The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...

Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...

How have educational standards evolved? Educators of adults examine expectations in the 10th workshop out of 15 to better determine how standards have grown. Participants respond to a variety of sample questions to determine how they...

This interactive Super Why! game features a BINGO game. Students listen to Super Why! read aloud a word. Then students must click on "the opposite" of the word read aloud. Students continue clicking on the opposite of each word read...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

This resource presents the text of a Brer Bear story, one of Harris's well-know "Uncle Remus" stories. The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the story has downloadable support material which focuses...

Have you ever wondered why food rots? Watch a short video, read grade level text, and take an interactive quiz about the science behind spoiled food.

Activity for students on the development of the Weimar Republic and why democracy failed in the end. Students read about events leading to the Weimar Republic and debate whether or not it was destined to fail. Links to comprehensive...

*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children...

Read about the atmosphere of Pluto.

Read about the events in Baltimore that led to the decision not to allow any fans into the stadium to attend a Major League Baseball game in May 2015. Includes video.

This is a video lesson "Reading is fundamental" featuring Shaquille O'Neal. It discusses why critical reading skills are important. A list of learning objectives is provided.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the importance of rules. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining why start cannot be seen during the day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Students often think they understand a body of material and, believing that they know it, stop trying to learn more. But come test time, it turns out they really don't know the material very well at all. Can cognitive science tell us...

This lesson focuses on the importance and purpose of reading. It features an article entitled "The Benefits of Leisure Reading."

"Why Did Mamma Change Her Mind?" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a party. Mom said her son and daughter could each have 5 friends (5 boys and 5 girls). The girl wanted all girls so the party was cancelled. It is followed...