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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGreat American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Literature, Reading Comprehension, 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, Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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 / HyperLinkHistorical Fiction: Using Literature to Learn About the Civil War
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryIn 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: Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language 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: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsBased 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, Literature, English-Language ArtsThis 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, Life Sciences, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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 / HyperLinkNational Family Literacy Day
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on National Family Literacy Day celebrations, which are held across the country on November...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0