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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAuthor Study: Improving Reading Comprehension Using Inference and Comparison
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students review several texts by one illustrator/author, practice making inferences about that au...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: United States History, Geography, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, 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 / HyperLinkDeveloping a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary Classroom
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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, Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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: Humanities, Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, United States History, Technology and 2 additional..This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, supports third- through fifth-grade students' exploration of multiple online sources to gather...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAlaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses traditional stories (i.e., narrative text) of native peoples of the northwest to introduc...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPowerful Writing: Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students create original names for monsters of their own creation while also stressing the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentA Century of Change Worksheet
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: United States History, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsThis printable activity sheet accompanies the ReadWriteThink lesson titled "QARs + Tables = Successful Comprehension of Math Wor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Genre Study
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, 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: Previewing Using an Anticipation Guide
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 / 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 / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Monitoring Using the INSERT Technique
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 / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Summarizing Using the QuIP Strategy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsBased on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Visualizing Using the Sketch-to-Stretch Strategy
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 / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Evaluating Using the Meeting of the Minds Technique
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, one of a series from ReadWriteThink, introduces students to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students lear...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0