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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPowerful Writing: Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, 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 / 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, Life Sciences, 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 / HyperLinkOpening 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn This Day with Lewis and Clark
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, Reading Comprehension, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis 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: 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNational Children's Book Week
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis 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: 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate DiCamillo
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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, Reading Comprehension, 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: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literature, History-Social ScienceThis 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 / HyperLinkJan 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHistory Comes Alive: Using Social Studies to Improve Fluency and Comprehension
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Theatre and 3 additional..In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students research Benjamin Franklin's life and his inventions in order to create a play script. S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHistorical Fiction: Using Literature to Learn About the Civil War
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a book from "The American Girls" series to learn about the characteristics of histor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Visualizing Using the Sketch-to-Stretch Strategy
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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided Comprehension: Summarizing Using the QuIP Strategy
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionBased 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: Monitoring Using the INSERT Technique
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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGuided 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGold Discovered in California
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceThis 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 / HyperLinkFishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read introductory passages from several fiction texts and rate them for effectiveness. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0