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New Takes on Old Tales
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Geography, English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceIn this Xpeditions student activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. They base the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Reference Shelf: Classroom Internet Integration
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from EDSITEment, offers information to help educators integrate the Internet as a standard classroom resource. Li...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Shadows
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Science, Earth & Space Science, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this Science NetLinks lesson, one of a four-part series on the sky, students explore making shadows. They also track the move...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fairy Tales, Then and Now
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Geography, English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceIn this Xpeditions lesson, students read an old fairy tale or story and list the geographical features and characters described ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Expository Escapade-Detective's Handbook
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students combine reading in the detective fiction genre with expository writing. Embedded in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Using Picture Books to Teach Setting Development in Writing Workshop
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine the craft of developing the setting of a story through focused experiences...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: 0Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students write authentic newspaper stories. Various aspects of newspapers are covered, incl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0What Is a Surrey?
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, United States History, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..This ARTSEDGE lesson explores the magic of the vocabulary used by Oscar Hammerstein in his lyrics. Students "translate" the lyri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay through Modeling
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students and teacher together create the first half of a draft of a comparison and contrast...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Demonstrating Comprehension Through Journal Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students demonstrate comprehension by responding to open-ended questions based on the 1939 ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Imagine That! Playing with Genre through Newspapers and Short Stories
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses narrative structures to introduce students to one form of expository writing--news briefs...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Everyone Loves a Mystery: A Genre Study
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine story elements and vocabulary associated with mystery stories. Students co...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Examining Plot Conflict through a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students identify the characteristics of conflict using picture books. They complete graphi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Once Upon a Time Rethought: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students work together to craft a list of common fairy tale elements. They then explore and analy...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0A Race with Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Spelling, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore the grace and beauty of motion in a variety of sports. Examining examples from t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Mary Hoffman
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on Mary Hoffman, author of the Amazing Grace series of books. A classroom activity is featu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Two Thumbs Up! Get Students Writing and Publishing Book Reviews
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students evaluate book reviews written by other children. Next, they discuss the effectiveness of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Taking Photos of Curious George: Exploring Character Through Images
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use images and texts to explore a familiar character--Curious George. Students extend wh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Let's Get Cooking With Words! Creating a Recipe Using Procedural Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students participate in read alouds of selected children's books that exemplify effective word ch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0