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Resource Type: DocumentPenguins Teacher's Guide for Grades 4-8
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Science, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkPhyllis Reynolds Naylor Series
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literary Analysis, 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: Reading Comprehension, Literary Analysis, 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 / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, Geography, 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 / HyperLinkCyberspace Explorer: Getting to Know Christopher Columbus
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: United States History, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, 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 / 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: Website / HyperLinkComics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Genre Study
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn 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 / 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 / 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 / HyperLinkGold Discovered in California
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the California gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century. A classroom activity is featured...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 / HyperLinkJudy Blume
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis 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: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis 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 / HyperLinkA Case for Reading -- Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis 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: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a book from "The American Girls" series to learn about the characteristics of histor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0