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On This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Geography, United States HistoryThis five-lesson unit, from EDSITEment, is designed to help students appreciate the immensity and mystery of the mission Lewis a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Biographies: 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: 0Developing 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: 0Cyberspace Explorer: Getting to Know Christopher Columbus
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, United States History, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, supports third- through fifth-grade students' exploration of multiple online sources to gather...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Powerful Writing: Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students create original names for monsters of their own creation while also stressing the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Genre Study
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore a variety of comic strips and discuss the different components and conventions o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Guided Comprehension: Making Connections Using a Double-Entry Journal
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionBased on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson--one of a series from R...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Guided 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: 0Guided 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: 0Guided 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: 0Banned Books Week
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on "Banned Books Week" and the issue of censorship. A classroom activity is featured in whi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Gold Discovered in California
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, United States HistoryThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the California gold rush of the mid-nineteenth century. A classroom activity is featured...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0National African American Read-In
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the National African American Read-In, which celebrates African American literacy as a p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Judy 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: 0J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter Celebrate Birthdays
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on author J.K. Rowling and her literary creation, the boy wizard Harry Potter. A classroom ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0A Case for Reading -- Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink lesson introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books occur. Students are then invited to rea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Historical Fiction: Using Literature to Learn About the Civil War
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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: 0Opening the Door for Reading: Sharing Favorite Texts to Build Community
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, the class explores environmental print and then focuses specifically on a teacher-created display...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Jan Berenstain, Co-author of the Popular "Berenstain Bears" Series of Books
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Jan Berenstain, who co-authors the "Berenstain Bears" series of books with her husband, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0National Family Literacy Day
Grades: TK/K to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on National Family Literacy Day celebrations, which are held across the country on November...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0