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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRachel Carson
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, United States History 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 / HyperLinkPowerful Writing: Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students create original names for monsters of their own creation while also stressing the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPoetry from Prose
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students compose found and parallel poems based on descriptive passages from pieces of literature...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPhyllis Reynolds Naylor Series
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literary AnalysisKidsReads.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: DocumentPenguins Teacher's Guide for Grades 4-8
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Science, 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 / HyperLinkPatterns of Organization
Grades: 4Subjects: Graphic organizers, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesContains short models of each pattern.Contributor: Deborah LawsonViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOur Classroom: Writing an Owner's Manual
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students develop a classroom community by collaboratively writing an owner's manual that describe...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 / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, United States History, 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 / HyperLinkNational Family Literacy Day
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on National Family Literacy Day celebrations, which are held across the country on November...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 / 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 / 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 / HyperLinkMontgomery Ward Publishes the First Mail-Order Catalog
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, Economics, English-Language ArtsThis 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 / HyperLinkMarch is Music in Our Schools Month
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Literature, Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, MusicThis 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 / HyperLinkLooking at Landmarks: Using a Picture Book to Guide Research
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkLiterature as a Catalyst for Social Action: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, Humanities, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, 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 / HyperLinkKate DiCamillo
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literary AnalysisThis 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 / HyperLinkJudy Blume
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionThis 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: Website / HyperLinkJ.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter Celebrate Birthdays
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Literature, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, 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