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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 / HyperLinkCause-Effect Frames
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Professional Development, Reading ComprehensionThis page, from the Journey North Web site, features information for creating and using a cause-effect organizer as an instructi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentPenguins Teacher's Guide for Grades 4-8
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, ScienceThis 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 / 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 / HyperLinkKate DiCamillo
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis 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 / HyperLinkFree Graphic Organizers
Grades: 1 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Graphic organizersThe graphic organizers provided here are, for the most part, plain in appearance. Allow students to create their own look to the...Contributor: Deborah LawsonViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentCompare and Contrast Animals
Grades: 4Subjects: English-Language ArtsThis is a Powerpoint with only three slides but it is good for getting a Compare & Contrast discussion going. Project it on a wh...Contributor: Aileen CarewViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFact / Opinion Worksheets
Grades: 3 to 4Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Structural features of textVariety of worksheetsContributor: Craig YenViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPatterns of Organization
Grades: 4Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Graphic organizersContains short models of each pattern.Contributor: Deborah LawsonViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCompare & Contrast Map
Grades: 4Subjects: Graphic organizers, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesAn interactive student tool to map out a compare and contrast essay.Contributor: Deborah LawsonViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFact Fragment Frenzy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, United States History, 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 / HyperLinkBiographies: Creating Timelines of a Life
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionThis 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 / 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 / HyperLinkFlying to Freedom: "Tar Beach and the People Could Fly"
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students explore themes of liberation and racism as they examine the connections, as well as...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students compare and contrast books with their movie counterparts. By both watching movies a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBe a Reading Detective: Finding Similarities and Differences in Ideas
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, focuses on the strategy of compare and contrast in nonfiction writing. Students use graphic or...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBright Morning: Exploring Character Development in Fiction
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students explore characters in their reading, identifying traits and pointing to textual sup...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLiterature as a Catalyst for Social Action: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Humanities, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, picture books are used to invite students to engage in critical discussion of complex issues of r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCyberspace Explorer: Getting to Know Christopher Columbus
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, United States History and 2 additional..This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, supports third- through fifth-grade students' exploration of multiple online sources to gather...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0