texts as they uncover the meaning of re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Previewing Using an Anticipation Guide
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 / HyperLinkNational Children's Book Week
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on National Children's Book Week, which is observed each November during the week before Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMoving Beyond the Page in Content Area Literacy: Comprehension Instruction for Multimodal Texts in Science
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionTo 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, Literature, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, English-Language 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: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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: Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, 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