Curated OER
Our Classroom Constitution
Develop a system of classroom rules created by the kids, for the kids with this three-part instructional activity series on the US Constitution. After learning about the structure of the Constitution and the government it...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paragraph Sizing
This video lesson focuses on paragraph size; paragraph size depends on units of ideas. Keep the reader in mind, and vary paragraph lengths. Real Player is required.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Tracking Comprehension
This lesson focuses on strategies for tracking comprehension while reading. It provides three main strategies: summarizing, chunking, and glossing. It explains each in step-by-step fashion using both text and audio.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Te Kete Ipurangi: Thinking and Reading Comprehension
Julie Cowan from Willowbank School explains how she supports students to become strategic, reflective, and metacognitive readers and thinkers.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write Cohesive Body Paragraphs Using Supporting Words and Phrases
In this lesson, you will learn how to write cohesive paragraphs by using supporting words and phrases. [4:03]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Annotating Across Disciplines
Students use microscopes to look at single-celled organisms. [3:48]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft Body Paragaphs for Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft body paragraphs for an argumentative essay by introducing evidence and explaining how it supports your thesis. [4:56]
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Comparing and Contrasting Reading Experience
In this lesson, a text and video version of the same story are compared and contrasted. [5:15]
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Integrating Information From Different Formats (Ri.6.7)
This video discusses how to use nonfiction text features to better understand what is being read. [4:19]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Match the Body of a Paragraph to the Introduction
Writers use an introduction to organize the ideas that follow. Let's practice organizing the ideas within a paragraph according to the paragraph's introduction. [7:46]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Top 10 Essay Writing Dont's
This animation features the concept of essay writing and makes recommendations of do's and don'ts to improve the quality of the writing. 3:37sec.